Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c51836d7-dfc8-4d5a-895c-0ec701a07af2 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Tattoodo Mailing Address 127 Lafayette St. New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description The ride started in Copenhagen in 2013. The two seasoned entrepreneurs, Johan Plenge and Mik Thobo-Carlsen, set out on a journey to revolutionize the online presence of the tattoo industry. Website http://www.tattoodo.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Tattoodo Garners $2,500,000 New Financing”
KEMP Technologies Receives $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f3c2e79-a632-4ccb-ad0a-c723267422e3 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name KEMP Technologies Mailing Address 600 5th Avenue 5th Floor New York, NY 10020 USA Company Description KEMP leads the industry in driving the price/performance value proposition for application delivery and load balancing to levels that our customers can afford. Website http://www.kemptechnologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “KEMP Technologies Receives $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Wireless Seismic Lands $5,047,678 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a739087-51b7-410d-8437-9ed02d19f9fd Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Wireless Seismic Mailing Address 13100 Southwest Freeway Sugar Land, TX 77478 USA Company Description Wireless Seismic was formed in 2006 to develop and introduce the RT 1000, a revolutionary seismic data acquisition system to the exploration and production industry, which capitalizes on emerging technologies in the seismic, … Continue reading “Wireless Seismic Lands $5,047,678 New Round”
Bit9 + Carbon Black Receives $13,749,992 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a30da1c-9eda-404c-9afa-f2c2d197f632 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Bit9 + Carbon Black Mailing Address 266 Second Ave Waltham, MA 02451 USA Company Description Only the Bit9 + Carbon Black solution provides integrated coverage for every aspect of endpoint threat protection: continuous monitoring and recording for real-time visibility into every endpoint, multiple forms of signature-less threat … Continue reading “Bit9 + Carbon Black Receives $13,749,992 New Round”
The Bouqs Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b3cb0e4-4fb0-4da4-bdbc-97bfa8c31107 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name The Bouqs Mailing Address 4766 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey, CA 90295 USA Company Description We think of ourselves as a company, rather than a corporation. You know how you have company over to hang out, chat and have fun? That’s us. We’re company. We just so … Continue reading “The Bouqs Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing”
TaskEasy Secures $8,269,989 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ff80da0-167a-406c-a385-eddb91892b2b Date 2/3/2016 Company Name TaskEasy Mailing Address 340 S. Lemon Ave. Walnut, CA 91789 USA Company Description TaskEasy is a unique online ecosystem where property owners and contractors benefit in a win-win relationship. Property owners easily book and manage services online. Contractors are provided with customers, eliminating costly advertising, bidding and … Continue reading “TaskEasy Secures $8,269,989 New Financing Round”
ArborMetrix Lands $1,981,928 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1270809-fed6-4bd3-a7a8-747e88e5415a Date 2/3/2016 Company Name ArborMetrix Mailing Address 2929 Plymouth Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 USA Company Description ArborMetrix’s combination of clinical insight and statistical science powers one of the most strategic and flexible solutions your organization can deploy to measure clinical performance and efficiency. Website http://www.arbormetrix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “ArborMetrix Lands $1,981,928 New Financing”
Handshake Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15b200e3-1fb1-460a-8468-9b0f67110ec3 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Handshake Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Launched in 2014, Handshake is the ultimate career network and recruiting platform for college students and young alumni. Website http://www.joinhandshake.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Handshake will use … Continue reading “Handshake Obtains $10,500,000 Series A Funding Round”
Cisco Acquires Jasper Technologies for $1,400,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1382b95-2dfd-4a23-aa6c-be9d14a8f52d Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Jasper Technologies Mailing Address 189 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Jasper Technologies is a one-stop shop for enterprises, OEMs, solution providers and operators who want to capitalize on a world of connected devices. Website http://www.jasper.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $1,400,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Cisco Acquires Jasper Technologies for $1,400,000,000”
Ioxus Lands $400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70737c9b-54a9-4f40-8112-271c05535605 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Ioxus Mailing Address 18 Stadium Circle Oneonta, NY 13820 USA Company Description Ioxus ultracapacitor devices are optimized for higher voltage levels that combine improved materials and provide simple solutions, with significantly enhanced performance. The IP-protected technology improvements offer markets a much higher performing product that is easier … Continue reading “Ioxus Lands $400,000 New Funding”
Totspot Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a64b664d-221e-4a0c-8be4-285758e66484 Date 2/3/2016 Company Name Totspot Mailing Address 70 N 7th St. New York, NY 11211 USA Company Description Totspot is a mobile marketplace for moms to shop and sell kids fashion. $50B is spent on kids fashion (clothes, shoes and accessories) in US every year. That is $50B added to kids … Continue reading “Totspot Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
With Partnership, Tesoro To Help Virent Develop Plant-Based Biofuels
In 2015, a year that saw gasoline stay relatively cheap across much of the country, vehicle sales were especially brisk in one category. Light-duty trucks, which include many pickup and SUV models, accounted for 56 percent of vehicles sold in the U.S. last year, that segment’s highest market share since 2004, according to research from Autodata … Continue reading “With Partnership, Tesoro To Help Virent Develop Plant-Based Biofuels”
CRISPR Hits Wall Street as Editas Bags $94M in IPO
After a few years of explosive hype and no shortage of controversy, the gene editing system known as CRISPR-Cas9 has finally made its way to the public markets. This evening, Editas Medicine, of Cambridge, MA, priced its IPO. When Editas debuts on the Nasdaq tomorrow, public investors will have their first chance to buy into … Continue reading “CRISPR Hits Wall Street as Editas Bags $94M in IPO”
Houston HealthIT Company Decisio Raises $2.1M in Funds, Adds Lawson to Board
Houston’s Decisio Health has raised $2.1 million as part of a $5 million fundraising round and added local healthcare entrepreneur Larry Lawson to its board of directors. The healthIT company makes software to create a critical care dashboard for ER and ICU staff. Among the investors are Lawson, who will help to ramp up Decisio’s sales efforts, … Continue reading “Houston HealthIT Company Decisio Raises $2.1M in Funds, Adds Lawson to Board”
Starry Not Looking for a Fight, but Broadband Vision Draws Skeptics
Starry probably won’t suffer the same fate as its founders’ previous venture, Aereo, which lost a high-stakes legal battle with broadcast television titans that ended at the highest court in the land. But in trying to change the way people access broadband Internet, Starry’s path to success is perhaps equally daunting. The startup, based in … Continue reading “Starry Not Looking for a Fight, but Broadband Vision Draws Skeptics”
Madison’s Deltanoid Names New CEO, Replacing UW Legend DeLuca
Madison, WI-based Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals has named former Genzyme executive Douglas Jermasek as its new CEO. Jermasek will replace Hector DeLuca, who has spent his life researching Vitamin D and building companies based on the compound. Xconomy profiled DeLuca and Deltanoid in late 2014. DeLuca becomes Deltanoid’s chairman, president and COO.
SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York
SprinkleBit, a social networking platform for stock trades founded in San Diego at least five years ago, has raised $10 million in new funding from GTC, a newly formed private equity firm in Baku, Azerbaijan, according to founder Alexander Wallin. The deal will allow SprinkleBit “to exponentially grow our user base and generate some substantial … Continue reading “SprinkleBit Raises $10M, Relocates from San Diego to New York”
Cambridge Blockchain Wins First Santander Challenge for Fintech Startups
A team based out of the Cambridge Innovation Center came down to New York last week and snagged a bit of starting cash at the Santander InnoVentures Distributed Ledger Challenge fintech pitch competition. CEO Matthew Commons said his startup, Cambridge Blockchain, is an identity management platform for blockchain systems (the public ledgers for the Bitcoin network.) Blockchains … Continue reading “Cambridge Blockchain Wins First Santander Challenge for Fintech Startups”
Spero Eyes First Trial, Gets $30M More to Battle Drug-Resistant Bugs
With three different ways of attacking troublesome drug-resistant bacteria in its portfolio, Spero Therapeutics has begun to resemble something of an antibiotics roll-up. And now it’s got another $30 million to continue the work, with its first big clinical test coming later this year. Spero said today it has raised a $30 million Series B … Continue reading “Spero Eyes First Trial, Gets $30M More to Battle Drug-Resistant Bugs”
C4 Therapeutics Names Broad Institute’s Phillips CSO
Cambridge, MA-based C4 Therapeutics has named Andrew Phillips its chief scientific officer. Phillips was most recently an executive at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where he headed development of therapeutics. He was a chemistry professor at Yale University before that.
Early Bird Special Ends Today for New York’s Life Science Disruptors
Most early birds settle for worms, but we’re offering something much better: the chance to save $60. Join us on Tuesday, March 29, for New York’s Life Science Disruptors, where you’ll hear candid stories from some of the funders and founders who are trying to turn New York into the nation’s next great biotech cluster. … Continue reading “Early Bird Special Ends Today for New York’s Life Science Disruptors”
SolidEnergy Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ef15428b-47e4-4e8f-9000-2f0cb8cd35f9 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name SolidEnergy Mailing Address 200 West Street Waltham, MA 02451 USA Company Description SolidEnergy revolutionized portable energy storage with the introduction of the anode-free lithium metal battery in 2014. Website http://www.solidenergysystems.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Strategic investments will help … Continue reading “SolidEnergy Garners $12,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Flyp Receives $5,800,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aea8a5a5-d650-428f-8028-301d90168b0b Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Flyp Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02128 USA Company Description Flyp, Inc. is a US-based telecommunications company focused on changing the global consumer communications experience. Website http://www.getflyp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,800,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed by the company. … Continue reading “Flyp Receives $5,800,000 Seed Funding”
Atlas5D Lands $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc7cd388-42f5-4f30-9c51-34108b457a6c Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Atlas5D Mailing Address One Broadway 14th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description Atlas5D enables a new way to gather real-world information towards patient care and medical research. Website http://www.atlas5d.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The new money will … Continue reading “Atlas5D Lands $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
Spero Therapeutics Receives $30,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b5b1612-fee3-4e7e-81a9-3c0f5c874841 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Spero Therapeutics Mailing Address 400 Technology Square 10th Floor Cambridge, MA 20139 USA Company Description Spero Therapeutics’ vision is to find, develop, and advance groundbreaking therapeutics to meet critical patient needs in infectious disease using a unique business and drug discovery model. Spero Therapeutics is developing first … Continue reading “Spero Therapeutics Receives $30,000,000 New Funding”
Federated Wireless Secures $22,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c94a173-905a-4aea-a865-5ed28b5029fd Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Federated Wireless Mailing Address 33 Arch St. 32nd Floor Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Federated Wireless develops technologies that maximize the utilization of spectrum resources, further advancing the wireless revolution. Website http://www.federatedwireless.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Federated Wireless Secures $22,000,000 Series A Round”
Lexumo Lands $4,890,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=692512bd-e99c-4a4e-ade0-74b385766c4d Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Lexumo Mailing Address 1035 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02141 USA Company Description Lexumo helps companies eliminate vulnerabilities from their connected products. Website http://www.lexumo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,890,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Accomplice Venture Investor … Continue reading “Lexumo Lands $4,890,000 Seed Funding”
Zumobi Lands $500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=41571baf-bdfc-402f-b61b-e264f3028752 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Zumobi Mailing Address 1525 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 USA Company Description We help you to utilize your existing brand content from videos, blogs, news feeds, social media channels and more in the Content Hub experience. Website http://www.zumobi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Zumobi Lands $500,000 New Funding”
Zumper Obtains $5,564,994 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b06d907-a262-4b29-8abd-1dddd31825a8 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Zumper Mailing Address 470 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description We are a small, fun and hard working team of engineers, product and business people who are passionate about building the best way to find a home or apartment for rent. We launched in … Continue reading “Zumper Obtains $5,564,994 New Funding”
Kraken Secures Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2340fe2a-3898-484c-8796-3d52a29a6f1f Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Kraken Mailing Address 548 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Fortune favors the bold — and fortune also favors robust technology, rock-solid security, and a proactive approach to regulatory compliance. Payward combines years of experience in the virtual goods and currency markets with a … Continue reading “Kraken Secures Series B Funding”
Wrapify Lands $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b6a66456-119a-42dc-9211-4b9b60e598ae Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Wrapify Mailing Address 535 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Wrapify is the easiest way to make money on the road short of finding it in the street. Website http://www.wrapify.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “Wrapify Lands $1,500,000 Seed Funding Round”
EchoPixel Secures $1,749,998 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3399652d-ee9b-4270-acb9-6d517b1bff68 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name EchoPixel Mailing Address 13650 Paseo del Roble Ct. Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 USA Company Description EchoPixel, Inc. develops medical imaging devices. The company develops a non-invasive colon cancer screening solution that enables doctors and radiologists to use computed tomography (CT) images of a patient’s abdomen and … Continue reading “EchoPixel Secures $1,749,998 New Funding”
ThirdLove Secures $8,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff151409-a84c-402a-b05d-c39e746f483c Date 2/2/2016 Company Name ThirdLove Mailing Address 485 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description ThirdLove is at the direct intersection of fashion and technology. The company is building a next generation e-commerce technology platform and a suite of vertically integrated apparel brands. Website http://www.thirdlove.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “ThirdLove Secures $8,000,000 Series A Funding”
Back to the Roots Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=85c687db-4f51-4da6-876b-d34541c662e0 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Back to the Roots Mailing Address 424 2nd Street Oakland, CA 94607 USA Company Description In a college class, we learned mushrooms could grow entirely on spent coffee grounds. After watching hours of how-to videos and turning our fraternity kitchen into a big science experiment, we eventually … Continue reading “Back to the Roots Obtains $5,000,000 Seed Funding”
Mattel Acquires Sproutling for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2e3f0da0-e487-47f8-af4c-5b22ff67dd8f Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Sproutling Mailing Address 85 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Sproutling makes parenting a little less scary and a lot more fun. We grow your parent IQ through tools that seamlessly fit your life, and provide real time, trustworthy insights about your child. By … Continue reading “Mattel Acquires Sproutling for Undisclosed Sum”
Grapeshot Receives $8,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05ee7d04-3f67-41ce-9846-12e58c1d61b0 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Grapeshot Mailing Address 30 Wall Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10005 USA Company Description The Grapeshot founders first worked together in 1992, developing the commercial use of the Muscat software, first developed and installed on the University of Cambridge’s mainframe systems in the 1980s. Website http://www.grapeshot.com … Continue reading “Grapeshot Receives $8,500,000 New Funding”
Mercato Garners $1,075,657 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=808d5b51-2f59-485d-b38e-5645c1783656 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Mercato Mailing Address 48 Wall Street 32 Floor New York, NY 10005 USA Company Description Mercato is an online grocery marketplace that connects customers who want to do their food shopping at their convenience, with local merchants. Website http://www.mercato.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,075,657 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Mercato Garners $1,075,657 New Round”
LimitScreen Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de49a993-a628-4d65-b4c9-b9a9703fdf70 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name LimitScreen Mailing Address PO Box 582 Scarsdale, NY 10583 USA Company Description New York startup Screen has developed a piece of hardware, coupled with a mobile application, that would allow parents to manage the use of all devices, including phones, whether they run on iOS or Android … Continue reading “LimitScreen Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round”
Telenor Group Acquires Tapad for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=57fcc74b-f01c-4305-8dc8-34eafaa04c5b Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Tapad Mailing Address 60 Madison Ave. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description The company’s groundbreaking technologies address the new and ever-evolving reality of media consumption on smartphones, tablets and home computers. Through Tapad, advertisers are now able to get a unified view of consumers … Continue reading “Telenor Group Acquires Tapad for Undisclosed Sum”
Smart Wires Receives $19,999,999 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=941088d7-3b44-4b28-878b-0e5f6338ec41 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Smart Wires Mailing Address 201 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Smart Wires is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, producing innovative technology solutions for the electric utility industry. Our world-class team collaborates with utilities to help them create a dynamic grid. Website … Continue reading “Smart Wires Receives $19,999,999 New Financing Round”
Knewton Lands $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5844592a-1708-4e2e-bbe2-e0ed24c0d8c6 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Knewton Mailing Address 100 5th Avenue New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description Knewton has developed the industry’s most powerful adaptive learning engine, customizing educational content to meet the needs of each student. Website http://www.knewton.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Knewton Lands $10,000,000 New Financing”
AHAlife Acquires Bezar for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=256094be-7687-4869-9cce-353edf413e9c Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Bezar Mailing Address 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Bezar is a New York City based e-commerce startup offering carefully curated, modern design. Bezar is where people who design special things connect with people who desire special things. Website http://www.bezar.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “AHAlife Acquires Bezar for Undisclosed Sum”
Parkifi Obtains $8,058,905 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cf76f02-a75f-49c2-9b6a-4b898e11054e Date 2/2/2016 Company Name Parkifi Mailing Address 1321 15th Street Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description Parkifi is making parking less of a hassle with our real time parking occupancy platform. Utilizing our sensor technology we provide real time data to parking lot operators, cities, and mobile applications to let them … Continue reading “Parkifi Obtains $8,058,905 New Funding”
DisperSol Technologies Obtains $12,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8a6b0d0-71bd-4b7c-9925-20e414012da2 Date 2/2/2016 Company Name DisperSol Technologies Mailing Address 111 W. Cooperative Way Georgetown, TX 78626 USA Company Description Many potentially effective drugs that have been discovered have either failed completely to be turned into patient viable medicines or become only partially effective medicines because of drug solubility or manufacturing processing limitations. … Continue reading “DisperSol Technologies Obtains $12,000,000 New Funding”
One of the Country’s Largest Coding Schools Opens Detroit Campus
The Iron Yard, one of the biggest coding schools in the nation, today announced that it’s opening a Detroit campus, probably in the vicinity of downtown. Starting next month, the Iron Yard will offer two 12-week programs—one devoted to teaching front-end coding skills, and one that covers back-end coding. Each course costs $12,000 per student, … Continue reading “One of the Country’s Largest Coding Schools Opens Detroit Campus”
BioHouston Honors Women Pioneers in Energy, Life Sciences, Space
There’s a lot of talk about ways to enlarge the ranks of women and girls who take an interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). A number of organizations in Texas are attempting to tackle the issue by raising awareness, building STEM networks, and organizing events focused on investing, entrepreneurship, and team-building. For BioHouston leaders, … Continue reading “BioHouston Honors Women Pioneers in Energy, Life Sciences, Space”
Knight Foundation: Can Data Work for the People Without Selling Out?
More and more, data gets used to define our lives. But where does that leave the layperson who might not know what to make of this information era? And what can be done with data gleaned from the public beyond helping companies turn a profit? Is there a way to democratize the digital realm? Last … Continue reading “Knight Foundation: Can Data Work for the People Without Selling Out?”
Draper Spinout Lexumo Looks to Secure IoT With $4.9M From Boston VCs
Get ready for an onslaught of companies peddling security software for the Internet of Things. It’s not for lack of substance: security experts say the spread of Internet-connected devices exposes major vulnerabilities that can be exploited by hackers. One of the more serious efforts to combat these threats is called Lexumo. It’s a spinout company … Continue reading “Draper Spinout Lexumo Looks to Secure IoT With $4.9M From Boston VCs”
Seeking A Fresh Start in Gene Therapy, Avalanche Merges With Annapurna
Avalanche Biotechnologies went public during a renaissance for gene therapy, but it’s been searching for a way forward ever since a disappointing trial led to an executive overhaul. The Menlo Park, CA, company has turned to a privately held startup with roots at Weill Cornell Medical College to turn things around. This morning, Avalanche (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “Seeking A Fresh Start in Gene Therapy, Avalanche Merges With Annapurna”
Texas Roundup: Datical, CPRIT, Pivot3, SonarMed, TMCx, & CareAline
Let’s catch up with the latest innovation news from Xconomy Texas. —Datical, an Austin, TX-based startup that says it makes updating apps easier, has raised $8 million in a Series B round from investors such as S3 Ventures, Austin Ventures and Houston-based Mercury Fund. The company’s customers include GE Transportation and Fidelity Investments. —A University … Continue reading “Texas Roundup: Datical, CPRIT, Pivot3, SonarMed, TMCx, & CareAline”