Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb3dda71-79a1-4f24-b811-c74575b1ead5 Date 8/21/2015 Company Name Hightower Mailing Address 176 Grand Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Hightower uses leasing activity data to instantly create analytical insights into commercial real estate portfolios. Owners can organize assets by fund, region, or asset manager, and use Hightower to monitor and diagnose … Continue reading “Hightower Secures New Funding Round”
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Oracle Acquires Maxymiser for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=beafbb29-b07d-41f6-8dd4-965cf2041535 Date 8/21/2015 Company Name Maxymiser Mailing Address 532 Broadway 10th Floor New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Maxymiser is the global expert in multivariate testing, personalization and optimization solutions. Website http://www.maxymiser.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not … Continue reading “Oracle Acquires Maxymiser for Undisclosed Sum”
ZocDoc Lands $130,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa5bf05d-78a6-4be3-bc97-c531d8d28d00 Date 8/20/2015 Company Name ZocDoc Mailing Address 568 Broadway 9th Floor New York, NY 10012 USA 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 … Continue reading “ZocDoc Lands $130,000,000 New Financing Round”
What NBCUniversal’s Investment in BuzzFeed Says about Digital Media
With a pen stroke, media giant NBCUniversal dived deeper into new media’s digital waters—perhaps in a move to be more competitive—by investing $200 million in New York-based BuzzFeed. The deal shows how the industry is drastically changing. Rumors had been circulating of an equity deal before Tuesday’s joint announcement by BuzzFeed and NBCUniversal, also based … Continue reading “What NBCUniversal’s Investment in BuzzFeed Says about Digital Media”
Vengo Secures $718,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9eda9677-887c-4bdd-8b77-3406a19a6544 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Vengo Mailing Address 45-50 30th Street 7th Floor Long Island City, NY 11101 USA Company Description Vengo…convenience on the go. Life is unpredictable. Planning ahead is hard. Vengo is for the things you forgot…or maybe you didn’t know you needed. So go Vengo and get back to … Continue reading “Vengo Secures $718,000 New Financing Round”
Away Garners $2,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1920664-848d-469f-a7d4-4956ae98d268 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Away Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Alongside high-end materials, Away luggage will also offer some additional tech, such as the ability to charge devices and a way to track the location of luggage through an accompanying app. Website http://www.awaytravel.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Away Garners $2,500,000 Seed Financing”
Reelio Secures $5,052,232 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ca0b1cfe-a741-4cd4-8353-a0a3957ac70c Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Reelio Mailing Address 41 Elizabeth St. New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Our platform provides you with an automated self-service solution to help you find the best influencers for your brand. Website http://www.reelio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,052,232 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Reelio Secures $5,052,232 New Funding Round”
FanDuel Acquires NumberFire for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=735ca8c1-917e-45ac-9e6d-50fbe4988657 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name NumberFire Mailing Address 72 Allen Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10002 USA Company Description numberFire’s propietary technology helps you make smarter decisions by analyzing historical results, and making comparisons between how things happened in the past and how things might happen in the future. Website http://www.numberfire.com … Continue reading “FanDuel Acquires NumberFire for Undisclosed Sum”
Transcend Lighting Receives $120,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00816584-7f22-4b5c-9fc4-de1ff98e7b28 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Transcend Lighting Mailing Address 270 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Transcend Lighting started the way many companies have – at the kitchen table.Brian started building LED systems for his family at his kitchen table in New York City. Think soldering iron and … Continue reading “Transcend Lighting Receives $120,000 Seed Financing”
Hickory Secures $120,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ae9aa65-36d0-4961-a5a2-349a5d6e93d9 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Hickory Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10019 USA Company Description Hickory’s proprietary algorithm predicts when each employee will forget what they’ve learned and ensures their product knowledge remains up to date by sending targeted reinforcement exercises. Website http://www.hickorytraining.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $120,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Hickory Secures $120,000 Seed Round”
Scentbird Lands $120,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dee5e384-15bb-4f29-8759-29f0a5235650 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Scentbird Mailing Address 146 East 98Th Street New York, NY 10029 USA Company Description An e-commerce company that has created a discovery and sampling engine for scented beauty products (e.g., perfumes, home fragrance, bodycare). Scentbird eliminates the uncertainty of purchasing fragrances online by combining a visual fragrance … Continue reading “Scentbird Lands $120,000 Seed Round”
Paribus Garners $120,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b8c13f6-98fb-4bc8-916d-9fda4cf8e249 Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Paribus Mailing Address 625 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description The Paribus team brings years of experience in advanced data structures and algorithms, data security and privacy, consumer advocacy, and retail sales. We used to help Fortune 500 companies solve their complex optimization … Continue reading “Paribus Garners $120,000 Seed Funding”
Jopwell Secures $120,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88d0e316-5d81-49a2-a3ff-dbc4306af6aa Date 8/19/2015 Company Name Jopwell Mailing Address 379 West Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Our team is dedicated to helping bridge the minority employment gap plaguing the U.S. Website http://www.jopwell.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $120,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to … Continue reading “Jopwell Secures $120,000 Seed Round”
100 Years But Only One Drug: Sickle Cell Patients Wait For Help
Last week, 100,000 Americans with sickle cell disease and millions more around the world got encouraging news. Investors gave a vote of confidence, in the form of a $120 million IPO, to Global Blood Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GBT]]), a four-year-old biotech working on a pill that could become the biggest medical advance ever for the disease. … Continue reading “100 Years But Only One Drug: Sickle Cell Patients Wait For Help”
WaVe Joins the Crossover Party With $66M Series B for RNA Drugs
Another week, another startup biotech that has amassed the type of investor group that can support an initial public offering. This time, it’s Boston-based WaVe Life Sciences. WaVe, a startup trying to develop so-called “stereopure” RNA drugs, today raised a $66 million Series B round from a group of crossover investors that back both private … Continue reading “WaVe Joins the Crossover Party With $66M Series B for RNA Drugs”
Coalfire’s Larry Jones Talks Future Cyber Threats and Taking Charge
Waiting for the next big data breach to hit is probably not the best way to test how protected a company’s information is. With more businesses storing and using sensitive data, security is a top concern—especially when the government establishes rules on the matter that businesses must adhere to. Financial institutions, companies that handle medical … Continue reading “Coalfire’s Larry Jones Talks Future Cyber Threats and Taking Charge”
IRX Therapeutics Obtains $40,585,742 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c9cd691-6968-4dc4-8127-ad65c7005f8b Date 8/18/2015 Company Name IRX Therapeutics Mailing Address 140 West 57th Street New York, NY 10019 USA Company Description IRX Therapeutics’ mission is to discover and commercialize drugs that stimulate a coordinated TH1-specific cellular immune response to treat human diseases. This immune response is essential for the eradication of most viruses … Continue reading “IRX Therapeutics Obtains $40,585,742 New Round”
Reframing the Conversation About Technology and Government
When the conversation turns to government and technology, all too frequently the narrative becomes one of hopelessness. Healthcare.gov, the ancient computer sitting on the desk at the DMV, and the recent attacks by hackers on various government departments all help to reinforce this story of futility. And, inevitably, the questions get framed as, “Why can’t … Continue reading “Reframing the Conversation About Technology and Government”
ChatID Garners $11,230,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc4c7ff8-b652-4e3b-b339-d93ce858f5e8 Date 8/17/2015 Company Name ChatID Mailing Address 900 Broadway New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description ChatID powers real-time conversations between product experts and customers on retail sites and stores. Our exclusive network extends your current chat capabilities and effortlessly connects you with customers when they need their questions answered. Website … Continue reading “ChatID Garners $11,230,000 Series B Funding”
NYU-Poly School of Engineering Helping Veterans Become Entrepreneurs
In its latest effort to give military veterans guidance on joining the entrepreneurial scene, New York University graduated the first class of its Veteran Entrepreneur Training program this week. The ten-week series of free sessions and lectures took the group to the Varick Street, DUMBO, and Urban Future Lab incubators run in Manhattan and Brooklyn … Continue reading “NYU-Poly School of Engineering Helping Veterans Become Entrepreneurs”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Checkmate, Ovid & More
Investors in the broader biotech indices may have been losing money this week, but East Coast startups were finding it fairly easy to come by. A gene editing startup corralled $120 million and a portfolio of big-name investors. A scientist working for decades in the RNA drug space emerged with funding for his latest startup. … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Checkmate, Ovid & More”
Amitree Receives $1,609,987 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6272857d-53bd-47b6-890b-f2a52b358a67 Date 8/14/2015 Company Name Amitree Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Amitree was founded to make complex life processes more manageable. Our product, Closing Time, helps home buyers navigate the process of buying a home, organizing the dozens of mission-critical tasks into a simple, easy-to-understand checklist that … Continue reading “Amitree Receives $1,609,987 New Financing Round”
Wibbitz Sets Up NY HQ to Help More Publishers Turn Text Into Video
With attention spans getting shorter and shorter, publishers are looking for new tricks to make their content more attractive. Wibbitz has created a platform that turns text-based news articles into narrated video summaries to do just that. The company got its start in Tel Aviv, then moved its headquarters to New York in May just … Continue reading “Wibbitz Sets Up NY HQ to Help More Publishers Turn Text Into Video”
Findyr Obtains New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0aa2a399-554c-4fbc-ba41-66fbca05fa91 Date 8/13/2015 Company Name Findyr Mailing Address 122 West 26th St 5th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Findyr is a marketplace that enables users to make real-time information requests to collectors in over 120+ countries and gather local data, perform surveys, take photos or capture videos at any … Continue reading “Findyr Obtains New Financing Round”
BuzzFeed Secures $200,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44b9c41b-82ad-4ba0-92b9-a029af465f24 Date 8/13/2015 Company Name BuzzFeed Mailing Address 200 5th Ave. 8th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description The web is a 24/7 popularity contest. We help the good stuff win.We feature the kind of things you’d want to pass along to your friends: an outrageous video that’s about to … Continue reading “BuzzFeed Secures $200,000,000 New Round”
Microsoft Accelerator Alum Openhour Makes Work Time Personal
New York-based Openhour is banking on the notion that people who feel swamped with work want to find more efficient ways to spend their days at the office. The startup will soon roll out data-capture software that lets folks assess for themselves where and how their time is eaten up—such as being caught in too … Continue reading “Microsoft Accelerator Alum Openhour Makes Work Time Personal”
Dr. Frances Kelsey: American Hero, Government Regulator
Dr. Frances Kelsey passed away last week at the ripe old age of 101. She was a true hero in every sense of the word. How did she achieve this status? She did not pull someone out of a burning building. Didn’t dive into a lake to rescue a drowning child. Never threw herself on … Continue reading “Dr. Frances Kelsey: American Hero, Government Regulator”
Moving on From Sarepta, Krieg Lands at Cancer Startup Checkmate Pharma
RNA therapeutics veteran Art Krieg is back. A year after he was abruptly let go by Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]) amidst a reported boardroom scuffle, Krieg has resurfaced as the CEO of a Cambridge, MA-based startup called Checkmate Pharmaceuticals. The firm is emerging from stealth today with a $20 million round of financing. Checkmate isn’t … Continue reading “Moving on From Sarepta, Krieg Lands at Cancer Startup Checkmate Pharma”
BounceX Garners $6,450,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51f42f06-0c6f-424b-9a4c-0abef21520ad Date 8/12/2015 Company Name BounceX Mailing Address 620 8th Avenue 21st Floor New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Bounce Exchange is a cutting edge digital marketing platform—enabling its clients to transform their web traffic by serving content tailored to different visitor segments. Website http://www.bounceexchange.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “BounceX Garners $6,450,000 Series A Financing Round”
OptMed Obtains $200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=953e6d4c-bf34-4e3d-9346-340d5563b3a3 Date 8/12/2015 Company Name OptMed Mailing Address 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description Our lead biosurgical product in development—Devakor, a topical skin adhesive—is a replacement for surgical sutures. OptMed’s therapeutics in development are based on proprietary new indications for a widely used drug to provide targeted relaxation … Continue reading “OptMed Obtains $200,000 New Financing Round”
PaidEasy Secures $2,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b6d3309c-e121-44e4-bad2-5f0e5611459b Date 8/12/2015 Company Name PaidEasy Mailing Address 25 Broadway 9th Floor New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description PaidEasy is a mobile payments application that allows people to connect with merchants easy. Whether at the Dry Cleaner, Hotel, College Campus, Sporting Venues, Local Restaurants or Bars, we integrate seamlessly to allow … Continue reading “PaidEasy Secures $2,000,000 New Round”
Turing Pharmaceuticals Receives $90,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe95d45a-c171-49bd-8ede-810ab282561e Date 8/12/2015 Company Name Turing Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1177 Avenue of the Americas 39th Floor New York, NY 10036 USA Company Description Turing is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company focusing on patients with unmet medical needs. We are dedicated to helping patients, who often have limited or no effective treatment options, … Continue reading “Turing Pharmaceuticals Receives $90,000,000 Series A Round”
CareDox Garners $1,200,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1486923f-c7f4-49cc-a40e-81e927475394 Date 8/12/2015 Company Name CareDox Mailing Address 31 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description CareDox looks to make health information easily accessible and securely portable. Its first product was MotherKnows, a subscription-based service that is fast, simple and easy to use. Parents simply sign an electronic release … Continue reading “CareDox Garners $1,200,000 Series A Financing Round”
Ovid Therapeutics Secures $75,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a9194f6-8a89-476c-bb6a-dbea9c7030b7 Date 8/12/2015 Company Name Ovid Therapeutics Mailing Address 205 East 42nd Street New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Ovid Therapeutics Inc. is named for the Roman poet, Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid), known for his epic work, Metamorphoses or Books of Transformations. Ovid is passionately committed to transforming the lives of … Continue reading “Ovid Therapeutics Secures $75,000,000 Series B Financing”
Green Blender Secures $900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f380d058-7eb9-499f-aa55-fefa8dcbeb2c Date 8/12/2015 Company Name Green Blender Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description Each week, you’ll get 5 new smoothie recipes and all the pre-portioned ingredients you’ll need to make 10 smoothies. Our recipes are hand crafted by leading nutritionists to ensure they’re packed with flavor and nutrients. … Continue reading “Green Blender Secures $900,000 Seed Round”
Tradeshift Acquires Merchantry for $30,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb96435c-8d01-4139-a405-fb340fad845f Date 8/12/2015 Company Name Merchantry Mailing Address 355 Lexington Ave. 4th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Merchantry provides an eCommerce software-as-a-service solution that empowers retailers and media organizations to generate new revenue streams by building online marketplaces that leverage product inventory supplied by third parties. Website http://www.ixtmerchantry.com Transaction … Continue reading “Tradeshift Acquires Merchantry for $30,000,000”
Ex-Teva CEO’s Brain Disease Startup, Ovid, Bags $75M From Crossovers
Former Teva Pharmaceutical Industries CEO Jeremy Levin has been stealthily putting together startup Ovid Therapeutics over the past year, but today the company splashed onto the scene with a big round of financing from a broad range of investors. New York-based Ovid, a startup pursuing treatments for rare brain disorders like Angelman Syndrome, has raised … Continue reading “Ex-Teva CEO’s Brain Disease Startup, Ovid, Bags $75M From Crossovers”
Loxo Oncology Appoints Esperion’s Mayleben to Board of Directors
[Corrected 8/11/15, 9:57 am. See below.] Loxo Oncology, the Stamford, CT-based biopharmaceutical company developing targeted cancer therapies, announced last week that it has appointed veteran life sciences executive (and Detroit Xconomist) Tim Mayleben to its board of directors. Mayleben is president and CEO of Ann Arbor, MI’s Esperion Therapeutics, and he has a long history … Continue reading “Loxo Oncology Appoints Esperion’s Mayleben to Board of Directors”
Why San Diego Is Better than Silicon Valley for AI Startups
Xconomy recently gathered some of the region’s leading minds in brain research and artificial intelligence for a discussion about research on the brain, and emerging areas of neurotechnology innovation . It was a mix of investors, academics, and entrepreneurs. Leading our discussion was UC San Diego Professor Ralph Greenspan, who helped advise President Obama to … Continue reading “Why San Diego Is Better than Silicon Valley for AI Startups”
Shkreli Leads $90M Round for New Startup, Turing Pharma
Hedge fund boss Martin Shkreli moved on from a messy split from his first startup, Retrophin, to found a new one called Turing Pharmaceuticals last year. Now he’s taking the lead on a big round of cash to get that startup off the ground. Turing, a startup with offices in New York City and Zurich, … Continue reading “Shkreli Leads $90M Round for New Startup, Turing Pharma”
CRISPR Race Heats Up As Gates, Crossovers Put $120M Into Editas
To this point, the technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 has been a science project, a research tool with enormous potential—and significant questions to answer—on which venture capitalists have placed bets by forming a group of startups. The jackpot: CRISPR-Cas9, a method of performing precise genetic surgery, might yield treatments for a wide array of previously intractable … Continue reading “CRISPR Race Heats Up As Gates, Crossovers Put $120M Into Editas”
OnCore Golf Obtains $400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=690e771d-0310-453e-8438-092791bc5877 Date 8/10/2015 Company Name OnCore Golf Mailing Address 640 Ellicott Street Buffalo, NY 14203 USA Company Description OnCore was formed to acquire, develop, and commercially exploit a patented, revolutionary new golf ball – the hollow metal core ball – that has the potential to be the straightest and most accurate golf … Continue reading “OnCore Golf Obtains $400,000 New Round”
Rebagg Obtains $4,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=472d0592-5508-459a-a0d9-6dbcb8f9e81a Date 8/10/2015 Company Name Rebagg Mailing Address 260 West 35th St. New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Rebagg is the easiest way to sell your luxury handbags. Founded by French fashion entrepreneur Charles-Albert Gorra out of Harvard Business School, Rebagg simplifies the process of selling luxury to the extreme. Website … Continue reading “Rebagg Obtains $4,000,000 Seed Financing”
LabStyle Innovations Garners $789,550 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d48f2411-43b7-413d-a548-d264cfaf4d24 Date 8/10/2015 Company Name LabStyle Innovations Mailing Address 350 Fifth Avenue 59th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description LabStyle Innovations was formed in order to exploit a new patent pending technology that seeks to bring laboratory testing capabilities to consumers in an easy, friendly and inexpensive way through the … Continue reading “LabStyle Innovations Garners $789,550 New Funding Round”
Architizer Lands $1,499,996 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6394187-2849-4259-9103-d8502faa27b2 Date 8/10/2015 Company Name Architizer Mailing Address 1 Whitehall 14th Floor New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description We launched Architizer in 2009 to make architecture and interiors accessible to everyone. Now it is the largest platform for architecture and design online hosting projects uploaded by the designers themselves. Website http://www.architizer.com … Continue reading “Architizer Lands $1,499,996 New Financing Round”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: PrecisionFDA, Avitide, Foresight & More
It’s official: the mid-summer doldrums are here. Biotech news emerged in dribs and drabs on the East Coast this week, and investors gnashed their teeth as the greater indices took a nosedive. Nonetheless, we’ve got all your headlines below, starting with an ambitious government-backed project that could have a big impact on the U.S. healthcare … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: PrecisionFDA, Avitide, Foresight & More”
Green Blender Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66f53a99-f6fa-416d-902a-efa04e1d7e3c Date 8/7/2015 Company Name Green Blender Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description Each week, you’ll get 5 new smoothie recipes and all the pre-portioned ingredients you’ll need to make 10 smoothies. Our recipes are hand crafted by leading nutritionists to ensure they’re packed with flavor and nutrients. … Continue reading “Green Blender Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
Avitide Gets $7.6M More to Purify Complex Biologics
Tillman Gerngross made his name selling one of his startups, GlycoFi, to Merck, and later building a second one, Adimab, into a privately held business now reportedly worth more than $1 billion. That success has helped launch a group of startups tied to the Dartmouth College professor and his investors, among them Lebanon, NH-based Avitide, … Continue reading “Avitide Gets $7.6M More to Purify Complex Biologics”
Unite US Lands $4,300,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a1991b2-6e20-482e-a924-81e7e5417b1f Date 8/6/2015 Company Name Unite US Mailing Address 47 Murray Street New York, NY 10007 USA 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 … Continue reading “Unite US Lands $4,300,000 Series A Round”
FDA Taps DNAnexus to Build Platform for Crowdsourcing Diagnostics
There is an FDA project underway that could help change the way molecular diagnostics are developed, evaluated, and regulated in the U.S. one day, should things go the way the agency intends. And Mountain View, CA-based DNAnexus is getting the first crack at building the platform at the plan’s heart. DNAnexus, the genomics analytics startup … Continue reading “FDA Taps DNAnexus to Build Platform for Crowdsourcing Diagnostics”