Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=458faa8f-6580-4e7f-918d-f9140d4bb298&Preview=1 Date 2/28/2008 Company Name PhaseRx Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description The company is developing therapies via sIRNA technologies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The first tranche of $4 million will be used for initial research milestones. M&A Terms … Continue reading “PhaseRx Lands $19,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
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Universities: An Entrepreneur’s Ecosystem
Universities offer a thriving ecosystem that lends itself particularly well to entrepreneurship among students, faculty, and staff. My belief in the ability of the institution of higher education to foster entrepreneurship comes first hand from my experiences as a student entrepreneur at the University of Toronto, as well as my work with Young Inventors International, … Continue reading “Universities: An Entrepreneur’s Ecosystem”
3Com Left at the Altar, EMC’s Head in the Cloud, Let There Be LEDs, and Other News
Bob and Rebecca both went on vacation last week, but local newsmakers didn’t. I did my best to keep on top of the business-and-technology headlines, with some help from a terrific freelancer, Neil Savage; here’s a look back at the bounty. —Pogo Jet, a Chicopee, MA-based regional airline planning to fly very light jets like … Continue reading “3Com Left at the Altar, EMC’s Head in the Cloud, Let There Be LEDs, and Other News”
Trupanion Receives $22,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69e8b1c4-57c0-43c5-b530-c3854cafd9fd&Preview=1 Date 2/25/2008 Company Name Trupanion Mailing Address P.O. Box 3306 Lynnwood, WA 98043-3306 Company Description With eight successful years of providing pet insurance in Canada as Vetinsurance, the Trupanion team is now offering the same great service and care to pet parents in United States. Website http://www.trupanion.com/ Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Trupanion Receives $22,000,000 New Financing Round”
EMC Creates Cloud Computing Division, Hires Former Microsoft Exec to Lead It; Oh, They Bought His Startup, Too
There’s a term of art in journalism called “burying the lede.” It means taking the reader on a pleasant, diverting stroll for a few paragraphs before getting to the real news. That’s what Hopkinton, MA-based EMC (NYSE: [[ticker:EMC]]) did in spades in a late-afternoon press release today. The announcement is ostensibly about EMC’s all-cash acquisition … Continue reading “EMC Creates Cloud Computing Division, Hires Former Microsoft Exec to Lead It; Oh, They Bought His Startup, Too”
To Get Windows Mobile into Enterprises, Microsoft Turns to Boston Software Veteran
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is the kind of guy who can start a company with a single phone call. And when Ballmer called Mort Rosenthal in early 2007, he knew exactly what he wanted: a new company that would help Microsoft’s biggest customers in industries like financial services, health care, and professional services start seeing … Continue reading “To Get Windows Mobile into Enterprises, Microsoft Turns to Boston Software Veteran”
EMC Corporation Acquires PI Corporation for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0bad9767-7d55-4397-a260-9a5b48f9687d&Preview=1 Date 2/21/2008 Company Name PI Corporation Mailing Address 615 Second Avenue Seattle, CA 98104 Company Description PI is working on next generation software environment, that will allow users to create, repurpose, store, share and access personal information in novel ways. PI expects to release its software in both free (open source) … Continue reading “EMC Corporation Acquires PI Corporation for Undisclosed Sum”
Blist Garners $6,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a875b28f-e5af-42b5-9846-3690dc907ba7&Preview=1 Date 2/20/2008 Company Name Blist Mailing Address 101 Yesler Way Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description blist is the world’s easiest database. blist is all about discovering, sharing, publishing, distributing, and subscribing to data at home and at work. blist makes it easy for anyone to create private or collaborative databases for … Continue reading “Blist Garners $6,500,000 Series A Financing”
EMC Soaring Into the Cloud (Computing)—the Question is When, Not If
Cloud computing has put the wind in the IT industry’s sails lately. It seems that there are as many interpretations of what the term means as there are clouds in the sky. But basically it’s the idea that truly large-scale computing power—from software applications to storage and information management services—will exist out there on the … Continue reading “EMC Soaring Into the Cloud (Computing)—the Question is When, Not If”
Apex Construction Systems, Inc. Lands $16,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d625641a-5800-4364-8b13-05620f8e2c7b&Preview=1 Date 2/15/2008 Company Name Apex Construction Systems, Inc. Mailing Address 13535 SW 72nd Ave. Portland, OR 97223 Company Description APEX BLOCK is a proven construction material made of cement, recycled polystyrene foam, and polymers formed into 52 pound homogeneous recyclable blocks. Website http://www.apexconsys.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Apex Construction Systems, Inc. Lands $16,000,000 Series B Financing”
FlowPlay Secures $3,700,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=715633d5-cbbe-40ca-ac0e-b86b733e7d18&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2008 Company Name FlowPlay Mailing Address 114 Alaskan Way South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Our mission is to bring a bold new vision to casual gaming by creating community platforms where people of all ages can play games together. Website http://www.flowplay.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,700,000 Transaction … Continue reading “FlowPlay Secures $3,700,000 Series A Financing”
“An Incredible Intellectual Environment”—Research VP Rick Rashid on Microsoft’s New Cambridge Lab
Microsoft announced yesterday that by July Cambridge, MA, will be home to the fifth R&D outpost outside the company’s Redmond, WA, headquarters, joining existing Microsoft Research facilities in Silicon Valley, Beijing, China, Cambridge, England, and Bangalore, India. The new lab, to be located at One Memorial Drive adjacent to the MIT campus and led by … Continue reading ““An Incredible Intellectual Environment”—Research VP Rick Rashid on Microsoft’s New Cambridge Lab”
Archus Orthopedics Inc. Secures $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4760e634-30e6-48f7-85da-afafac3cdc13&Preview=1 Date 2/4/2008 Company Name Archus Orthopedics Inc. Mailing Address 8624 154th Avenue NE Redmond, WA 98052 Company Description Archus Orthopedics is a privately held company developing a family of reconstructive implants to treat a variety of spine disorders resulting from degenerative changes in the facet joints. Website http://www.archususa.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Archus Orthopedics Inc. Secures $10,000,000 New Financing”
GlobalScholar Receives $27,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e31b4b6c-5833-4a01-a99e-7f1ca28f3b48&Preview=1 Date 2/1/2008 Company Name GlobalScholar Mailing Address 10900 NE 4th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 Company Description GlobalScholar.com offers a unique online tutoring platform, where parents and students can safely connect with trusted educators who provide one-on-one tutoring, homework help or self-paced learning. The GlobalScholar platform also can be used by schools … Continue reading “GlobalScholar Receives $27,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Physware Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3df4d6c4-3620-4f79-8f8b-79877877aaf1&Preview=1 Date 1/30/2008 Company Name Physware Mailing Address 411 108th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004-5554 Company Description Physware, Inc. develops high-speed field solutions for signal and power issues in high-frequency package and board-level electrical modeling and design for the microelectronics industry. The company’s patent-pending, physics-aware technology tightly couples analysis and design methods … Continue reading “Physware Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding”
Healionics Corp. Secures $1,700,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=efab03b7-5742-45f7-b39c-a023ec929f7e&Preview=1 Date 1/29/2008 Company Name Healionics Corp. Mailing Address 14787 NE 95th Street Redmond, WA 98052 Company Description Healionics Corporation provides biomaterial solutions to research institutions and medical device manufacturers seeking to enhance the biocompatibility and performance of current and next generation devices. Website http://www.healionics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 … Continue reading “Healionics Corp. Secures $1,700,000 Series A Financing Round”
MIT Teams With Italian Energy Giant, Elixir Postpones Its IPO, Biogen Idec Will Buy or Be Bought, & More
It’s a little bit of an odd week, with the Monday holiday and all the last-minute preparations for last night’s AWESOME battle of the bands (more on that soon), so I’m rounding up last week’s deals a little later than usual. The bonus is you get the first part of this week’s action as well. … Continue reading “MIT Teams With Italian Energy Giant, Elixir Postpones Its IPO, Biogen Idec Will Buy or Be Bought, & More”
ActiveRain Garners $2,750,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40bf8f40-39e5-493a-adca-510f71579091&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2008 Company Name ActiveRain Mailing Address Undisclosed Bellevue, WA 98000 Company Description ActiveRain is a technology/media company hybrid that operates the largest and most active social network in the real estate space. Website http://www.activerain.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,750,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “ActiveRain Garners $2,750,000 Series A Financing Round”
Airbiquity Inc. Receives $25,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7828b523-5762-4aed-ae5c-e0152e01e9c0&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2008 Company Name Airbiquity Inc. Mailing Address 1011 Western Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Airbiquity provides reliable and cost-effective data transport solutions to the Telematics and M2M markets. Our unique patented aqLink® technology leverages existing digital cellular networks to send data over the voice channel. Website http://www.airbiquity.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Airbiquity Inc. Receives $25,000,000 New Funding Round”
Impinj, Inc. Secures $14,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7af607c4-20ed-4913-97ca-ffe36d16e63b&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2008 Company Name Impinj, Inc. Mailing Address 701 N. 34th Street Seattle, WA 98103 Company Description Impinj, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company whose patented Self-Adaptive Silicon technology enables its two synergistic business lines: high performance RFID products and innovative semiconductor intellectual property (IP). Website http://www.impinj.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Impinj, Inc. Secures $14,000,000 New Financing”
Art Technology Group Acquires CleverSet, Inc. for $9,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99b9bd40-d214-45d2-839e-de4bc9514f48&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2008 Company Name CleverSet, Inc. Mailing Address 1201 Western Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Since its inception as a science and math-based software development firm, CleverSet has grown to become a leading technology services provider that improves the effectiveness of merchandise recommendations on e-commerce sites, reliably lifting revenue-per-visit by … Continue reading “Art Technology Group Acquires CleverSet, Inc. for $9,000,000”
Strata8 Networks, Inc. Lands $8,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4759378-1b1a-40ca-b3d8-0e10e856397f&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2008 Company Name Strata8 Networks, Inc. Mailing Address 11400 SE 8th Street Bellevue, WA 98004 Company Description Strata8 Networks offers cellular (personal communications services) on licensed spectrum in 16 initial markets across the United States through its parent company, Wirefree Partners. Strata8 Networks has designed and deployed a state-of the-art … Continue reading “Strata8 Networks, Inc. Lands $8,000,000 New Funding”
Mercent Receives $6,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=738b1799-fd01-46c0-983e-d3e001b9afff&Preview=1 Date 1/16/2008 Company Name Mercent Mailing Address 2505 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description Founded by veterans of Amazon.com, Mercent provides online marketing technology and services to help retail merchants optimize performance across online channels. Mercent’s on-demand platform, Mercent Retail, increases revenue and gross margins by promoting the right products … Continue reading “Mercent Receives $6,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
LiveMocha Inc. Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20f2addf-40ed-4abf-a705-3996d12b5e63&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2008 Company Name LiveMocha Inc. Mailing Address 11000 33rd NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Company Description The company provides an online website to assist users in learning new languages. Website http://www.livemocha.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Livemocha plans to use the funding to … Continue reading “LiveMocha Inc. Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
Qualcomm, Inc. Acquires Open Interface North America for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2506062-dd58-4c1a-a04b-883a6864f758&Preview=1 Date 1/15/2008 Company Name Open Interface North America Mailing Address 520 Pike Street Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Open Interface North America began with the simple mission of creating the world’s best Bluetooth® software for embedded applications, and we’ve grown to become one of the largest silicon-independent Bluetooth® software companies in … Continue reading “Qualcomm, Inc. Acquires Open Interface North America for Undisclosed Sum”
Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Garners $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6f35ab3-19a1-4cde-825f-3e687584c883&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2008 Company Name Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Mailing Address 11804 North Creek Parkway South Bothell, WA 98011 Company Description Alder Biopharmaceuticals uniquely identifies, develops, and manufactures novel antibody therapeutics to alleviate human suffering in the autoimmune and inflammatory disease areas. Alder’s management team combines decades of industry experience with a proven … Continue reading “Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc. Garners $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Microsoft Passed Over Cambridge Enterprise Search Firm Endeca Before Acquiring Norway’s Fast
A Microsoft product manager says the software giant evaluated several companies selling advanced search tools for businesses, including Cambridge, MA, startup Endeca, before deciding to offer $1.23 billion for Fast Search & Transfer of Oslo, Norway, which has a 200-employee outpost in Needham, MA. But that may be just as well for Endeca, in light … Continue reading “Microsoft Passed Over Cambridge Enterprise Search Firm Endeca Before Acquiring Norway’s Fast”
FyreBall, Inc. Receives $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37226603-a325-45ab-91cf-36fcd454e6ab&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2008 Company Name FyreBall, Inc. Mailing Address 305 111th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 Company Description Fyreball is a rich and playful alternative to email for sending stuff to your friends. It’s being developed by a team of game industry veterans, internet addicts and Spartan warriors. We think Fyreball will … Continue reading “FyreBall, Inc. Receives $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round”
RadioFrame Networks Obtains $8,370,000 Series F Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af3e0733-9d66-445f-ad9e-b0fdab186190&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2008 Company Name RadioFrame Networks Mailing Address 9461 Willows Road NE Redmond, WA 98052 Company Description RadioFrame Networks, a provider of in-building wireless infrastructure that extends cellular coverage and provides for WLAN environments. Website http://radioframe.com/ Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,370,000 Transaction Round Series F Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “RadioFrame Networks Obtains $8,370,000 Series F Financing”
Confirma, Inc. Secures $17,500,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cce019d8-92f8-4b2f-a870-e8a5d8c809b4&Preview=1 Date 1/9/2008 Company Name Confirma, Inc. Mailing Address 11040 Main Street Bellevue, WA 98004 Company Description Confirma delivers products and services that improve confidence in MRI and help practices meet the growing demand for MRI studies. CADstream® is the standard in CAD for MRI, automating the analysis and interventional guidance of … Continue reading “Confirma, Inc. Secures $17,500,000 Series C Funding Round”
Earth Class Mail Secures $4,150,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf055bf4-2f04-4822-ad43-879676f3b451&Preview=1 Date 1/8/2008 Company Name Earth Class Mail Mailing Address 411 1st Avenue S. Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Our patent-pending Earth Class Mail service enables users to directly command the retrieval of a single document or piece of mail through the Internet from anywhere in the world, and order it to … Continue reading “Earth Class Mail Secures $4,150,000 Series A Funding”
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Receives $5,200,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8a40def-dd2e-4d4f-a0da-fcd9af496d89&Preview=1 Date 1/3/2008 Company Name Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 2101 – 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, is developing a drug candidate acquired from Icos that has potential to treat various forms of cancer, according to the company. Icos, maker of the impotence drug Cialis, was acquired by its … Continue reading “Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Receives $5,200,000 Series A Financing Round”
EMC, Cubist, and Others Do Some Last-Minute Shopping, Dyax Readies for an Offering, Millennium Sees a Payday, and More
It’s been relatively quiet since last we rounded up (on Christmas Eve), but a few local tech companies managed to ink a deal or two—mainly acquisitions—in the waning hours of 2007. —Dyax (NASDAQ: [[ticker:DYAX]]) filed a shelf registration statement that, when declared effective by the SEC, will give the Cambridge, MA-based biotech the ability to … Continue reading “EMC, Cubist, and Others Do Some Last-Minute Shopping, Dyax Readies for an Offering, Millennium Sees a Payday, and More”
You Get What You Celebrate
People think we have an education crisis, and that fixing some or all of the elements of “supply”—more teachers, more computers, more books, more standards, more tests, etc.— will solve the problem. My view is that we don’t have an education crisis, and we don’t have a supply crisis—we have a “demand” crisis. We need … Continue reading “You Get What You Celebrate”
UBmatrix, Inc. Receives $8,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d93f95fd-6a63-46e5-95c2-3c1638f0af2a&Preview=1 Date 1/2/2008 Company Name UBmatrix, Inc. Mailing Address 803 Kirkland Avenue Kirkland, WA 98033-6318 Company Description UBmatrix provides an XBRL-based platform and products for the full lifecycle of design, development, and deployment of applications that collect, validate, aggregate, report or exchange information. Website http://www.ubmatrix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 … Continue reading “UBmatrix, Inc. Receives $8,000,000 Series B Round”
UpWind Solutions, Inc. Obtains $1,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5838409e-33e6-43ca-9fcd-15a484bd9986&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name UpWind Solutions, Inc. Mailing Address 2019 Aero Way Medford, OR 97504 Company Description We help wind project developers and owners maximize profits and ensure project success. UpWind Solutions is a full-service operations and maintenance service provider for utility-scale wind energy projects with a bold, innovative approach to … Continue reading “UpWind Solutions, Inc. Obtains $1,500,000 New Round”
SEOmoz, Inc. Obtains $1,100,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a58d573-7222-4387-8790-17c819361981&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name SEOmoz, Inc. Mailing Address 4314 Rossevelt Wayy NE Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description The company provides Internet search marketing services and technology. Website http://www.seomoz.org Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Ignition Partners
Pulsar Vascular, Inc. Obtains $1,908,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b521c542-4970-4cce-b8fb-1d5a8d3cc835&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Pulsar Vascular, Inc. Mailing Address 1600 East Jefferson Street Seattle, WA 98122 Company Description Pulsar Vascular, Inc. is an early stage medical device company specializing in the design and development of innovative medical devices for the endovascular treatment of neurovascular disorders. The company has identified several unmet … Continue reading “Pulsar Vascular, Inc. Obtains $1,908,000 New Round”
ExtraHop Networks, Inc. Secures $1,511,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80eb9061-5667-4e8c-b758-1f48b484b5f5&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name ExtraHop Networks, Inc. Mailing Address 300 Elliott Ave Seattle, WA 98119 Company Description ExtraHop Networks is a venture-backed technology startup based in Seattle. We have a world-class team focused on solving problems in computer networks everywhere. We are building cutting-edge technology to deliver a disruptive level of … Continue reading “ExtraHop Networks, Inc. Secures $1,511,000 New Round”
Tamarac, Inc. Obtains $7,176,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1af5818e-ade3-4e44-b9bf-24807e7d3fc3&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Tamarac, Inc. Mailing Address 811 First Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description A web-based Investment Strategy Management PlatformTM that automates portfolio rebalancing, cash management and directed trading. Our platform simultaneously addresses an unlimited number of accounts or families according to advisor preferences and rebalancing factors such as … Continue reading “Tamarac, Inc. Obtains $7,176,000 New Funding”
EVO Landing Lands Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95c0ce28-c0de-49f7-8be5-2c7cca6dc522&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name EVO Landing Mailing Address 2101 4th Ave Seattle Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description EVO Landing (“EVO”) is a next-generation domain monetization platform built around its ability to instantly generate topic-relevant, media-rich websites. Website http://www.evolanding.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “EVO Landing Lands Series A Funding Round”
Ambric, Inc. Garners New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ded6478e-46e8-4c63-a9ed-4e4756b5397e&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Ambric, Inc. Mailing Address 15655 SW Greystone Ct. Beaverton, OR 97006 Company Description Ambric is a fabless semiconductor company developing a new type of software-programmable, high-performance IC platform based on the first practical programming model for massively-parallel embedded computing. Ambric’s products will help electronics companies accelerate time … Continue reading “Ambric, Inc. Garners New Funding”
Car Advisory Network, Inc. Garners $6,250,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f2e67d10-8824-432d-a095-7e821f5666f4&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Car Advisory Network, Inc. Mailing Address 2608 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description The Car Advisory Network is developing a “next generation media platform” for the auto industry. Website http://www.caradvisorynetwork.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Car Advisory Network, Inc. Garners $6,250,000 New Funding Round”
Vantos, Inc. Garners $2,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7030e0cc-de75-4f7e-af8e-a8d9528ec15d&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Vantos, Inc. Mailing Address 605 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description VANTOS is singularly and passionately focused on being the global leader in the Enterprise Investigation Management market. From minor office misconduct to international financial crimes, companies can spend millions of dollars conducting workplace investigations. Website … Continue reading “Vantos, Inc. Garners $2,500,000 New Funding Round”
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Receives $15,735,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d533369a-47b0-4aee-ae0c-aabdc6f92fa0&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 2101 – 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, is developing a drug candidate acquired from Icos that has potential to treat various forms of cancer, according to the company. Icos, maker of the impotence drug Cialis, was acquired by its … Continue reading “Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Receives $15,735,000 New Financing”
Culture Mob Receives $800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acc2cf65-788b-4205-bd02-cb09296c9d76&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Culture Mob Mailing Address 512 1st Ave. S Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description From movies to music to family events to power tool races, CultureMob has information about great events that you can attend in your community. Our powerful, predictive recommendation system will suggest events to you … Continue reading “Culture Mob Receives $800,000 New Funding Round”
Dexterra Inc. Obtains $2,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05f614ef-f493-49b0-95e3-cecec63b46f0&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Dexterra Inc. Mailing Address 21540 30th Dr SE Bothell, WA 98021 Company Description Dexterra offers the leading mobile platform available today, Dexterra ConcertTM, to enterprises across the globe in industries such as manufacturing, transportation, real estate, utilities, IT consulting, government, facilities management and consumer packaged goods. Website … Continue reading “Dexterra Inc. Obtains $2,200,000 New Financing”
Ultreo, Inc. Lands $18,300,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47d28154-9f6f-4f41-b296-eb2939919d1d&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Ultreo, Inc. Mailing Address 9461 Willows Road NE Redmond, WA 98052 Company Description Ultreo combines ultrasound waveguide technology and precisely tuned sonic bristle action for an incredibly gentle, deep, long-lasting feeling of clean. Ultreo’s combined technologies can remove hard-to-reach plaque bacteria that bristle action alone can leave … Continue reading “Ultreo, Inc. Lands $18,300,000 New Financing Round”
Carbon Nanoprobes, Inc. Lands $855,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afa7d4c5-0725-45df-932d-f554a576e9ec&Preview=1 Date 12/31/2007 Company Name Carbon Nanoprobes, Inc. Mailing Address 135 Fluke Hall Seattle, WA 98195 Company Description The company develops nanoprobes for drug discovery and profiling. Website http://www.cnprobes.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $855,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Life Sciences … Continue reading “Carbon Nanoprobes, Inc. Lands $855,000 New Financing”
Harvard’s Brock Reeve Sizes up the Prospects for Stem Cells in 2008 and Beyond
2007 has been an outstanding year for stem cells—those much-ballyhooed cells with the ability to develop into numerous tissues in the body and ultimately, researchers hope, repair the damage in ailments such as Parkinson’s disease or spinal cord injury. Scientific papers have been flying fast and furious, but which of the year’s developments are the … Continue reading “Harvard’s Brock Reeve Sizes up the Prospects for Stem Cells in 2008 and Beyond”