Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2b70c79a-532e-4b0b-b2fc-e87570363ff9&Preview=1 Date 5/22/2013 Company Name WePlay Mailing Address 11901 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 Company Description The company operates a website dedicated to sports enthusiasts. Website http://www.weplay.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.
Category: San Diego
Effector Therapeutics Raises $45M to Prove New Concept in Cancer
After Switzerland’s Roche paid $230 million in cash to buy San Diego’s Anadys Pharmaceuticals in 2011, Anadys CEO Steve Worland says he felt like an entrepreneur-in-residence, but without a venture capital firm to call home. So he began to roam the country in search of a new pharmaceutical adventure. Worland says he wanted to focus … Continue reading “Effector Therapeutics Raises $45M to Prove New Concept in Cancer”
The Star Thrower, or How Healthcare Looks to Consumers
It is always interesting how events find ways of connecting themselves together even when they seem so unrelated. I was at my sister Alexis’ graduation from law school on Friday, where I had gone directly from leaving a several day event organized by Health Evolution Partners. At the event I had occasion to meet with … Continue reading “The Star Thrower, or How Healthcare Looks to Consumers”
Juan Enriquez on the Forces Shaping Innovation: A Napa Summit Preview
What are the most powerful forces affecting innovation and the economy? That is one of the key questions facing the nation as we inch our way out of the economic mire. Juan Enriquez may not have all the answers, but he has some deep insights into the path forward, and a way of framing the … Continue reading “Juan Enriquez on the Forces Shaping Innovation: A Napa Summit Preview”
Venture Debt as Growth Capital? You Bet.
It’s easy to understand why most discussions about the state of venture capital investing paint a pessimistic view. Access to institutional equity dollars is increasingly limited for new entrepreneurs and early stage companies, and an anemic fundraising environment for VC firms is contributing to the long-anticipated “VC shakeout.” We’re also at a cyclical low in … Continue reading “Venture Debt as Growth Capital? You Bet.”
Prevoty Secures $700,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ada2c18-f130-4dc6-a749-74e997303384&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Prevoty Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90062 Company Description Prevoty’s technology acts as a smart filter rather than a conventional firewall. Instead of relying on signatures and blacklists, our platform implements algorithms to deconstruct and classify content in any context. As a result, Prevoty is able … Continue reading “Prevoty Secures $700,000 Seed Funding Round”
eFFECTOR Therapeutics Lands $45,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7a71097-0d0f-41e7-967f-9245013eab7f&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name eFFECTOR Therapeutics Mailing Address 11180 Roselle Street San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description eFFECTOR Therapeutics is pioneering a new class of small molecule drugs that act by selectively regulating translation, also known as protein synthesis. The company unites breakthrough insights into the mechanisms of translational control with … Continue reading “eFFECTOR Therapeutics Lands $45,000,000 Series A Funding”
Payvia Acquires Mogreet for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=877b9430-41ef-4d2d-8229-4eb1f2ec6660&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Mogreet Mailing Address 555 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291 Company Description The company provides text messaging, content and technology. Website http://www.mogreet.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed by the parties.
Ignyta Acquires Actagene Oncology for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae2d51e5-7ce0-41bc-ae0b-69d35d5c31dd&Preview=1 Date 5/21/2013 Company Name Actagene Oncology Mailing Address Undisclosed San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Actagene is developing personalized medicines for high unmet need cancer indications, based on cancer genome mining and sequencing. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the … Continue reading “Ignyta Acquires Actagene Oncology for Undisclosed Sum”
ViaSat Plans to Boost Fast Growth with Second Internet Satellite
After 27 years as an unobtrusive specialist in satellite-based communications, Carlsbad, CA-based ViaSat (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VSAT]]) is acquiring a much bigger footprint. While ViaSat has experienced plenty of success over the years, the company’s business has been focused mostly on its low-profile military and intelligence-agency customers. But that began to change in 2011 with the successful … Continue reading “ViaSat Plans to Boost Fast Growth with Second Internet Satellite”
The Top Five Traits to Look For in Prospective Startup Employees
Most successful entrepreneurs will tell you that the fastest way to kill a startup is to hire the wrong people. It’s true. As someone who has helped build multiple startups, I cannot overstate the importance of assembling a stellar core team. They are the ones who will transform your ideas into reality, and help you … Continue reading “The Top Five Traits to Look For in Prospective Startup Employees”
Zillions of Biotech Conferences Want You. Which Should You Attend?
Biotech industry conferences are happening, somewhere on this green Earth, every day. If you’ve been around a while, and you’ve attended a few, chances are you get invitations, or marketing pitches, that ask you to attend a different meeting every day. If you’re new to the business, you may not be on all the lists. … Continue reading “Zillions of Biotech Conferences Want You. Which Should You Attend?”
Alteryx Obtains $12,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1fcb044f-92d6-4408-ac47-d8cbbba6a934&Preview=1 Date 5/20/2013 Company Name Alteryx Mailing Address 230 Commerce Irvine, CA 92602 Company Description Alteryx is dedicated to creating technology that lets people easily invent smart and extensible solutions to business problems. We seek to inspire ingenuity in our customers and employees by bringing freedom, flexibility and creativity to generating insightful … Continue reading “Alteryx Obtains $12,000,000 New Funding Round”
Nine Lessons for Innovators from a Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist
I was pretty slow about getting around to reading Thinking, Fast and Slow. The career-capping book by Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman, one of the founders of behavioral economics, spent months on all the bestseller lists back in 2011. I finally picked up a paperback copy a couple of weeks ago. The book is mainly about … Continue reading “Nine Lessons for Innovators from a Nobel Prize-Winning Psychologist”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Optimer, Ambit, AnaptysBio, & More
[Clarification 5/17/13, 2:05 pm. See below.] Antibody drugs seemed to be the topic of the week for San Diego’s life sciences community. We have the latest updates from RuiYi, AnaptysBio, and Optimer Pharmaceuticals, along with other developments. —Ambit Biosciences’ (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMBI]]) stock price fell by 61 cents, or almost 8 percent, in its first day … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Optimer, Ambit, AnaptysBio, & More”
Active Life Scientific Receives $500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93cacbab-d38c-4f53-b61d-039222b6413d&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2013 Company Name Active Life Scientific Mailing Address 460 Ward Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Company Description Active Life’s mission is to become the leading, worldwide provider of life science research and diagnostic tools that quantify tissue quality to enable accelerated drug development, cost-effective health care, and a better quality … Continue reading “Active Life Scientific Receives $500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Solarflare Communications Receives $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d219851-48d8-416f-b1d4-294f7e5334a2&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2013 Company Name Solarflare Communications Mailing Address 7505 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description Solarflare Communications Inc. is a leading silicon vendor delivering Ethernet products that enable the rapid adoption of 10 Gigabit for data center and enterprise networks. Our products include 10GBASE-T PHYs and high-performance Ethernet controllers. … Continue reading “Solarflare Communications Receives $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
Mellanox Technologies Acquires Kotura for $82,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=996acf58-1952-4ba5-8a0f-961ad3a9237e&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2013 Company Name Kotura Mailing Address 2630 Corporate Place Monterey Park, CA 91754 Company Description Kotura, Inc., a worldwide leader in silicon photonics, designs, manufactures and markets CMOS optical components that enable optics to migrate throughout the communications industry. Website http://www.kotura.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $82,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Mellanox Technologies Acquires Kotura for $82,000,000”
San Diego’s AnaptysBio Gets BioDefense Contract for Ricin Antibodies
AnaptysBio says today the U.S. government has asked the San Diego biotech to produce antibodies that counter the deadly effects of ricin and would not require refrigeration, so batches of anti-ricin antibodies could be stored at room temperatures. Under a contract funded by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), AnaptysBio says it is obligated to … Continue reading “San Diego’s AnaptysBio Gets BioDefense Contract for Ricin Antibodies”
Ambit Slices Price of IPO, Increases Number of Shares Offered
San Diego’s Ambit Biosciences cut the share price of its planned IPO by nearly half yesterday, but still managed to raise about $65 million by increasing the number of shares in its debut offering. Shares of the biopharmaceutical company began trading this morning on the Nasdaq under the symbol AMBI. The company, with a lead … Continue reading “Ambit Slices Price of IPO, Increases Number of Shares Offered”
San Diego’s RuiYi (aka Anaphore) Focuses Anew on Antibodies & China
It’s been almost two years since Paul Grayson was named as CEO of San Diego’s Anaphore—more than enough time for the former Fate Therapeutics CEO to put a new strategy in place. The company unveiled the first element of its new plan in October—shifting the focus to developing new biologic drugs in China, changing its … Continue reading “San Diego’s RuiYi (aka Anaphore) Focuses Anew on Antibodies & China”
Ambit Biosciences Secures $64,800,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce8fb9cb-b82a-4fa0-8336-60969f1d2930&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2013 Company Name Ambit Biosciences Mailing Address 4215 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Ambit Biosciences (NASDAQ: AMBI) is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of small-molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. Website http://www.ambitbio.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $64,800,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Ambit Biosciences Secures $64,800,000 New Financing”
Sorenson CEO Peter Csathy Goes Hollywood to Lead Manatt Venture Fund
Carlsbad, CA-based Sorenson Media CEO Peter Csathy tells me he’s left Sorenson to become CEO of Manatt Digital Media Ventures, a venture fund and digital media business created by the Manatt, Phelps & Phillips law firm in Los Angeles. The venture will operate as part of Manatt Digital Media, making the California law firm a … Continue reading “Sorenson CEO Peter Csathy Goes Hollywood to Lead Manatt Venture Fund”
Kite Pharma Obtains $20,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=640910c4-2f9d-4cf7-960b-01b0128af763&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name Kite Pharma Mailing Address 10924 Le Conte Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90024 Company Description Kite Pharma, Inc. is a privately held development stage biotechnology company engaged in the design and development of pioneering immune-based targeted therapies to treat different cancer indications. Kite has a portfolio of proprietary … Continue reading “Kite Pharma Obtains $20,000,000 Series A Funding”
Airware Receives $10,700,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4f85455-eb91-4c6f-891c-24fc46aae2a1&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name Airware Mailing Address 2901 W Coast Highway Newport Beach, CA 92663 Company Description Airware specializes in professional grade, customizable autopilots which act as Development Platforms for micro to mid-size fixed-wing, helicopter, multiple-rotor, and custom configuration UAS. Launching in the Fall of 2012, our os-Series Autopilots integrate hardware, … Continue reading “Airware Receives $10,700,000 Series A Financing”
RingDNA Receives $1,900,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e4c9882-3205-4c9e-a64f-e8972dbbe561&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2013 Company Name RingDNA Mailing Address 15250 Ventura Boulevard Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 Company Description RingDNA offers intelligent telephony for companies interested in improving sales, marketing and support performance through access to real-time consumer data. Website http://www.ringdna.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,900,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “RingDNA Receives $1,900,000 Seed Financing”
Make Cyber Security Training Mandatory
The online world can be a dangerous place for the unprepared. And it’s just going to get worse. It’s time to teach cyber security as integral part of the high school and college curriculum and to all corporate employees. I grew up in New York City and for a few years heaven on earth for … Continue reading “Make Cyber Security Training Mandatory”
Who Needs Equity Crowdfunding? Dealstruck Builds Crowdlending Market
After President Obama signed the JOBS Act more than a year ago, Ethan Senturia says he studied the provisions for crowdfunding startups under Title III, and came to the conclusion that it would be more trouble than it was worth. Today crowdfunding boosters are still waiting for regulators at the Securities and Exchange Commission to … Continue reading “Who Needs Equity Crowdfunding? Dealstruck Builds Crowdlending Market”
Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 2)
Yesterday, we ran the first part of a wide-ranging interview with Henri Termeer, the legendary biotech entrepreneur and former CEO of Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme. He spoke about what kinds of startups he likes to get involved in, the trend toward drug companies working on rare diseases, and efforts to repair pharma’s damaged reputation. Today, he … Continue reading “Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 2)”
San Diego Venture Group Summit 2013
The keynote speaker for the San Diego Venture Group’s 2013 Summit is Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO of SpaceX, the Hawthorne, CA-based private space transport company founded in 2002 by PayPal Founder Elon Musk. Other speakers include 3-D Robotics founder Chris Anders, Larry Stambaugh of the San Diego Zoo Bioinspiration Centre, Larry Smarr of the … Continue reading “San Diego Venture Group Summit 2013”
Suits and Spooks Conference and Cyber Threat Assessment
The security firm AIA Global has organized a two-day cyber-security symposium, featuring presentations and panels for system administrators, IT security experts, and other professionals. The agenda includes threat intelligence on a shoestring budget, cyberwar and active defense, and advanced technologies for detecting insider threats. Guests include John Caruthers, head of the San Diego FBI cyber … Continue reading “Suits and Spooks Conference and Cyber Threat Assessment”
Biotech Briefing for the Non-Scientist
BioCom hosts this all-day “biobriefing,” which provides a concise overview of the key concepts of modern biology and an introduction to the technology and terminology used in the biotech and medical device industries. Classes are specifically geared toward the non-science professional who needs to better understand industry terminology, science, techniques and issues. More information and … Continue reading “Biotech Briefing for the Non-Scientist”
San Diego Supercomputer Center: Industry Partner Research Review
The San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at UC San Diego will host its first annual research review as part of a broader strategy to foster increased collaborations with industry partners that could benefit from the center’s extensive research capabilities. The 2013 Industry Partner Program Research Review will be held at the supercomputer center on the … Continue reading “San Diego Supercomputer Center: Industry Partner Research Review”
Barracuda Networks Acquires SignNow for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1ff32c2-fac3-4cd9-afb3-dd4da933a65e&Preview=1 Date 5/14/2013 Company Name SignNow Mailing Address 2901 W Coast Hwy. Newport Beach, CA 92663 Company Description SignNow, Inc. is a company seeking to bring the millennia-old practice of using hardcopy signatures into the digital age through user-friendly, consumer-oriented Web applications. Website http://www.signnow.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “Barracuda Networks Acquires SignNow for Undisclosed Sum”
Bootstrapping Products with Services
Because it’s often so difficult for entrepreneurs to obtain seed funding for their startups, bootstrapping is one of the best methods to self-fund their projects. And offering a service is one of the best ways to go. This, by the way, remains a controversial point of view, and most industry observers will take the position … Continue reading “Bootstrapping Products with Services”
Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 1)
Henri Termeer could have easily faded away into obscurity a couple years ago. The biotech pioneer could have relaxed at his oceanside home in Maine, played a little golf. Or, if he wanted, he could have made loads of money at a private equity firm. Certainly, he didn’t need to mess around with hungry little … Continue reading “Henri Termeer on Startups, Drug Prices, Getting Older (Part 1)”
Inktank Garners $13,400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37751699-bc79-4158-948c-298b9be21805&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2013 Company Name Inktank Mailing Address 707 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90017 Company Description Inktank is a professional services and support company that was founded in 2012 by several creators of Ceph, including Sage Weil, cofounder of DreamHost and CEO and Chief Architect of Ceph. The company is based … Continue reading “Inktank Garners $13,400,000 New Funding Round”
Mapping the Active Brain: The Next ‘Human Genome Project’
In the weeks since President Obama unveiled his plan to map the brain through a billion-dollar iniative over the next decade, Connect has helped organize a panel discussion that includes two scientists—UCSD’s Ralph Greenspan and Terrence Sejnowski of the Salk Institute—who have been involved in formulating the initiative. Joining the discussion about the Brain Research … Continue reading “Mapping the Active Brain: The Next ‘Human Genome Project’”
Connect Frontiers of Science & Technology: Glow in the Dark Surgery
Connect has organized a presentation by UC San Diego Associate Professor of Surgery Quyen T. Nguyen on Molecular Imaging for Diagnosis and Surgery. She discusses her research on “color-coded surgery,” designing a fluorescent probe to assist in early cancer diagnosis, accurate identification of surgical margins and accurate identification of nerve structures. In collaboration with UCSD’s … Continue reading “Connect Frontiers of Science & Technology: Glow in the Dark Surgery”
Plug and Play Admits 8 San Diego Companies to Startup Camp
Eight seed-stage tech companies were selected late yesterday to be the first class of startups from San Diego to be admitted to the 10-week business technology accelerator program established by Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Tech Center. Every company admitted to the Plug and Play Startup Camp is eligible to get a $25,000 investment as … Continue reading “Plug and Play Admits 8 San Diego Companies to Startup Camp”
Life After PowerPoint: Prezi Zooms Ahead in Digital Storytelling
Not every speech is improved by visual aids. Abraham Lincoln made do without PowerPoint at Gettysburg (though wags have tried to reimagine that), and Franklin Roosevelt’s voice on the radio in 1933 calmed a nation rattled by the Great Depression and cemented the New Deal. But there’s high oratory, and then there’s the old-fashioned presentation, … Continue reading “Life After PowerPoint: Prezi Zooms Ahead in Digital Storytelling”
Yekra Secures $3,100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=547d2be0-969a-434a-b223-a453f489c2f0&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name Yekra Mailing Address 900 E. 1st St Los Angeles, CA 90012 Company Description Located in downtown Los Angeles, Yekra’s leadership comes from years of experience in the entertainment industry. We’ve bought films. We’ve sold films. We’ve made films. Website http://www.yekra.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,100,000 … Continue reading “Yekra Secures $3,100,000 New Funding”
CapLinked Secures $500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44849ecf-c521-4f7c-b970-b6875acf97cc&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name CapLinked Mailing Address 1601 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Company Description The company operates an online platform for private company investments. Website http://www.caplinked.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “CapLinked Secures $500,000 Series A Funding”
uParts Lands $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc6af3ff-aaa3-47df-82f7-bc679a8edeb8&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name uParts Mailing Address 15375 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description uParts has developed an electronic parts procurement platform that enables repair shops and insurance carriers to easily obtain part information, communicate with suppliers and procure auto parts. We systematically analyze hundreds of thousands of repair estimates … Continue reading “uParts Lands $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
CBRITE Receives $5,555,339 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8e9f1a29-2aea-4095-b59c-d427fed812b6&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name CBRITE Mailing Address 421 Pine Ave Goleta, CA 93117 Company Description The company develops and researches diode switches for display applications. Website http://www.cbriteinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,555,339 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “CBRITE Receives $5,555,339 Series D Funding”
Receptos Obtains $72,800,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae9bb359-3a6b-4a34-a3ec-e15c588cfa3e&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name Receptos Mailing Address 10835 Road to the Cure San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Receptos (NASDAQ: RCPT) is developing the next generation in GPCR drug discovery. Website http://www.receptos.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $72,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes are on file with company statements … Continue reading “Receptos Obtains $72,800,000 New Round”
CreatorUp Garners $25,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6df17372-2a28-452c-adaf-05a77c3dd30e&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name CreatorUp Mailing Address 830 Traction Ave Los Angeles, CA 90013 Company Description We’re University of Southern California (USC) Film School graduates who loved the creative collaboration experience we had in film school so much that we wanted to keep it going every day, and thanks to the … Continue reading “CreatorUp Garners $25,000 Seed Financing Round”
Phyre Lands $18,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4be5b4c-f49e-41e3-b711-08950fc0c015&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name Phyre Mailing Address 1950 Cordell Court El Cajon, CA 92020 Company Description Phyre works with industry leading companies and organizations to address critical system needs including fire suppression, thermal property improvement, reduction in coking and deposition as well as other specific applications. Website http://www.phyre.net Transaction Type Accelerator … Continue reading “Phyre Lands $18,000 Seed Financing Round”
WeDidIt Obtains $25,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2302611f-01c1-42ee-bc66-ff3a09091f0d&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2013 Company Name WeDidIt Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90040 Company Description The company is developing a web platform and mobile app for nonprofit fundraising. Website http://www.wedid.it Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial development. … Continue reading “WeDidIt Obtains $25,000 Seed Round”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Arena, NuVasive, & More
Amid the hectic pace of earnings releases, we saw a number of partnership agreements and other developments coming out of San Diego’s life sciences community. Here’s my wrap-up. —Shares of San Diego-based Receptos (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RCPT]]), a biotech developing new treatments for immune disorders, began trading on the Nasdaq exchange this morning after the company said … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Arena, NuVasive, & More”