Finnish telecom giant Nokia today announced it has acquired Ann Arbor, MI-based Deepfield, an IP network performance management and security startup. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Deepfield was co-founded in 2011 by Craig Labovitz, formerly the chief scientist at Arbor Networks, a Burlington, MA-based company that grew from being a DARPA-funded research project at … Continue reading “Nokia’s Acquisition of Deepfield a Big Win for Ann Arbor’s IT Industry”
Tour of Texas: SXSW Updates, Traxo, John Arnold, San Antonio Tech
Let’s get caught up with the latest innovation news from Xconomy Texas. —Organizers for the upcoming South By Southwest Interactive Festival are starting to make known some of this year’s new events. Namely, two days of programming named “Tech Under Trump” will take place March 15-16. “The goal of this programming is both to inform … Continue reading “Tour of Texas: SXSW Updates, Traxo, John Arnold, San Antonio Tech”
Arch Virtual Gives Madison Officials High-Tech Tour of StartingBlock
Last year, the yet-to-be-constructed entrepreneurial center StartingBlock Madison released renderings of the building it would occupy, helping to bring the project to life in the minds of many observers. Earlier this week, StartingBlock presented another preview of the space, this time with an added dimension—literally. At a meeting of Madison, WI’s municipal Plan Commission, whose … Continue reading “Arch Virtual Gives Madison Officials High-Tech Tour of StartingBlock”
Jungle Disk CEO: After Machines Learn, Hacking Methods Will Evolve
San Antonio—[Corrected 1/17/2017, 5:05 p.m. See below.] When people consider the potential downside of machine learning and artificial intelligence, it often leans toward the extreme: “The Terminator” or, perhaps, “The Matrix.” But other threats that may be less ominous are likely far more realistic. An example: A hacker could use an artificial intelligence tool, which … Continue reading “Jungle Disk CEO: After Machines Learn, Hacking Methods Will Evolve”
After Setback, Ophthotech Restructures, Dials Down Eye Drug Studies
Ophthotech’s attempt to change the standard of care for a common form of vision loss, age related macular degeneration, fell short earlier this week, sending shares spiraling downward and leaving the fate of the company and its lead drug, pegpleranib (Fovista), unclear. The company clarified two things today—its future will involve a much smaller workforce, … Continue reading “After Setback, Ophthotech Restructures, Dials Down Eye Drug Studies”
Bio Roundup: NY Rises, Prez Inks Cures, Ophthotech Crashes & More
The 21st Century Cures Act is now law. New York wants to play in the biotech big leagues. The FDA under Trump will have license to approve drugs faster and could have a former top official back on board as commissioner. An eye drug failed, an Alzheimer’s drug got scrutinized, and a new antibiotic passed … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: NY Rises, Prez Inks Cures, Ophthotech Crashes & More”
Hippo Lands $14,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e24ea620-4b90-4f33-83b9-38bbf9fd7a1e Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Hippo Mailing Address 745 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Hippo is home insurance for the modern household. Founded in 2015 by Assaf Wand and Eyal Navon, Hippo is a first-of-its kind, entirely online home insurance product designed around the needs of the modern household. … Continue reading “Hippo Lands $14,000,000 Series A Financing”
OwnerIQ Secures $6,050,033 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a31872a0-62fb-4833-ab09-458567021180 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name OwnerIQ Mailing Address 27-43 Wormwood St 4th Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA 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 … Continue reading “OwnerIQ Secures $6,050,033 New Financing Round”
Amino Apps Garners $19,200,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=346e8b3f-b502-462a-8a45-59b3feb3d31b Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Amino Apps Mailing Address 469 Moody St Waltham, MA 02453 USA Company Description Express yourself, discover new friends and discuss your passion with like-minded people. Website http://www.aminoapps.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $19,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Amino Apps Garners $19,200,000 Series B Financing Round”
BrainCo Garners $5,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f2392afb-bbc8-4947-ac83-c3dc606a7052 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name BrainCo Mailing Address 120 Beacon St. Somerville, MA 02143 USA Company Description BrainCo was founded in February of 2015 and incubated from the Harvard Innovation Lab. The company develops portable, wireless BMI wearables, which help improve working efficiency through neurofeedback training. By July of 2016, BrainCo further … Continue reading “BrainCo Garners $5,500,000 New Financing Round”
Unilever Acquires Living Proof for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27f488f7-0980-4597-b7b8-e1e982d153de Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Living Proof Mailing Address 301 Binney Street 1st Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description Living Proof, Inc. provides materials and products for hair care in the United States. It offers straight making no frizz styling sprays, creams, and treatments; and wave shaping curl defining no frizz … Continue reading “Unilever Acquires Living Proof for Undisclosed Sum”
BioIQ Receives $7,067,331 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=379beb28-919e-4f03-9880-a98d9f4b812d Date 12/16/2016 Company Name BioIQ Mailing Address 1222 State Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 USA Company Description BioIQ is a health screening technology company that has developed a versatile technology platform to optimize health and save lives. Website http://www.bioiq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,067,331 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “BioIQ Receives $7,067,331 New Round”
Databricks Secures $60,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=54b57915-2106-4b72-b9aa-1051b385bd32 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Databricks Mailing Address 160 Spear Street Berkeley, CA 94105 USA Company Description Founded by the creators of Apache Spark, Databricks makes big data analytics simple through an integrated workspace hosted as a service in the cloud. Website http://www.databricks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $60,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Databricks Secures $60,000,000 Series C Funding”
One Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0a9880da-8b73-4e22-b002-3ba2bf7e6752 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name One Mailing Address 620 Coolidge Drive Folsom, CA 95630 USA Company Description One, Inc. focuses on one industry and solves one problem – shifting your company’s focus away from cumbersome legacy software issues and into the innovation solutions that are One, Inc. Website http://www.oneincsystems.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “One Garners $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Totango Garners $5,000,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=56dc71d8-c485-4f8d-b4da-412c9c69a276 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Totango Mailing Address 599 College Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Totango provides real-time customer usage analysis to help you identify the BEST opportunities for growth. Website http://www.totango.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Totango Garners $5,000,001 New Round”
Qineqt Lands $1,300,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b962f1eb-99e8-4a5b-b394-9c6f8b81e861 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Qineqt Mailing Address 33 West 17th Street 8th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Qineqt collaborates with investment managers to build an adaptive infrastructure to define data sets and correlations that empower sophisticated investors to scale quickly, efficiently, and focus on developing investment strategies. Website … Continue reading “Qineqt Lands $1,300,000 Series A Funding”
ExplainEverything Lands $3,700,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ce0bc84-775a-4c4a-b48c-ce800c8330d8 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name ExplainEverything Mailing Address 119 West 24th Street New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Explain Everything is the most versatile interactive whiteboard available for your device – use it for sharing knowledge, building understanding, personal productivity and much more. Website http://www.explaineverything.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “ExplainEverything Lands $3,700,000 New Financing Round”
Zola Garners $25,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2095006b-44b5-48f1-9ac9-e820e34f2afa Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Zola Mailing Address 394 Broadway 3rd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Zola is an innovative Wedding Registry that is transforming how couples and guests share, buy, and ship wedding gifts. Zola provides an exciting new way for modern couples to register for homewares, kitchen … Continue reading “Zola Garners $25,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Logicworks Secures $135,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62f3f5b5-e27f-4f27-aae4-ffc36160d8a4 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Logicworks Mailing Address 155 Avenue of the Americas Fifth Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Logicworks exclusively delivers enterprise hosting and cloud solutions to sophisticated, high-growth clients in need of high-availability for their most critical applications and content. Clients can reduce capital expenses, operating overhead … Continue reading “Logicworks Secures $135,000,000 New Funding”
Netgear Acquires Placemeter for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff8b5893-fd03-44b2-bf31-c00357966653 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Placemeter Mailing Address 349 5th Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description At the crossroads of Big Data and Internet of Things, Placemeter is a platform that senses and unlocks massive amounts of data about activity in physical places. Website http://www.placemeter.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Netgear Acquires Placemeter for Undisclosed Sum”
Maxwell Financial Labs Obtains $1,950,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50643054-fc00-4c11-93ef-50ba35272dd5 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Maxwell Financial Labs Mailing Address 1624 Market St. Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description Maxwell empowers mortgage lenders to be more connected, productive and successful by intelligently automating their workflow with homebuyers and real estate agents. The platform is used by loan officers nationwide to serve their … Continue reading “Maxwell Financial Labs Obtains $1,950,000 New Financing Round”
TVA Medical Lands $7,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc4f2228-ecd4-4dfb-80c4-1b72709c5617 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name TVA Medical Mailing Address 7000 Bee Cave Rd. Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description TVA Medical, Inc. (TVA) is a medical device company developing minimally invasive therapies for End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Website http://www.tvamedical.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from … Continue reading “TVA Medical Lands $7,000,000 New Funding”
Lookback Garners $6,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b2819ba4-ec2d-4f85-9dc5-36227a4b398c Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Lookback Mailing Address 14900 Landmark Blvd. Dallas, TX 75254 USA Company Description Lookback is creating a suite of beautiful and simple tools for collecting, understanding and sharing user experiences. A great user experience underpins every successful tech business today, but obtaining experiences has always been too complex. … Continue reading “Lookback Garners $6,000,000 New Financing”
Traxo Garners $5,200,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ee877d5-8787-4bc4-94f9-66ace704a836 Date 12/16/2016 Company Name Traxo Mailing Address 5600 W Lovers Lane Dallas, TX 75209 USA Company Description Traxo serves as a travel home base, offering travelers a single location for managing travel. Trips are seamlessly brought into a user’s Traxo account, wherever they are booked, adding efficiency that frees the traveler … Continue reading “Traxo Garners $5,200,000 Series B Funding”
After FDA Hold, Agios Quickly Scraps One Anemia Drug, Turns to Another
Agios Pharmaceuticals has been developing two experimental drugs for anemia. For a couple of years, the company has said it would eventually move the better one forward and leave the other behind. As it turns out, the FDA has made the decision an easy one. Agios (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AGIO]]) said this afternoon it has scrapped AG-519, … Continue reading “After FDA Hold, Agios Quickly Scraps One Anemia Drug, Turns to Another”
BidPal Raises $6M to Support Growth, Hiring, and Product Development
Indianapolis-based BidPal, a startup focused on mobile bidding and fundraising software for nonprofits, announced this week that is has raised new capital: $3.5 million in new cash from returning investors MK Capital and Allos Ventures, and $2.5 million available to borrow at any time from Square 1 Bank in California. “All of it represents working … Continue reading “BidPal Raises $6M to Support Growth, Hiring, and Product Development”
Hopper Tracks Down $50M, Goes All In on Flight-Booking App
[Corrected 12/15/16, 6:24 pm. See below.] Hopper, the maker of an app that helps consumers find and book cheap flights, could become the Boston area’s next big travel technology company. It’s certainly one of the better-funded ones, thanks to a major investment announced today. In a press release, Hopper said it has raised $82 million … Continue reading “Hopper Tracks Down $50M, Goes All In on Flight-Booking App”
Flagship Pioneers New Name, $285M ‘Special Opportunities’ Fund
Flagship Ventures is changing its name and unveiling a new $285 million side fund that will pump more money into the firm’s portfolio companies when they are ready to rapidly grow. The follow-on fund from the newly christened Flagship Pioneering will seek investment opportunities characterized by an “explosive platform with many different applications,” says Noubar … Continue reading “Flagship Pioneers New Name, $285M ‘Special Opportunities’ Fund”
Goldfinch Bio Obtains $55,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb993698-0292-4ca6-ad79-60afe8af9202 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Goldfinch Bio Mailing Address 215 First Street 4th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description At Goldfinch, we are pioneering a new approach to discover and develop therapeutics for kidney disease that is unprecedented. Website http://www.goldfinchbio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Goldfinch Bio Obtains $55,000,000 Series A Round”
Nasuni Secures $25,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d5a7398b-c6ac-4bd2-bd68-b8ba3ef40b8b Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Nasuni Mailing Address 313 Speen Street Natick, MA 01760 USA Company Description Nasuni was founded in 2009 by seasoned executives to deliver a gateway to cloud storage that makes it feasible for more business users. Website http://www.nasuni.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Nasuni Secures $25,000,000 New Funding”
Apeel Sciences Secures $33,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c3bf8760-4f86-430e-bbd1-01a913b684de Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Apeel Sciences Mailing Address 819 Reddick Street Santa Barbara, CA 93103 USA Company Description We use our natural plant-based technologies to protect crops and harvested produce, helping to eliminate food spoilage and reduce reliance on chemicals. Website http://www.apeelsciences.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $33,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Apeel Sciences Secures $33,000,000 New Financing”
Survios Garners $50,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a4e6adb-2543-42bb-aa78-33ae5997dfb9 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Survios Mailing Address 3249 S. La Cienega Blvd. Culver City, CA 90016 USA Company Description It all began with Project Holodeck, which was started back in March 2012 at a virtual reality conference in Orange County, CA, with Nathan Burba, James Iliff, and Palmer Luckey. Website http://www.survios.com … Continue reading “Survios Garners $50,000,000 New Funding Round”
Clear Labs Secures $13,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=637fa78b-63d1-47ba-82db-1565195d7e8a Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Clear Labs Mailing Address 1455 Adams Drive Menlo Park, CA 94002 USA Company Description Clear Labs is analyzing food at the molecular level to help the best brands stand behind their value. Website http://www.clearlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Clear Labs Secures $13,000,000 Series B Funding”
Suiteness Secures $5,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e8addf6-934c-45d8-9f2e-29ae2bb49f49 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Suiteness Mailing Address 344 Thomas L Berkley Way Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Get exclusive access to luxury hotel suites normally only available to celebrities and high-rollers. Website http://www.suiteness.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will use this … Continue reading “Suiteness Secures $5,000,000 New Funding”
InsideView Obtains $21,010,924 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d8a677f-3210-40b3-8df9-593831a36645 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name InsideView Mailing Address 444 De Haro Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The InsideView Market Intelligence Platform solution produces results across sales and marketing operations. Website http://www.insideview.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $21,010,924 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 16 … Continue reading “InsideView Obtains $21,010,924 New Financing”
Tripping Receives $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93f27525-41e1-47cf-a6d8-706f257e5746 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Tripping Mailing Address 111 New Montgomery St. 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Tripping is a global community of travelers. We believe that cultural exchange makes the world a better place and we use Tripping to connect with each other. Website http://www.tripping.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Tripping Receives $35,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Inkling Receives $25,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d2e47de-2168-452c-bb83-86f277226a8f Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Inkling Mailing Address 153 Kearny Street San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Inkling s all-in-one enterprise content platform makes it easy to deliver engaging business knowledge at the point of need. Website http://www.inkling.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Inkling Receives $25,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Conversica Receives $34,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba446d2a-273c-4919-8f87-9e269ae997ee Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Conversica Mailing Address 950 Tower Lane 12th Floor Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description Conversica’s AI software uses a persona to engage every lead in conversation so you can find your next customer more quickly. Add the human touch to marketing automation. Website http://www.conversica.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Conversica Receives $34,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
ApplePie Capital Lands $196,500,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32139a69-9747-4886-9da8-a77035cc7d78 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name ApplePie Capital Mailing Address 1 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description ApplePie Capital provides a fresh new approach to franchise financing. Our franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to access capital from a growing network of investors. Website http://www.applepiecapital.com Transaction Type Venture Equity, Debt Transaction … Continue reading “ApplePie Capital Lands $196,500,000 Series B Round”
STRIVR Labs Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74e97350-883b-4440-9f44-a83059dcac18 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name STRIVR Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94125 USA Company Description Born out of Stanford University and the world renowned Virtual Human Interaction Lab, STRIVR began as a master’s thesis and quickly developed into a platform to change the way human beings prepare. Website http://www.strivrlabs.com Transaction … Continue reading “STRIVR Labs Lands $5,000,000 Series A Round”
SupportPay Obtains $4,100,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dac48822-beac-4d71-a603-adb72aa9d4a7 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name SupportPay Mailing Address PO Box 4074 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Company Description SupportPay (Ittavi) helps you manage your child support, spousal support and your child’s finances in a single easy to use system that can be accessed from any internet connection. Website http://www.supportpay.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “SupportPay Obtains $4,100,000 Series A Funding”
Codementor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f1ab2e2a-7f06-42b3-accc-c25d8ed1dd26 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Codementor Mailing Address 600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Codementor provides instant 1:1 help for software development. Build projects faster with on-demand live help from expert developers. Website http://www.codementor.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Codementor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing”
BreezoMeter Secures $3,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c385303-94f1-4de2-9941-fc786aac1a92 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name BreezoMeter Mailing Address 1275 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Our mission is to help cities and businesses improve the health and quality of life for millions of people worldwide, by providing the most accurate air quality data in a format as simple, intuitive, … Continue reading “BreezoMeter Secures $3,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Splash Events Garners $7,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1790e457-74c2-49d6-bac6-1925c47d03a0 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Splash Events Mailing Address 122 W 26th St. 4th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Splash is the comprehensive events management platform that maximizes event impact – before, during, and after. Share the action as it happens, with real-time social integration and curation. Website http://www.splashthat.com … Continue reading “Splash Events Garners $7,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Privacy Lands $2,200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ca22a13-4bf5-4b74-ac63-6dce2f9380ed Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Privacy Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 11001 USA Company Description Privacy builds easy to use software that protects your digital rights. The company was founded by veterans of leading payments and security companies including American Express, Expensify, and Palantir. Website http://www.privacy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Privacy Lands $2,200,000 Seed Financing”
Collective Returns Receives $24,849,978 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=870f124a-94cc-4acf-964d-7af270c7fd81 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Collective Returns Mailing Address 27 W 24th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Our solution, the Stash app, starts with you. That’s because we believe that even if you aren’t an expert investor, you have interests, beliefs, and goals that relate to investing. … Continue reading “Collective Returns Receives $24,849,978 New Funding Round”
EverCompliant Garners $9,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5bc2eb76-d464-4d2f-82b1-7f6f3f8a4e5e Date 12/15/2016 Company Name EverCompliant Mailing Address 19 West 21st New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description EverCompliant is a leading provider of Cyber Risk Intelligence and Transaction Laundering Detection and Prevention. Our focus is to detect and prevent transaction and money launderers, hidden transaction tunnels and merchant fraud from entering … Continue reading “EverCompliant Garners $9,500,000 New Funding”
Socure Lands $13,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0bf7dce-f1e4-408b-b982-d8764a3f5644 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Socure Mailing Address 110 Fifth Ave. 5th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Socure combines a patent-pending artificial intelligence system, proprietary machine learning algorithms and social behavior pattern analysis to detect if an ID is authentic, a fraudster or a bot. Website http://www.socure.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Socure Lands $13,000,000 New Funding”
Salesforce Acquires Twin Prime for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36c92cb4-6072-4228-8ad9-abca31e32404 Date 12/15/2016 Company Name Twin Prime Mailing Address 805 Veterans Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94104 USA Company Description Twin Prime is a venture backed startup based in Silicon Valley founded by a team of network engineers dedicated to delivering superior mobile experiences for its customers. Website http://www.twinprime.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction … Continue reading “Salesforce Acquires Twin Prime for Undisclosed Sum”
Panel: Healthcare Innovation Has Lagged, But Future Could Be Bright
“Healthcare stinks at innovation, period.” That statement, from Frank Byrne—formerly president of St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison, WI, and now an advisor to the healthtech-focused VC group HealthX Ventures—was probably the most provocative one made during a panel discussion on healthcare and potentially transformative technologies held on Thursday in Madison. The forum was part of WTN Media’s … Continue reading “Panel: Healthcare Innovation Has Lagged, But Future Could Be Bright”