Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73f6463d-4cb8-4f97-8eb8-90df8282b3f1 Date 9/29/2016 Company Name Nutanix Mailing Address 1740 Technology Dr. San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Nutanix (NASDAQ: NTNX) is leading the charge in shrinking the virtualized data center through convergence of storage and compute tiers, driving out the cost and complexity associated with network storage. Nutanix’s revolutionary appliance provides … Continue reading “Nutanix Garners $237,920,000 New Round”
Intra-Cellular Shares Sink As Schizophrenia Drug Flunks Final Test
[Updated 9/29/16, see below] Several promising antipsychotic drugs have made it to late-stage clinical trials only to come up short. Today, you can add an experimental treatment from Intra-Cellular Therapies to the list. Shares of New York-based Intra-Cellular (NASDAQ: [[ticker;ITCI]]) cratered late Wednesday, falling more than 67 percent in after-hours trading after the company disclosed … Continue reading “Intra-Cellular Shares Sink As Schizophrenia Drug Flunks Final Test”
Bio Execs Talk Patient Advocacy, Duchenne Approval at BioForward Panel
Janet Woodcock, the top drug evaluator at the FDA, was the driving force behind the FDA’s recent decision to approve eteplirsen (Exondys 51), a drug for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy from Cambridge, MA-based Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRPT]]). The decision was controversial: Many FDA scientists didn’t want to approve eteplirsen. They didn’t want to lower the … Continue reading “Bio Execs Talk Patient Advocacy, Duchenne Approval at BioForward Panel”
The Future of Innovation at Xconomy’s Upcoming Disruptors Event
Houston—From the zero-gravity environment of outer space to molecules deep within the body, Texas innovators are using technology to change the way we live, work, and play. Xconomy’s upcoming Disruptors conference in Houston will explore all of this and more. Today, we are releasing the full agenda for this daylong forum, taking place October 27 … Continue reading “The Future of Innovation at Xconomy’s Upcoming Disruptors Event”
An IoT Connected Doghouse and Other Ideas Surface at ERA Demo Day
Smart-home technology has gone to the dogs. New York-based Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) graduated 12 startups today, including Dog Parker—a connected doghouse that minds people’s pets while they shop at stores. That is one example of the broad array of ideas in this class, said Jonathan Axelrod, managing director with ERA, reflecting the many different … Continue reading “An IoT Connected Doghouse and Other Ideas Surface at ERA Demo Day”
Avecto Expands in Boston as Endpoint Security Gets More Crowded
Earlier this year, Xconomy compiled a list and map of cybersecurity organizations in the Boston area and found 60-plus companies. One that we missed was Avecto, a U.K.-based endpoint security software firm that opened a Massachusetts outpost in 2009, a year after the company was founded. Now Avecto is drawing more attention, both locally and … Continue reading “Avecto Expands in Boston as Endpoint Security Gets More Crowded”
Constellation Pharmaceuticals Lands $24,298,209 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b71a175b-21d4-4a6e-8a19-23b367a392fb Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Constellation Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 215 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description Constellation Pharmaceuticals is the leading biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of novel therapeutics in the emerging field of epigenetics Website http://www.constellationpharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $24,298,209 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Constellation Pharmaceuticals Lands $24,298,209 New Financing Round”
Fortis Therapeutics Lands $18,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9cbbf75-b5f1-4a84-abf8-987cade26ed6 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Fortis Therapeutics Mailing Address 11099 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Company Description Fortis Therapeutics is an immuno-oncology biotech focused on developing new antibody drug conjugate therapies for late-stage multiple myeloma and late-stage prostate cancer. Fortis was founded based on technology exclusively licensed from … Continue reading “Fortis Therapeutics Lands $18,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Color Genomics Garners $45,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59601a1c-e7cb-4b69-8fa3-12b9c90a6e53 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Color Genomics Mailing Address 1801 Murchison Drive Burlingame, CA 94010 USA Company Description Color provides a high-quality, physician-ordered, genetic test at a low cost. We include support for physicians, as well as genetic counseling as part of every purchase. Our goal is to expand physician-supported access to … Continue reading “Color Genomics Garners $45,000,000 Series B Financing”
Aqua Security Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7aeed458-267f-409a-8bc9-3e127dcb49da Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Aqua Security Mailing Address 201 Spear St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Software containers (Docker and other formats) are rapidly being adopted in enterprise deployments, but present unique security challenges due to the scale, agility and open nature of the container operating environment. Website http://www.aquasec.com … Continue reading “Aqua Security Garners $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
ProsperWorks Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c39a3500-73e9-478d-a5af-51f72d6b81bb Date 9/28/2016 Company Name ProsperWorks Mailing Address 221 Main St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description ProsperWorks was founded by serial entrepreneurs Jon Lee, Kelly Cheng, and Andrew Hu. We started with CRM because it was something we personally struggled with. We believe that business software should be as simple … Continue reading “ProsperWorks Garners $24,000,000 Series B Funding”
MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b7f6148-61b0-4c17-bfa6-7b80894287fe Date 9/28/2016 Company Name MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 3916 Trust Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description MicuRx is discovering and developing next-generation antibacterial andantifungal products. By making specific modifications to validatedantibiotics, MicuRx intends to improve overall pharmacological propertiesof antimicrobial drugs in order to overcome antibiotic resistance. Website http://www.micurx.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Lands $55,000,000 Series C Funding”
DeepGram Receives $1,800,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d90159f9-dd18-4ffc-add9-a95c9e222e4f Date 9/28/2016 Company Name DeepGram Mailing Address 1075 Space Park Way Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description DeepGram uses artificial intelligence to recognize speech, search for moments, and categorize audio and video. Try it on calls, meetings, podcasts, video clips, lectures—and get actionable insights from an easy to use API. … Continue reading “DeepGram Receives $1,800,000 New Round”
Beckon Secures $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64a66fee-5432-460e-ac0f-f9a181244b62 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Beckon Mailing Address 107 South B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Beckon is omnichannel analytics software for marketing in all its modern complexity. Our software-as-a-service platform integrates messy marketing data and delivers rich dashboards and scorecards for cross-channel marketing intelligence. Built by marketers for … Continue reading “Beckon Secures $10,000,000 New Round”
NS1 Secures $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0235e093-3cbe-4f03-ae4d-f97bf49f5a62 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name NS1 Mailing Address 16 Beaver Street 3rd Floor New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description NS1 converges real-time user, network, and infrastructure data to optimize delivery of mission critical applications and websites. Website http://www.ns1.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “NS1 Secures $20,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Biscotti Obtains $850,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a37f8bb-953c-4a83-869a-475a4db10544 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Biscotti Mailing Address 5900 South Lake Forest Drive Plano, TX 75013 USA Company Description Biscotti is a camera that connects to your HDTV and enables you to video chat with others. Website http://www.biscotti.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $850,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Biscotti Obtains $850,000 New Funding Round”
Updater Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c5cb7b4e-2453-40db-a4a3-9801ccbc0aa3 Date 9/28/2016 Company Name Updater Mailing Address 1140 Broadway New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Updater’s mission is to simplify the way we move. In addition to being America’s favorite change of address website, we continue to offer new and innovative features that fundamentally change the relocation process — making … Continue reading “Updater Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Bayer Exec Dable Takes Reins at Acceleron as Knopf Retires
John Knopf is retiring as the president and CEO of Cambridge, MA-based Acceleron Pharma (NASDAQ: [[ticker:XLRN]]). Knopf, one of the early scientists at the Genetics Institute, co-founded Acceleron in 2003 and took it public in 2013. Bayer veteran Habib Dable, who most recently headed the company’s U.S. pharmaceuticals operations, will take over for Knopf on … Continue reading “Bayer Exec Dable Takes Reins at Acceleron as Knopf Retires”
MIT Accelerator STEX25 Launches With Five Boston-Area Startups
There’s a new startup accelerator program at MIT. This one is pretty different from what you might be expecting. The program, called STEX25, is being run by MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program as part of its Startup Exchange (STEX). The latter has been around for about two years, and its goal is to connect big companies … Continue reading “MIT Accelerator STEX25 Launches With Five Boston-Area Startups”
New Rockefeller Prez Takes Stock of “Wildly Underdeveloped” NY Bio Scene
As the child of a military physicist, Richard Lifton was forced to move around a lot, from Washington, DC, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Ankara, Turkey. As an adult he settled in Connecticut, where he became a renowned geneticist at Yale University. Now he’s on the move again, relocating to New York, where he faces … Continue reading “New Rockefeller Prez Takes Stock of “Wildly Underdeveloped” NY Bio Scene”
Xconomy Presents: State of the Biotech Union
Life science research and healthcare are a nationwide conversation. The White House is using major initiatives to push innovation in precision medicine and cancer. Zika virus has spread to our shores. Drug prices are a hot-button topic for presidential candidates, activist patients, and everybody in between. Xconomy wants to talk about it all. Join National … Continue reading “Xconomy Presents: State of the Biotech Union”
Liquid Web Eyes San Antonio for Tech Talent After Cloud Sites Deal
San Antonio—A Lansing, MI-based Web hosting and server management company has plans to make more hires in the Alamo City after an acquisition, in part because its CEO thinks he’ll have better luck finding employees here. Liquid Web, which was founded in 1997, bought a Web server business from Rackspace called Cloud Sites in August, … Continue reading “Liquid Web Eyes San Antonio for Tech Talent After Cloud Sites Deal”
Tend.ly Aims to Improve Communication Between Caregivers, Families
Caitlin Coffman’s two oldest children were in school by the time she figured out a way to avoid the frustration that plagued her during their day care years: The daily “activity reports” sent home with her kids didn’t provide a clear enough picture of what was happening while she was at work. “I wanted more … Continue reading “Tend.ly Aims to Improve Communication Between Caregivers, Families”
Avalon Leads $18M in Early Funding for Cancer Immunotherapy Startup
[Note: The headline has been corrected to better describe the company’s type of funding. 9/27/16, 2:09 p.m.] Fortis Therapeutics, a new San Diego biotech, has raised $18 million in initial funding to develop drugs for hard-to-treat prostate and bone marrow cancers. San Diego’s Avalon Ventures led the Series A round, and has established Fortis at … Continue reading “Avalon Leads $18M in Early Funding for Cancer Immunotherapy Startup”
Neon Therapeutics Taps Novartis Oncology Exec O’Dowd As CEO
Hugh O’Dowd has been named CEO of Cambridge, MA-based immuno-oncology startup Neon Therapeutics, replacing interim CEO and Third Rock Ventures partner Cary Pfeffer. O’Dowd is joining Neon after a more than 20-year stint at Novartis, where he helped commercialize many of the Swiss pharma giant’s cancer drugs, among them imatinib (Gleevec).
Circulation, Uber Team Up to Get Patients to Doctor’s Appointments
Healthcare providers are starting to embrace consumer technologies, and Boston has emerged as one of the hubs of experimentation. The latest example is Circulation, a startup founded last year and partly incubated at Boston Children’s Hospital. The new venture makes software that manages non-emergency medical transportation for patients, primarily those who are elderly, disabled, or … Continue reading “Circulation, Uber Team Up to Get Patients to Doctor’s Appointments”
Roundup: WSU’s ITT Outreach, LIFT Prize, VNN & More
Here’s a look at tech and innovation news from around Michigan this month: —Wayne State University is offering free academic counseling to displaced ITT students. According to a press release, affected ITT students can schedule appointments with WSU counselors to discuss financial aid and credit transfers. The counselors will help the students determine if WSU … Continue reading “Roundup: WSU’s ITT Outreach, LIFT Prize, VNN & More”
Podium Data Receives $9,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a73e3f31-a12b-4bb9-b511-4051b67fad45 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Podium Data Mailing Address 126 Merrimack Street Lowell, MA 01852 USA Company Description Podium Data is empowering the agile enterprise by radically simplifying and improving how organizations manage, prepare and deliver critical information to the business. Website http://www.podiumdata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Podium Data Receives $9,500,000 New Financing”
SciAps Obtains $1,593,079 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=358c8ccf-6164-4e72-bea0-e735e3c95eb8 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name SciAps Mailing Address 2 Constitution Way Woburn, MA 01801 USA Company Description SciAps, Inc., is a Boston-based instrumentation company specializing in portable analytical instruments. Our mission is to provide durable, field-tested, portable instruments to identify any compound, any mineral, any element — anyplace on the planet. Website … Continue reading “SciAps Obtains $1,593,079 New Funding Round”
Tealium Obtains $35,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bada20f2-4620-42f1-a160-d222e1384b4e Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Tealium Mailing Address 11085 Torreyana Road San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Tealium is the global leader in Tag Management, serving some of the most demanding clients worldwide. Website http://www.tealium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Tealium Obtains $35,000,000 New Round”
Estify Lands $6,300,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b7e0090-b60d-46df-ad17-e53cf212cf11 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Estify Mailing Address 645 Riverstone Ln. Oak Park, CA 91377 USA Company Description Estify is spinning the collision industry on its head with a suite of services aimed to solve real pain in a technologically outdated industry. Website http://www.estify.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,300,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Estify Lands $6,300,000 New Financing Round”
Certona Receives $30,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de600658-bd95-4148-ac81-edf6c1f9bc7e Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Certona Mailing Address 9530 Towne Centre Drive San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Certona’s personalized experience management delivers highly engaged customer experiences with real-time, predictive technology. Find out more now. Website http://www.certona.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The funding … Continue reading “Certona Receives $30,000,000 New Funding”
Aki Technologies Obtains $3,750,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61c307d6-a519-4ee8-afa8-0e9db38d9011 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Aki Technologies Mailing Address 912 Cole Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Aki Technologies helps brands own the mobile moment. As the first ad platform built for mobile moment targeting and insights, Aki interprets the full range of mobile data signals to gauge and predict … Continue reading “Aki Technologies Obtains $3,750,000 Seed Financing”
Skyhigh Networks Secures $40,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96c4dafa-4c45-4adc-9ab2-4bd7796b8930 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Skyhigh Networks Mailing Address 1601 S De Anza Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 USA Company Description The Skyhigh Networks executive team is comprised of successful repeat entrepreneurs with a passion for delivering game changing products and services and a relentless focus on customer success. Website http://www.skyhighnetworks.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Skyhigh Networks Secures $40,000,000 Series D Funding”
Inverse Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05af1052-ddbf-4f18-b409-4c551246498e Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Inverse Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Inverse covers the latest news, TV, movies, music, digital culture, science and tech by asking: What could happen next? Website http://www.inverse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The latest … Continue reading “Inverse Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
LearnUp Lands $7,500,001 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b9a08ba-ced3-4abe-844d-b20de98c423b Date 9/27/2016 Company Name LearnUp Mailing Address 1881 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA Company Description Founded in 2012, LearnUp empowers job applicants to get hired through the use of innovative job-specific online training and interview coaching. Website http://www.learnup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,500,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “LearnUp Lands $7,500,001 New Funding Round”
SavvyMoney Obtains Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8daca82-8c77-4523-877f-b55b42f90d37 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name SavvyMoney Mailing Address 315 Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description SavvyMoney was founded in early 2008 out of frustration with banks that push products and measure success based on the number of products they sell to each customer rather than how well they help … Continue reading “SavvyMoney Obtains Series D Funding”
Kinetica Obtains $6,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=27bff590-681d-4a0a-bdf9-d51522d5b901 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name Kinetica Mailing Address 1 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Built from the ground up to scale linearly, Kinetica’s distributed, in-memory database accelerated by GPUs delivers truly real-time actionable intelligence on large, complex and streaming data sets: 100x faster performance at 1/10 of the … Continue reading “Kinetica Obtains $6,000,000 New Financing”
Orient Hontai Capital Acquires AppLovin for $1,420,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e1308af-6da6-493c-a8ce-59945d121475 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name AppLovin Mailing Address 640 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description AppLovin turns mobile into the medium of choice for brands by using data gathered across screens to deliver dynamic mobile ads for consumers. Website http://www.applovin.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $1,420,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “Orient Hontai Capital Acquires AppLovin for $1,420,000,000”
theSkimm Secures $500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64eb4071-b5c9-40a7-8fa4-9be94b53cce4 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name theSkimm Mailing Address 30 East 20th Street New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description theSkimm is the daily newsletter that simplifies the headlines for the educated professional who knows enough to know she needs more. We do the reading for you and explain it with fresh editorial … Continue reading “theSkimm Secures $500,000 New Funding Round”
FreshDirect Obtains $189,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c04e1e83-ead3-45c8-b058-9e2af1d527d0 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name FreshDirect Mailing Address 23-30 Borden Avenue Long Island City, NY 11101 USA Company Description FreshDirect makes online grocery shopping fast and easy. Find fresh, high quality food and meals, plus all your supermarket brand favorites. Website http://www.freshdirect.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $189,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “FreshDirect Obtains $189,000,000 New Funding”
CeraPedics Lands $11,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c7fbdf4-b92e-4135-a77f-f792f9d7867d Date 9/27/2016 Company Name CeraPedics Mailing Address 12860 West Cedar Drive Westminster, CO 80228 USA Company Description How i-FACTOR Bone Graft Compares to Other Bone Grafts At Cerapedics, we are focused on developing and commercializing novel osteobiologic products based on a proprietary small peptide technology (P-15) on anorganic bone mineral (ABM), … Continue reading “CeraPedics Lands $11,000,000 New Funding Round”
HealthMyne Lands $2,365,750 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb4f51a2-116f-412c-b1ba-cc0871307a86 Date 9/27/2016 Company Name HealthMyne Mailing Address 918 Deming Way Madison, WI 53717 USA Company Description HealthMyne, an oncology imaging informatics company, provides radiology workflow tools that capture quantitative data for radiomics. Website http://www.healthmyne.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,365,750 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “HealthMyne Lands $2,365,750 New Financing Round”
Kite Unveils Anticipated CAR-T Cancer Data: Positive But Not Complete
Kite Pharma (NASDAQ: [[ticker:KITE]]) has dipped into a highly anticipated clinical trial of its cancer treatment, KTE-C19, to release a partial set of data. Although not complete, the data bolster the view that Kite could be the first among its peers, all developing cutting-edge cancer treatments from a patient’s own white blood cells, to win … Continue reading “Kite Unveils Anticipated CAR-T Cancer Data: Positive But Not Complete”
Startup Bill, Water Council, CDI, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist
Cooler autumn temperatures appear to be here to stay. Stay warm, and stay current with these recent headlines from Wisconsin’s innovation community: —The office of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin said she reintroduced a bill aimed at helping entrepreneurs and early-stage companies in the Badger State and around the country. Known as the Small Business Innovation Act, … Continue reading “Startup Bill, Water Council, CDI, & More: This Week’s WI Watchlist”
Minerva Tantoco, IBM, Microsoft, Foursquare & Others on Future of AI
Making the artificial feel more natural is one of the goals of computer scientists these days. Last week in New York, innovators from IBM, Foursquare, Microsoft, and other companies discussed what may lie ahead in the commercial development of artificial intelligence. From baby steps in machine learning to longer strides in interacting with humans, AI … Continue reading “Minerva Tantoco, IBM, Microsoft, Foursquare & Others on Future of AI”
Roundup: Aceable, Richards-Kortum Wins MacArthur, DivInc & More
Let’s catch up with the latest innovation news from Xconomy Texas: –Austin edtech startup Aceable has raised $4 million in a Series A round of funding to help it further expand its line of online testing products beyond driver’s education. The round was co-led by earlier investors Silverton Partners in Austin and Floodgate in Palo … Continue reading “Roundup: Aceable, Richards-Kortum Wins MacArthur, DivInc & More”
BrightFarms’ Indoor Farming System Lands $30M to Grow
Consumers can easily make garden salads year round because grocery stores get their greens from farms across the country where items like lettuce are always in season. But those leafy greens and tomatoes don’t necessarily have to travel hundreds of miles to reach salad plates. Agtech startup BrightFarms uses indoor farming to try to shorten … Continue reading “BrightFarms’ Indoor Farming System Lands $30M to Grow”
Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus
Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7 million Series D round in early 2015, re-upped in … Continue reading “Tealium Adds $35M to Expand Technology, Sharpen Customer Focus”
Kenji App Looks to Match Small Businesses and Attorneys for Hire
Ken Minturn, the founder of Indianapolis-based Kenji, says one of the biggest challenges facing attorneys is finding new business that matches their expertise, and then getting paid on time for the work they do. Complicating matters is the legal industry’s resistance to digital innovation. Minturn says lawyers lag behind other professions when it comes to … Continue reading “Kenji App Looks to Match Small Businesses and Attorneys for Hire”