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Announcing Oct. 15 Xconomy Healthcare Summit: Request An Invitation

There’s hardly an issue that is more of a hot button than healthcare—and there’s hardly an issue that is surrounded by as much poorly understood, misguided, or outright misleading information. Yet neither are there many sectors as fundamentally important to our economy and future growth. To get to some real answers (or at least valuable … Continue reading “Announcing Oct. 15 Xconomy Healthcare Summit: Request An Invitation”

The Healthcare Summit 2013: Precision Medicine to Precision Management

Advances in genomics, mobile technology, and data collection and analysis are poised to transform healthcare from drug development to patient care and hospital management. But what will it take to realize their promise in the age of the Affordable Care Act, and what does this require of payers, providers, and patients? How can we finally … Continue reading “The Healthcare Summit 2013: Precision Medicine to Precision Management”

Microsoft Research Grabs More Room for Data Science in Silicon Alley

The New York branch of Microsoft Research, where computer scientists are brewing up new ideas in machine learning, prediction engines, and other fields, is getting space to bring in more collaborators. Though Microsoft maintains a massive office on the Avenue of the Americas, the research lab moved this month to a permanent new 22,000-sq.-ft. home … Continue reading “Microsoft Research Grabs More Room for Data Science in Silicon Alley”

Enteris Emerges From the Ashes of Unigene, Hunts for Deals

What’s in a new name? More than usual for Enteris Biopharma. That’s because the Boonton, NJ-based biotech is part of what remains of Unigene Laboratories, a three-decade old company best known both for a way to turn injectable peptide drugs into pills, and disappointing Wall Street investors. Unigene is now in the biotech graveyard, having … Continue reading “Enteris Emerges From the Ashes of Unigene, Hunts for Deals”

Carnival Labs Garners $2,400,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33a454aa-d7fe-45ce-b5e5-c40ec519fcac Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Carnival Labs Mailing Address 670 Broadway Level 4 New York, NY 10012 Company Description We’ve built over 120 custom apps, with most of these for Fortune 500 brands. Designed from the ground up, our platform is built specifically for brands and advertising agencies to drive better results … Continue reading “Carnival Labs Garners $2,400,000 New Funding Round”

Speakaboos Garners $6,200,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0069459b-c7d4-4ed1-afe9-fe1b48f413bc Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Speakaboos Mailing Address 460 Park Avenue South 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 Company Description Speakaboos brings classic children’s entertainment into a digital world. Beloved characters and treasured stories are given new life through amazing celebrity performances, beautiful illustrations, and original music. At Speakaboos, children develop literacy … Continue reading “Speakaboos Garners $6,200,000 Series A Round”

Docstoc Acquires BestVendor for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=635aa0bd-b436-45e1-a13e-0c25a257aa4a Date 8/28/2013 Company Name BestVendor Mailing Address 160 Varick St. 12th Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description BestVendor helps people at startups and small businesses make faster, smarter purchasing decisions through social recommendations. Our vision is to become the first place you go whenever you need to figure out what … Continue reading “Docstoc Acquires BestVendor for Undisclosed Sum”

Copia’s E-Reader Finds Audience in Classrooms After Shift to Edtech

As students reluctantly get into back-to-school mode, the likelihood of them finding digital platforms such as e-readers in classrooms is increasing. More companies want in on the education technology (edtech) scene, and Copia Interactive in New York believes lessons it learned from the consumer e-reader market can help it ace this subject. Taking a device-agnostic … Continue reading “Copia’s E-Reader Finds Audience in Classrooms After Shift to Edtech”

Krossover Receives $3,834,330 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=67d0c25a-b9e0-40f0-b889-f40957ef1352 Date 8/27/2013 Company Name Krossover Mailing Address 101 West End Ave New York, NY 10023 Company Description Krossover Intelligence is a New York City based technology company with a focus on the online video search industry. The company’s first vertical of choice is the sports world, with the aim of helping … Continue reading “Krossover Receives $3,834,330 New Financing”

Why Good Drugs Sometimes Fail: The Bexxar Story

Quite a few biotech entrepreneurs go to work each day operating under the assumption that clinical trial data is king. If you put together a rock-solid dataset from a big clinical trial that says your experimental drug beats today’s standard of care, then you’re onto something big, or so the line of thinking goes. Everything … Continue reading “Why Good Drugs Sometimes Fail: The Bexxar Story”

Cypherworx Secures $90,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5a9f671-29f7-4483-a8b8-0a9974e1e00d Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Cypherworx Mailing Address 3349 Monroe Avenue Rochester, NY 14618 Company Description CypherWorX, Inc. partners with business-to-business, association and CRM clients by providing holistic e-Learning solutions. These range from course development to Learning Management System (LMS) integration under the brand names NP Training Works and CollaborNation. Website http://www.cypherworx.com … Continue reading “Cypherworx Secures $90,000 New Round”

Ceros Lands $2,250,025 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9402306-15d3-455e-ab59-3507f62d6246 Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Ceros Mailing Address 350 7th Avenue New York, NY 10001 Company Description Ceros is a SaaS technology company, solving big problems in the content and e-commerce marketing space. We obsess about how companies can better reach, engage, and convert ever demanding, always connected consumers by leveraging their … Continue reading “Ceros Lands $2,250,025 New Funding”

Parse.ly Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ae20327-412f-4df6-a095-f3043f313856 Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Parse.ly Mailing Address 989 Sixth Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10018 Company Description Parse.ly connects you with content you’ll love through personalization. Our technology understand a user’s unique interests to personalize their experience on content sites across the web. Website http://www.parsely.com Transaction Type Crowdfunder, Venture Equity … Continue reading “Parse.ly Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding”

Trusted Insight Receives New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2c2a039-e4f6-4dfe-89bd-3971a8569f10 Date 8/26/2013 Company Name Trusted Insight Mailing Address 336 West 37th Street New York, NY 10018 Company Description Welcome to Trusted Insight, the world’s largest platform for institutional investors with 40,000 LP investor professionals in 98 countries and territories around the globe. 30,000 institutional investors engage with Trusted Insight each week. … Continue reading “Trusted Insight Receives New Funding”

StormBlok Systems Garners $1,125,800 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c7a676e-bae9-479b-b8d3-6883c1417ada Date 8/26/2013 Company Name StormBlok Systems Mailing Address 972 Alderman Road Palmyra, NY 14522 Company Description StormBlok products provide protection for exposed areas of man-made structures during storms and severe weather. Through portal protection (windows, doors and access points) and electronic protection (ATMs, menu boards, exposed speakers and lights), StormBlok products … Continue reading “StormBlok Systems Garners $1,125,800 New Funding Round”

Vidaao Lands $300,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca294a83-93a1-4604-afbb-06d43a0ec1d0 Date 8/24/2013 Company Name Vidaao Mailing Address 353 W 48th St New York, NY 10036 Company Description Vidaao is a video production marketplace, connecting buyers and sellers of custom video production services. Buyers can source professional video for their business by price, location and style. Videographers and production companies can use … Continue reading “Vidaao Lands $300,000 Seed Financing Round”

Misfit Shine and the Pros and Cons of Wearable Fitness Trackers

I don’t like being encumbered. That’s why I stopped wearing a wristwatch years ago, around the time I got my first mobile phone. That’s also why I’ve long looked askance at activity-tracking bracelets like the Fitbit Flex, the Nike FuelBand, and the Jawbone UP. I liked the idea of having more data about my exercise … Continue reading “Misfit Shine and the Pros and Cons of Wearable Fitness Trackers”

East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Mana, Medivizor, Regado, & More

With Boston’s biotech scene enduring a bit of a lull as the summer winds down, healthcare IT startups in New York grabbed some of the spotlight this week. That and more below: —New York City-based Mana Health won a contract from the New York eHealth Collaborative to design a patient portal—an online application for patients … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Mana, Medivizor, Regado, & More”

Bonus.ly Platform Lets Managers Put Employee Rewards Up for Voting

For bosses who hate poring over performance ratings to decide just how much of a bonus each employee deserves, a startup in Brooklyn has created a Web app that can put part of the task in the hands of the staff. The nitty-gritty of telling workers which skills they need to improve may always reside … Continue reading “Bonus.ly Platform Lets Managers Put Employee Rewards Up for Voting”

Agero Talks Analytics, Acquisitions After $530M Connected-Car Sale

How sexy is emergency roadside assistance, as a tech sector? Well, if you break down on a deserted road straight out of a Stephen King novel, you’ll be glad to get your car fixed and be on your way. Or if you’re involved in a serious accident, you’ll want help to arrive on the scene … Continue reading “Agero Talks Analytics, Acquisitions After $530M Connected-Car Sale”

Unite US Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dea39772-0f8e-42e8-8bff-5a584ac64de5 Date 8/22/2013 Company Name Unite US Mailing Address 47 Murray Street New York, NY 10007 Company Description Unite Us’ goal is to help veterans better connect with public and private agencies designed to help them transition to civilian life, and to build a community that can help with a myriad of … Continue reading “Unite US Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing”

TagMan Lands $5,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a58448b7-88d6-437a-884e-dca6f6b5ef3f Date 8/22/2013 Company Name TagMan Mailing Address 575 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018 Company Description TagMan is the first independent, universal container tag management system. It is designed specifically to provide online advertisers with greater ability to manage the tracking tags that sit on their web site and make the … Continue reading “TagMan Lands $5,000,000 New Financing”

TagMan Secures $5,000,000 New Round

Maker Studios Acquires Blip for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd185dcd-8bc9-407b-90b0-3bdf262129e9 Date 8/22/2013 Company Name Blip Mailing Address 407 Broome St. Fifth Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description We believe that the world is fundamentally changing as it becomes easier and easier for individuals and small groups of people to create their own video. Our mission is to make this even … Continue reading “Maker Studios Acquires Blip for Undisclosed Sum”

Apple, Samsung, or BlackBerry? A Smartphone Model for VC Strategy

[Updated 9:20pm] After many years as a boutique investment class dominated by well-known names, the venture capital business is hitting some turbulence. Average returns for the past decade-plus have been lackluster, and there have been consequences—notable investors pulling back their checkbooks, and firms that can’t make the grade shrinking or disappearing entirely. At the same … Continue reading “Apple, Samsung, or BlackBerry? A Smartphone Model for VC Strategy”

Medivizor Takes on WebMD, Dr. Google, With Customized Health Service

When people are diagnosed with a disease, the first move they, or their family members typically make is to book a long appointment with Dr. Google or WebMD. A New York-based startup named Medivizor thinks they’re making a mistake. Now it will get its shot to prove it. Yesterday, the one-year old startup began offering … Continue reading “Medivizor Takes on WebMD, Dr. Google, With Customized Health Service”

GiveGab Garners $1,600,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab195d32-a507-4426-9b60-9ce57e4c3e78 Date 8/21/2013 Company Name GiveGab Mailing Address 130 E. Seneca St. Ithaca, NY 14850 Company Description GiveGab is a social network dedicated to helping volunteers and nonprofit organizations interact, on a local level, in your communities. Our goal is to create a fun yet effective online environment that encourages real-world volunteer … Continue reading “GiveGab Garners $1,600,000 Series A Funding Round”

Vice Media Obtains $70,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fe673b5-b2e0-49a3-b638-f0e02cb61988 Date 8/21/2013 Company Name Vice Media Mailing Address 97 North 10th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Company Description VICE was launched in 1994 as a ‘punk zine’ and has since expanded into a leading global youth media company with bureaus in over 30 countries. Website http://www.vice.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Vice Media Obtains $70,000,000 New Round”

Techstars Pieces Together Connected Devices Accelerator with R/GA

The hardware sector, regarded by some as the black sheep of the innovation world, is enjoying a bit of renewed interest from the startup community. On Monday the folks at Techstars in Boulder, CO latched on to this rising trend, announcing a new connected devices accelerator that will be in partnership with digital marketing agency … Continue reading “Techstars Pieces Together Connected Devices Accelerator with R/GA”

Adimab Teams Up With Celgene, Innovent, in Latest Partnership Deals

Adimab turned a corner in July when two big drugmakers agreed to license the technology surrounding its yeast-based process for discovering antibodies, and bring it in-house. While the Lebanon, NH-based company isn’t duplicating those results today, it is bringing two new names into its growing list of partners who have agreed to at least “kick … Continue reading “Adimab Teams Up With Celgene, Innovent, in Latest Partnership Deals”

Mobile Shopping Startup Snapette Snapped Up by PriceGrabber

After ping-ponging around the country on a thoroughly contemporary startup journey, mobile shopping startup Snapette has been acquired by veteran e-commerce company PriceGrabber, giving the Los Angeles-based parent company a shot of mobile-tech DNA. Terms of the deal between the two private companies were not disclosed, but it sounds like a happy enough ending for … Continue reading “Mobile Shopping Startup Snapette Snapped Up by PriceGrabber”

Open Road Integrated Media Receives $11,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=910155c7-c5f6-4290-b819-8a9d45e686e0 Date 8/20/2013 Company Name Open Road Integrated Media Mailing Address 345 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014 Company Description Open Road Integrated Media is a content marketing company that places the e-book in the center of a multi-platform universe, which includes film, video and other forms of digital entertainment. Website http://www.openroadmedia.com … Continue reading “Open Road Integrated Media Receives $11,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Regado Biosciences Downsizes IPO, Seeks $42M

Apparently not everyone is having success pitching a biotech IPO to investors these days. Basking Ridge, NJ-based Regado Biosciences, the startup developing a two-pronged anticoagulant to be used in coronary procedures, is slashing the price of its IPO considerably. Regado initially aimed to raise $75 million by offering investors 5 million shares at between $14 … Continue reading “Regado Biosciences Downsizes IPO, Seeks $42M”

With NYeC’s Help, Mana Health Revs Up Big Apple Patient Portal

Mana Health has spent the past year successfully pitching its user-friendly patient portal to various healthcare constituencies in New York. Now, with the backing of an Oracle executive and a key New York non-profit, it has to find a way to turn that product into the foundation of a successful business. The New York City-based … Continue reading “With NYeC’s Help, Mana Health Revs Up Big Apple Patient Portal”

Zillow Makes $50M Acquisition Move on StreetEasy, Plans Stock Offer

[Updated 8/19/13 7:00 pm. See below.] On Monday, Seattle-based real estate marketplace Zillow (NASDAQ: [[ticker:Z]]) announced it inked a $50 million cash deal to acquire residential real estate website StreetEasy, based in New York. Also this morning, Zillow revealed plans for a public offering of 2.5 million shares of its Class A common stock, along with … Continue reading “Zillow Makes $50M Acquisition Move on StreetEasy, Plans Stock Offer”

Who Should Biotech Pros Follow on Twitter? An Update for 2013

[Updated: 12:07 pm PT] Twitter is where the biotech industry comes to trade news, analysis, and gossip every day. This has been true for a couple years. The 140-character blogging platform just keeps gaining strength every day as more people join, more people figure out how they can contribute in a meaningful way, and more … Continue reading “Who Should Biotech Pros Follow on Twitter? An Update for 2013”

Zillow Acquires StreetEasy for $50,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3885029-1017-49ff-bd36-61733a2b5160 Date 8/19/2013 Company Name StreetEasy Mailing Address 13 Crosby St 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description StreetEasy was born out of the frustration we experienced when we set out to buy an apartment in New York. Not only did we have to check multiple sites, but also we could … Continue reading “Zillow Acquires StreetEasy for $50,000,000”

LookSmart Acquires Syncapse for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b25f5b14-dae3-4390-a2cc-2035f0f7e59a Date 8/18/2013 Company Name Syncapse Mailing Address 7 West 22nd Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Syncapse provides technologies and strategic services that enable marketers to activate, manage, and measure their brand’s consumer engagement and performance across social media channels. Website http://www.syncapse.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “LookSmart Acquires Syncapse for Undisclosed Sum”

Biotech VCs, Stung by Startup Returns, Elbow into Royalty Financing

The new landscape for venture capital investing does not seem to leave much room for classic company formation. Investor after investor has shut down or moved beyond startups into what seem like greener pastures. So it should come as no surprise that at least a few VC firms are now expanding into the royalty space, … Continue reading “Biotech VCs, Stung by Startup Returns, Elbow into Royalty Financing”

East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Epizyme, Rodin, Ophthotech, & More

The action-packed summer in biotech slowed down a bit on the East Coast this week, but we’ve still got all your required biotech reading—including the real key to pulling off a successful IPO—below: —Cambridge, MA-based Epizyme (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EPZM]]) could’ve ended up as acquisition fodder for Big Pharma, but instead it inked a partnership with Summit, … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Epizyme, Rodin, Ophthotech, & More”

High-Speed Rail or Hyperloop? Let’s Try Both, and Reward the Winner

It’s been a bumpy week for high-speed rail advocates in California. On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times published a story saying that groundbreaking on the first section of the “bullet train” route linking L.A. and San Francisco will likely slip into 2014—more than two years behind schedule. Then on Monday, aerospace and automotive mogul Elon … Continue reading “High-Speed Rail or Hyperloop? Let’s Try Both, and Reward the Winner”

Ophthotech Eyes $85M IPO With Late-Stage Clinical Trial in Sight

Fresh off a big financing round in May, Ophthotech is looking for more cash to run a big late-stage clinical trial for its eye drug, which it hopes to market as Fovista. And like a horde of other biotechs of late, it’s tapping the public markets to get it. The New York-based biotech has filed … Continue reading “Ophthotech Eyes $85M IPO With Late-Stage Clinical Trial in Sight”

Agero, Pride of Medford, Sells Texas Business to SiriusXM for $530M

An interesting automotive deal today involves people and companies in at least three states. Medford, MA-based Agero is selling off its connected-vehicle business, based mostly in Irving, TX, to radio broadcaster Sirius XM, based in New York City. The price tag is $530 million in cash, and the deal is expected to close in the … Continue reading “Agero, Pride of Medford, Sells Texas Business to SiriusXM for $530M”

IBM Back on the Prowl in MA, Snaps Up Trusteer in Security

IBM is making a major new investment in cybersecurity, involving a Boston- and Tel Aviv-based startup. Big Blue (NYSE: [[ticker:IBM]]) said today it is acquiring Trusteer, a software company that specializes in protecting organizations against data breaches and financial fraud. Terms of the deal weren’t given, although one report (sourced from Israel) pegs the price … Continue reading “IBM Back on the Prowl in MA, Snaps Up Trusteer in Security”

Birchbox Now Sees More than One-Quarter of Its Business from E-commerce

More consumers are picking up full-size products through the Birchbox Shop portal, according to information announced Thursday by the New York-based “discovery retailer.” Birchbox ships monthly product samples to its subscribers and today pulled the curtain back a tiny bit on its progress in general e-commerce. The company says sales of full-size products now comprise … Continue reading “Birchbox Now Sees More than One-Quarter of Its Business from E-commerce”

Blue Apron Lands $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=372b9dbe-bf62-4ee7-876e-039b01b9211a Date 8/15/2013 Company Name Blue Apron Mailing Address 814 Union St Brooklyn, NY 11206 Company Description Blue Apron is a new concept in grocery delivery, built around incredible cooking experiences. We offer a once-a-week subscription service where we deliver all the fresh ingredients you need to make 3 meals, in exactly … Continue reading “Blue Apron Lands $5,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

Moven Garners $2,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7683dfec-5af8-4f5b-90fe-415504c1652e Date 8/15/2013 Company Name Moven Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description At Moven, our aim is to be the service you choose to live better with your money… making the way you spend, save, and live smarter. Movenbank is not your typical bank. We work with banking and … Continue reading “Moven Garners $2,000,000 New Funding”

Exosome Diagnostics Receives $500,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7f56a33d-91e8-482c-9edd-e68af5190c9d Date 8/15/2013 Company Name Exosome Diagnostics Mailing Address 3960 Broadway New York, NY 10032 Company Description Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. is focused on commercializing minimally invasive molecular diagnostics using body fluids. Website http://www.exosomedx.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Exosome Diagnostics Receives $500,000 New Round”

Clearpath Updates its “TurboTax for Immigration Paperwork” Platform

While politicians trade verbal jabs over immigration reform, a New York company has unveiled a new version of its software that simplifies paperwork—and may whittle down some costs—for filing immigration documents. Alan Samuels, the CEO of Clearpath, says his company has been working on a new design and multi-language platform that presents such government forms … Continue reading “Clearpath Updates its “TurboTax for Immigration Paperwork” Platform”