Battery Ventures, a Boston-based firm with branches in the Bay Area and Israel, now has $950 million in new money to invest, the company announced today. Battery has set up a $650 million main fund, Battery Ventures XI, and allocated $300 million to its new Battery Ventures XI Side Fund, which will make investment bets … Continue reading “Battery Ventures Staying the Course With $950M in New Funds”
Category: San Diego
San Diego’s Classy, Riding Growth Spurt, Inks Biggest Customer Yet
Classy, a San Diego company providing Web-based fundraising services for schools, nonprofits, and other social impact organizations, said Tuesday it has agreed to serve as the online partner for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society until 2021. The society operates as a voluntary health agency dedicated to finding cures, and helping to ensure access to treatments … Continue reading “San Diego’s Classy, Riding Growth Spurt, Inks Biggest Customer Yet”
How Aces in Big Data Play to San Diego’s Strong Suit in Big Biology
Tech and software startups in San Diego have had a substantial recovery in recent years, aided by an expanding ecosystem of incubators and accelerators, co-working spaces, university organizations, and a new generation of investors. Nevertheless, Silicon Valley exerts a kind of gravitational pull on many local tech startups, often by offering better deal terms if … Continue reading “How Aces in Big Data Play to San Diego’s Strong Suit in Big Biology”
Realizing the Return on Digital Health Technologies
A “Wired for Health” study recently reported by The Scripps Translational Science Institute in San Diego poses a significant challenge for those working to realize the potential of digital health technologies. The Scripps team has been investigating the relationship between wireless health-monitoring technologies, healthcare costs, and outcomes in patients with chronic disease. After equipping one cohort of patients … Continue reading “Realizing the Return on Digital Health Technologies”
Solarflare Communications Receives $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49d43544-c920-4147-ba92-348fa7d7f2da Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Solarflare Communications Mailing Address 7505 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA 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 … Continue reading “Solarflare Communications Receives $5,000,000 New Financing”
Soci Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=230ae3bf-4fff-4fee-9f01-ae0dc05a2b40 Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Soci Mailing Address 1205 J St. San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description SOCI’s content engine reveals what’s working for competitors in the target space and provides insight on how to engage new fans. SOCI continues to fine tune the engagement process until it has a strong … Continue reading “Soci Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round”
Razer Garners $75,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a5b5d76-1d5c-472e-9952-ba91b747609f Date 2/23/2016 Company Name Razer Mailing Address 9 Pasteur Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description We are the only gaming hardware company in the world with dedicated gaming user interface research and development labs, and our technology and designs are incubated in three dedicated design centers located in facilities in California, … Continue reading “Razer Garners $75,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Investor Survey, Part 2: A Pair of Seattle VCs on 2016 Themes
Will a new crop of Seattle startups rise to world domination? Will virtual or augmented reality applications create the next powerhouse tech company? Those are two of the overriding hopes and ambitions emerging from the Seattle segment of my informal cross-country survey of leading investors as I seek to unearth core investment themes and premises … Continue reading “Investor Survey, Part 2: A Pair of Seattle VCs on 2016 Themes”
Finding Innovation in the Modern Data Center
The modern data center is going through a period of transition. Traditional data center infrastructures are increasingly giving way to disruptive and innovative technologies such as cloud computing and hyperconvergence. Business demands and IT challenges are forcing executives to take a longer look at investments that will accelerate innovation, provide a competitive advantage, and achieve … Continue reading “Finding Innovation in the Modern Data Center”
West Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR Patent, HCV Data, Verily Digs & More
Pouring rain? Hailstorms? Record-setting heat? Freakin’ gnarly wipeouts on killer waves? Desert blooms stretching for miles? Bald eagles stuck in trees? Yeah, we got those. Welcome to February on the West Coast, where the biotech news is nearly as varied as the weather and its effects. The developments of the past seven days included a … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR Patent, HCV Data, Verily Digs & More”
eFFECTOR Therapeutics Garners $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=795045c1-3b1a-4d0f-ad3a-f66d9dfc0747 Date 2/19/2016 Company Name eFFECTOR Therapeutics Mailing Address 11180 Roselle Street San Diego, CA 92121 USA 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 … Continue reading “eFFECTOR Therapeutics Garners $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
A North Carolina High School that Spins Out Entrepreneurs
Over the years, many successful ventures have emerged from North Carolina’s rich concentration of university researchers. Some of the state’s innovators get an even earlier start: high school. North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) began in 1980 as an innovation itself, founded as a public residential high school for academically talented high school … Continue reading “A North Carolina High School that Spins Out Entrepreneurs”
Chicago PE Firm GTCR Buying Telematics Specialist Lytx for $500M+
The Chicago private equity firm GTCR has agreed to pay more than $500 million in cash to acquire Lytx, the San Diego-based provider of dashboard video telematics and driver risk management services, according to a statement this morning from Lytx. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter. Lytx says its executive team … Continue reading “Chicago PE Firm GTCR Buying Telematics Specialist Lytx for $500M+”
Underground Elephant Secures $9,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65e35ea1-6518-4052-9bd3-73aeb3f6c5e1 Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Underground Elephant Mailing Address 600 B St. San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description Underground Elephant’s proprietary software and services deliver performance-based marketing, maximizing customer satisfaction and client results since 2008. Website http://www.undergroundelephant.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $9,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This funding from … Continue reading “Underground Elephant Secures $9,000,000 New Round”
Colorescience Obtains $6,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=569615f8-703f-495f-bd75-fb74ae1a21f7 Date 2/18/2016 Company Name Colorescience Mailing Address 2141 Palomar Airport Road Carlsbad, CA 92011 USA Company Description Colorescience’s high-performance mineral-based cosmetics were created to help achieve a clear, even complexion and protect skin from the damaging effects of the sun and environment. Website http://www.colorescience.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Colorescience Obtains $6,500,000 New Round”
Akarna Therapeutics Secures $15,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c23beed-fc6a-4737-be25-32c4af28f6f6 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Akarna Therapeutics Mailing Address 1012 Second Street Encinitas, CA 92007 USA Company Description Akarna Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics that target inflammatory and fibrotic diseases for which there is no approved treatment. Website http://www.akarna.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Akarna Therapeutics Secures $15,000,000 Series B Round”
ZeaKal Secures $5,300,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb6b8e33-7dc2-425a-84ce-9f36fb95ecc6 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name ZeaKal Mailing Address 4365 Executive Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description ZeaKal is a plant science company developed from the incubation pipeline of Kapyon Ventures. The company’s HME technology has been shown to vastly increase the yield and oil content of multiple crops – meaningfully … Continue reading “ZeaKal Secures $5,300,000 Series B Funding Round”
SAP Acquires Roambi for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=97310644-a3b0-498d-939a-3d4f477150e7 Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Roambi Mailing Address 120 S. Sierra Ave. Solana Beach, CA 92075 USA Company Description With a focus on simplicity and aesthetics, Roambi delivers business information that’s designed to be used. The intuitive and engaging use experience reinvents how people interact with information and drives the highest levels … Continue reading “SAP Acquires Roambi for Undisclosed Sum”
Procore Technologies Receives $29,999,992 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51d73591-d07d-4d25-b202-7c4af116edfb Date 2/17/2016 Company Name Procore Technologies Mailing Address 6309 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013 USA Company Description Procore was founded in 2002 and provides contractors with software and services thatimprove the efficiency of construction projects. Procore’s web-based softwarecoordinates the project management activities of contractors, architects, and otherproject team members. Website http://www.pro-core.com … Continue reading “Procore Technologies Receives $29,999,992 New Financing”
As Innovation Economy Grows, San Diego Seeks Dorm Room Entrepreneurs
San Diego’s innovation economy has come a long way since the bitter winter of 2009. As the great recession deepened, venture investments in the region fell to a 12-year low in the first quarter, with less than $101 million invested in 17 companies, according to one venture industry survey. As a point of contrast, venture … Continue reading “As Innovation Economy Grows, San Diego Seeks Dorm Room Entrepreneurs”
“Innovation” in a Competitive Startup Economy
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults agree that we’re living in an age of significant innovation. Indeed, the pace at which new products and services are being developed is truly incredible. In 2014 alone, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted a record 300,678 utility patents – the most issued in a single year, ever. … Continue reading ““Innovation” in a Competitive Startup Economy”
Seven Bridges Gets $45M, Begins Test Run for Cancer Genomics Tool
When President Obama announced the Precision Medicine Initiative last year ears perked up at Seven Bridges Genomics, one of a number of startups that helps researchers store, analyze, and interpret huge amounts of genomic data. The announcement meant more large-scale genomic data projects were on the way for the Cambridge, MA-based startup to fight for. … Continue reading “Seven Bridges Gets $45M, Begins Test Run for Cancer Genomics Tool”
Biotech’s Recent Headlines, Reimagined In Verse and On Stage
Dear Theranos, I noticed recently that you’re looking for a writer to work in your Palo Alto office. Please don’t tell my bosses at Xconomy, but I’m throwing my hat in the ring. In your job posting, the final requirement in particular made me think I’d be a good fit: Bold experimentation in different … Continue reading “Biotech’s Recent Headlines, Reimagined In Verse and On Stage”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Grail, Juno, Amgen, Imprimis & More
The continuing market selloff has been brutal to biotech stocks. Barron’s reports that the SPDR S&P Biotech exchange traded fund and the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF are both in bear territory, having dropped 50 percent and 39 percent, respectively, since their summer peaks. Yet in San Diego, at least, the preceding boom has enabled a … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Grail, Juno, Amgen, Imprimis & More”
Can Innovation Improve Lives of Vulnerable Children and Families?
Technological innovation is rare in the human services field because most service providers operate with limited resources and they are forced to choose between serving more families or investing in technology. In addition, most funding in human services comes from government sources, which rely on paper processes for accountability. More specifically, social service providers lack … Continue reading “Can Innovation Improve Lives of Vulnerable Children and Families?”
InAuth Obtains $6,917,124 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d771a00c-0f0d-4d46-89c9-14a2160226cf Date 2/11/2016 Company Name InAuth Mailing Address 615 Hampton Drive Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description InAuth fully appreciates the unique challenges and opportunities in the banking industry. Our team has worked closely with many of the world’s largest organizations to provide innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Website … Continue reading “InAuth Obtains $6,917,124 New Funding Round”
Pocket Games Acquires Viximo for $3,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dbf7a8a2-9cb3-4c25-89b0-ba99e193fbe2 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Viximo Mailing Address 10951 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA Company Description Viximo is the mullet of startups: 15 engineers working hard in the front and a 5 person art party in the back. We love Ruby and/on Rails. We make jokes about object-oriented girlfriends … Continue reading “Pocket Games Acquires Viximo for $3,500,000”
Top Engineer Behind Google’s Rise Will Lead Grail In Cancer-Test Quest
Grail wants to develop a blood test that detects early stage cancer in seemingly healthy people, an ambitious and daunting proposition that I wrote about in detail last week. After a month in the public spotlight without an official CEO, the new biotech company has named to the top spot not a cancer expert, but … Continue reading “Top Engineer Behind Google’s Rise Will Lead Grail In Cancer-Test Quest”
Aplos Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=328cfc30-166f-4d7c-b04e-ec35bcd15dc1 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Aplos Mailing Address 1155 W Shaw Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 USA Company Description Trusted by over 20,000 organizations around the world, Aplos specializes in web-based software that makes it simple to manage nonprofits. The Aplos suite of nonprofit software includes fund accounting software, donor management, donation processing, … Continue reading “Aplos Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round”
12 San Diego Life Sciences Startups to Watch in 2016
A whole new crop of life sciences startups are germinating in San Diego, which is good news for the regional cluster of established companies that are focused on innovation in biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare technologies, and medical diagnostics. Renewal is crucial to sustaining and growing an innovation cluster like San Diego’s life sciences community. But … Continue reading “12 San Diego Life Sciences Startups to Watch in 2016”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Tessier-Lavigne, Twist, Unity, Grail & More
The biggest news on the West Coast this week came from Stanford University. The school has lured decorated neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne away from New York’s Rockefeller University to be the 11th president on The Farm, as Stanford is often known. It’s a return to the West Coast for Tessier-Lavigne, who had risen to chief scientific … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Tessier-Lavigne, Twist, Unity, Grail & More”
4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery
It’s a topic frequently heard in board meetings and splashed across the news: storm-related data loss and downtime trigger threats to our IT environments. For instance, last winter in New England caused a scare among executives and IT professionals alike. Record-breaking snowfall and increased risks to regional business data created a huge buzz about the … Continue reading “4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery”
One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload
This week one of my favorite podcasts, WNYC’s Note to Self, is featuring a project called Infomagical. Every day the show is sharing new challenges designed to help listeners cope with information overload. We all know that feeling of being so far behind on the e-mails, texts, articles, and all the other stuff our digital … Continue reading “One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload”
WEVR Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bbabb879-aa69-4590-b6d8-4e72c4d245f7 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name WEVR Mailing Address 550 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description WEVR is a virtual reality community and VR media player for aspiring and professional creatives. WEVR collaborates with leaders in the immersive, creative, and technology communities – providing high performance VR playback software for VR … Continue reading “WEVR Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round”
Improving Odds for Women in Tech? Take Notes from Biotech
At our entrepreneurial support organization, the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), we often joke about adhering to the proper dress and catering code for our networking events: jeans and beer for tech; suits, wine and cocktails for life sciences. But there is more to these superficial differences between the two networks serving 1,200 entrepreneurial companies … Continue reading “Improving Odds for Women in Tech? Take Notes from Biotech”
Blood Simple? Grail’s Cancer Screening Quest Faces Tough Questions
[Corrected, 2/4/16, 2:05pm. See below.] Three weeks ago the world’s biggest genomic sequencing company, Illumina (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ILMN]]), unveiled a spinout called Grail to make blood tests that could spot all kinds of cancer in seemingly healthy people, perhaps as soon as 2019. If you know anything about the history of screening healthy people for cancer, … Continue reading “Blood Simple? Grail’s Cancer Screening Quest Faces Tough Questions”
5D Robotics Raises $5.5M to Commercialize Technology for Vehicles
Carlsbad, CA-based 5D Robotics said it has raised $5.5 million in a seed round from private investors to accelerate the commercial development of its automation technology in such sectors as industrial heavy equipment, mapping, and inspection. The investors were not identified. 5D Robotics, not to be confused with Berkeley, CA-based 3D Robotics, was founded in … Continue reading “5D Robotics Raises $5.5M to Commercialize Technology for Vehicles”
ViaCyte Reports on Stem Cell Diabetes Trial, Absorbs BetaLogics
[Corrected 2/8/16, 11:20 am. See below.] In a deal that consolidates its position as a leader in developing a stem cell-derived treatment for diabetes, San Diego’s ViaCyte says today it is absorbing its chief rival, New Jersey-based Janssen BetaLogics. [Clarifies that the packet is filled with engineered stem cells, not embryonic stem cells] The asset … Continue reading “ViaCyte Reports on Stem Cell Diabetes Trial, Absorbs BetaLogics”
Hortau Lands $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff81cd41-2a32-4d47-b2e0-78f4b3a35bd8 Date 2/4/2016 Company Name Hortau Mailing Address 3485 Sacramento Drive San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 USA Company Description Hortau specializes in wireless and web-based irrigation management. Hortau integrates proprietary soil sensing innovations with the latest information technologies to deliver the most advanced irrigation management solutions on the market. Website http://www.hortau.com Transaction … Continue reading “Hortau Lands $10,000,000 New Round”
LinkedIn Acquires Connectifier for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9160ada-2c4e-4dd3-a7d5-0b05e442166e Date 2/4/2016 Company Name Connectifier Mailing Address 355 Old Newport Blvd. Newport Beach, CA 92663 USA Company Description Connectifier makes talent search engine technology that helps recruiters discover, qualify, and connect with exceptional job candidates. Website http://www.connectifier.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The acquisition … Continue reading “LinkedIn Acquires Connectifier for Undisclosed Sum”
Is 2016 the Year Virtual Reality Platforms Take a Magic Leap?
Try as he might, Madrona managing partner Tim Porter could not get Sachin Deshpande to share much of anything about Magic Leap. The two were on stage last week at a virtual reality conference in Seattle. Deshpande is senior director of product management at Qualcomm Ventures, an early investor in the Florida augmented reality company, … Continue reading “Is 2016 the Year Virtual Reality Platforms Take a Magic Leap?”
GenSpera, Pursuing Partners, Tests Toxin-Based Drug in Brain Cancer
Like many small biotechs, San Antonio, TX-based GenSpera has plenty of options for developing its cancer drug and limited resources to do so. While GenSpera’s treatment, called mipsagargin or G-202, has potential to treat cancers ranging from brain to liver to prostate, the company is limited by funding. GenSpera raised $2.5 million in December, which … Continue reading “GenSpera, Pursuing Partners, Tests Toxin-Based Drug in Brain Cancer”
How Scientific Social Work Helps People Flourish
Here’s a question for everyone who wants to change the world: Which of these innovations will have more impact on society—a first-of-its-kind experimental vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS that’s been developed by a venture-capital-backed biotechnology company, or a big-data research study from a social work scholar that identifies the role that alcohol consumption plays in the … Continue reading “How Scientific Social Work Helps People Flourish”
Ex-Tech CEO Steps Out of Retirement to Reinvent Medical Walker
Dave Purcell meant to stay retired after he ended his 23-year stint with Encad, a San Diego company he co-founded to manufacture large-format inkjet printers capable of printing poster-size images and banners. Purcell gradually eased out of the business after Eastman Kodak (NYSE: [[ticker:KODK]]) acquired Encad in 2002 in a deal that was valued at … Continue reading “Ex-Tech CEO Steps Out of Retirement to Reinvent Medical Walker”
Time to Ease On Down the Road
It’s been a real pleasure writing my guest op-ed pieces for Xconomy for the past six years. I’ve enjoyed sharing my thoughts about a wide spectrum of biopharma topics, and appreciated the feedback I received whether you agreed with my views or not. However, it’s time for me to move on. I’ve already started posting … Continue reading “Time to Ease On Down the Road”
SprinkleBit Obtains $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9217c5c0-bf84-47e2-b9dd-23a67a18fcb2 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name SprinkleBit Mailing Address 4645 Cass St. San Diego, CA 92109 USA Company Description Investing shouldn’t be hard and it shouldn’t be scary. It should be fun and fruitful. SprinkleBit, which means to spread information, looks to help you make better investment decisions in an easier and more … Continue reading “SprinkleBit Obtains $10,000,000 New Round”
5D Robotics Garners $5,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=843f8826-1fc8-4e8c-b338-e01d27c20f4c Date 2/3/2016 Company Name 5D Robotics Mailing Address 2236 Rutherford Rd. Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA Company Description Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has been used extensively for transportation in general and for the robotics industry in particular. Despite this, robots lose track of their position and as we see in the news … Continue reading “5D Robotics Garners $5,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
The Bouqs Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b3cb0e4-4fb0-4da4-bdbc-97bfa8c31107 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name The Bouqs Mailing Address 4766 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey, CA 90295 USA Company Description We think of ourselves as a company, rather than a corporation. You know how you have company over to hang out, chat and have fun? That’s us. We’re company. We just so … Continue reading “The Bouqs Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing”
TaskEasy Secures $8,269,989 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ff80da0-167a-406c-a385-eddb91892b2b Date 2/3/2016 Company Name TaskEasy Mailing Address 340 S. Lemon Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 USA Company Description TaskEasy is a unique online ecosystem where property owners and contractors benefit in a win-win relationship. Property owners easily book and manage services online. Contractors are provided with customers, eliminating costly advertising, bidding and … Continue reading “TaskEasy Secures $8,269,989 New Financing Round”
SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York
SprinkleBit, a social networking platform for stock trades founded in San Diego at least five years ago, has raised $10 million in new funding from GTC, a newly formed private equity firm in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to founder Alexander Wallin. The deal will allow SprinkleBit “to exponentially grow our user base and generate some substantial … Continue reading “SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York”