As the third annual mHealth Summit convenes today near Washington, D.C., San Diego-based Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) says it has formed a new subsidiary, Qualcomm Life, from its wireless health business unit. The wireless technology giant says it also has established a $100 million wireless health investment fund that will be managed by Qualcomm Ventures. Qualcomm … Continue reading “New Qualcomm Life Subsidiary Rolls Out Wireless Health System”
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Join Us at 3 pm ET/Noon PT for Tweetchat on Biotech Startups
Quick reminder for those of you on Twitter to join us for a live chat at 3 pm Eastern/Noon Pacific on the state of biotech startups. Carol Gallagher (@carol_gallagher) and Jason Rhodes (@JasonPaulRhodes) are the featured guests, who will field questions on how biotech startups can make it at a time when biotech venture capital … Continue reading “Join Us at 3 pm ET/Noon PT for Tweetchat on Biotech Startups”
Steve Jobs’s Dying Realization About Biology and Technology
Take a guess who made the following statement: “I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology. A new era is beginning.” A. Bill Gates B. Steve Jobs C. Paul Allen The comment has gotten little attention in the last few weeks, but it jumped off … Continue reading “Steve Jobs’s Dying Realization About Biology and Technology”
iPubSci: An Alternative to Unaffordable Science Journals
Advances in the biomedical sciences are highly dependent upon researchers having a clear understanding of the current state of knowledge. This information is primarily acquired by having access to the scientific literature via professional journals and, less commonly, books. Unfortunately, this body of literature has not only expanded greatly over the past few decades, most … Continue reading “iPubSci: An Alternative to Unaffordable Science Journals”
WeVideo Makes Cloud Video Editing Look Like Kids’ Stuff
Video editing software is way too hard to use. At least, that seems to be what most consumers think. It explains why most of the videos you’ll find on YouTube and other video sharing sites are so raw, with no cuts, titles, or other effects. Apparently, people have a hard enough time just getting video … Continue reading “WeVideo Makes Cloud Video Editing Look Like Kids’ Stuff”
Join Us for a Tweetchat Monday on Biotech Startups
[Update: 10:50 am PT] Biotech VCs had their chance to vent on Twitter last week about the sad state of affairs in financing startups, and now it’s time for the entrepreneurs to take their turn. So we’re bringing together a couple of top biotech startup executives, Carol Gallagher and Jason Rhodes, to share their thoughts … Continue reading “Join Us for a Tweetchat Monday on Biotech Startups”
Freshdesk Lands $1,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3299f88c-3650-4e94-9af0-735da8408a82&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2011 Company Name Freshdesk Mailing Address 340 S Lemon Ave Walnut, CA 91789 Company Description Freshdesk is your answer to today’s customer support needs. With Freshdesk there is nothing to download or install – you don’t have to babysit your helpdesk or worry about server upgrades and patches. You focus … Continue reading “Freshdesk Lands $1,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Network Optix Obtains $750,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d14db9cb-fe89-49f4-8ac1-8f81a859126a&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2011 Company Name Network Optix Mailing Address 4011 W Mangnolia Blvd Burbank, CA 91505 Company Description Network Optix is a software development company focused on building powerful solutions to the problems of video and digital media transfer and display within any network or local machine environment. Website http://www.networkoptix.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Network Optix Obtains $750,000 New Financing Round”
NTRO Secures $1,700,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45ae7306-adcd-4833-85ba-c4ee21e8b81f&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2011 Company Name NTRO Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description ntro connects you to other people who are nearby and share your interests. Simply enter your interests or import them from Facebook. Website http://www.ntro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “NTRO Secures $1,700,000 Series A Financing Round”
SteelHouse Obtains $6,300,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dcecbaa7-c165-4fc8-b701-fbb24f529220&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2011 Company Name SteelHouse Mailing Address 5870 W Jefferson Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90016 Company Description SteelHouse was created by marketers, for marketers. We’re pioneering an emerging field called Behavioral Commerce that is changing eCommerce. Website http://www.steelhouse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,300,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “SteelHouse Obtains $6,300,000 Series B Financing Round”
Buyouts, Quantified Health, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
In the news since the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ve had a fascinating bit of biomedical research from Internet guru Larry Smarr, a criminal conviction, and an extended Q&A with Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter. Your life sciences briefing begins now. —Under fierce competition in the market for gene expression microarray tests, Santa Clara-based Affymetrix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AFFX]]) … Continue reading “Buyouts, Quantified Health, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Qualcomm Picks Up Pixtronix
Pixtronix, an Andover, MA-based maker of low-power displays, has been acquired by San Diego tech giant Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]), according to Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. Terms of the purchase weren’t disclosed, but the report cites a price range of $175-200 million, based on sources close to the deal. A source of mine confirmed the … Continue reading “Qualcomm Picks Up Pixtronix”
Xconomist of the Week: 5 Questions with Sapphire Energy CEO Jason Pyle
November was a big month for news in the algae-based biofuels sector. On November 7, roughly four months after renewable fuels were approved for use in commercial aviation, United Airlines flew passengers from Houston to Chicago aboard a Boeing 737-800 powered by a mixture of algae-based jet fuel and conventional, petroleum-based fuel. Two days later, … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: 5 Questions with Sapphire Energy CEO Jason Pyle”
Burstly Lands $5,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95bb42b7-7875-41ba-a5cf-78175c7d4fb0&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2011 Company Name Burstly Mailing Address Undisclosed Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Company Description Burstly is commited to providing the best platform for mobile developers to maximize both their marketing and revenue opportunities. We believe the first step to achieving this goal is to empower developers with the tools and data … Continue reading “Burstly Lands $5,500,000 Series B Financing”
You’ll Be Dead Soon-Carpe Diem
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything—all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure—these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. —Steve Jobs Watching an … Continue reading “You’ll Be Dead Soon-Carpe Diem”
Affymetrix Pushes Into Diagnostics, Acquiring eBioscience for $330M
Gene chip pioneer Affymetrix is continuing its push into becoming more of a diagnostics player, through a sizable acquisition announced today. Santa Clara-based Affymetrix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AFFX]]) said today it has agreed to acquire San Diego-based eBioscience for $330 million in cash. Through this deal, Affymetrix is getting eBioscience’s flow cytometer instruments (which count cells in … Continue reading “Affymetrix Pushes Into Diagnostics, Acquiring eBioscience for $330M”
Verdezyne Claims Milestone in Renewable Replacement of Petrochemical
When Verdezyne said last year it had made adipic acid in the laboratory, the Carlsbad, CA, industrial biotech said its eco-friendly fermentation process could make the valuable chemical for 20 percent less than it would cost a conventional petrochemical plant. Today, Verdezyne says it is now operating a pilot plant in Carlsbad that can make … Continue reading “Verdezyne Claims Milestone in Renewable Replacement of Petrochemical”
AcuFocus Lands $65,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b045fc46-7be2-48d2-8441-00a3f74de5ce&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2011 Company Name AcuFocus Mailing Address 32 Discovery Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description The company is developing a treatment for Presbyopia. The AcuFocus ACI 7000 is placed in your cornea (the eye’s outer layer). There, it sits securely without the use of sutures. All that is required for your comfort … Continue reading “AcuFocus Lands $65,000,000 New Funding Round”
Astute Networks Obtains $660,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f200943f-59d2-4ad8-a648-8c3f33dfc2a5&Preview=1 Date 11/30/2011 Company Name Astute Networks Mailing Address 16516 Via Esprillo San Diego, CA 92127 Company Description Astute Networks designs and markets intelligent silicon-based protocol acceleration technologies to OEM partners worldwide. Website http://www.astutenetworks.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $660,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Astute Networks Obtains $660,000 New Financing”
Fresh Off Amira Success, Versant’s Bolzon and San Diego’s Prasit Begin Anew with Inception
Last year’s blockbuster film “Inception,” was about a dream within a dream within a dream, which made it a little hard to follow. Likewise with “Inception,” the San Diego life sciences startup that was founded earlier this year by Versant Ventures’ Brad Bolzon and Peppi Prasit, the former co-founder and chief scientific officer at San … Continue reading “Fresh Off Amira Success, Versant’s Bolzon and San Diego’s Prasit Begin Anew with Inception”
Clean Energy Principles and the Solar Value Chain
Even with a market capitalization of $4.5 billion (and growing), many modern solar projects fail because of a lack of industry know-how and bad choices. Why does this happen? Over the last 20 years, the solar industry has gone from simple to complex. It is now composed of innovative technologies, multifaceted strategies, elaborate financing models, … Continue reading “Clean Energy Principles and the Solar Value Chain”
Innovative Financing Models for Early Stage Companies
In one of history’s most difficult financial environments, early-stage companies must look at new ways to secure funding. Connect has invited two speakers for this event. Jeff Stein, president and CEO of Trius Therapeutics, will provide a special case study that examines the series of financing mechanisms used to build Trius from its inception 2007 … Continue reading “Innovative Financing Models for Early Stage Companies”
What the Public Should Know About Clinical Trials
Georgia Robins Sadler, Associate Director for Community Outreach at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and Clinical Professor in the UCSD Department of Surgery, will discuss how community awareness of clinical trials plays a role in advancing medical discoveries. Sadler will talk cover what every person needs to know about research methods, participation in research studies, … Continue reading “What the Public Should Know About Clinical Trials”
San Diego Biotechnology Network’s Third Anniversary Party
The San Diego Biotechnology Network (SDBN), which held its first networking event for local biotech professionals in November, 2008, is holding its third anniversary party and networking event at the Green Flash tasting room in Mira Mesa. Beer is biochemistry, and two of the craft brewery’s founders worked at Invitrogen back in the day. Some … Continue reading “San Diego Biotechnology Network’s Third Anniversary Party”
Business Briefing: Big Changes Coming to the U.S. Patent System
Fish & Richardson principals Todd Garcia, Teresa Lavoie, and Gwilym Attwell will explore the implications of the America Invents Act (AIA) on patent validity challenges and patent portfolio management strategies. The AIA is a U.S. law that was passed by Congress and was signed into law by President Obama on Sept. 16. The law represents … Continue reading “Business Briefing: Big Changes Coming to the U.S. Patent System”
Ruling Ends Core Patent Dispute Between Cross-Town Rivals, SkinMedica and Histogen
A federal court ruling issued before the Thanksgiving holiday appears likely to end nearly three years of patent litigation between Histogen, a San Diego regenerative medicine startup, and Carlsbad, CA-based SkinMedica, which provides cosmetics and skin-care products. “We are happy to now have this matter officially behind us,” Histogen founder and CEO Gail Naughton says … Continue reading “Ruling Ends Core Patent Dispute Between Cross-Town Rivals, SkinMedica and Histogen”
Mellmo Expands, Larry Smarr Talks Health, & More San Diego BizTech News
Contrary to what you might expect, the pace of tech news out of San Diego didn’t slow down much before the Thanksgiving Holiday. We still managed to round it all up, though, and our briefing begins here. —As director of the UC system’s California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (CalIT2), Larry Smarr is an … Continue reading “Mellmo Expands, Larry Smarr Talks Health, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Cracking the Entrepreneur Code
[Editor’s Note: This article is a lightly edited transcript of a talk delivered by Ryan Howard, founder and CEO of Practice Fusion, at Morgenthaler Ventures’ DC to VC Healthcare IT Showcase on September 22, 2011.] At Practice Fusion, it took us three years to get to our first million dollars in revenue. Electronic health records … Continue reading “Cracking the Entrepreneur Code”
Versant Ventures’ Partner Cuts Back on Biotech Work to Spend Time With Family. For Real
You learn early in journalism that when a business leader says he or she is resigning to “spend more time with family,” it’s usually baloney. Maybe they clashed with colleagues, got a better job somewhere else, or are bailing out from a sinking ship. The shades of gray are rarely discussed publicly. Yet Versant Ventures’ … Continue reading “Versant Ventures’ Partner Cuts Back on Biotech Work to Spend Time With Family. For Real”
Sweety High Lands $4,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9e86050-da27-45ba-aa98-ce349e6d556d&Preview=1 Date 11/28/2011 Company Name Sweety High Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description Sweety High is the next generation of social game for girls. We reward our users creativity with virtual currency that can be used to win exclusive real world prizes and one-of-a-kind opportunities. Website http://www.sweetyhigh.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Sweety High Lands $4,500,000 New Financing”
With $30M Venture Round, Mellmo Adds Global Offices, New Publishing Capability
Mellmo began life on the move. Now the Solana Beach, CA-based startup is going global. Mellmo, as we’ve explained before, provides business intelligence for mobile users. Its flagship product, Roambi Analytics, is a Web-based service that converts mind-numbing business data from spreadsheets and databases into simple-but-compelling graphic displays—pie charts, bar charts, list views, card index … Continue reading “With $30M Venture Round, Mellmo Adds Global Offices, New Publishing Capability”
What Happens When a Herd of VCs Runs Away From Biotech? Highlights From Yesterday’s Tweetchat
[Corrected: 8:41 am ET] Turns out you can say a whole lot about the biotech venture capital crisis in 140 characters or less. Yesterday, Xconomy hosted a lively back-and-forth on the state of life sciences investing and innovation with guest Daphne Zohar (@daphnezohar), the founder and managing partner of Boston-based PureTech Ventures. I tried to … Continue reading “What Happens When a Herd of VCs Runs Away From Biotech? Highlights From Yesterday’s Tweetchat”
PBS NewsHour Features Xconomy in Report on Startup Accelerators
In a segment featured Tuesday night on the PBS NewsHour, correspondent Hari Sreenivasan brings an outsider’s curiosity to the strange, wonderful world of startup accelerators. The eight-minute report features Sreenivasan’s interviews with entrepreneurs and mentors at TechStars, AngelPad, and Y Combinator—archetypes of the venture incubator wave (or is it a bubble?) that we’ve been chronicling … Continue reading “PBS NewsHour Features Xconomy in Report on Startup Accelerators”
News Flash: Grass is Green, Sky is Blue, VCs are White Men
“Yeah, I love being famous. It’s almost like being white, y’know?”-Chris Rock On Monday, November 21, the National Venture Capital Association and Dow Jones VentureSource released the results of the 2011 Venture Census, which reported statistics about ethnicity, gender and other characteristics of the venture capital industry garnered from a poll that included 600 VC … Continue reading “News Flash: Grass is Green, Sky is Blue, VCs are White Men”
Puma Biotechnology Lands $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6358530e-ab65-46fd-be00-ff4f9acee570&Preview=1 Date 11/23/2011 Company Name Puma Biotechnology Mailing Address 10940 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 Company Description Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to in-licensing and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Website http://www.pumabiotechnology.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Puma Biotechnology Lands $5,000,000 New Round”
Pfizer Acquires Excaliard, an Isis Spinout With Drug to Fight Excessive Scarring
Pfizer is making a new bet on a new drug to fight excessive scarring, by acquiring a former skunkworks project from Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ISIS]]). New York-based Pfizer (NYSE: [[ticker:PFE]]) said today it has reached an agreement to acquire Carlsbad, CA-based Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, a spinoff from Isis. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, but … Continue reading “Pfizer Acquires Excaliard, an Isis Spinout With Drug to Fight Excessive Scarring”
Jury Convicts Financial Advisor in Murder of Life Sciences Investor
Here at Xconomy, it’s unusual for us to shift far from our focus on the business of innovation—especially to cover something off the local police blotter. But the 2010 murder of retired biotech CEO and angel investor John G. Watson hit close to home for San Diego’s innovation community, especially among local life sciences investors … Continue reading “Jury Convicts Financial Advisor in Murder of Life Sciences Investor”
7 Questions LPs Should Ask VCs (But Don’t)
It’s that time of year: annual investor meetings for limited partners (LPs). LPs are the people who fund venture firms and the general partners (GPs) are the people who lead them. At these meetings, LPs pour over general partners’ (GPs’) reports, calculate TVPI (total value: paid in)/ IRR (internal rate of return), digest confidential past … Continue reading “7 Questions LPs Should Ask VCs (But Don’t)”
Xconomist of the Week: Larry Smarr’s Quest for ‘Quantified Health’
A couple of months ago, the publisher and CEO of the weekly Strategic News Service Newsletter introduced an article by San Diego Xconomist Larry Smarr, saying, “This issue may be the most important Special Letter we have ever published.” Smarr’s 23-page article, which takes up the newsletter’s entire Sept. 26 issue, is part scientific paper … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Larry Smarr’s Quest for ‘Quantified Health’”
Join Us at Noon ET/9 am PT for a Tweetchat on the Biotech VC Crisis With Daphne Zohar
Just a quick reminder here to join us for the Tweetchat today with Daphne Zohar of PureTech Ventures. This chat, on the crisis in biotech venture capital, will be on Twitter today at Noon Eastern/9 am Pacific. I will be asking questions from @ldtimmerman and @xconomy while Zohar will be answering from her account (@daphnezohar).You … Continue reading “Join Us at Noon ET/9 am PT for a Tweetchat on the Biotech VC Crisis With Daphne Zohar”
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 2)
Yesterday, we ran the first installment of an interview with Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter, in which he says the pharmaceutical industry is breaking out of its current rut, and is beginning to get more productive at pumping out more innovative new drugs. Today, we follow up with the second half of the interview, which … Continue reading “Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 2)”
SoluLink Receives $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ee3e797-b96d-4cf6-bbad-9e38aa78d93b&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name SoluLink Mailing Address 9853 Pacific Heights Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description SoluLinK specializes in developing and manufacturing high quality, cutting-edge conjugation reagents, and associated products and services for all bioscience applications. We are committed to providing the most comprehensive panel of high quality research reagents … Continue reading “SoluLink Receives $1,000,000 New Funding”
Pfizer Acquires Excaliard Pharmaceuticals for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e2877d98-c1c9-4d58-99fe-b9ace5efbd52&Preview=1 Date 11/22/2011 Company Name Excaliard Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 2141 Palomar Airport Road Carlsbad, CA 92011 Company Description The company develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. Website http://www.excaliard.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed … Continue reading “Pfizer Acquires Excaliard Pharmaceuticals for Undisclosed Sum”
Navy Draws Heavy Media Coverage for Biggest Biofuel Sea Trial
It seems doubtful that the U.S. Navy has ever gotten as much media attention for offshore cruising between San Diego and Port Hueneme as the decommissioned destroyer Paul H. Foster received last week. The Spruance-class destroyer, which has been refitted to serve in various ways as an ocean-going test platform, arrived at the naval base … Continue reading “Navy Draws Heavy Media Coverage for Biggest Biofuel Sea Trial”
DriveCam Raises $85M, SwoopThat Wins PitchFest, & More San Diego BizTech News
Last week was the storm before the calm, as a warm front of high-tech news moved through the San Diego region before the Thanksgiving holiday. We’ve got the details here. —San Diego-based DriveCam said it raised $85 million through a private placement that will be used mostly for its acquisition of RAIR Technologies. As I … Continue reading “DriveCam Raises $85M, SwoopThat Wins PitchFest, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 1)
John Lechleiter has spent his entire 32-year career at Eli Lilly, and now he’s the CEO just as the company faces one of the bigger challenges in its history. Over a three-year stretch, Lilly will lose patent protection on five blockbuster drugs that generated $12.7 billion in sales last year—more than half of its revenues. … Continue reading “Eli Lilly CEO John Lechleiter on Tackling the Pharmaceutical R&D Crisis (Part 1)”
A List Games Garners $9,300,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acf2c204-6f06-40eb-a58a-6941d858ec70&Preview=1 Date 11/21/2011 Company Name A List Games Mailing Address Undisclosed Pasadena, CA 91101 Company Description We’re a marketing partner for digital game makers – indie developers, self-publishers, game distributors, anyone with a promising game ready to hit the market in emerging categories such as MMO, free-to-play, console network, social and mobile … Continue reading “A List Games Garners $9,300,000 Series B Funding”
Why Mint.com for Health Is a Terrible Idea, and How Keas Pivoted
If you’re a hammer, you just want to smash nails; if you’re a programmer, you just want to build features. But features do not a successful product make. This is the central myopia that eventually blinds even the most brilliant engineer-entrepreneurs, unless they’re smart enough to surround themselves with people who can check their bias. … Continue reading “Why Mint.com for Health Is a Terrible Idea, and How Keas Pivoted”
DriveCam Lands $85,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4fe20358-379e-4afb-9ebb-003414b42002&Preview=1 Date 11/18/2011 Company Name DriveCam Mailing Address 8911 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92123 Company Description DriveCam, Inc. is the leading provider of knowledge-based systems that identify and improve unsafe driving behavior for commercial fleets. Website http://www.drivecam.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $85,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The investment … Continue reading “DriveCam Lands $85,000,000 New Financing Round”
Swag Of The Month Receives $100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbb7a058-49a2-4221-b49f-5f4cdb07c139&Preview=1 Date 11/18/2011 Company Name Swag Of The Month Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90040 Company Description Swag of the Month was founded to help bring the newest and hottest trends in men’s fashion directly to people’s doors. We seek to spread the word of new and upcoming clothing designers and … Continue reading “Swag Of The Month Receives $100,000 New Funding”