Category: New York

We Owe it to Patients to Provide a Reliable Supply of Medicines

Too often in recent years, medicines for life-threatening conditions have been in short supply. It is unnecessary and avoidable for patients, their families, and health care professionals to experience and worry about medicine availability on top of the anxiety caused by their medical conditions. A reliable supply of high-quality medications is something all drug makers … Continue reading “We Owe it to Patients to Provide a Reliable Supply of Medicines”

Critical Mention Lands $433,686 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4795cbe8-e31b-4909-94de-b1bc9b314b83&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2013 Company Name Critical Mention Mailing Address 521 Fifth Avenue 16th Floor New York, NY 10175 Company Description Critical Mention Inc. is a leading provider of television search and monitoring services. Critical Mention’s CriticalTV online platform provides customers with a full-featured system for tracking current and archival video clips as … Continue reading “Critical Mention Lands $433,686 New Funding”

Relationship Science Lands $28,951,055 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d34e992-424e-4a1d-98bd-c471fba18be1&Preview=1 Date 6/4/2013 Company Name Relationship Science Mailing Address 622 Third Avenue 11th Floor New York, NY 10017 Company Description RelSci gives you the information you need to be successful. Close a deal. Win a client. Raise capital. Get the inside track. Meet new partners. Enter a new market. Achieve a new … Continue reading “Relationship Science Lands $28,951,055 New Financing”

L’Oréal, New Coalition, & Others Seek Increased Role for Women in Tech

Campaigns to elevate the presence of women in technology have sprung up of late in New York, and one of the latest efforts was last week’s formation of the NY Tech Meetup: Coalition for Women in Technology. Co-founded by NY Tech Meetup, Control Group, and Girl Develop It, the new alliance wants to raise awareness … Continue reading “L’Oréal, New Coalition, & Others Seek Increased Role for Women in Tech”

The Biotech IPO Scorecard: Who’s Up, Who’s Down in 2013

Remember Plexxikon? The Berkeley, CA-based company had a lot of talent for structural biology-based drug design, an impressive new treatment for melanoma, and a strong management team. Two years ago, nobody on Wall Street cared one whit. Plexxikon flirted with the idea of going public, found little interest, and sold itself off to Japan-based Daiichi … Continue reading “The Biotech IPO Scorecard: Who’s Up, Who’s Down in 2013”

With Big Bucks Chasing Big Data, Will Consumers Get a Cut?

As consumers, we’re often told a stampede of “big data” will soon make our lives better. Safer and cheaper healthcare, more effective government, lower prices at the corner store—it’s all possible when big companies start digging into the digital information produced by a constantly connected society. Today, the central bargain underwriting most of those lofty … Continue reading “With Big Bucks Chasing Big Data, Will Consumers Get a Cut?”

Chequed.com Receives $2,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b32e4e5f-9bc2-443b-ae19-650621d6afa2&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Chequed.com Mailing Address 24 Hamilton Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Company Description Chequed is an emerging leader in the rapidly growing market for Predictive Employee Selection technology. Chequed’s revolutionary Performance Engine delivers rapid, accurate predictions of a new hire’s performance. Website http://www.chequed.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Chequed.com Receives $2,000,000 Series B Financing”

ClosetDash Receives $40,000 Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f7a7429-3dd4-4629-adc5-12e4bf80fcee&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name ClosetDash Mailing Address 30 East 20th St New York, NY 10003 Company Description We’ve all been there: The mad dash of a sample sale, grabbing anything just because it’s 70% off only to be left with a handful of clothes that just don’t work. Now they sit … Continue reading “ClosetDash Receives $40,000 Seed Round”

Metropolist Secures $40,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5fdf7eef-9784-407a-89b0-2755cf5c03af&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Metropolist Mailing Address 20 W. 20th Street New York, NY 10011 Company Description Metropolist helps you find local businesses you’ll love with advice from friends and people sharing your taste. All kinds of people use Metropolist to keep track of their favorites. Simply follow people you like … Continue reading “Metropolist Secures $40,000 Seed Financing Round”

Tapactive Obtains $40,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4bea58bb-4976-4c1a-9e8b-2ebb245e4ec3&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Tapactive Mailing Address 483 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10012 Company Description Your instructor comes to you, on your schedule. Choose your favorite workout type and we’ll turn your apartment, office or park into the hottest fitness studio in the city. All you need is space … Continue reading “Tapactive Obtains $40,000 Seed Funding Round”

Piiku Obtains $40,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6cebdf65-ccbd-482c-aad7-5e25abeac8b2&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Piiku Mailing Address 230 Park Avenue New York, NY 10169 Company Description Piiku is based on the premise that advertising has always subsidized traditional content mediums (live TV, print, radio). Website http://www.piiku.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $40,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use … Continue reading “Piiku Obtains $40,000 Seed Financing”

Agolo Secures $40,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36803492-f80a-4efe-a487-ae1ac50276aa&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Agolo Mailing Address 625 6th Ave 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 Company Description Agolo is your Twitter personal assistant that detects your inquiries and provides answers mined from your unique social networks. Website http://www.agolo.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $40,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Agolo Secures $40,000 Seed Financing”

Admitted.ly Obtains $40,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33c7ce08-3c61-4e54-a292-b3aa92510598&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Admitted.ly Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10453 Company Description Admitted.ly is your personalized guidance counselor online. It offers a free tool for high school students and parents to discover ideal US universities, determine chances of admission, and ultimately improve those chances of getting admitted to one … Continue reading “Admitted.ly Obtains $40,000 Seed Financing”

Gigzolo Secures $40,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bafa3fe0-7a83-4d2a-92f8-d0fd40fb7a64&Preview=1 Date 6/3/2013 Company Name Gigzolo Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10040 Company Description We’re a community of artists and admirers driven by a passion to enhance the way people access live entertainment. Website http://www.gigzolo.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $40,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the … Continue reading “Gigzolo Secures $40,000 Seed Funding”

Merck Joins Bristol, Genentech in Great Cancer Immunotherapy Race

Merck wasn’t the first company to develop targeted antibody drugs 15 years ago, and wasn’t first to show immunotherapy could work against cancer a couple years ago. But the giant drugmaker has put itself in the small group of companies bringing forward a wave of new treatments that stimulate the immune system to fight cancer … Continue reading “Merck Joins Bristol, Genentech in Great Cancer Immunotherapy Race”

FarmersWeb Secures $1,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64e967be-bfee-49df-9ed2-fe732a940bc5&Preview=1 Date 6/1/2013 Company Name FarmersWeb Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10040 Company Description FarmersWeb connects local farmers and producers with wholesale buyers. Our custom online platform enables greater and more efficient access to local farm fresh products for chefs, buyers, schools, country clubs, institutional kitchens, and retail stores. Website http://www.farmersweb.com … Continue reading “FarmersWeb Secures $1,000,000 New Financing”

Venture for America’s 2nd Class Brings out LinkedIn and HuffPo Bosses

Last night Venture for America celebrated its second, and much larger, class of fellows with the help of The Huffington Post’s president, Arianna Huffington, and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. Venture for America recruits seniors and recent grads from top universities to work for two years at startups in urban areas across the country. Later this … Continue reading “Venture for America’s 2nd Class Brings out LinkedIn and HuffPo Bosses”

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

If you’ve been away all week at an extended post-Memorial Day barbecue, have no fear! We’ve got all of your East Coast biotech news wrapped up below: —Waltham, MA and Dublin, Ireland-based Alkermes (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALKS]]) unveiled detail results from its mid-stage clinical trial on ALKS 5461, its experimental drug for major depressive disorder. The drug, … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Epizyme, Alkermes, Ophthotech, & More”

11 Reasons Why Flickr, Not Facebook, Is the Place to Put Your Photos

What’s the best way to put your pictures on the Internet these days? There are at least two answers to that question. If you’re just asking which photo sharing service is the most popular, then Facebook is the hands-down winner. People upload roughly 350 million photos to the social network every day. Snapchat isn’t far … Continue reading “11 Reasons Why Flickr, Not Facebook, Is the Place to Put Your Photos”

Why Not Test a Supply Chain Model? What We’ve Got Isn’t Working

I find myself siding more with Flagship’s Noubar Afeyan than with Katrine Bosley in the intriguing conversation emerging in Xconomy in recent weeks over the supply chain model for early stage biotech. Today neither biotech nor pharma are producing a sufficient supply of new products. If we can’t figure out a way to profitably finance … Continue reading “Why Not Test a Supply Chain Model? What We’ve Got Isn’t Working”

Moogsoft Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f063b05d-6ec1-48da-a220-4c086803db19&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2013 Company Name Moogsoft Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10278 Company Description Moogsoft was founded by Phil Tee and Mike Silvey, two passionate Service Assurance pioneers, to reduce the cost and effort involved in managing incidents and problems in modern service delivery infrastructures. Website http://www.moogsoft.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Moogsoft Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing”

Food52 Obtains $250,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba498bc1-1003-4ae5-9212-7357dcce3c1d&Preview=1 Date 5/31/2013 Company Name Food52 Mailing Address 116 Willow Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 Company Description We love spending time in the kitchen, and we believe that memorable cooking doesn’t have to be complicated or precious. Website http://www.food52.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $250,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Food52 Obtains $250,000 Series A Financing”

ChaCha’s Dan Hodges Expects Guided Answers to Rival Web Searches

When “guided search” platform ChaCha hired Dan Hodges in March to be its president the company also set up a New York office for him to head up its growth. ChaCha is a mobile Web platform for getting questions answered with the help of human guides. Users can submit questions via text message, the ChaCha … Continue reading “ChaCha’s Dan Hodges Expects Guided Answers to Rival Web Searches”

Top 20 Under-the-Radar Trends in Innovation

What’s the most important trend in innovation that nobody is talking about? We at Xconomy reached out across our national network of innovation leaders (the Xconomists) to get some answers to this question, and to spur some intercity discussion. What we got back was astounding for its diversity and depth. And while it’s no longer … Continue reading “Top 20 Under-the-Radar Trends in Innovation”

At a Startup, Does Being the Only Woman in the Room Matter?

It’s hardly a secret that the male-dominated world of high-growth entrepreneurship doesn’t boast a treasure trove of women. Despite the fact that female-led start-ups have a track record of driving success, businesses founded by women account for less than 9 percent of venture funding. Considering that 50 percent of the people walking the earth are … Continue reading “At a Startup, Does Being the Only Woman in the Room Matter?”

Postmates Sets Up Shop in New York—Right in Seamless’s Backyard

Today Postmates revealed it has expanded its app-driven, shopping and delivery service to New York with a team operating in the Flatiron neighborhood. This puts the San Francisco startup in three cities, including Seattle, and on New York-based Seamless’s home turf. Postmates lets consumers order prepared food, groceries, and even office supplies that will be … Continue reading “Postmates Sets Up Shop in New York—Right in Seamless’s Backyard”

Dering Hall Secures $1,400,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddec1bad-32e9-4365-a037-21027e1eb055&Preview=1 Date 5/30/2013 Company Name Dering Hall Mailing Address 55 Grove Street New York, NY 10014 Company Description Dering Hall is an online marketplace for the finest interior designers, architects, artisans, and design galleries to showcase their work and sell new, high-end home furnishings and accessories. At Dering Hall we are passionate … Continue reading “Dering Hall Secures $1,400,000 Seed Financing Round”

Blippar Believes Its Image Recognition App Goes Beyond Augmented Reality

Among the tricks that smartphones can learn, augmented reality is still maturing its way towards the mainstream, but Blippar hopes its app will become as common as tweeting. Augmented reality is a way to view one’s surroundings using cameras on mobile devices to see virtual layers of images and information inserted into the scene. Blippar’s … Continue reading “Blippar Believes Its Image Recognition App Goes Beyond Augmented Reality”

Assigning Credit and Blame to Biopharma R&D Chiefs

There’s been an awful lot of turnover lately among Big Biopharma R&D chiefs, with departures from Merck, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Roche, and AbbVie. Their average tenure in this position was less than 7 years; the range was from less than 2 to 12. That’s similar to the average CEO tenure, which is only 8.4 … Continue reading “Assigning Credit and Blame to Biopharma R&D Chiefs”

Ophthotech Nabs $175M To Fund Late-Stage Trial For Eye Drug

Ophthotech was founded by former Eyetech Pharmaceuticals executives to change the standard of care for the “wet” form of age-related macular degeneration: the leading cause of blindness among adults in the western world. With a new $175 million round of financing the New York company will get its shot to prove its new drug candidate … Continue reading “Ophthotech Nabs $175M To Fund Late-Stage Trial For Eye Drug”

NVCA: Venture Capital Finally Returned More Than It Took in 2012

It’s no secret that venture capital has struggled since the dot-com implosion. The latest dispatch from the industry’s U.S. trade group, however, says there might be some promising signs of better performance. In a new report wrapping up the 2012 performance for VCs, the National Venture Capital Association says the broad industry finally returned to the … Continue reading “NVCA: Venture Capital Finally Returned More Than It Took in 2012”

Applying “Innovation Arbitrage” to Develop Novel Medicines in China

[Editor’s Note: This post was co-authored by Jessica Yingling of Little Dog Communications.] Loosely defined, arbitrage is striking a combination of matching deals that capitalize upon an imbalance. Profit is gained from the difference between the market prices. With the Chinese government focusing on innovation through forward-looking national agendas for economic development, the opportunity to … Continue reading “Applying “Innovation Arbitrage” to Develop Novel Medicines in China”

Erply Lands $2,150,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=127c35eb-8d3c-4d4f-a01b-216069cd2c78&Preview=1 Date 5/28/2013 Company Name Erply Mailing Address 110 West 40th St. New York, NY 10016 Company Description Erply is online business software, so you access your data using your browser. We didn’t just clone existing desktop solutions and put them online. Erply is a new way of thinking about inventory, pos, … Continue reading “Erply Lands $2,150,000 Series B Financing”

Videology Receives $60,000,000 Series D Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e177fa0-4d24-476e-8f51-9eb63faa6a14&Preview=1 Date 5/28/2013 Company Name Videology Mailing Address 1500 Broadway New York, NY 10036 Company Description The Videology Addressable Audience Platform is a video advertising technology that works across all video screens to connect brands with those consumers they most want to reach. We do this through mathematically driven analyses and allocation … Continue reading “Videology Receives $60,000,000 Series D Funding”

Conversocial Secures $4,400,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b00d0f06-c12f-4bee-8693-aa55b87d9d1e&Preview=1 Date 5/28/2013 Company Name Conversocial Mailing Address 902 Broadway 6th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Social media is rapidly changing customer service.We’re here to help you stay on top. We’re the leader in social customer service.We know what your customers need, and we know what you need. Website http://www.conversocial.com … Continue reading “Conversocial Secures $4,400,000 Series A Financing”

TiqIQ Secures $600,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b15aa2d8-f525-47cb-8b8a-f85df9ba9e42&Preview=1 Date 5/28/2013 Company Name TiqIQ Mailing Address 462 7th Avenue New York, NY 11215 Company Description TiqIQ was founded two years ago with the singular mission to make buying event tickets more transparent, efficient, and simpler. We deliver on that mission each day by providing ticket buyers with real-time information on … Continue reading “TiqIQ Secures $600,000 New Round”

Mission Markets Receives $1,500,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a2c715a-0758-4ecc-8123-e6f7f2774716&Preview=1 Date 5/25/2013 Company Name Mission Markets Mailing Address 333 Hudson St 6th Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description We provide investors access to a world of sustainable and impact investment opportunities in a variety of sectors and financing structures. Website http://www.missionmarkets.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mission Markets Receives $1,500,000 Series A Funding”

Do You Have A Story to Tell? Here Are the Digital Tools You’ll Need

Back in January I got an invitation out of the blue to give a 1-hour talk at the Palo Alto Research Center—the Xerox-owned lab better known as PARC. The invitation was completely open-ended. The full extent of PARC’s guidance was “we think you would have a lot of interesting things to share.” If you’re a … Continue reading “Do You Have A Story to Tell? Here Are the Digital Tools You’ll Need”

East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Regeneron, Actavis, NPS, & More

Broad startup initiatives, big acquisitions, critical data readouts, and more characterized the news flowing out of the biotech sector along the East Coast this week. Details below: —Residents of Long Island, NY, were dismayed when Astellas Pharma shut down their local biotech flagship, OSI Pharmaceuticals. But Accelerate LI is trying to turn things around. The … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Regeneron, Actavis, NPS, & More”

LoyalBlocks Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=058d56ce-7daf-439b-9fcb-b0138f919cf2&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2013 Company Name LoyalBlocks Mailing Address 41E 11th St New York, NY 10003 Company Description LoyalBlocks is a highly advanced loyalty marketing solution for brick and mortar businesses and their clients. Website http://www.loyalblocks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be used … Continue reading “LoyalBlocks Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

Vaunte Garners $1,120,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d21687c0-692e-4465-bd4f-b58b29a7c1ab&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2013 Company Name Vaunte Mailing Address 153 W 27 th Street New York, NY 10001 Company Description We’re about revolutionizing editorial fashion, celebrating the stylish set, innovating charity, and being socially responsible (recycling amazing closets). Website http://www.vaunte.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,120,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes With … Continue reading “Vaunte Garners $1,120,000 Seed Funding Round”

Glyphr Lands $18,000 Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78e75928-14ff-45cf-b6c1-a33e974eaf81&Preview=1 Date 5/24/2013 Company Name Glyphr Mailing Address 235 Harrison St Syracuse, NY 13202 Company Description Glyphr is developing a 3D augmented reality application that turns mobile advertisements into “meaningful engagement” and enables brands to give their audience an “immersive interactive experience.” Website http://www.glyphr.cc Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $18,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Glyphr Lands $18,000 Seed Funding”

Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer Speaks About Deciding to Go Public

Selling digital images and video helped Shutterstock in New York make its mark. Now CEO and founder Jon Oringer sees potential to expand into other content and media. He spoke as part of Internet Week New York, discussing why his company went public last October and new ways in which he wants to expand its … Continue reading “Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer Speaks About Deciding to Go Public”

Mayer’s Challenge: Merging the Cultures of Yahoo and Tumblr

Yahoo + Tumblr is a good match because Tumblr has the huge and vibrant social network, but no revenues, while Yahoo lacks social, but knows how to earn money on ads. Yahoo + Tumblr are a bad match, because Yahoo is a company with 14,000 employees in a corporate organizational culture needing change, while Tumblr … Continue reading “Mayer’s Challenge: Merging the Cultures of Yahoo and Tumblr”

Happy Cloud Receives $4,250,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8db027e5-30b0-47f0-a06b-03855d132223&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2013 Company Name Happy Cloud Mailing Address 1 Union Square South New York, NY 10003 Company Description The Happy Cloud network lets you play games on demand, much like video on demand for your cable TV–no more waiting for long downloads! Our patent-pending technology pre-installs and pre-packages the game on … Continue reading “Happy Cloud Receives $4,250,000 Series A Financing Round”

TrulyWireless Receives Seed Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07f8537e-fc6b-48bd-b05b-ec6bd8be85f7&Preview=1 Date 5/23/2013 Company Name TrulyWireless Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10040 Company Description TrulyWireless has built an enterprise phone system that’s cheaper than traditional systems and runs entirely on smartphones. Website http://www.trulywireless.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to … Continue reading “TrulyWireless Receives Seed Round”

Crunchyroll Upgrades Anime Site to Connect Fans with Merchandise

Much of the media world makes its money by pairing merchandise with television programs and movies. Now Web-streaming service Crunchyroll has updated its platform to improve the way it sells toys and other show-related products to fans. Kun Gao, co-founder and CEO of Crunchyroll in San Francisco, is in New York this week to speak … Continue reading “Crunchyroll Upgrades Anime Site to Connect Fans with Merchandise”

Ironwood, NPS Pharma Tap Wall Street To Roll Out Lead Drugs

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and NPS Pharmaceuticals have plenty in common: both won FDA approval of their first drugs in 2012, and both are trying to prove to investors that they can successfully sell them. And now, both have sought out Wall Street to help them get it done. Cambridge, MA-based Ironwood and Bedminster, NJ-based NPS both … Continue reading “Ironwood, NPS Pharma Tap Wall Street To Roll Out Lead Drugs”