SpaceClaim Corporation Secures $5,000,000 Series D Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f03103bb-b7ae-4fca-aa8b-d51ddfb1a5f7&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name SpaceClaim Corporation Mailing Address 150 Baker Ave Ext Concord, MA 01742 Company Description SpaceClaim Corporation provides breakthrough mechanical design technology that enhances engineers’ productivity by empowering them to contribute to, consume, and share mechanical designs in 3D digital format. SpaceClaim’s innovative and intuitive 3D tools extend the … Continue reading “SpaceClaim Corporation Secures $5,000,000 Series D Funding”

TweetPhoto Secures $2,600,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88022eab-f121-4ddc-9986-29a361daf8ab&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name TweetPhoto Mailing Address 1912 Circle Park Lane Encinitas, CA 92024 Company Description TweetPhoto is a real-time photo sharing platform for the social web. This free service allows you to share photos on Twitter, Facebook, and more. The service focuses on creating the best possible user-experience among the … Continue reading “TweetPhoto Secures $2,600,000 Series A Financing Round”

AltheaDx Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=13a257de-417b-43b4-b444-6ec898ccfc47&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name AltheaDx Mailing Address 3550 Dunhill Street San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Our proprietary gene expression profiles include assays for differential diagnosis of pediatric cancers and for improved diagnosis and management of prostate cancer. We have a track record of reducing the time, risk, and cost of … Continue reading “AltheaDx Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding Round”

3Crowd Lands $6,620,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=894dbe74-4ca2-4d74-91eb-4335ea22b0bc&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name 3Crowd Mailing Address 60 E 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description Today the Internet’s delivery is in the hands of a few. By creating a healthy, competitive environment, we believe companies will be empowered to scale effectively while reducing costs for their customers, resulting in … Continue reading “3Crowd Lands $6,620,000 Series A Round”

TellApart Obtains $4,750,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dbe6db48-e6ca-4d2a-a5be-6d7488e50796&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name TellApart Mailing Address 1409 Chapin Ave Third Floor Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description The TellApart data platform helps you unify & unlock the potential of your own customer data. Website http://www.tellapart.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,750,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “TellApart Obtains $4,750,000 Series A Financing Round”

Datameer Secures $2,500,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c5d7b3a6-621e-4ce1-8adf-a0c25b4755ab&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name Datameer Mailing Address 2800 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Datameer delivers a ground-breaking, easy-to-use data analytics solution for business users that is unmatched in scalability, performance and TCO. Website http://www.datameer.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Datameer Secures $2,500,000 Series A Financing Round”

MyLikes Obtains $630,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d6ae7b8-3b9b-4e99-a063-e2f2e91686d5&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name MyLikes Mailing Address 1097 Howard Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description MyLikes is a word-of-mouth advertising platform that allows the long tail of influencers on the web to create endorsements for products and services they like. We are attempting to change the way brand and discovery … Continue reading “MyLikes Obtains $630,000 New Funding Round”

4Home Receives $6,800,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1dc3bc2f-d507-4110-b627-fe7ce9a830b4&Preview=1 Date 4/13/2010 Company Name 4Home Mailing Address 1235 Midas Way Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description 4Home’s platform allows for optimization to meet each partner’s needs by including a full SDK for creating custom User Interfaces, modular design architecture, hardware independence, design using open standards when possible, support for most communication standards, … Continue reading “4Home Receives $6,800,000 New Round”

From Boston to San Diego, Companies Maneuver to Catch Online Video Wave

Apple’s recent launch of the iPad has triggered intensifying interest in online video distribution, which seems to be reflected in a string of announcements that coincide with today’s kickoff of the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual conference in Las Vegas. As if reminding everyone of the size of their network, Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “From Boston to San Diego, Companies Maneuver to Catch Online Video Wave”

The Life Sciences Revolution: Translating Hot Science to Business Value in Epigenetics

The MIT  Enterprise Forum of Cambridge is bringing together leaders in life sciences to discuss value creation and drug development in epigenetics, including perspectives on commercialization, partnering, and funding opportunities. The keynote will be given by G. Steven Burrill, CEO of  Burrill & Company, who has been involved in the biotech industry for over 40 … Continue reading “The Life Sciences Revolution: Translating Hot Science to Business Value in Epigenetics”

From Apptio to Zillow: Seattle 2.0 Announces Finalists for Startup Awards Bash

The Seattle area’s hippest celebration for local software and technology startups is gearing up for its big night. After receiving nearly 7,000 nominations for 11 “best of” categories in Seattle tech, media company Seattle 2.0 is announcing today the finalists for its annual awards show. (Disclosure: I am one of the 36 judges who helped … Continue reading “From Apptio to Zillow: Seattle 2.0 Announces Finalists for Startup Awards Bash”

Tap ‘n Tap Raises $2.25M Series A

Tap ‘n Tap, a Cambridge, MA-based company designing software platforms for touch-screen Internet devices, has completed a $2.25 million Series A funding round, led by New Atlantic Ventures, says company president Javier Segovia. The company reported $1.6 million of the cash in a regulatory filing on Friday, but Segovia says the company has raised a … Continue reading “Tap ‘n Tap Raises $2.25M Series A”

BlueShift Sells IP to Brooks

Andover, MA-based BlueShift Technologies, a maker of systems for semiconductor equipment manufacturing, has sold its intellectual property to Chelmsford, MA-headquartered Brooks Automation (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BRKS]]), Dow Jones VentureWire reported today. The move comes after BlueShift was unable to land another round of venture funding, VentureWire reported. BlueShift backers include Atlas Venture, North Bridge Venture Partners, and … Continue reading “BlueShift Sells IP to Brooks”

Cooking with the Genzyme Recipe: New Players Funding Rare Disease Drugs in Boston

Many people have probably never heard of some of the diseases that venture capitalists and drug company executives are swooning over lately. But regardless of how obscure a rare illness like X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia is, investments in developing drugs for such diseases are growing in popularity. In Boston, both venture firms and pharma executives … Continue reading “Cooking with the Genzyme Recipe: New Players Funding Rare Disease Drugs in Boston”

Qlipso Acquires Veoh Networks, V-Vehicle Ousts Founding CEO, Local Technology Clusters Converge on Bioinformatics, & More San Diego BizTech News

With all the life sciences news in San Diego last week, it would be understandable if you thought there was no high-tech news to be had. A simpler explanation, though, is that I was out of the country. So I cast the net a little beyond Xconomy’s pages for this summary. —A shakeup at San … Continue reading “Qlipso Acquires Veoh Networks, V-Vehicle Ousts Founding CEO, Local Technology Clusters Converge on Bioinformatics, & More San Diego BizTech News”

How a Business Can Span the Globe and Stay Close-Knit: Microsoft’s “Telepresence” Project

Stop me if this sounds familiar. You work in a tight-knit team that has one or two colleagues who are located in a different office—across the street, across the state, or across the country. You’d like to communicate with them more regularly, but phone calls, e-mails, and video conferences have to do. Inevitably, you feel … Continue reading “How a Business Can Span the Globe and Stay Close-Knit: Microsoft’s “Telepresence” Project”

Avalon Stakes Claim as Survivor Among San Diego Biotech VCs

Nobody will ever confuse San Diego’s Sorrento Valley for Sand Hill Road. And that’s not a bad thing if you’re one of the guys at Avalon Ventures. “The story is really that Avalon is now one of just two really active life sciences venture funds in San Diego, which is the third largest biotech hub … Continue reading “Avalon Stakes Claim as Survivor Among San Diego Biotech VCs”

UW Pulls in $300M From Stimulus, Places Big Bet for the Future on Genomics

The woman in charge of spinning University of Washington technology out into the business world, Linden Rhoads, boldly predicted a year ago that UW would pull in $300 million from the federal stimulus. Now one of UW’s top genome scientists, Debbie Nickerson, has confirmed the number, and says a big chunk of the loot is … Continue reading “UW Pulls in $300M From Stimulus, Places Big Bet for the Future on Genomics”

Google’s Cambridge Office Assumes Growing Role Inside Search Giant

If you glanced at the software engineering job listings page for Google Boston, you might think that the company’s Kendall Square office has only two positions open. That would be wrong. Site director Steven Vinter says the office has been hiring aggressively since December. The growth would have started sooner if it hadn’t been for … Continue reading “Google’s Cambridge Office Assumes Growing Role Inside Search Giant”

EdgeCast Networks Garners $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7795f3a6-51b1-47e1-8e63-8db5483c1292&Preview=1 Date 4/12/2010 Company Name EdgeCast Networks Mailing Address 2850 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 Company Description EdgeCast offers a superior, cost-effective global content delivery service that gives our customers competitive advantage in the delivery of digital media. Our world-class content delivery platform provides customers the cost benefits and flexibility … Continue reading “EdgeCast Networks Garners $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Tap ‘n Tap Secures $2,250,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6c2bec10-a206-4398-b611-f41907eeb650&Preview=1 Date 4/12/2010 Company Name Tap ’n Tap Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, NY 14025 Company Description Tap ’n Tap is bringing the best of the web to the comfort of your home. Our software platform and design expertise enable Home Internet Devices – handheld touchscreen devices to conveniently enjoy web applications at … Continue reading “Tap ‘n Tap Secures $2,250,000 Series A Funding Round”

Games for Health Conference

Games aren’t only for fun; they can have a health benefit, too! Come check out the intersection of the two areas at this three-day conference. Researchers, medical professionals, and game developers will gather to dish on the role gaming can play in physical therapy, disease management, nutrition, cognitive health, and more. Conference information is here.

TiECON East Conference: Winning in the New Climate

This event focuses on ways companies are executing innovation and enterprise to succeed in the challenging economic climate. It features bootcamps with workshops to target entrepreneurs’ challenges, one-on-one networking sessions with the expert keynote and panel speakers, and open forums for advice. The discussions will center on four different tracks: IT, cleantech and energy, life … Continue reading “TiECON East Conference: Winning in the New Climate”

Educational Series: Medical Device Boot Camp

Here’s a morning advice session for fledgling med device companies. Industry veterans, investors, and FDA and patent advisors will offer recommendations to entrepreneurs at this interactive event, put on by Goodwin Procter and the Medical Development Group. Registration information is here.

Robot Block Party

This event comes as part of a nationwide, week-long celebration of the U.S. robotics industry. The flagship block party features demos and presentations from some of the region’s big players in the industry, including iRobot, QinetiQ North America, and Kiva Systems. Come learn how their technologies can be used in industries from agriculture to healthcare … Continue reading “Robot Block Party”

2nd Annual Boston Corporate Innovation Forum

This event is designed to target individuals responsible for driving innovation in corporate settings. Panels and hands-on workshops with consultants cover innovation in arenas such as industrial design, materials technology, and disruptive technologies. Register here.

The San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum: Ultraviolet Sciences and Water Purification

Ultraviolet Sciences has developed ultraviolet-based water purification technology that offers a smaller and cheaper way to kill water-born microbes. But is that enough to displace well-established technologies? Organizers have asked Neil Berlant of PFW Water Fund and Michael Snow of SnowPure to help UV Sciences CEO Ron Chaffee understand what kind of creative effort will … Continue reading “The San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum: Ultraviolet Sciences and Water Purification”

Alternative Financing: What’s Available and How Do You Get It?

Connect, BDO Seidman, and the Sheppard Mullin law firm have organized this program in two parts: Part 1 one will be an overview of the financing lifecycle, the various financing alternatives, and how you need to prepare your company to secure the various types of financing alternatives. Part 2 will be a panel discussion among … Continue reading “Alternative Financing: What’s Available and How Do You Get It?”

Facility Requirements for Biofuels, Alternative Energy, and CleanTech Companies

Biocom has organized an informational dialog on the facility needs of companies that are exploring alternative applications of biotechnology, with a focus on biofuels, sustainable chemicals, and other non-pharmaceutical uses. The speakers are Barry Toyonaga and Jim Carlberg of Kent BioEnergy, and Shaina Brown, program manager for Cleantech San Diego. More information and online registration … Continue reading “Facility Requirements for Biofuels, Alternative Energy, and CleanTech Companies”

Biocom Legislative Roundtable with Lori Saldaña

Assembly member Lori Saldaña (D-San Diego), now in her third term in the California Legislature, serves on the Veterans Affairs, Elections and Redistricting, Revenue and Taxation, and Housing and Community Development Committees of the State Assembly. Ms. Saldaña is chair of the Legislative Women’s Caucus and a member of the California Commission on the Status … Continue reading “Biocom Legislative Roundtable with Lori Saldaña”

CommNexus Industry Leaders Presents: Sony Electronics’ Stan Glasgow

Stan Glasgow, president and chief operating officer of San Diego-based Sony Electronics, will speak about the opportunities and challenges in the U.S. consumer electronics industry. His 30-plus years of experience include oversight of sales and marketing management, in addition to design, engineering and financial supervision of consumer electronics products in the United States and abroad. … Continue reading “CommNexus Industry Leaders Presents: Sony Electronics’ Stan Glasgow”

Cell Therapeutics Shareholder Meeting Postponed, After FDA Rejection

Cell Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CTIC]]) apparently has had enough humiliation for one day. The Seattle-based biotech company postponed a special shareholder meeting this morning at its headquarters along Elliott Bay, after announcing that the FDA rejected the application for its only cancer drug with a shot at reaching the U.S. market anytime soon. About a dozen … Continue reading “Cell Therapeutics Shareholder Meeting Postponed, After FDA Rejection”

MA Hires EnerNOC to Find Energy Savings

The state of Massachusetts has contracted with Boston-based EnerNOC (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ENOC]]) to employ its energy-tracking software systems to monitor 17 million square feet of state-owned facilities, using federal stimulus dollars set aside for energy investments, Governor Deval Patrick’s office announced today. The state has put $10 million toward what it calls the Enterprise Energy Management System … Continue reading “MA Hires EnerNOC to Find Energy Savings”

The Real Truth About the iPad: A Non-Early Adopter Tests It Out, Pronounces It Lckig=ng (Typed on an iPad)

If you’re a fan of the TV show Supernatural, as the writer of this essay is, then at this point you might think a demon has taken possession of my colleague Wade Roush, who of course writes his World Wide Wade column every (or almost every) Friday. That would not be correct. But a demon … Continue reading “The Real Truth About the iPad: A Non-Early Adopter Tests It Out, Pronounces It Lckig=ng (Typed on an iPad)”

Nokia Buys Metacarta

Cambridge, MA-based Metacarta, whose software searches digital text for references to place names and addresses, has been acquired by Nokia, the Espoo, Finland-based mobile hardware giant announced today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it’s not yet clear how Nokia will integrate Metacarta’s technology into its mobile offerings, which include navigation services … Continue reading “Nokia Buys Metacarta”

Cell Therapeutics Lymphoma Drug Fails to Win FDA Approval

Cell Therapeutics suffered what I called a “humiliating public beatdown” last month in front of an FDA advisory committee, and now the FDA has made it official in writing. The Seattle-based biotech company said its application to market a new lymphoma drug in the U.S. has been formally turned down by the FDA. The FDA … Continue reading “Cell Therapeutics Lymphoma Drug Fails to Win FDA Approval”

Pietzo’s Bikes Electrify Massachusetts Commuters

Millions of commuters suffer daily in traffic jams. Cars burn expensive, non-renewable gasoline and pollute our air while producing tons of carbon dioxide that threaten to bring about disastrous global climate change. But relief is coming, promises Pietzo, a year-old startup in Bedford, MA. The medicine is inexpensive, and can actually save money and offer … Continue reading “Pietzo’s Bikes Electrify Massachusetts Commuters”

Selecta Scores $15M, Fate Expands into Canada, Xconomy Launches Health IT Channel, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News

With the world aflutter over Apple’s iPad release, it seemed this week was all about IT, making it a lighter life sciences news week for us. The two spaces don’t have to be mutually exclusive, though; a fact we showcased with the launch of our new Health IT channel. —Ryan introduced Xconomy’s Health IT channel, … Continue reading “Selecta Scores $15M, Fate Expands into Canada, Xconomy Launches Health IT Channel, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News”

Is Bioinformatics in San Diego’s Future? A Chat with UC San Diego Expert Lucila Ohno-Machado

One notion that emerged at Xconomy’s event in San Diego last week was that biomedical informatics might have a promising role to play in the region’s economic future. There is no consensus on this as yet, as Luke discovered when he talked with Illumina CEO Jay Flatley. Among the true believers is UC San Diego’s … Continue reading “Is Bioinformatics in San Diego’s Future? A Chat with UC San Diego Expert Lucila Ohno-Machado”

Washington Companies Raised $21M in March, Down from $53M in Previous Month

This is not good. Less than a month after proclaiming that venture funding may have stabilized at a lower but more sustainable level, I have to report that funding for Washington-based companies in March plunged to $21.3 million in just three deals. That’s significantly down from $53.5 million in 10 deals in February, and $57 … Continue reading “Washington Companies Raised $21M in March, Down from $53M in Previous Month”

MedVentive Reveals Clarian Health Deals, Banks $10M C Round

MedVentive is getting a big endorsement for its technology for helping healthcare groups use their growing volume of electronic medical data to save money and improve treatment of patients. The Waltham, MA-based software firm has tapped one of its largest new customers, Indianapolis-based Clarian Health, to help wrap up a $10 million Series C funding … Continue reading “MedVentive Reveals Clarian Health Deals, Banks $10M C Round”

Site9 Secures New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ebd52cfe-e1c2-410d-8cb6-e4d18be5dcce&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name Site9 Mailing Address 519 SW 3rd Ave. Portland, OR 97204 Company Description We were web programmers, in the trenches, when we discovered what web software designers couldn’t see: horrible inefficiency. We answered the call and the surprising result wasn’t just less time to launch websites or the … Continue reading “Site9 Secures New Funding”

MedVentive Obtains $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=06dc545a-4f1d-4d34-879d-8f17a819f5cb&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name MedVentive Mailing Address 400 Fifth Avenue Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description MedVentive delivers a fully-integrated suite of quality intervention, pharmacy management and point of care decision support tools, all built on a solid, risk-adjusted data foundation. Our solutions identify opportunities for care improvement; manage the intervention workflow … Continue reading “MedVentive Obtains $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

MedMinder Systems Lands $1,265,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=695b2009-e5ba-43f0-92b3-c53753d0a4e9&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name MedMinder Systems Mailing Address 716 Beacon St Newton, MA 02459 Company Description MedMinder Systems Inc. provides services that simplify medication management and improve medication adherence. Website http://www.medminder.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,265,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “MedMinder Systems Lands $1,265,000 New Funding”

Demandware Secures $7,000,000 Series D Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84c21a45-1198-463d-8180-d9b6ecce03b4&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name Demandware Mailing Address 10 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801 Company Description Demandware provides an enterprise-class ecommerce platform, delivered as a service, which offers online retailers the merchandising control, flexibility, functionality and interoperability of a full ecommerce application suite with a usage-based pricing model. Website http://www.demandware.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Demandware Secures $7,000,000 Series D Round”

Nokia Acquires MetaCarta for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=29c42a3f-e9d1-45fb-9ba7-cab1dbbf1d3f&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name MetaCarta Mailing Address 350 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description MetaCarta, Inc., a provider of geographic intelligence solutions, offers users map-driven geographic search, geographic referencing, and data visualization capabilities. MetaCarta products make data and unstructured content “location-aware” making that information geographically relevant. Website http://www.metacarta.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Nokia Acquires MetaCarta for Undisclosed Sum”

Sagent Pharmaceuticals Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=489abbae-9276-4166-b63b-68eddfdc8033&Preview=1 Date 4/9/2010 Company Name Sagent Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1901 N. Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL 60195 Company Description SAGENT is a forward-thinking specialty injectables company that goes beyond just listening to what our customers have to say. We’re committed to responding to what we hear. With speed, with flexibility, and with efficiency. … Continue reading “Sagent Pharmaceuticals Lands $40,000,000 Series B Round”