Helicos Looking to Grow in Bay State, Thanks to Gov. Patrick’s Life Sciences Initiative

If things break right for Helicos Biosciences, president Steve Lombardi will have to make a big decision about growth. Specifically, where to build a manufacturing plant for hundreds of highly skilled people making its genetic analysis machines? To hear Lombardi tell the story, no decision has been made, but he’s leaning toward doing it in … Continue reading “Helicos Looking to Grow in Bay State, Thanks to Gov. Patrick’s Life Sciences Initiative”

Modumetal Grows Nanotech Metals for Military, Aiming To Make Parts For Your Car

How would you like to grow your own bulletproof vest? If you’re interested, Christina Lomasney can hook you up. OK, the technology might be a bit pricey for civilian use, but talk to soldiers and military leaders and it’s a different story. Lomasney’s company, Seattle-based Modumetal, is developing a new kind of “nanotech metal” that’s … Continue reading “Modumetal Grows Nanotech Metals for Military, Aiming To Make Parts For Your Car”

Dendreon Holds Its Breath, Big Provenge Clinical Trial Result Coming In October

Dendreon’s David Urdal never fails to give off the impression that he’s a ballast for the company, at least in the dozens of times I’ve interviewed him in the past seven years. The even-keeled chief scientific officer has lived through all the ups and downs since he joined the Seattle biotech company back in its … Continue reading “Dendreon Holds Its Breath, Big Provenge Clinical Trial Result Coming In October”

In-Q-Tel Backs Veracode’s Binary Code Review Technology

Veracode, a Burlington, MA, startup that looks for security flaws in software by analyzing its raw binary code, announced this week that In-Q-Tel, a venture investing group spawned by the CIA, has made a strategic investment in the company. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. But as we explained in a story last … Continue reading “In-Q-Tel Backs Veracode’s Binary Code Review Technology”

H2scan Corporation Receives $4,000,000 Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddf6e841-3ffa-45d9-89bb-07c909535c77&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2008 Company Name H2scan Corporation Mailing Address 28486 Westinghouse Place Valencia, CA 91355 Company Description H2scan Corporation is headquartered in Valencia, California, and was formed September 18, 2002 through an MBO with capital assistance from Vancouver-based Chrysalix Energy Limited Partnership and Ravinia Venture Fund. The company was created upon the … Continue reading “H2scan Corporation Receives $4,000,000 Series D Financing Round”

Equipois Inc. Lands $3,450,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=476b3d59-30d1-4346-8738-27413148d2e6&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2008 Company Name Equipois Inc. Mailing Address 2444 Wilshire Blvd Santa Monica, CA 90403 Company Description The company is a developer of technology for heavy lifting, targeted at reducing workplace injuries. Website http://www.equipoisinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,450,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Equipois Inc. Lands $3,450,000 Series B Funding”

Paymo Secures $5,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8099c348-4ca0-4bf4-b2f6-7d903670245f&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2008 Company Name Paymo Mailing Address P.O. Box 190725 San Francisco, CA 94119 Company Description Paymo is the new, easy way for consumers to pay for online purchases using their mobile phone. Paymo mobile payment solutions connect online merchants with the 3+ billion consumers that own a mobile phone, allowing … Continue reading “Paymo Secures $5,000,000 New Financing”

Kickfire Garners $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac25bfc9-a161-4e26-9033-b462a0e62a3d&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2008 Company Name Kickfire Mailing Address 2055 Laurelwood Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Kickfire is an innovative company that has taken a dramatically different approach to achieving fast database query performance, developing the first easy-to-use and affordable high-performance database appliance for the MySQL market. Website http://www.kickfire.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Kickfire Garners $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round”

Monster Worldwide Acquires Trovix for $72,500,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=383e8ed6-bf53-4cbd-bae0-08b87a97dc79&Preview=1 Date 7/31/2008 Company Name Trovix Mailing Address 2151 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Trovix Recruit is a web-based application that combines next-generation search technology with a full-featured applicant tracking system. Website http://www.trovix.com. Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $72,500,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The purchase price for … Continue reading “Monster Worldwide Acquires Trovix for $72,500,000”

Q Robotics Emerges from Stealth Mode, Tries To Go One Step Beyond Roomba

The future of robotics lies in… arranging potted plants? Surprising, but it just might be true. Tonight at the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, a small company called Q Robotics, based in Groton, MA, gave its first public presentation on the technology it has been developing for the past year and a half. Founded by … Continue reading “Q Robotics Emerges from Stealth Mode, Tries To Go One Step Beyond Roomba”

Y Combinator Alum Omnisio Joins Google’s YouTube

The latest win for Y Combinator, Paul Graham’s Mountain View, CA- and Cambridge, MA-based startup incubator, is Omnisio, a California Internet video startup that announced today that it’s been acquired by Google, which plans to fold it into YouTube. The companies didn’t report the purchase price, but TechCrunch is saying that it was in the … Continue reading “Y Combinator Alum Omnisio Joins Google’s YouTube”

Daily TIPs: Will Wi-Fi Rule?, Blogging from the Top, Nanotech Safety, & More

AT&T to Shut Off Wireless Peer-to-Peer Users While the Federal Communications Commission is deciding whether to reprimand Comcast for slowing down the broadband service of customers sharing files over peer-to-peer networks, AT&T says it will completely shut off any of its wireless customers it catches sharing. IP Democracy says the company filed a letter with … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Will Wi-Fi Rule?, Blogging from the Top, Nanotech Safety, & More”

Ariad Begins Clinical Trial of Breast Cancer Drug

Ariad Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ARIA]]), the Cambridge, MA-based developer of cancer drugs, said today it has started a mid-stage clinical trial of a breast cancer treatment designed to help patients who resist Genentech’s Herceptin. The drug, an oral pill called deforolimus, is designed to block the mTOR protein, which acts like a “master switch” for cancer … Continue reading “Ariad Begins Clinical Trial of Breast Cancer Drug”

Infinity Pharmaceuticals Starts First Clinical Trial of Oral Hsp-90 Blocker

Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:INFI]]), the Cambridge, MA-based developer of cancer drugs, said today it has started its first clinical trial for IPI-493, an oral drug designed to block proteins that support tumor growth. The drug is meant to inhibit Hsp-90, like another intravenously-delivered compound, IPI-504, that’s being prepared for a pivotal clinical trial before the … Continue reading “Infinity Pharmaceuticals Starts First Clinical Trial of Oral Hsp-90 Blocker”

Cequint Gets Expanded Venture Financing of $7.1 Million

Cequint, a Seattle-based maker of Caller ID technology for mobile phones, has expanded a second round venture financing to a total of $7.1 million, according to a regulatory filing reported on by PE Week Wire. ISherpa Capital led the financing, and was joined by Benaroya Capital. The company’s application, called City ID, tells people which … Continue reading “Cequint Gets Expanded Venture Financing of $7.1 Million”

Heading Home, Leaving Lobsters for Crayfish—But First a Nod to Shaker Innovation and Some Thoughts on Boston vs. Silicon Valley

Realizing that my visit to the USA is coming to an end in a few days, I spent the weekend hectically sightseeing around western Massachusetts and upstate New York. Even taking into account my big win—a net gain of $1.20 after expenses—at the Saratoga raceway, the most fascinating experience was my visit to Hancock Shaker … Continue reading “Heading Home, Leaving Lobsters for Crayfish—But First a Nod to Shaker Innovation and Some Thoughts on Boston vs. Silicon Valley”

Xconomy Goes to Sweden (Anybody Got Sox Tickets for Erik?)

Xconomy is on its way to Sweden. In our hearts, at least. Today marks the last day at Xconomy Boston for our Innovation Fellow, noted Swedish technology and business journalist Erik Mellgren, who will be returning home tomorrow night to Stockholm. We figure he’s doing some advance scouting for a future expansion to the Swedish … Continue reading “Xconomy Goes to Sweden (Anybody Got Sox Tickets for Erik?)”

Cold Space with Power: [2N+1] Opens Boutique Data Center in Somerville

When I pulled up to 35 McGrath Highway in Somerville, just a couple of doors down from Sav-Mor Liquors, all I found was a squat, brown, windowless concrete building and an unpaved parking lot. It was a hot day in mid-July, and I was searching for a new data center company with the geeky name … Continue reading “Cold Space with Power: [2N+1] Opens Boutique Data Center in Somerville”

The Future of Biotech Is in Rabbits, Says Entrepreneur Johnny Stine

About 40 miles north of Seattle, on a rabbit farm, Johnny Stine thinks he has found a disruptive force for biotechnology. He’s building a startup, called North Coast Biologics, around the idea—without a penny from venture capitalists or more than a handful of employees. Ridiculous, right? “I wouldn’t bet against him,” says Carl Weissman, the … Continue reading “The Future of Biotech Is in Rabbits, Says Entrepreneur Johnny Stine”

Microsoft’s Annual Cruise: Faculty Murmurs, Shooing Seagulls, and What Bill Gates Will Watch at the Olympics

On Monday evening, I had the pleasure of sailing the Seattle waterways with Microsoft and several hundred of its university-faculty friends. We were all aboard an Argosy cruise ship for a three-hour tour that took us from the city dock in Kirkland, WA, across Lake Washington; past the University of Washington; through the Ballard Locks; … Continue reading “Microsoft’s Annual Cruise: Faculty Murmurs, Shooing Seagulls, and What Bill Gates Will Watch at the Olympics”

Icahn’s Nominee to Yahoo’s Board Winds up on Biogen Idec’s, Epix CEO Steps Down, Caliper Comes to Drugs’ Rescue, & More Life Sciences News

The theme of the week in New England life sciences news was tools and diagnostics. —Fresh off a proxy-battle win against activist investor Carl Icahn, Cambridge, MA-based Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) named former hedge fund manager Brian Posner to its board of directors. Posner was one of 10 people Icahn nominated to the board of … Continue reading “Icahn’s Nominee to Yahoo’s Board Winds up on Biogen Idec’s, Epix CEO Steps Down, Caliper Comes to Drugs’ Rescue, & More Life Sciences News”

Local Marketers, Inc. Obtains $4,100,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12272486-e376-418d-b61f-cbca5619440a&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2008 Company Name Local Marketers, Inc. Mailing Address 12951 Bel-Red Rd. Bellevue, WA 98005 Company Description At Local Marketers, we are focused on helping local businesses succeed through effective use of localized Internet marketing. Website http://www.localmarketers.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,100,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Local Marketers, Inc. Obtains $4,100,000 Series A Funding”

NovaDigm Therapeutics Secures $4,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3053364f-7f38-4bf0-8a18-f2b35e071a9a&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2008 Company Name NovaDigm Therapeutics Mailing Address 21840 Normandie Avenue Torrance, CA 90502 Company Description NovaDigm Therapeutics is a biomedical firm developing vaccines and therapeutics for the treatment of infections. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “NovaDigm Therapeutics Secures $4,000,000 New Funding”

Crescendo Networks Receives $9,500,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ada94ce-9473-4fc8-9150-0b48974beecc&Preview=1 Date 7/30/2008 Company Name Crescendo Networks Mailing Address 633 Menlo Avenue Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Crescendo Networks Ltd. is an innovative, award winning company, which develops, markets, and sells application acceleration devices for data centers. The company founders recognized a fundamental shift in the data center paradigm (caused by … Continue reading “Crescendo Networks Receives $9,500,000 New Funding”

Celator Raises $22.5 Million For Combination Chemo Drugs

Celator Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company with offices in Princeton, NJ and Vancouver, BC, said it has raised $22.5 million in a third round of venture financing to develop new combinations of chemotherapy drugs for cancer. Domain Associates, Ventures West, Quaker BioVentures, TL Ventures, GrowthWorks Capital and BDC Capital all participated. Kenneth Galbraith, general partner at … Continue reading “Celator Raises $22.5 Million For Combination Chemo Drugs”

Daily TIPs: Carbon Bootprints, Wireless Smut, Cheaper Batteries, & More

Smaller Carbon Bootprint Could Save Soldiers’ Lives, Says Army The Army is looking for ways to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, with a goal of reducing them by 30 percent by 2015. Reuters reports that steps to reduce the so-called “carbon bootprint” would not only reduce the Army’s contribution to global warming, it might also … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Carbon Bootprints, Wireless Smut, Cheaper Batteries, & More”

W3C Issues Mobile Web Guidelines

A “best practices” guide for creating mobile-friendly websites, published only in draft form until now, has been released as an official “recommendation” of the Cambridge, MA-based World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). In an announcement today, W3C mobile Web activity lead Dominique Hazaël-Massieux said “Mobile Web content developers now have stable guidelines and maturing tools to … Continue reading “W3C Issues Mobile Web Guidelines”

Guidester Takes New Name, $7.5 Million in New Funding

When we last wrote about Guidester, back in January, the merchandise search company had just hired a new CEO, John Federman, and was in the process of moving from New York to the Boston area. Now it’s going through another big transformation—changing its name (for the second time in three years), raising a $7.5 million … Continue reading “Guidester Takes New Name, $7.5 Million in New Funding”

BG Medicine, Targeting Clues in Blood, Aims to Predict Whether a Drug Will Help

Most biotech companies want doctors to write lots of prescriptions for their drugs. BG Medicine, a privately held diagnostics maker in Waltham, MA, sees opportunity in saying when that’s a waste of time and money. Take, for example, Genentech’s Avastin. The drug, the first of its kind to choke off blood supply to lung, colon, … Continue reading “BG Medicine, Targeting Clues in Blood, Aims to Predict Whether a Drug Will Help”

Microsoft Research Lab Opens Quietly Next to MIT, Director Says Area’s Intellectual Climate Like “Dry Timber” Ready to Ignite

A Microsoft research lab announced in February quietly opened its doors in Kendall Square earlier this month, although the company doesn’t plan an official coming out party until late September. It’s Microsoft’s first research outpost in the United States outside the West Coast and its sixth worldwide—and the lab’s leaders have wasted no time changing … Continue reading “Microsoft Research Lab Opens Quietly Next to MIT, Director Says Area’s Intellectual Climate Like “Dry Timber” Ready to Ignite”

Camping at Google: ISB Scientist Nitin Baliga Joins Elite Science Confab

You know you’ve arrived when Google invites you to headquarters in Mountain View, CA for a camp with 200 leading scientists, techies, and writers. Nitin Baliga, a rising star at the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, got the coveted invite to something called Science Foo along with better-known names like inventor Dean Kamen, technology … Continue reading “Camping at Google: ISB Scientist Nitin Baliga Joins Elite Science Confab”

ThingMagic’s New RFID Reader–A Step Toward the Internet of Things

ThingMagic may sound like an oddly whimsical name for a company that makes some of the key hardware and software behind radio frequency identification (RFID) systems—machines that have serious real-world jobs like tracking the hundreds of thousands of products that pass through the dock doors of Wal-Mart warehouses and other distribution centers every day. But … Continue reading “ThingMagic’s New RFID Reader–A Step Toward the Internet of Things”

Cequint, Inc. Obtains $7,100,000 Series B Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb8d658a-5ca0-4571-9ea4-e795c5d54e6f&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name Cequint, Inc. Mailing Address 1525 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Cequint develops and markets software applications that enhance wireless mobile devices. Cequint’s products improve carrier network services while making mobile devices easier to use and more productive. The company’s partnerships with carriers and device manufacturers … Continue reading “Cequint, Inc. Obtains $7,100,000 Series B Financing Round”

Voyage Medical Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0eca7247-af57-4bc2-a3fa-0a54bfcdeb2f&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name Voyage Medical Mailing Address 3511 Thomas Rd Santa Clara, CA 95070 Company Description The company is developing cardiac medical devices. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Three Arch Partners … Continue reading “Voyage Medical Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round”

HourTown Secures $450,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f88f3e2-1719-4436-b0de-6edbc583483d&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name HourTown Mailing Address 227 South B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 Company Description HourTown is the most intelligent way for small business owners to schedule their customers and market their services online. There are literally thousands of software solutions to help a person sell a physical product … Continue reading “HourTown Secures $450,000 Series A Financing Round”

SpectraGenics Secures $30,000,000 Series E Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ee868fb9-b498-4586-a366-86d46a966bcb&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name SpectraGenics Mailing Address 5880 W. Las Positas Blvd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 Company Description SpectraGenics is developing laser-based technologies for temporary hair removal and acne. Website http://www.spectragenics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “SpectraGenics Secures $30,000,000 Series E Financing Round”

EBR Systems Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cbba444-97c7-4605-8915-9739b4778116&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name EBR Systems Mailing Address 686 W. Maude Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description EBR Systems, Inc. is an early-stage development venture pursuing novel approaches in cardiac rhythm management. Website http://www.ebrsystemsinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “EBR Systems Obtains $35,000,000 Series C Financing”

British Telecommunications Group Acquires Ribbit for $105,000,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6174561a-b11d-4455-be70-5575a80f70cf&Preview=1 Date 7/29/2008 Company Name Ribbit Mailing Address 2570 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description At the core of Ribbit’s technology is the Ribbit SmartSwitch™, a sophisticated multi-protocol soft-switch that bridges the worlds of traditional telephony with next generation networks and protocols. Business Innovation Ribbit is an open … Continue reading “British Telecommunications Group Acquires Ribbit for $105,000,000”

AVI Biopharma Hires New CFO, President On His Way Out

AVI Biopharma, (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVII]]) a Portland, OR-based developer of drugs using RNA interference technology, said today it has hired J. David Boyle II as chief financial officer, while current CFO Mark Webber will become general manager of finance and administration. Alan Timmins, the current president and chief operating officer, will leave the company and his … Continue reading “AVI Biopharma Hires New CFO, President On His Way Out”

Acusphere Cuts 24 Jobs, While It Waits for FDA Decision Date

Acusphere, the Watertown, MA-based developer of the cardiovascular contrast agent Imagify, said today it has cut 24 jobs, or about 24 percent of its staff. The company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ACUS]]) is trying to save cash while it waits for the FDA’s Feb. 28 deadline to decide on whether to approve Imagify for sale in the U.S. … Continue reading “Acusphere Cuts 24 Jobs, While It Waits for FDA Decision Date”

Daily TIPs: Activist Librarians, Hospitals Get Health Conscious, Frankie Valli versus McCain, & More

No Business Too Small for Hackers, Report Warns Small and medium-sized businesses don’t believe they’re much of a target for cybercriminals, according to a report from security software maker McAfee. The study found that 46 percent of those surveyed didn’t think they had enough assets to make their businesses interesting to criminals. McAfee disagrees, says … Continue reading “Daily TIPs: Activist Librarians, Hospitals Get Health Conscious, Frankie Valli versus McCain, & More”

Epix CEO Resigns After Bumpy Road with Products for Depression, Alzheimer’s

Here’s a CEO resignation that caught me by surprise this morning. Epix Pharmaceuticals CEO Michael Kauffman stepped down as CEO and as a member of the company’s board of directors, as of last Friday, according to a statement from the Lexington, MA-based company. He left for the proverbial chance to “pursue other opportunities.” Kauffman, 44, … Continue reading “Epix CEO Resigns After Bumpy Road with Products for Depression, Alzheimer’s”

Venture Returns Shrinking in 2008

Venture capital funds are still more profitable for their investors than the stock markets, according to new statistics released today bythe National Venture capital Association and Thomson Reuters. But their profitability decreased during the first quarter of 2008. One reason is the increased difficulty of making an exit in the current economic conditions. “The IPO … Continue reading “Venture Returns Shrinking in 2008”

Sophos Wants to Buy Utimaco

Boston-based Sophos, which makes software that helps IT administrators control corporate networks and keep out viruses, spam, and spyware, said today that it’s offering $340 million in cash for all outstanding shares in Utimaco Software, a maker of encryption and security software based in Oberursel, Germany, near Frankfurt. The takeover offer represents a 92 percent … Continue reading “Sophos Wants to Buy Utimaco”

Caliper Bets Future on Tools That Light Up Genes Before Researchers’ Eyes

One of the hottest cancer treatments on the market today would have died in the lab if not for a drug discovery tool made by Hopkinton, MA-based Caliper Life Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CALP]]). The story, as told by Caliper CEO Kevin Hrusovsky, goes something like this: Sugen, a small Redwood City, CA-based biotech company later acquired … Continue reading “Caliper Bets Future on Tools That Light Up Genes Before Researchers’ Eyes”

Don’t Sell It, Gazelle It: Electronics Recycling Firm Second Rotation Recycles Itself

So, you bought a first-generation iPhone last summer, but now you absolutely must have the iPhone 3G. (Hey, I’m with you, man. I already got mine.) But what to do with your old, perfectly functional iPhone? You can sell it on eBay, if you want to go through the hassle. Or, starting today, you can … Continue reading “Don’t Sell It, Gazelle It: Electronics Recycling Firm Second Rotation Recycles Itself”

Winshuttle Is Doubling Revenues Every Year, Looking to Win the Data “Shuttling” Battle

It might be the most successful software startup you’ve never heard of. Last year, Bothell, WA-based Winshuttle was ranked 124th on the “Inc. 5000” list of fastest-growing private U.S. companies—and sixth in Washington state. It has been doubling its sales every year for the past four years, and now has some 400 corporate customers including … Continue reading “Winshuttle Is Doubling Revenues Every Year, Looking to Win the Data “Shuttling” Battle”

NeuroVista, Emerging from Stealth Mode, Unveils Technology to Predict Epileptic Seizures

[Updated and corrected: 1 pm Pacific 9/9/10] NeuroVista has said next to nothing in public about how its technology works, until today. After sitting down for an exclusive interview with CEO John Harris at his office in Seattle’s Fisher Plaza, all I can say is that if its technology is half as good as he … Continue reading “NeuroVista, Emerging from Stealth Mode, Unveils Technology to Predict Epileptic Seizures”