The stock markets haven’t been kind to biotech companies this year whether the companies are already public or trying to be. Proteostasis Therapeutics, a developer of drugs for cystic fibrosis and other diseases, is the latest example. It had to significantly discount its IPO demands to make it to the Nasdaq. Cambridge, MA-based Proteostasis raised … Continue reading “Proteostasis Cuts Price But Heads to Nasdaq After $50M IPO”
TRImaran Licenses WSU Compounds to Develop Neuro Drugs
TRImaran Pharma aims to take on a group of neurological diseases, like depression, by developing drugs that impact three different types of neurotransmitters in the brain. Those drug prospects come from Wayne State University, which licensed a group of molecules to the company this week for an undisclosed sum. Aloke Dutta, a pharmaceutical sciences professor … Continue reading “TRImaran Licenses WSU Compounds to Develop Neuro Drugs”
Homeyou Takes Page From Wayfair Playbook for Home-Contractor Site
Quick, name this Boston-area consumer Web company: It flew under the radar for years, bootstrapped its way to a thriving business built on technology developed in-house and a sharp emphasis on customer service across multiple websites, and then rose to new heights after rebranding itself. If you said Wayfair, you’re right. Another correct answer: Homeyou. … Continue reading “Homeyou Takes Page From Wayfair Playbook for Home-Contractor Site”
Tenacity Receives $1,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c8febd92-330f-47f6-8fbd-21ef88df3906 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Tenacity Mailing Address 6th Street Cambridge Boston, MA 02142 USA Company Description Tenacity uses a science-based insights to engage, retrain, and optimize workforces, such as those in contact centers. Actionable analytics and an automated scalable solution reduces attrition, increases productivity, improves customer service, and delivers a high … Continue reading “Tenacity Receives $1,500,000 Seed Funding”
Hexadite Secures $8,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0b2458b-e34c-4196-8ece-69478f498edc Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Hexadite Mailing Address 101 Federal St. Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Hexadite is changing the way cyber incident response is done with the first security orchestration and automation solution that automatically investigates and resolves all cyber security alerts in minutes instead of weeks. Website http://www.hexadite.com Transaction … Continue reading “Hexadite Secures $8,000,000 Series A Round”
Yumanity Secures $45,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=534383f0-a2f4-44c4-a4e9-a7125624f98f Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Yumanity Mailing Address 790 Memorial Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Yumanity Therapeutics is working to identify and develop new, disease-modifying therapies that address several illnesses with critical unmet medical needs. Website http://www.yumanity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $45,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Yumanity Secures $45,000,000 Series A Financing”
DataRobot Obtains $33,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c9b5cc9-8a56-48e3-b9a5-acbd39fc3525 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name DataRobot Mailing Address One International Place 5th Floor Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description We’re creating a cloud platform to help teams of data scientists create the most accurate predictive models the world has ever seen. We have a vision of how Data Science will be done … Continue reading “DataRobot Obtains $33,000,000 Series B Round”
DataCamp Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9fdd60c-7a04-4093-853a-f8a1ff036177 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name DataCamp Mailing Address 25 First St. Cambridge, MA 02141 USA Company Description DataCamp is the first online learning platform that focuses on building the best learning experience for Data Science in specific. In our first year, we trained over 100,000 data scientists who completed over 3.7 million … Continue reading “DataCamp Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
CopsForHire Obtains New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6edf400a-133e-487e-a2c9-753fca09fbd1 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name CopsForHire Mailing Address 16426 Cedar Grove Road SE Issaquah, WA 98027 USA Company Description CopsForHire, Inc. provides off-duty law enforcement professionals for businesses, jobs, and events. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Issaquah, Washington. Website http://www.copsforhire.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “CopsForHire Obtains New Funding Round”
InAuth Obtains $6,917,124 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d771a00c-0f0d-4d46-89c9-14a2160226cf Date 2/11/2016 Company Name InAuth Mailing Address 615 Hampton Drive Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description InAuth fully appreciates the unique challenges and opportunities in the banking industry. Our team has worked closely with many of the world’s largest organizations to provide innovative solutions with the highest integrity and reliability. Website … Continue reading “InAuth Obtains $6,917,124 New Funding Round”
zyBooks Garners $4,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea0f0ab0-0fb8-4dcb-95a5-03c1cca1756e Date 2/11/2016 Company Name zyBooks Mailing Address PO Box 33185 Los Gatos, CA 95031 USA Company Description zyBooks was founded in in 2012 by Smita Bakshi. We started zyBooks to help college STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) students graduate. Website http://www.zybooks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “zyBooks Garners $4,000,000 New Funding Round”
Waterline Data Receives $16,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ed63840-e3d4-4fc4-b9d9-48bd4d7b905b Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Waterline Data Mailing Address 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description Waterline Data was developed to leverage the power and scalability of Hadoop to automate the inventory of data assets in the data lake and enable self-service with governance, so business users can … Continue reading “Waterline Data Receives $16,000,000 Series B Funding”
Sunverge Energy Garners $36,500,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2d23fb1a-d95a-480c-8307-6101799257d4 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Sunverge Energy Mailing Address 950 Minna Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description The Sunverge SIS is a simple, intelligent and cost-effective distributed energy storage system that captures solar power and delivers it when needed most. It combines batteries, power electronics, and multiple energy inputs in … Continue reading “Sunverge Energy Garners $36,500,000 Series C Funding Round”
OpsPanda Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f064c1db-cb4d-41d5-9a90-b48326484605 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name OpsPanda Mailing Address 451 Lytton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description OpsPanda’s collaborative platform empowers sales operations and executives to develop, administer and adapt their sales plan to meet growth challenges by providing a deep understanding of the drivers and variables that impact sales plans. … Continue reading “OpsPanda Obtains $5,000,000 Series A Round”
Lantern Receives $17,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=92194011-b53f-4fda-bfeb-c22291aca43d Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Lantern Mailing Address 589 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Finding emotional well-being during life’s twists and turns isn’t easy. Accessing care is at best expensive, and at worst completely out of reach. And that’s where Lantern comes in. Website http://www.golantern.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Lantern Receives $17,000,000 Series A Funding”
scriptr.io Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=594a11a2-6505-4ae3-bfbc-1755d188a14f Date 2/11/2016 Company Name scriptr.io Mailing Address 100 West 26th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description scriptr.io takes away the pain of managing servers and allows you to concentrate on what matters the most: your product. Website http://www.scriptr.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “scriptr.io Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
ThingLink Garners $1,300,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c09f1901-57cc-4802-86e9-1d30a861e188 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name ThingLink Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description Thinglink is an image engagement tool that makes it easy to add clickable tags to any image on the web and share the tagged images on social networks. Any publisher or brand can distribute tagged images … Continue reading “ThingLink Garners $1,300,000 New Financing”
Cynet Obtains $7,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a69c0c17-0ad1-4868-bab0-46fb6142dca1 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Cynet Mailing Address 17 State Street New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description Cynet originated as part of the BugSec Group. Cynet was created in response to the growing prevalence of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and targeted attacks from unknown origins. Website http://www.cynet.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Cynet Obtains $7,000,000 New Financing”
Anchor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34fcec92-ed05-4024-b5f4-571503428bc5 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Anchor Mailing Address 79 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Anchor is a free iPhone app that makes it easy to broadcast short audio clips to a global audience in seconds. Your listeners can talk back, sparking instant group conversations that were never before … Continue reading “Anchor Garners $1,600,000 New Financing”
Halo Neuroscience Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=68dab0ed-3c64-494c-9db3-734e34548ca3 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Halo Neuroscience Mailing Address 33 W. 17th Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Neuromodulation technology that elevates cognitive performance. Halo is developing a novel, simple, and powerful neuroscience-based technology for enhancing performance on cognitive tasks, for the healthy and impaired. Website http://www.haloneuro.com Transaction … Continue reading “Halo Neuroscience Secures $9,000,000 Series A Funding”
Good Uncle Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=198ded7e-db68-405a-b15a-c3d29e163617 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Good Uncle Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Instead of bringing expansive, overwhelming menus to people in smaller cities, Good Uncle wants to cook and sell just a few items from the world’s most iconic restaurants. Website http://www.gooduncle.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Good Uncle Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round”
WorldRemit Obtains $45,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35e5971e-8ac2-4bd8-a05b-e6b80bc9e57b Date 2/11/2016 Company Name WorldRemit Mailing Address 600 17th Street Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description WorldRemit is an online service that lets people send money to friends and family living abroad, using a computer, smartphone or tablet. It is a convenient, low-cost alternative to traditional money transfer companies that use … Continue reading “WorldRemit Obtains $45,000,000 New Financing”
Querium Obtains $306,373 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ea64e56-82e2-4158-af08-443bf288b99e Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Querium Mailing Address 5918 West Courtyard Drive Austin, TX 78730 USA Company Description Querium was founded to help 24 million students master critical math and science skills, enabling them to achieve their career goals. Website http://www.querium.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $306,373 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Querium Obtains $306,373 New Funding Round”
Spreedly Secures $500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f8d7006-9246-4eeb-b9a3-36e851c7bc5d Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Spreedly Mailing Address 116 West Main Street Durham, NC 27701 USA Company Description Formed in 2008 Spreedly was a simple, elegant subscription management service. Built by developers for developers, we placed an emphasis on solving difficult business challenges around online recurring payments. Over time we realized the … Continue reading “Spreedly Secures $500,000 New Financing Round”
Pocket Games Acquires Viximo for $3,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dbf7a8a2-9cb3-4c25-89b0-ba99e193fbe2 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Viximo Mailing Address 10951 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90064 USA Company Description Viximo is the mullet of startups: 15 engineers working hard in the front and a 5 person art party in the back. We love Ruby and/on Rails. We make jokes about object-oriented girlfriends … Continue reading “Pocket Games Acquires Viximo for $3,500,000”
Veniam Receives $22,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d648dcb-c66b-4b44-aa05-cdaa3b554843 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Veniam Mailing Address 331 West Evelyn Avenue Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Leveraging the 1 billion vehicles around the globe, Veniam delivers advanced networking technology that connects infrastructure, people and moving things to each other and to the Internet. Website http://www.veniam.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Veniam Receives $22,000,000 Series B Financing”
Web.com Acquires Yodle for $344,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3a5e7976-8f80-4d21-bc00-68dde3f13a29 Date 2/11/2016 Company Name Yodle Mailing Address 50 W 23rd St New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description As a leading provider of local online advertising services, Yodle helps you get found – offering the expertise and tools you need to reach these prospects, and convert them into customers. Website http://www.yodle.com … Continue reading “Web.com Acquires Yodle for $344,000,000”
A Slice of DFJ’s New $350M Fund Intended for Northwest Entrepreneurs
[Corrected 2/11/16, 9:00 pm. See below.] Bill Bryant is something of an anomaly in Pacific Northwest venture capital: He’s a full-fledged investing partner in a big, storied Silicon Valley firm—Draper Fisher Jurvetson, which just announced a $350 million 12th venture fund—who is based permanently in Seattle and focused squarely on investments in the region. Bryant, a … Continue reading “A Slice of DFJ’s New $350M Fund Intended for Northwest Entrepreneurs”
Teaching Innovation: Rice Professor Reviews Accelerator Programs
Houston — Entrepreneurship is considered the fuel that drives economic growth. But what are the best ways to help entrepreneurs be more successful—and what are best practices for startup accelerator programs? Those are questions, among others, that Rice University professor Yael Hochberg wants to try to narrow down. She is investigating which parts of the educational … Continue reading “Teaching Innovation: Rice Professor Reviews Accelerator Programs”
Napa Summit 2016
Napa Summit 2016 makes the fifth convening of an intimate and interdisciplinary gathering where far-seeing technologists and exemplary business leaders and investors come together to explore what’s over the horizon. Together we’ll discuss insights, challenges, and proposed solutions to big issues spanning global markets and the economy, venture capital, virtual reality, AI and robotics, personalized … Continue reading “Napa Summit 2016”
Rabble On: Tech Startup Aims to Boost Local Music Through Libraries
In July, Amazon supplanted Walmart (NYSE: [[ticker:WMT]]) as the nation’s most valuable retailer, as measured by market capitalization. Those who follow technology trends could have told you they had seen this change as inevitable. Even if the news didn’t come as a huge surprise, it was yet another indicator of the impact e-commerce has had … Continue reading “Rabble On: Tech Startup Aims to Boost Local Music Through Libraries”
Top Engineer Behind Google’s Rise Will Lead Grail In Cancer-Test Quest
Grail wants to develop a blood test that detects early stage cancer in seemingly healthy people, an ambitious and daunting proposition that I wrote about in detail last week. After a month in the public spotlight without an official CEO, the new biotech company has named to the top spot not a cancer expert, but … Continue reading “Top Engineer Behind Google’s Rise Will Lead Grail In Cancer-Test Quest”
Hexadite Nabs $8M as Cybersecurity Urgency Grows
This week brought more reminders that cybersecurity remains top of mind for leaders from the White House to boardrooms everywhere. President Barack Obama grabbed headlines with a $19 billion initiative—$5 billion higher than the federal government’s current cybersecurity spending—to battle cyber threats, overhaul federal computer systems, and boost cybersecurity training. The investment, part of Obama’s … Continue reading “Hexadite Nabs $8M as Cybersecurity Urgency Grows”
Founder Nathan Smith on What Comes Next for Wink, Smart Homes, & IoT
To say the least, the past year was “colorful” for Wink, the New York-based developer of a hub and app that control smart home devices. Back in the fall, the company that Wink spun out from and shared a headquarters building with, Quirky, went bankrupt in spectacular fashion. However, in that time of seeming uncertainty, … Continue reading “Founder Nathan Smith on What Comes Next for Wink, Smart Homes, & IoT”
Gene Editing Execs Talk Scientific, Regulatory Hurdles At BIO Panel
On a day when the top American intelligence chief called gene editing a potential “weapon of mass destruction,” executives of companies working with CRISPR-Cas9, the most widespread gene editing tool, met to discuss ethical and scientific questions that must be answered before it can be used to treat human disease. The hurdles haven’t stopped investors … Continue reading “Gene Editing Execs Talk Scientific, Regulatory Hurdles At BIO Panel”
One Year Post-Launch, Yumanity Lands $45M For Yeasty Discovery
Yumanity Therapeutics has reeled in a $45 million Series A round as it uses nontraditional ways to find drugs that might treat neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. The Cambridge, MA-based startup is based upon a drug discovery system created by its cofounder Sue Lindquist, a member and former director of the Whitehead Institute … Continue reading “One Year Post-Launch, Yumanity Lands $45M For Yeasty Discovery”
Aplos Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=328cfc30-166f-4d7c-b04e-ec35bcd15dc1 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Aplos Mailing Address 1155 W Shaw Ave. Fresno, CA 93711 USA Company Description Trusted by over 20,000 organizations around the world, Aplos specializes in web-based software that makes it simple to manage nonprofits. The Aplos suite of nonprofit software includes fund accounting software, donor management, donation processing, … Continue reading “Aplos Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round”
Digital Shadows Secures $14,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=792d7261-8718-48a3-a82e-150a3405122d Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Digital Shadows Mailing Address 535 Mission St. 14th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Digital Shadows provides cyber situational awareness that helps organizations protect against cyber attacks, loss of intellectual property, and loss of brand and reputational integrity. Website http://www.digitalshadows.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Digital Shadows Secures $14,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Edyn Receives $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de7dfb06-6943-497a-a44e-1cbd3c76d036 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Edyn Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Edyn was created with the belief that understanding our environment is the first step toward conserving it. Founded by Jason Aramburu, an ecologist, soil scientist and gardening enthusiast, Edyn was built on a passion for connected … Continue reading “Edyn Receives $2,000,000 New Financing”
Woo Receives $2,350,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6633c785-4339-466b-aa56-2d1bb7aadbc9 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Woo Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description WOO lets people find out how much they’re in demand in the tech industry so they can make smarter decisions about their career. Whether you want to know if you can get better compensation elsewhere, you’re … Continue reading “Woo Receives $2,350,000 Seed Funding”
SynGen Secures $2,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7e811d5-2025-432a-889f-62ffbfc0516b Date 2/10/2016 Company Name SynGen Mailing Address 100 Howe Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 USA Company Description We are in the business of inventing and commercializing products that utilizes single-use sterile plastic cartridge disposables and dedicated, highly automated mechanical medical devices to isolate and capture stem and progenitor cells from peripheral and … Continue reading “SynGen Secures $2,000,000 New Round”
NuuED Obtains $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df354e83-22f7-46be-ae01-cfdd6e841b18 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name NuuED Mailing Address 505 14th Street Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description We are a driven & passionate team who wants to give every Learner a very real and fighting chance be successful in education, career and life. We are dedicated to enhancing the power & possibilities … Continue reading “NuuED Obtains $3,000,000 New Round”
Crunchbase Receives $2,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35e76b20-1f63-4be3-abe5-f0204eabf646 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Crunchbase Mailing Address 410 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description CrunchBase is a platform to discover innovative companies and the people behind them. Founded in 2007 by Mike Arrington, we began as a simple database to track startups covered on TechCrunch. Today, we deliver … Continue reading “Crunchbase Receives $2,000,000 Series A Round”
Latch Garners $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4d37ef1e-2220-44cd-8cee-44fd80162d7f Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Latch Mailing Address 350 W 39th Street New York, NY 10018 USA Company Description Latch has developed a connected, keyless entry security platform using beacons to manage building access. Website http://www.getlatch.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Latch will debut … Continue reading “Latch Garners $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Stash Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dba41c98-a56f-49f6-ae9b-b373eade0e73 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Stash Mailing Address 44 West 28th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Our solution, the Stash app, starts with you. That’s because we believe that even if you aren’t an expert investor, you have interests, beliefs, and goals that relate to investing. We wanted to … Continue reading “Stash Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Shopular Receives $7,197,710 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=706191d7-0869-4920-b14d-6b32157b6f39 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name Shopular Mailing Address 2120 Middlefield Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Shopular is your best shopping buddy – always looking out for you and making sure you know all the coupons every time you go shopping. Website http://www.shopular.com Transaction Type Venture Equity, Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Shopular Receives $7,197,710 New Funding”
ARMO BioSciences Garners $50,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=092cb83c-dfb7-45b9-91f6-f29399b0366a Date 2/10/2016 Company Name ARMO BioSciences Mailing Address 575 Chesapeake Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description ARMO BioSciences is a biopharmaceutical company that develops immunotherapies for the treatment of Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases, Fibrosis and Inflammation. ARMO’s lead product AM0010, is a PEGylated form of recombinant human Interleukin-10 (PEG-rHuIL-10). Website … Continue reading “ARMO BioSciences Garners $50,000,000 Series C Round”
EndoShape Receives $7,096,809 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=82af35c2-53bc-44af-a0c5-14f015163461 Date 2/10/2016 Company Name EndoShape Mailing Address 5425 Airport Blvd. Boulder, CO 80301 USA Company Description EndoShape is devoted to improving human health through the development of unique medical devices from innovative shape memory polymers. Its primary objective is to launch a new class of shape memory polymer based devices that … Continue reading “EndoShape Receives $7,096,809 New Financing Round”
Biogen’s Scangos on Pricing, Deals, Hemophilia, Alzheimer’s & More
It’s been a roller coaster year for Biogen. A year ago, the Cambridge, MA-based company was the toast of biotech. Executives telegraphed positive early data about an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, and shares boomed, trading as high as $475 apiece last March. Things have changed since. The biotech bubble has deflated, taking valuations down with them. … Continue reading “Biogen’s Scangos on Pricing, Deals, Hemophilia, Alzheimer’s & More”
Inventev Nabs $500K Grant to Test Mobile Power Generation Technology
Inventev, the Detroit-based cleantech startup working on mobile power generation via plug-in hybrid electric vehicle architecture, announced Monday that it has snagged a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Inventev’s CEO and founder, Dave Stenson, said the company will use the money to model, develop, and test key elements of its drive … Continue reading “Inventev Nabs $500K Grant to Test Mobile Power Generation Technology”