An office worker who usually spends time in programs like PowerPoint suddenly logs into the company expense records system. Data-sifting computers are on the alert for unusual behavior like this across the globe, and Dharmesh Thakker thinks they’ll help thwart criminal hackers who pose a growing threat to companies. Thakker, a general partner at Battery … Continue reading “Machine Learning Advances Cybersecurity: Battery Ventures’ View”
Atlas5D Snags $3M For Sensor Devices That Balance Data & Privacy
For all the hype and investments in wearable devices, they have yet to deliver widespread, meaningful impact on healthcare, outside of narrow applications like measuring blood pressure and the number of steps a person walks in a day. Count Zeb Kimmel among the skeptics, at least when it comes to solving harder problems for patients … Continue reading “Atlas5D Snags $3M For Sensor Devices That Balance Data & Privacy”
Skylock Secures $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=72f083e8-ca96-462a-a55a-56af0499afbd Date 2/1/2016 Company Name Skylock Mailing Address 3484 18th Street San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Skylock is a smart bike lock that connects to your smartphone to provide keyless entry, theft detection, crash alerts and more. Website http://www.skylock.cc Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Skylock Secures $1,000,000 New Funding”
Roku Receives $45,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c41bae8-2ee8-42f1-816c-69173e3f96ff Date 2/1/2016 Company Name Roku Mailing Address 150 Winchester Circle Los Gatos, CA 95032 USA Company Description Roku, Inc. is a company founded in 2002 by Anthony Wood, the inventor of the personal video recorder (PVR). Roku is a leading supplier of innovative and easy to use digital media products. Website … Continue reading “Roku Receives $45,500,000 New Funding”
Raw Shorts Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed10f51f-825e-47f3-bb9b-a61a8c16aec4 Date 2/1/2016 Company Name Raw Shorts Mailing Address 225 Bush St. 12th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Raw Shorts gives you everything you need to make an explainer video animation, right at your fingertips. Website http://www.rawshorts.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Raw Shorts Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Round”
Seattle Roundup: Moz, PitchBook, Cedexis, Corbis, Getty, Nimia
A pair of Seattle companies, Moz and PitchBook, announced $10 million funding rounds this week and were both refreshingly forthcoming about things that private tech companies typically keep close to the vest: revenue and valuations. Meanwhile, Portland-based Cedexis raised $22 million, and some big deals went down involving Seattle-based digital image licensing giants Corbis and … Continue reading “Seattle Roundup: Moz, PitchBook, Cedexis, Corbis, Getty, Nimia”
Nothing Gross About It: Mopec Innovates Autopsy Stations
Back in the early aughts, I never missed an episode of the HBO series “Six Feet Under,” which followed the trials and travails of a funeral home-owning California family. I tuned in for the morbid storylines and superior acting, but there was also a fair amount of the show dedicated to the fascinating ins and … Continue reading “Nothing Gross About It: Mopec Innovates Autopsy Stations”
Shareablee, Others Pitch for Diversity in Tech at NYTM Women’s Demo Night
It has been an admittedly personal mission for Jessica Lawrence, executive director of the New York Tech Meetup, to encourage more gender diversity in the city’s tech scene. She said when she first started working with New York Tech Meetup, women were scarce among the tech founders who sought to demo at the monthly gathering, … Continue reading “Shareablee, Others Pitch for Diversity in Tech at NYTM Women’s Demo Night”
PTC Sketches Vision of Augmented Reality for Big Companies
Augmented reality, like its sister technology, virtual reality, is still in its infancy and has yet to live up to the hype. For many consumers, the most salient example of AR to date was a high-profile flop: Google Glass. AR boosts a person’s experience of the surrounding environment through computer-generated elements, like images superimposed on … Continue reading “PTC Sketches Vision of Augmented Reality for Big Companies”
EatStreet, Uber Partner To Serve Chicago Diners Starting Next Month
There’s a host of startups striving to be the “Uber of (insert activity or service here).” Meanwhile, some businesses are teaming up with the ascendant San Francisco-based company—which is most widely known for its ride-hailing app, but has expanded into other areas—to tap into its huge user base and recognizable brand. According to Uber’s website, … Continue reading “EatStreet, Uber Partner To Serve Chicago Diners Starting Next Month”
Texas Cancer Agency Names James Willson Top Science Officer
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has a new chief scientific officer: James Willson. Willson comes from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and had also spent a decade as the director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cleveland. I spoke with him this week as he prepares to move to … Continue reading “Texas Cancer Agency Names James Willson Top Science Officer”
AgBio Edges Pharma and Other Takeaways on the RTP Biotech Scene
When North Carolina State University crop science professor Wesley Everman was in graduate school more than a decade ago, aerial images of crops were available intermittently. Planes didn’t fly often and when they did, the images they provided were just a snapshot in time. These days, Everman gets crop image data as needed and in … Continue reading “AgBio Edges Pharma and Other Takeaways on the RTP Biotech Scene”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Hep C, Akashi, Tarveda & More
January is just about over, and for biotech investors, that’s a good thing. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IBB]]) has plummeted more than 22 percent in January. Thursday alone the index fell more than 3.6 percent without any clear negative catalyst (see this Fortune article), prompting a series of notes from sell-side analysts trying to … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Editas, Hep C, Akashi, Tarveda & More”
CRISPR: The Path to Clinical Trials
If you have read a newspaper lately, there is a good chance you have heard about CRISPR-Cas9, the versatile gene editing technology. Over the past several months, legal battles over intellectual property, ethical concerns over editing of the human germline, jaw-dropping partnerships with pharma, and talk of IPOs have crescendoed to a steady roar, reaching … Continue reading “CRISPR: The Path to Clinical Trials”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Adicet, Otonomy, Fate & More
The only major Republican presidential candidate who didn’t show up for last night’s debate was front-runner Donald Trump. He also made national news this week by announcing his intent to let Medicare negotiate drug prices—a distinctly un-GOP-like position. The drug-price debate reverberated on the West Coast, too, as the Massachusetts attorney general threatened California’s Gilead … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Gilead, Adicet, Otonomy, Fate & More”
mPharma Data Lands $5,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c2a0c144-bc0f-473d-bad0-14361476d9d0 Date 1/29/2016 Company Name mPharma Data Mailing Address 15 Fulton Rd. Lexington, MA 02420 USA Company Description At mPharma, we’re motivated by the belief that everyone should have reliable access to the medicines they need to be healthy. Our transformative data tools leverage the efficiency of internet applications and the power … Continue reading “mPharma Data Lands $5,000,000 New Funding Round”
nuTonomy Secures $3,600,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04a15d69-c5a8-41a5-a141-1ce7d41d770e Date 1/29/2016 Company Name nuTonomy Mailing Address 115 Jackson Street Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description nuTonomy develops and distributes software and algorithms for self-driving cars and autonomous mobile robots. The company also offers fleet management and consulting and system integration solutions. Website http://www.nutonomy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,600,000 … Continue reading “nuTonomy Secures $3,600,000 Seed Funding”
Insurify Garners $2,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=73cb5fa2-2840-474e-82a4-ff4e18c4954a Date 1/29/2016 Company Name Insurify Mailing Address 222 Third St. Cambridge, MA 02142 USA Company Description Insurify is the first online car insurance shopping platform, which instantly verifies your customer data to provide intuitive and integrated user experience. We believe that the only way to help people feel comfortable shopping for … Continue reading “Insurify Garners $2,000,000 Seed Round”
ID Experts Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0408774-1a1c-4b0a-9518-42c8831bb412 Date 1/29/2016 Company Name ID Experts Mailing Address 10300 SW Greenburg Road Portland, OR 97223 USA Company Description At ID Experts, we provide innovative software and services to organizations for managing cyber risks and data breaches, and to consumers to protect and restore their identities from identity theft. Website http://www2.idexpertscorp.com Transaction … Continue reading “ID Experts Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
Booster Fuels Receives $9,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d40395b0-c2af-4db9-9d8d-eb41dfe4a84c Date 1/29/2016 Company Name Booster Fuels Mailing Address 1425 Broadway Avenue Seattle, WA 98122 USA Company Description Founded in late 2014, Booster is an innovative fuel delivery service that aims to change the way people think about how they spend their time. With a tap of a button on the Booster … Continue reading “Booster Fuels Receives $9,000,000 Series A Round”
BirdEye Secures $8,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7515a1fa-0733-4280-a6f4-d16f2b439291 Date 1/29/2016 Company Name BirdEye Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Road Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description BirdEye is the next-generation business reputation and customer experience platform that reimagines how customer feedback is used to acquire and retain connected customers. Website http://www.birdeye.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “BirdEye Secures $8,000,000 Series A Round”
BloomReach Receives $56,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3d03afe9-e0ac-46d3-96bf-e73ba1003774 Date 1/29/2016 Company Name BloomReach Mailing Address 82 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description BloomReach is the world’s first Web Relevance Engine exposing the best content to the right consumers seeking it on search engines and social platforms. Website http://www.bloomreach.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $56,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “BloomReach Receives $56,000,000 Series D Funding”
Apple Acquires LearnSprout for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=139dd2b8-f910-414f-95ca-9ba48633ff9d Date 1/29/2016 Company Name LearnSprout Mailing Address 630 8th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Having witnessed the revolution that data transparency has brought to the consumer software industry, we are driven to do the same for education. At LearnSprout our mission is to make education data universally accessible … Continue reading “Apple Acquires LearnSprout for Undisclosed Sum”
College Ave Student Loans Obtains $20,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d24ba4f-2f29-48a2-bc1f-70d3d75db524 Date 1/29/2016 Company Name College Ave Student Loans Mailing Address P.O. Box 3178 Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA Company Description College Ave Student Loans is simplifying the student loan experience so students can get on with what matters most: preparing for a bright future. Website http://www.collegeavestudentloans.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “College Ave Student Loans Obtains $20,000,000 New Funding”
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Tour
Cristal Sheppard will answer questions and lead a tour of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Detroit outpost. Free and open to the public, but reservations are required. To RSVP, click here.
DTX Launch Detroit Information Session
Are you a college student or recent college graduate with a great idea for a tech startup, or a desire to be part of a startup team? Come to this informational session to learn more about DTX’s summer accelerator program. Free and open to the public. Click here to register.
Michigan Bio-Industry Growth Summit
Business Leaders for Michigan, MichBio, and the University Research Corridor host this discussion on how to best unleash Michigan’s biosciences R&D and manufacturing potential to stimulate economic growth. Panelists include Esperion’s Roger Newton and Kevin Lobo, CEO of Stryker. Free and open to the public. For details, click here.
Surface Taps Ex-Infinity Pharma Exec as New CSO
Cambridge, MA-based Surface Oncology has named Vito Palombella its chief scientific officer. Palombella was most recently the executive vice president and CSO of Infinity Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:INFI]]), where he spent almost six years. He held positions at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and LeukoSite before that.
Austin’s Datical Gets VC Cash to Manage Databases for App Updates
Would you ever guess that making changes to a software application is difficult for the app maker? Updates are so common, that doesn’t seem likely. Yet the process that allows a software developer to update an app remains arduous, difficult, and time consuming, even as software development has progressed in the last 15 years, according … Continue reading “Austin’s Datical Gets VC Cash to Manage Databases for App Updates”
Kanojia Returns With a Starry Plan for Wireless Internet & Smart Homes
Making a fast return to the innovation scene on Wednesday—or rather, he never truly left—CEO Chet Kanojia unveiled Starry, his latest startup, in New York. As we previously reported, Kanojia and other expatriates from Aereo have been developing this project in stealth under the codename Project Decibel. With Starry, Kanojia dives into wireless broadband while … Continue reading “Kanojia Returns With a Starry Plan for Wireless Internet & Smart Homes”
Nextech Adds San Diego’s Supramed to its Medical Practice Business
Nextech, a company in Palm Beach, FL, that develops software used to manage physicians’ medical practices, has acquired San Diego-based Supramed, which specializes in medical practice management software for plastic surgeons. Financial terms were not disclosed. Supramed CEO Bob Nascenzi was upbeat about the deal yesterday, saying Nextech plans to expand Supramed’s development team in … Continue reading “Nextech Adds San Diego’s Supramed to its Medical Practice Business”
Insurify Races Into Car Insurance Search With Online & Texting Tools
The process of booking a vacation looks a lot different today than it did 20 years ago. Since then, the traditional method of calling a travel agent to book a trip has been largely replaced by websites like Kayak, Expedia, and others that allow users to quickly compare prices and purchase flights, hotels, rental cars, … Continue reading “Insurify Races Into Car Insurance Search With Online & Texting Tools”
Three Things To Know About Doing Business in California
Since the 1849 gold rush, California has had a reputation as a great place to seek—and find—your fortune. The Golden State is home to the Golden Gate Bridge, the Golden State Warriors and, in Silicon Valley, golden opportunities. But, as you might suspect, California sometimes operates like its own country, with laws that aren’t like … Continue reading “Three Things To Know About Doing Business in California”
PitchBook Data Secures $10,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb656bc1-ed16-4223-98ae-1137682c4dbd Date 1/28/2016 Company Name PitchBook Data Mailing Address 901 Fifth Avenue Seattle, WA 98164 USA Company Description We help our clients build the great companies of tomorrow by providing them with the world’s meaningful business information and resources to understand it. Website http://www.pitchbook.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “PitchBook Data Secures $10,000,000 New Financing”
StatMuse Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc49e048-a3e2-4ab8-9288-3aa1479305fb Date 1/28/2016 Company Name StatMuse Mailing Address 1288 Columbus San Francisco, CA 94133 USA Company Description StatMuse is developing an artificial intelligence platform to help sports fans explore data using simple, natural language. Website http://www.statmuse.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes StatMuse — which … Continue reading “StatMuse Obtains $10,000,000 Series A Round”
NewVoiceMedia Receives $30,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e7213ec2-5d37-40c3-bdf7-3df976c2d2c9 Date 1/28/2016 Company Name NewVoiceMedia Mailing Address 49 Stevenson Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We developed our solution, ContactWorld, to provide contact centre technology as a true cloud service over the Internet, similar to the business models of Amazon, Google and salesforce.com. NewVoiceMedia clients benefit from enterprise class … Continue reading “NewVoiceMedia Receives $30,000,000 New Financing”
Mercatus Secures $11,700,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=49a1774a-f4f4-422e-bbe0-8fcfd6a768b2 Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Mercatus Mailing Address 500 Washington St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Mercatus, Inc., formerly SCS Renewables, Inc. is a leading solutions provider for the energy finance industry. More than an energy origination platform, Mercatus™ is a comprehensive solution that drives deal velocity and quality while … Continue reading “Mercatus Secures $11,700,000 Series B Financing”
Civic Garners New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=96e8d182-30c4-40d5-93c3-93acf538d54f Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Civic Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Vinny Lingham, co-founder and former CEO of digital gift card platform Gyft, today announced the founding and funding of his new startup venture, Civic, based in Palo Alto, California. Civic aims to tackle the problem of … Continue reading “Civic Garners New Funding Round”
Wercker Secures $4,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=999779d6-0cde-436f-92ae-a4b6c3a913ee Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Wercker Mailing Address 461 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Wercker is a continuous delivery platform that helps developers reduce risk and eliminate waste by testing and deploying their code often. We want you to focus on your code and the application that you … Continue reading “Wercker Secures $4,500,000 New Funding”
Savari Secures $8,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a090967b-e2e1-45a4-91a1-c95103b85a76 Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Savari Mailing Address 2005 De La Cruz Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description The company is comprised of a core team of industry veterans from the automotive, semiconductor, software and telecommunications industries. Our strength lies in our shared passion for the potential of vehicle connection … Continue reading “Savari Secures $8,000,000 Series A Financing”
Adicet Bio Obtains $51,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6927f2d0-2c43-4e15-95dc-c9a6440df2ee Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Adicet Bio Mailing Address Undisclosed Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Adicet Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company engaged in the design and development of cutting-edge immunotherapies for cancer and other disease indications, with a focus on novel universal immune cell therapies (uICT). Website Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “Adicet Bio Obtains $51,000,000 Series A Funding”
ScribbleLive Acquires Visual.ly for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30efc939-2a3e-4096-9066-49ba4da2eacd Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Visual.ly Mailing Address 163 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Visual.ly is a one-stop shop for the creation of data visualizations and infographics. Visual.ly Marketplace introduces ecommerce and project management into the Visual.ly platform, making it easier for buyers and sellers of infographics to … Continue reading “ScribbleLive Acquires Visual.ly for Undisclosed Sum”
Setem Technologies Lands $851,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc9d9716-82c7-492e-9dfb-d21e3a451c74 Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Setem Technologies Mailing Address 12 Kent Way Byfield, MA 01922 USA Company Description Setem Technologies is a company developing software that separates voice from ambient noise. Website http://www.setemtech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $851,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 17 investors … Continue reading “Setem Technologies Lands $851,000 New Round”
Sabse Technologies Lands $2,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=407e2d7c-d49a-4b1d-981f-e857aa87cf68 Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Sabse Technologies Mailing Address 82 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description SabSe’s current offerings include a hosted PBX and an Audio Conferencing application provided to telcos on its TAAS (Telecom Applications as a Service) platform. Website http://www.sabsebolo.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $2,800,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Sabse Technologies Lands $2,800,000 New Funding”
Photobucket Garners $1,723,848 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6d996063-e1df-4595-a9de-20c14d3ec85f Date 1/28/2016 Company Name Photobucket Mailing Address 2399 Blake St. Denver, CO 80205 USA Company Description Photobucket provides an online service that enables users to upload and share photos and videos. Website http://www.photobucket.com Transaction Type Venture Equity, Debt Transaction Amount $1,723,848 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Photobucket Garners $1,723,848 New Funding Round”
Next Buyer Up: Pivot3 Buys Colorado-Based SanDisk Spinout, NexGen
A wild ride for Louisville, CO-based NexGen Storage, a computer data storage company, is continuing. NexGen is being acquired by Pivot3, another data storage operator based in Austin, TX. The companies didn’t release terms of the acquisition, and the deal is expected to close in February. But it comes only a year after NexGen was … Continue reading “Next Buyer Up: Pivot3 Buys Colorado-Based SanDisk Spinout, NexGen”
Li Takes Over at Qualcomm Ventures as Kashyap Joins Microsoft
Nagraj Kashyap, who led Qualcomm’s corporate venture arm for the last 12 years, has left the wireless technology giant and the temperate climate of San Diego for Seattle, where light rain and drizzle averages close to 39 inches a year. Kashyap, who was a senior vice president of ventures and innovation for Qualcomm Technologies and … Continue reading “Li Takes Over at Qualcomm Ventures as Kashyap Joins Microsoft”
FDA Gives Nod to SonarMed Device For Monitoring Newborns
Houston-area biotech SonarMed has received FDA clearance to sell its non-invasive medical device that can monitor, in real-time, endotracheal tube position in newborn babies—and help guard against suffocation. The company previously received regulatory approval for a version of the device used on adult patients since 2012. Executives didn’t disclose details on sales. “We wanted to … Continue reading “FDA Gives Nod to SonarMed Device For Monitoring Newborns”
Dan Gilbert’s Courtside Ventures Bets $35M on eSports, VR, Wearables
Earlier this month, it was announced that Dan Gilbert, Quicken Loans founder and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has partnered with Bruin Sports Capital and WPP on a new $35 million investment fund. Based in New York City and Detroit, Courtside Ventures will invest in early-stage tech and media startups with a focus on sports. … Continue reading “Dan Gilbert’s Courtside Ventures Bets $35M on eSports, VR, Wearables”
UW Researchers Work on Financial Services for the Developing World
In Kenya, sending money to anyone with a mobile phone is easy, fast, and just a normal part of life for everyone from fishermen and rural farmers to wealthy business owners in the cities. But for all the good that Kenya’s M-Pesa system has done in spreading access to the country’s formal financial system, duplicating … Continue reading “UW Researchers Work on Financial Services for the Developing World”