Let’s catch up with the latest news from Xconomy Texas. —San Antonio’s Geekdom Fund has raised $6.7 million for its new fund called Geekdom Fund II. According to a regulatory finding, the firm may raise as much as $15 million to invest on IT startups. Founded in 2014, the Geekdom Fund has focused mostly on … Continue reading “Roundup: Geekdom, Prytime Medical, Hangar, Houston Startup Week, & More”
Last Chance Special for What’s Hot in Boston Healthtech
Tomorrow, Xconomy is convening healthcare founders, executives, investors and entrepreneurs for an afternoon of interactive panels, live demos and keynote chats. A few topics we’ll cover include: precision medicine, synthetic biology, digital health, the future of primary care, and so much more. We’ll also be spicing up the program by raffling off a whole genome … Continue reading “Last Chance Special for What’s Hot in Boston Healthtech”
Led by Former Lilly Exec, Apexian Out to Tackle Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer’s standard of care includes a drug that does not help most people diagnosed with the disease. Gemcitabine (Gemzar) works in only about 10 percent of patients, says Steve Carchedi, CEO of Apexian Pharmaceuticals. Carchedi knows about gemcitabine’s limitations because he worked at Eli Lilly (NYSE: [[ticker:LLY]]) when the FDA approved the Indianapolis-based company’s … Continue reading “Led by Former Lilly Exec, Apexian Out to Tackle Pancreatic Cancer”
Midaxo Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb831dfe-4d15-406b-8e29-647b7084a2b5 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Midaxo Mailing Address 15 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 USA Company Description Midaxo is an M&A software company. We operate with a Software-as-a-Service concept and deliver our M&A platform to our customers over the web. Website http://www.midaxo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Midaxo Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Round”
Ava Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e56e7002-9bab-434c-b5e8-a01b047928e2 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Ava Mailing Address 222 Third Street Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description At the intersection of nutrition and technology, AVA offers an intelligent solution that changes the way people think about healthy eating. AVA is a messaging-based service – there’s no app to download, so it’s easy … Continue reading “Ava Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Financing”
Kit Secures $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62c58962-bc85-497f-9801-2ef977c7354b Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Kit Mailing Address 1 Sutter Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description With Kit handling your marketing, you have the time you need to focus on other aspects of your business. Kit helps drive sales by doing everything from creating highly-targeted Facebook ad campaigns, to sending … Continue reading “Kit Secures $2,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
Stasis Labs Lands $5,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0bb18c8-bda0-4cb6-a1df-34945f18fb40 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Stasis Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 94107 USA Company Description Stasis Labs offers a connected vitals monitoring system to drive low-cost hospital innovation. We target emerging market hospitals through our custom vitals monitor, tablet application, and cloud backend. Website http://www.stasislabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Stasis Labs Lands $5,000,000 Seed Financing”
Prynt Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=561b6d8a-de83-4fad-b85d-8331d31a2667 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Prynt Mailing Address 1400 Tennessee Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Prynt reimagines how we share digital content in the physical world with the first-ever smartphone printer/phone case. Pictures from Prynt have short video clips embedded inside so you can share your memories in a … Continue reading “Prynt Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Sauce Labs Lands $70,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3fc58e48-6912-426a-aa99-dfff5ba4f0b4 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Sauce Labs Mailing Address 539 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Sauce Labs is the trusted source for Selenium-based software and services that accelerate the agile web development test process. Cofounded by the original creator of Selenium, Sauce Labs is a leader in the … Continue reading “Sauce Labs Lands $70,000,000 New Financing”
East Meet East Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0acf8dfa-f47f-4eb5-8aa7-58e83a9731a7 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name East Meet East Mailing Address 110 Wall Street 4rd Floor New York, NY 10005 USA Company Description EastMeetEast is exclusively dedicated to Asiandating. This means our members already have one important thing in common – they’re looking for someone with a similar cultural background. In other words, … Continue reading “East Meet East Garners $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
xAD Secures $42,500,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6fc83320-f89b-48ad-8cd6-8d5a32c01fcf Date 11/16/2016 Company Name xAD Mailing Address 401 Park Avenue South 11th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description xAD publishers and advertisers benefit from the scale and reach of the LocalAdXchange platform. The LocalAdXchange manages billions of search and ad requests with the largest combined network of local and … Continue reading “xAD Secures $42,500,000 Series E Funding Round”
Logz.io Obtains $16,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0031cbd-6cfe-4ba2-8413-bda15f85a9f4 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Logz.io Mailing Address 154 Grand Street New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Logz.io launched today with $8M in financing led by 83North and Giza Venture Capital. The funding will fuel product development, sales, and marketing. Website http://www.logz.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Logz.io Obtains $16,000,000 Series B Funding”
Scroll Garners $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=664fe2b6-fd50-4097-8a22-cb722ea7505a Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Scroll Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10023 USA Company Description There’s no shortage of great journalism online, but it is overwhelmed and underfunded in a distraction economy that neither values the work or its readers. No amount of contortions and compromises have made the business of … Continue reading “Scroll Garners $3,000,000 New Financing”
Siemplify Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90f9a6c6-8bc8-488c-b32f-dd1d03b09017 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Siemplify Mailing Address 2 Rector St. New York, NY 10006 USA Company Description The Siemplify Threat Analysis Platform automatically correlates security alerts, identifies and prioritizes incidents, and graphically depicts the complete threat chain, setting new standards for time-to-insight and time-to-remediate. Website http://www.siemplify.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Siemplify Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Catapult Health Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f742f46-3136-4c1b-8f98-33596aacf07f Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Catapult Health Mailing Address 8144 Walnut Hill Lane Dallas, TX 75231 USA Company Description Catapult Health provides on-site health care services to companies seeking to lower the risks and reduce the costs associated with employee health care. Website http://www.catapulthealth.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Catapult Health Garners $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Virtual Instruments Acquires Xangati for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09df92e8-916b-4b27-9c5d-a1a41bad6732 Date 11/16/2016 Company Name Xangati Mailing Address 10121 Miller Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description Xangati’s rapid problem identification technology enables IT organizations to be the first to respond to application and network performance problems and ensures high productivity across the enterprise. Website http://www.xangati.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Virtual Instruments Acquires Xangati for Undisclosed Sum”
With New Data, Medicines Co. Takes Long-Lasting Heart Drug to Phase 3
The Medicines Co. and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals released new data today supporting a potentially longer lasting alternative to the widely hyped wave of cholesterol-fighting drugs that hit the market in 2015. But it’ll take more clinical testing, and likely several years, before the drug’s potential and commercial viability are proven. Today at the American Heart Association’s … Continue reading “With New Data, Medicines Co. Takes Long-Lasting Heart Drug to Phase 3”
Ann Arbor Tech Homecoming
Timed to coincide with the holiday, the goal of this happy hour is to reconnect talented out-of-towners working in the tech industry with Ann Arbor and its vibrant tech ecosystem. Representatives from a handful of the city’s fastest growing tech companies will be on hand for the festivities. For details and registration, click here.
Obamacare’s Future Under Trump? Learn More at Xconomy Healthtech Event Thursday
After Donald Trump’s upset victory in the presidential election, one of the biggest questions is what will happen to the Affordable Care Act. It’s a hugely important topic for businesses, the healthcare industry, and, of course, the American people. That’s why Xconomy is working on organizing an informal discussion about the future of Obamacare at … Continue reading “Obamacare’s Future Under Trump? Learn More at Xconomy Healthtech Event Thursday”
Geekdom Fund Raising Up to $15M For Second Startup Investment Fund
San Antonio—Geekdom Fund, an early stage San Antonio venture capital firm focused on IT startups, has raised $6.7 million for a new fund, Geekdom Fund II. The firm may raise as much as $15 million, according to a regulatory filing. Founded in 2014 by Michael Girdley, Don Douglas, Mike Troy, and Cole Wollak, Geekdom Fund … Continue reading “Geekdom Fund Raising Up to $15M For Second Startup Investment Fund”
GE Digital’s $915M ServiceMax Deal Continues Equipment Software Push
It’s not the sexiest of tech products, but software that helps manage equipment maintenance is big business. The latest sign: GE Digital, the Boston-based industrial giant’s business focused on connected machines, is acquiring ServiceMax for $915 million. The Pleasanton, CA-based firm provides cloud-based software to direct the installation, maintenance, and repair of machines across a variety … Continue reading “GE Digital’s $915M ServiceMax Deal Continues Equipment Software Push”
The New Crowdfunding Rules: Will They Really Help Startups?
Hailed as the true democratizer of private investment, crowdfunding has been attracting both headlines and a fast-growing pile of cash. In May of 2016, rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission went into effect that will democratize the process even further. These new rules will open the doors to more investors, but they also pose … Continue reading “The New Crowdfunding Rules: Will They Really Help Startups?”
Boston Tech Hiring Cools, Despite More Expansion at Wayfair, Amazon
After more than a year of robust growth in payrolls at Boston-area software companies, local hiring cooled off in the third quarter. Boston digital-tech firms added just 250 net new jobs in the most recent quarter—a paltry 1.1 percent increase in the total number of digital-tech employees from the previous quarter. That’s according to the … Continue reading “Boston Tech Hiring Cools, Despite More Expansion at Wayfair, Amazon”
Struggling UniQure Cuts Gene Therapies, Jobs, in Big Restructuring
UniQure may have been the first company to win approval of a gene therapy, but that hasn’t translated to commercial success or a booming share price. Now it’s cutting jobs and restructuring to try to gain some momentum. Amsterdam- and Lexington, MA-based UniQure (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QURE]]) said this morning that it’s completed a strategic review, and … Continue reading “Struggling UniQure Cuts Gene Therapies, Jobs, in Big Restructuring”
Siemplify Scores $10M to Streamline Cybersecurity Operations
Siemplify, a cyber-threat management and analysis firm with outposts in both Tel Aviv, Israel, and New York City, announced a $10 million round of Series A financing Tuesday, continuing what has been a busy month for cybersecurity investments across the country. The new investment, led by 83North Venture Capital and G20 Ventures, brings Siemplify’s total … Continue reading “Siemplify Scores $10M to Streamline Cybersecurity Operations”
Logz.io Downloads $16M Round Led By OpenView, Opens Boston Office
Logz.io, an Israel-based data analytics and security startup, announced today it raised a $16 million Series B funding round and recently relocated its New York office to Boston. Boston-based OpenView Venture Partners led the funding round. Earlier investors 83North and Giza Venture Capital also chipped in. Logz.io, which is based in Tel Aviv, has raised … Continue reading “Logz.io Downloads $16M Round Led By OpenView, Opens Boston Office”
Quantopian Obtains $25,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ded2450-10ae-4126-b39f-7635b7bc83a1 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Quantopian Mailing Address 100 Franklin Street 5th Floor Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Quantopian is a platform for you to build, test, and execute trading algorithms. Website http://www.quantopian.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The company, which offers a … Continue reading “Quantopian Obtains $25,000,000 Series C Funding”
Zugata Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8ea9e10-909e-4f60-a833-804fe8277c64 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Zugata Mailing Address 425 Sherman Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Performance reviews focused on helping employees reach their potential. Zugata helps you get continuous feedback from the people you work with, offers recommendations for your improvement and tracks your progress. Website http://www.zugata.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Zugata Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
General Electric Acquires ServiceMax for $915,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa5df345-e8c0-4c63-902f-fa4b12212e05 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name ServiceMax Mailing Address 3875 Hopyard Rd. Pleasanton, CA 94588 USA Company Description ServiceMax is the complete field service software solution helping companies of all sizes manage contracts, scheduling, and parts, while also providing solutions for social, portals, and analytics — all delivered in the cloud to any … Continue reading “General Electric Acquires ServiceMax for $915,000,000”
Warburg Pincus Lands $75,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74a268cb-f159-47a6-aa8f-a3b1a524cc5b Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Warburg Pincus Mailing Address 450 Lexington Avenue 34th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Warburg Pincus LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in all stages of a company’s life cycle from founding startups, early-stage financings, growth equity investments, and developing companies … Continue reading “Warburg Pincus Lands $75,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Ortho Kinematics Garners $1,495,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a5f13092-55fa-4ae1-a56e-e0772e8e1095 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Ortho Kinematics Mailing Address 110 Wild Basin Road Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Ortho Kinematics, Inc. is a spine diagnostics company focused on spine motion analysis products and services. Website http://www.orthokinematics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,495,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Ortho Kinematics Garners $1,495,000 New Funding Round”
General Electric Acquires Wise.io for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3bfb8497-d0c9-4224-8313-331d8588be05 Date 11/15/2016 Company Name Wise.io Mailing Address 2150 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA 94704 USA Company Description Wise.io, Inc. is building machine learning application for the customer experience market so all companies can benefit from the power of machine learning. Website http://www.wise.io Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “General Electric Acquires Wise.io for Undisclosed Sum”
Prytime Medical Gets OK to Sell Anti-Hemorrhaging Device in Europe
San Antonio — [Updated 11/15/16, 4:15 p.m. See below.] Prytime Medical Devices, a Texas-based company with a medical device that’s used in trauma patients, has received approval to sell its lead product in Europe. Prytime, which is headquartered near San Antonio in Boerne, TX, sells a catheter that can be used in emergency and critical care situations … Continue reading “Prytime Medical Gets OK to Sell Anti-Hemorrhaging Device in Europe”
Inaugural Houston Startup Week Promotes Close-Knit Tech Community
Houston—Startup Week is a staple in many tech communities, a high-profile effort to both support fledgling entrepreneurs and highlight a city’s home-grown innovations. And now the country’s fourth largest city has joined their ranks. Houston held its first Startup Week last week, featuring events to teach founders marketing strategy, fundraising techniques, product development, and other … Continue reading “Inaugural Houston Startup Week Promotes Close-Knit Tech Community”
Plymouth Ventures Leads Kinney Group’s Growth Funding Round
Indiana has become a hotbed of venture-backed startups developing technology to make businesses run smoother, whether that’s a social network for blue collar workers, or an automated training tool, or cloud optimization software. Last week, cloud software integrator Kinney Group, another Indianapolis-based startup working to improve business processes, announced it had raised a “multi-million growth … Continue reading “Plymouth Ventures Leads Kinney Group’s Growth Funding Round”
Fintech Startup Quantopian Gets $25M From Andreessen & Others
Quantopian, one of Boston’s up-and-coming financial technology startups, got a big endorsement today from a well-known Silicon Valley venture firm. Quantopian said it raised $25 million in a Series C funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. (Technically it was $25.6 million, per an SEC filing.) Other investors in the round include earlier backers Bessemer Venture … Continue reading “Fintech Startup Quantopian Gets $25M From Andreessen & Others”
Procrastinator’s Special Ending for What’s Hot in Boston Healthtech
We’re only a couple days away from “What’s Hot in Boston Healthtech,” and today is the last day to save $155 on your ticket with our Procrastinator’s Special. Xconomy will bring together an outstanding lineup of founders, executives, and investors on the afternoon of Thursday, Nov. 17, at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard … Continue reading “Procrastinator’s Special Ending for What’s Hot in Boston Healthtech”
This Old Coffee Factory in San Antonio Might Upend Manufacturing
San Antonio—There’s an industrial factory about two miles southeast of downtown San Antonio that was built for a coffee company but, sometime after the 1970s, it became home to an HVAC business. That was lucky, the factory’s current owner says, because there’s at least one room in the 26,000-square-foot complex with air conditioning. That’s the … Continue reading “This Old Coffee Factory in San Antonio Might Upend Manufacturing”
Corbus Shares Climb on Early Data For Inflammation Drug
Shares of Corbus Pharmaceuticals skyrocketed this morning after the company said an experimental drug it’s been developing for a variety of autoimmune diseases succeeded in the first of several Phase 2 trials. Norwood, MA-based Corbus (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CRBP]]) said the drug, resunab, helped improve the condition of patients with diffuse systemic sclerosis—a severe form of scleroderma, … Continue reading “Corbus Shares Climb on Early Data For Inflammation Drug”
Mimecast Gains Momentum Post-IPO, As E-mail Security Threats Surge
Mimecast went public a year ago in a tough IPO environment for tech companies. But the move seems to have worked out well for the e-mail management and security firm. Mimecast’s stock (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MIME]]) didn’t achieve the desired “pop” in price on its first day of trading, but over the past year it has more … Continue reading “Mimecast Gains Momentum Post-IPO, As E-mail Security Threats Surge”
WaterSuite Garners $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f65985b1-b180-48dc-90f5-a94b381e8d3f Date 11/14/2016 Company Name WaterSuite Mailing Address Undisclosed Rockland, MA 02410 USA Company Description WaterSuite aggregates enormous amounts of public and private data and provides a system of record for water quality managers and operators via a browser based GIS interface, delivered through a cloud-based software platform. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type … Continue reading “WaterSuite Garners $3,000,000 New Financing”
Fasten Receives $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=342af5a7-30e2-42bc-924f-bf9d6bee9b10 Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Fasten Mailing Address 745 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description At Fasten, we believe ridesharing will be a mainstay in the future of transportation. But only after ridesharing companies make serious changes to the way they operate. For instance, charging 20% commission from drivers is … Continue reading “Fasten Receives $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Vacasa Receives $40,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c6523975-f489-484e-89d9-e387a3dbd9de Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Vacasa Mailing Address 926 NW 13th Ave. Portland, OR 97209 USA Company Description The team at Vacasa has made it our top priority to make the world of vacation rentals a simple, stress-free experience for both owners and guests. Website http://www.vacasa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Vacasa Receives $40,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Greenfly Lands $6,200,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05427bb8-f9ec-44f1-bf27-98b905a6fcad Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Greenfly Mailing Address 604 Arizona Avenue Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Greenfly’s technology platform transforms an organization’s existing relationship network into a new, powerful source for content creation and distribution. Website http://www.greenfly.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,200,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Greenfly Lands $6,200,000 Series A Funding”
Singular Lands $15,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36180844-a9e0-486f-a588-20e8b74094e4 Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Singular Mailing Address 599 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Singular is re-inventing the way companies manage their mobile marketing operations. Website http://www.singular.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Singular has raised $20 million to date, and … Continue reading “Singular Lands $15,000,000 Series A Round”
Blackmoon Financial Group Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c617a678-7f27-4976-8bc2-54905cb5bb63 Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Blackmoon Financial Group Mailing Address 315 West 36th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Blackmoon is a technology platform that provides Marketplace Lending as a Service (MPLaaS) for balance sheet lenders. MPLaaS enables balance sheet lenders to access institutional funding via a marketplace … Continue reading “Blackmoon Financial Group Lands $2,500,000 New Financing Round”
Voltaiq Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f66c9e7-c103-42d6-bb12-6f4fb0396ea5 Date 11/14/2016 Company Name Voltaiq Mailing Address 15 Metrotech Center 19th Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA Company Description Founded in 2012 by CEO Tal Sholklapper and CPO Eli Leland, Voltaiq’s mission is to drive innovation and improve the devices that power our electrified world. The idea for Voltaiq grew from the … Continue reading “Voltaiq Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
PERQ Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b14487d2-90a4-456c-a6b3-3734b8ac9dca Date 11/14/2016 Company Name PERQ Mailing Address 7225 Georgetown Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46268 USA Company Description Since our founding in 2001, our goals have been simple: playing the game of business, building a world class team, giving back to our community and delivering value for our customers. Today, we continue to … Continue reading “PERQ Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round”
PERQ Raises $1.7M Seed Round, Plans to Conquer New Verticals Next
The advertising world has changed a lot since 2001, thanks mostly to the advent of new marketing technologies and changes in the ways people interact with brands. Social media has fundamentally altered customer engagement—in 2001, we didn’t have Friendster, let alone Facebook—and many of the companies that thrive today have a deep understanding of digital … Continue reading “PERQ Raises $1.7M Seed Round, Plans to Conquer New Verticals Next”
Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More
The presidential election ended with Donald Trump’s stunning victory and Republican retention of the House and Senate. Now, the U.S. healthcare sector will try to figure out what it all means. Drug company stocks got a boost with the defeat of Hillary Clinton, a vocal critic of drug prices. But Trump’s plans are unclear. Will … Continue reading “Bio Roundup: Trump’s Triumph, Election Fallout, CRISPR Arguments & More”