With 300 million smartphones sold worldwide during the first six months of this year, Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs is feeling bullish about industry trends that are carrying the wireless giant to record revenues, profits, and mobile chip shipments. Jacobs told financial analysts who gathered at the company’s San Diego headquarters yesterday he expects Qualcomm will … Continue reading “Qualcomm Throws Up Some Big Numbers, Sees Double-Digit Growth Ahead”
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Is Seed Investing Here to Stay?
Seed stage investing has been growing tremendously and continues to accelerate. Just in the past year, according to CB Insights, it has grown from 15 percent of total U.S. VC investment volume in Q3 2011 to 31 percent of deal volume in Q3 2012. While it’s still a small allocation in total dollars invested, currently … Continue reading “Is Seed Investing Here to Stay?”
Janssen Forms “Investigator Databank” to Help Streamline Drug Trials
In a bid to ease the administrative burden on the scientists who run clinical trials, J&J’s Janssen Research & Development is today unveiling a global initiative to standardize and share key information that drug companies require to vet clinical trial sites and ensure they meet industry requirements. The effort is part of a broader attempt … Continue reading “Janssen Forms “Investigator Databank” to Help Streamline Drug Trials”
MiniTime Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45459796-0424-43ed-b2e9-c92b6f2d5e1f&Preview=1 Date 11/15/2012 Company Name MiniTime Mailing Address 11040 Santa Monica Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90025 Company Description MiniTime revolutionizes the way families plan and book vacations. Whether you’ve got a newborn or a teen — or several kids in between — MiniTime is your one-stop destination for finding the best places … Continue reading “MiniTime Garners $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Creating a Strong and Sustainable Innovation Culture
Steve Jobs, one of the greatest innovators of our time, famously said, “Innovation has nothing to do with how many R&D dollars you have…It’s about the people you have, how you’re led, and how much you get it.” Jobs’ quote is one that I work to embody every day in my role as CEO of … Continue reading “Creating a Strong and Sustainable Innovation Culture”
Keeping Web Focus, Social Leverage Raising $15M for Micro VC Fund
Howard Lindzon, the entrepreneur, hedge fund investor, and CEO of Coronado, CA-based StockTwits, is raising capital for a new and slightly more formalized version of Social Leverage, an investment partnership he runs with Tom Peterson of Phoenix, AZ. Lindzon told me recently the two have been successful enough in recent years to attract interest from … Continue reading “Keeping Web Focus, Social Leverage Raising $15M for Micro VC Fund”
ClariPhy Communications Obtains $8,772,155 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c081839b-2861-41d7-ad16-84c3b88576d7&Preview=1 Date 11/14/2012 Company Name ClariPhy Communications Mailing Address 7585 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description ClariPhy Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets complex physical-layer products (ICs) for high-speed communications. ClariPhy’s initial products, which target 10-Gbit/s optical networks in the enterprise market, significantly lower the … Continue reading “ClariPhy Communications Obtains $8,772,155 New Funding”
Epic Sciences Raises $13M, Advances Ultra-Sensitive Cell Diagnostics
[Corrected 11/14/12, 3:45 pm. See below.] Epic Sciences, a San Diego startup developing diagnostics to identify and analyze tumor cells and other rare cells from a blood sample, has raised $13 million in a Series B round of financing. Investors include Domain Associates, Roche Venture Fund, and Pfizer Venture Investments, and undisclosed individual investors, according … Continue reading “Epic Sciences Raises $13M, Advances Ultra-Sensitive Cell Diagnostics”
Dog Vacay Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d0eddc6-b069-4494-b16c-a5a57a9752b9&Preview=1 Date 11/13/2012 Company Name Dog Vacay Mailing Address 1410 2nd St Santa Monica, CA 90401 Company Description Our company motto is ‘Why should humans have all the fun?’ because creating positive experiences for dogs is our mission. Dog Vacay is a community where dog lovers can connect with one another to … Continue reading “Dog Vacay Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Epic Sciences Secures $13,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a0e580b-0e07-4d1b-994a-b4b1347b15ae&Preview=1 Date 11/13/2012 Company Name Epic Sciences Mailing Address 3565 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The company manufactures analytical laboratory instruments. Website http://www.epicsciences.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes With the proceeds from the financing, Epic will expand research and development … Continue reading “Epic Sciences Secures $13,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Who Are Biotech’s New Go-To Investment Bankers?
[Updated: 2:40 pm PT] Not that long ago, biotech executives weren’t sure who to call on Wall Street, or whether anyone would answer the phone. In late 2008 and early 2009, nobody could say for sure who would still be around in a couple years to supply capital to aspiring drugmakers. Partly inspired by all … Continue reading “Who Are Biotech’s New Go-To Investment Bankers?”
FatSkunk Receives $250,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59f6357f-6ccd-4704-a00f-f01e8353e7b7&Preview=1 Date 11/12/2012 Company Name FatSkunk Mailing Address Undisclosed San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description We are liberating the wireless world from the traditional Anti-Virus paradigm in order to cost effectively guarantee detection of malicious software. Website http://www.fatskunk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “FatSkunk Receives $250,000 New Financing”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Deals at MEI Pharma, Auspex, Ambit
It was a good week for raising capital in San Diego’s life sciences community. We have a rundown of the big deals and other news, too. —San Diego’s MEI Pharma (Nasdaq: [[ticker:MEIP]]), a cancer drug developer headed by former Favrille founder Dan Gold, arranged a private financing with Vivo Ventures and New Leaf Venture Partners, … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Deals at MEI Pharma, Auspex, Ambit”
Xconomy’s Post-Election Innovation Priority Poll—The Results
Mr. President, the country’s innovation leaders have spoken. Yesterday, just to keep the election fun going, we asked our readers—entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, executives, or just anyone interested in the business of technology—to weigh in on the things they thought were most important for you and the new Congress to focus on when it comes to … Continue reading “Xconomy’s Post-Election Innovation Priority Poll—The Results”
10 Kickstarter Projects Every Geek Should Support
[Updated 6/5/2014] We’re living in a golden age for creators and entrepreneurs. If you don’t believe me, just look back about a decade and try to remember how hard it was to publish a book, make a movie, record an album, raise a seed round for your startup, get your software onto a mobile phone, … Continue reading “10 Kickstarter Projects Every Geek Should Support”
Medical Device Innovations Lands $492,998 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e33e6c29-42b2-485a-a8b3-2a0c9f2714e1&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2012 Company Name Medical Device Innovations Mailing Address 26228 Crescendo Dr Escondido, CA 92026 Company Description MDI Technology is an early stage startup focused on the development of a novel, minimally invasive catheter-based approach to an implantable therapy which invokes a biological response in the left atrium to provide a fast, simple … Continue reading “Medical Device Innovations Lands $492,998 New Funding”
Auspex Pharmaceuticals Garners $25,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72be8886-b425-4b54-b4a3-2af05532c9c6&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2012 Company Name Auspex Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 3366 North Torrey Pines Court La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description Auspex Pharmaceuticals is a developer of next-generation medicines with improved safety and performance and a pioneer in the targeted application of deuterium chemistry to clinically validated drugs. For more than five years … Continue reading “Auspex Pharmaceuticals Garners $25,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
Auspex Raises $25M for Longer-Lasting, Deuterium-Based Drugs
At San Diego’s Auspex Pharmaceuticals, CEO Larry Fritz is overseeing a drug development program based on a fairly simple premise: If an FDA-approved small molecule drug is susceptible to metabolic enzymes in the body that break down its hydrogen bonds, wouldn’t substituting some deuterium atoms make those bonds stronger and longer-lasting? Deuterium is a stable … Continue reading “Auspex Raises $25M for Longer-Lasting, Deuterium-Based Drugs”
Boston Scientific to Buy Vessix for Hypertension Technology
Boston Scientific (NYSE: [[ticker:BSX]]) is continuing its acquisition binge with the announcement this morning that it has agreed to buy Vessix Vascular, a privately held company in Laguna Hills, CA, for as much as $425 million. Vessix makes a device that uses radio frequencies to treat drug-resistant hypertension, a method called renal denervation. The agreement … Continue reading “Boston Scientific to Buy Vessix for Hypertension Technology”
Xconomist of the Week: Lisa Suennen on Healthcare Reform Post-Election
It’s been a stress-inducing year for innovators in the healthcare arena. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which calls for the creation of state exchanges to extend health insurance to millions of people who currently lack coverage, passed Congress by a slim margin in 2010 and has been under assault by Republicans ever since. … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Lisa Suennen on Healthcare Reform Post-Election”
Xconomy’s Post-Election Innovation Priority Poll
[Updated, Nov. 9—The polls are closed. But you can see the results here–Eds] The election is over. But as we all know, the really hard part—finding ways for our newly elected and reelected leaders to work together to move the country forward—still remains. There is work to be done on a multitude of fronts, of … Continue reading “Xconomy’s Post-Election Innovation Priority Poll”
With $2.3M in New Funding, Bump Network Steers to Business
[Clarified 11/8/12, 9:30 am. See below.] Web entrepreneur Mitch Thrower is bumping up the funding at San Diego’s Bump.com, the online social network for people with cars. Bump.com’s parent company, the Bump Network, says it has closed on $2.3 million in a second Series B round of financing. Investors include TomorrowVentures, the investment vehicle for … Continue reading “With $2.3M in New Funding, Bump Network Steers to Business”
Transonic Combustion Receives $32,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8890b512-48bb-4430-95b4-0a027d8cc779&Preview=1 Date 11/8/2012 Company Name Transonic Combustion Mailing Address 461 Calle San Pablo Camarillo, CA 93012 Company Description Transonic Combustion, Inc. is a research & development phase company focused on developing a suite of technologies which is projected to enable conventional automotive engines to run at ultra-high efficiency on gasoline and on … Continue reading “Transonic Combustion Receives $32,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
BUMP Network Obtains $2,300,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9041cb11-6404-49ff-b3d8-6b7b92c5cb01&Preview=1 Date 11/7/2012 Company Name BUMP Network Mailing Address 1295 Prospect St La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description At BUMP-Network, we are re-envisioning membership marketing, offering powerful, yet easy-to-use, software for managing any organization’s membership from sign up to redemption. Website http://www.bump-network.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,300,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “BUMP Network Obtains $2,300,000 Series B Round”
Vital Therapies Secures $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab7096e1-bdae-4ca1-917c-b81adcbc4381&Preview=1 Date 11/7/2012 Company Name Vital Therapies Mailing Address 15222 Avenue of Science San Diego, CA 92128 Company Description Vital Therapies, Inc. (VTI) is a new company formed in 2003 to continue the development of the ELAD (Extracorporeal Liver Assist Device) System, which augments the metabolic functions of a patient’s liver, thereby … Continue reading “Vital Therapies Secures $10,000,000 New Financing”
San Diego’s 3D Robotics Raises $5M as Wired Editor Resigns to Be CEO
Chris Anderson, who resigned a few days ago as the editor in chief of Wired magazine to become the full-time CEO of 3D Robotics, says today the San Diego-based superstore for amateur UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) has raised $5 million in venture funding. In an announcement posted on the 3D Robotics website and at DIY … Continue reading “San Diego’s 3D Robotics Raises $5M as Wired Editor Resigns to Be CEO”
Intuit Goes All Out to Solve the Innovator’s Dilemma. Is It Working?
Technology writers gravitate to early-stage startups for roughly the same reason that Willie Sutton robbed banks: because that’s where the money is. Or at least, where it could be if the founders get everything right. We love the brash, young CEOs who are out to disrupt entire industries—in no small part because they’re usually happy … Continue reading “Intuit Goes All Out to Solve the Innovator’s Dilemma. Is It Working?”
San Diego’s Ambit Biosciences Raises $25M to Advance Leukemia Drug
Ambit Biosciences has gone through several course changes in the 12 years since it was founded. But Ambit CEO Michael Martino says the San Diego company would not be announcing $25 million raised from existing investors today unless Ambit was making significant progress on its current trajectory. “What the financing represents is a huge vote … Continue reading “San Diego’s Ambit Biosciences Raises $25M to Advance Leukemia Drug”
Rescuing Patent-Less Proteins from the Drug Development Dustbin
“Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.” The Greek poet Hesiod wasn’t referring to the drug development process when he wrote these words, but they certainly apply to that setting. Back in the early days of the biotechnology industry, a number of newly identified proteins were considered for … Continue reading “Rescuing Patent-Less Proteins from the Drug Development Dustbin”
Ambit Biosciences Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3a73982-ccd0-46f7-b6ef-3c77932cace8&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2012 Company Name Ambit Biosciences Mailing Address 4215 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Ambit Biosciences 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Ambit Biosciences Obtains $50,000,000 New Funding”
Your Car: The Future of Connected Health?
The car is entering an innovation renaissance. While Tesla Motors—the electric car company led by PayPal founder Elon Musk—has become the emblem of auto innovation, other manufacturers are following suit. For example, Ford recently launched their AppLink API in 1 million vehicles, allowing drivers to seamlessly integrate and navigate their mobile apps for things such … Continue reading “Your Car: The Future of Connected Health?”
LinkedIn: The Quiet Force Transforming Biotech & Pharma
Mark Levin’s business is biotechnology, so it’s no surprise he knew zilch about a tech company called LinkedIn as recently as two years ago. But these days Levin sounds like he can barely do his job without it. “I’m not the most social media savvy person. I haven’t used a lot of these tools at … Continue reading “LinkedIn: The Quiet Force Transforming Biotech & Pharma”
RingRevenue Lands $3,250,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7f8b90a3-124c-4d98-83cc-376d0b901bce&Preview=1 Date 11/5/2012 Company Name RingRevenue Mailing Address 8 East Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93130 Company Description RingRevenue improves every marketing campaign with better quality leads, higher conversions and increased ROI. Website http://www.ringrevenue.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,250,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds will be used for … Continue reading “RingRevenue Lands $3,250,000 Series B Financing”
CardiAQ Valve Technologies Receives $32,500,863 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b73d90da-e4b6-4d86-b5ab-cf0644575a00&Preview=1 Date 11/5/2012 Company Name CardiAQ Valve Technologies Mailing Address 2 Jenner Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description CardiAQ Valve Technologies (CVT), a privately held company founded by heart surgeon Dr. Arshad Quadri, is developing innovative approaches to heart valve replacement and is initially focused on percutaneous mitral valve replacement (PMVR). Website http://www.cardiaq.com … Continue reading “CardiAQ Valve Technologies Receives $32,500,863 New Financing Round”
CalciMedica Obtains $4,600,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1fc09fe6-948d-4cd3-95ef-e5c237cbca23&Preview=1 Date 11/5/2012 Company Name CalciMedica Mailing Address 505 Coast Blvd S. La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description The company is developing drugs focused on autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Website http://www.calcimedica.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $4,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “CalciMedica Obtains $4,600,000 New Financing Round”
Less Is Not Always More: The Argument for Apple-style Skeuomorphism
When an obscure archaeological term like “skeuomorphism” starts to show up in the pages of the country’s leading newspapers, you know people must be talking about Apple again. In technology circles, the biggest news this week wasn’t Superstorm Sandy, or the elections, or even the Disney-Lucasfilm deal and the prospect of another Star Wars trilogy. … Continue reading “Less Is Not Always More: The Argument for Apple-style Skeuomorphism”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Shire, Thesan, ViaCyte, and More
What do Thesan Pharmaceuticals, ViaCyte, and Reflexion Health have in common? Each one disclosed that it raised a significant amount of capital. We have that and more. —San Diego’s Thesan Pharmaceuticals, a newly formed biotech developing innovative drugs for dermatological disorders, said it closed on a $16 million Series A round of financing that was … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Shire, Thesan, ViaCyte, and More”
In San Diego Talk, Venter Says Biofuels ‘Dead’ Without Carbon Policy
Blunt to the bone, human genome pioneer J. Craig Venter flatly declared in San Diego this week that algae-based biofuels “are just dead” unless the federal government sets an effective carbon policy. “It doesn’t matter what the scientific breakthroughs are, there’s no way to beat oil,” Venter said after someone in the audience asked when … Continue reading “In San Diego Talk, Venter Says Biofuels ‘Dead’ Without Carbon Policy”
Sapphire Energy & Institute for Systems Biology Partner on Biofuels
San Diego’s Sapphire Energy and Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have established a strategic partnership that is intended to significantly expand and diversify the genetic resources that Sapphire needs to commercialize algae-based biofuels. Financial terms of the collaboration were not disclosed. In the five years since it was founded, Sapphire Energy has demonstrated how … Continue reading “Sapphire Energy & Institute for Systems Biology Partner on Biofuels”
Dollar Shave Club Lands $9,800,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46de75be-0162-4371-b994-5f3a8ed55ce9&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Dollar Shave Club Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description The company offers a monthly subscription service for grooming supplies. Website http://www.dollarshaveclub.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,800,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will use the financing to expand its service … Continue reading “Dollar Shave Club Lands $9,800,000 Series A Round”
Thesan Pharmaceuticals Receives $16,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=093edf4a-1e83-4c4d-a84a-ae4f81431c2d&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Thesan Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 392 Camino de Estrella San Clemente, CA 92672 Company Description Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a preclinical biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. Until recently, there has been comparatively limited innovation in the field of dermatology, … Continue reading “Thesan Pharmaceuticals Receives $16,000,000 Series A Round”
MindBody Secures $35,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7fc7a865-7f0b-4c2e-8495-e66fb5da2ed8&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name MindBody Mailing Address 4051 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Company Description MINDBODY Inc.’s roots go back to 1998, when we were the first software consultancy developing easy-to-use client and teacher management solutions for yoga, pilates, and spinning studios. In 2001, we became an LLC, took … Continue reading “MindBody Secures $35,000,000 New Financing Round”
Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires WorldMate for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af8a817a-770f-4fed-b560-9faf6119da22&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name WorldMate Mailing Address 353 N Azusa Ave. West Covina, CA 91791 Company Description WorldMate exists for only one reason – to make your on-the-go lifestyle easier. Plan and manage your trips at home and on the road, with instant access to valuable tools and resources, making your … Continue reading “Carlson Wagonlit Travel Acquires WorldMate for Undisclosed Sum”
Measured Voice Receives $25,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7a39d43-1ed5-4749-a1d6-1b836912ebd7&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Measured Voice Mailing Address 3714 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 Company Description Measured Voice is the tool for professional social media communication teams. Distraction-free environment. Scheduled Facebook and Twitter posts. Metrics that matter. Website http://www.measuredvoice.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Measured Voice Receives $25,000 Seed Funding Round”
Tuition.io Receives $100,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=56140f60-d54c-4080-a29c-66b8f0906f3e&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Tuition.io Mailing Address 1411 5th St Santa Monica, CA 90401 Company Description Tuition.io is a website dedicated to helping you manage your student loan portfolio and optimize it for your own unique situation. With Tuition.io, you can load all of your student loans into one site, get … Continue reading “Tuition.io Receives $100,000 Seed Funding”
Less Neglect Obtains $100,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5a2b936-e6a7-4cd0-8a97-f65e65ae8633&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Less Neglect Mailing Address Undisclosed Santa Monica, CA 90402 Company Description The company helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. The product integrates with Salesforce, Twitter, Zendesk and many other popular SaaS products. Website http://www.lessneglect.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $100,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Less Neglect Obtains $100,000 Seed Round”
Milk & Honey Secures $100,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9c77560-b84b-433d-b767-f8776e47cda2&Preview=1 Date 11/1/2012 Company Name Milk & Honey Mailing Address 117 West 9th Street Los Angeles, CA 90015 Company Description The concept of Milk & Honey originated from two sisters who knew what they wanted in fashion but weren’t always able to get it. More than just current and stylish looks, they … Continue reading “Milk & Honey Secures $100,000 Seed Financing”
Veteran Exec Kevin Hell, former DivX Head, Named On-Ramp Wireless CEO
After raising at least $44 million in venture capital and demonstrating its wireless networking technology in smart grid field trials, San Diego’s On-Ramp Wireless is ready to significantly expand and diversify its operations. As part of that move, the company today named veteran executive Kevin Hell as president and CEO. His appointment takes effect today. … Continue reading “Veteran Exec Kevin Hell, former DivX Head, Named On-Ramp Wireless CEO”
Stanford Bests Harvard, MIT on Entrepreneurs, Report Finds
Harvard may be the No. 1 dream school for every over-achieving tiger parent, but if they want their babies to grow up to be wildly successful entrepreneurs, they might want to shift their focus west. A new study by New York-based research firm CB Insights tracked the money raised and deals closed by the entrepreneurial … Continue reading “Stanford Bests Harvard, MIT on Entrepreneurs, Report Finds”
Reflexion Health Obtains $4,250,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1d8be07-de80-4e2b-80be-7ea6fc62affb&Preview=1 Date 10/31/2012 Company Name Reflexion Health Mailing Address Undisclosed San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description We are in the business of creating exceptional, engaging software that help healthcare professionals do their jobs & help patients fall in love with their healthcare system all over again (…or, maybe, just for the first … Continue reading “Reflexion Health Obtains $4,250,000 Seed Round”