Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70eb1556-a130-4b60-9fac-dd3abb38e658&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2010 Company Name Cymbet Corporation Mailing Address 18326 Joplin Street NW Elk River, MN 55330-1773 Company Description Cymbet™ Corporation is a privately held technology company that designs and manufactures thin film power backup devices such as rechargeable thin film batteries for semiconductor, sensor, medical and related electronic applications. The company … Continue reading “Cymbet Corporation Garners $31,000,000 Series C Funding”
Laszlo Systems Lands $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f46eac06-3e92-420b-8a3a-004994114eed&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2010 Company Name Laszlo Systems Mailing Address 2600 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Laszlo Systems is the original developer of the Laszlo open source platform and provider of rich internet applications and services that advance the Web experience. The Laszlo Platform is an open source, XML-native foundation … Continue reading “Laszlo Systems Lands $3,000,000 New Round”
Better Place Garners $350,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ababd89-f731-4495-a7fd-7f4307157320&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2010 Company Name Better Place Mailing Address 1070 Arastradero Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Better Place is the world’s leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, catalyzing the transition to sustainable transportation. Website http://www.betterplace.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $350,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes We expect … Continue reading “Better Place Garners $350,000,000 Series B Financing”
WealthTouch Secures $11,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85066f64-c186-4d6f-a8af-ce9484b2bbad&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2010 Company Name WealthTouch Mailing Address 1245 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80218 Company Description WealthTouch works with the world’s top financial institutions, family offices and foundations to provide the most sophisticated reporting services available for ultra-high net worth families. Website http://www.wealthtouch.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “WealthTouch Secures $11,000,000 New Funding”
San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum: Senturia and Webber Bring Their Business Banter to the Stage
Not since the day when Oscar Wilde debated George Bernard Shaw before the Prince of Wales has a discussion between two esteemed writers and enterprising entrepreneurs been so anticipated. Neil Senturia, founder, funder, and CEO of the U.S. News Network, will trade business tips and quips with Alan Webber, author and founding editor of Fast … Continue reading “San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum: Senturia and Webber Bring Their Business Banter to the Stage”
Joonto Receives $575,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0304ffd4-b972-493d-8587-76baeb1419ff&Preview=1 Date 1/24/2010 Company Name Joonto Mailing Address 655 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description The company has helped organizations like Startup2Startup, the Bay Area Glass Institute and Ettractions pull together their fans and friends into a single online community. Website http://www.society.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $575,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Joonto Receives $575,000 New Financing”
New Surveys Suggest Venture Investing Reset at Lower Level in 2009; We Break Out Data for Boston, San Diego, & Seattle
The picture of venture capital investments in U.S. startups filled in a bit this week, with the results of two more VC surveys aligning generally with the findings we reported earlier this month from ChubbyBrain, the New York data services company that tracks the innovation economy. New surveys from Dow Jones VentureSource and the MoneyTree … Continue reading “New Surveys Suggest Venture Investing Reset at Lower Level in 2009; We Break Out Data for Boston, San Diego, & Seattle”
Motricity Files for IPO
Bellevue, WA-based Motricity, a mobile software firm, has filed a form S-1 with the SEC, saying it plans to sell up to $250 million in an initial public offering. The company generated more than $100 million in revenue in 2008, and $117.1 million in the 12 months ending on September 30, 2009, but it is … Continue reading “Motricity Files for IPO”
Real Names New Head of Music, Media, Tech
Seattle-based RealNetworks has announced that Mike Lunsford has been named executive vice president of the Technology Products and Solutions and Media Software and Services divisions of the company. Lunsford, who joined Real in 2008, was previously executive vice president of strategic ventures, in charge of strategy and operations for Rhapsody America, the company’s digital music … Continue reading “Real Names New Head of Music, Media, Tech”
Mobile World Congress 2010 – Debrief and Debate the News from Barcelona
For those who weren’t able to travel to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress, this event brings the news and content from the world’s largest mobile conference to you. This roundtable discussion will feature perspectives from those who attended the industry gathering in Barcelona, followed by a series of debate and questions on hot topics … Continue reading “Mobile World Congress 2010 – Debrief and Debate the News from Barcelona”
Time Inc. Scoops Up StyleFeeder, Ironwood Sets Sights on Potential $266.7 M IPO, FloDesign Reveals $34.5M Financing, & More Boston-Area Deals News
It was a short week, but the list of deals that New England’s tech and life sciences firms inked in that span is a long one. Let’s dive in: —StyleFeeder, the Cambridge, MA-based personalized shopping website, was acquired by New York magazine publishing giant Time Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Lexington, MA-based Highland Capital Partners … Continue reading “Time Inc. Scoops Up StyleFeeder, Ironwood Sets Sights on Potential $266.7 M IPO, FloDesign Reveals $34.5M Financing, & More Boston-Area Deals News”
Amylin Braces for Big Event of 2010, the (Hoped-For) Approval of Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug
Amylin Pharmaceuticals CEO Dan Bradbury likes to list his company’s priorities in a well-organized series of little bullet points. But this is the year the San Diego-based company is counting on one event to dwarf all others, as it seeks FDA approval for an injectable diabetes treatment that only needs to taken once a week. … Continue reading “Amylin Braces for Big Event of 2010, the (Hoped-For) Approval of Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug”
Ekos, Listening to Docs, Takes Ultrasound Clot Buster From the Legs to the Lungs
Ekos has been hearing scuttlebutt from doctors over the past few months about a new way of using its ultrasound technology to treat dangerous blood clots in a new organ—the lungs. The company hadn’t seriously considered investing in it, but over the past few months, anecdotes from doctors kept pouring in. So now the Bothell, … Continue reading “Ekos, Listening to Docs, Takes Ultrasound Clot Buster From the Legs to the Lungs”
American Well CEO Shares Vision on Future of Virtual Doctor Visits and How Healthcare Reform Will Boost His Company
A little more than a year ago, American Well was still waiting for its first customer to launch its Web-based system, which enables real-time interactions between patients and doctors over the Internet. Then on January 15, 2009, after much anticipation, the system went live for the Hawaii Medical Service Association, the Hawaii franchise of Blue … Continue reading “American Well CEO Shares Vision on Future of Virtual Doctor Visits and How Healthcare Reform Will Boost His Company”
A Very Brief Follica Update for Our Loyal Readers
Ever since it announced its $5.5 million Series A funding round in January 2008, we have covered the news of Follica, the Boston area startup out to bring a scientific approach to developing novel ways of treating and, perhaps one day even curing, baldness and other hair-follicle disorders. These stories, including news of Follica’s $11 … Continue reading “A Very Brief Follica Update for Our Loyal Readers”
Hello Music Obtains $4,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=601f51e8-f1ce-4d54-b9cf-0617edf206ab&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2010 Company Name Hello Music Mailing Address 5757 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036 Company Description Hello Music is dedicated to connecting today’s best independent musical talent to real industry opportunities, because we believe that all great music deserves to be heard. Website http://www.hellomusic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Hello Music Obtains $4,000,000 New Funding Round”
Solar City Secures $60,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88ee7e44-02cc-43f9-add0-a300dfc49b7e&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2010 Company Name Solar City Mailing Address 393 Vintage Park Drive Foster City, CA 94404 Company Description SolarCity matches advanced solar power technology with a suite of installation services. The company’s comprehensive offering removes the technical, regulatory, and financing barriers to solar power, helping customers make smart renewable energy choices … Continue reading “Solar City Secures $60,000,000 New Financing”
AirCell Receives $176,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02d9be7e-e084-4bcb-92ce-feba4206fb05&Preview=1 Date 1/22/2010 Company Name AirCell Mailing Address 303 South Technology Court Bldg. A Broomfield, CO 80021 Company Description AirCell, the leader in airborne telecommunications for business aviation, is now developing the first affordable, North America-wide airborne broadband solution. After winning the FCC’s recent air-to-ground spectrum licensing auction, AirCell is spearheading a … Continue reading “AirCell Receives $176,000,000 New Financing”
Friend or Foe: How Apple Is Forcing Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and AT&T to Raise Their Game
Apple’s increasing overlap with other technology companies—including mainstays of the Seattle and Boston scenes—is one of the biggest business trends of the year. It doesn’t matter whether you are the world’s biggest software company (Microsoft), a Web search and advertising titan (Google), an online retail giant (Amazon), a wireless carrier (AT&T), a digital music startup … Continue reading “Friend or Foe: How Apple Is Forcing Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and AT&T to Raise Their Game”
OccuLogix Raises $1.7M in Round Targeting $5M
OccuLogix, a biotech startup founded near Toronto, Canada, in 1996 to develop ophthalmic treatments for age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma, apparently has relocated in San Diego, according to an SEC filing. In its Form D filed today, OccuLogix discloses that it has raised more than $1.7 million from investors in a round that intends to … Continue reading “OccuLogix Raises $1.7M in Round Targeting $5M”
$12M for Unidesk
Marlborough, MA-based Unidesk, a stealth-mode company that provides virtual desktop management solutions, has raised $12 million in new equity financing, according to an SEC filing. North Bridge Venture Partners and Matrix Partners, both of Waltham, MA, are listed as company investors on Unidesk’s website. Unidesk was founded in 2007.
Somaxon Revises FDA Application
San Diego-based Somaxon said it submitted a revised application for its experimental sleeping pill doxepin (Silenor) to the FDA today, with a decision expected by March 21. The revised application addressed the agency’s questions about the efficacy of the drug in non-elderly adults, according to a Somaxon press release. The FDA has rejected Somaxon’s application … Continue reading “Somaxon Revises FDA Application”
Elevation Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M to Develop Aerosol Treatments for Pulmonary Diseases
San Diego-based Elevation Pharmaceuticals, a biotech startup developing aerosol-based treatments for respiratory diseases, said today it has raised a tranched $30 million in Series A venture funding. It’s a sizable round for the local life sciences community, but other recent fundings have come close. Last month, VentiRx raised $25 million, Pfenex got $24 million, and … Continue reading “Elevation Pharmaceuticals Raises $30M to Develop Aerosol Treatments for Pulmonary Diseases”
Thinking Phone Calls in $1.2M
Cambridge, MA-based Thinking Phone Networks, a developer of hosted customer communication and relationship management platforms, has raised $1.17 million of a $1.67 million round of equity mixed with options and warrants, an SEC filing shows. President and CEO Steven Kokinos told Mass High Tech that the funding comes from Capstone Partners, a Boston investment bank, … Continue reading “Thinking Phone Calls in $1.2M”
State Cleantech Experts Debate Policy, Finance, and Global Opportunities at MITEF Event
“The easy answer is, ‘Of course it will,’” said panel moderator Jesse Berst, the head of Redmond, WA-based research and consulting firm GlobalSmartEnergy. He was referring to the title of last night’s event in downtown Seattle organized by the MIT Enterprise Forum: “Will Green Return the Green?” It’s a reasonable question, especially here in Washington … Continue reading “State Cleantech Experts Debate Policy, Finance, and Global Opportunities at MITEF Event”
Bluesocket Wraps Up $8M
Bluesocket, a Burlington, MA-based developer of mobile access and security products, has raised $8 million in equity-based financing, according to an SEC filing. The company, whose products include a virtual wireless LAN technology, declined to provide further details on the equity round. Bluesocket’s Bay State investors include Vesbridge Partners, Ascent Venture Partners, Ironside Ventures, and … Continue reading “Bluesocket Wraps Up $8M”
Challenges and Opportunities in Personalized Medicine
The French-American Chamber of Commerce is hosting an event on challenges and opportunities in personalized medicine, the first in a series of events on biotech. Richard Mitchell, the director of business development at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will moderate a panel discussion that features Paul Yager and Wylie Burke of the University of … Continue reading “Challenges and Opportunities in Personalized Medicine”
Another $3M for QD Vision
Little more than a month after announcing a $10 million round of venture financing, nanotech lighting startup QD Vision of Watertown, MA, said today that it has raised an additional $3 million from DTE Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of Detroit, MI-based power company Detroit Edison.“QD Vision’s Quantum Light platform will help lighting and display manufacturers … Continue reading “Another $3M for QD Vision”
A Meeting of the Minds: Game Companies and the VCs that Fund Them
Thought game companies were all just fun and, well, games? Think again. Last year game startups raised more than $600 million, helping to fuel job creation and future innovation in the booming industry, according to VentureBeat.com. Game industry veterans and venture capitalists will dish their perspectives on the future of the industry, at this event … Continue reading “A Meeting of the Minds: Game Companies and the VCs that Fund Them”
FDA to Rule on Genzyme Drug in Six Months
The FDA has told Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme (NASDAQ:[[ticker:GENZ]]) that the agency plans to make a decision on its application for approval of Pompe drug alglucosidase alfa (Lumizyme) made in 4,000-liter batches by June 17, according to the company. The agency decided not to approve the treatment in November, citing lingering issues at Genzyme’s Allston Landing … Continue reading “FDA to Rule on Genzyme Drug in Six Months”
SmartEquip Raises $18M
SmartEquip, a Norwalk, CT-based provider of software solutions in parts, service, and product support for the construction equipment industry, has raised $18 million of a $20.5 million round of equity and security, according to an SEC filing. This comes after a $1.5 million Series C round SmartEquip raised in 2002, with Connecticut Innovations and Next … Continue reading “SmartEquip Raises $18M”
Merck’s Alan Sachs, on RNAi’s Big Challenge: Delivery, Delivery, Delivery
Merck hasn’t said much in public about what it’s doing in the field of RNA-based therapies, since it paid the jaw-dropping sum of $1.1 billion to acquire Sirna Therapeutics back in October 2006. So when I had the chance last week to sit down for an exclusive interview in San Francisco with Merck’s RNA therapeutics … Continue reading “Merck’s Alan Sachs, on RNAi’s Big Challenge: Delivery, Delivery, Delivery”
6 Goals for Fixing Genzyme: Xconomy’s Q&A With Relational Investors’ Ralph Whitworth
Former T. Boone Pickens protégés David H. Batchelder and Ralph V. Whitworth co-founded San Diego-based Relational Investors in 1996, and their privately owned asset management firm now serves some of the largest pension funds in the world. Whitworth, a lawyer who was president of the Washington D.C.-based United Shareholders Association before joining Batchelder in San … Continue reading “6 Goals for Fixing Genzyme: Xconomy’s Q&A With Relational Investors’ Ralph Whitworth”
A Baldness Update from Histogen; Sequenom Agrees to Settle a Suit; the Life Sciences Job Outlook Improves & More San Diego Life Sciences News
There were new developments over the past week in some big ongoing stories. —Histogen CEO Gail Naughton told Bruce the San Diego-based biotech expects to report results from a one-year follow-up of study of its experimental baldness treatment by the end of this month. Histogen plans additional clinical studies on volunteers with male-pattern baldness—all of … Continue reading “A Baldness Update from Histogen; Sequenom Agrees to Settle a Suit; the Life Sciences Job Outlook Improves & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Verari Restarts After Asset Sale
San Diego’s Verari Systems, which ceased business in mid-December and laid off more than 200 employees, says it is restarting its blade computer business after an investment group acquired Verari’s assets at auction. An investment group led by the company’s original founder, David Driggers, purchased Verari’s inventory, equipment and technologies, and will support past Verari … Continue reading “Verari Restarts After Asset Sale”
Dendreon’s New Operations Man, Acucela Enters Fast Growth Phase, JP Morgan Recap, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News
News flow was light on the biotech beat this week, partly because of the MLK Day holiday, and everybody needed a little rest after the networking frenzy at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. —One of the more interesting interviews I had last week at the JP Morgan conference was with Hans Bishop, the new chief … Continue reading “Dendreon’s New Operations Man, Acucela Enters Fast Growth Phase, JP Morgan Recap, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News”
Roche Prepares to Make Devices for Drug Using Halozyme Therapeutics Technology
San Diego-based Halozyme Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:HALO]]) received some good news today. Its partner Roche announced plans to invest $182 million in two European factories that will produce a device designed to deliver a drug formulated with Halozyme’s enzyme technology. The Roche drug is trastuzumab (Herceptin), which is used to treat women with an aggressive form … Continue reading “Roche Prepares to Make Devices for Drug Using Halozyme Therapeutics Technology”
Genomics Laid the Foundation for Big Global Health Advances To Come This Decade
In science, success is often measured in small advances in understanding. But in the past decade, technology has led to large leaps of new knowledge that has been well utilized in the battle against global infectious disease. And, this decade holds even greater promise. Genomics is an excellent example. We’ve seen the genomics revolution begin … Continue reading “Genomics Laid the Foundation for Big Global Health Advances To Come This Decade”
Disruption in the Wind: Talking with FloDesign’s New CEO, Lars Andersen
On Tuesday, FloDesign Wind Turbine of Wilbraham, MA, announced that it has raised $35 million in Series B funding from a list of marquee venture capital firms and hired a new CEO to go along with the new money. Both moves are aimed at setting the company on the path to commercialization of its unusual … Continue reading “Disruption in the Wind: Talking with FloDesign’s New CEO, Lars Andersen”
Thinking Phone Garners $1,170,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac1ba100-5cce-4a0f-a354-0550f1208125&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name Thinking Phone Mailing Address 54 Washburn Ave Cambridge, MA 02140 Company Description As customer communications have expanded from primarily voice to include email, web, and IM, businesses have been forced to manage multiple independent systems to remain competitive and responsive to their customers. Along with the proliferation … Continue reading “Thinking Phone Garners $1,170,000 New Round”
SmartEquip Lands $18,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ebe842d-103b-47f2-b0ad-0ca9518082fa&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name SmartEquip Mailing Address 20 Glover Avenue 5th Floor Norwalk, CT 06850 Company Description SmartEquip is the leading supplier of innovative software products serving manufacturers, dealers, and fleet owners in the construction, industrial equipment and power tools industries. Users of SmartEquip technology receive competitive advantage in the form … Continue reading “SmartEquip Lands $18,000,000 New Funding Round”
Bluesocket Obtains $8,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c3a9c71-a5a5-4ea8-83ae-8ad2d0200e55&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name Bluesocket Mailing Address 10 North Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Company Description Bluesocket Inc., a supplier of products that secure and manage wireless networks (WLANs). Website http://www.bluesocket.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Bluesocket Obtains $8,000,000 New Financing”
Unidesk Receives $12,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5742c1d-1286-497f-940c-ca6bafc9edc4&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name Unidesk Mailing Address 313 Boston Post Road West Marlborough, MA 01752 Company Description Unidesk is focused on building innovative new software solutions that will dramatically reduce costs, increase IT control, and enhance the end user desktop computing experience for enterprise customers. Website http://www.unidesk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Unidesk Receives $12,000,000 New Funding”
QD Vision Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8469525c-d1b3-4829-8437-f7ce89ed129d&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name QD Vision Mailing Address 313 Pleasant St Watertown, MA 02472 Company Description Our leading edge solutions will give customers decisive performance and manufacturing advantages in the competitive market for flat panel displays. Because our solutions use standard OLED device structures, customers with installed manufacturing equipment can leverage … Continue reading “QD Vision Receives $3,000,000 New Financing Round”
Elevation Pharmaceuticals Receives $30,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bfbf8549-b309-4927-89ab-b9d17c04cff5&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name Elevation Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 12671 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description Founded in 2008, Elevation Pharmaceuticals is developing a pipeline of improved aerosol drug products for COPD patients. Our founding team has a successful track record starting companies and building dedicated teams to develop … Continue reading “Elevation Pharmaceuticals Receives $30,000,000 Series A Funding”
Mobixell Networks Acquires 724 Solutions for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f66ba6f6-6817-48e2-a81c-f5d122a5a4c0&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name 724 Solutions Mailing Address 3916 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93105 Company Description 724 Solutions delivers market leading IP-based solutions for Mobile Internet, Mobile Broadband and IP Messaging built upon an intelligent, scalable, extensible architecture that allows mobile operators and converged service providers to significantly grow revenues. … Continue reading “Mobixell Networks Acquires 724 Solutions for Undisclosed Sum”
OccuLogix Lands $1,700,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08cfd6fa-7507-4afe-bd55-ba926010c23d&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name OccuLogix Mailing Address 11025 Roselle St San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description TearLab Corporation is an in-vitro diagnostics company developing and commercializing novel, lab-on-a-chip technologies that enable eye care practitioners to test for highly sensitive and specific biomarkers in tears at the point-of-care. Website http://www.tearlab.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “OccuLogix Lands $1,700,000 New Financing Round”
Rixty Lands $1,240,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=60b4e199-f213-4e74-a6da-992452f3d22c&Preview=1 Date 1/21/2010 Company Name Rixty Mailing Address 101 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Rixty, Inc. was founded in September 2007 with a mission to provide consumers who lack credit cards a convenient and cost effective way to purchase online. Website http://www.rixty.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,240,000 … Continue reading “Rixty Lands $1,240,000 New Financing”
Innovation Showcase
This networking event, sponsored by the Technology Alliance, ultimately aims to speed up the commercialization of the area’s top new technologies by bringing together investors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and service providers. The areas of innovation it features run the gamut, from mobile devices to prosthetics to microwave heating. Buy your tickets for the showcase here.
Bill Gates, Opening Up to World of Social Media, Rolls Out New Website and Twitter Feed
It feels like the dawn of a new era. As of yesterday, Bill Gates is officially on Twitter, where he has already attracted more than 235,000 followers in the first day or so. Gates also just announced a new website, called the Gates Notes, where he will be sharing his thoughts (that extend greater than … Continue reading “Bill Gates, Opening Up to World of Social Media, Rolls Out New Website and Twitter Feed”