Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b434919-7dba-45a2-a3e3-0c54a6db3a14 Date 12/30/2015 Company Name Trov Mailing Address 347 Hartz Avenue Danville, CA 94526 USA Company Description Trov develops applications that help people collect and benefit from the information about every thing they own. The information is stored in a personal Trov – a private online digital locker where their data is … Continue reading “Trov Garners $7,325,000 New Round”
Taulia Lands $38,510,336 Series E Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=289cae10-c2eb-4f55-8a1d-46483a472835 Date 12/30/2015 Company Name Taulia Mailing Address 201 Mission Street 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Taulia gives AP Managers and Treasurers the opportunity to save millions by offering to pay suppliers early if they discount their invoices. Website http://www.taulia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $38,510,336 Transaction … Continue reading “Taulia Lands $38,510,336 Series E Funding Round”
Novan Therapeutics Lands $2,430,569 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f0fec4c-fced-4b29-960c-8ef69f80746c Date 12/30/2015 Company Name Novan Therapeutics Mailing Address 4222 Emperor Boulevard Durham, NC 27703 USA Company Description Novan uses a licensed nitric oxide technology, developed at the lab of Schoenfisch, to give medical devices an antimicrobial coating, helping to fight bacteria. Website http://www.novantherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,430,569 Transaction … Continue reading “Novan Therapeutics Lands $2,430,569 New Financing”
Credit Karma Acquires Snowball for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d9b803b6-cb8b-4a51-a296-067dcefe6e65 Date 12/30/2015 Company Name Snowball Mailing Address 1A Coleridge St. San Francisco, CA 94110 USA Company Description Snowball shows your messages from Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, SMS and all your other social apps in ONE place. It’s the fastest way to talk to your friends! Website http://www.trysnowball.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Credit Karma Acquires Snowball for Undisclosed Sum”
Augmate Obtains $3,050,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=742eb779-b798-47ad-8c09-76f5eaa473d9 Date 12/30/2015 Company Name Augmate Mailing Address 335 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description Augmate is the first wearable platform that accelerates the development of cloud-based digital eyewear applications. Our development environment allows us to build applications that integrate with enterprise backend services and a variety of API … Continue reading “Augmate Obtains $3,050,000 New Financing Round”
Amid Spotlight On Concussions, New Efforts To Improve Gear, Tackling
In 2005, the journal Neurosurgery published a paper by forensic neuropatholigist Bennet Omalu and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh that linked a neurodegenerative disease to repetitive brain trauma. Omalu was the first researcher to diagnose the disease—known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE—in a former National Football League player. Actor Will Smith portrays Omalu … Continue reading “Amid Spotlight On Concussions, New Efforts To Improve Gear, Tackling”
Fixing Education in Michigan: What Skills Should We Be Teaching?
Michigan’s entrepreneurs and venture capitalists made big strides in 2015—homegrown startups attracted more investment from both local and out-of-state investors, at least one company that originated in the Great Lakes State had a big IPO, and the startup community across the state continues to grow and become more vibrant as we look for ways to … Continue reading “Fixing Education in Michigan: What Skills Should We Be Teaching?”
Smart Power: Houston’s Innowatts Connects Utilities & Clients
Houston’s Innowatts says it can help electric utilities find that perfect client. The startup’s software is deployed through smart meters installed by utilities. Data analytics helps those utilities figure out which clients use how much energy and when, enabling them to tailor the energy efficiency programs they offer customers. “We do predictive analysis on which … Continue reading “Smart Power: Houston’s Innowatts Connects Utilities & Clients”
Time to Bring Our Education System in Line with the 21st Century
The most pressing issue facing the innovation community is the lack of a robust tech talent pipeline to support emerging new enterprises and to help legacy industries adapt. While other countries are developing workers with skills to compete in the 21th century, our country’s education system remains stuck in the 20th. Not only do public education programs lack … Continue reading “Time to Bring Our Education System in Line with the 21st Century”
In the Face of Genomic Data Challenges, the Cloud Keeps Us Afloat
The data intensity of genomics is so intense that it’s difficult for most people to comprehend. According to estimates published in the journal PLOS Biology in July, as many as 2 billion human genomes could be sequenced by 2025, which would far exceed the data output expected of other “big data domains,” such as astronomy, … Continue reading “In the Face of Genomic Data Challenges, the Cloud Keeps Us Afloat”
A Midwesterner’s View of Boston Tech: 4 Takeaways, 4 Stories
When it comes to building vibrant tech hubs, the scenery might look different, but the ingredients are often the same. At least, that’s been my experience so far in writing about innovation for Xconomy in both Wisconsin and Massachusetts. When I moved from Milwaukee to Boston in September, I braced myself for an eye-opening and … Continue reading “A Midwesterner’s View of Boston Tech: 4 Takeaways, 4 Stories”
Chimerix Stock Plunges After Anti-Infection Drug Fails Phase 3 Trial
A drug meant to fight a broad spectrum of viruses has failed a key study in the prevention of a potentially fatal infection in transplant patients, crushing the stock price of the drug’s developer, Chimerix. Durham, NC-based Chimerix (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CMRX]]) said Monday that its drug brincidofovir did not meet a Phase 3 study goal of … Continue reading “Chimerix Stock Plunges After Anti-Infection Drug Fails Phase 3 Trial”
Roundup: Ann Arbor SPARK, Simple Continuity, NEIdeas, U-M & More
Here’s a look at innovation news from around Michigan: —Ann Arbor SPARK held its 27th annual entrepreneur boot camp earlier this month, and a panel of investors and industry insiders voted Simple Continuity the winner. Simple Continuity makes business analytics software, and the company is targeting industries with complicated regulations, such as banking. More than … Continue reading “Roundup: Ann Arbor SPARK, Simple Continuity, NEIdeas, U-M & More”
Organizing Made Easier: VolunteerSpot CEO on Plans to Expand
It’s easy to ignore the effort that volunteers and coordinators put in to make events go off seamlessly. It’s an often thankless job filled with spreadsheets, clipboards, and seemingly endless e-mail chains. One Austin, TX, company has developed an online and mobile tool to try to make the work a little easier. VolunteerSpot, a six-year-old … Continue reading “Organizing Made Easier: VolunteerSpot CEO on Plans to Expand”
Infrastructure Investments Are Key to U.S. Future
The issue that makes me most angry is the lack of investment in the infrastructure of the United States. From roads to mass transit to science to education, we are falling behind (or further behind) other regions. It’s a false economy, as lack of investment now means less capability to generate returns in the future. … Continue reading “Infrastructure Investments Are Key to U.S. Future”
Innovation vs. Healthcare Spending: Biotech’s Biggest Looming Challenge
Let’s start with the good news. We are at the beginning of a transformation in human health, treating diseases in ways that we could only speculate about in the recent past. While biology isn’t quite engineering (yet), biotech has become a technology-based, high-growth, high-wage space, all while working to cure cancer. Doing well by doing … Continue reading “Innovation vs. Healthcare Spending: Biotech’s Biggest Looming Challenge”
In Brooklyn, An Incubator Perseveres As Biotech Perks Up in the City
Ask a New Yorker where to find an affordable apartment, and one of the most popular answers these days is Brooklyn. A SUNY Downstate Medical Center professor named Eva Cramer has been trying to prove for years that the old borough is the answer for the city’s lab space problem too. It hasn’t been an … Continue reading “In Brooklyn, An Incubator Perseveres As Biotech Perks Up in the City”
Semantic Machines Obtains $12,400,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e5d12a8-3765-4392-ae3f-e74bb8206434 Date 12/28/2015 Company Name Semantic Machines Mailing Address 300 Washington St. Newton, MA 02458 USA Company Description Semantic Machines is made up of a team of proven researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs with extensive track records in AI development. Our team has unique experience, building core AI technology for Siri and Google … Continue reading “Semantic Machines Obtains $12,400,000 New Financing Round”
Eversound Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=333b6c1f-2986-4844-9912-70e0cb646389 Date 12/28/2015 Company Name Eversound Mailing Address 1550 Pachino Circle Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 USA Company Description Here you will find timeless, heartfelt and uplifting music created by very talented artists from all around the world. Website http://www.eversound.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Eversound Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Poseida Lands $23,033,232 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5129a137-ed72-46d9-a194-c94f60d33d99 Date 12/28/2015 Company Name Poseida Mailing Address 4250 Executive Square La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Company Description Poseida Therapeutics is a spin out of Transposagen Biopharmaceuticals that utilizes best-in-class, proprietary genome editing technologies to develop targeted, life-saving therapeutics in areas of high unmet medical need. Website http://www.poseida.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Poseida Lands $23,033,232 New Funding”
Rowheels Receives $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=195695c2-6241-415d-948d-b1ce5a2fb2ce Date 12/28/2015 Company Name Rowheels Mailing Address 2895 Commerce Park Dr. Fitchburg, WI 53719 USA Company Description Rowheels Inc. was founded in 2011 with the goal of developing the reverse propulsion wheel concept into a commercially viable product that could help users suffering from repetitive stress injuries of the shoulder. Current … Continue reading “Rowheels Receives $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
Five Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2016
To no one’s surprise, cybersecurity continued to be a key area of concern and struggle among organizations of all sizes in 2015. However, buried amongst the constant news cycle of new attacks and sophisticated breaches is the fact that more business leaders are understanding the importance of cybersecurity and its potential impact on the organization. … Continue reading “Five Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2016”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Shkreli, BlackThorn, Unhappy Holiday Layoffs
As welcome rain falls on the West Coast, with snow farther east in our mountains, we wrap the year with—what else?—more Martin Shkreli-related drama at KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, which was about to go belly-up a month ago when he swooped in to buy a majority stake. With Shkreli gone, KaloBios is headed south again. Bad news … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Shkreli, BlackThorn, Unhappy Holiday Layoffs”
New Cash for Boston-Area Speech and Robotics Startups
As we head into the final week of 2015, venture investment is pouring into some traditional areas of strength in New England tech. Namely, speech recognition, artificial intelligence, and robotics: —Stealthy speech-recognition startup Semantic Machines, based in Newton, MA, has raised about $12.4 million in equity funding, according to an SEC filing. The document lists … Continue reading “New Cash for Boston-Area Speech and Robotics Startups”
Austin’s Trunkist Uses the Web to Offer Prêt-à-Porter On Demand
Dustin Hindman wants to bring the made-to-order manufacturing system Dell Computer pioneered in technology to fashion. “I learned firsthand the build-to-order model,” says Hindman, who worked at the Austin, TX-area computer company for eight years. “You produce exactly what the consumer wanted. There’s no waste. I thought, why doesn’t fashion do that?” To answer that … Continue reading “Austin’s Trunkist Uses the Web to Offer Prêt-à-Porter On Demand”
After Deal with Ciright One, What’s Next for Stratos?
According to a press release sent out Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s Ciright One signed an agreement with Ann Arbor-based mobile payment startup Stratos this week to take over the management of Stratos’ customer service and fulfillment operations, a deal that was reported by TechCrunch as a last-ditch effort to save Stratos from “collapse.” Ciright’s Julie Taylor was clearly … Continue reading “After Deal with Ciright One, What’s Next for Stratos?”
Pharmabros, Designer Babies, And Other Final Words For 2015
Every three months, Oxford Dictionaries releases its new entries, and modern language mavens everywhere have a field day. A few of my favorites from the summer update: weak sauce, microaggression, cupcakery, and at the risk of perpetuating wholly unfair stereotypes about journalists, beer o’clock. With that, I kick off my final column of 2015, a … Continue reading “Pharmabros, Designer Babies, And Other Final Words For 2015”
Finding Gratification in the Lessons Learned Along the Journey
During the downturn in 2000, when the dot com became dot bomb, I had to take a job that was a few levels below my expectations, but right in line with my actual life experiences. My boss and mentor at the time told me about his experiences in war and asked me to watch “Band … Continue reading “Finding Gratification in the Lessons Learned Along the Journey”
The Scientist and the Student: Thoughts on Lessons Learned From a Mentor
What is a key relationship or turning point that helped you get to where you are today? This is a great question. I suspect because it comes up so often in interviews, we tend to underplay the importance of the topic. We get familiar with the answer and over time, lose the tacit feel for … Continue reading “The Scientist and the Student: Thoughts on Lessons Learned From a Mentor”
Bridge to Cures Eyes More Funds, Bigger Programs to Nurture Startups
Milwaukee’s small life sciences scene doesn’t usually grab the attention of big venture capital firms, so it’s perhaps surprising that a recent event attracted investors from the likes of Novartis and OrbiMed. The draw was the first healthcare innovation pitch event put on by Bridge to Cures—a Milwaukee-area nonprofit accelerator for healthcare companies spun out … Continue reading “Bridge to Cures Eyes More Funds, Bigger Programs to Nurture Startups”
Flying Cars, Robots, Virtual Doctors, & More Boston Tech Headlines
Before everyone checks out for the holidays, let’s take a look at a few recent headlines in the Boston-area tech world: —Soft Robotics raised $3 million in a Series A round expected to reach $5 million, BetaBoston reported. The round is being led by Material Impact Fund, with participation by Haiyin Capital and Taylor Ventures. … Continue reading “Flying Cars, Robots, Virtual Doctors, & More Boston Tech Headlines”
Alcyone Lifesciences Receives $3,640,319 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d78d020-03db-4785-b7cd-812bdbd2246a Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Alcyone Lifesciences Mailing Address 250 Jackson Street Lowell, MA 01852 USA Company Description Alcyone Lifesciences is focused on developing products for treatment of difficult neuropathological conditions. Website http://www.alcyonels.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,640,319 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. 20 investors … Continue reading “Alcyone Lifesciences Receives $3,640,319 New Round”
Human Obtains $700,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03ab60b3-f6e4-4115-bfea-3ccd5365d1a9 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Human Mailing Address 3100 Airport Way Seattle, WA 98134 USA Company Description Human is a group of Pacific Northwest designers and thinkers bridging the gap between hardware and software. Next summer, Human will introduce an innovation that fundamentally transforms the way people experience their world through sound. … Continue reading “Human Obtains $700,000 New Round”
Illumagear Lands $400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e34363e2-dd9f-4224-b51d-c2280f5c3831 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Illumagear Mailing Address 1752 NW Market St. Seattle, WA 98107 USA Company Description ILLUMAGEAR’s mission is to illuminate people working in high-risk environments, making them safer and more prepared. We’ve been on work sites. We know how dangerous they are. Every year hundreds of workers die and … Continue reading “Illumagear Lands $400,000 New Funding Round”
Zavante Therapeutics Lands $10,283,486 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=592c6422-b104-4006-8b6a-a4cf39571157 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Zavante Therapeutics Mailing Address 12670 High Bluff Dr. San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description We are passionately committed to our mission to improve patients’ lives by identifying, developing and commercializing novel therapeutics addressing significant unmet medical needs in the hospital setting. Website http://www.zavante.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Zavante Therapeutics Lands $10,283,486 New Funding”
Heap Receives $9,111,757 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=41bdaa41-90de-4db0-a050-4027f0c6bd40 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Heap Mailing Address 116 Natoma Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Heap automatically captures every user action in your app and lets you measure it all. Clicks, taps, swipes, form submissions, page views, and more. Website http://www.heapanalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Heap Receives $9,111,757 New Funding Round”
Palantir Technologies Garners $200,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb86a934-72ef-4347-80c5-94885ac0637a Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantir.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Garners $200,000,000 New Round”
Miramar Labs Obtains $1,261,635 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=43b3c01e-7ac2-42f0-a8a5-ca287cae4af1 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Miramar Labs Mailing Address 2790 Walsh Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA Company Description Miramar Labs has developed the revolutionary miraDry treatment: a new treatment designed to provide a lasting solution for those suffering from excessive underarm sweating. Website http://www.miramarlabs.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,261,635 Transaction … Continue reading “Miramar Labs Obtains $1,261,635 New Funding”
b8ta Receives $2,750,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36df1d00-a3cb-4f1f-9d60-d94dbdc74404 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name b8ta Mailing Address 516 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description b8ta is the first brick-and-mortar retailer architected to help you discover, experience, and buy the latest tech and IoT products. Shopping is sensory—so why are products packaged and boxed or exclusive to online sites? … Continue reading “b8ta Receives $2,750,000 New Financing Round”
Salesforce Acquires SteelBrick for $360,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=653ea28f-9c9c-463a-bf8d-1dac3bb9612d Date 12/24/2015 Company Name SteelBrick Mailing Address 1730 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description SteelBrick provides easy-to-use Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) apps for high-growth salesforce.com customers. SteelBrick CPQ is 100% native on Salesforce, so users can create accurate and professional sales quotes quickly and error-free, without leaving the … Continue reading “Salesforce Acquires SteelBrick for $360,000,000”
Innovid Receives $27,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b12de149-cdd5-443b-987d-ea27b24e6f45 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Innovid Mailing Address 30 Irving Place 12th Floor New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description Our focus is creating a video ad experience that integrates well with the content, both contextually and visually. Website http://www.innovid.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $27,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Innovid … Continue reading “Innovid Receives $27,500,000 New Financing Round”
Hyprloco Obtains $350,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=799646d6-6a49-4264-bd19-855839084d44 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name Hyprloco Mailing Address 1408 Wazee St. Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description HyprLoco powers intelligent environments. A veteran founded company; we are dedicated to making the world better by making your world, smarter. HyprLoco uses the context of location data and combines that with aggregated background data … Continue reading “Hyprloco Obtains $350,000 New Financing”
UniEnergy Technologies Garners $25,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4fd5bbac-8385-480d-88ae-d89bf6300f53 Date 12/24/2015 Company Name UniEnergy Technologies Mailing Address 4333 Harbour Pointe Blvd SW Mukilteo, WA 98275 USA Company Description UniEnergy Technologies produces large-scale energy storage systems for utility, micro-grid, commercial and industrial, and other applications. Website http://www.uetechnologies.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “UniEnergy Technologies Garners $25,000,000 New Funding”
Showcasing Detroit’s Revitalization Through Storytelling
When I fell in love with a guy from the east side of Detroit, my world opened up in lots of ways—not least of them was my introduction to a couple of legendary Detroit eateries I had been previously unaware of. Whether it was gobs of meat and cheese in the form of a Big … Continue reading “Showcasing Detroit’s Revitalization Through Storytelling”
PTC Pushes Into Connected Factories With Kepware Acquisition
New England software company PTC continued its shift into providing backbone technology for the “Internet of Things” with a $100 million-plus acquisition of Kepware. The deal announced today gives Needham, MA-based PTC (NASDAQ: [[ticker:PTC]]) a foothold in factories worldwide. Kepware, a 20-year-old company based in Portland, ME, develops software that helps connect devices used in … Continue reading “PTC Pushes Into Connected Factories With Kepware Acquisition”
Bought by NetApp for $870M, Here’s Where SolidFire Came From
One of the year’s biggest tech acquisitions has a pretty interesting—and short—history. Boulder, CO-based SolidFire, a maker of data-storage systems, was acquired this week by Silicon Valley giant NetApp (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NTAP]]) for $870 million in cash. SolidFire was formed in 2009 and only began selling its flash-storage drives in 2012, according to a report in … Continue reading “Bought by NetApp for $870M, Here’s Where SolidFire Came From”
Peloton Streams Its Exercise Cycling Classes to Smartphones
A few weeks ago, CEO John Foley told me Peloton would become more than “a stationary bike company” for video exercise classes. Now it is a bit clearer what the next leg of development will look like. New York-based Peloton recently released an app—Peloton Anywhere—that brings its video streams of indoor cycling classes to Apple iPhones. The … Continue reading “Peloton Streams Its Exercise Cycling Classes to Smartphones”
Wheeling And Dealing: WISC Partners To Invest Up To $1.5M In Rowheels
During a 2011 sailing trip, Rimas Buinevicius sustained a spiral fracture to his leg that landed him in a wheelchair for more than two months. It was his first time using a wheelchair for an extended period, and he says he was determined not to let the injury sideline him completely. “I had a lot … Continue reading “Wheeling And Dealing: WISC Partners To Invest Up To $1.5M In Rowheels”
Denver-based Faction Doubles Down on Expansion After $6M Round
For Faction, a Denver-based company that offers private, public, and hybrid cloud computing services, running over budget has been a good thing, according to CEO and founder Luke Norris. Faction exceeded its revenue and growth targets for the year—and likely will again next year—partly because the company has added more customers than it expected, Norris … Continue reading “Denver-based Faction Doubles Down on Expansion After $6M Round”
Amid Neuroscience Renaissance, BlackThorn Quietly Builds a Business
The past year has seen several new biotech companies announce ambitious goals of tackling neurological disease, a vast, complex, and frustrating region of biomedicine. The academic side of the field has had a shot in the arm, too, from National Institutes of Health funding, to scientific advances at the Allen Institute for Brain Research (now … Continue reading “Amid Neuroscience Renaissance, BlackThorn Quietly Builds a Business”