After a January pilgrimage to sunny San Francisco, biotech execs stormed the Big Apple this week and got a dose of winter reality at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York. Despite the gloomy weather, optimism still reigns in biotech: Market indices, for instance, rallied back during the confab from a rough week … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Genzyme, 21st Century Cures, Acorda, & More”
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Relationship Science Garners $31,323,237 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=53b5479d-a2b1-4f40-af10-08bdec2a4a13 Date 2/13/2015 Company Name Relationship Science Mailing Address 909 Third Avenue 18th Floor New York, NY 10022 USA 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 … Continue reading “Relationship Science Garners $31,323,237 New Round”
Moda Operandi Garners $60,000,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=065d4461-4e61-4699-a10c-9153ae2f2dca Date 2/13/2015 Company Name Moda Operandi Mailing Address 33 West 19th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Moda Operandi is the first online luxury fashion retailer to allow members to pre-order tomorrow’s styles today. Working closely with the world’s top designers such as Marc Jacobs, Isabel Marant, Proenza Schouler, … Continue reading “Moda Operandi Garners $60,000,000 Series E Financing”
Expedia Buys Orbitz as Online Travel Consolidation Escalates
Online travel booker Expedia has agreed to buy competitor Orbitz Worldwide for about $1.3 billion, its second acquisition of a competitor in a month. The deal will give Bellevue, WA-based Expedia (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXPE]]) access to consumer brands such as CheapTickets and HotelClub, broadening Expedia’s international reach, the company said in a statement. The news comes … Continue reading “Expedia Buys Orbitz as Online Travel Consolidation Escalates”
AppFirst Receives $2,175,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa79f947-a081-4675-aa43-530c34aef81a Date 2/12/2015 Company Name AppFirst Mailing Address 6 W. 14th Street New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description AppFirst has commercialized that solution so now the rest of us can achieve operational excellence. In today’s world, with more and more businesses running on SaaS-based software solutions, it is imperative that IT … Continue reading “AppFirst Receives $2,175,000 New Funding”
Conductor Secures $27,000,000 Series D Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72634642-c592-4297-8aef-689f44cd18c4 Date 2/12/2015 Company Name Conductor Mailing Address 2 Park Avenue 15th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Conductor is an emerging leader in natural search solutions, helping organizations manage information for greater search engine visibility, developing industry leading SEO solutions, and providing thought leadership for the natural search industry. … Continue reading “Conductor Secures $27,000,000 Series D Round”
Thirty Labs Lands $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=667f6ac5-87f7-404c-b65b-ee7b59c74660 Date 2/12/2015 Company Name Thirty Labs Mailing Address 22 West 21st Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Nearly 40 percent of our waking hours are spent watching video. At Thirty Labs, we’re building the technology and programming to make that time the most joyful part of the … Continue reading “Thirty Labs Lands $2,000,000 New Financing”
Twitter Acquires Niche for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=375ce27a-6b38-41af-a70f-6d2a4f492895 Date 2/12/2015 Company Name Niche Mailing Address 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description We’re a community of relevant and influential social media creators, prominent on rising platforms like Vine, Instagram and Tumblr. With both software and services, we help creators engage, thrive and monetize. Website http://www.niche.co Transaction Type … Continue reading “Twitter Acquires Niche for Undisclosed Sum”
NIH Opens Discussion: How to Build a U.S. Health Research Database?
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins kicked off a two-day meeting in Bethesda, MD, this morning to discuss how to turn President Obama’s call for a national health research database into reality. The database, which NIH officials are calling the National Research Cohort, is one of two main thrusts of the administration’s precision medicine … Continue reading “NIH Opens Discussion: How to Build a U.S. Health Research Database?”
Datadog Acquires Big Data Analytics & App-Building Platform Mortar Data
Just weeks after raising new funding, New York-based Datadog went shopping. On Wednesday, cloud monitoring service Datadog announced it acquired Mortar Data, a startup also based in New York that provides analytics and developed a software platform used by companies to build their own big data applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Datadog Acquires Big Data Analytics & App-Building Platform Mortar Data”
TrueFacet Obtains $1,700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b48017fb-e5f2-48ba-997a-26e6f42506e6 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name TrueFacet Mailing Address 592 5th Ave. New York, NY 10036 USA Company Description Our TrueFacet certification guarantees that every piece we sell is 100% real and authentic. We do not accept any items that are fake, knock-off, or inauthentic. Website http://www.truefacet.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “TrueFacet Obtains $1,700,000 New Funding Round”
CoPromote Garners $79,999 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31216fbb-0f1f-4d47-bd81-314abd7655e2 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name CoPromote Mailing Address 36 E. 23 Street New york, NY 10010 USA Company Description CoPromote is About Publishers Recommending One Another. There are millions of publishers and hundreds of millions of fans on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Imagine a world where publishers could connect and … Continue reading “CoPromote Garners $79,999 New Financing Round”
Locket Obtains $3,200,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=702aefc8-77b8-4dcc-b2e7-523735139155 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name Locket Mailing Address 305 Second Avenue New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description We’re Locket and we’re all about the lock screen. Smartphones are always evolving, but the lock screen hasn’t. Too many of us see the same old, boring picture. Website http://www.getlocket.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Locket Obtains $3,200,000 New Round”
Datadog Acquires Mortar Data for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c838a176-8c84-4962-96fa-befcb2da6ecd Date 2/11/2015 Company Name Mortar Data Mailing Address One Liberty Plaza 24th Floor New York, NY 10006 USA Company Description Mortar makes Hadoop easy. If you’re sitting on a pile of under-utilized data, Mortar can have you up and running in under an hour, with no special training. Website http://www.mortardata.com Transaction … Continue reading “Datadog Acquires Mortar Data for Undisclosed Sum”
Gilead Exec: More Value in Quick Hep C Cure than Cancer Treatments
Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GILD]]) is deep into a campaign to defend its hepatitis C drug franchise from price attacks, and its executives are fighting back with tough questions. Take this one, for example, that Gilead president and COO John Milligan asked today on stage at the BIO CEO & Investor Conference in New York: Is … Continue reading “Gilead Exec: More Value in Quick Hep C Cure than Cancer Treatments”
Paper Airplanes and Retro Cameras Led NY Kickstarter Campaigns in 2014
There is plenty of ambition to be found on Kickstarter. The Brooklyn-based crowdfunding platform is used around the country to help new ideas get off the ground. But how do New York-based innovators fare when trying to raise cash? In recent years, top New York-launched campaigns have raised large amounts of funding for a horror-themed board … Continue reading “Paper Airplanes and Retro Cameras Led NY Kickstarter Campaigns in 2014”
NodeSource Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11255623-7f72-4a08-89e9-c9861f2c3fab Date 2/10/2015 Company Name NodeSource Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description NodeSource is a technology company that delivers enterprise-grade tools and software targeting the unique needs of running server-side JavaScript at scale. Website http://www.nodesource.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes With … Continue reading “NodeSource Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding”
Borro Receives $19,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4f40cc0-47c4-4c52-8e81-cad6bd48013f Date 2/10/2015 Company Name Borro Mailing Address 767 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Borro provides short-term personal asset loans against fine art, jewelry, luxury watches, prestige cars, fine wine and more to the tri-state area. Website http://www.borro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Borro Receives $19,500,000 New Funding Round”
“21st Century Cures” By Year’s End? Its Backers Want More Ideas
If you have an idea to include in the bipartisan initiative known as 21st Century Cures, Fred Upton (R-MI) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) say they are all ears. But speak up quickly: They want to present a bill to the House of Representatives by Memorial Day. That was the message the two members of Congress … Continue reading ““21st Century Cures” By Year’s End? Its Backers Want More Ideas”
Qualia, formerly LocalResponse, Out to Prove Legitimacy of Its AdTech
The game keeps changing for marketers who use technology to reach customers. A few years ago, New York-based LocalResponse used its software to help businesses direct ads to consumers according to their location-based check-ins—the technology du jour. Let’s be frank: There are a lot of companies, especially in New York, pushing software for targeting consumers … Continue reading “Qualia, formerly LocalResponse, Out to Prove Legitimacy of Its AdTech”
Metasurvey Says: Fewer Biopharmas Capturing More Venture Dollars
In biotech, young companies have been raising money from public and private investors alike at an astounding rate. But all the rain isn’t letting a thousand flowers bloom. In other words, there’s more money going into new biopharma companies, but the cash is not being spread widely. That’s according to a new survey released today … Continue reading “Metasurvey Says: Fewer Biopharmas Capturing More Venture Dollars”
Resistance Is Futile: Why That’s A Good Thing In Biomedicine
Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation are very familiar with the Borg, a society of cybernetic individuals linked together in a collective mindset. The Borg navigate the universe in cube-shaped spacecraft actively seeking members of other races to absorb into their collective. Whenever others oppose their efforts, the Borg let them know, in no … Continue reading “Resistance Is Futile: Why That’s A Good Thing In Biomedicine”
Innovation on Kickstarter: The 10 Top-Funded Tech Ideas of 2014
A lot of ink has been spilled about the Coolest Cooler, a re-imagined picnic cooler equipped with a built-in blender, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, and UBS charger (among other things). To fund the project, inventor Ryan Grepper of Portland, OR, raised a record $13.3 million from 62,642 backers last summer on Kickstarter. The $13.3 million Grepper … Continue reading “Innovation on Kickstarter: The 10 Top-Funded Tech Ideas of 2014”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Hamburg, Merck, Annovation, WaVe & More
Between a battery of snowstorms, there was a parade this past week in Boston, as New Englanders lined the streets to celebrate Pete Carroll’s horrific goal-line call—I mean, a Patriots Super Bowl victory (congrats, Pats fans). In biotech, the theme of the week was volatility. Indices like the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NBI]]) vastly underperformed … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Hamburg, Merck, Annovation, WaVe & More”
Milestones of Innovation 2: Gregor Mendel on Heredity, 1865
Today, as 150 years ago, for an innovation to happen, the idea it rests on must be understood by the people who hear it. On the 8th of February and the 8th of March 1865, the Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel told his local natural science society about a decade of results from thousands of cross-breeding … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 2: Gregor Mendel on Heredity, 1865”
Innovation Hub: Meet Amy, Your AI Assistant
Amy Ingram is the most well-liked personal assistant in New York City. She was created by Dennis Mortensen to do a real job: schedule business meetings. And, given the fact that she’s artificially intelligent, she’s very good at it. But Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai, envisions more. His AI trainers are researching ways to … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Meet Amy, Your AI Assistant”
Vidyo Promotes New CEO and Hires New Chief Technology Officer
Video conference technology company Vidyo said this week it promoted Eran Westman to be its CEO. Co-founder Ofer Shapiro shifted into a vice chairman role, the Hackensack, NJ, company also said. Westman joined Vidyo last February as its chief revenue officer. Prior to joining the company, Westman was an executive vice president with Israel-based Ceragon Networks. … Continue reading “Vidyo Promotes New CEO and Hires New Chief Technology Officer”
The Clean Energy Promise of Student Entrepreneurs
[This article was co-authored by MBA candidates Molly Bales and Eric Kirchblum at the MIT Sloan School of Management.] Cleantech investing has taken quite a hit in recent years. Last year, CBS News highlighted the “cleantech crash” on U.S. primetime television, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a Bloomberg-owned energy data firm, has tracked the multi-year … Continue reading “The Clean Energy Promise of Student Entrepreneurs”
FDA’s Hamburg Stepping Down With Biopharma Turnaround as Her Legacy
[Corrected 2/6/15, 2:40 pm. See below.] FDA Commissioner Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg will step down in March after nearly six eventful years, transforming the agency from one of the life science industry’s biggest bete noirs into, arguably, a fairly reliable arbiter for innovators. She announced her decision this morning in an open letter to FDA employees. … Continue reading “FDA’s Hamburg Stepping Down With Biopharma Turnaround as Her Legacy”
Sound Band Saga Continues After Redesign; Hybra Founder Not Worried
[Corrected on 4/25/16, 1:58 pm. See below.] In December, the calls and e-mails from concerned Sound Band backers started coming in once again. “Please, please do an update on Hybra,” read one e-mail, whose author asked to remain anonymous. “267 backers now formally want a refund. Considering that most people probably forgot about the project … Continue reading “Sound Band Saga Continues After Redesign; Hybra Founder Not Worried”
Find Out “What’s Hot in Boston Biotech” on April 8
Life sciences innovation is moving fast these days, and Boston is right in the center of it. Consider the past year alone: Gene therapy, once an abandoned research field fraught with safety issues, produced real human data suggesting it might be able to reverse a crippling blood disorder. Cellular immunotherapy techniques are showing real promise … Continue reading “Find Out “What’s Hot in Boston Biotech” on April 8”
Derby Games Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af6f9c98-028e-4108-b0f2-7b08c59144e3 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Derby Games Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Derby Games is driven by the mission to create the largest community of real money gamers in the U.S. Website http://www.derbygames.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes With additional … Continue reading “Derby Games Obtains $6,500,000 New Financing”
Dering Hall Lands $2,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23838da6-f4c0-4855-8eb9-88c0d5095b97 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Dering Hall Mailing Address 40 Thompson Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10013 USA 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 … Continue reading “Dering Hall Lands $2,500,000 Series A Financing”
Microsoft Acquires Sunrise for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=027ac769-8d07-4ce9-b4bb-988ab42ca16c Date 2/5/2015 Company Name Sunrise Mailing Address 295 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Sunrise is a free calendar app made for Google Calendar users. Designed with love, Sunrise is a new experience that will make your life easier. Website http://www.sunrise.am Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Microsoft Acquires Sunrise for Undisclosed Sum”
Analysis: Microsoft Missed Mobile, So It’s Buying Its Way In
For most of Steve Ballmer’s long tenure as Microsoft CEO, the company’s cash-cow applications for white-collar workers were a very effective way to keep people using its PC operating system. But Microsoft whiffed badly on the mobile revolution, letting Google and Apple control the next major computing platform. In mid-2013, after years of speculation, Microsoft finally relented … Continue reading “Analysis: Microsoft Missed Mobile, So It’s Buying Its Way In”
New York Tech Meetup Recap: Pager Brings Doctors to the Doorstep
Some of the ideas demoed at New York Tech Meetup can use a bit of TLC before they get on their feet, but Tuesday night brought out an app that literally books house calls from doctors. The other demos (see slideshow) featured at the monthly gathering for new ideas in tech included a Web service for stealthily searching for new jobs … Continue reading “New York Tech Meetup Recap: Pager Brings Doctors to the Doorstep”
ThinkingPhones Buys Contactive to Bring Better Caller ID to Business
It seems like decades since Caller ID—that humble but useful improvement to old-school landline telephones—felt high-tech and cutting-edge. But ThinkingPhones, a Cambridge, MA-based communications software company, thinks Caller ID has a future, and that new technology can give it new life. That’s why the company just bought Contactive, a New York City-based big data startup, … Continue reading “ThinkingPhones Buys Contactive to Bring Better Caller ID to Business”
Built for a Deal, Annovation Rewards Backers With Medicines Co. Buyout
These days, it seems biotech investors are happy to take all kinds of risk. But there are still times to hedge bets, which Atlas Venture did a few years ago with Cambridge, MA-based Annovation Biopharma. That lower-risk investment is paying off nicely today. The Medicines Co. (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MDCO]])—an investor in Annovation that had an option … Continue reading “Built for a Deal, Annovation Rewards Backers With Medicines Co. Buyout”
Taboola Secures $117,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acdbff90-ee89-4902-9b84-679af3c9db7e Date 2/4/2015 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 Secures $117,000,000 Series E Round”
Mission Markets Lands $160,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69b4c775-91c1-4705-912c-bf2ffb2d7cd0 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Mission Markets Mailing Address 333 Hudson St. 6th Floor New York, NY 10013 USA 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 Debt Transaction Amount $160,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mission Markets Lands $160,000 New Funding”
Valet Anywhere Secures $1,350,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d95a6a19-2aa0-409f-b64f-39f5e5aebbf6 Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Valet Anywhere Mailing Address 141 W 28th Street 9th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Valet Anywhere gives you the freedom to go anywhere and do anything without ever having to deal with parking. Website http://www,valetanywhere.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,350,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Valet Anywhere Secures $1,350,000 Seed Financing Round”
As Promised, LTI Pulls In Big Series A to Advance Parkinson’s Drug
Lysosomal Therapeutics of Cambridge, MA, has closed a $20 million Series A round to push forward a drug for Parkinson’s disease that exploits the link between neurodegeneration and a family of rare genetic disorders. LTI raised a $5 million seed round last year. When it found a compound to develop as its lead Parkinson’s candidate, … Continue reading “As Promised, LTI Pulls In Big Series A to Advance Parkinson’s Drug”
Stratasys Takes Write-Down on MakerBot; Is 3D Printing Due a Reckoning?
[Updated 2/3/15 5:30 pm. See below.] Last evening, 3D printing company Stratasys lowered its expectations for its 2014 financial results, putting its subsidiary MakerBot Industries, based in Brooklyn, in a different kind of spotlight. In its preliminary 2014 financials, Stratasys (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SSYS]]) said it would take a write-down, which is a reduction in the book value … Continue reading “Stratasys Takes Write-Down on MakerBot; Is 3D Printing Due a Reckoning?”
Join Xconomy, And New York’s Life Science Disruptors, on March 12
It may be freezing in New York, but that doesn’t apply to a biotech scene that continues to gain steam. No, biotech in the Big Apple isn’t yet the bubbling cluster you’ll find in Boston or San Francisco; there is much work still to be done. But if you take a look across various areas … Continue reading “Join Xconomy, And New York’s Life Science Disruptors, on March 12”
Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show
Home remodeling shows are a reality TV staple. But no Park Avenue mansion or country estate can top the nearly $1 billion price tag of the house C. Randal Mills is trying to renovate on the fly in California. Mills, who goes by Randy, is the president of the State of California’s stem cell agency, … Continue reading “Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show”
Tracx Garners $18,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51c099ae-0d61-42a6-80b3-3df57066940c Date 2/2/2015 Company Name Tracx Mailing Address 437 5th Avenue 9th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description The Tracx Social Media Management System (SMMS) is a modular and scalable platform designed to provide professional users all the tools necessary to build, manage and monetize their social media presence. Website … Continue reading “Tracx Garners $18,000,000 New Funding Round”
MaestroIQ Secures $1,750,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=024d812d-7662-4081-9a5b-449c2cd2ca56 Date 1/31/2015 Company Name MaestroIQ Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10007 USA Company Description MaestroIQ integrates with all your marketing channels and in-app analytics providers to aggregate data from every touch point with your customers. Website http://www.maestroiq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,750,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “MaestroIQ Secures $1,750,000 Seed Round”
Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy
Ten years ago, Harvard’s then-president, Larry Summers, wondered why women are so scarce in elite math and science departments. Is it because they’re less ambitious than men? Or, perhaps, they’re less inclined to be extremely smart? His comments caused a national furor, and Summers stepped down as president the following year. Now, Professor Eileen Pollack, … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy”
Taykey Putting $15M Round Towards New Online Marketing Software
New York-based Taykey says its software is evolving from being used like an ad network into a tool for broader marketing strategies. Taykey tries to help marketers sort out how best to reach an audience whose attention is increasingly diffuse. CEO and founder Amit Avner says since its inception, his company has helped push its … Continue reading “Taykey Putting $15M Round Towards New Online Marketing Software”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Yumanity, Biogen, Blizzards, & More
Funny thing happened on the East Coast this week. The so-called Blizzard of 2015 threw us New Yorkers into a panic before unexpectedly veering eastward in a post-Christmas miracle and giving the city little more than a dusting. We weren’t relieved; we were livid—at weathermen for scaring us, politicians for shutting the city down for … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Yumanity, Biogen, Blizzards, & More”