Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4281e752-5693-4c0a-b3a8-0c7efee6d88f Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Lantos Technologies Mailing Address 201 Edgewater Drive Wakefield, MA 01880 USA Company Description Lantos Technologies is working to commercialize a 3D digital scanner capable of measuring ear canal shape and tissue compliance. This method will eliminate the uncertainties associated with manual fits, greatly improving the performance of … Continue reading “Lantos Technologies Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”
ZIOPHARM Oncology Garners $120,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f757c429-1905-4439-8567-2ad314b434f7 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name ZIOPHARM Oncology Mailing Address 1 First Ave. Boston, MA 02129 USA Company Description Operations were initiated in January 2004 with the strategy of in-licensing proprietary drug candidate families with prior related-molecule efficacy in human cancer that would be efficiently and effectively developed and commercialized by a very … Continue reading “ZIOPHARM Oncology Garners $120,000,000 New Financing”
Admiral Secures $2,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d5e09c1-263d-4638-8e88-fc4d7a825be7 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Admiral Mailing Address Undisclosed Gainesville, FL 98033 USA Company Description The power of the internet to inform, entertain and liberate mankind is at a crossroads. The future of ad-supported content is in peril, and with it, free access for citizens to critical news, education, discourse and resources … Continue reading “Admiral Secures $2,500,000 New Funding”
NextVR Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be75c10b-38ab-416c-a984-7e4094d0b229 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name NextVR Mailing Address 345 Third St. Laguna Beach, CA 92651 USA Company Description NextVR is a pioneer in capturing and delivering immersive, high-definition, live and recorded virtual reality experiences. Website http://www.nextvr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “NextVR Lands $20,000,000 Series B Financing”
MURAL Receives $1,350,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14ba1326-f96b-43d4-ba02-3908d60ac120 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name MURAL Mailing Address 414 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description MURAL was brought to life to solve a problem I had when I was designing a video game with an interdisciplinary team that was collaborating remotely. Website http://www.mural.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “MURAL Receives $1,350,000 Seed Funding”
EarnUp Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=178ea2f3-c5a2-4f24-841b-3b6273966cbc Date 7/8/2016 Company Name EarnUp Mailing Address 2370 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94114 USA Company Description We intelligently automate all your loan payments. We help you put a few dollars aside for your loans when you can afford it – then we make your loan payments for you, allocating funds … Continue reading “EarnUp Receives $3,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
People Power Garners $2,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c187aaf9-e609-4e50-a716-7b8bd4e16fd2 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name People Power Mailing Address 425 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description People Power Presence app turns your old smartphone into a wireless web camera for FREE. Use it anywhere with a WiFi internet connection as a webcam, security cam, baby cam, party cam, you … Continue reading “People Power Garners $2,000,000 New Round”
Uber Secures $1,150,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ef4801f-3c27-4cbf-a523-c1c835637e78 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Uber Mailing Address 1455 Market St. 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The company has created a mobile application that allows users to request car service to pick them up wherever they are located. Website http://www.uber.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,150,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Uber Secures $1,150,000,000 New Financing Round”
Hingeto Receives $1,697,548 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bad17c11-dd93-4e89-8e26-f344fda914e1 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Hingeto Mailing Address 479 9th Street Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description Hingeto is a pre-sell platform that enables established fashion brands to sell every past and future product without inventory risk. Our hack is to turn customers into assets; empowering them to fund production, predict demand … Continue reading “Hingeto Receives $1,697,548 New Financing Round”
Gigsky Garners $2,915,490 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3669500-501f-4b03-af70-fb399b3f50ff Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Gigsky Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description World mobile data for travel. Use GigSky SIM and app to have global connectivity when you want it, where you want it. Stay connected with GigSky. Website http://www.gigsky.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Gigsky Garners $2,915,490 New Financing”
Recombine Obtains $8,438,335 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c5df15c-cee6-4f36-bc61-d8e686291700 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Recombine Mailing Address 1140 Broadway New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Recombine provides comprehensive and cost-effective clinical genetic testing. Recombine’s genetic test is designed to deliver clear and actionable genetic information and is based on input from leading healthcare providers. Website http://www.recombine.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Recombine Obtains $8,438,335 New Round”
Mark43 Garners $26,999,950 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b885373b-e19f-40f9-b145-e9fcc9b844f0 Date 7/8/2016 Company Name Mark43 Mailing Address 27 W 24th St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Mark43 – it’s the 21st century and the next generation of policing software is finally here. Website http://www.mark43.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $26,999,950 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Mark43 Garners $26,999,950 New Funding Round”
Early-Stage Investment in WI Dipped in 2015, But Some Positive Signs
Venture capital funds and angel investors pumped $209.5 million into young Wisconsin-based startups in 2015. While that’s down from $346.2 million in 2014, that year’s total was pumped up by a single outlier, says Bram Daelemans, director of the Wisconsin Angel Network. A more positive development was the number of early-stage companies that raised investment … Continue reading “Early-Stage Investment in WI Dipped in 2015, But Some Positive Signs”
After Three Deaths, FDA Halts Juno’s Leading CAR-T Trial
The FDA has halted a clinical trial of a closely-watched cell-based cancer immunotherapy from Seattle’s Juno Therapeutics after two patients died last week during the trial. Those deaths followed a death in May, Juno officials said today. Juno says all three patients died of cerebral edema, or swelling in the brain, and it thinks it … Continue reading “After Three Deaths, FDA Halts Juno’s Leading CAR-T Trial”
Pairaphrase Pushes Smart, Secure Language Translation Software
A Royal Oak, MI-based startup focused on language translation software is heading to New York City this fall to compete in Techweek’s Launch competition. Pairaphrase was founded by Rick Woyde because he thought he could offer a better, more private alternative to Google Translate. Woyde is the longtime owner of Language Arts & Science, a … Continue reading “Pairaphrase Pushes Smart, Secure Language Translation Software”
After Quickly Raising $11M, BevSpot Aims For Smart, Rapid Growth
Somebody forgot to tell BevSpot it’s supposed to be getting hard to raise venture capital right now. The Boston-based startup, which makes software for bars and restaurants, just nabbed $11 million in a Series B round led by previous backer Bain Capital Ventures. The deal came together quickly—about six weeks from the first conversation to … Continue reading “After Quickly Raising $11M, BevSpot Aims For Smart, Rapid Growth”
Pernix Therapeutics Slashes Staff to Shake Up Sales Strategy
Pernix Therapeutics is slashing its headcount by more than 20 percent as the specialty pharmaceutical company tries to move toward profitability after a streak of acquisitions. Morristown, NJ-based Pernix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PTX]]) will cut 60 workers, mostly from its neurology sales staff, the company said today. As of the end of 2015, Pernix reported a headcount … Continue reading “Pernix Therapeutics Slashes Staff to Shake Up Sales Strategy”
KaloBios Deals With Shkreli After Exiting Bankruptcy With New Cash
KaloBios Pharmaceuticals has signed an agreement with its former CEO, the embattled drug executive Martin Shkreli, to potentially buy back remaining stock Shkreli owns and to restrict his ability to sell his shares to others. The news comes a week after KaloBios—the Brisbane, CA-based biotech that was acquired by Shkreli shortly before his arrest on … Continue reading “KaloBios Deals With Shkreli After Exiting Bankruptcy With New Cash”
Riffyn Obtains New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f34476b0-6e8f-4db9-ad20-416cf1d42ab3 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name Riffyn Mailing Address 360 17th St. Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Riffyn unites computer-aided design, real-time data acquisition, 24/7 cloud-based analytics, and collaborative versioning to reduce error and accelerate innovation. Website http://www.riffyn.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Riffyn Obtains New Funding Round”
Capnia Obtains $3,151,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65ebe43b-ce97-4183-8b75-82665b6394b0 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name Capnia Mailing Address 1235 Radio Road Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description CAPNIA employs its proprietary medical gas delivery system to develop therapeutic products for chronic diseases. Website http://www.capnia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,151,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Capnia Obtains $3,151,000 New Financing Round”
3Scan Secures $12,999,903 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8dc805b1-576f-41a3-83b3-8e4e574ea10b Date 7/7/2016 Company Name 3Scan Mailing Address 2122 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description 3Scan creates new analytical perspectives on the structure of disorders such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s, and strokes. The patented Knife-Edge Scanning Microscope allows cells, tissues, and organs to be seen in 3D at … Continue reading “3Scan Secures $12,999,903 New Funding Round”
Light Garners $30,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=caa00b12-df27-412e-896f-a9ebb6702683 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name Light Mailing Address 636 Ramona St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Creative technologists on a mission to reimagine the art and science of photography through ultra-high megapixel camera technologies. Website http://www.light.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes We … Continue reading “Light Garners $30,000,000 Series C Funding”
LeanTaaS Obtains $8,999,994 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90f3267e-d261-4a08-8388-b6eb5ff7d220 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name LeanTaaS Mailing Address 469 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description LeanTaaS iQueue looks at the big picture – your resource availability, staff schedules, operating hours, appointment history and hundreds of other parameters, and uses machine learning combined with patented mathematical models to ensure … Continue reading “LeanTaaS Obtains $8,999,994 New Funding Round”
StockTwits Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81c27fe2-b8da-4a8d-a413-22a0ec2ab6a1 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name StockTwits Mailing Address 27 West 24th Street New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description StockTwits is an open, community-powered idea and information service for investments. Users can eavesdrop on traders and investors, or contribute to the conversation and build their reputation as savvy market wizards. Website http://www.stocktwits.com … Continue reading “StockTwits Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
Google Acquires Anvato for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=deb29807-83b0-4d14-9cec-aa8514204fb2 Date 7/7/2016 Company Name Anvato Mailing Address 425 North Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Anvato’s end-to-end platform combines live and on-demand video publishing, broadcast-quality distribution, reporting, & monetization both for web & mobile. Website http://www.anvato.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Google Acquires Anvato for Undisclosed Sum”
Recruitment Goal In Obama Precision Med Study: 1M in 3 or 4 Years
The Obama administration’s push to sign up one million Americans for a long-term health study will start in New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Tucson, AZ, top health officials said today. National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins (pictured) and FDA commissioner Rob Califf spoke on a call this afternoon to update the Precision Medicine Initiative, … Continue reading “Recruitment Goal In Obama Precision Med Study: 1M in 3 or 4 Years”
Amicus Takes Aim at Rare Brain Disorder with MiaMed Acquisition
Rare disease drug developer Amicus Therapeutics has added a new prospect to its pipeline with the acquisition of a biologic program that the company hopes will eventually treat a genetic disorder whose seizures and neurological impairments have no approved treatment or cure. That preclinical program comes from MiaMed, a company that Amicus (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FOLD]]) said … Continue reading “Amicus Takes Aim at Rare Brain Disorder with MiaMed Acquisition”
San Antonio’s Invictus Medical Board Member Replaces Roberts as CEO
San Antonio—Invictus Medical, the San Antonio maker of a medical device designed to alleviate pressure on the heads of newborns, has a new chief executive officer. Invictus board member Dennis Kane is now the company’s acting CEO, according to Invictus chief financial officer Eric Eisbrenner. Eisbrenner deferred further commentary to Kane, who has not responded … Continue reading “San Antonio’s Invictus Medical Board Member Replaces Roberts as CEO”
Exact Sciences, D2P, & Bon Ami: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist
Stay plugged in on news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines: —Even though a decision from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force last month improved the outlook for Madison-based Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXAS]]) and Cologuard, its stool-based DNA test for colorectal cancer, there is still disagreement about whether insurance companies will cover the … Continue reading “Exact Sciences, D2P, & Bon Ami: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist”
With CoMotion Labs, UW Casts Wider Net For Innovation and Startups
The University of Washington is expanding its portfolio of startup incubation spaces and inviting in companies even if they don’t yet have an explicit connection to the university. The new strategy is part of a broader rethinking of how the UW, consistently ranked in the upper echelons of research universities around the world, attempts to … Continue reading “With CoMotion Labs, UW Casts Wider Net For Innovation and Startups”
BevSpot, With Harvard & MIT Roots, Grabs More Cash For Bar Software
[Updated 7/7/16, 9:19 a.m., with information from BevSpot press release and CEO interview.] BevSpot, a Boston-based startup that makes software that helps bars and restaurants manage inventory and analyze sales and operations data, has ordered up another round of investment dollars. In a new SEC filing, BevSpot says it raised $11 million in equity funding. … Continue reading “BevSpot, With Harvard & MIT Roots, Grabs More Cash For Bar Software”
Tour of Texas: Cancer Moonshot, Luminex, Integricote, & Rising Barn
Let’s catch up with the latest innovation news in Texas. Austin: —-Luminex (NASDAQ: [[ticker:LMNX]]) completed its acquisition of Nanosphere, an Illinois maker of diagnostic tests, for $77 million. The Austin-based Luminex, which also makes diagnostic tests, announced the purchase in May for an initial price of $58 million, according to the Austin American-Statesman. Dallas: —Dallas’s Tech … Continue reading “Tour of Texas: Cancer Moonshot, Luminex, Integricote, & Rising Barn”
Agenus Names Jean-Marie Cuillerot Head of Clinical Development
Agenus (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AGEN]]) has appointed Jean-Marie Cuillerot as its vice president and global head of clinical development. The Lexington, MA-based immuno-oncology company’s drug pipeline includes potential therapies for cancer, as well as shingles and malaria. Cuillerot’s cancer drug development experience includes posts at EMD Serono Research and Development Institute, Merck Serono, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: … Continue reading “Agenus Names Jean-Marie Cuillerot Head of Clinical Development”
Pfizer Might Buy Bind Therapeutics From Bankruptcy for $20M
Bind Therapeutics and its treatment for non-small cell lung cancer may soon be owned by one-time partner Pfizer. Bind, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May, asked the bankruptcy court on July 1 to approve a stalking-horse bid from Pfizer for $20 million, a fraction of the $70.5 million it raised in an initial … Continue reading “Pfizer Might Buy Bind Therapeutics From Bankruptcy for $20M”
Osmo Game Aims To Lower Age Limit To Learn Concepts Behind Coding
Literacy is being redefined in our era of digital technology. The language of coding is becoming an essential element of literacy in the United States—as Latin and Greek once were for ambitious American colonists when the Declaration of Independence was signed 240 years ago. Elite elementary schools are now introducing very young children to basic … Continue reading “Osmo Game Aims To Lower Age Limit To Learn Concepts Behind Coding”
Code School Leaders Share Their Edtech Picks To Make All Kids “Coding Natives”
Workers who already have a college degree now often top off their credentials by doing a stint at a code school—July and August are the peak enrollment periods, says San Francisco-based online code school Bloc. Others seek graduate degrees in computer science, or just study on their own via online courses, to add coding to … Continue reading “Code School Leaders Share Their Edtech Picks To Make All Kids “Coding Natives””
With CF Pact, Moderna and Vertex Aim to Spray mRNA Into the Lungs
Moderna Therapeutics has spent years developing a way to coax a patient’s body to make its own protein-based drugs, with visions of treating conditions ranging from cancer to cardiology. Add cystic fibrosis to those ambitions, as Cambridge, MA-based Moderna is announcing today a collaboration with Boston-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]), a top maker of drugs … Continue reading “With CF Pact, Moderna and Vertex Aim to Spray mRNA Into the Lungs”
IBM Opens Bluemix Garage in NY for Devs Working on Blockchain Tech
A new workshop opened last week in New York where developers can fine- tune their blockchain software. IBM has set up a Bluemix Garage in SoHo within a Galvanize campus that also just opened in town. The “garage” is a place where local developers, from startups and enterprises alike, can collaborate with tech experts and use … Continue reading “IBM Opens Bluemix Garage in NY for Devs Working on Blockchain Tech”
MiniLuxe Lands $7,499,994 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba7bfed1-703e-44e1-8950-cb70ca9df93b Date 7/6/2016 Company Name MiniLuxe Mailing Address 481 Harvard Street Boston, MA 02446 USA Company Description Taking care of yourself is about more than just looking good. It’s about feeling good. A mini-respite at MiniLuxe provides the me time you need to be your best self. Website http://www.miniluxe.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “MiniLuxe Lands $7,499,994 New Round”
Homee Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4e60c9b-176f-4509-9c06-585456a1ff40 Date 7/6/2016 Company Name Homee Mailing Address 8899 Beverly Blvd. 9th Floor West Hollywood, CA 90048 USA Company Description Homee was created to solve one problem: buying furniture sucks. Harder yet is finding the right furniture to bring a room together. We can all agree that we want our space to … Continue reading “Homee Secures $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Netki Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3b2154a7-8980-4e60-813b-745de6ebfcab Date 7/6/2016 Company Name Netki Mailing Address 6433 Topanga Canyon Boulevard Canoga Park, CA 91303 USA Company Description Netki is bringing industry solutions to the bitcoin and crypto currency communities to enhance uptake in the mass market. Our first product, the Netki Wallet Name Service translates easy to remember names like … Continue reading “Netki Obtains $3,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
LabDoor Obtains $4,340,587 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e9337f5-be53-47b2-8227-4440d384a23f Date 7/6/2016 Company Name LabDoor Mailing Address One Ferry Building San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description In every drugstore aisle in America, shoppers cast the classic pose: two products in hand, confusion on their faces as they attempt to decipher the advertising claims and safety labels. It’s an important decision, … Continue reading “LabDoor Obtains $4,340,587 New Financing”
Twistlock Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=691ec5a3-5b80-488a-8ce8-523373727b51 Date 7/6/2016 Company Name Twistlock Mailing Address 156 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Twistlock is the first enterprise solution to make containers secure. Twistlock enables developers and security operations teams to keep container-based applications safe. Website http://www.twistlock.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Twistlock Lands $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
3-V Biosciences Garners $5,437,612 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c147406-8cd7-4923-bfb5-c5a121eca36f Date 7/6/2016 Company Name 3-V Biosciences Mailing Address 1050 Hamilton Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description 3-V Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases. Website http://www.3vbio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,437,612 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “3-V Biosciences Garners $5,437,612 New Funding Round”
Veriflow Receives $8,200,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ec3f928b-ad37-46fc-8bec-f2070416c0e7 Date 7/6/2016 Company Name Veriflow Mailing Address 1901 Harrison St. Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description Despite outlays of over $80 billion on network protection in 2015, enterprises saw a dramatic increase in both breaches and outages. The major cause of breaches and outages are change events, with over 80% caused … Continue reading “Veriflow Receives $8,200,000 Series A Funding”
SGN Acquires TinyCo for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d4ec676-3c15-4bb4-8ee8-32b60290e6f4 Date 7/6/2016 Company Name TinyCo Mailing Address 225 Bush St 19th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description The company designs casual games that can be played on mobile devices. Website http://www.tinyco.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Buying TinyCo helps us diversify the … Continue reading “SGN Acquires TinyCo for Undisclosed Sum”
Payfone Lands $2,660,723 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=228da06b-cd7f-4b59-b5ca-9bcd8132c1c2 Date 7/6/2016 Company Name Payfone Mailing Address 215 Park Avenue South 11th Floor New York , NY 10003 USA Company Description Payfone, Inc. allows users to pay for online goods and services using mobile credit. Website http://www.payfone.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,660,723 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Payfone Lands $2,660,723 New Funding”
Ortho Kinematics Obtains $4,155,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=22df8224-0eb9-44d9-af8a-0129c19a22a0 Date 7/6/2016 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,155,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Ortho Kinematics Obtains $4,155,000 New Financing Round”
TechSmith CEO Plans to Continue Father’s Legacy of Growth, Inclusion
Wendy Hamilton was cruising along in her career as the global head of life sciences at Thomson Reuters when she got the call from her dad, William Hamilton. He told her was planning to step down as president of TechSmith, the Okemos, MI-based maker of business and educational software that he co-founded and nurtured since … Continue reading “TechSmith CEO Plans to Continue Father’s Legacy of Growth, Inclusion”
An Entrepreneur’s Journey: UH’s C-Voltaics Becomes Integricote
Houston—Three years ago, when I first met Seamus Curran, he was one of the pioneer entrepreneurs coming out of the University of Houston’s Energy Research Park. His startup, C-Voltaics, produced a chemical solution that could stain-proof wood, carpets, and even your best white clothing from water, coffee, red wine, or other damaging substances. The company … Continue reading “An Entrepreneur’s Journey: UH’s C-Voltaics Becomes Integricote”