Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=60c5a169-d553-48a1-ada4-6be646b0b59b Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Mediamorph Mailing Address 205 Lexington Avenue 7th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Mediamorph is a leader in the cloud computing software sector, providing business support to the media industry. Our goal is to help you better understand your business and the digital environment within … Continue reading “Mediamorph Obtains $11,122,664 New Financing Round”
SeedInvest Receives $5,125,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e111bbd-e6ba-4c90-855d-b1050230b642 Date 6/3/2016 Company Name SeedInvest Mailing Address 447 W Broadway New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description SeedInvest is an equity-based, crowdfunding platform that connects accredited investors to high-quality start-ups and small businesses seeking funding. Website http://www.seedinvest.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,125,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “SeedInvest Receives $5,125,000 New Financing”
Notion Secures $3,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66fa84e1-7d9a-420f-b44a-6465a035d520 Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Notion Mailing Address 1530 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description Notion sensors are along for the ride when objects like doors and windows open. Easily keep a mindful eye on people coming and going, whether a garage door closes or not, if a safe or … Continue reading “Notion Secures $3,200,000 New Financing Round”
Triseum Receives $1,400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=50682f15-c17d-4a79-9a05-3f5426fb2bad Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Triseum Mailing Address 214 N. Main St. Bryan, TX 77803 USA Company Description Triseum grew out of the LIVE Lab at Texas A&M University which is why education will always remain at the heart of this gaming company. Since then, we’ve partnered with industry leading experts in … Continue reading “Triseum Receives $1,400,000 New Funding”
Vyze Lands $13,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4467efed-b8f5-4fb9-b9ef-d4cc7a6aadfd Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Vyze Mailing Address 3900 N Capital of Texas Hwy Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Vyze is a leading cloud-based financial technology company for businesses. By combining a comprehensive lending supply, technology, and support under one roof, Vyze is able to deliver businesses simpler, more satisfying financing … Continue reading “Vyze Lands $13,000,000 New Funding Round”
Blue Pillar Lands $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0a8341c-bd9c-4e8b-847c-3ca378f7587d Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Blue Pillar Mailing Address 9025 River Road Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA Company Description Power management software platforms that connect, control and centralize critical and complex facilities. Delivering IoT for the energy market. Website http://www.bluepillar.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Blue Pillar Lands $3,000,000 New Round”
Vennli Obtains $5,356,327 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ecb513b1-9994-4bd8-ab8a-9d1510e8be0a Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Vennli Mailing Address 112 W. Jefferson Blvd. South Bend, IN 46601 USA Company Description At the heart of Vennli is the vLens – a dynamic Venn diagram where your customers’ Choice Factors (the attributes customers weigh when deciding what to purchase) are visualized using our patent pending … Continue reading “Vennli Obtains $5,356,327 New Financing Round”
Noosphere Acquires Fiksu for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ae58f55-7752-448f-b111-74fa35543d0a Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Fiksu Mailing Address 31 Saint James Avenue Boston, MA 02116 USA Company Description Fiksu – The Leading Mobile App Marketing Platform for Acquiring Loyal App Users. Website http://www.fiksu.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Now, Fiksu will operate as part of … Continue reading “Noosphere Acquires Fiksu for Undisclosed Sum”
Loot Crate Receives $18,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b177bc4a-82d5-4d85-96dd-35c1705579a0 Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Loot Crate Mailing Address 3401 Pasadena Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90031 USA Company Description Loot Crate delivers the best in geek + gaming gear. From collectibles, apparel, tech gadgets, art, and other epic gear, it’s like Comic-Con in a box! Website http://www.lootcrate.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Loot Crate Receives $18,500,000 Series A Funding”
3D Robotics Secures $26,699,526 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=83c45c95-f3c9-49dd-b200-2c093668702a Date 6/3/2016 Company Name 3D Robotics Mailing Address 1608 4th Street Berkeley, CA 94710 USA Company Description Smart Drones, Advanced aerial cinema & UAV technology. Website http://www.3dr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $26,699,526 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 13 investors participated in the offering. The … Continue reading “3D Robotics Secures $26,699,526 New Funding Round”
Reveal Mobile Secures $500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c09ac8f-8781-44c3-9038-4c1ca92dab87 Date 6/3/2016 Company Name Reveal Mobile Mailing Address 2619 Western Blvd. Raleigh, NC 27606 USA Company Description Reveal Mobile builds mobile audience analytics from three distinct sources. We use traditional latitude & longitude, app behaviors, and the world’s first beacon-powered audience database. Website http://www.revealmobile.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 … Continue reading “Reveal Mobile Secures $500,000 New Financing”
TierPoint Talks Milwaukee Data Center Overhaul, Competing With Amazon
A Milwaukee data center that changed hands twice in the past two years before undergoing major renovations was unveiled to the public on Wednesday. The facility is owned by St. Louis-based TierPoint, which acquired it in March as part of the company’s purchase of Omaha, NE-based Cosentry. At the time the deal was announced, Cosentry … Continue reading “TierPoint Talks Milwaukee Data Center Overhaul, Competing With Amazon”
Ethoplex Eyes Residential Customers for Fast Internet Service
Last month, federal antitrust regulators officially cleared the $65 billion merger between Charter Communications (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CHTR]]) and Time Warner Cable, two of the country’s leading cable and Internet service providers (ISPs). The deal will bring some minor changes for residential Internet users in the Milwaukee area, where Time Warner had amassed significant market share. For … Continue reading “Ethoplex Eyes Residential Customers for Fast Internet Service”
A Startup CEO Visits Cuba in Transition
I just returned from several days visiting Cuba with several of my BFFs. No amount of pre-reading prepared me for the wonderful experience. Americans cannot go as “tourists,” but must go on an approved people-to-people exchange. As such, we visited schools, farms, a university, children’s programs, museums, churches, a factory and the like. I’m sharing … Continue reading “A Startup CEO Visits Cuba in Transition”
Marketing Startup DemandJump Gets $1.8M to Boost Sales, Development
Carmel, Indiana-based startup DemandJump closed a $1.8 million equity funding round last month, attracting investments from tech-industry stalwarts 4G Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Bob Davoli, managing director at Sigma Prime Ventures. Hyde Park and 4G—led by former ExactTarget executive Tim Kopp and onetime Aprimo CEO Bill Godfrey, respectively—also participated in a $750,000 seed … Continue reading “Marketing Startup DemandJump Gets $1.8M to Boost Sales, Development”
Qumulo Raises $32.5M More in Bid to Storm Data Storage Market
With a new $32.5 million funding round, Qumulo has now raised $100 million in four years to tackle the enterprise data storage market. The Seattle company on Friday released details of the Series C investment, disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday. New investors Allen & Company, Top Tier Capital Partners, and Tyche Partners join prior Qumulo … Continue reading “Qumulo Raises $32.5M More in Bid to Storm Data Storage Market”
Roundup: LIFT, Walsh College, U-M, WSU, Free Prix & More
Here’s a look at recent innovation news from around Michigan: —Detroit-based Lightweight Innovations for Tomorrow (LIFT), a public-private partnership focused on the development and deployment of advanced lightweight metal manufacturing technologies, has formed a team of manufacturers and universities to develop a database and computer models that better predict the way aluminum alloys deteriorate after being … Continue reading “Roundup: LIFT, Walsh College, U-M, WSU, Free Prix & More”
Silicon Valley Vets Aim to Shake Up Preclinical Testing With Vium
Cancer drugs have cured countless mice, only to fall short in people. It’s a well-known problem with drug development: Preclinical tests done on animals can be inaccurate, and that drives up the cost and time it takes to make a successful therapeutic. Several startups are developing technologies to improve preclinical testing—microchips that act like human … Continue reading “Silicon Valley Vets Aim to Shake Up Preclinical Testing With Vium”
Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Invests in Querium, Austin Edtech Firm
Austin—Edtech startup Querium has received an early stage bridge round of funds from the University of Michigan’s Social Venture Fund, among other investors. Querium, which uses artificial intelligence to provide students with step-by-step coaching in math, science, and engineering courses, raised $366,000 of a $720,000 convertible note from 10 investors. The Social Venture Fund, a … Continue reading “Michigan’s Social Venture Fund Invests in Querium, Austin Edtech Firm”
Mitsubishi Electric Lab Applying Computer Vision to Driverless Cars
Add Mitsubishi Electric’s North American research group to the list of companies working on driverless car technologies in Cambridge, MA. The area around MIT has quickly asserted itself as one of the hotbeds of this emerging and increasingly competitive field. Toyota Research Institute and MIT startup NuTonomy are among the local players who have made … Continue reading “Mitsubishi Electric Lab Applying Computer Vision to Driverless Cars”
Colorado State, Meet Cognii: Artificial Intelligence in Education
Psychology students at Colorado State University will be getting a technological boost next semester, thanks to a new partnership between the Fort Collins, CO-based school and Boston-based technology startup Cognii. Founded in 2013, Cognii will work with CSU faculty members to integrate smart software into two undergraduate psychology courses centered on human development and family … Continue reading “Colorado State, Meet Cognii: Artificial Intelligence in Education”
Antera Therapeutics Lands $1,700,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=24133d3c-b342-4d22-8523-084545147317 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Antera Therapeutics Mailing Address 125 Western Avenue Boston, MA 02134 USA Company Description Aralyte is an all-natural, organic food for special dietary use that makes getting your child 6g of peanut protein per week easy. Website http://www.aralyte.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Antera Therapeutics Lands $1,700,000 Seed Funding”
EarlySense Receives $25,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=384680ee-d64c-47e6-a5df-1a77c1d08bb0 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name EarlySense Mailing Address 135 Beaver Street Waltham, MA 02452 USA Company Description EarlySense was founded in 2004 by an experienced medical device entrepreneurial team. EarlySense is a multi-disciplinary group of professionals working together to provide a breakthrough solution for the care of chronic patients. Website http://www.ealrysense.com Transaction … Continue reading “EarlySense Receives $25,000,000 New Funding”
Moving Analytics Lands $1,100,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d3fc8c6-a694-455e-bc45-b7a195cbbd85 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Moving Analytics Mailing Address 4676 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey, CA 90292 USA Company Description Our mobile app guides patients through an evidence-based care-plan consisting of supervised exercise, educational materials and vital signs monitoring. Our web-portal enables case-managers track patient progress, administer care plans and get reimbursed. … Continue reading “Moving Analytics Lands $1,100,000 New Round”
NantHealth Receives $91,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d292d26c-3dd1-4325-a330-ee253cdde383 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name NantHealth Mailing Address 9920 Jefferson Blvd. Culver City, CA 90232 USA Company Description NANTHEALTH (Nasadaq: NH) solutions are advancing diagnostics to better identify and target specific disease characteristics; transforming clinical delivery with clinical data and promoting wellness for a healthier, happier world. Website http://www.nanthealth.com Transaction Type IPO … Continue reading “NantHealth Receives $91,000,000 New Funding Round”
Udemy Obtains $60,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be18113f-bf69-48e2-a390-2e1cd7a8a79f Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Udemy Mailing Address 360 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Udemy is a website that enables anyone to create an online course. Our goal is to provide our teachers with everything they could possibly need to create a great learning experience over the internet. … Continue reading “Udemy Obtains $60,000,000 New Funding”
BRIDGEi2i Secures Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=53ea041f-2b40-416b-9741-4e565166843e Date 6/2/2016 Company Name BRIDGEi2i Mailing Address 42808 Christy St. Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description BRIDGEi2i provides Business Analytics Solutions to enterprises globally, enabling them to achieve accelerated business impact harnessing the power of data. Website http://www.bridgei2i.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “BRIDGEi2i Secures Series A Funding Round”
Uber Receives $3,500,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcd86a1c-178d-4b63-b3b6-686573ca7ca0 Date 6/2/2016 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Uber Receives $3,500,000,000 New Funding Round”
LinkBee Lands $6,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddb9244b-35ed-4873-a6b3-6d28f958d0b5 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name LinkBee Mailing Address 640 W California Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description LinkBee redefines the smart home with an end-to-end solution we install for you. Starting with connected light bulbs, we provide your home with true intelligence through a neural network that constantly improves your surroundings. … Continue reading “LinkBee Lands $6,000,000 Seed Financing”
Findo.io Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=494c5860-488e-4973-b84c-88b79f5ccf66 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Findo.io Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Findo is dedicated to helping you intelligently access information across your personal cloud, email and files. Website http://www.findo.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Findo.io Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Sales Bootcamp Secures $600,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ade399f-c836-4c42-ad54-a8e2a319b04b Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Sales Bootcamp Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Sales Bootcamp is an in-person sales training and certification program designed to transform individuals with little or no technology sales background into world-class prospectors and revenue generators. Our students range from recent college graduates looking … Continue reading “Sales Bootcamp Secures $600,000 Seed Funding Round”
uSens Garners $20,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9529efd-2e15-42dd-97cf-afff9e542773 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name uSens Mailing Address 1740 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Founded in 2013, Silicon Valley-based uSens Inc. provides 3D interactive solutions for virtual reality and augmented reality. An innovative start-up, uSens is the first to offer 3D gesture recognition on mobile platforms and first … Continue reading “uSens Garners $20,000,000 Series A Funding”
Tubular Labs Receives $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6a46337-1ab2-41df-b693-b29d85526613 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Tubular Labs Mailing Address 17977 Saratoga Los Gatos Road Monte Sereno, CA 95030 USA Company Description The company is developing a marketing and analytics platform for a variety of video channels. Website http://www.tubularlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new … Continue reading “Tubular Labs Receives $10,000,000 New Round”
Tile Secures $18,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d157b12-03f1-49e9-b633-c5ab60042047 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Tile Mailing Address 2121 S. El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Tile is a location tracking device and app that makes losing valuable items a thing of the past.Tiles are bluetooth low energy tags designed for attaching to valuable items so that these … Continue reading “Tile Secures $18,000,000 Series B Round”
Vendini Garners $20,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62b2cd1f-e822-4fe5-bc40-f89de9251fb1 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Vendini Mailing Address 660 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description At Vendini, our mission is to make the business of live events simple. We designed our all-in-one system to help organizations easily promote events, deepen experiences with their audiences, and ultimately sell more tickets. … Continue reading “Vendini Garners $20,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
RubiconMD Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=403ed086-b2fb-4c80-8b38-139d7bce05f9 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name RubiconMD Mailing Address 483 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description RubiconMD connects local clinics to top specialists, enabling quick remote consults that eliminate unnecessary referrals and reduce patient wait time and travel burden. The platform redesigns primary health care, by bringing appropriate clinical … Continue reading “RubiconMD Secures $4,000,000 Series A Financing”
theSkimm Secures $8,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0e43a24a-9fe9-4c01-b7b7-547decd2ef76 Date 6/2/2016 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 $8,000,000 Series B Funding”
Armarium Lands $1,250,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=75748bde-c670-4028-8354-e552e5d3eaca Date 6/2/2016 Company Name Armarium Mailing Address 1 East 52nd St. New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description Armarium is the premiere destination for on-demand luxury. Members are provided with access to the runway’s most coveted pieces– all of which can be borrowed whenever needed. Website http://www.armarium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Armarium Lands $1,250,000 Seed Funding Round”
SevenFifty Obtains $8,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95b12740-f15d-4e11-94b8-e56b689ce6f9 Date 6/2/2016 Company Name SevenFifty Mailing Address 337 E 8th St. New York, NY 10009 USA Company Description SevenFifty has made my life infinitely more efficient and it has made purchasing wine for the restaurants infinitely more agreeable. Thank you, SevenFifty, for freeing up hours of my life so that I … Continue reading “SevenFifty Obtains $8,500,000 Series A Financing”
Vista Equity Makes Second Deal in Two Days With Ping Identity Buyout
If you were thinking about selling your company for a couple billion dollars, now might just be the time to try it. A day after Vista Equity Partners announced it would buy marketing automation software developer Marketo for $1.79 billion, the private equity firm has announced a second deal: Vista said today it is paying an … Continue reading “Vista Equity Makes Second Deal in Two Days With Ping Identity Buyout”
In First Distribution Deal, StemBioSys Teams with Funakoshi in Japan
San Antonio — StemBioSys has signed a three-year marketing and distribution deal with Funakoshi Co. Ltd to bring its stem cell production products to Japan, the San Antonio startup’s first distribution deal. Funakoshi, which is based in Tokyo, distributes both advanced and basic life science research instruments throughout the country. The deal will allow Funakoshi … Continue reading “In First Distribution Deal, StemBioSys Teams with Funakoshi in Japan”
Mass. Digital Health Initiative Unveils $26M Fund, Incubator Space
Massachusetts digital healthcare startups will have more resources to tap into, thanks to a new $25.8 million venture fund and an incubator space near Fenway Park unveiled today. The venture fund, dubbed the Massachusetts Innovation Catalyst Fund, will invest in digital health companies that are based in the state or have significant operations here. The … Continue reading “Mass. Digital Health Initiative Unveils $26M Fund, Incubator Space”
GreenStone Credit Services Joins List of Ag-Tech Incubator Sponsors
The Great Lakes Ag-Tech Business Incubator in West Michigan has scored a new sponsor: GreenStone Farm Credit Services, an East Lansing, MI-based financial institution that is the largest agricultural lender in Michigan and northeast Wisconsin. As part of the new partnership, GreenStone will contribute $25,000 to support the commercialization efforts of the incubator’s startups, along … Continue reading “GreenStone Credit Services Joins List of Ag-Tech Incubator Sponsors”
Eyeing Further Growth, Social Marketer Spredfast Nabs Another $50M
Austin—Social media marketing software company Spredfast has raised $50 million, bringing its total funding raised to $116 million. Riverwood Capital, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA, led the round. Also participating were return backers Austin Ventures, Interwest Partners, OpenView Venture Partners, and Lead Edge Capital. “Social media is super dynamic in the … Continue reading “Eyeing Further Growth, Social Marketer Spredfast Nabs Another $50M”
Nektar Therapeutics Gets $20M in Daiichi Deal For Breast Cancer Drug
San Francisco-based Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NKTR]]) has gotten $20 million from a unit of Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo in exchange for European rights to an experimental cancer drug called etirinotecan pegol (Onzeald). Nektar is developing the drug for patients with advanced breast cancer whose tumors have spread to the brain, and will file an approval … Continue reading “Nektar Therapeutics Gets $20M in Daiichi Deal For Breast Cancer Drug”
Saver Rate Ends Today for INFLUX—Grab Your Tickets Now
You’re already planning on attending INFLUX, so why wait any longer to buy your tickets? We’re lining up some of the most forward-thinking entrepreneurs, investors, and visionaries who are new to the Boston innovation scene—or blazing fresh trails. Join us for an afternoon of spotlight talks, fireside chats, and panel discussions that will delve into … Continue reading “Saver Rate Ends Today for INFLUX—Grab Your Tickets Now”
Salesforce Buys Demandware for $2.8B in Big E-Commerce Bet
Cloud business software giant Salesforce plans to snap up Demandware for $2.8 billion in cash, marking one of the biggest acquisitions of a Massachusetts tech company in recent memory (this side of the pending $67 billion Dell-EMC deal). In acquiring Burlington, MA-based Demandware (NYSE: [[ticker:DWRE]]), San Francisco-based Salesforce (NYSE: [[ticker:CRM]]) gains a big outpost in … Continue reading “Salesforce Buys Demandware for $2.8B in Big E-Commerce Bet”
Flatiron School Helps Refugees; Cornell Tech Hires Ex-Yahoo Scientist
The technology education scene in the city has seen interesting moves of late—particularly at the Flatiron School and Cornell Tech. Today, New York-based Flatiron School announced it is working with Re:Coded, a humanitarian nonprofit, to provide a curriculum to Syrian refugees in Iraq to help them find work as software developers. And last week, Cornell … Continue reading “Flatiron School Helps Refugees; Cornell Tech Hires Ex-Yahoo Scientist”
RA Capital Seeds Peanut Allergy Prevention Startup With $1.7M
A Boston startup that aims to prevent babies from developing peanut allergies has raised $1.7 million in seed funding from RA Capital Management, a “crossover” investor that backs both public and private companies. That money will help Antera Therapeutics, which was founded in 2014, begin selling what it calls Aralyte, a liquid formula containing small … Continue reading “RA Capital Seeds Peanut Allergy Prevention Startup With $1.7M”
Ex-GSK Exec to Steer Sangamo; Lanphier Switches Roles
Edward Lanphier is retiring as the president and CEO of Sangamo Biosciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SGMO]]), paving the way for Alexander Macrae—a former GlaxoSmithKline and later Takeda executive—to take over the Richmond, CA-based gene editing company. Macrae began in his new role today, while Lanphier will become chairman of Sangamo’s board after the company’s annual shareholder meeting … Continue reading “Ex-GSK Exec to Steer Sangamo; Lanphier Switches Roles”