Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=094f5090-c9fb-4593-a5af-0730acd4d874 Date 5/28/2015 Company Name eGifter Mailing Address 445 Broad Hollow Road Melville, NY 11747 USA Company Description eGifter is a web and mobile social gifting app that enables users to give eGift Cards to friends, family, and even themselves. We enable retailers to include social networks in their marketing mix, while … Continue reading “eGifter Obtains $3,500,000 New Funding”
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Chia Secures $6,026,807 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b833684e-870d-4f87-84ae-4ddd8d5bc488 Date 5/28/2015 Company Name Chia Mailing Address 270 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description The company makes a variety of nutritional products from chia. Website http://www.thechiaco.com.au Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,026,807 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Contact … Continue reading “Chia Secures $6,026,807 Series B Financing”
Trustpilot Garners $73,500,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fcb2231-ac97-4ca4-8c95-8b4a962c6c36 Date 5/28/2015 Company Name Trustpilot Mailing Address 245 Fifth Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Trustpilot is an open, review-driven community connecting online consumers with the companies they buy from. Shared shopping experiences help consumers make smarter, informed decisions about buying, while companies get concrete feedback from … Continue reading “Trustpilot Garners $73,500,000 Series D Financing”
Brilliant Bicycle Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38eb9210-0d3d-44cc-b296-98ce7b5e79fa Date 5/28/2015 Company Name Brilliant Bicycle Mailing Address 54 West 21st Street New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description With our minimalist design, you’ll spend more time riding and less time worrying about your ride. Explore your ‘hood on a bike that speaks to who you are. Starting at just $299 … Continue reading “Brilliant Bicycle Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Funding”
Entrepreneurs Share How and Why to Increase Diversity in Tech
Change seems inevitable for the technology scene as more voices take up the cause of gender and ethnic diversity—but numerous hurdles persist. Predicting what New York’s tech scene will look like in 2020 was the focus of a panel chat during the Internet Week New York conference last week. Much of the conversation though centered … Continue reading “Entrepreneurs Share How and Why to Increase Diversity in Tech”
Retrophin Turns Asklepion Voucher Into $245M Sanofi Payday
File this one under shrewd dealmaking: Less than three months after buying a small drugmaker in Baltimore, MD, Retrophin has already made its money back—and then some. New York- and San Diego, CA-based Retrophin (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RTRX]]) this morning sold what’s known as a priority review voucher to French drugmaker Sanofi in a deal worth $245 … Continue reading “Retrophin Turns Asklepion Voucher Into $245M Sanofi Payday”
PayItSimple Garners $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=399dd10b-0e74-48fe-8996-b3670aa3ce71 Date 5/27/2015 Company Name PayItSimple Mailing Address 260 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description PayItSimple Ltd. was founded by veterans of the finance and retails industries. The PayItSimple solution has been patent protected in the United States since 2012. Our mission is to expand and enhance the traditional … Continue reading “PayItSimple Garners $10,000,000 New Financing”
Bluebird Adds to CAR-T Arsenal With Five Prime Antibody Deal
[Updated 5/27/15 12:45 pm. See below.] Bluebird Bio is expanding its technology reach with antibodies from Five Prime Therapeutics as part of its plan to develop next-generation cancer therapies. Cambridge, MA-based Bluebird (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BLUE]]) specializes in gene therapy, and its progress treating sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia, both rare blood disorders, is one of the … Continue reading “Bluebird Adds to CAR-T Arsenal With Five Prime Antibody Deal”
List of ‘Unicorns’ With Billion-Dollar Valuations Climbs to 108
What’s worth $1 billion? Drones, HR benefits software, and the offerings of 106 other private companies worldwide who have “unicorn” valuations, according to a private business data provider CB Insights. The New York-based company has created a real-time unicorn tracker to keep record of the number of startups that received $1 billion or higher valuations … Continue reading “List of ‘Unicorns’ With Billion-Dollar Valuations Climbs to 108”
After Orexigen Gaffe, What Role for Drugs Amid Obesity Crisis?
Two recent happenings prompted this column. First, Orexigen Therapeutics drew fire from, well, nearly everyone earlier this month for an improper release of data related to its weight-loss drug Contrave. The second happening is Memorial Day weekend. I’m assuming you, like me, did not spend the long weekend hunting and gathering, sharpening your arrowheads, and … Continue reading “After Orexigen Gaffe, What Role for Drugs Amid Obesity Crisis?”
Chelsea Clinton Shares 20-Year Data on Women’s Progress, Problems
Putting a number on gender inequality issues can bring attention to the scale of such matters. During Internet Week New York, Chelsea Clinton presented data and findings from a report by the No Ceilings project, which gave a snapshot of progress made in support of women around the world. The report also identified key problems that … Continue reading “Chelsea Clinton Shares 20-Year Data on Women’s Progress, Problems”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bluebird, Sarepta, Synlogic & More
This week’s headlines are all about second chances and new beginnings. A gene therapy company that survived on bridge loans many years ago is now one of biotech’s biggest stars. A company developing a therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is starting to win back investor confidence after a tumultuous year. And a former Pfizer executive … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bluebird, Sarepta, Synlogic & More”
Ex-Pfizer Exec Gutierrez-Ramos to Lead Synlogic’s “Smart Bug” Plan
Synlogic has already attracted some $35 million from investors on both coasts, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to pursue a science fiction-like idea to make customized disease-killing bacteria. Now, the Cambridge, MA-based startup has brought in a well-known former Pfizer executive to lead its first programs into clinical testing. Jose-Carlos Gutierrez-Ramos today is … Continue reading “Ex-Pfizer Exec Gutierrez-Ramos to Lead Synlogic’s “Smart Bug” Plan”
Invisible Media Garners $1,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea6fdd86-4bd1-4ae8-9720-381e2c73f3a5 Date 5/21/2015 Company Name Invisible Media Mailing Address 236 Fifth Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description We help marketers leverage every mobile moment by building great, real-time customer experiences that drive engagement, loyalty and sales. Here’s how Website http://www.invisiblemedia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Invisible Media Garners $1,000,000 Seed Financing”
Eos Energy Storage Secures $23,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a03a2cc5-a881-446a-bb0a-d006f212c461 Date 5/21/2015 Company Name Eos Energy Storage Mailing Address 3 East 80th Street New York, NY 10075 USA Company Description Eos develops novel, low-cost energy storage solutions for the electric utility and transportation industries. Website http://www.eosenergystorage.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $23,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The funding … Continue reading “Eos Energy Storage Secures $23,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Wibbitz Lands $8,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb623bee-f02f-4efa-9d8f-d4bc0f78ad5a Date 5/21/2015 Company Name Wibbitz Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Wibbitz provides a video player plugin for your site that takes static web content like images, headlines and video clips- in real-time and automatically creates an interactive video, giving users an engaging overview of the website … Continue reading “Wibbitz Lands $8,000,000 Series B Round”
Complex’s Marc Ecko Talks Digital Media and Death of Demographics
Graffiti artist-turned-entrepreneur Marc Ecko shared some candid opinions about the evolution of media during his fireside chat at the Internet Week New York conference, currently running in the city. By his reckoning, the traditional ways of understanding and targeting audiences are outmoded. He even described demographics—the usual way marketers parse the public—as dead, except to … Continue reading “Complex’s Marc Ecko Talks Digital Media and Death of Demographics”
Celgene to Use Cypher Genomics’ Data Analytics in Drug Development
Under a collaboration announced today, San Diego-based Cypher Genomics said it would use its biomarker discovery service to help New Jersey’s Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]) identify key genetic variants among patients who respond well to specific drugs. If successful, the use of Cypher’s proprietary technology to pinpoint such “functional variants” could enable a drug maker to … Continue reading “Celgene to Use Cypher Genomics’ Data Analytics in Drug Development”
Switch Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=746829be-37ab-42e0-8861-557c72c258c7 Date 5/20/2015 Company Name Switch Mailing Address 10 W 18th St. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Easily create an anonymous profile with LinkedIn, so you can discreetly show off your skills and experience to potential employers. Simply swipe to show your interest in certain positions – Switch … Continue reading “Switch Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Round”
eVolution Networks Garners $22,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=107eab57-4a4b-424f-bf4b-b29025f99872 Date 5/20/2015 Company Name eVolution Networks Mailing Address 18 East 16th Street New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description eVolution’s Smart Energy Solution (SES) is a fully-automated, intelligent software solution that fits seamlessly into any multi-vendor/technology cellular network, transforming today’s static network energy consumption into a live, dynamic and responsive resource. … Continue reading “eVolution Networks Garners $22,500,000 New Round”
Minus Obtains $2,047,870 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a8b9fe4-24a9-4794-a19a-cca06771ecee Date 5/20/2015 Company Name Minus Mailing Address 535 8th Ave. 4th Floor N New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description We created Minus to make sharing pictures, documents, music, videos and files simple, instant, and free. Minus lets you drag files from your desktop and folders directly to your browser to … Continue reading “Minus Obtains $2,047,870 New Round”
Palico Lands $7,300,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6bb57bb2-61e0-4d3f-a94d-f314b53519e2 Date 5/20/2015 Company Name Palico Mailing Address 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166 USA Company Description Palico is pioneering a particularly valuable means of efficient discovery, engagement and communication for general partners in a complex industry where traditional fundraising frequently falls short of goals. Palico is very useful for building … Continue reading “Palico Lands $7,300,000 New Funding Round”
Magnetic Lands $25,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e519030-8a21-4b88-b1ab-355f74d5d726 Date 5/20/2015 Company Name Magnetic Mailing Address 311 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 USA Company Description Magnetic is search re-targeting. The Magnetic data marketplace empowers advertisers and publishers to use search data as the key indicator of intent and re-target campaigns to the most relevant audience online. Website http://www.magnetic.is … Continue reading “Magnetic Lands $25,000,000 New Financing Round”
Four Tough Questions Startup CEOs Need to Ask to Scale
Mark Organ thinks very differently about how to evolve as a founder-CEO now that he’s on his second company. A decade ago, Mark co-founded customer relations management software company Eloqua. “I held on too long to all the details of the business,” he says. Even though the company had reached several million dollars in revenue, … Continue reading “Four Tough Questions Startup CEOs Need to Ask to Scale”
iSpot.tv Lands $22M to Measure TV Ads and Their Online Impact
Many modern advertising campaigns still start with a prime time TV commercial, but any Mad Man worth his salt follows that up with social and digital media strategies, measuring everything along the way. Except the kind of detailed, real-time analytics advertisers expect online are still tough to come by for TV spots. That’s where iSpot.tv comes … Continue reading “iSpot.tv Lands $22M to Measure TV Ads and Their Online Impact”
AllSeated Secures New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88a9d053-f7c4-4395-abfe-0d0c15a6611f Date 5/19/2015 Company Name AllSeated Mailing Address 381 Park Avene New York, NY 11000 USA Company Description AllSeated is a platform for team collaboration: Everything in one place, instantly build floor plans, guest lists, timelines, 3D, mobile – available wherever you go. Website http://www.allseated.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “AllSeated Secures New Financing”
Hightower Lands $13,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04383b1a-8f34-4f8b-8a11-1e033add7ff2 Date 5/19/2015 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 Lands $13,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Pandora Acquires Next Big Sound for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=613b36b1-796f-410d-96b0-dd375cb2bb24 Date 5/19/2015 Company Name Next Big Sound Mailing Address 133 West 19th St 9th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Next Big Sound is an online music analytics and analysis company. Website http://www.thenextbigsound.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the … Continue reading “Pandora Acquires Next Big Sound for Undisclosed Sum”
To Harlem and Beyond: Coaxing Tech to See Opportunity in Diversity
It is safe to say the conversation on diversity in tech needs to move beyond citing ratios on ethnicity and gender to discussions on tangible action. Late last month, one such effort took form with the arrival of the first class of cofound/harlem, which is billed as the first tech accelerator for this New York neighborhood. … Continue reading “To Harlem and Beyond: Coaxing Tech to See Opportunity in Diversity”
Battle to Regulate Uber, Lyft Moves From City Halls to State Capitols
[Updated 5/19/15, 10:40 a.m. See below.] The push to regulate increasingly popular ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft has shifted from city halls to state capitol buildings—with implications for the companies’ reputations and expansion plans, as well as the future of transportation systems worldwide. Last year saw passage of the first rules for ridesharing companies—or … Continue reading “Battle to Regulate Uber, Lyft Moves From City Halls to State Capitols”
Still Room For Great Guests at Napa Summit 2015—Request An Invite
“It’s like a mini-Davos.” That’s the way one leading venture capitalist describes Xconomy’s Napa Summit. And while he is perhaps a bit effusive, we do believe our annual retreat in wine country is something special. Maybe you can judge for yourself. We are just two weeks away from Napa Summit 2015, which will take place … Continue reading “Still Room For Great Guests at Napa Summit 2015—Request An Invite”
Taboola Lands New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a3aa844-be17-414d-9484-460c6860e059 Date 5/18/2015 Company Name Taboola Mailing Address 4 West 18th Street New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Taboola is widely recognized as the world’s leading video discovery and distribution platform with over 130M uniques a month seeing Taboola recommendations, and half a billion recommendations created a day. Website http://www.taboola.com Transaction … Continue reading “Taboola Lands New Financing Round”
Accela Acquires PublicStuff for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1e4779c-f418-4d27-8c3e-22c2d2929071 Date 5/18/2015 Company Name PublicStuff Mailing Address 286 Fifth Avenue 6th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description We are an innovative CRM software company that helps you get stuff fixed! Using both mobile and web platforms, we have created a comprehensive backend CRM system that allows municipalities, facilities and … Continue reading “Accela Acquires PublicStuff for Undisclosed Sum”
Justworks Secures $12,999,995 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1f4884b-71f0-413f-baf4-dd8dbf4a943a Date 5/18/2015 Company Name Justworks Mailing Address 125 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038 USA Company Description From their experiences at Worldpay and Etsy, Iris and Isaac became believers in the power of aggregation. Justworks leverages aggregation for the benefit of all of our customers. Website http://www.justworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Justworks Secures $12,999,995 Series B Financing”
Sizmek Acquires StrikeAd for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=00aa5dd1-00e3-4cec-8121-f204226708ea Date 5/18/2015 Company Name StrikeAd Mailing Address 261 5th Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA 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 … Continue reading “Sizmek Acquires StrikeAd for Undisclosed Sum”
TechU Angels Looking for a Few Good MIT Startups, Not Just in Boston
You still hear it a lot around town: it’s hard to raise money for early-stage startups. The truth is it’s hard to raise money for anything. But there are an increasing number of options for entrepreneurs coming out of places like MIT and Harvard. One of the most recent is TechU Angels, a seed-stage angel … Continue reading “TechU Angels Looking for a Few Good MIT Startups, Not Just in Boston”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Vertex, Moderna, Sage, ASCO & More
Memorial Day is just around the corner, and in biotech that doesn’t just mean barbecues; it means the year’s big cancer meeting, the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) annual bash in Chicago, is on tap. There’s still some time before the festivities, however, so don’t fire up those grills just yet. We’re looking back … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Vertex, Moderna, Sage, ASCO & More”
Signal360 Lands New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8772d1e5-f92a-4d93-a185-5951171286d9 Date 5/15/2015 Company Name Signal360 Mailing Address 251 5th Ave. 6th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Our cloud-based platform allows you to create and deliver targeted and personalized marketing directly to customers. Our analytics platform shows how your customers are responding to delivered content. All done safely and … Continue reading “Signal360 Lands New Financing Round”
Denali Rises With $217M and Genentech Alumni to Fight Brain Diseases
A group of investors is betting $217 million that a new drug company led by three Genentech alumni can break the frustrations of what, to now, has been a Sisyphean task: Finding treatments for the world’s most vexing neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The new startup, Denali Therapeutics, is debuting today with Marc Tessier-Lavigne … Continue reading “Denali Rises With $217M and Genentech Alumni to Fight Brain Diseases”
After Shift to Duchenne and Cholesterol Drugs, Catabasis Files For IPO
Catabasis Pharmaceuticals appeared headed for the Nasdaq a few years ago when it brought in some investors known better for backing public companies than biotech startups. The Cambridge, MA-based company has since done some strategic tinkering, however, and now finally appears ready to take the plunge. Catabasis outlined plans yesterday for an IPO to advance … Continue reading “After Shift to Duchenne and Cholesterol Drugs, Catabasis Files For IPO”
Percolate Raises $40M in Series C Round, Plans San Francisco Expansion
In a Series C funding round announced Thursday, Percolate raised $40 million to back new hires and the development of its enterprise software platform for marketing management. Headquartered in New York, Percolate plans to use some of the funding to ramp up its ranks at its San Francisco office, says Noah Brier, CEO and co-founder. … Continue reading “Percolate Raises $40M in Series C Round, Plans San Francisco Expansion”
Angel Investors Still Awaiting the Impact from Equity Crowdfunding
After reading that angels would be the No. 1 losers due to the explosive growth of crowdfunding, angels like me have been keeping a wary eye on equity crowdfunding. Some reports in the press have suggested that crowdfunding could actually replace angels as a capital source. So far, the warnings have turned into a big … Continue reading “Angel Investors Still Awaiting the Impact from Equity Crowdfunding”
Explain Everything Secures $2,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9505be1a-ec61-4be0-9bca-49d18215a4a7 Date 5/14/2015 Company Name Explain Everything Mailing Address 500 7th Ave. 17th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Engage and get inspired. Watch other people’s explanations, videos, and projects made in Explain Everything and picked by our staff. We’re preparing something big. Want to see your project featured? Get … Continue reading “Explain Everything Secures $2,000,000 Series A Round”
Percolate Secures $40,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9c387f1-9e34-4482-a894-b7ef0f422b39 Date 5/14/2015 Company Name Percolate Mailing Address 107 Grand Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Percolate bubbles up interesting content from around the web and presents it back to a brand editor to add a comment and publish back out to social channels and websites. Website http://www.percolate.com … Continue reading “Percolate Secures $40,000,000 Series C Round”
A $350M Acquisition and a Glimpse of the Future at a Robot Carnival
Despite what movies such as “Avengers: Age of Ultron” depict, robots are not taking over the planet—but they are on the rise. On Wednesday, Universal Robots agreed to be acquired by Teradyne (NYSE: [[ticker:TER]]), based in North Reading, MA, in a deal worth up to $350 million. Universal Robots is based in Denmark and has … Continue reading “A $350M Acquisition and a Glimpse of the Future at a Robot Carnival”
Selecta Takes Nanotech to Gene Therapy, Celiac With New Deals
Selecta Biosciences looks to have found two new potential niches for its nanoparticle technology. The Watertown, MA-based company is announcing two deals this morning. First, Selecta said that Sanofi has chosen to license a potential immunotherapy treatment for celiac disease, the allergic disorder that renders people unable to digest gluten. Sanofi got the option as … Continue reading “Selecta Takes Nanotech to Gene Therapy, Celiac With New Deals”
1776’s Top Edtech Startups: Handsfree Learning, LearnLux, Cognotion
With the explosion of online education, plenty of technology professionals are using skills they learned on their laptops rather than in university lecture halls. But how would you feel about a doctor who picked up surgical techniques the same way? Year-old startup Handsfree Learning is starting to make that kind of online physician training possible—and … Continue reading “1776’s Top Edtech Startups: Handsfree Learning, LearnLux, Cognotion”
An Open Standard for APIs Could Lead us to Better Health
[Updated, 12:05 pm ET] There’s a parable about the elephant and the rider that’s been used by Chip and Dan Heath, and that originated with Jonathan Haidt, to describe how humans make decisions. A person’s mind can be thought of as consisting of a rider, representing the rational part of human thinking, and the elephant … Continue reading “An Open Standard for APIs Could Lead us to Better Health”
The Muse Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac87c9ef-7e1f-4e05-b2c7-0781909fc7aa Date 5/13/2015 Company Name The Muse Mailing Address 305 E. 40Th Street New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description The Muse is a rapidly growing community of inspired professionals who believe that kicking ass and taking names is all part of the job. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, work for a Fortune … Continue reading “The Muse Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing”
Happify Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af053a0e-5294-4a15-9fdc-449e6b172c93 Date 5/13/2015 Company Name Happify Mailing Address 568 Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Happify’s activities and games are based on a decade’s worth of cutting-edge research by psychologists and neuroscientists from leading academic institutions around the world. Our proprietary framework is designed to train your brain and help … Continue reading “Happify Secures $5,000,000 New Funding Round”