Viridity Points to Greener, and Cheaper, Data Centers

Any company that owns or manages a data center, even a small one, knows how power-hungry they can be. It’s not unusual for operators of large data centers—say, 50,000 square feet—to pay $10 million a year or more for electricity. Under those circumstances, companies have every incentive to look to virtualization and other technologies that … Continue reading “Viridity Points to Greener, and Cheaper, Data Centers”

Labcyte Obtains $5,500,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=901b3717-6a8d-46a2-8b7d-59a50da762bc&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Labcyte Mailing Address 1190 Borregas Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description The Labcyte acoustic liquid handling technology has broad applications in the life sciences including dispensing equipment, assay systems, particle manufacturing, microarrays, and living cell transfer devices. Website http://www.labcyte.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Labcyte Obtains $5,500,000 New Round”

Tethys Bioscience Obtains $25,000,000 Series D Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04f450ea-a0ff-41fd-aa04-636e963586b5&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Tethys Bioscience Mailing Address 5858 Horton Street Emeryville, CA 94608 Company Description The company has become a pioneer in the discovery, development and value creation of novel biological markers for the clinical diagnostics marketplace: Biomarkers. The company believes there is a large unmet need in both the … Continue reading “Tethys Bioscience Obtains $25,000,000 Series D Round”

RPO Garners $19,300,000 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ecc6d264-f1de-4c9e-8c86-64ec7165a46b&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name RPO Mailing Address 2880 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description RPO has developed the world’s first high volume manufacturing technology for optical waveguides based on a proprietary polymer technology. The first suite of products using RPO’s optical waveguides, Digital Waveguide Touch™, provides the newest solutions … Continue reading “RPO Garners $19,300,000 Series C Round”

Penguin Computing Receives $1,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=688314c4-5ae3-425d-9d2a-6fcf2921e4d7&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Penguin Computing Mailing Address 45800 Northport Loop West Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Penguin Computing is the leading innovator of highly scalable Linux cluster, server and workstation platforms based on open standards hardware and software. Website http://www.penguincomputing.com Transaction Type Debt, Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Penguin Computing Receives $1,500,000 New Financing”

Spinal Modulation Garners $27,400,000 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=926dc37d-11e3-401c-b585-79ab1de5be0b&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Spinal Modulation Mailing Address 1135 O’Brien DR Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description The company provides spinal implants for pain management. Website http://www.spinalmodulation.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $27,400,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Johnson & … Continue reading “Spinal Modulation Garners $27,400,000 Series C Funding”

SunLink Corporation Garners $1,800,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f17f3fba-88a5-4823-8d7a-cd48b9eed4db&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name SunLink Corporation Mailing Address 1010 B St. #400 San Rafael, CA 94901 Company Description SunLink designs, manufactures and markets the solar industry’s most advanced engineered, roof-friendly, and cost-effective solutions for integrating solar electric systems on commercial flat-roof buildings. SunLink meets the needs of the installer, the owner … Continue reading “SunLink Corporation Garners $1,800,000 New Financing”

Eventbrite Obtains $6,000,000 Series C Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f080246-ae4a-4612-a3a7-dfb2872e40ef&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Eventbrite Mailing Address 410 Townsend St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Eventbrite is the leading provider of online event management and ticketing services. Eventbrite makes it easy for anyone to hold a successful event of any type and size. Eventbrite is free if your event is … Continue reading “Eventbrite Obtains $6,000,000 Series C Funding”

Biomet Acquires Cartilix for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d2c86c8-5a30-4295-9307-221f611a71be&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Cartilix Mailing Address 205 Glasgow Lane San Carlos, CA 94070 Company Description Cartilix, Inc. is dedicated to developing new biomaterials to treat disease and improve patient well being.Cartilix, Inc. has developed proprietary technology focused on cartilage filling, a top priority in regenerative medicine. Website http://www.cartilix.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Biomet Acquires Cartilix for Undisclosed Sum”

Google Acquires AdMob for $750,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e1d7c16-e7cd-459a-a844-495a326e7210&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name AdMob Mailing Address 60 East 3rd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description AdMob is the world’s largest mobile advertising marketplace. Founded in 2006, AdMob allows advertisers to reach their customers on the mobile Web and publishers to increase the value of their mobile sites through advertising. … Continue reading “Google Acquires AdMob for $750,000,000”

Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish for $400,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bbbdd7f7-dbd9-4943-8189-b8c0c295f89d&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Playfish Mailing Address 116 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Playfish is a social games company that develops and publishes video games on social networks like Facebook. Website http://www.playfish.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $400,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Playfish was acquired … Continue reading “Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish for $400,000,000”

Element Labs Receives New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcfe0f42-e8a0-451a-b370-6bcd64c1bf2f&Preview=1 Date 11/9/2009 Company Name Element Labs Mailing Address 9701 Metric Blvd. Austin, TX 78758 Company Description Element Labs, Inc. is a global leader in applying cutting-edge LED video technology to entertainment, architectural, and signage applications. Our innovative, award-winning products and custom solutions give designers freedom to innovate and realize their creative … Continue reading “Element Labs Receives New Financing”

NovaRay Obtains $5,900,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78d2c9e8-34ef-4e87-bbaf-432de113f0bb&Preview=1 Date 11/8/2009 Company Name NovaRay Mailing Address 39655 Eureka Drive Newark, CA 94560 Company Description NovaRay Medical, Inc. was founded in 2005 to develop and commercialize a revolutionary digital x-ray technology for medical imaging. The company acquired substantially all the assets, including the intellectual property, of NexRay, Inc., which had invested … Continue reading “NovaRay Obtains $5,900,000 New Financing”

Blekko Lands $2,500,000 Series C Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20b4ed3c-06ad-4394-af38-bb3c204e88a0&Preview=1 Date 11/8/2009 Company Name Blekko Mailing Address 100 Marine Pkwy Redwood Shores, CA 94065 Company Description Provides Internet search solutions. Website http://www.blekko.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,500,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor U.S. Venture Partners Venture Investor CMEA Ventures

Hutch Holiday Gala

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is holding its annual Hutch Holiday Gala black tie fundraiser on Dec. 5 at the Seattle Sheraton. For more information on tickets, click here.

Porn Always Wins, Bacon Salt Expands, and Other Thoughts from Entrepreneur University

I’m not going to do justice to this event. Let’s just get that out there right now. There were some great speakers and panels at yesterday’s Entrepreneur University in Bellevue, WA, organized by the Northwest Entrepreneur Network. But this isn’t about them. This is about the crowd-pleasers that brought an otherwise productive day to a … Continue reading “Porn Always Wins, Bacon Salt Expands, and Other Thoughts from Entrepreneur University”

Ion Torrent, Stealthy Company Tied to Harvard’s George Church, Nabs $23M Venture Deal

Ion Torrent Systems, a company advised by Harvard University genomics pioneer George Church, has raised $23 million in new capital to develop what it calls on its website “groundbreaking and highly disruptive technology” and to hire people who “want to do what it takes to put a dent in the universe.” The company, which has … Continue reading “Ion Torrent, Stealthy Company Tied to Harvard’s George Church, Nabs $23M Venture Deal”

LogMeIn Stockholders To Cash In

Woburn, MA-based remote control software company LogMeIn (NASDAQ: [[ticker:LOGM]]), which went public in July, said today that early investors plan to sell 2.9 million of their shares in a secondary public offering. At this afternoon’s share price of around $19.35, that would bring the stockholders some $56.1 million. Venture backers Prism VentureWorks and Polaris Venture … Continue reading “LogMeIn Stockholders To Cash In”

Elias Zerhouni Talks Public Health Challenges, Culture Wars at WBBA Annual Meeting

Just came back from the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association’s annual meeting in downtown Seattle, where 500-plus biotechies and distinguished guests (including more than a few local politicians) gathered for a quiche-and-berries breakfast and some keen networking. The keynote speaker was Elias Zerhouni, the former director of the National Institutes of Health and now a … Continue reading “Elias Zerhouni Talks Public Health Challenges, Culture Wars at WBBA Annual Meeting”

Bitwave Raises $1.3M of $6M Round

Bitwave Semiconductor of Chelmsford, MA, has raised $1.33 million out of a planned $6 million Series C equity funding round, according to regulatory documents. The company makes radio-frequency integrated circuits for portable devices. Bitwave collected $10 million in Series B funding from Apex Venture Partners, TVM Capital, and ECentury Capital Partners in August, 2008.

SpectraScience Raises $4.3M

SpectraScience, the San Diego medical device maker, has raised more than $4.3 million through a private placement that combines preferred shares and warrants, according to a regulatory filing today. As I reported previously, SpectraScience (OTCBB:SCIE) acquired its optical biopsy technology when CEO Jim Hitchin acquired certain assets from the bankruptcy of Minnesota’s GV Medical. In … Continue reading “SpectraScience Raises $4.3M”

A Cleantech Startup Looks to Raise $1.2M for the Greening of Hospitality Industry

Dave Paton and Dave Moody tell me they founded EESG, a San Diego cleantech startup also known as Energy Efficiency Systems Group, last year in anticipation that soaring energy prices would unleash strong demand for practical alternatives. But they didn’t focus on new technologies for alternative energy sources. They focused on energy efficiencies. They also … Continue reading “A Cleantech Startup Looks to Raise $1.2M for the Greening of Hospitality Industry”

Is it Real or Is It High Dynamic Range? How Software Is Changing the Way We Look at Photographs

You know how listening to music on a friend’s pricey Bose headphones makes it harder to tolerate your tinny little speakers at home, or watching your favorite show on a high-definition screen spoils you for regular TV? I’m at a moment like that in the way I look at photographs. For the last few weeks, … Continue reading “Is it Real or Is It High Dynamic Range? How Software Is Changing the Way We Look at Photographs”

Game Over for Zeemote

Zeemote, a Chelmsford, MA-based startup that developed a handheld game controller for use with games on mobile handsets, has closed its doors and is putting its assets up for sale, according to a story today in Mass High Tech. Founded in 2005 by Boston-area entrepreneur Beth Marcus, the company worked with handset manufacturers Nokia, Samsung, … Continue reading “Game Over for Zeemote”

A Tale of Three Cities: How Boston, Boulder, and Seattle Measure Up as Tech Innovation Hubs

I was chatting with a couple of local investors at the TechStars (seed fund and mentorship program) event in Seattle on Wednesday. They thought the VC panel discussion of the startup climate and culture in different cities around the country was boring. If you’re an entrepreneur or investor, they said, that’s just where you are, … Continue reading “A Tale of Three Cities: How Boston, Boulder, and Seattle Measure Up as Tech Innovation Hubs”

BitWave Semiconductor Lands $1,330,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=181ba811-5c9c-4e20-a092-b900fc152a64&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2009 Company Name BitWave Semiconductor Mailing Address 900 Chelmsford Street Lowell, MA 01851 Company Description Since its inception, BitWave has been dedicated to the development of a universal programmable transceiver, the Softransceiver™ RFIC to meet this industry problem. The patent pending technology embodied in the product is unique and will … Continue reading “BitWave Semiconductor Lands $1,330,000 Series C Funding Round”

CreditKarma Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0414614-e6b0-4849-b527-4a6bed914960&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2009 Company Name CreditKarma Mailing Address 577 Howard Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Credit Karma offers a new way to track your credit score and a unique way to benefit from it. For the first time you can get a truly free credit score with no … Continue reading “CreditKarma Secures $2,500,000 Series A Funding”

Metabolex Garners $8,600,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b5dba382-e2a2-4fde-b0e5-b269a31895dc&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2009 Company Name Metabolex Mailing Address 3876 Bay Center Place Hayward, CA 94545 Company Description Metabolex, Inc. is a privately held pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery and development of drugs to treat diabetes and related metabolic disorders. Website http://www.metabolex.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Metabolex Garners $8,600,000 New Funding”

Thing Labs Receives $2,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c0b6097-643c-40ec-bf37-ca39a290849f&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2009 Company Name Thing Labs Mailing Address 10 Mint Plaza Floor 6 San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Thing Labs builds web-based software that makes it easy to create, share, explore and enjoy content. We make things that we like to use. We hope that you like them, too. Website … Continue reading “Thing Labs Receives $2,000,000 New Funding”

NetSocket Receives $5,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e06fd3ca-df5e-4145-9547-5313ce6331fb&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2009 Company Name NetSocket Mailing Address 3701 W. Plano Pkwy. Plano, TX 75075 Company Description NetSocket has created the world’s first real-time IP service assurance solution: the patented, award-winning, and innovative Session2Topology correlation engine. NetSocket empowers network operators to correlate previously disparate information about both network state and real-time IP … Continue reading “NetSocket Receives $5,000,000 Series B Financing”

GreatCall Paid With Stock for MobiWatch

A regulatory filing made last month by GreatCall, the San Diego-based parent of Jitterbug, offers some insight into the value of Jitterbug’s acquisition of Waltham, MA-based MobiWatch. Jitterbug announced the deal yesterday but declined to comment beyond its press release. The filing shows that GreatCall provided 630,000 shares of common stock to MobiWatch and its … Continue reading “GreatCall Paid With Stock for MobiWatch”

Gloucester Pharma Wins FDA Approval of Drug for Rare Skin Cancer

Gloucester Pharmaceuticals has won clearance to start selling its first cancer drug in the U.S. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech company said today it has gotten the green light from the FDA to start marketing its romidepsin treatment, under the brand name Istodax, for patients with a rare malignancy of the skin known as cutaneous T-cell … Continue reading “Gloucester Pharma Wins FDA Approval of Drug for Rare Skin Cancer”

**SOLD OUT**Xconomy Forum: Cloud3

In barely two years, cloud computing has transformed itself from a nebulous newcomer into a fixture of the IT landscape that no high-tech company, investor, or entrepreneur can afford to ignore. At the same time, cloud options—from Software as a Service to Platform as a Service to Infrastructure as a Service, and from private clouds … Continue reading “**SOLD OUT**Xconomy Forum: Cloud3“

Light Sciences Oncology Lines Up Extra $35M Financing For Targeted Cancer Treatment

Light Sciences Oncology, the Bellevue, WA-based developer of an unusual drug-device combo treatment for cancer, has put itself in position to raise $35 million for its product development through setting up a line of credit and offering investors warrants to buy shares, according to a regulatory filing released today. The latest financing comes about 16 … Continue reading “Light Sciences Oncology Lines Up Extra $35M Financing For Targeted Cancer Treatment”

Evergreen Solar to Move Solar Panel Production from Massachusetts to China

[Updated and corrected—8:30 pm ET on 11/05/09]Marlboro, MA-based Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ:[[ticker:ESLR]]) said it will move its solar panel production from Massachusetts to China—dealing a blow to the clean technology economy in the commonwealth. Evergreen plans to begin migrating the manufacturing of solar panels out of its Devens, MA, plant to a facility under construction in … Continue reading “Evergreen Solar to Move Solar Panel Production from Massachusetts to China”

Evri, SEOmoz, Topsy, and Sage to Present at “Future of Search” Forum

Want to know what the real opportunities are for startup companies and investors in the field of Web search and information discovery? Or what happens when you put Google and Bing in the same room? You’ve come to the right place. We’re putting the finishing touches on the program for our next Xconomy Forum, on … Continue reading “Evri, SEOmoz, Topsy, and Sage to Present at “Future of Search” Forum”

Report: RealNetworks Lays Off 70

Seattle-based RealNetworks is cutting 4 percent of its worldwide staff today, about 70 out of 1,700 jobs, according to All Things Digital. The report cites the economic downturn and cost-cutting as reasons for the move. Last week, RealNetworks (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RNWK]]) reported a small profit for the third quarter, the company’s first profitable quarter since the … Continue reading “Report: RealNetworks Lays Off 70”

Build it Boldly, and Pharma Will Come—and More Wisdom from Boston’s Biotech and Pharma Elite at Xconomy Forum

It was an inspiring afternoon yesterday at Xconomy’s latest event, “Pharma’s Bet on Boston Innovation,” in Cambridge, MA. Local industry pioneers such as Millennium CEO Deborah Dunsire and Sirtris CEO Christoph Westphal talked about how game-changing technologies and sound business strategies have attracted big pharmaceutical outfits to invest in their respective companies. Our speakers also … Continue reading “Build it Boldly, and Pharma Will Come—and More Wisdom from Boston’s Biotech and Pharma Elite at Xconomy Forum”

Six Easy Pieces: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks with Boston Journalists

There must be some new force pulling West Coast tech CEOs to visit Boston. Last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was in town; yesterday it was Google CEO Eric Schmidt. To mark the unusual occasion, Google invited a raft of journalists to its offices in Cambridge for an open, on-the-record roundtable discussion with Schmidt. Google’s … Continue reading “Six Easy Pieces: Google CEO Eric Schmidt Talks with Boston Journalists”

GadgetFest Crowd Names EcoDog Best in Show

The moderators of San Diego’s 9th Annual GadgetFest kept saying during Tuesday night’s showcase for new technology products that past winners have gone on to even greater glory and success. That may or may not be good news for the Motorola Droid that goes on sale tomorrow at Verizon stores nationwide. After making a cursory … Continue reading “GadgetFest Crowd Names EcoDog Best in Show”

Dendreon Files FDA Application, DxBox Reaches Turning Point, ISB to Do 100 Genomes, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News

The local life sciences scene was pretty quiet this week, although we heard more than usual from medical device companies. —Paul Yager, the University of Washington’s chair of bioengineering, offered a detailed status update on a tool called the DxBox his lab has been developing the past four years in collaboration with Redmond, WA-based Micronics, … Continue reading “Dendreon Files FDA Application, DxBox Reaches Turning Point, ISB to Do 100 Genomes, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News”

Amylin Forms Global Alliance in Obesity Drug Development; TEDMED’s Show Will Go On, Sequenom Sued for Civil Fraud, & More San Diego Biotech News

TEDMED had Martha, Goldie, and other celebrity speakers, but San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals broke this week’s big news when it signed up a big Japanese partner to develop its line of obesity drugs. It’s all part of your regular dose of San Diego biotech news, and it’s ready now: —Amylin Pharmaceuticals, the San Diego-based diabetes … Continue reading “Amylin Forms Global Alliance in Obesity Drug Development; TEDMED’s Show Will Go On, Sequenom Sued for Civil Fraud, & More San Diego Biotech News”

VC Len Jordan Joins Madrona, Says Frazier Technology Ventures Won’t Raise Another Fund

Len Jordan, a general partner at Seattle-based Frazier Technology Ventures, will be joining Madrona Venture Group, also based in Seattle, as of January 1, 2010. Jordan will start at Madrona as a venture partner, the firm announced today, and will identify and lead new investments across technology areas like software, mobile, and Internet, as well … Continue reading “VC Len Jordan Joins Madrona, Says Frazier Technology Ventures Won’t Raise Another Fund”

Konarka Finding New Partners for Power Plastic, But Faces Major Market Hurdles

Konarka Technologies, the Lowell, MA-based developer of flexible materials that convert light into electricity, is showing how everyday items like handbags and umbrellas can be turned into power generators. But the eight-year-old firm will need to collect a lot more juice before it can become a commercial success. The company—which has raised $150 million from … Continue reading “Konarka Finding New Partners for Power Plastic, But Faces Major Market Hurdles”

Light Sciences Oncology Obtains $23,300,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9e253b3-39d6-4191-96b2-d18426180cdf&Preview=1 Date 11/5/2009 Company Name Light Sciences Oncology Mailing Address 15405 SE 37th Street Bellevue, WA 98006 Company Description Light Sciences Oncology is developing Light Infusion Therapy (Litx™), an innovative light-activated treatment for solid tumors. LSO is currently developing Litx™ for the treatment of patients with cancers such as hepatoma, metastatic colorectal … Continue reading “Light Sciences Oncology Obtains $23,300,000 New Round”

Enlight Biosciences Forms Partnership with Abbott Labs

There’s big news about Enlight Biosciences breaking here at the Xconomy Forum: Pharma’s Bet on Boston Innovation. Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:[[ticker:ABT]]) has joined the consortium of big pharmas that are supporting Enlight, according to CEO David Steinberg; the Boston-based startup is out to develop platform technologies to help large drug companies like Abbott streamline the processes … Continue reading “Enlight Biosciences Forms Partnership with Abbott Labs”

Kashless Expands, Enters Marketing Phase as It Rewards Consumers for Recycling Products

I caught up yesterday with noted entrepreneur and investor Martin Tobias, after his latest startup, Seattle-based Kashless, announced a partnership with RecycleBank to reward people for recycling items at Kashless.org. The basic idea is a rewards program—redeemable for merchandise at hundreds of retailers—for people who give away things like old clothes, food, bikes, electronics, or … Continue reading “Kashless Expands, Enters Marketing Phase as It Rewards Consumers for Recycling Products”