All entrepreneurs face roadblocks when they are starting up. It’s part of the job. For Surbhi Sarna, who founded of nVision Medical in 2012, things are more intense. NVision Medical is an early stage women’s health business focused building medical devices that help detect ovarian cancer and infertility. It recently raised over $4 million in … Continue reading “When You Are Facing a Tsunami of Barriers, Surf Like a Woman”
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Ultra Light Startups Investor Feedback Forum
From the event organizers: Ultra Light Startups brings together technology entrepreneurs in monthly events. The July Investor Feedback Forum will be held in the evening and focus on Bitcoin startups. The scheduled panelists will include Andrew Chang, partner at Liberty City Ventures; John Frankel, partner at ff Venture Capital; Nikhil Kalghatgi, VC at SoftBank Capital; and … Continue reading “Ultra Light Startups Investor Feedback Forum”
Despite Shakeup, the Show Goes On at TechStars NYC Demo Day
Eleven bright-eyed startups pitched ideas for 3-D imaging, enterprise software, and ad technology at a demo day last Thursday in New York to a crowded house of potential investors, entrepreneurs, and other looky-loos (myself included). Though the show ran much like others TechStars puts on, it would be remiss to ignore the recent reshuffling at … Continue reading “Despite Shakeup, the Show Goes On at TechStars NYC Demo Day”
Wall St. Loves Biotech, Leading Venture-Backed IPOs in Q2
[Updated 6:15 pm. NVCA now says historical IPO data in its report was misstated and will be revised later. This version removes earlier references to historical deal trends.] We knew that biotech companies were lighting up the stock market this year. Today, the National Venture Capital Association has fresh numbers illustrating Wall Street’s love affair … Continue reading “Wall St. Loves Biotech, Leading Venture-Backed IPOs in Q2”
Cloud as an Accelerant to Innovation in Healthcare
At the June 19 Xconomy event XSITE, at nearby Babson College, I took part in a panel discussion focused on emerging opportunities and trends in the healthcare tech space. One topic that came up again (and again) was the role of cloud computing in healthcare and how it’s creating a more open world for data … Continue reading “Cloud as an Accelerant to Innovation in Healthcare”
PasswordBox: Strong Passwords That You Don’t Have to Remember
Leave it to tech entrepreneurs to turn bad news into good news. For most of us, our passwords are the keys to our entire digital lives. The bad news is that we’re losing the race to keep these passwords safe from hacker attacks. Making up a secure yet memorable password used to be a matter … Continue reading “PasswordBox: Strong Passwords That You Don’t Have to Remember”
Civic Hackers Must Work With Governments, Not Just Disrupt Them
I recently helped organize the National Civic Day of Hacking activities in Detroit and I was very impressed with my city’s outpouring of problems, and the hackers that came out to show support. Right now is a great time to be a technologist because our tools have advanced by leaps and bounds over the years. … Continue reading “Civic Hackers Must Work With Governments, Not Just Disrupt Them”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: J&J, Celgene, Zafgen, & More
[Updated, 1:39 pm ET] Boston, New York, and New Jersey biotechs were bustling with activity this week, and for a change it had nothing to do with IPOs. We’ve got all the partnerships, clinical trial results, and more below: — [Updated with new item] Natick, MA-based Boston Scientific (NYSE: [[ticker:BSX]]) agreed on Friday to pay … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: J&J, Celgene, Zafgen, & More”
WhatsNexx Receives $2,330,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=188f6242-7c75-4e78-b353-ca619833bbf6&Preview=1 Date 6/28/2013 Company Name WhatsNexx Mailing Address 405 Lexington Avenue 26th Floor New York, NY 10174 Company Description Whatsnexx True Cross Channel Marketing solutions empower marketers to engage customers on a one-to-one basis across multiple channels by leveraging any application. Website http://www.whatsnexx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,330,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “WhatsNexx Receives $2,330,000 New Funding”
New York’s Next Top Makers Finalist MyBell Wins Slot to Demo at CES
When is a bicycle bell more than a bicycle bell? Combine it with technology from New York’s MyBell, and it can blast with the force of a truck horn. Last night, as part of the CE Week festivities in the city, MyBell founder Peter Pottier pitched his idea for an electronic bicycle bell before a … Continue reading “New York’s Next Top Makers Finalist MyBell Wins Slot to Demo at CES”
6 Reasons Why the MIT Blackjack Team Became Entrepreneurs
Wow. Imagine being invited to moderate a free-form discussion with the people who lived out the book “Bringing Down the House” and the movie “21.” It doesn’t get any better than this. At Xconomy’s XSITE conference last week, I had the honor of moderating a reunion panel of the MIT Blackjack Team with two of … Continue reading “6 Reasons Why the MIT Blackjack Team Became Entrepreneurs”
J&J Cuts Ribbon on Boston Innovation Center, Touts Startup Deals
Johnson & Johnson has officially set up shop in Kendall Square. Today is the day that Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: [[ticker:JNJ]]) cuts the ribbon on its Boston Innovation Center, the latest step in a broad initiative by the New Brunswick, NJ-based drug giant to help drive biotech innovation in certain life sciences hotspots around the … Continue reading “J&J Cuts Ribbon on Boston Innovation Center, Touts Startup Deals”
Tremor Video Garners $75,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86310e71-f23c-43ac-afec-7459b77b1c25&Preview=1 Date 6/27/2013 Company Name Tremor Video Mailing Address 53 West 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 Company Description Tremor Network (NYSE: TRMR) provides advertisers with in-banner and in-stream video advertising opportunities on hundreds of top-tier publisher sites with millions of unique visitors per month. Website http://www.tremorvideo.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Tremor Video Garners $75,000,000 New Round”
Decision Pace Garners $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70f9dec6-39f9-4a9b-acf4-b64f4689573f&Preview=1 Date 6/27/2013 Company Name Decision Pace Mailing Address 1 News Plaza Buffalo, NY 14203 Company Description Decision Pace’s web application generates intelligent data visualizations on demand. Compared to expensive proprietary software purchases and months of IT investment, Decision Pace creates real-time web analytics from raw data in a fraction of the … Continue reading “Decision Pace Garners $1,000,000 New Funding”
Strangling Innovation: Tesla vs. “Rent Seekers”
The greatest number of jobs is created when startups create a new market—one where the product or service never existed before or is radically more convenient. Yet this is where startups will run into anti-innovation opponents they may not expect. These opponents have their own name—“rent seekers”—the landlords of the status-quo. Smart startups prepare to … Continue reading “Strangling Innovation: Tesla vs. “Rent Seekers””
General Motors Cruises into CE Week in a Spark EV, Talks Connected Cars
Tuesday night, at the onset of CE Week in New York, carmaker General Motors talked up some of the concepts it is bringing to autos, including new ways to control devices connected to vehicles. GM also opened the doors on its Chevy Spark EV all-electric city car, which went on sale this month in select … Continue reading “General Motors Cruises into CE Week in a Spark EV, Talks Connected Cars”
Constructing Innovation Supply Chains for the Pharmaceutical Industry
Competition via innovation has been recognized as essential for mid- to long-term success and even survival of science-based corporations such as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. As such, understanding how best to innovate, and how to do it more often and efficiently, is top of mind for executives at many large corporations. Traditionally, the approach for … Continue reading “Constructing Innovation Supply Chains for the Pharmaceutical Industry”
LocalVox Garners $1,250,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a8d6c7a-4b38-4e84-ac2d-9ae2bcdbea52&Preview=1 Date 6/26/2013 Company Name LocalVox Mailing Address 5 Hanover Square New York, NY 10005 Company Description LocalVox Is a local, social & mobile marketing platform that helps local businesses market themselves online, across a network of publishers, social media, search, mobile, email newsletters & even their own website – and is … Continue reading “LocalVox Garners $1,250,000 New Financing”
Whistle Trots out Dog Activity Tracker in a Night Full of Gadgets
In an anime-inspired night in New York full of gadgets and characters from “Sailor Moon,” San Francisco startup Whistle showed off its activity tracking device for dogs alongside Samsung’s hot new Galaxy NX camera. For Whistle, it was a chance to reveal some of its plans two weeks after announcing it had raised $6 million … Continue reading “Whistle Trots out Dog Activity Tracker in a Night Full of Gadgets”
Can’t Get No Respect? Bio-venture Issues Are Deeper Than Paper Gains
In one of his recent blogs at Life Sci VC, Atlas Venture’s Bruce Booth makes the optimists’ case for venture capital investments in the life sciences. Booth’s message is that life sciences venture capital is healthy but misunderstood, but he misses the forest for the trees in important ways. Based on my 27 years in … Continue reading “Can’t Get No Respect? Bio-venture Issues Are Deeper Than Paper Gains”
Take The Interview Lands $1,600,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85037479-1d08-42e1-acb8-177fc51b2abb&Preview=1 Date 6/25/2013 Company Name Take The Interview Mailing Address 307 West 38th Street 13th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Take the Interview improves organizational efficiency, reduces time-to-hire and improves the quality of hire, making recruiters and hiring managers happier with their recruiting process. Website http://www.taketheinterview.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Take The Interview Lands $1,600,000 Series A Funding”
Rent the Runway Acquires Go Try It On for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=740e5be9-6068-4ba9-b7a5-555a29a94052&Preview=1 Date 6/25/2013 Company Name Go Try It On Mailing Address 401 Broadway New York, NY 10013 Company Description GO TRY IT ON is an easy and fun way to share your look with a community or even just your friends. Website http://www.gotryiton.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Rent the Runway Acquires Go Try It On for Undisclosed Sum”
Quartzy Obtains $6,665,198 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0eb6200-3b51-4a9a-857a-288daebb2c3d&Preview=1 Date 6/25/2013 Company Name Quartzy Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description Quartzy was created to help scientists bring order to their labs. The founders met while conducting research at Columbia University. As they worked on their research, they became frustrated by disorganization, poor communication, and endless administrative tasks—issues … Continue reading “Quartzy Obtains $6,665,198 New Financing”
StrikeAd Lands $1,926,310 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91673db0-899a-4730-a260-542800d0a228&Preview=1 Date 6/25/2013 Company Name StrikeAd Mailing Address 261 5th Avenue New York, NY 10016 Company Description StrikeAd was set up by entrepreneurs Alex Rahaman and Simon Wajcenberg in 2010 to satisfy the global need for a streamlined media planning and buying environment on mobile. StrikeAd FusionTM is the world’s first dedicated … Continue reading “StrikeAd Lands $1,926,310 Series A Financing”
New York Coaxes eFaqts and Plot to Expand from Netherlands to the U.S.
Startups from Portugal, the Netherlands, and other countries recently made the rounds in New York, looking for potential collaborators, investors, and new ways to set up shop in the United States. These individual efforts—run by organizations such as VentureOutNY and the Dutch consulate—may seem small but could slowly swell into an innovation front when viewed … Continue reading “New York Coaxes eFaqts and Plot to Expand from Netherlands to the U.S.”
SeedInvest Lands $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5365c8d0-decb-480d-85e8-856f9dc3d63a&Preview=1 Date 6/24/2013 Company Name SeedInvest Mailing Address 447 W Broadway New York, NY 10013 Company Description SeedInvest is an equity-based, crowdfunding platform that connects accredited investors to high-quality start-ups and small businesses seeking funding. Website http://www.seedinvest.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “SeedInvest Lands $1,000,000 New Funding”
ZocDoc Receives $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fb08d13-bef5-4c96-9f79-85b94edb741e&Preview=1 Date 6/24/2013 Company Name ZocDoc Mailing Address 568 Broadway 9th Floor New York, NY 10012 Company Description At ZocDoc our mission is to make healthcare simple. We begin at the beginning: ZocDoc brings the speed and convenience of the web to finding and booking a doctor or dentist. Website http://www.zocdoc.com Transaction … Continue reading “ZocDoc Receives $2,000,000 New Financing”
Honest Buildings Garners $5,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd9b3c23-4c02-4503-982a-a05f57b1f678&Preview=1 Date 6/24/2013 Company Name Honest Buildings Mailing Address 137 Varick Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description The Honest Buildings Network helps professionals across the entire real estate industry discover building information, uncover the best companies for your specific needs, highlight the most qualified service providers and organizations, plus … Continue reading “Honest Buildings Garners $5,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: IPO Madness, Amicus, & More
The white-hot biotech sector kept humming along this week— particularly on the East Coast, where companies tripped over one another on their way to the Nasdaq. We’ve got that and a whole lot more below: —Cambridge, MA-based Bluebird Bio (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BLUE]]) soared onto the stock market on Wednesday and saw its share price immediately take … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: IPO Madness, Amicus, & More”
Battle of the Bluetooth Speakers: Big Sound in Small Packages
Back in 2009, Lief Storer realized he was putting his own safety in jeopardy every time he donned his big DJ headphones before biking to work. “I had a tough time picking up traffic coming at me from the rear,” he says. But he didn’t want to give up his music. So he jammed an … Continue reading “Battle of the Bluetooth Speakers: Big Sound in Small Packages”
Are Apple, Google, and Facebook Done Innovating? Readers Speak
In the world of tech journalism, the fastest way to start an argument is to say something critical about Apple. When you throw in Google and Facebook, you really know there are going to be fireworks. That’s exactly what happened over the weekend after we published my column “Don’t Panic, But We’ve Passed Peak Apple. … Continue reading “Are Apple, Google, and Facebook Done Innovating? Readers Speak”
PTC Therapeutics IPO Raises $125M Despite Checkered Past
How strong is the appetite for biotech IPOs? PTC Therapeutics, whose lead drug, ataluren, has already failed two big clinical trials, has priced an offering near the high end of its projected range. South Plainfield, NJ-based PTC sold nearly 8.4 million shares this morning at $15 apiece, for a total of about $125 million. PTC … Continue reading “PTC Therapeutics IPO Raises $125M Despite Checkered Past”
MakerBot and Stratasys Make it Official and Ink $403M Merger Deal
After more than a week of merger rumors, desktop 3-D printer developer MakerBot Industries in Brooklyn today announced it agreed to be acquired by Stratasys (Nasdaq: [[ticker:SSYS]]) in Minneapolis, MN, in a stock-for-stock deal valued at $403 million. The news is the latest major deal for a New York-based startup after Yahoo acquired Tumblr one … Continue reading “MakerBot and Stratasys Make it Official and Ink $403M Merger Deal”
Venture Arms of Samsung, Verizon, & Others Hungry for Deals with Hot Ideas
If startups want to seek funding from venture capitalists linked to major companies, they face a few different considerations compared with making deals with other types of backers. So on Tuesday, venture capitalists from Verizon, Shell, Samsung, Applied Materials, and other companies at the annual New York Venture Summit discussed the mojo they want to … Continue reading “Venture Arms of Samsung, Verizon, & Others Hungry for Deals with Hot Ideas”
Personetics Garners $11,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcb28f65-24c3-4139-9083-2789749cdce9&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Personetics Mailing Address 445 Hamilton Avenue White Plains, NY 10601 Company Description Personetics offers a predictive interaction solution designed specifically for the financial services industry. The company is dedicated to helping all types of financial institutions deliver a more personalized customer experience across all service channels, especially … Continue reading “Personetics Garners $11,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
Reval Obtains $13,930,724 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4a187ce-65c1-433d-ac51-2c1f5cda101f&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Reval Mailing Address 420 Fifth Ave 5th Floor New York, NY 10018 Company Description Reval provides web-based treasury and risk management solutions and services to corporations and financial institutions. Reval blends finance, technology, software, and operations expertise to deliver effective and rapidly deployable solutions that bring immediate … Continue reading “Reval Obtains $13,930,724 New Funding Round”
Fab Lands $150,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd0124c5-2b70-473b-b8ff-33c56d1bb590&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Fab Mailing Address 95 Morton Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10014 Company Description Fab.com is an Internet retail destination. Website http://www.fab.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $150,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Fab will be investing in additional enhancements to its supply chain, logistics, customer … Continue reading “Fab Lands $150,000,000 New Funding”
Yieldbot Garners $4,881,723 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1eea291-6d49-4a40-b392-a5bfc31526e2&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name Yieldbot Mailing Address 25 East 21st Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Yieldbot is a realtime intent engine. We capture, organize, make portable and actionable in realtime the intent arriving, existing and created in the publisher domain. Yieldbot algorithms optimize millions of data points … Continue reading “Yieldbot Garners $4,881,723 New Round”
Stratasys Acquires MakerBot for $403,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f5ece99-0d18-4300-be1c-e7fe73513e00&Preview=1 Date 6/19/2013 Company Name MakerBot Mailing Address One MetroTech Center 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 Company Description MakerBot Industries is a rapidly growing, Brooklyn-based startup that designs and manufactures low cost 3D printers. We make machines that make things! Website http://www.makerbot.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $403,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Stratasys Acquires MakerBot for $403,000,000”
FiftyThree, Maker of Paper App, Raises $15M To Build New Tools
FiftyThree, the Seattle- and New York-based company behind one of the most successful iPad apps of the last year, has raised $15 million to expand its minimalist approach to mobile digital creativity tools. The Series A funding round is being led by Andreessen Horowitz with new investors Thrive Capital and Twitter and Square co-founder Jack … Continue reading “FiftyThree, Maker of Paper App, Raises $15M To Build New Tools”
Content Galaxy Thinks its Video Streaming Platform Can Trump YouTube
In the free-for-all of the online video sector, it can be tough to stand out. But today New York’s Content Galaxy rolled out a platform it believes can give print media a new way to engage audiences who watch streaming videos. Content Galaxy offers paid subscribers access to content such as video from authors, publishers, … Continue reading “Content Galaxy Thinks its Video Streaming Platform Can Trump YouTube”
Trendspotting: Commerce on Facebook
Social media’s impact on global e-commerce is being felt everywhere. By promoting products via social media outlets, e-commerce companies have invited customers to spread interest and awareness of their brands through liking, reviewing, and sharing products with their network of friends. Commerce on social media has become a hot trend for many e-commerce firms to … Continue reading “Trendspotting: Commerce on Facebook”
The Lean LaunchPad Educators Class
The Lean LaunchPad entrepreneurship curriculum has caught fire. This week 100 educators from around the world will come to Stanford to learn how to teach it. Life is full of unintended consequences. Ten years ago I started thinking about why startups are different from existing companies. I wondered if business plans and 5-year forecasts were … Continue reading “The Lean LaunchPad Educators Class”
Verificient Technologies Secures $20,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=827862b6-3605-4b3a-8f24-0476de0bbc5d&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name Verificient Technologies Mailing Address 1201 Broadway New York, NY 10001 Company Description Verificient Technologies focuses on delivering innovative and effi-cient solutions to our clients by providing a scalable continuous verifi-cation of identity and authentication of credentials, via the use of our multilayer patent pending fraud deterrent proctoring … Continue reading “Verificient Technologies Secures $20,000 Seed Financing Round”
panOpen Receives $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f1c9ab3-c8e2-4f10-bbae-0f7897d0f998&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name panOpen Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10023 Company Description With the panOpen platform, schools of all kinds can make the most of open source course materials. Website http://www.panopen.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to … Continue reading “panOpen Receives $20,000 Seed Round”
Ranku Obtains $20,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e685e8c-72dc-4ca1-9809-2349f5031a5d&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name Ranku Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10040 Company Description Ranku aims to bring transparency and accountability to higher education institutions that offer full online degree programs. We do this by giving students a platform to discover degrees available at non-profit colleges. Website http://www.goranku.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Ranku Obtains $20,000 Seed Financing Round”
Medivo Receives $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4026c5d6-1a14-4797-967d-617baad6c577&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name Medivo Mailing Address 55 Broad Street 24th Floor New York, NY 10004 Company Description Medivo is dedicated to improving medical treatment through faster, easier access to testing services and actionable information. Website http://www.medivo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Medivo Receives $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
FiftyThree Lands $15,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b68abad5-280a-40b1-b5ea-65a2965e6c81&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name FiftyThree Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 Company Description The company designs drawing and editing software for the Apple iPad. Website http://www.fiftythree.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes With their partnership we’ll be able to expand our software, service, … Continue reading “FiftyThree Lands $15,000,000 Series A Funding”
ModernGuild Obtains $20,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6dac8e2-0e8e-4a67-a826-95150fff02fa&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name ModernGuild Mailing Address 641 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 1022 Company Description An online career mentoring program offering different level of career prep courses taught by real world practitioners and trained career coaches in 1-on-1 settings Website http://www.modernguild.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “ModernGuild Obtains $20,000 Seed Round”
Whipsmart Receives $20,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7f90e63e-6727-4687-8bb3-9b3f2f21ba5d&Preview=1 Date 6/18/2013 Company Name Whipsmart Mailing Address 835 Marconi Avenu Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 Company Description We help brands establish meaningful, cohesive identities that people can relate to. Website http://www.whipsmart.net Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $20,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. … Continue reading “Whipsmart Receives $20,000 Seed Funding”