Category: New York

CEO New York Conference, Hosted by Boston Biotech

Sponsored by Boston Biotech Conference,  the NY CEO Conference is one of a series of thought-leader forums for senior biotechnology and pharmaceutical executives. The hosts include the CEOs of  Acorda Therapeutics and Regeneron and among the speakers will be represenatives of leading investment funds and research universities. Details and registration information can be found here.

Plyfe Lands $750,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa152521-168d-4ae8-8aac-3e341f0d6121&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2012 Company Name Plyfe Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 Company Description Founded in 2011, plyfe is a revolutionary new company that gives any consumer the ability to be rewarded for their digital, social, mobile and real-world activities (through plyfe.me or on partners’ properties), by competing in games with … Continue reading “Plyfe Lands $750,000 New Financing Round”

NoMoreRack Secures $12,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b7b2e6a-11c6-49aa-9a96-89d96b6ed09f&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2012 Company Name NoMoreRack Mailing Address 381 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Company Description Nomorerack.com is an online shopping destination that provides in-demand goods, at deep discounts. Website http://www.nomorerack.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With its new capital, NoMoreRack founder Melina … Continue reading “NoMoreRack Secures $12,000,000 New Round”

Only Two Complimentary Startup Tickets Left for Mobile Madness NY

We’re in the final countdown to Mobile Madness New York—only four more days. We are looking forward to insightful conversation with some of the leading minds in mobile computing, from VCs like Google Ventures General Partner (and Android co-founder) Rich Miner and IA Ventures founder Roger Ehrenberg to entrepreneurs like Eric Koester of Zaarly and … Continue reading “Only Two Complimentary Startup Tickets Left for Mobile Madness NY”

Five Characteristics VCs Look For in a Marketing Exec

Venture capitalists are paying more attention to the structure of the marketing teams they invest in. Why? Because marketing plays an increasingly influential role in the success of their portfolio companies. To ensure that the marketing department can generate the kind of leads that drive sales, they want to see a particular profile in a … Continue reading “Five Characteristics VCs Look For in a Marketing Exec”

East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Selecta, Rib-X, Cambridge, & More

Big Pharma expanded its love affair with biotech startups this week, making investments and doing deals, while Cambridge continued to be the place to do business for emerging life sciences companies. New York, on the other hand, is hosting an awful lot of clinical trials. —On Thursday, Rib-X Pharmaceuticals of New Haven, CT, closed the … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Selecta, Rib-X, Cambridge, & More”

Photo Books from Blurb: A High-Tech Gift Idea with Low-Tech Charm

SPOILER ALERT: If your name is Paul or Patricia Roush and you live in Central Lake, MI, stop reading now or you’ll ruin one of the surprises under the Christmas tree this year. Really. You’ve been warned! Every year I put “Amazon gift certificate” on my holiday and birthday wish lists so that I can … Continue reading “Photo Books from Blurb: A High-Tech Gift Idea with Low-Tech Charm”

Rent the Runway Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e2cb413-b2c4-4c64-b6fa-a47ba22de8ce&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2012 Company Name Rent the Runway Mailing Address 304 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013 Company Description What if your closet was big enough to hold all the latest runway trends? What if, just for a night, you could experiment a little – say, try a one-shoulder dress in a … Continue reading “Rent the Runway Receives $20,000,000 New Financing Round”

Rib-X Closes First Tranche of $67.5 Million Preferred Stock Financing

[Updated 11:21 a.m.] Rib-X Pharmaceuticals of New Haven, CT, said today that it closed the first tranche of a $67.5 million Series 2 preferred stock financing, with a second tranche expected to close by year end. The company says it will use the money to fund a Phase 3 clinical trial of delafloxacin, an antibiotic for … Continue reading “Rib-X Closes First Tranche of $67.5 Million Preferred Stock Financing”

Meet VeeMe: The Virtual Agent Programmed to Think Like Me

Meet VeeMe, my “virtual me” that acts like me and reacts like me. I’ve written about him/me before (here and here). If you think VeeMe sounds creepy, I agree! But I think it will happen. I both fear it and hope for it. So far, the information revolution has consistently performed beyond our imaginations. Twenty … Continue reading “Meet VeeMe: The Virtual Agent Programmed to Think Like Me”

In-Game Ads Push Into Mobile Market, But Play It Safe

Considering the growing amount of time people spend using their smartphones, phablets, and tablets—especially to playing games—it’s no surprise that advertisers and marketers want to use mobile devices in new ways to get their messages in front of us. Last night in New York, executives from marketing companies such as Publicis and game developers Funtactix … Continue reading “In-Game Ads Push Into Mobile Market, But Play It Safe”

Nick Beim Jumps from Matrix Partners to Venrock

Boston-based venture capital firm Matrix Partners has lost its New York-based partner. Star investor Nick Beim, who had been with Matrix for 12 years and in New York for the firm since 2010, has joined Manhattan-based Venrock. A Venrock spokesperson says the firm is not commenting on Beim’s switch. But according to Beim’s Linkedin page, … Continue reading “Nick Beim Jumps from Matrix Partners to Venrock”

Zaarly at Mobile Madness: 2013 a Big Year for the ‘Peer Economy’

When local commerce startup Zaarly set out to create specialized home pages for people selling goods and services, the company had plenty of digital expertise to draw from. But part of its homework was decidely old school. In San Mateo, CA, a city just south of San Francisco, the startup with high-profile venture capital backers … Continue reading “Zaarly at Mobile Madness: 2013 a Big Year for the ‘Peer Economy’”

Big Pharma’s Role in Supporting the Life Science Innovation Ecosystem

The life sciences industry has been challenged over the last several years with an economic environment that is not conducive to breeding new innovation. While things are slowly improving, reports abound of fewer investments in life science start-ups and fewer active investors in the sector. Many new ideas aren’t being developed—because the financial climate can’t … Continue reading “Big Pharma’s Role in Supporting the Life Science Innovation Ecosystem”

Stray Boots Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4860bddd-9835-4b92-8f38-174d6742c9b7&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Stray Boots Mailing Address 72 Allen St New York, NY 10002 Company Description In 2008, a couple handsome guys in red and black sweaters started Stray Boots based on the idea that exploring your city could be way more fun if you made it into a game. … Continue reading “Stray Boots Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Funding”

Silver Living Obtains Seed Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99d586b9-a3d5-47ca-a98e-e52b89ead231&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2012 Company Name Silver Living Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 Company Description Silver Living was founded with the vision of making it easier to find and research senior living communities. The Silver Living team is based in New York City and devoted themselves to making it less stressful … Continue reading “Silver Living Obtains Seed Funding”

Pfizer Invests in Rhythm to Support Diabetes, Obesity Drug Programs

Boston-based Rhythm can move ahead with its experimental drugs for obesity and diabetes assured of a very deep-pocketed partner. The startup announced today that Pfizer Venture Investments, the venture capital arm of New York pharma giant Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]), agreed to invest $8 million in the company, completing a $33 million Series B financing. That … Continue reading “Pfizer Invests in Rhythm to Support Diabetes, Obesity Drug Programs”

Is DealDown Winding Down after Brief Foray in Deals Badlands?

It is not clear what is happening at DealDown in Brooklyn. Co-founder Martin Mittelman said via e-mail he could not currently comment, but according to a candid blog by former content manager Jeremy Davis, the startup DealDown seems to be on the way out: “Yesterday, I walked into work to find out that DealDown was … Continue reading “Is DealDown Winding Down after Brief Foray in Deals Badlands?”

And the Global Capital of Robotics Is…Everywhere

Here at Xconomy we’ve spilled considerable ink over the question of why Silicon Valley robotics companies seem to lag behind their peers in big centers of robotics like Boston and Pittsburgh. But if you look at the locations of robot makers worldwide, it’s clear that no single region really dominates this emerging industry. Makers of … Continue reading “And the Global Capital of Robotics Is…Everywhere”

PowerInbox Merges with ActivePath, Looks to Push Interactive E-mail

What happens in Boston doesn’t always stay in Boston. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg, who famously moved Facebook from Harvard to Silicon Valley in 2004. But Matt Thazhmon, who wouldn’t mind overthrowing Zuck as the king of social, is playing things a little differently. His Cambridge, MA-based social e-mail startup, PowerInbox, is merging with New York-based … Continue reading “PowerInbox Merges with ActivePath, Looks to Push Interactive E-mail”

Mobile Madness: Last Day to Save $125 on Our Dec. 4 Conference

The leftovers are dwindling and the food coma’s well past. Maybe you camped out for a big sale, or spent Monday scouring the Web for deals. But if you’re still in the mood to save some serious cash, Thanksgiving isn’t quite over. That’s because today is the last chance to claim Thanksgiving Special tickets for … Continue reading “Mobile Madness: Last Day to Save $125 on Our Dec. 4 Conference”

Life Sciences Summit 2012

The Life Sciences Summit is a translational sciences partnering meeting dedicated to fostering collaborations to accelerate the development of next-generation therapeutics. The Summit is all about building innovative partnerships, accelerating development, reducing risk, and fueling product pipelines to bring new options to patients in need. Speakers and panelists include key opinion leaders from industry, academia, … Continue reading “Life Sciences Summit 2012”

NYSSA Life Sciences Conference

The New York Society of Security Analysts Life Sciences meeting provides an overview/outlook of the life sciences sector by Yigal Nochomovitz, Vice President of Biotech Equity Research at Morgan Stanley, followed by presentations from executives of ten emerging/mid-cap publicly traded companies developing new drugs, devices,  and technologies. They will provide updates about their business, pipelines, and … Continue reading “NYSSA Life Sciences Conference”

Coridea Out to Prove Devices can Replace Drugs—and Succeeding

The burning question of the biopharma industry over the last several years is “where are the new drugs?” With blockbusters going off patent and investigational drugs failing in clinical trial after clinical trial, there has been a dearth of important new medications, and venture capital financing in life sciences startups has dropped like a stone. A … Continue reading “Coridea Out to Prove Devices can Replace Drugs—and Succeeding”

Does Jerusalem Have What It Takes to Build A Life Sciences Cluster?

Dark news was coming out of Israel on the morning of November 15. But in a talk that morning at MIT, Nir Barkat, mayor of Jerusalem, painted a bright picture of the city’s future. Barkat—whose name, incidentally, means “light”—argues that Jerusalem’s “brand name” has been building for over 3,000 years. As a panelist at the … Continue reading “Does Jerusalem Have What It Takes to Build A Life Sciences Cluster?”

Hello Health Garners $11,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04e1ad38-e255-49a8-a0a9-940d37f612e7&Preview=1 Date 11/27/2012 Company Name Hello Health Mailing Address 10 Morton Street New York, NY 10014 Company Description Hello Health provides the Patient Management platform and the professional services that allow practitioners to build stronger patients relationships, automate their processes, increase revenue and take control of their practices. Website http://www.hellohealth.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Hello Health Garners $11,500,000 New Financing”

PowerInbox Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f034c367-5c75-4608-875d-f432c5ef8a95&Preview=1 Date 11/27/2012 Company Name PowerInbox Mailing Address 112 W. 34th Street 17th Floor New York, NY 10120 Company Description PowerInbox brings the app experience to email. Email apps make your emails more useful by letting you perform actions inside the email itself. Website http://www.powerinbox.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 … Continue reading “PowerInbox Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Funding”

Y Combinator Alters Investment Package to Avoid “Contested Divorces”

Startups admitted the Winter 2013 class at Y Combinator, the prestigious startup accelerator in Mountain View, CA, will be greeted by a smaller investment package. Under a new program outlined in a blog post today, startups will get $80,000 each from a group of four outside venture investors, in addition to Y Combinator’s investment of … Continue reading “Y Combinator Alters Investment Package to Avoid “Contested Divorces””

Hello Health Raises $11.5 Million to Expand Electronic Health Records

Hello Health, which has an unusual model for offering electronic health records systems to doctors, said today that it raised $11.5 million in additional financing, with First Generation Capital as its lead investor. That brings the total amount raised by the New York-based subsidiary of Montreal’s Myca Health to $21.5 million in the past two years. … Continue reading “Hello Health Raises $11.5 Million to Expand Electronic Health Records”

Hipcricket’s Ivan Braiker to Chat about Ads, Commerce at Mobile Madness NY

Innovation will only carry a business so far without a plan to grow—and that can mean seeking out a partner who brings different technology and expertise to the table. In late summer 2011, Hipcricket decided it was time to make such a move when it agreed to be acquired by New York-based Augme Technologies. More … Continue reading “Hipcricket’s Ivan Braiker to Chat about Ads, Commerce at Mobile Madness NY”

The Few and the Proud: The Biotech Startup Class of 2012

[Updated: 3:35 pm PT, 12/3/12] Quick: Can you name three exciting biotech companies that got started, in your city, in 2012? I can’t, as a citizen of Seattle. Chances are, no matter where you live in the U.S., and no matter how plugged-in you are into the industry, you can’t either. This wasn’t supposed to … Continue reading “The Few and the Proud: The Biotech Startup Class of 2012”

Tunespotter Receives $475,000 Seed Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d1661ccc-f8bc-44c5-af03-db9264c2af0e&Preview=1 Date 11/26/2012 Company Name Tunespotter Mailing Address 238 West 106th Street New York, NY 10025 Company Description Tunespotter is a super-secret website that aims to be a visual search platform for music on movies, TV shows, and commercials. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $475,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Tunespotter Receives $475,000 Seed Financing Round”

East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Insider Trading, Shire, Pfizer

Alleged skullduggery by some New Jersey pharma execs, drug development pacts, and a European drug approval marked this holiday week on the East Coast. —The holiday-shortened week started out with an apparent crime caper right out of Law and Order. Three New Jersey-based pharma execs from Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]), Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]])and Stryker (NYSE: [[ticker:SYK]]) … Continue reading “East Coast Life Sciences Roundup: Insider Trading, Shire, Pfizer”

Bluefly Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc08c599-37ed-4841-8aaa-16436d9a6673&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2012 Company Name Bluefly Mailing Address 42 West 39th St. New York, NY 10018 Company Description Founded in 1998, Bluefly, Inc. (NASDAQ SmallCap: BFLY) is a leading online retailer of designer brands, fashion trends and superior value. Website http://www.bluefly.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Bluefly Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round”

Datadog Obtains $6,200,000 Series A Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b711ac39-bae3-444f-909c-ff8c32060c81&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2012 Company Name Datadog Mailing Address 1140 Broadway New York, NY 10001 Company Description Datadog is a service for IT, Operations and Development teams who write and run applications at scale, and want to turn the massive amounts of data produced by their apps, tools and services into actionable insight. … Continue reading “Datadog Obtains $6,200,000 Series A Financing”

Investors Interested in Health IT—With Caveats

Established companies such as Dell Computer (NASDAQ: [[ticker:DELL]]) and Becton Dickinson (NYSE: [[ticker:BDX]]) say they are eager to invest in health IT startups—they just need to figure out how the U.S. healthcare system is going to evolve over the next five years; what applications are most likely to get reimbursed; what technologies make the most sense … Continue reading “Investors Interested in Health IT—With Caveats”

Sonar CEO Brett Martin to Speak at Mobile Madness NY

For all the power crammed into mobile devices, there are more ways we can use them to connect with the world immediately around us. Many people already turn to their smartphones to find retailers, restaurants, and driving directions. We also use these gadgets to update friends in our social networks on our day-to-day activities, regardless … Continue reading “Sonar CEO Brett Martin to Speak at Mobile Madness NY”

QuaDPharma Receives $1,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90a3de19-2b28-41fb-9759-880604fb0323&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2012 Company Name QuaDPharma Mailing Address 11342 Main Street Clarence New York, NY 14031 Company Description Founded in 2010 by President & CEO Stephen A. Panaro, Ph.D. QuaDPharma, Inc. was designed from the beginning to serve the needs of the pharmaceutical industry that relates to small-scale pre-commercial and commercial manufacturing. … Continue reading “QuaDPharma Receives $1,000,000 New Funding Round”

NVCA Sponsoring 40 Startup Tickets for Mobile Madness NY on Dec. 4

The madness is nearly upon us…mobile madness, that is. We’re only two weeks away from Mobile Madness New York, a half-day forum filled with interactive talks with some of the top names in mobile computing and innovation, from Android co-inventor Rich Miner (now at Google Ventures) to Roger Ehrenberg of IA Ventures to Zarly co-founder … Continue reading “NVCA Sponsoring 40 Startup Tickets for Mobile Madness NY on Dec. 4”

Outbrain Purges Customers Who Abused Platform, Takes Hit on Revenue

It can be easy to make a quick buck in this city, but New York’s rapidly growing Outbrain chose recently to turn down some business that it says cast a pall on its long-term plans. The six-year-old company, which developed a content recommendation engine, steers its users to online stories and videos from publishers that … Continue reading “Outbrain Purges Customers Who Abused Platform, Takes Hit on Revenue”

Tel Aviv, L.A. Right Behind Silicon Valley in Startup Genome Rankings

Brace for some surprising news. As a place to build a startup, Tel Aviv, Israel, outranks every other major startup hub in the world except Silicon Valley. That’s according to a report set to be released today by Startup Genome, a San Francisco-based R&D project. All right, you say; surely the No. 3 spot after … Continue reading “Tel Aviv, L.A. Right Behind Silicon Valley in Startup Genome Rankings”

How To Build a Biotech Cluster That Isn’t Boston or SF

I live and work in Louisville, KY, a city that probably isn’t too different from a lot of communities in the U.S. that are not biotech hubs like San Francisco and Boston. Driven in part by economic development, many in my hometown would like to develop a biotech cluster. But building a biotech cluster is … Continue reading “How To Build a Biotech Cluster That Isn’t Boston or SF”

Xconomist of the Week: Q&A with General Assembly’s Brad Hargreaves

I hate New York sports teams. But I don’t mind New York startup incubators. Especially when they have a growing presence in Boston and other cities. General Assembly is much more than that, of course. The company runs a network of startup schools dedicated to entrepreneurship and education, primarily in the fields of technology, business, … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Q&A with General Assembly’s Brad Hargreaves”

LocalSpin Receives $250,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7253bf0-3a50-4c47-85c9-39a56925f1dc&Preview=1 Date 11/20/2012 Company Name LocalSpin Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 Company Description LocalSpin allows you to share your favorite restaurants, bars, and cafes with your Facebook friends and see your friends favorite places. Other sites and apps rely on strangers to tell you where to eat. From now on, … Continue reading “LocalSpin Receives $250,000 New Funding Round”

Kaltura Lands $25,000,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33def654-8cc6-4cbb-b3fc-76b73bc10ef5&Preview=1 Date 11/20/2012 Company Name Kaltura Mailing Address 200 Park Ave. S. 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 Lands $25,000,000 New Round”

Kaltura Obtains $25,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=33def654-8cc6-4cbb-b3fc-76b73bc10ef5&Preview=1 Date 11/20/2012 Company Name Kaltura Mailing Address 200 Park Ave. S. 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 Obtains $25,000,000 New Funding”

SumAll Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7d97243-804c-46cd-a27e-fc483b0af71a&Preview=1 Date 11/20/2012 Company Name SumAll Mailing Address 247 Centre Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description We’re creating a tool that people can use to choose practical courses of action quickly and painlessly, and to support them as they implement those actions. We’ll make it easy for you to … Continue reading “SumAll Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”