A few West Coast companies made news back east this week at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conference in Florida, while others (Flexus Biosciences, NGM Biotherapeutics) stayed home to count hundreds of millions of dollars rolling in from huge deals. But the biggest number of the week—$100 billion—came from the mouth of California … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Flexus, NGM, Illumina, Bob Klein & More”
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To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data
The mantra of youth sports where “everyone gets a trophy” is permeating professional leagues. These days every team can claim some semblance of winning. In the bygone era of the NFL, two teams made the playoffs and that consisted of one game, the Super Bowl. Today six teams from each conference advance, and there is … Continue reading “To Manage a Successful Sports Team, Focus on Data”
Chewse Receives $700,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de1a8939-74f4-4ff2-b91a-cc87e4d14354 Date 2/25/2015 Company Name Chewse Mailing Address 5419 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 USA Company Description The company is developing a marketplace for groups to order food together. Website http://www.chewse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $700,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “Chewse Receives $700,000 New Financing”
Shire Acquires Meritage Pharma in Deal Potentially Worth $245M
[Updated 2/24/15 6:10 pm. See below.] After acquiring ViroPharma last year in a $4.2 billion deal focused on Cinryze, the Irish pharmaceutical giant Shire says it is following through on a four-year-old option that Exton, PA-based ViroPharma held with San Diego’s Meritage Pharma. In a statement today, Shire says it has acquired San Diego’s Meritage … Continue reading “Shire Acquires Meritage Pharma in Deal Potentially Worth $245M”
Simple Energy Flips Switch on E-Commerce Site for Utility Customers
Explaining how you can save money, and maybe the planet, by cutting energy consumption is simple. Getting people to change their behavior is not. Simple Energy, a software company in Boulder, CO, has made solving that challenge its mission since it was founded in 2011, and now it has what it thinks is a powerful … Continue reading “Simple Energy Flips Switch on E-Commerce Site for Utility Customers”
Former Biotech CEO Richard Hollis Unveils Web Startup Holonis
Richard Hollis, who lost control of his namesake biotech company in 2009, is staging a comeback with the launch of San Diego-based Holonis, an online marketplace providing e-commerce software and services on a subscription basis for business customers. While Hollis spent 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry, beginning in 1978 as a salesman with Baxter … Continue reading “Former Biotech CEO Richard Hollis Unveils Web Startup Holonis”
CamFind Lands $4,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dc23e4d-9ff4-4f10-a179-a6735551b917 Date 2/24/2015 Company Name CamFind Mailing Address 5455 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA Company Description CamFind’s search process begins once the user takes a picture of an object of interest at any angle. Website http://www.camfindapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “CamFind Lands $4,800,000 New Funding”
Shire Pharmaceuticals Acquires Meritage Pharma for $245,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cf5b731-dc9e-4752-8cd6-d718d3a8f09b Date 2/24/2015 Company Name Meritage Pharma Mailing Address 12555 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description Meritage Pharma is committed to the development of prescription products based on proven safe and effective molecules to meet the unmet needs of patients and their caregivers. Meritage Pharma’s initial product candidate … Continue reading “Shire Pharmaceuticals Acquires Meritage Pharma for $245,000,000”
Cebix Shuts Down Following Mid-Stage Trial of C-Peptide Drug
San Diego-based Cebix, which raised about $50 million to advance a C-peptide replacement therapy for treating diabetes-related microvascular problems, has quietly folded its tent. Jacob Fuchs, an Xconomy reader and pharmacy student interested in the use of C-peptide as a potential treatment for diabetic patients, recently inquired about the company’s status. In an e-mail, he … Continue reading “Cebix Shuts Down Following Mid-Stage Trial of C-Peptide Drug”
Angel Groups Seek to Assure Entrepreneurs They Are Accredited
The angel investing horror story goes something like this: An entrepreneur publicly solicits seed capital under new securities laws, but accidentally accepts investment from an unaccredited investor. When this violation of JOBS Act rules is discovered, the entire investment round must be rolled back and the money—if there’s any left—returned. It’s the ultimate lose-lose situation. “Everything … Continue reading “Angel Groups Seek to Assure Entrepreneurs They Are Accredited”
Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist
Ainissa Ramirez says she’s a “Science Evangelist,” and she travels the country to preach her gospel in classrooms. As a result, the former Yale professor hopes to invigorate students, amping up their engagement with everything from nanotech to material science. I talked to her about how you help a generation of kids find their inner … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Meet the Science Evangelist”
WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test Developed by Corgenix
Doctors who continue to battle the Ebola epidemic that rages on in Africa—even if it’s once again out of the headlines in the U.S.—might be getting a new tool thanks to Corgenix, a medical test maker based outside Denver. On Thursday, the World Health Organization approved Corgenix’s blood test that can diagnose Ebola victims within … Continue reading “WHO Approves 15-Minute Ebola Test Developed by Corgenix”
Seragon CEO Rich Heyman Is Going on Hiatus
The moving boxes are stacked in the hallways of San Diego’s Seragon Pharmaceuticals, and that means the end is near for CEO Rich Heyman. He’s fine with that. As Heyman put it, “I’m not going to go operational any time soon.” After selling Seragon to Genentech, the South San Francisco-based unit of Roche, last July … Continue reading “Seragon CEO Rich Heyman Is Going on Hiatus”
17hats Lands $1,250,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7a44a5f-dbb2-4c33-a613-36cfd73dfed6 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name 17hats Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 91010 USA Company Description We believe there is a huge market of self-employed people looking for a simpler way to handle all of their business needs. Website http://www.17hats.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,250,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “17hats Lands $1,250,000 Seed Round”
GroundMetrics Obtains $1,096,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff345126-361a-4869-a9af-9178094ecf3f Date 2/20/2015 Company Name GroundMetrics Mailing Address 4217 Ponderosa Ave San Diego, CA 92123 USA Company Description GroundMetrics, Inc is the world leader in the development of land-based EM sensing and is working with oil, gas, mining, and geothermal companies to commercialize a new class of sensor system and methods and … Continue reading “GroundMetrics Obtains $1,096,000 New Funding”
CoDa Therapeutics Receives $1,002,656 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32dc6058-65bd-490b-bd5d-9617789abdbb Date 2/20/2015 Company Name CoDa Therapeutics Mailing Address 12520 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description CoDa Therapeutics, Inc. is a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of wound care therapeutics based on gap junction modulation. Website http://www.codatherapeutics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,002,656 … Continue reading “CoDa Therapeutics Receives $1,002,656 New Financing Round”
Elcelyx Therapeutics Lands $5,823,326 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c59669ca-573d-4414-9130-9916ce1edecb Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Elcelyx Therapeutics Mailing Address 11995 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description Elcelyx Therapeutics of San Diego is a stealth mode diabetes related biotechnology company. Website http://www.elcelyx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,823,326 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Elcelyx Therapeutics Lands $5,823,326 New Round”
Machinima Garners $24,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81827c2e-f947-453b-8ce7-ab2d646e2a44 Date 2/20/2015 Company Name Machinima Mailing Address 140 South Citrus Ave Los Angeles, CA 90040 USA Company Description Machinima is the premiere online entertainment network showing original videos from your favorite video games. Watch thousands of trailers, gameplay, montages, music videos and original machinima series and movies created in World of … Continue reading “Machinima Garners $24,000,000 New Funding”
Communitas Award Dinner for Biocom CEO Joe Panetta
The San Diego life sciences leader who usually honors others biotech leaders—Biocom CEO Joe Panetta—is being honored at a dinner hosted by Convivio, a local nonprofit Italian networking and cultural organization. Convivio is honoring Panetta with its inaugural Convivio Communitas Award for leadership. More information and online registration is here.
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Laguna, SeaGen, Unchained, DME & More
We’ve grouped our items according to topic this week. First come the financings, led by the relocated Laguna Pharma in San Diego. Then comes the clinical and regulatory news, which is topped by the long-awaited results of a government-sponsored trial to compare three different treatments—including two from Genentech—for diabetic macular edema, a type of vision … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Laguna, SeaGen, Unchained, DME & More”
Fears Percolate as Billion-Dollar Private Company Valuations Climb
There are 73 private companies in the world with valuations of more than $1 billion, up from 40 just one year ago, according to a report published by The Wall Street Journal yesterday. Some of those 40 companies are no longer on the list. Beats, valued in February 2014 at $1.1 billion, was sold to … Continue reading “Fears Percolate as Billion-Dollar Private Company Valuations Climb”
For Life Science Industry, Social Media Takes on New Significance
It seemed like a question out of left field at the time: “How many of you maintain and monitor Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr accounts?” The question was posed by Jeremy Levin, former president and CEO of Teva Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: [[ticker:TEVA]]), and just a few hands went up at the 2014 CED Life Science conference … Continue reading “For Life Science Industry, Social Media Takes on New Significance”
Science Garners $20,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12a307f6-2a9a-4cec-bdc3-0cfe10773408 Date 2/19/2015 Company Name Science Mailing Address 1410 Second Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Science creates, scales and acquires successful digital businesses by bringing together the best ideas, talent, resources and financing through a centralized platform. Website http://www.science-inc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Science Garners $20,000,000 New Round”
Firefly Games Lands $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10c1c585-2651-4cfb-a0da-3095adcc120a Date 2/19/2015 Company Name Firefly Games Mailing Address 11835 Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA Company Description Firefly Games was founded in January of 2015 on the idea that the mobile gaming future is global and highly community driven. We consistently seek to build a passionate team that is as … Continue reading “Firefly Games Lands $8,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Heat Biologics, OncoSec Collaborate on Cancer Immunotherapy
Heat Biologics and OncoSec Medical are joining forces to see how their different approaches to cancer immunotherapy might work together. Durham, NC-based Heat (NASDAQ: [[ticker:HTBX]]) and San Diego-based OncoSec (OTC: [[ticker:ONCS]]) announced the collaboration Wednesday. No financial terms were disclosed. Heat has developed a technology platform that introduces antigens that share characteristics of cancer cells. … Continue reading “Heat Biologics, OncoSec Collaborate on Cancer Immunotherapy”
In Quest for Robotics Startups, Qualcomm Accelerator Scouts for AI
At a time when companies like Google (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GOOG]]), Facebook (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FB]]), Baidu, and Microsoft (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]) are engaged in an arms race in artificial intelligence, Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) is putting a premium on “deep learning” as it solicits startups for its new robotics accelerator. Qualcomm unveiled its plans to host the intensive, four-month program … Continue reading “In Quest for Robotics Startups, Qualcomm Accelerator Scouts for AI”
Biotech M&A by Slow Simmer: An Inside Look at the Build to Buy Deal
Here’s a question for consideration: What does it mean to acquire a virtual, single asset biotech that was ‘built’ for the sole purpose of being bought? The answer is much more complex than you might think. In this post I’ll explain by peeking under the hood at The Medicines Co.’s recent acquisition of Annovation Biopharma, … Continue reading “Biotech M&A by Slow Simmer: An Inside Look at the Build to Buy Deal”
inDinero Secures $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b98a757-a025-4d4e-bf4f-504db79e7fef Date 2/18/2015 Company Name inDinero Mailing Address 340 S. Lemon Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 USA Company Description inDinero helps business owners monitor the financial health of their companies. Most small business owners hate the idea of learning accounting software, so we’ve created a solution that’s easy for anyone to use. Website … Continue reading “inDinero Secures $7,000,000 New Funding”
MindBody Secures $1,499,967 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f32aec7-10d7-47a6-9e2b-889e760cf79a Date 2/18/2015 Company Name MindBody Mailing Address 4051 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 USA 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. Website http://www.mindbodyonline.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “MindBody Secures $1,499,967 New Financing Round”
Tealium Obtains $30,688,922 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79064768-3e23-473c-97c9-896c2dd96b28 Date 2/18/2015 Company Name Tealium Mailing Address 11085 Torreyana Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Tealium is the global leader in Tag Management, serving some of the most demanding clients worldwide. Website http://www.tealium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,688,922 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Tealium Obtains $30,688,922 New Funding”
San Diego Web Tag Manager Tealium Expands With $30.7M Series D
Tealium, the San Diego company that helps corporations manage website metadata tags, has received $30.7 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Georgian Partners, a venture firm focused on enterprise software, Internet, and information companies, while Bain Capital Ventures also made a “major investment,” Tealium said in a statement. This is Tealium’s … Continue reading “San Diego Web Tag Manager Tealium Expands With $30.7M Series D”
Rechristened Laguna Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M, Moves To San Diego
Laguna Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2006 as a spinout of Cleveland, OH-based drug discovery and testing company ChanTest, has raised $30 million in a Series B round of venture funding and relocated in San Diego. The company, previously known as ChanRx, also recruited former Amira Pharmaceuticals CEO Bob Baltera as CEO. Versant Ventures and Frazier Healthcare … Continue reading “Rechristened Laguna Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M, Moves To San Diego”
Ready, Aim, CRISPR: Will Gene-Editing Tools Hit Their Targets?
Gene therapy is finally upon us. After more than two decades of work, one product is approved in Europe. Others are steadily advancing through clinical trials, and gene therapy companies are doing big deals and raising big sums of cash. Now here comes a more precise version of gene therapy—gene editing. Instead of trying to … Continue reading “Ready, Aim, CRISPR: Will Gene-Editing Tools Hit Their Targets?”
Bet the Jockey…and the Horse…and the Track
Earlier this month we announced a new investment in Iora Health, a fascinating company run by an extraordinary entrepreneur transforming an enormous sector of the healthcare economy: primary care. Rushika Fernandopulle (CEO and co-founder) is fundamentally re-architecting how many of us will buy and consume primary care—and in so doing, he has created a passionate, … Continue reading “Bet the Jockey…and the Horse…and the Track”
Laguna Pharmaceuticals Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c5759abd-53e4-4efb-b064-b9174296c948 Date 2/17/2015 Company Name Laguna Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address Undisclosed La Jolla, CA 92130 USA Company Description Laguna Pharmaceuticals, formerly known as ChanRx, is a biopharmaceutical company advancing vanoxerine for treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Website http://www.lagunarx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Laguna Pharmaceuticals Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Mavenlink Receives $14,956,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98d03e03-4d49-4ab1-a7c5-2b7b5e3fde32 Date 2/16/2015 Company Name Mavenlink Mailing Address 6501 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description A better way to manage your projects online with features designed to streamline workflow and increase your productivity. Website http://www.mavenlink.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,956,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Mavenlink Receives $14,956,000 New Financing”
Innovation Hub: The Data Behind Online Dating
Online dating is big business. As of last year, it’s worth over 2 billion dollars, having grown at a steady 3.5 percent rate since 2008. And that big business has transformed the way we find love. If you’re getting married this year, there’s a one in three chance that you’ve met your spouse online. That’s … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: The Data Behind Online Dating”
Meet with the California Stem Cell Institute
Neil Littman of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will be presenting an overview of its mission to accelerate the development of stem cell therapies to patients with unmet medical needs. The institute has adopted a new strategy intended to make it easier to get grants and loans for stem cell R&D. More information … Continue reading “Meet with the California Stem Cell Institute”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Dendreon, Invitae, Juno, Regulus & More
Seattle might be second in professional handegg, but it comes first in this week’s West Coast roundup. The big news is that former high flyer Dendreon is all but sold, with the ever-acquisitive Quebeckers at Valeant on the buying end. Moving down the coast to the Bay Area, we’ve got Invitae pulling off the year’s … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Dendreon, Invitae, Juno, Regulus & More”
NIH Opens Discussion: How to Build a U.S. Health Research Database?
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins kicked off a two-day meeting in Bethesda, MD, this morning to discuss how to turn President Obama’s call for a national health research database into reality. The database, which NIH officials are calling the National Research Cohort, is one of two main thrusts of the administration’s precision medicine … Continue reading “NIH Opens Discussion: How to Build a U.S. Health Research Database?”
Cidara’s $42M Series B May Bring Fungal Therapy to Patients
Cidara Therapeutics grabbed $42 million in a Series B funding round Wednesday to continue developing its treatment for fungal infections, a therapy that it expects will hit the first stage of clinical trials later this year. The treatment, called biafungin, is attempting to infiltrate a $3.7 billion market worldwide that hasn’t seen a new class … Continue reading “Cidara’s $42M Series B May Bring Fungal Therapy to Patients”
New Matter Secures $6,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34293d6c-7ee4-4802-acb4-efa5c0153364 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name New Matter Mailing Address 130 W. Union Street Pasadena, CA 91103 USA Company Description 3D printing is now for everyone. New Matter’s MOD-t 3D printer and New Matter Store combine to create an affordable, one-click printing ecosystem that beginners or enthusiasts will love. Website http://www.newmatter.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “New Matter Secures $6,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Cidara Therapeutics Receives $42,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f76b47d-9879-4c5b-956a-3ca1330d86dd Date 2/11/2015 Company Name Cidara Therapeutics Mailing Address 6310 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Our vision is to apply the versatile Cloudbreak small molecule immunotherapy platform to treat patients with compromised immune systems across multiple therapeutic areas. Website http://www.cidara.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $42,000,000 … Continue reading “Cidara Therapeutics Receives $42,000,000 Series B Round”
Laurel & Wolf Receives $4,400,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcd1856a-c092-4176-af95-c18bb7b99174 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name Laurel & Wolf Mailing Address 636 North Almont Drive West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA Company Description We believe in the power of great design and how it can transform the way we live, work, and love! If you think about it, the way furniture is placed in … Continue reading “Laurel & Wolf Receives $4,400,000 Series A Round”
BookingPal Receives $5,009,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1978fb0b-48a3-4cf0-b726-e51eafb74023 Date 2/11/2015 Company Name BookingPal Mailing Address 1805 East Garry Avenue Santa Ana, CA 92705 USA Company Description BookingPal is a cloud based global distribution system intended for use in the vacation rental, independent car rental, campground and RV property rental markets. Website http://www.mybookingpal.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,009,999 … Continue reading “BookingPal Receives $5,009,999 New Funding Round”
Qualcomm Buys Aerial Drone Startup with Advanced Control Technology
In a small-but-significant addition to its budding interest in robotics, San Diego-based Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) has acquired KMel Robotics, a Philadelphia, PA-based startup that specializes in multi-rotor drones capable of coordinated, high-performance operations. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. In response to an Xconomy e-mail query, a Qualcomm spokesman said, “At this … Continue reading “Qualcomm Buys Aerial Drone Startup with Advanced Control Technology”
San Diego’s 10 Top-Funded Kickstarter Tech Projects of 2014
Securing venture funding for tech startups has never been easy in San Diego, especially after the great recession came to town in 2008. But in recent years, crowdfunding has opened a new outlet for technology innovation in San Diego and other regional hubs. (Our list of San Diego’s 10 top-funded tech projects on Kickstarter is … Continue reading “San Diego’s 10 Top-Funded Kickstarter Tech Projects of 2014”
YouMail Garners $2,910,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d80581ff-37aa-41d6-a512-ebd0b8b00257 Date 2/10/2015 Company Name YouMail Mailing Address 43 Corporate Park Irvine, CA 92606 USA Company Description YouMail is a patented, easy, fun and social mobile messaging experience that allows subscribers to create unique outgoing voice greetings for individual inbound callers, based on caller ID. Website http://www.youmail.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “YouMail Garners $2,910,000 New Financing Round”
“21st Century Cures” By Year’s End? Its Backers Want More Ideas
If you have an idea to include in the bipartisan initiative known as 21st Century Cures, Fred Upton (R-MI) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) say they are all ears. But speak up quickly: They want to present a bill to the House of Representatives by Memorial Day. That was the message the two members of Congress … Continue reading ““21st Century Cures” By Year’s End? Its Backers Want More Ideas”
Metasurvey Says: Fewer Biopharmas Capturing More Venture Dollars
In biotech, young companies have been raising money from public and private investors alike at an astounding rate. But all the rain isn’t letting a thousand flowers bloom. In other words, there’s more money going into new biopharma companies, but the cash is not being spread widely. That’s according to a new survey released today … Continue reading “Metasurvey Says: Fewer Biopharmas Capturing More Venture Dollars”