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PlaceIQ Lands $15M Round, Will Scale Up Its Ad Intelligence Software

Knowing where consumers tend to roam can give marketers an edge. So it’s little surprise that New York-based PlaceIQ is growing fast and raising money. The startup’s software gives marketers insight on the places people tend to visit thanks to data gathered anonymously from mobile devices. Such information, says PlaceIQ CEO and co-founder Duncan McCall, … Continue reading “PlaceIQ Lands $15M Round, Will Scale Up Its Ad Intelligence Software”

Kaltura Secures $47,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=58f43651-95f7-4b4d-93bd-4cc52d2834eb Date 2/11/2014 Company Name Kaltura Mailing Address 5 Union Square West New York, NY 10003 Company Description Kaltura has built the first open source video platform to empower video management, creation, interaction and collaboration on any site and across sites. The platform is geared to serving both premium rich-media content and … Continue reading “Kaltura Secures $47,000,000 New Funding Round”

Kaltura Lands $47,000,000 New Funding

Enumeral Biomedical Secures $635,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69c35a61-62da-4c5a-9571-86e362e175d7 Date 2/11/2014 Company Name Enumeral Biomedical Mailing Address 1450 Broadway 24th Floor New York, NY 10018 Company Description Enumeral Biomedical Corp. engages in the discovery and development of native human monoclonal antibodies for use in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases, and cancers. Website http://www.enumeral.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Enumeral Biomedical Secures $635,000 New Funding Round”

Levo League Receives $7,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbe8c738-615c-47a2-aaa6-ee757f31cb24 Date 2/11/2014 Company Name Levo League Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description As young founders, our main aim is to create a medium to help young professionals break through the glass ceiling without compromising their identities as women. Website http://www.levoleague.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Levo League Receives $7,000,000 New Financing”

Yahoo! Acquires Wander for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80d27ae0-52b9-4eb2-a9c1-6c0dea35c2c8 Date 2/11/2014 Company Name Wander Mailing Address Undisclosed Brooklyn, NY 11211 Company Description Wander, which co-founder Jeremy Fisher describes as a “a way to the see the world through other people eyes” is still under wraps but Fisher reveals that the final product will be “adjacent” to both the curation and … Continue reading “Yahoo! Acquires Wander for Undisclosed Sum”

New York Leads Boston in Tech Job Growth; Google, Wayfair at Top

Where is all the technology talent flowing in the Northeast? If you look at Internet and digital media companies, New York City has the edge over Boston at the moment. New York registered a 3.2 percent increase in those tech jobs last quarter, while job growth in Boston fell to 1.3 percent—the lowest it’s been … Continue reading “New York Leads Boston in Tech Job Growth; Google, Wayfair at Top”

The Young and Proven Biotech VCs From 2012. Where Are They Now?

One of the old saws in journalism is to “follow the money” when you’re looking for a story. But sometimes you learn even more by following the people. The people, in this case, are biotech venture capitalists. Regular readers of this column know that biotech VC has been going through a historic shakeout the last … Continue reading “The Young and Proven Biotech VCs From 2012. Where Are They Now?”

PlaceIQ Receives $15,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0a8fa4c0-0052-46f7-8335-415e90d3034e Date 2/10/2014 Company Name PlaceIQ Mailing Address 115 East 23rd Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description PlaceIQ is able to take large amounts of often unstructured, unrelated, location based data such as photos, place data, event data, digital and social data (and much, much more) and – through … Continue reading “PlaceIQ Receives $15,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Rocketrip Obtains $2,600,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ec08243-f42c-4b42-84ad-bbb6ea488569 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name Rocketrip Mailing Address 175 Varick Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10014 Company Description Managing T&E costs is a pain point for nearly any company of any size. We are working hard to make business travel personal. We are in private beta and will be launching soon. … Continue reading “Rocketrip Obtains $2,600,000 Series A Financing Round”

CoPromote Secures $1,800,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1632319a-be83-4dd7-acaf-c74361038147 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name CoPromote Mailing Address 10 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Company Description CoPromote is About Publishers Recommending One Another. There are millions of publishers and hundreds of millions of fans on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Imagine a world where publishers could connect and work together to … Continue reading “CoPromote Secures $1,800,000 Seed Funding Round”

Enchanted Diamonds Obtains $50,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91d27fa6-6662-47be-b19f-f3418c38a489 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name Enchanted Diamonds Mailing Address 500 Fashion Avenue Floor 17A New York, NY 10018 Company Description Enchanted Diamonds was established as an alternative to the overpriced and stressful diamond buying options available today. For many, buying a diamond is their largest purchase to date. Website http://www.enchanteddiamonds.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Enchanted Diamonds Obtains $50,000 New Funding”

Remedy Pharmaceuticals Lands New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c85d3a7-5bcc-4a7e-940d-5cc817843962 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name Remedy Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 122 West 27th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 Company Description Remedy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage company developing small molecule drugs targeting NCCa-ATP channels in acute central nervous system injury including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. Website … Continue reading “Remedy Pharmaceuticals Lands New Round”

Book&Table Lands $18,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e89e8604-bc68-4534-9f36-906abcee1807 Date 2/10/2014 Company Name Book&Table Mailing Address Undisclosed Brooklyn, NY 11249 Company Description Book & Table is a platform that connects learners with qualified educators in a one-on-one setting through mastery-based courses. Website http://www.bookandtable.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $18,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds … Continue reading “Book&Table Lands $18,000 Seed Funding Round”

Book&Table Lands $18,000 Seed Funding Round

Hackfit New York 2014

From the organizers: “Hackfit will now be taking its adrenalized hackathon across the nation. On January 1st, the health-and-fitness-powered hackathon will be releasing tickets and details for its first four events of 2014 taking place in San Francisco, New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. Hackfit is not your typical Hackathon. Dispelling the stereotype that most … Continue reading “Hackfit New York 2014”

MakerBot Opens Innovation Centers, Bringing 3D Printers to Academia

Bre Pettis is starting to see more of his master plan come together. MakerBot Industries in Brooklyn announced Thursday it will hold a grand opening next week for its first innovation center, which was set up at SUNY New Paltz in New Paltz, NY. The company has outfitted the center with desktop 3D printers and … Continue reading “MakerBot Opens Innovation Centers, Bringing 3D Printers to Academia”

East Coast Biotech Roundup: Genocea, Eleven, NIH/Pharma, & More

A couple of local biotechs this week didn’t find their entrée to the public markets so friendly. Meanwhile, Big Pharmas all over the place were banding together to share their resources and run trials together. Those stories and more below: —Cambridge, MA-based vaccine developer Genocea Biosciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GNCA]]) was the first local biotech to price … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Genocea, Eleven, NIH/Pharma, & More”

How Do You Solve A Problem Like Samantha? The Lessons of “Her”

Warning: Extensive plot spoilers. Like any effective science fiction movie, Spike Jonze’s Her has sparked a lot of important conversation and criticism, about everything from user-interface design to misogyny in filmmaking. But the reviews I’ve read all seem to miss one key point. Considered as a product, not a person (and we’ll get back to … Continue reading “How Do You Solve A Problem Like Samantha? The Lessons of “Her””

Jack Erwin Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5cb187b-61a2-4710-9217-522321a6f27d Date 2/7/2014 Company Name Jack Erwin Mailing Address 154 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001 Company Description Well Crafted, Honestly Priced Men’s Dress Shoes. While driven to keep our retail pricing down, we are unwaveringly committed to quality materials and to the labor intensive, age-old craft of fine shoemaking. Website … Continue reading “Jack Erwin Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Round”

Docurated Garners $3,750,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08e91ed4-86f6-4b2a-9524-7eaebdeb9d06 Date 2/7/2014 Company Name Docurated Mailing Address Pier 59 Chelsea Piers New York, NY 10011 Company Description Docurated is a cloud based productivity tool with a simple, visual way to find, organize, and consume the most relevant insights for companies inundated with information. Website http://www.docurated.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Docurated Garners $3,750,000 Series A Financing Round”

Fundera Receives $3,400,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=642d7bb3-455b-4815-95b5-bedf3aba9c43 Date 2/7/2014 Company Name Fundera Mailing Address 36 East 20th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description Every year, millions of small business owners apply for loans, and over 80% of applications are rejected by the big banks. Simply put, our increasingly-concentrated banking system cannot meet the funding needs … Continue reading “Fundera Receives $3,400,000 New Funding”

Citelighter Secures $1,525,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ac5f2f5-04a5-429b-b4ea-e7db8fcd358a Date 2/7/2014 Company Name Citelighter Mailing Address 175 Varrick St. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10014 Company Description Citelighter is a virtual highlighter that automates the research and paper writing process. It allows the user to find and capture unique facts online, automatically generate citations, and write better quality papers in … Continue reading “Citelighter Secures $1,525,000 Seed Financing Round”

Sometimes It Pays to Be A Jerk

The concepts in my Lean LaunchPad curriculum can be taught in a variety of classes–as an introduction to entrepreneurship all the way to a graduate level “capstone class.” I recently learned being tough when you select teams for a capstone class pays off for all involved. Here’s why. Our Lean LaunchPad class requires student teams … Continue reading “Sometimes It Pays to Be A Jerk”

Bespoke and Digital: Arden Reed Tailors New Looks With 3D Scans

It is getting easier to turn the physical world into data. But what can you do with that data? Technology to capture three-dimensional visual information is finding its way into more industries—even tailor shops. The folks at Arden Reed in New York, for example, are making precisely fitting dress suits, thanks to 3D body scanners. … Continue reading “Bespoke and Digital: Arden Reed Tailors New Looks With 3D Scans”

5 Practical Tips for Startups to Develop a Solid Brand Reputation

Every company wants to build a strong brand. However, for startups in today’s crowded marketplace, it can be quite challenging to get a brand noticed and recognized. I believe it’s always a good idea to study the best brands in the world, and see how they do things. So here are a few key tips … Continue reading “5 Practical Tips for Startups to Develop a Solid Brand Reputation”

BizSlate Receives $200,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df07d930-9610-4d5f-9118-f9b0fe50c043 Date 2/6/2014 Company Name BizSlate Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10013 Company Description BizSlate is a Software-as-a-Service Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that helps small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) overcome supply chain and operational issues they face while running their business. BizSlate is the initial product of BizSlate, Inc. … Continue reading “BizSlate Receives $200,000 New Funding Round”

BizSlate Lands $200,000 New Financing

Not All Student Entrepreneurs Drop Out

Today’s generation of students has a high exposure to the Internet, smartphones, social and many other technologies from a very young age. It is not uncommon to see college students tinkering with technology, starting digital startups, and making millions (and occasionally even billions). Some drop out of school to build their business, but not all. … Continue reading “Not All Student Entrepreneurs Drop Out”

YouDocs Beauty Lands $1,725,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed572c7d-5ff1-4b1d-9cf6-199a3d443efe Date 2/5/2014 Company Name YouDocs Beauty Mailing Address 648 Broadway New York, NY 10012 Company Description Beauty is a way of living. It’s presence of mind, a strong body, a glow from the inside out. It’s being comfortable in your own skin. Beautiful is a feeling, and we want you to … Continue reading “YouDocs Beauty Lands $1,725,000 New Funding Round”

YouDocs Beauty Garners $1,725,000 New Financing

Confide Secures $1,900,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52131a89-cc63-4a5a-8243-4d1d067133b3 Date 2/5/2014 Company Name Confide Mailing Address 902 Broadway 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Off-the record conversations happen all the time in the offline world. They are better known as phone calls, meetings, or chats over coffee. They allow you to be honest and genuine without worrying that … Continue reading “Confide Secures $1,900,000 Seed Funding”

Tapingo Garners $10,500,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d4d8e86-9096-4bd8-ae1b-b814607a88e5 Date 2/5/2014 Company Name Tapingo Mailing Address 164 Townsend Street San Francisco, NY 94107 Company Description Your mobile phone is a huge part of your life. You use it to work, to socialize, to stay up to date, and to play. Now, with Tapingo, you can even use it to shop! … Continue reading “Tapingo Garners $10,500,000 Series B Financing”

Brazzlebox Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=daf714d6-006f-4512-93b3-f00b86d5ff13 Date 2/5/2014 Company Name Brazzlebox Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 Company Description As a member of Brazzlebox, you can instantly connect and network locally with other small and home-based business owners. Use the unique system features to promote your business, increase your reach into your own local community, discover … Continue reading “Brazzlebox Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”

Data Privacy Legal Hackathon

Legal Hackers sponsors a weekend hackathon devoted to solving issues with personal data privacy protection on the Web. The organizers say: “Come join developers, lawyers, policymakers, and academics as we collaborate to build technology solutions to challenging legal and policy issues. $1,000 prize for the best privacy hack at NYC, London, and San Francisco locations. Entrepreneurs, … Continue reading “Data Privacy Legal Hackathon”

Disrupting Unemployment

The global market for unemployment care is huge, waiting to be disrupted. The US alone spends ~$100 billion yearly on unemployment benefits. But the value of under-used resources is much bigger than that. Less than half of all Americans have paid work. Of those who have, many have jobs that don’t do justice to their … Continue reading “Disrupting Unemployment”

Foursquare Secures $15,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9fe73480-105e-4fce-866f-501c04b4df86 Date 2/4/2014 Company Name Foursquare Mailing Address 568 Broadway 10th Floor New York, NY 10012 Company Description We’re all about helping you find new ways to explore the city. We’ll help you meet up with your friends and let you earn points and unlock badges for discovering new places, doing new … Continue reading “Foursquare Secures $15,000,000 New Financing Round”

$2B Wayfair Valuation a Big Statement in Winner-Take-All E-Commerce

Snow flurries are flying in the Northeast, but the competition in home furnishings e-commerce seems to be getting hotter by the moment—and Boston-based Wayfair is making a pretty convincing case to be the leader, even if you have to read between the lines to see it. Last week, San Francisco-based home-goods seller One Kings Lane … Continue reading “$2B Wayfair Valuation a Big Statement in Winner-Take-All E-Commerce”

Light Reading Co-Founder Stephen Saunders Gets Company Back from UBM

More than eight years after selling Light Reading in New York to UBM, co-founder Stephen Saunders has repurchased his company. Light Reading announced the deal Monday; terms were not disclosed. The company, founded in 2000, provides research and analysis on the telecommunications industry, publishing content across a network of websites. Saunders has said Light Reading … Continue reading “Light Reading Co-Founder Stephen Saunders Gets Company Back from UBM”

Biopharmaceutical Haiku

Patients ask doctors Can you sequence my genome? Enter brave new world One word description Newly approved cancer drugs Unaffordable Hot biotech trend Virtual drug companies Who will do research? Can’t be denied now Obamacare launch shaky Improvements needed Biosimilars Challenges remain ahead Gold mine, or fools gold? Hype is … Continue reading “Biopharmaceutical Haiku”

The $1K Genome? So What? Illumina Is On a Quest for World Domination

People can argue all day about whether Illumina has, at last, given us the $1,000 genome. The answer does matter, because the cheaper it gets to sequence a whole human genome, the easier it will be to gather lots of them. That will help us understand what makes people different, and shed light on what … Continue reading “The $1K Genome? So What? Illumina Is On a Quest for World Domination”

Romotive’s iPhone on Wheels Gets Kids Riled Up About Robotics

The little girl screamed and tried to run faster as the robot closed in behind her. It may sound like a scene from a cheap horror movie. And if I told you that the little girl in question was my 3-year-old niece, and that I provided the robot, you might think me a very bad … Continue reading “Romotive’s iPhone on Wheels Gets Kids Riled Up About Robotics”

Enigma Raises $4.5M Series A Round Led by Comcast Ventures

Public records can be useful to various enterprises, but they’re not always easy to get ahold of. New York-based Enigma has developed software to dig up publicly available, yet hard-to-reach records and help users figure out how different pieces of information in those records are related. The startup also makes its API (application programming interface) available … Continue reading “Enigma Raises $4.5M Series A Round Led by Comcast Ventures”

East Coast Biotech Roundup: Dicerna, J&J, Neurophage, & More

[Updated, 8:44 am ET] Local biotechs were out for cash this week. One company saw its share price triple in its first day on the Nasdaq. Three others lined up stock offerings. And one large healthcare conglomerate promised to open its data vault to a group of university researchers. Those stories and more below: —Watertown, … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Dicerna, J&J, Neurophage, & More”

Versa Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4b3e709-a562-41f8-be84-693f72c750a4 Date 1/31/2014 Company Name Versa Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10014 Company Description Featured Perspectives by Versa is a new category of sponsored editorial: responsive and contextual, appended directly to relevant news articles. Website http://www.versahq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The capital infusion … Continue reading “Versa Secures $2,000,000 Seed Round”

Eric Schadt, Acorda’s Cohen Join NY’s Life Science Disruptors Lineup

Over the past year, New York City has gone to great lengths to stamp itself as one of the nation’s big centers for genomics research. The New York Genome Center, for instance, came together because of a massive collaboration largest between Manhattan’s various medical institutions. Now, we’re happy to say that Eric Schadt, one of … Continue reading “Eric Schadt, Acorda’s Cohen Join NY’s Life Science Disruptors Lineup”

Viggle, Wetpaint’s Acquirer, Buys Dijit to Build TV Loyalty Program

Life is tough these days for the TV networks. They still make money by supplying advertisers with eyeballs, just like they always did. They still bring in eyeballs by paying producers for shows, which are more expensive than ever. But as eyeball bait, TV shows just aren’t as effective as they used to be. Gone … Continue reading “Viggle, Wetpaint’s Acquirer, Buys Dijit to Build TV Loyalty Program”

J&J Opens Data Vault to Yale, in ‘Unprecedented’ Transparency Move

Pharma companies have been feeling the heat for years from people who argue they must be more transparent with raw clinical trial data—including the good and the bad—so that independent researchers can verify their claims and learn more from failed studies that traditionally get buried. Today, Johnson & Johnson is planting a stake in the … Continue reading “J&J Opens Data Vault to Yale, in ‘Unprecedented’ Transparency Move”

Enigma Garners $4,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49286322-cf9b-4488-8c98-2d8cec7a66d3 Date 1/30/2014 Company Name Enigma Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description The company provides undisclosed products and services. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Comcast Ventures Venture Investor American Express Ventures … Continue reading “Enigma Garners $4,500,000 New Financing”

Daily Secret Obtains Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e5a39b9-7ce3-468c-9022-889234a344ba Date 1/30/2014 Company Name Daily Secret Mailing Address 80 Varick Street Number 6E New York, NY 10013 Company Description Whether it’s the smoky aroma of a single malt scotch in San Francisco or the warm and reassuring breeze every summer in Mykonos, DAILY SECRET reminds us to pause and reflect in … Continue reading “Daily Secret Obtains Series B Funding”