Breaking Down Silos and Building the Detroit-Ann Arbor Connection Last December, Xconomy hosted a dinner in Detroit where we invited about two dozen startup founders, investors, and other stakeholders from Southeast Michigan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Though we brought the group together to share stories from the trenches, it quickly emerged that our guests wanted to discuss … Continue reading “Xconomy Unconference & Meet the Xconomists Reception”
GSK, Propeller Health Ink R&D Deal For Custom Respiratory Device
For better or worse, companies in seemingly every industry are starting to connect devices to the Internet, the idea being that data from the machines can provide fresh and useful insights. One example is Propeller Health, which makes data-collecting devices that snap onto medication inhalers used by asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. … Continue reading “GSK, Propeller Health Ink R&D Deal For Custom Respiratory Device”
Boston Tech Watch: Jibo, LovePop, Harvest Power, Cleantech Open
This week, we’re tracking several Boston-area startup funding announcements, although some investors are being tight-lipped about the size of their bets. We’ve also got cleantech companies making waves at a national competition. Read on for details. —Waltham, MA-based Harvest Power raised another $20 million in a funding round led by previous investors True North Venture … Continue reading “Boston Tech Watch: Jibo, LovePop, Harvest Power, Cleantech Open”
Young Turks Obtains $3,250,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ad2caed8-fcaa-45e8-af7c-c7eb98ce851a Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Young Turks Mailing Address 6230 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048 USA Company Description TYT Network is a Multi-Channel Network of online video talk shows, consisting mostly of TYT owned-and-operated shows and a select group of outside partners. Website http://www.tytnetwork.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,250,000 … Continue reading “Young Turks Obtains $3,250,000 Series A Funding”
Avalanche Technology Receives $25,322,047 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d525357d-858c-4ea3-9a91-02214f98f242 Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Avalanche Technology Mailing Address 46600 Landing Parkway Fremont, CA 94538 USA Company Description Avalanche Technology set out to fundamentally change the $53B memory industry with a disruptive low power non-volatile magnetic memory. Not only solving the technology scaling challenges faced by existing charge based memories, Avalanche is … Continue reading “Avalanche Technology Receives $25,322,047 New Financing Round”
Pinrose Secures $2,100,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48a16eb6-0235-4528-ba1d-e3e5c27bece3 Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Pinrose Mailing Address 645 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Pinrose is a luxury fragrance brand based in San Francisco, CA. In 2014, Erika Shumate and Christine Luby founded the company with the vision to make high quality fragrance a playful, effortless, everyday experience … Continue reading “Pinrose Secures $2,100,000 Seed Funding”
Symic Biomedical Garners $25,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d330bb44-61ff-4bd5-b882-f3b89f925878 Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Symic Biomedical Mailing Address 953 Indiana Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Symic Biomedical is developing a new category of therapeutics that offer an exciting and biologically innovative approach to treating disease. Website http://www.symicbio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Symic Biomedical Garners $25,000,000 Series A Round”
Nestio Secures $8,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1946b17-ed1f-4380-b7fd-2eb9a9e5f5eb Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Nestio Mailing Address 16 West 22nd Street 6th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Nestio is the easiest way to organize your apartment hunt. Looking for a new place to live is stressful and time-consuming. Resources are scattered across numerous sites, false advertisements are frustrating, … Continue reading “Nestio Secures $8,000,000 Series A Financing”
Bee Secures $4,600,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2af6ae9b-345e-4f04-b229-b098935bd0ab Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Bee Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10025 USA Company Description New York-based Bee provides bank accounts, debit cards and financial services that are aimed at people who live in low- and middle-income neighborhoods. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,600,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “Bee Secures $4,600,000 Seed Round”
Remedy Pharmaceuticals Receives $9,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5e41ab7-5311-4771-8b20-b26552b1e2ea Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Remedy Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 122 West 27th Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Remedy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage company developing small molecule drugs targeting NCCa-ATP channels in acute central nervous system injury including traumatic brain injury, stroke, and spinal cord injury. … Continue reading “Remedy Pharmaceuticals Receives $9,000,000 New Funding”
Perion Network Acquires Undertone Networks for $180,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d0b47983-78c5-48d6-9459-71e3f7fc56fe Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Undertone Networks Mailing Address 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Undertone Networks, an Intercept Interactive company, is a premier online advertising network comprised of today’s top media properties. Undertone provides online solutions that help advertisers achieve their brand and performance-based initiatives via a … Continue reading “Perion Network Acquires Undertone Networks for $180,000,000”
Revolar Receives $3,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3303e7d-7797-4356-aec8-faa347803efe Date 12/1/2015 Company Name Revolar Mailing Address Undisclosed Denver, CO 80206 USA Company Description Revolar is the latest innovation in personal safety. If you are ever in danger or feel uncomfortable, simply press the button on your Revolar device and an alert message with your real time location information will be … Continue reading “Revolar Receives $3,000,000 Seed Round”
Gates Leads Global Billionaires in Clean Energy Investment Pledge
In a bid to build momentum toward meaningful action on global climate change, Bill Gates announced a new coalition of global billionaires to back companies commercializing clean energy innovations. Those innovations would be achieved through government research and development funding, which 20 nations pledged to double in a related move. The Breakthrough Energy Coalition, announced … Continue reading “Gates Leads Global Billionaires in Clean Energy Investment Pledge”
Dallas’s Aristos Aims to Micro-Size Investment for Tech Startups
Felipe Mendoza’s first experience at a startup, Monterrey Networks, ended up with a sale to computing giant Cisco Systems. Exhilarated by success, Mendoza says he threw himself into another startup, one that “was not bought by Cisco.” Though the second startup was a bust, Mendoza says both experiences hooked him to entrepreneurship and the challenges … Continue reading “Dallas’s Aristos Aims to Micro-Size Investment for Tech Startups”
Human Longevity Buys Software Specialist Cypher Genomics
[Updated 11/30/2015 at 9:25 pm. See below.] Human Longevity, the San Diego startup founded by human genome pioneer J. Craig Venter, said today it has acquired San Diego-based Cypher Genomics. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cypher Genomics has developed software that it says can address a bottleneck in the practical use of whole genome sequencing by … Continue reading “Human Longevity Buys Software Specialist Cypher Genomics”
Ash & Anvil Officially Launches with Shirts for Shorter Guys
After a successful crowdfunding campaign earlier this year and a stint in Venture for America’s (VFA) first-ever startup accelerator, Detroit-based Ash & Anvil officially launched its retail operation this month. “Before, we were selling an idea,” Ash & Anvil co-founder Eric Huang said. “Our successful Indiegogo campaign proved that idea is valid.” What Ash & … Continue reading “Ash & Anvil Officially Launches with Shirts for Shorter Guys”
NinePoint, Under New Leadership, Bags $31M More For Imaging Tech
NinePoint Medical looks to have added roughly $31 million in financing to back its medical imaging technology. According to a regulatory filing, the Bedford, MA-based company has raised about $30.7 million in new venture funding and could add about $10 million more to the pot. The filing lists three investors: they appear to be founding … Continue reading “NinePoint, Under New Leadership, Bags $31M More For Imaging Tech”
Grab Your Cyber Monday Ticket to Enterprise Tech Strikes Back
Xconomy has a deal for you. In honor of Cyber Monday, we are running a one-day sale on our remaining tickets to this week’s big tech event in Boston. For today—and today only—all new tickets to Wednesday’s Enterprise Tech Strikes Back conference are 30 percent off if you register with the promo code CYBER. It’s … Continue reading “Grab Your Cyber Monday Ticket to Enterprise Tech Strikes Back”
Marijuana Marketplace Tradiv Finds a Home in Boulder
As marijuana becomes increasingly mainstream, the online marketplace is becoming the potrepreneur’s next frontier. Enter Colorado’s online marijuana wholesaler, Tradiv.com. Within a year of operating, the company has received $1 million from investors to launch its website and hire new employees, increasing its full-time staff to nine people. “We’re like Amazon for marijuana wholesalers,” said … Continue reading “Marijuana Marketplace Tradiv Finds a Home in Boulder”
BomBoard Seeks Crowdfunding Fuel to Propel Modular Jet Ski to Market
We’re about to see if BomBoard is finally ready to rev its engine, or if it will sputter. After spending several years developing a smaller, cheaper, and modular version of the traditional jet ski, the Whitewater, WI-based startup launched a crowdfunding campaign for the product today. And there’s a lot riding on it. The Indiegogo … Continue reading “BomBoard Seeks Crowdfunding Fuel to Propel Modular Jet Ski to Market”
Mixcord Receives $1,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f133f6e-3fef-4133-acd1-67243dbcc5d9 Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Mixcord Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90001 USA Company Description Mixcord is an exciting new discovery platform designed to help you uncover apps content creators are using. Connect with a fellow creator, discover the mix of new content and if you want to create something similar, … Continue reading “Mixcord Receives $1,000,000 Seed Financing”
Vynca Secures $4,890,688 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2eab4ab7-a838-4e77-bdfc-6b250c6366ce Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Vynca Mailing Address 460 California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Our mission is to enable the seamless exchange of high value healthcare information across the continuum of care, and to enable best practices for advance care planning and end-of-life care. Website http://www.vynca.org Transaction Type … Continue reading “Vynca Secures $4,890,688 New Funding”
Perk.com Acquires Corona Labs for $2,300,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a92aa36a-878f-4450-ab21-669d3ae23d25 Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Corona Labs Mailing Address 1900 Embarcadero Rd. Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA Company Description Corona Labs is a venture-backed mobile software company based in Palo Alto, CA, and founded by two Adobe veterans who previously led the Flash Lite engineering team. Ansca team members also hail from … Continue reading “Perk.com Acquires Corona Labs for $2,300,000”
Mirador Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b11fd65-1794-4c5b-a6a3-5629c4a1630e Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Mirador Mailing Address 319 SW Washington St. Portland, OR 97204 USA Company Description Mirador is a venture-backed startup in the financial technology space. We are working to solve the problem of expanding access to capital for borrowers, particularly small businesses, by enabling lenders to make faster, less … Continue reading “Mirador Obtains $7,000,000 Series A Funding”
Unify Square Garners $850,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87770d44-a221-41c8-acb0-f62fb9a5cab3 Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Unify Square Mailing Address 411 108th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98004 USA Company Description Unified Communications (UC) has the potential to transform your business by increasing productivity and agility, reducing costs, and enabling richer, more meaningful connections with internal and external stakeholders. But with any transformation comes … Continue reading “Unify Square Garners $850,000 New Round”
AppDynamics Obtains $158,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b1b8b906-a5ea-4857-add2-bfaf56ba6f48 Date 11/30/2015 Company Name AppDynamics Mailing Address 303 Second Street North Tower 8th Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description AppDynamics is the next-generation Application Performance Management (APM) company that delivers rapid problem resolution for highly distributed applications through easy-to-use transaction flow monitoring and deep diagnostics. Website http://www.appdynamics.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “AppDynamics Obtains $158,000,000 New Round”
Mobify Acquires Donde for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14783ff9-86db-4cfd-80ef-9f76bc1401b4 Date 11/30/2015 Company Name Donde Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94134 USA Company Description Dónde (formerly Brandtree) offers mobile product & store locators for brands and chains looking to increase local retail sales and gain real-time marketing insights. The mobile product locator service makes it easy for mobile users to … Continue reading “Mobify Acquires Donde for Undisclosed Sum”
NinePoint Medical Lands $30,667,046 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=355e9394-9234-4fee-9d32-5835637ccbaf Date 11/27/2015 Company Name NinePoint Medical Mailing Address 12 Oak Park Drive Bedford, MA 01730 USA Company Description NinePoint Medical is positioned to improve patient care through the development of medical devices that enable high-resolution in-vivo imaging. Website http://www.ninepointmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,667,046 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “NinePoint Medical Lands $30,667,046 New Financing Round”
GOQii Lands $13,400,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e52bfed1-d6f5-40af-a4a9-d65b5176271f Date 11/27/2015 Company Name GOQii Mailing Address 135 Commonwealth Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description GOQii connects you to the personal coach of your choice who can help you improve what is most important to you – Your Health. They will align your data to your goals through support, … Continue reading “GOQii Lands $13,400,000 Series A Round”
Arrowhead, Baird, & UW-Madison: This Week’s Wisconsin Watch List
Before heading home to feast on turkey and spend time with family and loved ones, check out these recent headlines from Wisconsin’s innovation community: —Madison-based Arrowhead Research (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ARWR]]) released data last week that “strongly support” the advancement of its lead hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug candidate, the company said in a press release. The … Continue reading “Arrowhead, Baird, & UW-Madison: This Week’s Wisconsin Watch List”
Mobile Projectors, Pet Trackers, & 3D Printers Chase Mainstream Appeal
It is that time of year again when gadget shops go into high gear, cranking out shiny new devices in anticipation of the big day. A major event looms on the horizon that works the consumer electronics world into a lather—however, it is not Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, or even Festivus. No, this is the run-up season … Continue reading “Mobile Projectors, Pet Trackers, & 3D Printers Chase Mainstream Appeal”
At Cellular Dynamics, The Beat Goes On Under Fujifilm Ownership
Arne Thompson, an application support manager at Cellular Dynamics International, places a culture of manufactured human cells under a microscope. He points to a large screen above his head showing a close-up view of the lab dish contents. The cells are alive, pulsating in near perfect unison at a rate of about one beat per second. … Continue reading “At Cellular Dynamics, The Beat Goes On Under Fujifilm Ownership”
New Bio Fund Partner Describes A16Z Investment Strategy
When Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz founded their namesake venture firm in 2009, they laid out a clear-but-narrow vision for investing in a new wave of Web-based innovation. Andreessen, in particular, espoused a net-centric view that was absolute. “No clean tech, no rocket ships, no electric cars. No China or India,” he told Fortune magazine … Continue reading “New Bio Fund Partner Describes A16Z Investment Strategy”
Presage Nabs Cancer Rx To Test In Its Drug Cocktail Injection System
Cancer is an elusive foe. Rarely does a single therapy or intervention knock it out, which is why drug combinations are at the top of the agenda for doctors and researchers, even as cutting-edge treatments such as the latest immunotherapies move the field forward. Presage Biosciences of Seattle has created a way to test combinations … Continue reading “Presage Nabs Cancer Rx To Test In Its Drug Cocktail Injection System”
From Adviser to CEO: Morris Miller on Xenex’s Disinfecting Robots
When Xenex Disinfection Services was first launching, Morris Miller was an adviser to the company’s founders. Given his experience as a co-founder and former CEO of Rackspace, (NYSE: [[ticker:RAX]]), the San Antonio, TX-based cloud computing giant, Miller would provide insight into building a business from Xenex’s key product, a robot that uses pulses of xenon-based … Continue reading “From Adviser to CEO: Morris Miller on Xenex’s Disinfecting Robots”
Varsity News Network 2.0 Launches Early, & Other Recent MI News
Here’s a look at recent news from around Michigan’s innovation hubs: —When we last spoke to Grand Rapids-based Varsity News Network earlier this year, the company—which connects K-12 student athletes, parents, and coaches—told us it expected to release a “version 2.0” next year that would give users the ability to create profiles and share content. … Continue reading “Varsity News Network 2.0 Launches Early, & Other Recent MI News”
From Boston to Milwaukee, Lessons in Building Water Tech Clusters
Making a region synonymous with a particular industry requires patience, good timing, money, and taking the right approach to putting those pieces together. The same goes for building the organizations tasked with nurturing said industry. Take the New England Water Innovation Network (NEWIN), for example. The nonprofit aims to connect the region’s water technology startups … Continue reading “From Boston to Milwaukee, Lessons in Building Water Tech Clusters”
Jibo Obtains New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b6211ad4-94b6-4da7-b48f-6544984e2e8c Date 11/25/2015 Company Name Jibo Mailing Address 745 Atlantic Avenue Boston, MA 02111 USA Company Description Jibo is an interactive social and emotive robot that provides information, entertainment, education, and communications capabilities. Website http://www.myjibo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Fenox VC’s strategic investment will … Continue reading “Jibo Obtains New Round”
LovePop Receives $2,600,673 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aedd5856-36e4-49c9-bab6-aa273e1354fd Date 11/25/2015 Company Name LovePop Mailing Address 955 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description LovePop sells 3D pop-up greeting cards online. Website http://www.lovepopcards.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,600,673 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. Amount may include options, warrants or … Continue reading “LovePop Receives $2,600,673 New Financing”
VRstudios Obtains $350,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccf81247-bd67-42b9-bdc8-452e236045e5 Date 11/25/2015 Company Name VRstudios Mailing Address 100 W. Harrison Seattle, WA 98119 USA Company Description VRstudios provides a platform for growth and development for our client’s Virtual Reality programs. Every step taken and investment made allows our clients to constantly move forward without having to retrench or redirect their efforts. … Continue reading “VRstudios Obtains $350,000 New Round”
Fortscale Security Obtains $16,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b08bcda-e4ab-4ea3-8b6c-96ceb2f42408 Date 11/25/2015 Company Name Fortscale Security Mailing Address 951 Mariners Island Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description Only Fortscale’s user behavior analytics (UBA) solution combines expertise from the Israeli Defense Force’s elite security unit, big data analytics and advanced machine learning to deliver the holy grail of enterprise security: … Continue reading “Fortscale Security Obtains $16,000,000 New Financing Round”
Rachio Garners $7,100,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51ab3fb7-ccf4-4ff9-9630-278e16ec9d3a Date 11/25/2015 Company Name Rachio Mailing Address 1435 Stuart Street Denver, CO 80204 USA Company Description Our products represent a shift in the way people can interact with one of their most precious assets, their yard. Website http://www.rach.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Rachio Garners $7,100,000 New Round”
symplr Lands New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6fe9d574-f656-43ff-a146-5a14fa768a4d Date 11/25/2015 Company Name symplr Mailing Address 616 Cypress Creek Pkwy Houston, TX 77090 USA Company Description Our mission, here at symplr, is to lead the industry in simple, easy-to-implement compliance and credentialing solutions and services. We cover all the angles—providing your business with a means of credentialing & managing providers, … Continue reading “symplr Lands New Financing”
At Duchenne Panel, Parents Plead With Experts, FDA Decision Looms
In one of the more dramatic biotech events in recent memory, the FDA convened an advisory panel on Tuesday to weigh the risks and benefits of a drug called drisapersen, which has the chance to be the first FDA-approved treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy—a progressive, fatal genetic disease. The panel’s task was unusual, as far … Continue reading “At Duchenne Panel, Parents Plead With Experts, FDA Decision Looms”
Can Linking Money to the Internet of Things Make It a Real “Thing?”
With a few exceptions, the long-promised revolution of gadgets that know stuff about you and use that data to do stuff for you has been running nowhere on a hamster wheel. Yes, there are sexy, smart thermostats—for those who can afford them—that will automatically make homes toasty warm this winter before you leave work. Despite … Continue reading “Can Linking Money to the Internet of Things Make It a Real “Thing?””
Gener8tor Announces Latest Mini-Accelerator Class, Pitch Event
gBETA, a free, six-week program for “pre-seed” startups affiliated with colleges and universities in Wisconsin, unveiled its newest class Tuesday. The group draws from several industries, including biotech, wearables, and software. The class, the second in gBETA’s brief history, kicked off Oct. 17 and will culminate with a pitch event in Madison, WI, on Dec. 8. … Continue reading “Gener8tor Announces Latest Mini-Accelerator Class, Pitch Event”
TMC’s New Innovation Chief Aims to Boost Houston Biotech Ecosystem
A veteran of commercialization and tech transfer efforts at universities like Harvard and Tufts and Boston Children’s Hospital, Erik Halvorsen was, at first, puzzled at receiving an offer to lead those initiatives at the Texas Medical Center. “The Texas Medical Center? I had never heard of that hospital,” he says, laughing. “But, of course, I … Continue reading “TMC’s New Innovation Chief Aims to Boost Houston Biotech Ecosystem”
Will Startups or Big Companies Rule Tech? Find Out on Dec. 2
When we gather next week to talk about the future of technology, Actifio CEO Ash Ashutosh will kick things off by addressing what he calls the elephant in the room: that IT infrastructure is dead, and applications rule. A corollary to that is that the big tech companies that have dominated for decades could be … Continue reading “Will Startups or Big Companies Rule Tech? Find Out on Dec. 2”
Alexandria Rolls Out Plans for Its RTP Innovation Cluster
Alexandria Real Estate Equities’ vision to turn a mostly undeveloped property in Research Triangle Park into its latest life science cluster is moving forward with a first phase intended to boost offerings for early-stage startups. Pasadena, CA-based Alexandria (NYSE: [[ticker:ARE]]), which operates science and technology campuses across the country, announced the RTP plans today. Alexandria … Continue reading “Alexandria Rolls Out Plans for Its RTP Innovation Cluster”
Getting Down to Business with L’Oréal USA’s Women in Digital Winners
There comes a point when every “new” campaign to nurture startups either matures itself or fades away. L’Oréal USA’s Women in Digital looks like it plans to stick around. Now in its fourth year, the annual program continues to provide mentorship to three woman-led startups, who also get a shot at running pilots with the … Continue reading “Getting Down to Business with L’Oréal USA’s Women in Digital Winners”