Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=760c58ff-4f41-47d0-a115-95f412703304 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Qloo Mailing Address 195 Bowery 3rd Floor New York, NY 10002 USA Company Description Qloo is a cultural discovery platform that empowers members to discover new things and places based on their existing taste in any area. Qloo serves personalized suggestions for: music, film, TV, dining, nightlife, … Continue reading “Qloo Garners $4,500,000 Series A Round”
Eyeview Lands $21,500,000 Series D Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af518a00-3419-4311-b7cf-a03aaa9176c6 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Eyeview Mailing Address 60 Madison Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Eyeview fuses the effectiveness of television branded advertising with the efficiency of digital personalization technologies: enabling brands to maintain effective, efficient and measurable individual consumer relationships. Our VideoIQ platform enables marketers to … Continue reading “Eyeview Lands $21,500,000 Series D Funding Round”
Saavn Lands New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=929ac5d9-8f53-40ac-9ae6-c7d11371dab1 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Saavn Mailing Address 460 Park Avenue South 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Saavn LLC provides online music services. It offers digital music service for Bollywood, Indian, and regional South Asian music; and advertising services for Fortune 500 companies and new Web startups. The … Continue reading “Saavn Lands New Round”
Patina Solutions Group Secures $3,450,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=77c99c38-5c8e-4d31-ac79-b0e58b0f3068 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Patina Solutions Group Mailing Address 13890 Bishops Drive Brookfield, WI 53005 USA Company Description Since 2008, Patina has been helping organizations get more done and accelerate success. Patina’s Professionals are industry veterans with 25+ years of operational experience who deliver specialized expertise targeted to our clients’ unique … Continue reading “Patina Solutions Group Secures $3,450,000 New Round”
Blueprint Registry Obtains $118,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71b296e3-7dba-4586-aec9-a41a4ee5617c Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Blueprint Registry Mailing Address 500 Yale Ave N 1st Floor Seattle, WA 98109 USA Company Description Blueprint is revolutionizing the wedding industry industry. We are a free service with no monthly fees where you can register for your home and honeymoon in a more visual, convenient and … Continue reading “Blueprint Registry Obtains $118,000 Seed Funding”
Branch Messenger Lands $118,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d51f9060-e59e-47e6-a825-f45682747da5 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Branch Messenger Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90005 USA Company Description As an ambassador you’re able to set your own hours. We simply provide you some materials, and let you decide if you want to promote the app to your workforce. Website http://www.branchmessenger.com Transaction Type Accelerator … Continue reading “Branch Messenger Lands $118,000 Seed Round”
Samsung Electronics Acquires Joyent for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=79562d64-0809-4201-998a-e19a6526a21d Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Joyent Mailing Address 655 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Joyent has been providing Infrastructure as a Service since 2004, before anyone called it cloud computing. Today, Joyent is the only cloud computing company that has built its own complete technology stack, runs a … Continue reading “Samsung Electronics Acquires Joyent for Undisclosed Sum”
AddStructure Receives $118,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86cacc9e-8620-478d-abce-5342cd8dc3f8 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name AddStructure Mailing Address 447 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description AddStructure’s platform allows retailers to deploy search and discovery products that include cutting edge machine learning and natural language processing without the need for costly investment in specialized engineering resources. Website http://www.addstructure.com Transaction … Continue reading “AddStructure Receives $118,000 Seed Financing”
Itsbyu Secures $118,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4479b440-f75a-4ec5-a486-aee9a95f2168 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Itsbyu Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10023 USA Company Description We know wedding flowers are expensive! You’ve considered DIY’ing your flowers, but you’re not sure if you’ll have the time or the skill to make them come out right. That’s where itsbyu comes in. Website http://www.itsbyu.com … Continue reading “Itsbyu Secures $118,000 Seed Funding”
Spruce Obtains $118,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8463d015-3a26-4b4a-9874-32d0f37df414 Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Spruce Mailing Address 4347 Tennyson St. Denver, CO 80212 USA Company Description Founded in 2014, Spruce is a style consultancy with an in-house barbershop and clothier for men located in Denver, Colorado. Created by husband and wife team Taylor Romero and Becca Miller, our mission is to … Continue reading “Spruce Obtains $118,000 Seed Round”
Revolar Secures $118,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9d5faab-03d6-458a-8721-728e4bbfb3aa Date 6/15/2016 Company Name Revolar Mailing Address Undisclosed Denver, CO 80206 USA Company Description Revolar is the latest innovation in personal safety. If you are ever in danger or feel uncomfortable, simply press the button on your Revolar device and an alert message with your real time location information will be … Continue reading “Revolar Secures $118,000 Seed Funding”
Barefoot Scores $130M for Programmable Switch To Make Networks Smart
We’re all always watching out for those new companies whose innovations turn out to be the gateway for systemic change across many tech sectors, as early mobile devices and cloud computing services did. Palo Alto, CA-based Barefoot Networks today laid claim to that earth-mover status, emerging from stealth after two years to announce it had … Continue reading “Barefoot Scores $130M for Programmable Switch To Make Networks Smart”
Companion App Allows Users to Keep a Digital Eye on Loved Ones
It took the University of Montana until 1994 to hire its first female campus safety escorts—a fact I know to be true because I was one of those escorts, along with my friend Taska. In those pre-Internet, pre-smartphone days, we circled campus once the sun went down armed with reflective vests and brick-like walkie-talkies, waiting … Continue reading “Companion App Allows Users to Keep a Digital Eye on Loved Ones”
128 Technology Unveils Plan to Fix the Internet With Smart Routers
Today’s Internet is a hot mess. I’m not talking about the content of the Web. I’m talking about the networking infrastructure that runs much of our modern society—from apps to businesses to communications—and how precarious it all is. It’s safe to say the Internet was not originally designed for its current use. What started as … Continue reading “128 Technology Unveils Plan to Fix the Internet With Smart Routers”
Purdue, Private Developer Aim to Build $1.2B “Innovation District”
Under a new proposal, about 450 acres on the west end of Purdue University’s West Lafayette, IN, campus are set to be transformed into the “Purdue Innovation District,” a potentially $1.2 billion hub of academic and economic activity. Project partners Purdue Research Foundation and Indianapolis-based Browning Investments unveiled plans for the mixed-use project on Monday. … Continue reading “Purdue, Private Developer Aim to Build $1.2B “Innovation District””
TripSafe Debuts Smartphone-Controlled Security for Travelers in Hotels
Developed by a squad of veterans from several branches of the military, New York-based TripSafe on Tuesday unveiled a smartphone-controlled security monitoring system that alerts travelers, and others if they desire, to any unauthorized entry to their hotel rooms. TripSafe is something like a travel version of other home monitoring systems, such as Canary, that are … Continue reading “TripSafe Debuts Smartphone-Controlled Security for Travelers in Hotels”
Talkspace Raises $15M Series B for Texting, Video Therapy Service
Talkspace, an online therapy service that lets users text and video message with real therapists, has raised a $15 million Series B round from Northwest Venture Partners and existing investors Spark Capital, Soft Bank, Metamorphic Ventures, and TheTime, according to a press release. The New York-based company plans to spend the money on adding more … Continue reading “Talkspace Raises $15M Series B for Texting, Video Therapy Service”
Impact Radius Acquires Online Ad Fraud Monitor Forensiq
A local advertising fraud detector got snapped up today by a West Coast adtech player. Santa Barbara, CA-based Impact Radius acquired New York-based Forensiq, whose software and data scientists work to catch bogus impressions in online ads, such as from click fraud and “cookie stuffing.” Terms of the deal were not disclosed. David Sendroff, CEO and … Continue reading “Impact Radius Acquires Online Ad Fraud Monitor Forensiq”
Infinity Closes Research Ops as Blood Cancer Drug Comes Up Short
Infinity Pharmaceuticals got a new lease on life in 2014 when pharma giant AbbVie plunked down $275 million to see if the company’s blood cancer drug, duvelisib, could stand out in a crowded field. The answer came back negative today, and Cambridge, MA-based Infinity has decided to gut its workforce as a result. Though duvelisib … Continue reading “Infinity Closes Research Ops as Blood Cancer Drug Comes Up Short”
Cycle Computing Obtains New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f3a3cf8-b1eb-4934-b7be-09f66f777b53 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Cycle Computing Mailing Address Undisclosed Stamford, CT 06905 USA Company Description Cycle Computing is the leader in cloud computing orchestration software for Big Compute and Big Data. The company believes that greater access to compute enables people to ask bigger questions, faster answers and a better world. … Continue reading “Cycle Computing Obtains New Funding Round”
Ava Secures $3,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04a154c1-4d59-438c-b6bf-29f98d38c27b Date 6/14/2016 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 Secures $3,000,000 Seed Round”
Alpine Immune Sciences Secures $48,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6053acb4-85d8-4e9d-a38f-099eed851f71 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Alpine Immune Sciences Mailing Address 600 Stewart St. Seattle, WA 98101 USA Company Description Alpine Immune Sciences (AIS) was founded in 2015 and seed funded by Alpine BioVentures. AIS is focused on developing novel protein – based immunotherapies using its proprietary variant immunoglobulin domain (vIgD™) platform technology. … Continue reading “Alpine Immune Sciences Secures $48,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Sofie BioSciences Secures $3,700,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3978d0b-5ece-461e-bdbb-5b6943818b62 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Sofie BioSciences Mailing Address 6162 Bristol Pkwy. Culver City, CA 90230 USA Company Description By empowering a wide array of researchers with valuable, translational imaging tools, we are removing the dependency, cost, and complexity from PET. Website http://www.sofiebio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,700,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Sofie BioSciences Secures $3,700,000 New Financing”
DroneBase Garners $6,837,370 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1810b58e-eba9-4b61-80d4-bf13b5c1c869 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name DroneBase Mailing Address 1837 Midvale Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA Company Description Drone Services for aerial imagery, video, maps and data. Funded by leading investors and DJI, the world’s largest manufacturer of drones. Website http://www.dronebase.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,837,370 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “DroneBase Garners $6,837,370 New Financing Round”
Infrascale Obtains $3,999,997 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=267a2b97-491e-46f0-af50-d1dfa8e7bf50 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Infrascale Mailing Address 999 North Sepulveda Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245 USA Company Description We help companies to backup and recover their data, quickly and affordably. We offer appliance, cloud, and hybrid cloud solutions for servers & endpoints. Website http://www.infrascale.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,999,997 … Continue reading “Infrascale Obtains $3,999,997 New Funding Round”
AiVita Biomedical Garners $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3315e0c4-47e6-466c-98b2-f25025063b9e Date 6/14/2016 Company Name AiVita Biomedical Mailing Address 18301 Von Karman Ave. Irvine, CA 92612 USA Company Description Built upon expertise in stem cell growth and directed, high-purity differentiation, AiVita Biomedical has engineered safe, efficient and economical manufacturing systems to support the development and commercialization of curative and regenerative medicines. Website … Continue reading “AiVita Biomedical Garners $2,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Loggly Lands $11,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37920429-5b77-4be4-81d0-3a37d8567d70 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Loggly Mailing Address 1 Post Street 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Loggly provides log aggregation, storage, search, alerting, and reporting in a SaaS (software as a service) model for companies who maintain Web based applications. Loggly provides developers with a simple, intuitive, Web … Continue reading “Loggly Lands $11,500,000 New Funding”
VMob Garners $2,300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7a38dd05-5daa-4815-b562-73d2fcb6a8d9 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name VMob Mailing Address 156 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We’re on a mission to move mobile customers into the real world; helping brands use connected tech to drive revenue by increasing in-person sales, footfall, guest count, return visits and more. Website http://www.vmob.com Transaction … Continue reading “VMob Garners $2,300,000 New Funding”
Elastifile Secures Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b06a341e-2a28-4b92-aa07-ad94c694c4a1 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Elastifile Mailing Address 2880 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description Elastifile develops a converged storage solution for next-generation, virtualized data-centers and private clouds. Website http://www.elastifile.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new capital builds on previous … Continue reading “Elastifile Secures Series B Financing Round”
Soasta Obtains $2,708,278 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9a5ef6c-82d5-4b7b-a106-e095632546ae Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Soasta Mailing Address 444 Castro St. 4th Floor Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description SOASTA is a leader in cloud and mobile testing. Its web and mobile test automation solution, CloudTest and TouchTest enables developers, QA professionals and IT operations teams to test with unprecedented speed, … Continue reading “Soasta Obtains $2,708,278 New Financing Round”
CenturyLink Acquires ElasticBox for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af4d7d76-2e4c-462f-a65e-abf103feea47 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name ElasticBox Mailing Address 274 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94105 USA Company Description ElasticBox makes it as easy as possible to develop, deploy and manage applications on any cloud. Website http://www.elasticbox.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms This acquisition combines the … Continue reading “CenturyLink Acquires ElasticBox for Undisclosed Sum”
Yotpo Lands $22,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=233bde4f-a066-4eae-9208-7764aabd170b Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Yotpo Mailing Address 27 W 24th Street New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Yotpo is the smartest way to generate customer content, drive traffic and increase conversions. Website http://www.yotpo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes In the upcoming months, we’ll … Continue reading “Yotpo Lands $22,000,000 New Funding Round”
Spanfeller Media Group Lands $299,999 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7d56376-a9d2-4ccb-99f5-ce8888b6a9a8 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Spanfeller Media Group Mailing Address 156 5th Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description The Spanfeller Media Group will use its experience and understanding of digital media to reclaim value around content creation and packaging. Website http://www.spanfellergroup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $299,999 … Continue reading “Spanfeller Media Group Lands $299,999 New Round”
Bipsync Garners $4,214,776 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b7150df-e8c0-4dc0-b759-f36abe33746f Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Bipsync Mailing Address 205 E 42nd Street 20th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Modern Research Management Software (RMS) that enhances professional investor productivity and fund collaboration. We call it Research Automation. Website http://www.bipsync.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,214,776 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Bipsync Garners $4,214,776 Seed Financing”
Talkspace Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=563624bb-7cfe-43cb-a544-fd1be61dcf3b Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Talkspace Mailing Address 157 Columbus Ave. New York, NY 10023 USA Company Description Founded in 2012, Talkspace offers therapy for how we live today – affordable anonymous therapy with professional licensed therapists, anytime and anyplace, through a mobile device or on the Web. Website http://www.talkspace.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Talkspace Obtains $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
Valor Water Analytics Obtains $1,600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e2c8a938-791c-4960-bd46-159a96f71df3 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name Valor Water Analytics Mailing Address 870 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94102 USA Company Description We deliver subscription–based software products for water utilities so they can actively address revenue issues such as conservation, missed revenue, revenue risk, rate simulation, and cutoffs through use of their billing and … Continue reading “Valor Water Analytics Obtains $1,600,000 New Funding Round”
Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5766cb0a-0ebb-472f-8375-3d143c879fe9 Date 6/14/2016 Company Name One Kings Lane Mailing Address 501 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The company operates a website that provides flash sales information for the home decor, furnishings and accessories market. Website http://www.onekingslane.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane for Undisclosed Sum”
OceanGate Leads Underwater Expedition to “Mount Everest” of Shipwrecks
The first manned submersible mission in two decades to the Andrea Doria shipwreck located off the New England coast—a treacherous dive considered the underwater equivalent of climbing Mount Everest—has produced the first close-up sonar images of the vessel. The early findings? The ship’s deterioration appears worse than previously thought, as a chunk of the bow … Continue reading “OceanGate Leads Underwater Expedition to “Mount Everest” of Shipwrecks”
Roundup: MI’s Bio Sector Ranked, Wayne State, StockX, and More
Here’s a look at news from around Michigan’s innovation hubs: —According to a report released at the BIO International convention earlier this month, Michigan’s biosciences sector experienced significant growth from 2012-2014. The TEConomy/BIO report measured several indicators, including the number of employees and companies, average wages, academic research expenditures, venture capital investments, and number of … Continue reading “Roundup: MI’s Bio Sector Ranked, Wayne State, StockX, and More”
A Few Tickets Still Remain for Influx—Register Today for June 22
Time is almost up to grab a seat for Influx, Xconomy’s newest event that will convene Boston’s top innovators and influencers. Register today and save with our Innovation special while it lasts. Influx is an event you don’t want to miss this summer, and it’s all happening next week on June 22 at the Museum … Continue reading “A Few Tickets Still Remain for Influx—Register Today for June 22”
Kadmon Seeks IPO With Unusual Terms That Benefit Waksal, Debt Holders
After more than a year of not-very-subtle hints of IPO intentions, Kadmon Holdings, the biotech founded by former ImClone Systems CEO Sam Waksal, made it official Friday. Already in the spotlight in part because of Waksal’s previous criminal history—he was convicted of several felony charges related to insider trading in 2002 and 2003—the New York-based … Continue reading “Kadmon Seeks IPO With Unusual Terms That Benefit Waksal, Debt Holders”
X4 Pharma Names Former Igenica, ArQule Exec New COO
Cambridge, MA-based cancer drug startup X4 Pharmaceuticals has named John Celebi its chief operating officer. Celebi is coming off stints at Igenica Biotherapeutics, ArQule, and Cyclis Pharmaceuticals.
Dallas’s Muse Sells Architel to Houston IT Firm, Launches Sumo Ventures
Dallas—Centre Technologies of Houston has bought Dallas-based Architel, and Architel co-founder Alexander Muse says he now is launching a new early stage investment fund called Sumo Ventures. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Centre Technologies, founded in 2006, is a privately owned company that provides IT infrastructure for businesses of all sizes in Texas … Continue reading “Dallas’s Muse Sells Architel to Houston IT Firm, Launches Sumo Ventures”
Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2B in Mega Social-Business Deal
Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn in a $26.2 billion cash deal that bolsters the tech giant’s offerings for professionals and shrinks the ranks of the major independent social networks. Over the past 14 years, LinkedIn (NYSE: [[ticker:LNKD]]) built the go-to online networking tool for professionals—it has more than 433 million members worldwide—and became one of the … Continue reading “Microsoft Buys LinkedIn for $26.2B in Mega Social-Business Deal”
Eleven Bio, Still Breathing, Sells Eye Drug to Roche
[Corrected, 6/14/16, see below] Eleven Biotherapeutics’s (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EBIO]]) may be in strategic limbo, but today it’s gotten some cash to help figure out its next steps. The Cambridge, MA-based company licensed EBI-031, an experimental, preclinical drug it’s been developing for eye diseases like diabetic macular edema and uveitis, to Swiss pharma giant Roche. Eleven got … Continue reading “Eleven Bio, Still Breathing, Sells Eye Drug to Roche”
Alpine Immune Sciences, Former Dendreon CEO’s Latest Startup, Gets $48M
Mitch Gold, the former CEO of Dendreon, has just gotten some big backing for his latest cancer drug startup. Alpine Immune Sciences, a Seattle company touting a next-gen method of harnessing our body’s defenses against cancer, has raised a whopping $48 million Series A round. The cash comes from a group of OrbiMed Advisors, Frazier … Continue reading “Alpine Immune Sciences, Former Dendreon CEO’s Latest Startup, Gets $48M”
Vennli’s Software Brings Consumer Decisions Into View
The best way for many businesses to get a sense of what their customers are thinking is to simply ask them. Customer surveys are a tried and true method of taking the market’s pulse. But they’re also stuck in time, says Gary Gigot. Gigot, co-founder and CEO of software startup Vennli, says survey information quickly … Continue reading “Vennli’s Software Brings Consumer Decisions Into View”
San Antonio’s Infocyte Takes Cybersecurity Threat Hunting to Linux
San Antonio — For any modern company, it’s always possible that some hacker has breached its security network, and is waiting to mine private information or steal other data. The fear is more prevalent today than ever as stories of security breaches range from Sony to Zuckerberg. That type of thinking has sparked a cybersecurity … Continue reading “San Antonio’s Infocyte Takes Cybersecurity Threat Hunting to Linux”
Perkins School for the Blind Pushes Into Apps, Driverless Cars
Perkins School for the Blind has a long history of breaking new ground, from becoming America’s first school for blind people in 1829, to creating a more effective and durable braille-writing machine in the mid-20th century. Now, under the leadership of Dave Power, the Boston-area school is exploring new ways of improving the lives of … Continue reading “Perkins School for the Blind Pushes Into Apps, Driverless Cars”
Notarize Lands $8,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45ac349e-3ffa-4224-badd-b0165c2803c3 Date 6/13/2016 Company Name Notarize Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 USA Company Description Notarized documents serve an important and enduring part of the American economy. While any document can be signed, certain documents must be verifiably accepted and signed before an official Notary Public. Website http://www.notarize.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Notarize Lands $8,000,000 Series A Funding”