Seattle biotechies must have gorged on too much turkey in the holiday week, because the news was slow, slow, slow this week. But there were a few interesting things to say about medical devices. —Tom Clement, the founder of Kirkland, WA-based Pathway Medical Technologies, told me that after six months of scouting around the University … Continue reading “Pathway Founder Gets Startup Itch, Ekos Endures Tough Year, EndoGastric Bags $21.5M, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News”
Vertex Raises $443M in Yet Another Monster Stock Sale
Investors apparently have an endless appetite for shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, so the company is taking advantage of this good fortune to raise another mountain of cash. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech said its latest stock sale this year has raised $443 million. The company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]) fattened up its cash hoard by selling 11.5 million … Continue reading “Vertex Raises $443M in Yet Another Monster Stock Sale”
Startups Affiliated with Cambridge Innovation Center Pass $1 Billion in Venture Funding
Tim Rowe says he has happy news to share at the Cambridge Innovation Center’s 10th anniversary party tomorrow night (see main story). The founder and CEO of the rental office facility has long had a spreadsheet showing how much money venture capital firms have invested in CIC companies, and last month, he says, the total … Continue reading “Startups Affiliated with Cambridge Innovation Center Pass $1 Billion in Venture Funding”
Cambridge Innovation Center Turns 10; Looking Inside a Landmark for Boston-Area Entrepreneurs
Tim Rowe, the founder of the Cambridge Innovation Center, may be the only CEO in the whole building who doesn’t have his own desk. To be accurate, he’s got half of one: he shares it with his assistant Midori Williams. But he probably won’t have it for long, as he and Williams happily pick up … Continue reading “Cambridge Innovation Center Turns 10; Looking Inside a Landmark for Boston-Area Entrepreneurs”
ClickSquared Garners $6,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d554be9-4311-465a-942d-c21b5f8aaf64&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name ClickSquared Mailing Address 200 West Street 3rd Floor East Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Leveraging a team of marketing and … Continue reading “ClickSquared Garners $6,500,000 New Funding Round”
Apnex Medical Garners $14,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0548d905-7ef7-4e4b-9d7a-60c5be4418dd&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name Apnex Medical Mailing Address 2890 Centre Pointe Drive St. Paul, MN 55113 Company Description APNEX Medical is the second spin-out company of Prospex Medical, Inc., a medical device incubator founded in 2005 by Michael Berman, Robert Atkinson, and Chad Kugler. The company is developing a medical device … Continue reading “Apnex Medical Garners $14,000,000 New Funding Round”
Palantir Technologies Lands $34,900,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=994f6498-646c-4e06-a485-12274b82d94b&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantirtech.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Lands $34,900,000 New Financing Round”
Zoosk Garners $30,000,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a27df132-73d4-40c8-9168-e2bbf777da07&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name Zoosk Mailing Address 130 Battery St San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Zoosk is the fastest growing social dating network enabling millions of singles to meet love interests and forge long lasting relationships. Website http://www.zoosk.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds … Continue reading “Zoosk Garners $30,000,000 Series D Funding Round”
SiTune Garners Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c02eadf8-c376-49df-a0d6-e587305fa3a5&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name SiTune Mailing Address 2216 Ringwood Ave San Jose, CA 95131 Company Description SiTune Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company focusing on low-power, cost effective products for broadband wireless technologies. The company was founded by a group of highly accomplished and proficient individuals in Silicon Valley, California. The … Continue reading “SiTune Garners Series B Financing”
Smaato Secures $4,500,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d02a8b4-fdfe-4deb-8d83-eb7fdac43230&Preview=1 Date 12/3/2009 Company Name Smaato Mailing Address 3 Lagoon Drive Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Company Description Smaato Inc. is an ad-enabler for mobile phones, pioneering with its mobile advertising platform SOMA™ (Smaato Open Mobile Advertising) for the delivery of targeted mobile advertising. Smaato is partnering with international brands, advertising agencies, media … Continue reading “Smaato Secures $4,500,000 Series B Round”
FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Version of Santarus Drug, Pioneer of Algal Biofuels Says Algae Will Make Drugs Too, Receptos Gets $25M, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
San Diego’s biotech news picked up in pace following the Thanksgiving holiday, with Phenomix announcing a major partnership, Santarus benefitting from FDA approval of its over-the-counter heartburn drug, and Receptos getting a VC infusion. Our Xconomy post-holiday news feast is ready, so come and get it: —After forming a partnership last year with New York-based … Continue reading “FDA Approves Over-the-Counter Version of Santarus Drug, Pioneer of Algal Biofuels Says Algae Will Make Drugs Too, Receptos Gets $25M, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
MITEF Venture Lab: Northwest Startup DEMO
Info and registration here. Join us December 10th as the MIT Enterprise Forum NW hosts the Northwest Startup DEMO – Fall 2009. For the very first time, this event is in partnership with all six of the angel organizations in our area, including Alliance of Angels, Keiretsu Forum, Puget Sound Venture Club, Seraph Capital Forum, … Continue reading “MITEF Venture Lab: Northwest Startup DEMO”
From Swiss Army Knives to Smoking Cigarettes: Google, Bing, and Startups Talk Future of Search
The World Wide Web is an overwhelming collection of information, especially when one is faced with the task of sifting through it—and it’s only expanding. In the last few years, the induction of social media into the online realm has added more content to the Internet than that of the decades preceding it combined. Picture … Continue reading “From Swiss Army Knives to Smoking Cigarettes: Google, Bing, and Startups Talk Future of Search”
Contour Semiconductor Rounds Up $8M
North Billerica, MA-based Contour Semiconductor has raised $8 million in new equity financing, according to regulatory documents filed today. The company produces Flash memory chips for mobile-device data storage at low cost and high volume using proprietary photolithographic techniques that reduces the number of steps involved in manufacturing. The company’s investors include Fairhaven Capital Partners, … Continue reading “Contour Semiconductor Rounds Up $8M”
OwnerIQ Raises $5.8 Million
Boston-based OwnerIQ, which provides advertisers and retailers with targeted marketing data about users who download the product manuals available through its websites, has raised $5.82 million in Series C funding, according to regulatory documents filed today. CEO Jay Habegger says that the funds came from Atlas Venture, Common Angels, Egan Managed Capital, Kepha Partners, and … Continue reading “OwnerIQ Raises $5.8 Million”
Microvision Nabs $9.3M Stock Sale
Microvision, the Redmond, WA-based developer of light display technologies, said today it has raised $9.3 million in a stock offering. The company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MVIS]]) sold 3.33 million shares, at $3 apiece, to a single current institutional investor. Oppenheimer & Co. was the sole book-running manager of the offering, while Craig Hallum Capital served as co-manager.
Vulcan Backs Bizo, EndoGastric Closes Financing, Datacastle Raises $3M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News
It was a pretty quiet week for deals in the Northwest, what with the Thanksgiving holiday. But there was some activity in the software, Internet, and medical device sectors. —Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital participated in a $6 million equity funding round for San Francisco-based Bizo, an online ad network and audience targeting platform. Bessemer Venture … Continue reading “Vulcan Backs Bizo, EndoGastric Closes Financing, Datacastle Raises $3M, & More Seattle-Area Deals News”
Vulcan Re-ups with Bizo
Seattle-based Vulcan Capital has participated in a $6 million equity funding round for Bizo, an online advertising network and audience targeting platform based in San Francisco. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, with participation from existing investors Venrock, Vulcan, and Ascent. Bizo, which spun out of ZoomInfo in May 2008, has also been named one … Continue reading “Vulcan Re-ups with Bizo”
$2M for VisibleGains
VisibleGains (fka PermissionTV), a Waltham, MA, provider of interactive online video technology for the B2B market, has raised $2 million in a new financing deal, according to an SEC filing. Company CEO Cliff Pollan told Xconomy that his firm was raising money from its previous backers Point Judith Capital and Castile Ventures in October, when … Continue reading “$2M for VisibleGains”
Phenomix Strikes European Partnership for Diabetes Drug, Potentially Worth $163M
Phenomix has found a partner to help it develop a diabetes drug in Europe and certain other countries. The San Diego-based biotech company said today that the Italy-based Chiesi Farmaceutici has agreed to pay $28 million in near-term cash and equity payments, and a total of as much as $163 million if the Phenomix treatment … Continue reading “Phenomix Strikes European Partnership for Diabetes Drug, Potentially Worth $163M”
Ignition in $1.1M Fotopedia Deal
Fotonauts, a France-based provider of a Wikipedia-inspired online photo encyclopedia called Fotopedia, has raised $1.1 million in an equity financing, according to an SEC filing. TechCrunch reports that Ignition Partners, of Bellevue, Paris-based Banexi Ventures Partners, and company co-founder and former Apple executive Jean-Marie Hullot invested in the round. Ignition partner Brad Silverberg is on … Continue reading “Ignition in $1.1M Fotopedia Deal”
The State of High-Tech and Life Sciences Executive Compensation Quiz: Answers and A Bit of Perspective on What You Can Expect in 2010
The end of the year is a time when compensation is on a lot of people’s minds—particularly with company committees busy working to set executive salary, bonus, and equity compensation for the coming year. Last week, I gauged Xconomy readers’ thoughts on the subject with a short quiz on tech- and life-sciences-executive compensation. The questions … Continue reading “The State of High-Tech and Life Sciences Executive Compensation Quiz: Answers and A Bit of Perspective on What You Can Expect in 2010”
SimpleTuition Buys TuitionCoach
SimpleTuition, a startup headquartered in Newton, MA, that helps college students apply for state and federal loans, announced today that it has acquired TuitionCoach, a San Mateo, CA-based website that provides personalized financial guidance for college students and their families. SimpleTuition, which closed a $6 million Series C funding round in January 2009 with backing … Continue reading “SimpleTuition Buys TuitionCoach”
Taris Biomedical, MIT Spinoff With Bladder Drug Device, Leaps Ahead To Mid-Stage Trial
Taris Biomedical played its cards close to the vest in its early days, but it was apparently moving with great speed. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech company, a startup from the MIT labs of Michael Cima and Bob Langer, left stealth mode about six months ago and is already bounding ahead to mid-stage clinical trials. Taris … Continue reading “Taris Biomedical, MIT Spinoff With Bladder Drug Device, Leaps Ahead To Mid-Stage Trial”
A Sapphire Energy Co-Founder Sees Solutions in Algae for Drugs as Well as Biofuels
The potential of algae as a clean energy source has been generating a lot of entrepreneurial excitement in San Diego. At last count, 10 local companies are busy working on technologies focused on transforming ordinary pond scum into “green crude” one day capable of powering aircraft, trucks, automobiles, and even utility plants—and easing the world’s … Continue reading “A Sapphire Energy Co-Founder Sees Solutions in Algae for Drugs as Well as Biofuels”
Swype, Following T9 Model, Releases Text Input Software on Samsung Phone
It’s been seven years in the making, but we might be looking at the biggest new text-input technology for mobile phones since T9 predictive texting. At least that’s what Swype is hoping. The Seattle startup is releasing its software for the first time today, on the Samsung Omnia II, an advanced smartphone with a touch … Continue reading “Swype, Following T9 Model, Releases Text Input Software on Samsung Phone”
Forma Gets a $25.5M Fix, Novartis Bids Idera Adieu, Alnylam CEO Talks Strategy, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News
Somewhere between the turkey prep and the post-pie catatonia, folks at New England’s life sciences companies managed to make some news. —Idera Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:[[ticker:IDRA]]), a developer of DNA- and RNA-based drugs, announced that Swiss drug giant Novartis will end its four-year-old collaboration with the Cambridge, MA-based firm in February. Idera still has active collaborations with … Continue reading “Forma Gets a $25.5M Fix, Novartis Bids Idera Adieu, Alnylam CEO Talks Strategy, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News”
Rested and Ready, Pathway Medical Founder Scouts UW, Gets Itch to Start Something New
One of the Northwest’s leading medical device entrepreneurs has had a chance to rest for the first time in 20 years, do a little scuba diving, and sniff around the University of Washington for the next big idea. Now Tom Clement says he’s getting the “itch” to get back to work. “I’m anxious to get … Continue reading “Rested and Ready, Pathway Medical Founder Scouts UW, Gets Itch to Start Something New”
Quick Take: Novartis Vaccine Chief Andrin Oswald on Swine Flu and Vaccine Business
It’s been a year since Andrin Oswald took over as CEO of Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, the 5th-largest vaccine business in the world, headquartered right here in Cambridge, MA. I met up with Oswald before he gave a keynote speech at a recent MIT Enterprise Forum event, and he took a few minutes to give … Continue reading “Quick Take: Novartis Vaccine Chief Andrin Oswald on Swine Flu and Vaccine Business”
Contour Semiconductor Garners $8,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec07b829-6d46-48b5-8db0-26634f601ece&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Contour Semiconductor Mailing Address 101 Billerica Avenue Building 5 North Billerica, MA 01862 Company Description Contour Semiconductor Inc. is a venture-backed company founded to produce the world’s lowest-cost, high-volume, non-volatile memory chips. Our product family will serve the growing Flash memory market. To meet the rising demand … Continue reading “Contour Semiconductor Garners $8,000,000 New Funding Round”
VisibleGains Receives $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9cf026f1-78e1-470c-9d58-a117f3a8c156&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name VisibleGains Mailing Address 1601 Trapelo Road Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description VisibleGains is the newest service from the originators of PermissionTV, pioneers in intelligent online video. Companies including the Boston Pops, Metropolitan Opera, Harvard Business School, Toyota Scion and Stride Rite have used PermissionTV’s innovative approach to … Continue reading “VisibleGains Receives $2,000,000 New Funding”
OwnerIQ Obtains $5,820,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80db0819-5ad7-4495-9d0f-e09ddef35435&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name OwnerIQ Mailing Address 320 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Company Description OwnerIQ operates a network of consumer self-support Web sites for common household product categories. The company is pioneering the concept of Ownership Targeting, providing brand advertisers with highly customized programs to precisely target consumers based on … Continue reading “OwnerIQ Obtains $5,820,000 Series C Financing Round”
DriveCam Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3156ddfb-c940-499c-8849-4b08c62de495&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name DriveCam Mailing Address 8911 Balboa Ave San Diego, CA 92123 Company Description DriveCam, Inc. is the leading provider of knowledge-based systems that identify and improve unsafe driving behavior for commercial fleets. Website http://www.drivecam.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes DriveCam can continue … Continue reading “DriveCam Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing”
TeleCommunication Systems Acquires Networks In Motion for $170,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4b2df02-82f0-4332-9373-0a70cecc22a4&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Networks In Motion Mailing Address 6A Liberty Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Company Description Networks In Motion (NIM) is an award winning Wireless Navigation and LBS Company, with products that are built on a foundation of strategic patents, scalable and extensible server network, advanced mapping technology and integration … Continue reading “TeleCommunication Systems Acquires Networks In Motion for $170,000,000”
Groupon Lands $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b88cee96-37c5-4073-bf85-7321865a94dd&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Groupon Mailing Address 600 W Chicago Ave Chicago, IL 60654 Company Description Launched in November 2008, Groupon features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the United States. We have about 40 wonderful people working … Continue reading “Groupon Lands $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
HipLogic Garners $7,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df919a91-6d04-4fd8-9a16-71f59195fb96&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name HipLogic Mailing Address 39300 Civic Center Dr Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Numobiq Inc. is a global provider of the next-generation platform for enabling mobile content and services. The company, which stands for New Mobile Intelligence (IQ), delivers a technology solution that adds intelligence to the network, … Continue reading “HipLogic Garners $7,000,000 Series B Round”
Branders.com Obtains $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8be35e30-9db1-47e7-bffb-77128bdfd49d&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Branders.com Mailing Address 1850 Gateway Drive San Mateo, CA 94404 Company Description Provides promotional solutions for the retail industry over the Internet. Website http://www.branders.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Menlo Ventures … Continue reading “Branders.com Obtains $5,000,000 New Round”
Aravo Solutions Receives $27,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=824181e7-fb0d-4381-8094-9e3e717805c1&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Aravo Solutions Mailing Address 400 Montgomery Street 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Aravo Solutions reduces supply costs for Global 2000 organizations by providing visibility and control over the entire range of supply management business processes from defining commodity strategy and enabling suppliers through managing … Continue reading “Aravo Solutions Receives $27,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
Bizo Secures $6,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=405aab47-1e74-4c41-a918-b937ad204696&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Bizo Mailing Address 140 Pacific Avenue San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Bizo has created a new approach to online B2B marketing with precise ad targeting that’s based on a prospect’s bizographics – industry, functional area, seniority, size of company, education, sex, location and more. This unique … Continue reading “Bizo Secures $6,000,000 New Financing Round”
StockTwits Garners $3,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=58fe76a4-b9cc-4b5f-8a58-db20f891f6cc&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name StockTwits Mailing Address 1036 Bayview Avenue Oakland, CA 94600 Company Description StockTwits is an open, community-powered idea and information service for investments. Users can eavesdrop on traders and investors, or contribute to the conversation and build their reputation as savvy market wizards. The service takes financial related … Continue reading “StockTwits Garners $3,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Vizu Corporation Secures $6,750,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0320ed3c-7be6-4e74-8b68-e5f910154341&Preview=1 Date 12/2/2009 Company Name Vizu Corporation Mailing Address 185 Berry Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Vizu allows businesses, associations and individuals to create their own online polls, post the results, and analyze the data. Polls can be easily shared through a variety of online channels, including email, IM, RSS, … Continue reading “Vizu Corporation Secures $6,750,000 New Funding Round”
San Diego’s Extrabux, With a Boost From Old-Fashioned TV, Sees Online Shopping Traffic Skyrocket
Noah Auerhahn and Jeff Nobbs knew they were onto a good business idea last year, when they won the fourth annual USC technology plan competition. They were undergraduates after all, competing in a contest that was open to all graduate students, faculty and researchers on campus. Nevertheless, Auerhahn tells me that what happened yesterday was … Continue reading “San Diego’s Extrabux, With a Boost From Old-Fashioned TV, Sees Online Shopping Traffic Skyrocket”
Dyax Shares Rocket as FDA Clears Treatment for Rare Inflammatory Disease
Dyax got some good news late today that sent shares booming. The Cambridge, MA-based company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:DYAX]]) said it has received FDA clearance to start selling a drug that treats hereditary angioedema, a rare genetic condition in which people get rapid attacks of pain and swelling in the face, hands, feet, and lungs. The company … Continue reading “Dyax Shares Rocket as FDA Clears Treatment for Rare Inflammatory Disease”
Report: Smith & Tinker Lays Off 30 Percent
Bellevue, WA-based gaming company Smith & Tinker has cut about 30 percent of its staff, according to a report in VentureBeat. The company has confirmed an unspecified number of layoffs. Led by co-founders Jordan Weisman and Joe Lawandus, Smith & Tinker had some 50 employees as of August, when it released its flagship game, Nanovor. … Continue reading “Report: Smith & Tinker Lays Off 30 Percent”
Santarus Shares Boom on FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Heartburn Drug
San Diego-based Santarus (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SNTS]]) got some good news late today. The company’s partner, the Schering-Plough unit of Merck, has gotten clearance from the FDA to start selling an over-the-counter version of Santarus’ fast-acting heartburn drug. U.S. drug regulators gave the green light for capsules of omeprazole (Zegerid OTC) in a 20 milligram dose, a … Continue reading “Santarus Shares Boom on FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Heartburn Drug”
Vaccines to Prevent Cancer-Causing Viruses: Science & Technology Discovery Series
Denise Galloway, a scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center who made a key discovery that paved the way for Merck’s human papillomavirus vaccine (Gardasil), will talk about the latest in vaccine research against cancer on December 11. Galloway will be the featured speaker at the Technology Alliance’s Science and Technology Discovery Series. For … Continue reading “Vaccines to Prevent Cancer-Causing Viruses: Science & Technology Discovery Series”
The Future of Search Photo Gallery
We spend a lot of time at Xconomy reporting, analyzing, writing, and editing stories about technology in the Northwest, but when it comes to photography—well, we can’t be experts at everything. So Luke asked (politely) whether his lovely and talented wife, Tracy Cutchlow, might want to take some photos for our “Future of Search and … Continue reading “The Future of Search Photo Gallery”
Clearwire Rolls Out Seattle WiMax
Kirkland, WA-based Clearwire (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CLWR]]) switched on its WiMax wireless broadband service in the Puget Sound region of Washington today. The coverage area for fast Internet access is about 1,300 square miles around Seattle, extending as far as Arlington, Lakewood, North Bend, and Silverdale. Clearwire’s service is expected to go live in more than 25 … Continue reading “Clearwire Rolls Out Seattle WiMax”
Xconomy is Growing; You Could Be Part of It
In the two and a half years that we’ve been live, Xconomy has been lucky to have some of the world’s best innovation journalists covering some of the nation’s most fascinating innovation hubs. But we’re well aware that there’s important tech and life sciences news happening beyond the borders of Boston, Seattle, and San Diego, … Continue reading “Xconomy is Growing; You Could Be Part of It”
Zorap Takes $1.35M in Equity
Zorap, a provider of online video chat room software, has raised $1.35 million of a planned $1.9 million round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing. The Falmouth, ME-based startup, founded in 2007, has now raised nearly $2 million from undisclosed angel investors, the company’s CEO and co-founder Barry Spencer told Mass High Tech. … Continue reading “Zorap Takes $1.35M in Equity”