Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=992ec88b-bb33-4aee-9724-5925bcb81dbb Date 8/15/2014 Company Name Conversion Logic Mailing Address 3250 Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Conversion Logic is an adaptive, cross-channel attribution SaaS platform built for delivering timely digital and video media performance insights for brands, agencies and ad tech partners. Website http://www.conversionlogic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Conversion Logic Lands $1,100,000 New Funding Round”
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West Coast Biotech Roundup: Onyx, Calico, Otonomy, Dendreon & More
[Corrected 8/14/14, 8:11pm. See below.] When Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) bought South San Francisco-based Onyx Pharmaceuticals last year for $10.4 billion, it expected great things from Onyx’s multiple myeloma treatment carfilzomib (Kyprolis), which won its first approval in 2012 in a limited patient population. Those expectations went a bit sideways this week, as Amgen said late … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Onyx, Calico, Otonomy, Dendreon & More”
Non-Compete Agreements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Twenty years ago, renowned researcher AnnaLee Saxenian wrote a book called Regional Advantage, which compared the development of two high-tech regions, Silicon Valley and Route 128. Everyone in the tech world knows how this story played out: In the face of global competition and technological trends, Silicon Valley reinvented itself and roared ahead, while Route … Continue reading “Non-Compete Agreements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly”
Geneva Healthcare Garners $1,830,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d771486c-f1c6-49de-a9e3-705940e4e7f1 Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Geneva Healthcare Mailing Address 2340 East 8th Street National City, CA 91950 USA Company Description Geneva is the leading cardiac device data management suite that collects and organizes implantable device data from the major cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device manufacturers. Website http://www.genevahealthcare.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Geneva Healthcare Garners $1,830,000 New Funding Round”
Surf Air Lands $73,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b1d57b0-9fde-4bad-86c7-d75e4f5d553b Date 8/14/2014 Company Name Surf Air Mailing Address 1207 4th St Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Surf Air is a new membership-based air service providing short jaunts between California hot spots like Palo Alto, Monterey, Santa Barbara and L.A. Website http://www.surfair.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $73,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Surf Air Lands $73,000,000 New Financing Round”
Otonomy Hears Wall Street Ovation as Some Life Sciences IPOs Dim
Auris Medical, the Swiss biotech focused on diseases and disorders of the ear, got the catchy ticker symbol (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EARS]]) when it went public last week. But San Diego’s Otonomy (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OTIC]]) got a better valuation yesterday when the biotech ear specialist priced its stock in the upper range at $16 a share. Otonomy traded … Continue reading “Otonomy Hears Wall Street Ovation as Some Life Sciences IPOs Dim”
Organovo to Offer Preclinical Drug Tests Based on 3-D Liver Tissue
San Diego-based Organovo (NYSE: [[ticker:ONVO]]) says a three-dimensional sample of living human liver tissue created with its bio-printing technology was used successfully for the first time to predict that a pre-clinical drug candidate would have a toxic effect on the liver. In financial results reported yesterday for the company’s fiscal first quarter that ended June … Continue reading “Organovo to Offer Preclinical Drug Tests Based on 3-D Liver Tissue”
ClariPhy Communications Lands $5,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49f0f326-2e6a-4e04-ba53-344cb8b61cd5 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name ClariPhy Communications Mailing Address 7585 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description ClariPhy Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs and markets complex physical-layer products (ICs) for high-speed communications. ClariPhy’s initial products, which target 10-Gbit/s optical networks in the enterprise market, significantly lower … Continue reading “ClariPhy Communications Lands $5,500,000 New Funding Round”
Otonomy Obtains $100,800,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=765e4332-ec9f-48ce-b0bc-ac95e692f29f Date 8/13/2014 Company Name Otonomy Mailing Address 6275 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Otonomy (NASDAQ: OTIC) is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel drug therapies for disorders of the inner and middle ear. Website http://www.otonomy.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $100,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Otonomy Obtains $100,800,000 New Round”
RadPad Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04feebfc-2f60-4fe7-a1a8-f9b822adfa05 Date 8/13/2014 Company Name RadPad Mailing Address 8532 West Knoll Dr. West Hollywood, CA 90069 USA Company Description From listing a pad on the market and finding the perfect renter to looking for that awesome new pad to call home, RadPad is redefining what it means to rent. We’re bringing transparency … Continue reading “RadPad Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
Startup Has a Higher Purpose in Funding a Flight School for Drones
[Updated 8/19/14 1:40 pm. See below.] The motivation for a Kickstarter campaign that San Diego-based Spark Aerial began last week is made almost comically manifest following a short introduction that includes some spectacular outdoor video shot from remotely operated drones. It is a compilation of out-of-control drones, careening and crashing into rooftops, trees, lakes, and chasing … Continue reading “Startup Has a Higher Purpose in Funding a Flight School for Drones”
The Perfect Hacker Storm: CyberVor Was Lightning; Here Comes Thunder
A Russian “hacker gang” they’ve dubbed CyberVor accumulated more than 1.2 unique user credentials from more than 420,000 Web services, ranging from smaller sites to major household names. For scale – if the CyberVor hack were a box office return, it would be the total global gross of the final Harry Potter as compared to … Continue reading “The Perfect Hacker Storm: CyberVor Was Lightning; Here Comes Thunder”
While Protesters Rage Against Tech Giants, Biotech Drives Quietly By
Not long ago, biotech made a lot of people angry. Up until 2005 or so, the annual Biotechnology Industry Organization conference attracted large street protests, which in turn attracted cops in riot gear in some cases (see San Francisco, 2004) as well as the attention of the industry’s top brass. Here’s then-BIO president Carl Feldbaum … Continue reading “While Protesters Rage Against Tech Giants, Biotech Drives Quietly By”
Agent Ace Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9be8c39d-8496-4fba-abbf-77ae10770d0e Date 8/12/2014 Company Name Agent Ace Mailing Address 1335 4th St. Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Agent Ace is here to make every residential real estate transaction better. Your real estate agent can have a huge financial and emotional impact on your life for years to come. You shouldn’t … Continue reading “Agent Ace Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Round”
5i Sciences Secures $1,025,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2689651-13d7-4df4-9e90-4cbc8780b7d1 Date 8/11/2014 Company Name 5i Sciences Mailing Address 18337 Aliso Canyon Road Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 USA Company Description 5i Sciences was established for the purpose of developing innovative medical products addressing the problem of airway collapse in a large market – sedation induced airway collapse. We use the technology … Continue reading “5i Sciences Secures $1,025,000 New Financing Round”
5i Sciences Garners $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e8963c1-ccfc-4338-b8e6-fab353160116 Date 8/11/2014 Company Name 5i Sciences Mailing Address 18337 Aliso Canyon Road Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 USA Company Description 5i Sciences was established for the purpose of developing innovative medical products addressing the problem of airway collapse in a large market – sedation induced airway collapse. We use the technology … Continue reading “5i Sciences Garners $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Demand Media Acquires Saatchi Online for $17,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8baa5f9a-19ad-4d32-a8e5-3f9a53313bd0 Date 8/11/2014 Company Name Saatchi Online Mailing Address 604 Arizona Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Saatchi Online is a platform that allows emerging artists to showcase and sell their work and gives art lovers insider access to new talent from around the world. Website http://www.saatchionline.com Transaction Type M&A … Continue reading “Demand Media Acquires Saatchi Online for $17,000,000”
Innovation Hub: Forget Big Bets—Success Means Thinking Small
If you want to reap big rewards, you’ve got to take big risks. Right? Not according to Peter Sims, author of Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries, who argues that companies from Google to Hewlett-Packard have cashed in by thinking small, floating trial balloons, and understanding that micro failures are inevitable. I … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Forget Big Bets—Success Means Thinking Small”
Linda Stone’s Antidote to Quantified Self: The Essential Self
The Quantified Self movement emerged in the late 2000s in response to an absence: the lack of useful data about our bodies as we move through the day. Before the QS era, an EKG could show you your heart rhythms; a lab analysis could show you your cholesterol levels; a treadmill stress test could measure … Continue reading “Linda Stone’s Antidote to Quantified Self: The Essential Self”
ViaCyte Lands $5,400,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=029fa12a-45b0-4b8f-8532-808454018e44 Date 8/8/2014 Company Name ViaCyte Mailing Address 3550 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description ViaCyte is a preclinical therapeutic company focused on diabetes. Our therapy is based on pancreatic beta cell progenitors (Pro-Islet) derived from human pluripotent stem cells. These cells are implanted using a durable and … Continue reading “ViaCyte Lands $5,400,000 Series C Funding”
ALL DEF DIGITAL Garners $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7569cec4-5dbb-407d-b59a-c0af717f653f Date 8/8/2014 Company Name ALL DEF DIGITAL Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA Company Description ALL DEF DIGITAL is a premium, multi-platform digital media company and entertainment hub, curating, developing and connecting a new generation of content creators from the New American Mainstream to global audiences. ADD embraces multiracial … Continue reading “ALL DEF DIGITAL Garners $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
The Eighth Annual John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition
What was last year’s Seventh Annual San Diego Tech Coast Angels Quick Pitch Competition is this year’s Eighth Annual John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition. A group of finalists who are entrepreneurs and startup founders will present two-minute pitches to an expert panel of judges, with several hundred people sitting in the audience. Finalists will … Continue reading “The Eighth Annual John G. Watson Quick Pitch Competition”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: MappBio, Juno, Zosano, and More
The IPO window is still open, sort of, but life sciences companies are not getting through unscathed. San Francisco-based Tobira Therapeutics and New York’s Microlin Bio postponed their offerings after Lexington, MA-based T2 Biosystems and Switzerland’s Auris Medical slashed the terms of their Nasdaq IPOs this week. Now all eyes are on San Diego-based Otonomy, … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: MappBio, Juno, Zosano, and More”
Zealot Networks Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6adb79d8-03f4-4fba-be72-fc49a2e42799 Date 8/6/2014 Company Name Zealot Networks Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA Company Description A person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their ideals. Zealot intends to disrupt the digital media landscape. Website http://www.zealotnetworks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Zealot Networks Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing”
WeDidIt Garners Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a7e0f21-802a-4cf8-a057-3e2fbe49eb2c Date 8/6/2014 Company Name WeDidIt Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90040 USA Company Description The company is developing a web platform and mobile app for nonprofit fundraising. Website http://www.wedid.it Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its initial … Continue reading “WeDidIt Garners Seed Financing”
Rain Obtains Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7275d023-a6a7-4bf8-970f-3f4f48d23d7b Date 8/6/2014 Company Name Rain Mailing Address 10866 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Company Description In 4 minutes you can create an ad and place that ad on the phones of consumers that are located next to your business. Website http://www.rainlocal.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “Rain Obtains Seed Financing Round”
Givesurance Receives Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6b2f28b-1ec3-4c08-9a99-681b7d15c51d Date 8/6/2014 Company Name Givesurance Mailing Address 21900 Burbank Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91367 USA Company Description GiveSurance is a cause marketing network of top-tier insurance professionals. We make it possible for people to support the causes that matter to them… simply through their choice of insurance provider. Website http://www.givesurance.org Transaction … Continue reading “Givesurance Receives Seed Financing”
ProductBio Lands Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4627db6b-dc13-4dbd-a405-702b7f6595fe Date 8/6/2014 Company Name ProductBio Mailing Address Undisclosed San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description ProductBio is the largest database of product sustainability information in the world, using data science to figure out what sustainability means for different foods, goods, and services by product category. Website http://www.productbio.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction … Continue reading “ProductBio Lands Seed Financing”
Funding Options Shrink for Early-Stage Cleantech Ventures
The term “cleantech” has gone through a rebranding. However it’s defined, though, investment in energy and natural resource-related startups continues. Just don’t expect venture capitalists to be writing all the checks. As a reporter, I chronicled the rush of venture capital in cleantech in the mid-to-late 2000s and the subsequent financial bust and politicization of … Continue reading “Funding Options Shrink for Early-Stage Cleantech Ventures”
Retention Science Receives $7,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=146ce83c-75ef-4757-bdf4-5574a6d9200a Date 8/5/2014 Company Name Retention Science Mailing Address 2601 Ocean Park Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Retention Science is the leader in Retention Marketing. Our team consists of passionate data scientists, statisticians, engineers and marketing experts. We bring our expertise together to create the most effective customer retention … Continue reading “Retention Science Receives $7,000,000 Series A Funding”
SynergEyes Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bae1f1ae-91ce-4cc0-b81b-b27a32803d37 Date 8/5/2014 Company Name SynergEyes Mailing Address 5927 Priestly Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 USA Company Description SynergEyes hybrid contact lenses offer the best of both worlds. The soft skirt offers all day comfort while the breathable rigid center keeps eyes healthy while providing crisp, clear vision…even at night. Website http://www.synergeyes.com Transaction … Continue reading “SynergEyes Receives $12,000,000 New Financing Round”
OpenSignal Lands $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79692174-cf4f-43b8-af64-c38867d5ab92 Date 8/5/2014 Company Name OpenSignal Mailing Address 26081 Merit Circle Laguna Hills, CA 92653 USA Company Description With your help, we’re creating a comprehensive database of cell phone towers, cell phone signal strength readings, and Wi-Fi access points around the world. This data is collected via our Android application and uploaded … Continue reading “OpenSignal Lands $4,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
SecureAuth Garners $5,710,450 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e673059-dfc4-4920-ad11-22073fda0215 Date 8/5/2014 Company Name SecureAuth Mailing Address 8965 Research Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description SecureAuth Corporation, formerly MultiFactor Corporation was founded in October 2005 with a mission to help customers establish secure, simple access to every application over the Internet and via VPNs to conduct business. Today, our mission … Continue reading “SecureAuth Garners $5,710,450 New Financing”
Military Strategies Being Used in the War on Cancer
Nearly everyone has heard of the War on Cancer, which was launched during the Nixon administration with the passage of the National Cancer Act of 1971. The goal of this legislation was to eradicate (or at least significantly decrease) the number of U.S. cancer deaths. Progress in meeting this goal has been slow over the … Continue reading “Military Strategies Being Used in the War on Cancer”
In Search of New Markets, Qualcomm Moves Uplinq to Silicon Valley
About 800 people flocked to the downtown San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina back in 2001, when Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) staged its first BREW developers conference. The San Diego-based company created BREW, an acronym for Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless, as a technology platform that would make it easier for independent programmers to create games, … Continue reading “In Search of New Markets, Qualcomm Moves Uplinq to Silicon Valley”
How Cotton Bureau Became the Internet’s Coolest T-Shirt Store
You may not have realized that it was possible to become addicted to buying T-shirts. But that probably means you just haven’t stumbled upon Cotton Bureau, a year-old website that has quickly become the world’s coolest T-shirt shop. The four-person crew behind Cotton Bureau has managed to pull this off by stitching together an impressive number … Continue reading “How Cotton Bureau Became the Internet’s Coolest T-Shirt Store”
BlueCava Obtains $400,001 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c41fef0-8f3a-4d14-b6a9-9c1c82a4cf97 Date 8/4/2014 Company Name BlueCava Mailing Address 131 Innovation Drive Irvine, CA 92617 USA Company Description The company has created the BlueCava Device Identification Platform that helps identify any device that is connected to the Internet. Website http://www.bluecava.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $400,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “BlueCava Obtains $400,001 New Financing Round”
OneRoof Energy Secures $1,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=46779a1c-5038-4ca0-936c-d2642f9e6f28 Date 8/4/2014 Company Name OneRoof Energy Mailing Address 4445 Eastgate Mall Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description OneRoof Energy is a San Diego, California based company that develops, owns, and operates solar energy generation systems for the residential market. Website http://www.oneroofenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “OneRoof Energy Secures $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
Leapfrog Online Acquires Kidzui for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce1fd0f6-a454-4cb7-9f48-245a7f001391 Date 8/4/2014 Company Name Kidzui Mailing Address 2448 Historic Decatur Rd San Diego, CA 92106 USA Company Description The company is developing software that lets children harness info from the internet. Website http://www.kidzui.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were … Continue reading “Leapfrog Online Acquires Kidzui for Undisclosed Sum”
Taboola Acquires Perfect Market for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a0cdbf35-2a89-4e12-b786-f280ebf76c09 Date 8/4/2014 Company Name Perfect Market Mailing Address 130 W. Union Street Pasadena, CA 91103 USA Company Description Perfect Market, Inc. is a marketing services company that helps online publishers monetize their large libraries of archived content with little or no risk to the publisher. The company applies proprietary processes to … Continue reading “Taboola Acquires Perfect Market for Undisclosed Sum”
Innovation Hub: Legendary Investor Roger McNamee on “Day of Reckoning”
There’s always plenty of coverage of the newest phones—are they a millimeter thinner? Is the camera slightly better? But when you back up and look at the broad sweep of how technology has changed our lives over the last generation, it’s profound. Celebrated Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee has been part of this transformation—having spent … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Legendary Investor Roger McNamee on “Day of Reckoning””
Global Warming and the Power of Fear to Drive Innovation
[Corrected, see below] As graduation approached at my rural Michigan high school in 1985, our principal had a problem. The commencement ceremony usually featured two speeches: one from the valedictorian and one from the salutatorian. But in my graduating class eight people, including me, had a 4.0 grade point average. Who would give the valedictorian … Continue reading “Global Warming and the Power of Fear to Drive Innovation”
Cold Genesys Obtains $13,570,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0f70de9-cedc-49c1-9d6f-4a655d6322a7 Date 8/1/2014 Company Name Cold Genesys Mailing Address 1303 Avocado Avenue Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA Company Description Cold Genesys, Inc. is seeking an integrated phase II/III clinical trial to study the effect of our lead product, CG0070, for patients with Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC). Website http://www.coldgenesys.net Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Cold Genesys Obtains $13,570,000 Series A Funding”
Portfolium Garners $900,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5525d329-9648-425c-9ae3-65864f60bc58 Date 8/1/2014 Company Name Portfolium Mailing Address 101 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description Portfolium solves the LinkedIn problem for students with no professional work history. It’s an online platform for students of all majors to visually showcase their skills, projects and experiences to employers. Website http://www.portfolium.com Transaction … Continue reading “Portfolium Garners $900,000 Seed Financing”
Vakast Receives $1,300,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c53afb5f-820d-4f2d-893d-eaefa30b3d50 Date 8/1/2014 Company Name Vakast Mailing Address 4100 Newport Place Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660 USA Company Description Vakast is an online travel agency and the global leader in the vacation rental market. Today, Vakast has more than 1.5 million vacation rentals worldwide spanning 10,000+ cities in 100+ countries. Website http://www.vakast.com … Continue reading “Vakast Receives $1,300,000 Seed Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen Layoffs, Avalanche, Venter & More
Summer in Seattle is usually a joyous season, but with the big West Coast news this week, a gloom more typical of the city’s winter months settled over the biotech community. Amgen (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMGN]]) said it would shut down its research facility in town and a manufacturing plant in the suburb of Bothell. The closures … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Amgen Layoffs, Avalanche, Venter & More”
Is Radio Silence Endangering Your Business?
Let’s see if this scenario sounds all-too-familiar. A divisional company director is facing a distressed situation. Her CEO suggests bringing in an outside consultant to help. They meet, and the director decides to hire the consultant and immediately confirms a follow-up meeting on both of their calendars. Except that this second meeting never takes place. … Continue reading “Is Radio Silence Endangering Your Business?”
Kixer Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c069c385-031d-483f-ae4a-2b434dc674e9 Date 7/31/2014 Company Name Kixer Mailing Address 10000 Riverside Dr. Toluca Lake, CA 91602 USA Company Description Kixer is a native mobile advertising technology company that helps connect web and app publishers through its premium advertising exchange. Kixer’s technology is currently distributed across a growing list of leading web publishers and … Continue reading “Kixer Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
Swagbucks Acquires SodaHead for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=176df6ea-586e-46f5-adcc-335d44ecadff Date 7/31/2014 Company Name SodaHead Mailing Address 27943 Seco Canyon Rd. Santa Clarita, CA 91350 USA Company Description SodaHead is a social networking startup company that enables users to create online surveys. Website http://www.sodahead.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction … Continue reading “Swagbucks Acquires SodaHead for Undisclosed Sum”
GTCR Acquires XIFIN for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21f8e25a-9fea-4902-995e-3e52ddcbc821 Date 7/31/2014 Company Name XIFIN Mailing Address 12225 El Camino Real San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description XIFIN Inc., based San Diego, Calif., is an Application Service Provider (ASP) focusing on the financial management needs of laboratories. Website http://www.xifin.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “GTCR Acquires XIFIN for Undisclosed Sum”