A whole new crop of life sciences startups are germinating in San Diego, which is good news for the regional cluster of established companies that are focused on innovation in biotechnology, medical devices, healthcare technologies, and medical diagnostics. Renewal is crucial to sustaining and growing an innovation cluster like San Diego’s life sciences community. But … Continue reading “12 San Diego Life Sciences Startups to Watch in 2016”
Vast, an Algorithm-Based Search Engine for Used Cars, Grabs $14M
Austin—Making a big-decision purchase like a car or home can feel like a futile task given all the details to consider, especially with so many options online. Vast is an Austin, TX-based company that aims to use its data analytics-powered search tools to help people purchase cars, homes, and travel options. The company has historically … Continue reading “Vast, an Algorithm-Based Search Engine for Used Cars, Grabs $14M”
Stash Raises $3M Seed Round for App for Stock Investing Novices
The stock market might be cruel and unforgiving these days, but a New York-based startup with an app for investing is on the rise. In a deal announced Tuesday, Stash got $3 million in a seed round led by Goodwater Capital, with Entrée Capital and Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures participating. Previously, Stash raised $1.5 million … Continue reading “Stash Raises $3M Seed Round for App for Stock Investing Novices”
Thinking IPO? ThinkingPhones Dials Up $112M, Adopts the Name Fuze
Tech IPOs are sparse in the Boston area (and the rest of the country), but the pipeline seems to grow more crowded every day. The latest local IPO candidate is Cambridge, MA-based ThinkingPhones, which today announced a $112 million growth equity round and a new name. The company—which provides cloud-based business communications software—now goes by … Continue reading “Thinking IPO? ThinkingPhones Dials Up $112M, Adopts the Name Fuze”
Fuze Obtains $112,000,000 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37b2e859-a8f0-4761-8d42-dad137982e4a Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Fuze Mailing Address 10 Wilson Road Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Company Description Move your voice, video, text and collaboration apps onto a single, intelligent, mobile-ready cloud platform today. Website http://www.fuze.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $112,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes The combined Fuze plans … Continue reading “Fuze Obtains $112,000,000 Series E Funding Round”
Amperity Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa2838ce-a8f6-4b60-aa30-50d0e4ac0954 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Amperity Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98122 USA Company Description Amperity is a marketing technology company. Advances in machine learning and cloud infrastructure are making it possible to finally solve one of the biggest challenges faced by both marketing and IT organizations,” said Kabir Shahani, co-founder and … Continue reading “Amperity Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing”
MicaSense Garners $7,400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e85f0491-d146-497f-88d1-f2fa7a9707ec Date 2/9/2016 Company Name MicaSense Mailing Address 1300 N Northlake Way Seattle, WA 98103 USA Company Description MicaSense was founded by 3 experts in the unmanned systems and sensors industry, with a combined 30 years of experience and a proven track record in product and software development. We understand that professional … Continue reading “MicaSense Garners $7,400,000 New Funding”
Infoblox Acquires IID for $45,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b70c34ba-83e5-44b4-ae27-1c4e745541c0 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name IID Mailing Address 1142 Broadway Tacoma, WA 98402 USA Company Description The IID team consists of a cadre of serial entrepreneurs, cyber security experts and seasoned technologists. The team includes globally respected threat intelligence thought leaders who play prominent roles in both leading industry associations and guiding … Continue reading “Infoblox Acquires IID for $45,000,000”
TalentSky Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c55bdbf0-0ffc-4247-a447-1efc1549f9bb Date 2/9/2016 Company Name TalentSky Mailing Address 203 Redwood Shores Pkwy Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description TalentSky wants to help people navigate the changing world of work and represents a breakthrough in employment visibility for companies and individuals. Website http://www.talentsky.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “TalentSky Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
Iron.io Lands $3,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52a29a76-6e5e-4713-ba2e-20640e1ded3a Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Iron.io Mailing Address 325 9th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Iron.io provides cloud application services that are easy to use, durable, and deliver ironclad value. Website http://www.iron.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will use … Continue reading “Iron.io Lands $3,500,000 Series A Round”
Stellar Loyalty Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5401b616-acf0-496b-b87e-20f3d9b4b031 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Stellar Loyalty Mailing Address 563 Pilgrim Drive Foster City, CA 94404 USA Company Description The company’s mission is to bring delight and value to every consumer experience by enabling brands to instantly recognize, engage and reward their loyal customers across the network of digital, physical and human … Continue reading “Stellar Loyalty Obtains $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
8tracks Receives $1,709,877 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=97e43b82-c77a-4c85-b903-3a275966fd72 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name 8tracks Mailing Address 51 Sharon Street San Francisco, CA 94114 USA Company Description 8tracks is handcrafted internet radio. It offers a simple way for people to share and discover music through an online mix, a short playlist containing at least 8 tracks. Website http://www.8tracks.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “8tracks Receives $1,709,877 New Funding Round”
Trifacta Garners $35,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea3713e3-02dd-4ddf-8057-53efaa3aedca Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Trifacta Mailing Address 575 Market St. 11th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description At Trifacta, we know that the key to winning with Big Data lies with people. That’s why our innovations focus on the user experience—to provide radical productivity gains for data professionals, and … Continue reading “Trifacta Garners $35,000,000 New Financing”
Revitope Oncology Obtains $8,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02680f65-59cc-4513-8856-555555f06316 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Revitope Oncology Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Revitope Oncology, Inc. is a privately-held cancer immunotherapy company developing a novel platform based on redirecting viral immunity for the purpose of developing compounds to treat solid tumors and hematologic malignancies. Website http://www.revitope.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Revitope Oncology Obtains $8,500,000 New Financing”
VIMOC Technologies Receives $2,400,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55103800-957f-47c0-bf64-5df19ac40b29 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name VIMOC Technologies Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description In the next decade VIMOC Technologies’ Landscape-Computing Architecture will contribute to making ubiquitous computing a reality, enabling ambient intelligence in the infrastructure of our cities. VIMOC’s vision extends beyond simply connecting devices and edge computing. … Continue reading “VIMOC Technologies Receives $2,400,000 New Financing Round”
Vast Receives $14,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=995b0a59-b26c-4002-b700-dca59c5c6683 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Vast Mailing Address 560 Sutter St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description At Vast.com, our mission is to build the world’s widest, deepest, freshest and cleanest database of classified ads. We invest in superior technology for rooting out ads, wherever they may be, and for parsing … Continue reading “Vast Receives $14,000,000 New Funding Round”
Roomi Secures $4,034,449 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afbafd82-1b53-4a1c-8c48-e29220758f00 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Roomi Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 11801 USA Company Description Roomi is a free mobile app that simplifies roommate and housing search in New York by making it easy for people to post and list rooms and connect safely, in a city where it’s rarely affordable … Continue reading “Roomi Secures $4,034,449 New Financing”
Badoo Acquires Luluvise for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8aaa95e-7d16-47bc-8f2d-c6ed43e54a92 Date 2/9/2016 Company Name Luluvise Mailing Address 100 Marine Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 USA Company Description Lulu is the smart girls’ app for private recommendations and reviews on guys. Lulu takes its cues from the real world: we meet a guy and think he’s cute, but want to know if … Continue reading “Badoo Acquires Luluvise for Undisclosed Sum”
BioCryst Stock Tanks After Rare Disease Drug’s Phase 2 Failure
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals’ strategy to recast itself as a rare disease drug developer hit a stumbling block Monday when the company released results showing that its experimental treatment for a rare genetic disorder failed to work better than a placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial. The BioCryst (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BCRX]]) drug, called avoralstat, was developed to treat … Continue reading “BioCryst Stock Tanks After Rare Disease Drug’s Phase 2 Failure”
How Google Enables VR Content, From Pro Rigs to Smartphone Cameras
While investors might fret about when or whether forthcoming virtual reality headsets will be ready to support a new technology ecosystem, Google is building out a substantial one of its own around its low-end Cardboard viewer. Much of the work behind the scenes is led by a team in Seattle. There are now more than … Continue reading “How Google Enables VR Content, From Pro Rigs to Smartphone Cameras”
What’s New in Boston VC Land: Assemble, Hyperplane, Pillar
As the snow falls in our fair city, let’s take a tour of the winter wonderland that is New England tech venture capital. It should prove useful as a snapshot of what’s new and different in 2016 (plus some national context at the bottom): —General Catalyst Partners has raised $845 million for its eighth fund. … Continue reading “What’s New in Boston VC Land: Assemble, Hyperplane, Pillar”
Houston Healthcare Firm Medical Adhesive Revolution Is Now Adhesys
Houston — Executives at Houston’s Medical Adhesive Revolution have been focusing on developing wound-closure technology since the company first came to prominence following its win at the 2014 Rice Business Plan Competition. Since that time, company president Alexander Schueller and his management team have turned their attentions to softer yet important issues such as marketing and … Continue reading “Houston Healthcare Firm Medical Adhesive Revolution Is Now Adhesys”
Canary Finds Its CMO in Marketing Vet From Yahoo & Virgin Mobile USA
[Updated 2/8/16 11:50 am. See below.] The executive team at Canary just got more seasoned, with the addition of Bob Stohrer as its chief marketing officer. This particular hire, announced last week, is interesting because Stohrer has been chief marketing officer for such companies as Virgin Mobile USA and iHeartRadio. His latest gig was as … Continue reading “Canary Finds Its CMO in Marketing Vet From Yahoo & Virgin Mobile USA”
Roundup: San Antonio Fund, Filamet Labs, 5miles, Decisio, BioHouston
Let’s catch up with the latest innovation news from Xconomy Texas. —Early stage San Antonio, TX, startups can again tap into funds provided by the Texas Research & Technology Foundation (TRTF). The McDermott Legacy Fund, which is managed by the foundation’s subsidiary, the Texas Technology Development Center, is reloading a seed fund it operates that … Continue reading “Roundup: San Antonio Fund, Filamet Labs, 5miles, Decisio, BioHouston”
San Antonio’s TRTF Reboots Seed VC Fund
San Antonio — Funding for startups is hard to come by anywhere. York Duncan knows this, and the point was emphasized just last week when he heard someone from Austin, TX, lamenting about the lack of local capital available to the city’s numerous startups. “I’m thinking, you outta come to San Antonio,” Duncan said in … Continue reading “San Antonio’s TRTF Reboots Seed VC Fund”
Syngenta, NC Biotech, PSEG Solar, & More NC Innovation News
Panthers country is licking its wounds from Sunday night’s big game, but there’s plenty going on in the business community to take minds off of the stinging Super Bowl defeat. Here’s a recap of some of the top headlines in North Carolina biotech, tech, and cleantech news. —Switzerland-based agribusiness giant Syngenta (NYSE: [[ticker:SYT]]), which maintains … Continue reading “Syngenta, NC Biotech, PSEG Solar, & More NC Innovation News”
Coming Soon: Coding Lab, Co-Working Space, and More in Highland Park
Highland Park, for those who don’t know, is a separate city within Detroit’s borders—along with Hamtramck, it’s actually one of two sovereign cities inside Detroit—and for a long time, it’s been considered by many to be Detroit’s shabbier, financially ruined cousin. Once an upscale enclave that was home to Henry Ford’s first assembly line and, … Continue reading “Coming Soon: Coding Lab, Co-Working Space, and More in Highland Park”
IlluminOss Medical Garners $4,997,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a35538f-d642-41c9-84bc-fde51dd10ab4 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name IlluminOss Medical Mailing Address 993 Waterman Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 USA Company Description The company is a medical device startup developing technologies for orthopedic surgery applications. Website http://www.illuminoss.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,997,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The offering covered the purchase of … Continue reading “IlluminOss Medical Garners $4,997,999 New Funding Round”
Xignite Lands $20,500,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d29d9597-8e7c-431d-bede-0449f8d959a5 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Xignite Mailing Address 1825 South Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Xignite (pronounced X-Ignite) is the leading provider of financial web services for mission-critical corporate applications. Our mission is to power and inspire the next generation of service-oriented financial applications. Website http://www.xignite.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Xignite Lands $20,500,000 Series C Funding”
Zentera Secures $2,500,001 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d08677f-65ea-477e-bd59-119b85c6a52d Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Zentera Mailing Address 2099 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 USA Company Description Zentera Systems, Inc. is a Silicon Valley based private company, providing a Cloud Federation Network (CFN) platform built on a virtualization architecture with patent-pending technology to address overlay virtual network, cloud firewall, data protection … Continue reading “Zentera Secures $2,500,001 New Funding”
IfOnly Receives $10,250,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b47cfdd-12f5-4fb5-ae2b-430afa5eb85f Date 2/8/2016 Company Name IfOnly Mailing Address 150 Green Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description At IfOnly, we believe that true luxury is not another bauble or thing, but rather the extraordinary experiences we remember and share. We believe that seizing the moment can transform the world within us, … Continue reading “IfOnly Receives $10,250,000 Series B Funding”
Hired Receives $40,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b71427af-5de8-438a-a330-a01960a0cd61 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Hired Mailing Address 1455 Market St. 19th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Hired was launched in order to disrupt the recruiting industry, and provide a better and more efficient way for talented developers to get exposed to exciting job opportunities at tech companies. Website … Continue reading “Hired Receives $40,000,000 New Funding”
Velano Vascular Lands $3,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80da5f06-6efb-4431-8aec-ae3f47ebf468 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Velano Vascular Mailing Address 3138 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94118 USA Company Description Velano Vascular is improving the hospital experience for patients and providers by reducing the pain, anxiety and inefficiencies of blood draws. Website http://www.velanovascular.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Velano Vascular Lands $3,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Wiper Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce0cdae6-8361-49e3-97cd-b85eb0cac524 Date 2/8/2016 Company Name Wiper Mailing Address 424 West 33Rd Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Use Wiper Messenger for free private texting and calling worldwide. Tap Wipe to erase a conversation’s texts, files and videos instantly, everywhere — your phone, your friend’s phone, and any temporary copy on … Continue reading “Wiper Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Patient IO Wants to Improve Care Management with Mobile Thinking
Austin — [Updated 5/5/16, 4:34 p.m. See below.] When Jason Bornhorst created Filament Labs about three years ago, the goal was to build a business that promotes healthy habits, intended to be distributed through insurance companies. “We pretty quickly figured out there was not a strong business there,” he says. The software was strong enough … Continue reading “Patient IO Wants to Improve Care Management with Mobile Thinking”
Flint’s Water, Wicab, & New Leaders: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist
The water crisis in Flint, MI, funding announcements, and personnel changes are among these recent headlines from Wisconsin’s innovation community: —The physician who detected problems with Flint’s water supply and escalated her findings, bringing to light the city’s current water crisis, did so using software developed by Verona-based Epic Systems, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. … Continue reading “Flint’s Water, Wicab, & New Leaders: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Tessier-Lavigne, Twist, Unity, Grail & More
The biggest news on the West Coast this week came from Stanford University. The school has lured decorated neuroscientist Marc Tessier-Lavigne away from New York’s Rockefeller University to be the 11th president on The Farm, as Stanford is often known. It’s a return to the West Coast for Tessier-Lavigne, who had risen to chief scientific … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Tessier-Lavigne, Twist, Unity, Grail & More”
CommonBond, The Muse, Common, and Gimlet Media Get Real on Startup Life
What is the best way to build a startup? Naturally there are lots of different answers, but a few misconceptions and wrongheaded ideas should get put to rest while chasing unicorn dreams. Thursday morning in New York, David Klein, CEO of student loan marketplace CommonBond; Brad Hargreaves, CEO of Common and co-founder of General Assembly; … Continue reading “CommonBond, The Muse, Common, and Gimlet Media Get Real on Startup Life”
4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery
It’s a topic frequently heard in board meetings and splashed across the news: storm-related data loss and downtime trigger threats to our IT environments. For instance, last winter in New England caused a scare among executives and IT professionals alike. Record-breaking snowfall and increased risks to regional business data created a huge buzz about the … Continue reading “4 Worst-Case Scenarios That Make the Case For Disaster Recovery”
E-commerce App 5miles Raises $30M, Plans Expansion Beyond Dallas
Dallas—The garage sale has gone mobile. 5miles, a year-old online marketplace, is based in China but has its U.S. headquarters in Dallas. Last week, it announced a Series B+ fundraising round of $30 million from IDG, Morningside, and individual investors in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, among others. The company raised a Series B round … Continue reading “E-commerce App 5miles Raises $30M, Plans Expansion Beyond Dallas”
East Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR, Tessier-Lavigne, Pricing, Spero & More
There was biotech news up and down the East Coast this week. In Boston, all eyes were on the first biotech IPO of the year—and the sector let out a collective sigh when things went well. New York, meanwhile, suffered a tough blow to its life sciences scene, as one of its strongest advocates announced … Continue reading “East Coast Bio Roundup: CRISPR, Tessier-Lavigne, Pricing, Spero & More”
Baobab, Oculus, Penrose, Et Al: The Disneys Of Early VR Animation?
You’re a film director whose last feature was a blockbuster, and now you’re funded to make a movie from a fabulous script of your own. It’s a dream job, but there’s just one hitch. Every day, a fan is released onto the set to point your cameras wherever he or she wants. When your stars … Continue reading “Baobab, Oculus, Penrose, Et Al: The Disneys Of Early VR Animation?”
One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload
This week one of my favorite podcasts, WNYC’s Note to Self, is featuring a project called Infomagical. Every day the show is sharing new challenges designed to help listeners cope with information overload. We all know that feeling of being so far behind on the e-mails, texts, articles, and all the other stuff our digital … Continue reading “One Writer’s Strategy for Avoiding Information Overload”
Elemental Machines Receives $2,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcd4159a-652b-47c5-b7af-14e5b1ecbde9 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name Elemental Machines Mailing Address 411 Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Scientists working to cure diseases, find life-saving therapies and develop new materials have sophisticated instruments. What they don’t have is the metadata about the physical environment they’re working in and its impact on their … Continue reading “Elemental Machines Receives $2,500,000 New Round”
Notarize Obtains $2,400,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f0c3963-15f4-4c74-a91a-4f873268eb65 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name Notarize Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02108 USA Company Description Notarizing documents may not come up very often, but when you need it done there’s really no way to cut corners. Website http://www.notarize.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,400,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Notarize said … Continue reading “Notarize Obtains $2,400,000 Seed Funding Round”
Affinivax Obtains $2,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d59a54a-5f99-404b-b591-d80325b65fa0 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name Affinivax Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Affinivax is a biotechnology company developing a novel conjugation technology with the goal of designing vaccines that provide broad protection against challenging diseases afflicting children and adults in both the developing and developed worlds. Website http://www.affinivax.com Transaction … Continue reading “Affinivax Obtains $2,500,000 New Funding Round”
PatternEx Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=543761c2-5b97-4f14-9888-2801fab0ff60 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name PatternEx Mailing Address 4620 Fortran Dr. San Jose, CA 95134 USA Company Description When your goal is to bring Artificial Intelligence to InfoSec, you better have the chops to back it up. Knowing the scope of the problem we were attacking, we set about identifying and recruiting … Continue reading “PatternEx Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
EpiBiome Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aec1407f-c46a-4777-b9d6-86a83e754d14 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name EpiBiome Mailing Address 329 Oyster Point Blvd. 3rd Floor South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description EpiBiome is a precision microbiome engineering company based in South San Francisco with the mission of developing effective and sustainable FDA-approved therapies to combat infectious disease in humans and in … Continue reading “EpiBiome Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing”
Fit Pay Receives $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccd291e8-edb2-405e-8e90-c0d32eae5586 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name Fit Pay Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Based in San Francisco, California, FitPay is led by payment industry experts with more than 20 years of payment platform and identity authentication domain expertise. FitPay’s platform provides a phone-less and app-less experience, allowing consumers … Continue reading “Fit Pay Receives $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
WEVR Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bbabb879-aa69-4590-b6d8-4e72c4d245f7 Date 2/5/2016 Company Name WEVR Mailing Address 550 Rose Ave. Venice, CA 90291 USA Company Description WEVR is a virtual reality community and VR media player for aspiring and professional creatives. WEVR collaborates with leaders in the immersive, creative, and technology communities – providing high performance VR playback software for VR … Continue reading “WEVR Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round”