Fans of Star Trek: The Next Generation are very familiar with the Borg, a society of cybernetic individuals linked together in a collective mindset. The Borg navigate the universe in cube-shaped spacecraft actively seeking members of other races to absorb into their collective. Whenever others oppose their efforts, the Borg let them know, in no … Continue reading “Resistance Is Futile: Why That’s A Good Thing In Biomedicine”
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Innovation on Kickstarter: The 10 Top-Funded Tech Ideas of 2014
A lot of ink has been spilled about the Coolest Cooler, a re-imagined picnic cooler equipped with a built-in blender, waterproof Bluetooth speaker, and UBS charger (among other things). To fund the project, inventor Ryan Grepper of Portland, OR, raised a record $13.3 million from 62,642 backers last summer on Kickstarter. The $13.3 million Grepper … Continue reading “Innovation on Kickstarter: The 10 Top-Funded Tech Ideas of 2014”
Milestones of Innovation 2: Gregor Mendel on Heredity, 1865
Today, as 150 years ago, for an innovation to happen, the idea it rests on must be understood by the people who hear it. On the 8th of February and the 8th of March 1865, the Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel told his local natural science society about a decade of results from thousands of cross-breeding … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 2: Gregor Mendel on Heredity, 1865”
Innovation Hub: Meet Amy, Your AI Assistant
Amy Ingram is the most well-liked personal assistant in New York City. She was created by Dennis Mortensen to do a real job: schedule business meetings. And, given the fact that she’s artificially intelligent, she’s very good at it. But Mortensen, CEO and founder of x.ai, envisions more. His AI trainers are researching ways to … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Meet Amy, Your AI Assistant”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tracon, Mirati, Third Rock, & Dendreon
This week, we’ll take our roundup on a West Coast roadtrip from south to north. First, down San Diego way, the news the past seven days was mostly financial, led by Tracon Pharmceuticals’ IPO. In San Francisco, Genentech had breakthrough news, while KaloBios had more bad news. And in Seattle, bankrupt Dendreon found a potential … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Tracon, Mirati, Third Rock, & Dendreon”
The Clean Energy Promise of Student Entrepreneurs
[This article was co-authored by MBA candidates Molly Bales and Eric Kirchblum at the MIT Sloan School of Management.] Cleantech investing has taken quite a hit in recent years. Last year, CBS News highlighted the “cleantech crash” on U.S. primetime television, and Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a Bloomberg-owned energy data firm, has tracked the multi-year … Continue reading “The Clean Energy Promise of Student Entrepreneurs”
FDA’s Hamburg Stepping Down With Biopharma Turnaround as Her Legacy
[Corrected 2/6/15, 2:40 pm. See below.] FDA Commissioner Margaret “Peggy” Hamburg will step down in March after nearly six eventful years, transforming the agency from one of the life science industry’s biggest bete noirs into, arguably, a fairly reliable arbiter for innovators. She announced her decision this morning in an open letter to FDA employees. … Continue reading “FDA’s Hamburg Stepping Down With Biopharma Turnaround as Her Legacy”
ReShape Medical Obtains $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af95787c-faf0-45c6-a525-248e22489802 Date 2/5/2015 Company Name ReShape Medical Mailing Address 100 Calle Iglesia San Clemente, CA 92672 USA Company Description ReShape DuoTM is the first and only non-surgical, dual-intragastric balloon treatment designed for those who want a fast track to weight loss without the risks of surgery or side effects of drugs. The … Continue reading “ReShape Medical Obtains $1,500,000 New Round”
Capricor Garners $10,002,028 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f205591-6e62-4cd2-a1af-dd5e526a66ac Date 2/4/2015 Company Name Capricor Mailing Address 8840 Wilshire Blvd 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90211 USA Company Description Capricor is a biotechnology company that aims to create powerful, yet easy to administer cardiac stem cell treatments to regenerate the heart improve its function. Website http://www.Capricor.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Capricor Garners $10,002,028 New Funding”
MaxLinear Gains Entropic’s Connected Home Portfolio in Buyout Deal
MaxLinear (NYSE: [[ticker:MXL]]), a Carlsbad, CA-maker of radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductors, has agreed to acquire San Diego-based Entropic Communications (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ENTR]]) in a cash-and-stock deal valued at nearly $287 million. The acquisition enables MaxLinear to broaden its access to broadband technology for the “connected home” and related markets by adding Entropic’s proprietary technology portfolio … Continue reading “MaxLinear Gains Entropic’s Connected Home Portfolio in Buyout Deal”
Algal Biofuel Icon Sapphire Energy Moves to Diversify Product Line
After James Levine stepped in last summer as CEO at Sapphire Energy, he told Xconomy he would be looking for ways to broaden and diversify Sapphire’s core expertise in algae-based biofuels by developing new businesses in related fields. Now that strategy is beginning to take form. The San Diego company said Jim Astwood has joined … Continue reading “Algal Biofuel Icon Sapphire Energy Moves to Diversify Product Line”
Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show
Home remodeling shows are a reality TV staple. But no Park Avenue mansion or country estate can top the nearly $1 billion price tag of the house C. Randal Mills is trying to renovate on the fly in California. Mills, who goes by Randy, is the president of the State of California’s stem cell agency, … Continue reading “Now Playing: California’s $1 Billion Stem-Cell Renovation Show”
From Telemetry to Wearable Wednesdays: Q&A with Daniel Obodovski
As a director of business development at Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) for nine years, Daniel Obodovski participated in the commercial launches of multiple devices that were early examples of machine-to-machine communications (M2M). Before 2010, he says, “We launched a child-tracking device together with BestBuy, an Alzheimer patient-tracking device, and a covert cargo tracking device.” These days, … Continue reading “From Telemetry to Wearable Wednesdays: Q&A with Daniel Obodovski”
WaVe Gets $18M to Solve RNA’s “Underappreciated” Chemistry Problem
The field of RNA-based drugs is moving fast. Isis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ISIS]]) has an approved drug, and more potentially on the way. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]) has a slew of them in development, and a few that could be approved in the next few years. Younger entrants with different approaches, like Moderna Therapeutics are raising … Continue reading “WaVe Gets $18M to Solve RNA’s “Underappreciated” Chemistry Problem”
Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy
Ten years ago, Harvard’s then-president, Larry Summers, wondered why women are so scarce in elite math and science departments. Is it because they’re less ambitious than men? Or, perhaps, they’re less inclined to be extremely smart? His comments caused a national furor, and Summers stepped down as president the following year. Now, Professor Eileen Pollack, … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: 10 Years After the Larry Summers Controversy”
Crinetics Gets $1.5M Grant for Work on Women’s Health Disorders
Since 2008, when Scott Struthers founded San Diego’s Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, the startup has advanced its development of small-molecule drugs for treating endocrine-related disorders and cancers chiefly through a series of Small Business Innovative Research awards and foundation grants. The company says its passion for drug hunting “is tempered by a post-recession startup culture.” This week, … Continue reading “Crinetics Gets $1.5M Grant for Work on Women’s Health Disorders”
Obama Wants You (And 1 Million Others) For ‘Precision’ Health Data
[Updated 1/30/15 1:15 pm. See below.] President Obama’s precision medicine plan just got a bit more precise, and it has a $215 million price tag. Starting with that cash, his administration wants to build a massive national database to study long-term public health trends, gathering head-to-toe health data from a million or more volunteers over … Continue reading “Obama Wants You (And 1 Million Others) For ‘Precision’ Health Data”
TRACON Pharmaceuticals Garners $36,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15414aef-50f3-4c7f-817a-04838d12c7e0 Date 1/30/2015 Company Name TRACON Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 8910 University Center Dr. San Diego, CA 92122 USA Company Description TRACON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCON) is a biotechnology company developing next-generation targeted therapies for cancer and related diseases. We are addressing unmet needs in this arena with product candidates that focus on … Continue reading “TRACON Pharmaceuticals Garners $36,000,000 New Round”
Cargomatic Secures $8,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ee7c472d-e1fa-4c16-94ca-a443624d7fa6 Date 1/30/2015 Company Name Cargomatic Mailing Address 114 W. Washington Blvd. Venice, CA 90292 USA Company Description Cargomatic is a technology company based in Venice Beach, CA. Our platform was born of our passion to solve the inefficiency and fragmentation of the local trucking industry. Simply, we connect shippers with qualified … Continue reading “Cargomatic Secures $8,000,000 Series A Funding”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Qualcomm, Google X, Mapp, Onyx, & More
Most of California hasn’t had rain in a month, Seattle had a few days of “Juneuary” this past week, and West Coast tech titans warmed up the life-science news flow. Qualcomm, with its interest in digital health, is teaming with Roche to monitor patients in clinical trials. Google, with its interest in, well, everything, will … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Qualcomm, Google X, Mapp, Onyx, & More”
Venture Funding Looms Large for San Diego Biopharma Startups
Venture capital funding in the San Diego area has recovered from a three-year plunge that accompanied the U.S. financial crisis, according to a recent analysis of a decade’s worth of VC deals. But venture investments in San Diego remain heavily concentrated in new drug startups, according to David Coats, the San Diego-based co-founder and managing … Continue reading “Venture Funding Looms Large for San Diego Biopharma Startups”
Pet Monitor Whistle Buys GPS Tracking Service, Lands $15M
Pet-tech company Whistle is adding location tracking to its bag of tricks, announcing this morning the acquisition of Tagg, a pet GPS tracking system. No price was disclosed. Whistle simultaneously announced a $15 million Series B venture capital round led by Nokia Growth Partners, which the company plans to use to develop its product line … Continue reading “Pet Monitor Whistle Buys GPS Tracking Service, Lands $15M”
HelloTech Receives $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cccf4979-c643-4362-b304-045f8b1ee33c Date 1/29/2015 Company Name HelloTech Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90066 USA Company Description HelloTech is changing the way consumers purchase and get support for new technology. Utilizing an on demand, verified and trained workforce, HelloTech will provide in home support and consultation for consumers looking to manage and upgrade … Continue reading “HelloTech Receives $2,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Lootsie Receives $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4aba727c-722a-4e07-801a-1abbca8fe43e Date 1/29/2015 Company Name Lootsie Mailing Address 9469 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 USA Company Description Advertising doesn’t have to be the elephant in the room, or some big ugly thief of valuable screen space. Ads can be beautiful, they can be exciting, and they can be your strongest ally … Continue reading “Lootsie Receives $3,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Xconomy Is Seeking Great Sales People in Boston and San Francisco
When it comes to writing in-depth, daily stories about the business of high technology—in tech, life sciences, and beyond—we at Xconomy believe there are few news organizations that can match our editorial team. We feature many of these stories—and the people behind them—at our events as well. Now, right here in Boston and also in … Continue reading “Xconomy Is Seeking Great Sales People in Boston and San Francisco”
Portfolium Reinvents the Resumé, Rolls Out App for Job Seekers
San Diego-based Portfolium began as a solution to the problem that many students face as they near the end of their schooling and look to join the real-world workforce. How do you create a persuasive resumé or LinkedIn profile if you’ve been a full-time student and don’t have much professional work history? Founding CEO Adam … Continue reading “Portfolium Reinvents the Resumé, Rolls Out App for Job Seekers”
Techstars Closes $150M Seed and Early Stage Fund
Techstars has closed a $150 million third fund to make seed and early stage investments, the Boulder, CO-based startup accelerator announced Wednesday. Techstars co-founder and CEO David Cohen said the fund will be focused on investing on startups that have graduated from the accelerator or have other ties to the program. According to its website, … Continue reading “Techstars Closes $150M Seed and Early Stage Fund”
Exosome Dx, Aiming to Commercialize “Liquid Biopsies,” Seeks $25M
It’s the moment of truth for any emerging diagnostics firm: the transition from startup to commercial-stage company. Time to convince insurers that you have something worth paying for, and doctors in major hospitals and community practices to change how they practice and incorporate your test. That critical point is where Cambridge, MA-based Exosome Diagnostics finds … Continue reading “Exosome Dx, Aiming to Commercialize “Liquid Biopsies,” Seeks $25M”
Aspyrian Therapeutics Garners $8,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91d1f4da-152f-472a-aef1-1c83153fae96 Date 1/28/2015 Company Name Aspyrian Therapeutics Mailing Address 11189 Sorrento Valley Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Aspyrian Therapeutics is a new start-up located in San Diego (California, USA) that focuses on developing novel targeted therapies for cancer treatments. Website http://www.aspyriantherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,500,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Aspyrian Therapeutics Garners $8,500,000 New Funding Round”
Tradesy Garners $30,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4f486cf-1f41-4a6c-b66b-2f3146bcb101 Date 1/28/2015 Company Name Tradesy Mailing Address 1217 2nd Street 3rd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Tradesy is a new fashion recommerce site from the creator of the highly popular site, Recycled Bride. Website http://www.tradesy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Tradesy … Continue reading “Tradesy Garners $30,000,000 New Funding Round”
Crossover Health Secures $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90620dda-9913-4f24-a91e-93aeb02e5703 Date 1/28/2015 Company Name Crossover Health Mailing Address 26831 Aliso Creek Road Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA Company Description We motivate and inspire people to be at their healthiest. To be well, do good and enjoy life. This has an enormous impact on employees and their employers. We’re already proving this … Continue reading “Crossover Health Secures $15,000,000 New Financing”
The Venture Funding Gap is Widening; What Does it Mean?
The National Venture Capital Association has just released the latest MoneyTree data on venture industry fund-raising, which always makes me sit up straight and take notice—it’s kind of an industry scorecard. In addition to being baffled by the fact that the amount the U.S. venture industry invests outstrips how much we raise (see below), I … Continue reading “The Venture Funding Gap is Widening; What Does it Mean?”
Aspyrian Therapeutics Raises $8.5M for New Tumor Immunotherapy
[Updated 2/4/15 12:15 pm. See below.] See below.San Diego-based Aspyrian Therapeutics, founded in 2010 to advance technology that uses near-infrared light to activate an immune response targeting certain types of tumors, has raised almost $8.5 million from investors, according to a recent SEC filing. The investors were not identified. The technology was developed at the … Continue reading “Aspyrian Therapeutics Raises $8.5M for New Tumor Immunotherapy”
USGI Medical Obtains $19,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abc3005a-c062-4d3a-88e7-e41109853c4a Date 1/27/2015 Company Name USGI Medical Mailing Address 1140 Calle Cordillera San Clemente, CA 92673 USA Company Description USGI Medical is the pioneer in the development of Incisionless EndoSurgery technology. Our EndoSurgical Operating System will allow complex surgical procedures to be performed using only the natural passageways of the GI tract … Continue reading “USGI Medical Obtains $19,500,000 New Round”
$75M in Real Cash Helps Coinbase Launch First U.S. Bitcoin Exchange
Bitcoin took a potentially big step toward legitimacy in the U.S. today with the launch of the nation’s first licensed exchange for the virtual currency. Now, it’s up to San Francisco startup Coinbase to convince would-be traders that its platform is a safe and preferable place to put their money. Founded in 2012, Coinbase has … Continue reading “$75M in Real Cash Helps Coinbase Launch First U.S. Bitcoin Exchange”
Innovation Outlook for 2015: Tackling Big Data Variety
In 2015, look for the innovation community to be talking about Big Data Variety: the problem, how to fix it, how to make money off of it. Companies have invested roughly $3-4 trillion on enterprise software over the last 20 years, with Gartner forecasting $320 billion in 2014 alone. A lot of that investment has … Continue reading “Innovation Outlook for 2015: Tackling Big Data Variety”
From Yeast, Yumanity Looks to Give Rise to Critical Neuro Drugs
Two weeks ago, in a sixth-floor room in San Francisco’s Four Seasons Hotel overlooking Market Street, Tony Coles, Susan Lindquist, and Kenneth Rhodes met with one financier after another in a campaign to raise money for their new Cambridge, MA-based startup, Yumanity Therapeutics. Their pitch centered around yeast. “[Yeast] is where statins were first identified,” … Continue reading “From Yeast, Yumanity Looks to Give Rise to Critical Neuro Drugs”
Innovation Hub: Who Needs Talent?
How many articles have been written about the innate business acumen of Steve Jobs, the brilliant coding abilities of Mark Zuckerberg, the extraordinary gifts of Yo Yo Ma? And what if they were all wrong? Geoff Colvin has combed through the research, and he argues that, again and again, scholars have almost completely discounted the … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Who Needs Talent?”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Zymeworks, Lee Hood, Sue Biggins, Nektar
The news flow has been slow since the end of this year’s J.P. Morgan madness. The week in life sciences was dominated by President Obama’s call for a national precision medicine initiative. (For a West Coast angle, Xconomy asked genetics pioneer and Seattle fixture Lee Hood to weigh in with his thoughts.) Let’s start our … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Zymeworks, Lee Hood, Sue Biggins, Nektar”
Q&A: SprinkleBit Sets Out to Crowdsource Active Investing
SprinkleBit CEO Alexander Wallin says he got hooked on investing in stocks when he was 14, working at a small ice cream kiosk in Skärhamn, on the West Coast of Sweden. He invested everything he earned that summer in Metro International, a media company then trading at 3.80 Swedish Krona a share. Metro later issued … Continue reading “Q&A: SprinkleBit Sets Out to Crowdsource Active Investing”
Maana Lands $4,802,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30950be1-c130-40dc-b8f3-15571e9a8b6a Date 1/22/2015 Company Name Maana Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description Maana is a search & discovery engine for big data on Hadoop. Right out-of-the-box, Maana organizes the data on Hadoop for discovery, recommendation and personalization through search. Website http://www.maana.io Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Maana Lands $4,802,000 New Funding”
Two Generations of Geneticists, Two “Precision Medicine” Wish Lists
In late 2012, President Obama awarded Leroy “Lee” Hood the National Medal of Science for a lifetime of achievements, including the invention of machines that made the historic Human Genome Project possible. So when Obama announced yesterday a “precision medicine initiative”—something that would surely require ever-deeper knowledge about the personal genetic differences that influence health … Continue reading “Two Generations of Geneticists, Two “Precision Medicine” Wish Lists”
Alnylam CEO: More Cash in Hand Is to Fuel Expansion From Within
Biotechs keep cashing in. The latest is Cambridge, MA-based Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALNY]]), which is entering the most critical juncture in its 13-year history as it tries to enter the rarified realm of biotechs with their own products on the market. The RNA interference firm said Monday it would tap the public markets for a … Continue reading “Alnylam CEO: More Cash in Hand Is to Fuel Expansion From Within”
Petco Adds Online Delivery With Fast-Growing Startup Instacart
[Corrected 1/26] Dogs need groceries, too. Instacart, the grocery-delivery startup that recently raised $220 million from investors, is taking its quick-turnaround online delivery service beyond the supermarket for the first time in a partnership with national pet-goods retailer Petco. The partnership is hitting the Boston and San Francisco markets first, and could be expanded if Petco likes … Continue reading “Petco Adds Online Delivery With Fast-Growing Startup Instacart”
Crowdfunding is Banging on Biotech’s Door. Will We Let It In?
In the summer of 2013, the medical device startup Scanadu made headlines around the world when Scout, its handheld medical diagnostic tool for consumers, raked in an astounding $1.6 million on the popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. That’s all well and good for a medical device, but most biotech veterans remain skeptical that crowdfunding can make … Continue reading “Crowdfunding is Banging on Biotech’s Door. Will We Let It In?”
What President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative Might Include
In case you missed it, President Obama used his State of the Union speech Tuesday night to call for a national “precision medicine” initiative. But, as often happens in these Halloween candy bags of Presidential wish lists, the details were scant. Here’s the entirety of what he said about it: I want the country that … Continue reading “What President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative Might Include”
Space Exploration Technologies Secures $1,000,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4635d6d2-cb94-4590-9c70-c6d803de2f85 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name Space Exploration Technologies Mailing Address 1 Rocket Rd. Hawthorne, CA 90250 USA Company Description SpaceX aims to change this paradigm by developing a family of launch vehicles which will ultimately reduce the cost and increase the reliability of space access by a factor of ten. Coupled with … Continue reading “Space Exploration Technologies Secures $1,000,000,000 New Financing Round”
The Black Tux Garners $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2447fcf3-b434-4502-8809-fc17b0c8a621 Date 1/21/2015 Company Name The Black Tux Mailing Address 910 Colorado Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description We partnered directly with one of America’s top suit-makers to create the greatest rental tux ever designed. The old tux shop is offering a worn out tux, with an outdated fit, at … Continue reading “The Black Tux Garners $10,000,000 New Round”
In the Jiu-Jitsu Match of Biotech Risk, a Reminder of Other Paths
Risk makes for great headlines. I’m guilty as charged. My first column for Xconomy questioned whether biotech venture capitalists were losing relevance, running away from risk in an inherently risky business. Heading full steam into the new year, there will be plenty of headlines and stories from us and our peers about the brave and … Continue reading “In the Jiu-Jitsu Match of Biotech Risk, a Reminder of Other Paths”
Fashion Metric Lands $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d21cee01-4efc-4ae7-bdbf-09bf7f2e1362 Date 1/20/2015 Company Name Fashion Metric Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Company Description Fashion Metric provides a solution for apparel retailers and brands to help their customers get effortlessly fitted online. Website http://www.fashionmetric.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes With this new … Continue reading “Fashion Metric Lands $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”