Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42a70593-3380-482e-8dd6-db127e221ce4 Date 5/14/2014 Company Name Swagbucks Mailing Address P.O. Box 578 Manhattan Beach, CA 90267 USA Company Description Swagbucks is the premier loyalty program on the web. We reward you with Swag Bucks, the global Reward currency, just like credit card loyalty points. Through our online loyalty programs, you’ll earn Swag Bucks … Continue reading “Swagbucks Receives $60,000,000 New Funding”
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Liquid Grids Lands Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa012b80-d9f5-420e-b11c-f031e89f9401 Date 5/14/2014 Company Name Liquid Grids Mailing Address 5080 Shoreham Place San Diego, CA 92122 USA Company Description Liquid Grids is a healthcare focused social media health intelligence and marketing platform that is purposely build to aggregate and identify healthcare dialogue across the digital landscape and apply deep, patented, persona analytics … Continue reading “Liquid Grids Lands Series A Funding Round”
Telik Acquires MabVax Therapeutics for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87b90125-5bf5-4d17-9715-5a040573324b Date 5/14/2014 Company Name MabVax Therapeutics Mailing Address 11588 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description MabVax Therapeutics, Inc. is a San Diego, California based immunotherapeutics discovery and development company focused on developing and commercializing novel vaccines and human antibodies for the treatment of cancer. Website http://www.mabvax.com Transaction … Continue reading “Telik Acquires MabVax Therapeutics for Undisclosed Sum”
With New Calendar App, Owaves Takes First Step to Healthy Lifestyle
To Royan Kamyar, the first line of defense against heart disease, obesity, diabetes, anxiety, and a litany of other modern ills is to take better care of yourself. And taking care of yourself, Kamyar says, involves five major ingredients: sleeping right; eating well; exercising regularly; mindful meditation (i.e., actively managing your stress); and making time … Continue reading “With New Calendar App, Owaves Takes First Step to Healthy Lifestyle”
Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations
There is a real trend developing right now of large corporations becoming crucibles of innovation and entrepreneurship in a systematic way. In this post, I will discuss four specific sub-categories of this trend that we’re seeing, and for all practical purposes, participating in. Intrapreneurship Incubation Corporations have come to realize that there are numerous great … Continue reading “Entrepreneurship Inside Corporations”
OneRoof Energy Lands $2,742,245 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c12cbc52-1b20-4b5e-acb3-7862b0338a9f Date 5/13/2014 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,742,245 Transaction … Continue reading “OneRoof Energy Lands $2,742,245 New Round”
Jukin Media Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d44a0c0-6bd4-44b5-adeb-c816fbe644bf Date 5/13/2014 Company Name Jukin Media Mailing Address 5764 W. Jefferson Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90016 USA Company Description FailArmy is owned and operated by Jukin Media Inc. All video content is protected under copyright and published with permission by the original content creator. Website http://www.failarmy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Jukin Media Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Burrill Pan-Asia Life Sciences Meeting
San Francisco’s Burrill & Co. is holding the Burrill Pan-Asia Life Sciences Meeting in partnership with Life Sciences Queensland in downtown San Diego. The meeting brings together government and industry leaders from China, India, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand to discuss attractive government incentives intended to attract global life sciences companies … Continue reading “Burrill Pan-Asia Life Sciences Meeting”
Shire Pays Over $260M Upfront in IPO Detour for San Diego’s Lumena
San Diego’s Lumena Pharmaceuticals, which was on the road to raising $75 million in an IPO, has instead agreed to a $260 million-plus buyout offer from Shire (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SHPG]]), the Irish pharmaceutical giant. Since it was founded three years ago, Lumena has worked to develop new oral drugs for rare liver diseases that stem from … Continue reading “Shire Pays Over $260M Upfront in IPO Detour for San Diego’s Lumena”
Thoughtful Media Group Secures $3,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a243bf34-83bb-47ba-9146-2e31ee179398 Date 5/12/2014 Company Name Thoughtful Media Group Mailing Address 14724 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 USA Company Description Thoughtful Media Group was started by veterans of the entertainment and media industries, having literally pioneered the term “branded entertainment” in 2003 with the first of tens of millions of advertising dollars … Continue reading “Thoughtful Media Group Secures $3,000,000 New Funding”
Shire Pharmaceuticals Acquires Lumena Pharmaceuticals for $260,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6284f277-ad37-470a-bb3c-2358843b9e23 Date 5/12/2014 Company Name Lumena Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 12531 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description Lumena Pharmaceuticals is focused on advancing treatments in metabolic diseases that have high unmet clinical needs. Website http://www.lumenapharma.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $260,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Shire will … Continue reading “Shire Pharmaceuticals Acquires Lumena Pharmaceuticals for $260,000,000”
Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top
Joi Ito may be a tech luminary, but he says that he has mostly learned by failing. Ito—an early investor in Twitter, Kickstarter, and Flickr—is now the head of the MIT Media Lab. And he believes that young people, entrepreneurs, and even those in established positions should be encouraged to try more and fail more. … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Joi Ito on Failing to the Top”
Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.
“Binge watching” TV shows wasn’t possible until the advent of full-season DVD sets in the late 1990s. And while bingeing was common enough in the 2000s—I definitely remember a few weekends spent inhaling 24, BSG, and The Wire—it didn’t really leap into the mainstream until 2013, when Netflix began streaming whole seasons of shows like … Continue reading “Radio is the New Netflix. Here’s Your Binge Listening Guide.”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Alder IPO, Exelixis, Corcept, and More
It was a big week for synthetic biology in San Diego, a bit rocky for Bothell, WA-based Alder’s IPO, and South San Francisco’s Exelixis had some encouraging results from an early-stage trial of melanoma patients. Here’s our wrap-up. —A new San Diego startup called Synthorx is working to capitalize on a breakthrough in synthetic biology … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Alder IPO, Exelixis, Corcept, and More”
ImaginAb Secures $21,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b813c4c-5c6b-4b40-b795-5918de6b7f89 Date 5/9/2014 Company Name ImaginAb Mailing Address 423 Hindry Ave. Inglewood, CA 90301 USA Company Description ImaginAb’s mission is to transform the clinical management of cancer and autoimmune diseases via targeted molecular imaging. We re-engineer therapeutic antibodies against biologically important targets into small proteins optimized for diagnostic imaging with Positron Emission … Continue reading “ImaginAb Secures $21,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Patch of Land Garners $350,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93d8f36f-ba8a-4236-9ed4-bbf45acd6480 Date 5/9/2014 Company Name Patch of Land Mailing Address 1901 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles, CA 90067 USA Company Description Patch of Land is the world first crowd-funded Real Estate Rentals investment service. With your help, we rescue homes and neighborhoods. Own a Patch of Land today! Website http://www.patchofland.com Transaction … Continue reading “Patch of Land Garners $350,000 New Financing”
Outside San Diego, Illumina Looks to Wisconsin for Key R&D
When an acquisition occurs, the worst-case scenario for the community of the purchased company usually occurs when the buyer gobbles up the pieces it wants and shutters the local operations. But this situation doesn’t always play out, and Nick Caruccio is glad that’s not what happened to his company, Madison, WI-based Epicentre, after San Diego-based … Continue reading “Outside San Diego, Illumina Looks to Wisconsin for Key R&D”
LiquidPlanner Raises $8M In Hot Market for Project Management Tools
LiquidPlanner has spent five years, and a relatively modest amount of capital, developing a sophisticated scheduling engine that is at the heart of its project management software. Now, the company is raising $8 million from San Diego’s TVC Capital and Seattle-area angel investors including Geoff Entress and Bill Bryant to sell its offering to a … Continue reading “LiquidPlanner Raises $8M In Hot Market for Project Management Tools”
Three Months in Berlin: One Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey
San Francisco is the center of the tech world. But after three months in Europe, my conclusion is that there’s a major new contender as a great place to start startups: Berlin. In this article I’ll tell you about the companies and investors I got the chance to work with, and then talk about the … Continue reading “Three Months in Berlin: One Tech Entrepreneur’s Journey”
Intuit Acquires Lettuce for $30,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ba2a561-3985-4e79-b87a-becd43cdb107 Date 5/8/2014 Company Name Lettuce Mailing Address 11 Brooks Ave Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description Our mission at Lettuce is to create beautiful business applications that simultaneously make you happy and solve some big problems. We are putting an end to unattractive business applications and we hope you enjoy our … Continue reading “Intuit Acquires Lettuce for $30,000,000”
San Diego’s Synthorx Adds To Genetic Alphabet, Aims for Bio-Products
[Corrected 5/7/14, 2 pm See below.] A group of scientists in San Diego who found a way to insert synthesized nucleotides into DNA—and who succeeded in coaxing the synthetic DNA to replicate in bacteria—have founded a new company to use the technology to make improved drugs and bio-products. Their breakthrough in synthetic biology, described in … Continue reading “San Diego’s Synthorx Adds To Genetic Alphabet, Aims for Bio-Products”
Plug and Play San Diego Selects Five Companies for Startup Camp
It was standing room only as Plug and Play San Diego selected five seed-stage tech companies to participate in its startup accelerator program, following presentations by 17 finalists yesterday at the Co-Merge shared workspace in downtown San Diego. The afternoon session represented Plug and Play’s third draft of companies in a San Diego-based selection process … Continue reading “Plug and Play San Diego Selects Five Companies for Startup Camp”
Metacloud Lands $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21f37381-8eb0-411f-9fd3-6a1160471e7d Date 5/7/2014 Company Name Metacloud Mailing Address 117 E. Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91105 USA Company Description We are a cloud solutions company. We are senior infrastructure engineers, cloud architects, and veterans of the industry’s largest web commerce and technology companies. Website http://www.metacloud.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Metacloud Lands $15,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Rhythm Eyes Pivotal Study as GI Drug for Diabetics Hits Phase 2 Mark
Along with all the well-known and frightening effects of diabetes, people with the disease also suffer debilitating gastrointenstinal problems that often send them to the emergency room. Rhythm Pharmaceuticals wants to replace a decades-old drug for diabetic gastroparesis with one of its own, and data released today bring the Boston-based biotech an important step closer. … Continue reading “Rhythm Eyes Pivotal Study as GI Drug for Diabetics Hits Phase 2 Mark”
Deal Aims to Grow “Humanized” Organs in Pigs for Transplantation
A San Diego startup that specializes in re-engineering genes and a multi-billion-dollar biotech giant in Silver Springs, MD, say they are now working together on an audacious goal—developing “humanized” organs in pigs that can be transplanted into humans. Under a multi-year R&D collaboration being announced today, San Diego-based Synthetic Genomics and Lung Biotechnology, a subsidiary … Continue reading “Deal Aims to Grow “Humanized” Organs in Pigs for Transplantation”
Burnt Out? Try a ‘Careercation’
You’re CRAZY! I was getting used to hearing that when I told family and friends that I was selling everything I owned and buying one-way tickets to New Zealand to travel around the world with my wife and 10-month-old daughter. After being a serial entrepreneur for over a decade, I was flat burnt out. I … Continue reading “Burnt Out? Try a ‘Careercation’”
HG Data Receives $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38a5c081-afba-4ce6-aa7c-485e4f3f44d7 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name HG Data Mailing Address 15 W Figueroa St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA Company Description At HG Data’s lab in California, our data scientists are pioneering surprising new ways to procure, extract and apply data. We love the astounded look on our customer’s face upon first seeing … Continue reading “HG Data Receives $2,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
AOL Acquires Convertro for $101,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2f0487e-8680-46ff-b1cb-dfbfaa30ca18 Date 5/6/2014 Company Name Convertro Mailing Address 1453 Third Street Promenade Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Convertro was borne out of our frustration with the limitations of the marketing measurement and optimization tools available on the market: in running our own retail business, we simply couldn’t get a clear … Continue reading “AOL Acquires Convertro for $101,000,000”
San Diego’s Ambrx Files for IPO to Advance Antibody-Drug Conjugates
[Corrected 5/6/14, 11 am. See below.] San Diego-based Ambrx, a biotech company with a new approach to developing protein therapeutics for treating, cancers, diabetes, and other diseases and disorders, plans to raise as much as $86 million in an IPO, according to a regulatory filing that was made public Friday. The company submitted its IPO … Continue reading “San Diego’s Ambrx Files for IPO to Advance Antibody-Drug Conjugates”
4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation
We all know it’s important to get out of our boxes at times. By taking in new ideas from leaders outside of our own fields, we can return to face day-to-day challenges with fresh perspective and energy. Sometimes getting out of the box also means getting out of our comfort zones. But sometimes it’s better … Continue reading “4 Weeks Until Our Napa Summit on June 2-3–Request Your Invitation”
Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative
Starting now, venture capitalists should reflect on an opportunity that probably occupies them very little. They know they are in the medical progress business, having financed numerous hard-won successes in developing drugs and diagnostics for rare diseases. Along with general material progress, the application of DNA science and genomics in biotechnology is giving millions of … Continue reading “Organizing For Aging—An Investment Imperative”
Cirro Obtains Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84b25100-2c3e-48aa-9a86-cf4f5c632499 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name Cirro Mailing Address 120 Vantis Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 USA Company Description In the world of distributed data, cloud computing and big data there is a need to access any data, anywhere, at any time without having to be a programmer or DBA. Cirro is disrupting traditional … Continue reading “Cirro Obtains Series A Funding Round”
UberMedia Garners $8,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0841ebc-4333-4782-9019-dbe8703ed582 Date 5/5/2014 Company Name UberMedia Mailing Address 130 W. Union St. Pasadena, CA 91103 USA Company Description UberMedia is the leading independent developer of applications and web-based services that make it easier for users to find, follow and communicate with others on Twitter and other social media platforms. Website http://www.ubermedia.com Transaction … Continue reading “UberMedia Garners $8,000,000 New Round”
Esri Business Summit and Esri International Conference
Innovative GIS success in banking, insurance, media, transportation, real estate, and retail will be theme of the Esri Business Summit from July 12-13. More information and online registration for the business summit is here. The Esri International Users Conference from July 14 – 18 brings together social, economic, business, and environmental leaders covering the spectrum … Continue reading “Esri Business Summit and Esri International Conference”
May Tech Fiesta at the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum
The program for the May Tech Fiesta features 3-minute “elevator pitches” from selected startups to an audience of investment bankers, capital investment and planning experts, venture capitalists, angel investors, service providers, senior executives and other entrepreneurs. Presenting companies will also staff display tables during a networking reception before pitching their companies and products to the … Continue reading “May Tech Fiesta at the San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum”
Targeted Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment
Carl June will discuss the emergence of a new form of targeted immunotherapy that enhances the patient’s own T lymphocytes to attack cancer. This type of cell-based, targeted immunotherapy has become one of the most exciting new approaches to treating cancer, stimulating the biotechnology and pharma industries to develop the means to deliver this therapy … Continue reading “Targeted Immunotherapy in Cancer Treatment”
Dealing with Cancer: When the Professional Becomes Personal
Rebecca Dresser, a professor of law and ethics at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, had been teaching and writing for years about dealing with life-threatening diseases. Yet she found herself personally unprepared for the experience when was diagnosed with oral cancer. “Despite having more than a fair amount of experience talking about death and … Continue reading “Dealing with Cancer: When the Professional Becomes Personal”
Nobel Laureate Delivers Inaugural Agilent Lecture at UC San Diego
The 2013 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Randy Schekman, will give the inaugural Agilent lecture at UC San Diego in a talk about “Genes and Proteins that Control Secretion and Autophagy.” Schekman’s presentation will focus on how a specific cellular mechanism can affect cancer, infectious diseases and other medical conditions. The … Continue reading “Nobel Laureate Delivers Inaugural Agilent Lecture at UC San Diego”
Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace
Accountability is one of the most important aspects of any business. A company that holds its employees accountable for the choices they make and the tasks they perform witnesses high levels of productivity and efficiency. In a startup too, a shared sense of accountability among employees makes all the difference in how they approach their … Continue reading “Cultivating Accountability in the Workplace”
Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop
The main premise of J.J. Abrams’ Fringe—unquestionably one of the three best sci-fi shows made for television in this century, alongside Battlestar Galactica and Doctor Who—is that there’s a second, nearly identical universe coterminous with ours. The wall between the parallel worlds remains impenetrable until a grief-stricken scientist, Walter Bishop, figures out how to cross … Continue reading “Soft Spots: Five Places Where Silicon Valley’s Bubble Could Pop”
Innovation Hub: Jason Fried on the End of the Workplace
Jason Fried wants us to forget about meetings, stop talking to our managers, and avoid coming into the office. Mostly. Fried, the co-founder and CEO of the software company Basecamp, believes many workplaces are dysfunctional and should be reinvented. Why? And what’s Fried’s vision of the new office? I sat down to talk with him … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Jason Fried on the End of the Workplace”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Otonomy, Verdezyne, and IPOs
It was another busy week for San Diego’s life sciences sector. Here’s my roundup. —The federal Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act that was enacted two years ago has made it easier for life sciences companies to “test the waters” with potential investors in stealth mode before launching their IPOs. A record-setting 23 life sciences … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Otonomy, Verdezyne, and IPOs”
Ormet Circuits Secures $3,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cda461a9-6008-4c07-a003-9768a7b82b15 Date 5/2/2014 Company Name Ormet Circuits Mailing Address 6555 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Ormet materials provide high electrical and thermal conductivity, good solderability, adhesion to most substrates and low curing temperatures. During cure, Ormet ink becomes a fused metal network that alloys itself to conventional … Continue reading “Ormet Circuits Secures $3,200,000 New Financing”
Farfetch Secures $66,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b58dac14-e2fd-4b72-a82a-a53e9a9d24c5 Date 5/2/2014 Company Name Farfetch Mailing Address 16800 Edwards Rd. Cerritos, CA 90703 USA Company Description farfetch.com forms the hub of a global fashion community that unites independent boutiques around the world with fashion lovers. We are discerning and partner with only the most influential and forward-thinking independent businesses. Website http://www.farfetch.com … Continue reading “Farfetch Secures $66,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
Wireless Health Summit: Barriers to Adoption and Tools for Change
As a co-founder and CEO of the San Diego-based Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, Rob McCray has spent the past decade or longer shepherding the convergence of innovative wireless technologies and healthcare. To paraphrase the poet, he still has miles to go before he sleeps. McCray has done his tour of duty as the voice in the … Continue reading “Wireless Health Summit: Barriers to Adoption and Tools for Change”
At Two-Year Mark, JOBS Act Is Regulation Even A Biotech Can Love
It’s been two years since President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law and revamped the rules that govern private companies trying to raise money from all types of investors. The biotech crowd, usually hard pressed to find good things to say about federal regulation, couldn’t be more pleased with the … Continue reading “At Two-Year Mark, JOBS Act Is Regulation Even A Biotech Can Love”
Music Mastermind Obtains $1,375,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7adf256e-2484-41a5-a3d1-5798197c6731 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Music Mastermind Mailing Address 22301 Mulholland Highway Calabasas, CA 91302 USA Company Description Music Mastermind (MMM), based in Calabasas, CA, and formed in 2008, is an entertainment software company that is changing the way music is created, shared, and enjoyed. Website http://www.musicmastermind.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Music Mastermind Obtains $1,375,000 New Financing Round”
TeleSign Secures $40,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b23bb8b6-e1ac-4e3c-8162-5e4b9b9307ca Date 5/1/2014 Company Name TeleSign Mailing Address 4136 Del Rey Avenue Marina del Rey, CA 90292 USA Company Description TeleSign protects the world’s largest Internet and Cloud properties by establishing and verifying Mobile Identity. Digital businesses use TeleSign’s Mobile Identity platform to preserve their ecosystem by detecting a suspicious user before … Continue reading “TeleSign Secures $40,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Bouju Obtains New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=edd7eef4-30b6-4428-b87c-f0e3dc10c016 Date 5/1/2014 Company Name Bouju Mailing Address 10940 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Company Description Bouju is passionate about applying advanced technology to solve the biggest problems faced by high profile brands in the global online marketplace. Website http://www.bouju.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Bouju Obtains New Funding”
PivotDesk Launches in 23 New Markets in Rapid Nationwide Expansion
Fresh off raising a $3.8 million Series B round, PivotDesk is expanding its footprint dramatically, announcing today it is launching its service in 23 new markets. The move nearly quintuples the startup’s number of markets and puts it in hubs such as Chicago, Seattle, and Austin, TX. PivotDesk is a Boulder CO-based startup that has … Continue reading “PivotDesk Launches in 23 New Markets in Rapid Nationwide Expansion”