Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a6f4527b-4563-4bf8-84ef-57a49dff0375 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name ImThera Medical Mailing Address 12555 High Bluff Dr. San Diego, CA 92130 USA Company Description ImThera Medical is a privately funded, early-stage company developing a novel, patent-pending, neurostimulation medical device for the treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Website http://www.imtheramedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,667,105 … Continue reading “ImThera Medical Secures $4,667,105 New Financing”
POPin Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7e2a64d-531d-4020-ba63-af59c9eebf28 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name POPin Mailing Address 7565 Irvine Center Drive Irvine, CA 92618 USA Company Description POPin is a SaaS mobile and web solution that facilitates the CrowdSourcing of ideas that the team “votes” to the top. Selected initiatives are then CrowdSolved with specific discussions to deliver timely and innovative … Continue reading “POPin Secures $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
ACEA Biosciences Secures $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e851378c-1f86-4145-871c-d2e431ef7761 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name ACEA Biosciences Mailing Address 6779 Mesa Ridge Rd. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Founded in 2002, ACEA Biosciences, Inc. (ACEA) is a privately owned biotechnology company with headquarters in San Diego, California, and with world-class manufacturing operations in Hangzhou, China. Website http://www.aceabio.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “ACEA Biosciences Secures $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Qvivr Secures $755,027 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6bca59ca-a21e-4bba-af08-2e98b0450095 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Qvivr Mailing Address 3151 Middlefield Ave. Fremont, CA 94539 USA Company Description Our mission is to create a wallet that brings the advancements in the world of online and mobile payments to the real world, all without changing the way people are used to paying. Website http://www.swypcard.com … Continue reading “Qvivr Secures $755,027 New Round”
CampusQuad Garners $1,250,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04bf2407-ed6d-49bc-ae7e-cf3b0055f2d2 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name CampusQuad Mailing Address 210 Industrial Rd. San Carlos, CA 94070 USA Company Description CampusQuad was founded in 2012 with the vision to expand a student’s vista and put a wide angle lens on the college experience. We are opening minds and doors to endless experiential opportunities to … Continue reading “CampusQuad Garners $1,250,000 New Funding”
Guardian Analytics Lands $6,849,995 Series E Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf989c39-5d85-4295-84b9-cf8c420c0081 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Guardian Analytics Mailing Address 2465 Latham St Mountain View, CA 94022 USA Company Description Guardian Analytics is a privately held company that provides analytics-based products and services that prevent and mitigate online identity theft and account fraud. Website http://www.guardiananalytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,849,995 Transaction … Continue reading “Guardian Analytics Lands $6,849,995 Series E Funding”
Innit Receives $25,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69a43ad9-4ff6-4d38-9773-d3e603f694f4 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Innit Mailing Address Undisclosed Redwood City, CA 94103 USA Company Description Innit empowers people through food. The Innit platform combines personalized culinary and nutritional science with cutting edge information technology to power the emerging Connected Food ecosystem. Website http://www.innit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Innit Receives $25,000,000 New Round”
Blue Coat Systems Acquires Elastica for $280,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=162cc8cf-9644-4c79-b3d8-a99326c745c0 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Elastica Mailing Address 355 Santana Row San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description Elastic Enterprise is now about flexibility in how employees are enabled to use most efficient cloud services and mobile, to stay agile and competitive. Security is often the deterrent to such flexibility. Elastica solves … Continue reading “Blue Coat Systems Acquires Elastica for $280,000,000”
Schoology Obtains $32,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ab3750a4-e86f-4707-8ce7-5a58d468fc52 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Schoology Mailing Address 115 W 30th St. 10th Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration. Website http://www.schoology.com Transaction … Continue reading “Schoology Obtains $32,000,000 New Financing Round”
Bread Garners $14,300,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=053a26ea-7898-4df3-ab12-e43683d516f7 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Bread Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 USA Company Description We’re a new kind of company. We work with the merchants you love. We let you pay over time for the things you need. Clear, transparent terms. Fair rates. No hidden fees. Bread’s mission is to … Continue reading “Bread Garners $14,300,000 Series A Funding”
Deliv Acquires Zipments for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02d95607-3601-48c4-b794-cc4c589538d0 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Zipments Mailing Address 16654 James Street Holland, NY 49424 USA Company Description Zipments is a community-based logistics platform providing businesses and individuals with the fastest, most affordable same day delivery service available. Website http://www.zipments.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial … Continue reading “Deliv Acquires Zipments for Undisclosed Sum”
Verisma Systems Garners $14,550,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f9c2b44f-08d0-42e1-af53-4068f03ab5b2 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Verisma Systems Mailing Address 510 W 3rd St. Pueblo, CO 81003 USA Company Description mapVerisma is a health information technology provider focused on delivering Release of Information (ROI) solutions to organizations across the country. Our next generation cloud-based, certified solutions automate and deliver comprehensive release management and … Continue reading “Verisma Systems Garners $14,550,000 New Funding”
nVoq Receives $500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52ecc60e-5bb4-4043-9ae1-4cb45ff0f20a Date 11/10/2015 Company Name nVoq Mailing Address 2580 55th Street Boulder, CO 80301 USA Company Description nVoq has created a suite of applications that call centers use to increase the productivity of their telephone agents. Website http://www.nvoq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “nVoq Receives $500,000 New Round”
VictorOps Garners $10,600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=befc03e7-2e29-42c5-9d22-827be5c9e653 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name VictorOps Mailing Address 1401 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 USA Company Description VictorOps is the real-time incident management platform focusing on incident lifecycle management and collaboration for IT and DevOps teams. The solution combines the power of people and data to solve IT problems in real-time. Website … Continue reading “VictorOps Garners $10,600,000 New Funding Round”
MiRagen Therapeutics Garners $41,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=801da261-b429-4043-849e-d66b14fca2f9 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name MiRagen Therapeutics Mailing Address 6200 Lookout Rd. Boulder, CO 80301 USA Company Description Miragen was founded in 2007 to exploit recent discoveries showing that specific perturbations in microRNA expression are correlated with various forms of cardiovascular disease. Website http://www.miragentherapeutics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $41,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “MiRagen Therapeutics Garners $41,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Shelfbucks Obtains $6,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b45e60d-2628-4e5e-9f49-36496dcd4475 Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Shelfbucks Mailing Address 401 Congress Ave. Austin, TX 78701 USA Company Description Shelfbucks aims to level the playing field between physical and online retail. We will revolutionize the brand to consumer channel through mobile. Website http://www.shelfbucks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Shelfbucks Obtains $6,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Beekeeper Data Obtains $550,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55aff80c-54e0-499a-a671-aa6efe4f55af Date 11/10/2015 Company Name Beekeeper Data Mailing Address Undisclosed Madison, WI 53705 USA Company Description Beekeeper is a Madison-based company that has developed a software platform to help companies use their data to make smarter decisions. Website http://www.beekeeperdata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $550,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Beekeeper Data Obtains $550,000 New Funding Round”
Videolicious’ Amanda Eilian on Healthy Pessimism in Entrepreneurship
Should more founders listen to their inner pessimist? Amanda Eilian, co-founder and president of New York-based Videolicious, said this trait is critical to success. “Pessimism is actually a positive thing as an entrepreneur,” she said. She spoke Friday at the Cornell Entrepreneurship Summit in New York, a daylong event that included Hampton Creek CEO Josh … Continue reading “Videolicious’ Amanda Eilian on Healthy Pessimism in Entrepreneurship”
Ex-Blueprint Med CEO Resurfaces With $7.5M to Fight Genetic Blindness
People lose their vision most often because, simply speaking, they grow old. But in rare cases, a genetic defect leads to a blindness in children and teenagers called Stargardt disease. As with many rare diseases, there are no effective treatments for Stargardt. The Boston startup Vision Medicines hopes to change that. There’s a long way … Continue reading “Ex-Blueprint Med CEO Resurfaces With $7.5M to Fight Genetic Blindness”
U-M Program Takes Transportation Innovations from Lab to Marketplace
University of Michigan researchers and faculty developing innovations that address transportation and mobility challenges have a path from the lab to the marketplace thanks to the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Transportation program, which received $1 million to advance university startups in 2015, the program’s second year. MTRAC is a statewide program to move … Continue reading “U-M Program Takes Transportation Innovations from Lab to Marketplace”
AI, Accelerators, & Awards: This Week’s Wisconsin Watch List
Here are some of the past week’s major headlines from Wisconsin’s tech and innovation community: —Madison-based Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:EXAS]]) announced it won’t move into a new headquarters in the city’s downtown, dropping its previous plans. Instead, the company will expand its presence at University Research Park on Madison’s west side. Last month, shares in … Continue reading “AI, Accelerators, & Awards: This Week’s Wisconsin Watch List”
Big Deals in Texas (ZS Pharma, HomeAway, Gravitant) & Other News
Let’s get caught up on the latest innovation news in Texas. —AstraZeneca scoops up Texas-born biotech ZS Pharma in a $2.7 billion deal. The British drug maker announced the purchase Friday, saying that ZS Pharma’s key therapy, ZS-9, which is being developed to fight chronic kidney disease, will boost its pipeline of drugs that fight cardiovascular … Continue reading “Big Deals in Texas (ZS Pharma, HomeAway, Gravitant) & Other News”
Innovate State Speaker Series: Nathan Bashaw
Michigan State University’s Innovation Center presents the next installment of its Innovate State speaker series, this time with MSU alum Nathan Bashaw, co-creator of ProductHunt and Dash. Bashaw will discuss successful coding and his latest venture, Hardbound. For details and registration, click here.
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bluebird, Solid GT, Evelo, Dyax & More
Congrats to the Kansas City Royals, which used a series of dramatic late-inning comebacks to break the hearts of New York Met fans from Bayside to Astoria and claim their first championship in 30 years. That left the city in a somber mood this past week, although the news wasn’t all bad for Met fans … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Bluebird, Solid GT, Evelo, Dyax & More”
Veterans Day Special Ending For Our Nov. 17 Health Summit: Save $75
We are getting down to the wire for the third annual Xconomy Healthcare Summit. This unique event, offering a comprehensive view across the healthcare spectrum from some of the country’s leading innovators and healthcare companies, takes place a week from tomorrow, on Tuesday, November 17, at the renowned Broad Institute in Kendall Square. And we’re … Continue reading “Veterans Day Special Ending For Our Nov. 17 Health Summit: Save $75”
Detroit Revitalization and Business Initiative
This 6th annual conference—this year, the theme is “Bankruptcy to Bankability: A City in Transition”—will examine what’s happening in Detroit as it emerges from financial turmoil. Community and business leaders will share highlights from their work. Click here for registration and more information.
CB Insights Raises $10M, Expands Private Market Data Capabilities
During the years he led strategic planning and corporate venture investments at American Express, Anand Sanwal says much of the available information about venture funding deals and private company valuations was spotty at best. If he could find an online source for the information he needed, Sanwal says the user interface and user experience “were … Continue reading “CB Insights Raises $10M, Expands Private Market Data Capabilities”
Milestones of Innovation 11: Blackouts and the Safety of the Grid
While we party upstairs in our micro-age of whirling electrons and dancing apps, there’s some rumbling down in the basement. In a new book called Lights Out, the television journalist Ted Koppel has been reminding us to be very worried about the reliability of one of the central innovations of modernity. He’s talking about our … Continue reading “Milestones of Innovation 11: Blackouts and the Safety of the Grid”
Avalon, GSK Extend Collaboration with Startup Focused on ALS
[Corrected 11/12/15, 9:30 am. See below.] San Diego’s Avalon Ventures has started a new biotech focused on Lou Gehrig’s disease, the neuro-degenerative disease that claimed the life of the Hall of Fame New York Yankees first baseman, whose endurance gave rise to his nickname as “the Iron Horse.” With the launch of the aptly named … Continue reading “Avalon, GSK Extend Collaboration with Startup Focused on ALS”
Inside Bolt’s Boston Paradise For Hardware Engineers: Slideshow
Walk through the door of Bolt’s downtown Boston office, and at first glance it looks like any other startup hub these days. Small teams from several companies are seated at desks in the middle of an open room, typing away on their laptops or huddled in quiet discussion. Light floods in from tall windows and … Continue reading “Inside Bolt’s Boston Paradise For Hardware Engineers: Slideshow”
CrowdComfort Garners $1,063,194 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d061f809-25c0-4f17-93d1-65672b7e4404 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name CrowdComfort Mailing Address 100 Cummings Center Beverly, MA 01915 USA Company Description CrowdComfort is crowd-sourcing building maintenance and comfort by empowering anyone to report site-specific comfort and maintenance issues in real-time using their smart phones. Building managers and maintenance staff access aggregated data to improve comfort, optimize … Continue reading “CrowdComfort Garners $1,063,194 New Funding Round”
Biological Dynamics Lands $26,800,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bcf3d0bb-3864-4b4a-b039-420102b1743c Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Biological Dynamics Mailing Address 9393 Towne Centre Dr. San Diego, CA 92121 USA Company Description Founded in 2008, based on innovation developed at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering, the company is pursuing the use of ACE technology to improve the challenging therapeutic decision-making processes involved … Continue reading “Biological Dynamics Lands $26,800,000 Series C Funding Round”
Drip Drop Garners $3,733,075 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5b2108e5-c66e-4e34-b49b-4ab041650fb1 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Drip Drop Mailing Address 220 Halleck Street San Francisco, CA 94129 USA Company Description Drip Drop, Inc. develops and markets a new, patent-pending oral rehydration product for prevention, maintenance and recovery of illnesses and conditions caused by insufficient hydration. The company’s founder, Dr. Eduardo Dolhun, maintains a … Continue reading “Drip Drop Garners $3,733,075 New Financing”
H2O.ai Secures $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=486cda0a-7eb5-4475-9fb4-5fab3d345553 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name H2O.ai Mailing Address 2307 Leghorn St. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description H2O is for data scientists and application developers who need fast, in-memory scalable machine learning for smarter applications. H2O is an open source parallel processing engine for machine learning. Website http://www.h2o.ai Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “H2O.ai Secures $20,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Fandoor Garners $7,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ba3cdb8-b5ee-4ce9-bfb5-6a48b57ba5e1 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Fandoor Mailing Address 522 Washington Street San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Fandor has built a new distribution channel optimized for movies that don’t fit the traditional Hollywood “hits” model. Fandor has licensed over 10,000 films from 90 countries. According to Roger Ebert, “Fandor is invaluable … Continue reading “Fandoor Garners $7,000,000 New Financing”
Edyn Secures New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b62d05a-b239-4a85-a600-a7a6699698d2 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Edyn Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94104 USA Company Description Edyn was created with the belief that understanding our environment is the first step toward conserving it. Founded by Jason Aramburu, an ecologist, soil scientist and gardening enthusiast, Edyn was built on a passion for connected … Continue reading “Edyn Secures New Financing Round”
Docker Garners $17,999,979 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88ba833f-b316-4cfb-8572-ae60788e501f Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Docker Mailing Address 475 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Docker, Inc. (formely known as dotCloud) is the company behind the open-source Docker project and the growing Docker ecosystem of people, products, platforms, and partners revolutionizing the way code is built, packaged, and deployed. … Continue reading “Docker Garners $17,999,979 New Funding”
Mercatus Lands $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=269cdab7-d6e8-4a16-a337-e301b9a574b9 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Mercatus Mailing Address 1735 Technology Drive San Jose, CA 95110 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 Lands $5,000,000 New Round”
Anoto Group AB Acquires LiveScribe for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eef65de6-0167-4b60-94b0-ce473ae8bce0 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name LiveScribe Mailing Address 7677 Oakport St. 12th Floor Oakland, CA 94621 USA Company Description LiveScribe has developed a new low-cost mobile computing platform that enhances productivity, learning, communication and self expression for anyone that uses pen and paper. The Pulse smartpen revolutionizes the act of writing by … Continue reading “Anoto Group AB Acquires LiveScribe for Undisclosed Sum”
Interlude Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f5b0302-7e03-42a2-a678-0e5fe2970dcc Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Interlude Mailing Address 115 Montgomery Street Binghamton, NY 13901 USA Company Description Interlude is a digital media company that designs, develops and markets interactive video technology, allowing consumers to create in real-time, a unique and dynamic version of a video that is based on pre-recorded audio/video segments … Continue reading “Interlude Receives New Round”
Hullabalu Receives $2,500,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1910125f-c3a5-43e4-a4ab-16ed2e904b5c Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Hullabalu Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description Hullabalu is a company based in NYC, creating stories for the new generation. We are inspired by our love for fantastical worlds, the timeless classics we grew up with, and the kids who visit our office. … Continue reading “Hullabalu Receives $2,500,000 New Round”
CB Insights Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a50648df-b5b9-49db-9f3a-453a46a6a434 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name CB Insights Mailing Address 104 W 27th St. 3rd Floor New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description The company operates a venture capital and private company information database. Website http://www.cbinsights.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes CB Insights plans to use … Continue reading “CB Insights Secures $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Genoa Healthcare Acquires 1DocWay for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=26dfe618-8a09-4546-a529-b9fb7bf5913f Date 11/9/2015 Company Name 1DocWay Mailing Address 447 Broadway 2nd Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Connect with local psychiatric hospitals, psychiatrists and APRN’s who tele-commute to your facility. Website http://www.1docway.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were … Continue reading “Genoa Healthcare Acquires 1DocWay for Undisclosed Sum”
Entegrion Obtains $526,474 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=93477b9c-235d-4754-ba3c-0c1e95a0a6b7 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Entegrion Mailing Address 79 TW Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 USA Company Description Entegrion specializes in technologies for the control of hemorrhage, wound management, and associated tissue repair. Website http://www.entegrion.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $526,474 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Entegrion Obtains $526,474 New Financing”
Photofy Garners $370,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=340d9ff3-7208-4903-8b1a-2637d6a56a47 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name Photofy Mailing Address 107 Fayetteville Street Raleigh, NC 27601 USA Company Description Photofy is a social content creation and photo editing engine for iOS and Android that enables people to take the images they love, add their own unique touch and then share with the world. Website … Continue reading “Photofy Garners $370,000 New Financing”
SkySpecs Secures $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce83ed54-9a52-4001-bd10-cdf365816ee6 Date 11/9/2015 Company Name SkySpecs Mailing Address 3744 Plaza Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 USA Company Description The SkySpecs WingMan technologies provide tools to simplify the experience of piloting a drone. By automating the complexities of flight, WingMan allows pilots to focus on the mission objectives instead of flight safety. These … Continue reading “SkySpecs Secures $3,000,000 New Round”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: KaloBios, Atreca, Acadia, Twist & More
There were drips and drabs of news out west this week, but compared to recent weeks with former Silicon Valley darling Theranos taking a beating, or 23andMe revving its engines, it’s been sleepy. The big exceptions come in the form of two Bay Area companies going in opposite directions. The big green blinking arrow pointing … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: KaloBios, Atreca, Acadia, Twist & More”
Seven Major Cancer Centers To Pool Patients’ Gene, Health Data
Here and there, the genetic information of a cancer patient has helped a doctor find that person the right drug or steer her away from the wrong one. But the use of genetic knowledge to improve people’s health is in its infancy. That’s why seven major cancer treatment centers in North America and Europe are … Continue reading “Seven Major Cancer Centers To Pool Patients’ Gene, Health Data”
AstraZeneca Buys Texas-Born Biotech ZS Pharma in $2.7B Deal
British drugmaker AstraZeneca said Friday it is acquiring ZS Pharma for $2.7 billion. ZS Pharma was founded in the Fort Worth suburb of Coppell, TX, and relocated to San Mateo, CA following the company’s $107 million IPO last year. The biotech’s primary drug, ZS-9, aims to reduce levels of potassium levels in patients who have … Continue reading “AstraZeneca Buys Texas-Born Biotech ZS Pharma in $2.7B Deal”
Banza’s Chickpea Pasta Wins Top $500K Prize at Accelerate Michigan
The last time we wrote about Banza, the Detroit-based startup producing protein-heavy pasta made from chickpeas, the company was so new it didn’t have a website yet. What a difference 18 months makes. Last night, Banza took home the $500,000 grand prize in the annual Accelerate Michigan Innovation Competition. As a first-of-its-kind product, Banza, the … Continue reading “Banza’s Chickpea Pasta Wins Top $500K Prize at Accelerate Michigan”