Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c2d8e2f-583d-43ba-bdfa-da32f650ee45 Date 10/28/2015 Company Name Alafair Biosciences Mailing Address 3925 W. Braker Lane 3rd Floor Austin, TX 78759 USA Company Description The company has a sponsored research agreement with the University of Texas, and has acquired unlimited, world-wide exclusive rights to the hydrogel platform technology from the University for all fields of … Continue reading “Alafair Biosciences Secures $984,040 New Funding”
QD Vision Obtains $22,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f3d6f49-7a69-4d28-a248-3c719024198e Date 10/28/2015 Company Name QD Vision Mailing Address 29 Hartwell Ave. Lexington, MA 02421 USA Company Description Our leading edge solutions will give customers decisive performance and manufacturing advantages in the competitive market for flat panel displays. Because our solutions use standard OLED device structures, customers with installed manufacturing equipment can … Continue reading “QD Vision Obtains $22,000,000 New Financing”
Cengage Snaps Up ePortfolio Tool from SF Startup Pathbrite
In a continuing drive to assemble a comprehensive suite of online learning tools for schools, Boston-based edtech company Cengage Learning is adding San Francisco-based startup Pathbrite’s student portfolio feature to its repertoire of acquisitions. Pathbrite’s product, the Portfolio Learning Platform, allows students to store their completed course assignments, such as essays, artwork, and videos, in … Continue reading “Cengage Snaps Up ePortfolio Tool from SF Startup Pathbrite”
Enlitic CEO: Deep-Learning Software Could Soon Help Diagnose Patients
“Take two aspirin and call me in the morning” is the punch line to decades’ worth of doctor-diagnosis jokes, but San Francisco software company Enlitic doesn’t see the humor in it. Enlitic is building a computer system to help doctors make faster, more accurate diagnoses, and it’s gotten its first major customer in the Australian … Continue reading “Enlitic CEO: Deep-Learning Software Could Soon Help Diagnose Patients”
Stratasys, Big VCs Bet $14M on 3D Printing Startup Desktop Metal
Sometimes an idea and a track record are enough to score big bucks from venture capitalists. The latest example: Desktop Metal, a nearly two-month-old 3D printing startup in Cambridge, MA, just announced $14 million in its first funding round—despite not having a working prototype or even a website. The 11-person company includes MIT materials science … Continue reading “Stratasys, Big VCs Bet $14M on 3D Printing Startup Desktop Metal”
Why Passion and Preparedness Matter to Urban-Focused Investors
Detroit is considered by many to be the ultimate proving ground for social entrepreneurs, a place where they can test solutions to homelessness, lack of functioning public transit, and other major problems. Capitalizing on that reputation, the Urban Entrepreneurship Symposium—held Friday at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies and co-hosted by Michigan State University, Wayne State … Continue reading “Why Passion and Preparedness Matter to Urban-Focused Investors”
E-Mail Testing Company Litmus Nabs $49M in First VC Round
Mobile apps might represent the future for brands selling their wares, but e-mail remains a crucial tool for digital marketers. At least, that’s the bet that Spectrum Equity made with a $49 million investment in Litmus, a Cambridge, MA-based company that helps marketers create and test e-mail messages and then analyze their campaigns. The funding … Continue reading “E-Mail Testing Company Litmus Nabs $49M in First VC Round”
NYC Tech Talent Pipeline’s Mobile Dev Course Comes to Flatiron School
Can workers who get a crash course in technology truly compete on the job front? New York may soon see. Last week, the NYC Tech Talent Pipeline—an initiative from Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration—announced it chose the Flatiron School coding academy to run its new Mobile Dev Corps training program. This is yet another page … Continue reading “NYC Tech Talent Pipeline’s Mobile Dev Course Comes to Flatiron School”
Report: Austin’s Startups Need More Homegrown, Later-Stage Capital
Austin may be known as a startup hub, but its homegrown investment scene lags far behind that of the nation’s top technology centers. That’s the conclusion of a report released today by the Austin Technology Council and the Austin Chamber of Commerce. While Austin’s “funding landscape includes a strong representation of seed- and early stage funding … Continue reading “Report: Austin’s Startups Need More Homegrown, Later-Stage Capital”
Patheon’s Mullen: Drug Price Debate Could Shape Pharma’s Future
Even as Patheon CEO Jim Mullen sees promise in the scientific advances made in drug development, he says many of the pharmaceutical industry’s challenges ahead are economic. With pharmacoeconomics—the comparison of the economic value of therapies—playing a greater role in how insurance companies cover medicines, it’s critical for companies to think about reimbursement early on, … Continue reading “Patheon’s Mullen: Drug Price Debate Could Shape Pharma’s Future”
Seattle Roundup: Outreach, Salesforce, Remitly, Pyramid, & More
[Corrected 10/27/15, 9:54 am. See below.] Cloud-based customer relationship management software giant Salesforce is beefing up its presence in the region. Meanwhile, sales software upstart Outreach is raising $9.2 million for what it calls a faster, more efficient approach to selling. Read on for details on these stories, as well as a big new market for … Continue reading “Seattle Roundup: Outreach, Salesforce, Remitly, Pyramid, & More”
Taris 2.0: A Year After Buyout, VCs Bet $32M More on a Second Strike
It’s hard enough to successfully create and sell a biotech company, let alone strike gold twice or more on the same group of assets. But that’s the type of thing Taris Biomedical and its venture backers are shooting for, a year after selling one of the company’s programs to Irvine, CA-based Allergan (NYSE: [[ticker:AGN]]). In … Continue reading “Taris 2.0: A Year After Buyout, VCs Bet $32M More on a Second Strike”
ArtLifting Lands $1,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a98fa359-a699-4c9e-ba27-575e48a6ff3d Date 10/27/2015 Company Name ArtLifting Mailing Address 114 Western Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description ArtLifting empowers homeless, disabled, and other disadvantaged individuals through the celebration and sale of their artwork. We sell our artists’ work in an online art gallery (ArtLifting.com) and direct to corporations, including offices, hotels, and … Continue reading “ArtLifting Lands $1,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
TARIS Biomedical Receives $32,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a384305-ba7a-46ff-99e5-f8262f42636e Date 10/27/2015 Company Name TARIS Biomedical Mailing Address 113 Hartwell Avenue Lexington, MA 02421 USA Company Description TARIS Biomedical Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company with deep domain expertise in therapeutics and drug-delivery, is focused on local minimally-invasive drug-device convergence products. Website http://www.tarisbiomedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $32,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “TARIS Biomedical Receives $32,000,000 New Financing”
Outreach Secures $9,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4689a8fe-c634-4d1e-9dc0-3dd27414bfe7 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Outreach Mailing Address 3417 Fremont Ave N. Seattle, WA 98103 USA Company Description Outreach is the only system intelligent enough to know exactly who needs a follow-up and when they need it, helping you outperform your sales goals. Website http://www.outreach.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,200,000 … Continue reading “Outreach Secures $9,200,000 Series A Financing”
Spigit Receives $13,000,000 New Financing Round
[Corrected 10/28/15, 9:53 am. See below.] Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8ee3f8c-2e16-401c-bfb9-370144ccbf91 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Spigit Mailing Address 1160 Battery St East 4th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Spigit is a purpose built social networking tool used by leading companies to connect their employees, customers and business partners for idea and innovation discovery. … Continue reading “Spigit Receives $13,000,000 New Financing Round”
Flex Logix Secures $7,400,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b681a112-29f8-477f-ba78-5025728aa1cc Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Flex Logix Mailing Address 2570 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 USA Company Description You do not need to be an FPGA expert to use our EFLX FPGA cores in your SoC to allow you or your system customers to reconfigure RTL when needed. Now … Continue reading “Flex Logix Secures $7,400,000 New Funding”
Angaza Secures $4,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d203a0eb-9bf3-4f1b-895a-65beef944fa7 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Angaza Mailing Address 414 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Angaza offers Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) technology to manufacturing and distribution companies like yours to make clean energy devices affordable to the next billion off-grid consumers. Our PAYG expertise, flexible technology, and robust software platform make … Continue reading “Angaza Secures $4,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Fieldwire Obtains $6,600,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2bb36e6b-52d8-4aad-8e41-90f155eba598 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Fieldwire Mailing Address 645 Harrison Street San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Fieldwire is a mobile first, geo-tagged task management platform for the field. It allows teams to collaborate by recording, tracking and sharing critical information. Website http://www.fieldwire.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,600,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Fieldwire Obtains $6,600,000 New Financing”
Alpaca Garners $1,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7e520c8-9573-4286-b4d8-a5982d46d126 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Alpaca Mailing Address 55 East Third Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description At Alpaca, we truly believe that technology can greatly enhance people’s capabilities and daily lives. We want to use technology to help create a productive and harmonious society where we all can afford … Continue reading “Alpaca Garners $1,000,000 Seed Financing”
SourceClear Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=23eaeaf7-bd12-4ef3-8b8d-e52b2fd55446 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name SourceClear Mailing Address 375 Alabama Street San Francisco, WA 94110 USA Company Description Today’s developers use today’s web. They work in the cloud, use social platforms like Facebook and GitHub, work with open-source and use frameworks and libraries. They are the API economy and masters of the … Continue reading “SourceClear Lands $10,000,000 New Funding Round”
Adesto Technologies Obtains $25,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62a3f14f-2c92-405e-bbb5-f773a2591661 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Adesto Technologies Mailing Address 1250 Borregas Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 USA Company Description Adesto Technologies (NASDAQ: IOTS) was founded in 2006 by a team of experienced semiconductor memory developers. The company’s mission is to turn CBRAM technology into a platform of memory solutions that spans from the … Continue reading “Adesto Technologies Obtains $25,000,000 New Funding”
Karhoo Garners $250,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dfb12227-281d-4133-bb3d-6078cf6bc6d7 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Karhoo Mailing Address 101 Avenue of the Americas 8th Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Karhoo gives you more choice by working with local suppliers to provide both licensed taxis and private hire cars, so whether it’s price, speed, style or availability that matters most … Continue reading “Karhoo Garners $250,000,000 New Round”
GutCheck Obtains $12,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c78b17a1-0d80-47ba-aa64-48e750a39bb4 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name GutCheck Mailing Address 633 17th Street Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description GutCheck is the leader in DIY qualitative market research. By making qualitative accessible to the masses, we are giving marketers and others the unique opportunity to surround any of their ideas, concepts, strategies, etc… with … Continue reading “GutCheck Obtains $12,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
TAI Diagnostics Receives $8,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f9b96b0f-bf3c-4972-b11f-527bfe4fbb72 Date 10/27/2015 Company Name TAI Diagnostics Mailing Address 1225 Discovery Pkwy Wauwatosa, WI 53226 USA Company Description TAI Diagnostics, Inc. operates in the biotechnology sector. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,200,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “TAI Diagnostics Receives $8,200,000 Series A Financing”
Intel Acquires Saffron Technology for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dcf43fe4-d4a0-4ad7-aae5-c25dc6b2e19b Date 10/27/2015 Company Name Saffron Technology Mailing Address 1000 Centregreen Way Cary, NC 27513 USA Company Description Saffron Technology combines the genius methods of the human brain with the power of computing to enable more informed decisions in every data-intensive field. Website http://ww2.saffrontech.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round … Continue reading “Intel Acquires Saffron Technology for Undisclosed Sum”
Seattle 2035 Reading List: Stories to Get You Ready for Friday
We’re four days away from Seattle 2035, Xconomy’s exploration of the future of our region’s innovation economy. The topics, companies, and individuals we will focus on at this unique event are very much in the news. We’ve highlighted a handful of stories to get you primed for an interactive discussion on everything from artificial intelligence … Continue reading “Seattle 2035 Reading List: Stories to Get You Ready for Friday”
Wisconsin Roundup: TAI Diagnostics, WhyHigh, DevCodeCamp & More
As the leaves change colors and kids prepare to trick-or-treat, the Badger State’s tech and innovation community has been staying busy. Here are some of the past week’s notable happenings: —TAI Diagnostics, a company started by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers that’s aiming to develop a blood-based test to determine if heart transplant recipients are properly … Continue reading “Wisconsin Roundup: TAI Diagnostics, WhyHigh, DevCodeCamp & More”
McGuire, Bosley, Watson, & More at Our Health Summit—Register Today
We have just over three weeks to go before our third annual Healthcare Summit here in Boston. And if you act quickly, you can take advantage of our Procrastinator’s Special and save $100 off regular registration…if you don’t put it off, that is. The agenda is live—and you can see for yourself the fantastic afternoon … Continue reading “McGuire, Bosley, Watson, & More at Our Health Summit—Register Today”
Chinese Investors Looking at Boston Startups in Robotics, Biotech
It’s not as prevalent as in Silicon Valley, but venture capitalists from China are increasingly looking to invest in New England companies. Several factors come into play locally: the presence of strong research universities, experienced technical talent, a vibrant community of startups, and often lower company valuations as compared to the West Coast. The recently … Continue reading “Chinese Investors Looking at Boston Startups in Robotics, Biotech”
Washington Tech Industry Weighs Approaches to Improving Diversity
Seattle and its booming tech industry are grappling with how to ensure that the prosperity being created here can be shared by minority groups that have been under-represented in the field. A new report—or “playbook”—from the Washington Technology Industry Association indicates widespread concern about the tech industry’s poor showing on diversity, and the racial and economic … Continue reading “Washington Tech Industry Weighs Approaches to Improving Diversity”
Roundup: Macomb Community College, Weyn, Wayne Med-Direct & More
Here’s a look at innovation news from around Michigan: —Macomb Community College announced it will use a $700,000 gift from a donor’s estate to fund programs meant to foster innovation and startups. The gift will support a $50,000 endowed scholarship for accounting students and a $100,000 endowed fund to be used to pay for the … Continue reading “Roundup: Macomb Community College, Weyn, Wayne Med-Direct & More”
BioDelivery Sciences Opioid Gets FDA Approval for Chronic Pain
BioDelivery Sciences International has received FDA approval for a chronic pain treatment that uses the company’s proprietary drug-delivery technology. With the regulatory nod, Raleigh, NC-based BioDelivery (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BDSI]]) is now in line for a $50 million milestone payment from Endo Pharmaceuticals, the unit of Endo International (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ENDP]]) that licensed the treatment in 2012. The … Continue reading “BioDelivery Sciences Opioid Gets FDA Approval for Chronic Pain”
Vertex, CRISPR Tx Team up on Gene Editing Drugs in $105M Pact
There’s still got a long way to go before we know if the landmark gene editing system known as CRISPR-Cas9 can really change how diseases are treated. But big biotech companies are now starting to dabble in it. The latest example: Vertex Pharmaceuticals has cut a deal with one of the field’s startups to try … Continue reading “Vertex, CRISPR Tx Team up on Gene Editing Drugs in $105M Pact”
Phoenix Nuclear Labs Looks to Diversify in Defense, Energy
In the race to start domestic production of molybdenum-99, a crucial medical radioisotope used in diagnostic imaging, Shine Medical Technologies is betting big on neutron-generating accelerator technology developed by Phoenix Nuclear Labs. Yet Phoenix, a 10-year-old company, is about more than isotopes. It’s also working on applications in military imaging and solar-cell production. Greg Piefer, … Continue reading “Phoenix Nuclear Labs Looks to Diversify in Defense, Energy”
Texas Roundup: Solar Winds, VMware, Procyrion, Houston Tech Center
It was a soggy weekend in Texas, so happy Monday as we get on with the week. Let’s recap the most recent innovation news in the state. —Austin, TX’s Solar Winds was taken private by PE firms Thoma Bravo and Silver Lake Partners. (Two years ago, Silver Lake also took Dell Computer private.) The 16-year-old … Continue reading “Texas Roundup: Solar Winds, VMware, Procyrion, Houston Tech Center”
Skills Fund Aims to Be Accreditor, and Creditor for Coding Schools
The creation of Skills Fund, the Austin, TX-based startup that makes loans to people enrolling in coding and Web development bootcamps, started with two ideas. The first is that students should have access to loans that are easy to understand and that state the terms of the loan—such as knowing exactly what interest rate they will … Continue reading “Skills Fund Aims to Be Accreditor, and Creditor for Coding Schools”
Benu Networks Secures $4,430,979 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=372293a6-5205-45f2-9911-278a46175cf4 Date 10/26/2015 Company Name Benu Networks Mailing Address 300 Concord Road Billerica, MA 01821 USA Company Description Benu Networks is a Boston Area Startup Company focused on delivering next generation Networking and Wireless Communication products. Website http://www.benu.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,430,979 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Benu Networks Secures $4,430,979 New Financing Round”
Perosphere Receives $2,123,255 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=45b1efc1-294e-4aa2-a0fe-b9ae8093f2e9 Date 10/26/2015 Company Name Perosphere Mailing Address 20 Kenosia Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 USA Company Description Perosphere is a specialty pharmaceutical company with internationally recognized drug delivery expertise. Perosphere identifies market opportunities where application of drug delivery technology to a drug already on the market can create a new medical use … Continue reading “Perosphere Receives $2,123,255 Series B Round”
Petnet Receives $4,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e3cfc46-91b6-4b8e-9968-4155500068ab Date 10/26/2015 Company Name Petnet Mailing Address 1035 S. Grand Avenue 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90015 USA Company Description Petnet has set out to provide easy to use solutions to fundamental problems of petcare – ultimately connecting all the relevant caregivers in a pet’s life with our pet analytics platform. … Continue reading “Petnet Receives $4,000,000 New Financing”
Poynt Receives $28,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc14489d-411a-46d0-813c-0960961a6ef9 Date 10/26/2015 Company Name Poynt Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Poynt was founded on the belief that all merchants should have access to innovative technology without compromising on security or user experience. We set out to fix broken commerce infrastructure by bringing developers, distributors and merchants … Continue reading “Poynt Receives $28,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
ConnectSolutions Lands $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=58f90cc8-3c5d-40ae-adaf-b187e1ec1b13 Date 10/26/2015 Company Name ConnectSolutions Mailing Address 731 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Connectsolutions is a leading private-cloud service provider of unified communications solutions for enterprise and government organizations. We deliver and provide our customers a scalable, best-of-breed UC product and service with industry-leading security and reliability. … Continue reading “ConnectSolutions Lands $2,000,000 New Financing”
WiserCare Garners $1,710,544 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44f048e0-8541-447a-bf18-1b255268ff89 Date 10/26/2015 Company Name WiserCare Mailing Address 10880 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA Company Description WiserCare helps you think through what is most important to you so that your personal values can be matched with the best treatment option for you. Website http://www.wisercare.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “WiserCare Garners $1,710,544 New Financing Round”
Photobucket Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a2f82247-7f98-4bf7-bad7-e76801fbac5c Date 10/26/2015 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 Transaction Amount $2,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Photobucket Secures $2,200,000 New Financing Round”
Can Banks Ride the Surge of Fintech, Or Has the Wave Gotten Too High?
The roar of startups clamoring to break into the financial world is starting to approach deafening levels. That also makes it harder to hear the worthwhile voices among the mob. Sorting out the cacophony was the subject of the “FinTech Barbarians at the Gates” MarketTech 2015 conference held on Wednesday in New York. The final … Continue reading “Can Banks Ride the Surge of Fintech, Or Has the Wave Gotten Too High?”
West Coast Bio Roundup: Theranos, 23andMe, Invitae, Gritstone, Etc.
Biotech executives and investors gathered in San Francisco this week to size one another up, schmooze, and eat rubber chicken lunches—although the vegetarian ravioli option wasn’t bad. It was the best-attended of the 14 BioInvestor Forums (Fora?) so far, according to its organizers. It certainly beat the 2011 version, which featured creative room-remodeling to hide … Continue reading “West Coast Bio Roundup: Theranos, 23andMe, Invitae, Gritstone, Etc.”
Sakti3’s Sastry on Dyson Acquisition, What’s Next for the Company
This week, Ann Arbor, MI-based battery startup, Sakti3, announced it had been acquired by Dyson, a past investor, for $90 million. Dyson, known for its high-end, sleekly designed vacuum cleaners, is interested in Sakti3’s solid-state lithium battery technology. We traded e-mails with Xconomist Ann Marie Sastry, Sakti3’s CEO and co-founder, to find out more about … Continue reading “Sakti3’s Sastry on Dyson Acquisition, What’s Next for the Company”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Cancer Vaccines, Biogen, LabCentral & More
There was a loud cheer in New York this week—originating from Queens, to be exact—and it had nothing to do with biotech. The New York Mets, for many years Big Apple baseball’s second-class citizens, stormed through the Chicago Cubs in a four-game demolition and are now headed to the Fall Classic for the first time … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Cancer Vaccines, Biogen, LabCentral & More”
Wisconsin Beertech: Savvo Adding Features to BeerMapper App
Not all cool ideas make good businesses. And sometimes an intriguing technology might have business potential, but the creators aren’t interested in commercializing it. The latter situation is the case with BeerMapper, the subject of the fourth installment in our ongoing Wisconsin beertech series. The app was created as a side project by former University … Continue reading “Wisconsin Beertech: Savvo Adding Features to BeerMapper App”
BetterLesson Lands $6,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5551949a-9e56-41c8-83f5-2b9594e7f26f Date 10/23/2015 Company Name BetterLesson Mailing Address 84 Sherman Street Cambridge, MA 02140 USA Company Description BetterLesson was founded by a group of teachers from Atlanta and Boston public schools to connect educators and help them create, organize, and share their curricula. We are focused on aggregating and scaling the most … Continue reading “BetterLesson Lands $6,000,000 New Round”