Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d61b2ff-c110-49f3-b8ff-890d226841f9 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Interviewed Mailing Address 55 9th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Learn how hiring managers will evaluate your skills and resume so that you can improve. Our tests will quantify how you did on performance dimensions that matter to hiring managers. We will suggest steps … Continue reading “Interviewed Obtains $2,000,000 Seed Round”
Safe Cash Technologies Lands $1,120,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9524b30c-a28f-4a74-a224-9528f749e96c Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Safe Cash Technologies Mailing Address 775 East Blithedale Avenue Mill Valley, CA 94941 USA Company Description Safe Cash Payment Technologies Inc. operates in the banking industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Mill Valley, California. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Safe Cash Technologies Lands $1,120,000 New Funding”
Cloud Lending Solutions Garners $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe235c20-68dc-49e9-9773-97eb6b7638ae Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Cloud Lending Solutions Mailing Address 1 Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description Cloud Lending Inc., is an enterprise cloud lending solution provider. Our agile solutions are designed to empower lending businesses to simplify business processes, stay compliant and be future ready. Website http://www.cloudlendinginc.com … Continue reading “Cloud Lending Solutions Garners $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Credible Secures $10,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae91d829-ca98-464d-b475-9d3792a0e107 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Credible Mailing Address 731 Sansome St. San Francisco, CA 94111 USA Company Description Credible is the simple way for graduates to switch lenders and save on their student loans. We make the process of saving money by refinancing student loans simple and painless. We pride ourselves on … Continue reading “Credible Secures $10,000,000 Series A Round”
Stormpath Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01320fa9-9e9d-4af3-bdce-9eaf8a2d300d Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Stormpath Mailing Address 217 South B Street San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Stormpath is a cloud service that developers can use to manage users and simplify authentication and access control in your applications. We contribute to and support Apache Shiro, a powerful and easy-to-use Java … Continue reading “Stormpath Secures $15,000,000 Series B Financing”
Unifi Software Receives $10,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88f039cc-a465-4b7f-bb15-a060008f9d7a Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Unifi Software Mailing Address 217 South B St. San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description UNIFI was founded with a mission of solving the ubiquitous big data acquisition and integration problem that has plagued enterprises since the dawn of data warehousing. Website http://www.unifisoftware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Unifi Software Receives $10,000,000 Series A Funding”
Heighten Obtains $7,360,556 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=abcf62cb-3ebb-4282-ad52-ac2b963691a1 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Heighten Mailing Address 805 Veterans Boulevard Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description Heighten is redefining the way the fastest growing companies enable their sales force to deliver a more effective and efficient buyer/seller experience. Website http://www.heighten.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,360,556 Transaction Round Series … Continue reading “Heighten Obtains $7,360,556 Series A Round”
People Power Obtains $4,400,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1473fce0-7223-494f-96c8-b7461f53f7f0 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name People Power Mailing Address 425 Broadway Street Redwood City, CA 94063 USA Company Description People Power Presence app turns your old smartphone into a wireless web camera for FREE. Use it anywhere with a WiFi internet connection as a webcam, security cam, baby cam, party cam, you … Continue reading “People Power Obtains $4,400,000 Series B Financing”
Vilynx Lands $460,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acd014e2-2a6d-43e5-ae53-bdf1474b709a Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Vilynx Mailing Address 410 Central Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Embed your video with just one line of code. Try out our oEmbed, Iframe or Widgets. Trust us, it’s easy. You don’t need to change your video platform. We work with any video player … Continue reading “Vilynx Lands $460,001 New Round”
Vectra Networks Lands $35,143,281 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=840b82ec-315c-4847-b9a3-c86d43544ef6 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Vectra Networks Mailing Address 550 South Winchester Blvd. San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description Every organization is infected with malware. Vectra Networks redefines security with the patent-pending X-series platform that instantly identifies cyber attacks while they are happening as well as what the attacker is doing. … Continue reading “Vectra Networks Lands $35,143,281 New Funding Round”
Farmigo Receives $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8b58a200-1e90-4a49-aaf0-fe69bdcab988 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Farmigo Mailing Address 1955 Bryant St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description Farmigo is dedicated to creating a healthy alternative food system for generations to come. Through our interactive food network and community we enable connections between consumers and farmers that build long lasting, trusting relationships … Continue reading “Farmigo Receives $16,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Kinetic Technologies Acquires Akros Silicon for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91539ae1-dbd2-4875-bc26-d2dbfc395c17 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Akros Silicon Mailing Address 6399 San Ignacio Avenue San Jose, CA 95119 USA Company Description Akros Silicon is a provider of leading edge power management ICs that offer superior efficiency performance and advanced features to facilitate remote and intelligent network-based energy management. Website http://www.akrossilicon.com Transaction Type M&A … Continue reading “Kinetic Technologies Acquires Akros Silicon for Undisclosed Sum”
Lua Technologies Secures $1,489,997 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=765c87bb-7fb0-4f1c-8a39-26f3a80b57c1 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Lua Technologies Mailing Address 900 Broadway New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description Lua is helping organizations work smarter and be more productive with a mobile-first enterprise communication solution that powers secure messaging, group calling, and file sharing. Headquartered in New York City with several U.S. locations, … Continue reading “Lua Technologies Secures $1,489,997 New Financing Round”
Workable Obtains $27,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a4bf163-4725-4c09-be9b-2f02d435cb03 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Workable Mailing Address 79 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Workable is affordable, usable hiring software. It replaces email and spreadsheets with an applicant tracking system that your team will actually enjoy using. From building a branded careers page, to posting ads to multiple … Continue reading “Workable Obtains $27,000,000 Series B Funding”
MicroTransponder Secures $3,895,682 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e8b3e8a-5541-4a9b-a52c-b8ffad1f6bcd Date 9/30/2015 Company Name MicroTransponder Mailing Address 2802 Flintrock Trace Austin, TX 78738 USA Company Description MicroTransponder Inc. is a medical device development company with a strong neuroscience research focus. Our core technology is based on a previous technology developed in the DARPA Revolutionizing Prosthetics program by Dr. Larry Cauller at … Continue reading “MicroTransponder Secures $3,895,682 Series C Funding Round”
Barracuda Networks Acquires Intronis Technologies for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b555d66a-e95a-41bc-ac5d-7ac9cfd60ab0 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Intronis Technologies Mailing Address 100 Apollo Drive Chelmsford, MA 01824 USA Company Description eSureIT was created to satisfy the broad need for an easy to use, automatic and secure method of backing up data offsite. Website http://www.intronis.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Barracuda Networks Acquires Intronis Technologies for Undisclosed Sum”
Google Acquires Jibe Mobile for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=284d3b78-ac0b-4a0c-aad3-72e11926cc1f Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Jibe Mobile Mailing Address 990 N Rengstorff Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description The Jibe Mobile Platform is the first to bring the open, social, peer to peer nature of the web to mobile networks, empowering operators and third party developers to easily and quickly … Continue reading “Google Acquires Jibe Mobile for Undisclosed Sum”
General Assembly Obtains $70,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c50956d1-92b6-41ac-9c2f-82b07fd4c910 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name General Assembly Mailing Address 902 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description Through our curriculum, entrepreneurs receive a pragmatic and multi-disciplinary education at the intersection of technology, design, and business. Website http://www.generalassemb.ly Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $70,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “General Assembly Obtains $70,000,000 New Funding Round”
Thrillist Media Group Secures $54,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e93e2cbd-513e-4039-98c5-bb276ab23b26 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Thrillist Media Group Mailing Address 560 Broadway New York, NY 10012 USA Company Description Thrillist Media Group is the convergence of leading men’s digital lifestyle publication Thrillist.com; members-only shopping club JackThreads.com; and local experiences platform Thrillist Rewards. The three brands collectively reach over 4 million daily subscriptions, … Continue reading “Thrillist Media Group Secures $54,000,000 New Funding”
Mirna Therapeutics Secures $44,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=64736bd9-cca6-4a39-a0b6-400c2ed71039 Date 9/30/2015 Company Name Mirna Therapeutics Mailing Address 2150 Woodward St. Austin, TX 78744 USA Company Description Mirna Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRN) is a biopharmaceutical company developing a broad pipeline of microRNA-based oncology therapeutics and is the first to establish clinical proof-of-concept for a microRNA replacement therapy for cancer. Website http://www.mirnatherapeutics.com … Continue reading “Mirna Therapeutics Secures $44,100,000 New Financing”
Need Customers? Thumbtack Got $125M to Help Small Business Find Them
Thumbtack, the rapidly growing online San Francisco-based service that lists for-hire professionals from various industries, has received a $125 million round of late-stage funding that it plans to use to improve its algorithm and add to its list of tools on the site, such as payments or scheduling. The round was led by Baillie Gifford, … Continue reading “Need Customers? Thumbtack Got $125M to Help Small Business Find Them”
Marissa Mayer Puts on Game Face, Talks Up Yahoo’s Next Plays
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer took part in a fireside chat on Monday in New York with Slate Group Chairman and Editor-in-chief Jacob Weisberg, laying out a bit of her strategy to make her company more competitive. The two sat down at the IAB MIXX conference, hosted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and one of many … Continue reading “Marissa Mayer Puts on Game Face, Talks Up Yahoo’s Next Plays”
Spiceworks New CFO Brings Lessons From Twitter to IT Networking
Austin, TX’s Spiceworks—the biggest social network you’ve probably never heard of—continues to grow apace, adding 100 employees in the last year. The company, which is akin to both a LinkedIn (for a social network) and an iTunes (a one-stop shop for products and services) aimed at IT professionals at small to mid-sized companies recently hired Amir … Continue reading “Spiceworks New CFO Brings Lessons From Twitter to IT Networking”
Accelerator Adds $11.7M, Reels in AbbVie, WuxiTech to Back Startups
[Updated, 10:15 a.m. ET] Accelerator Corp. raised $51.1 million and made its long-awaited expansion into New York city last year, and at the time, CEO Thong Le mentioned that his company wasn’t done raising money for the effort. Today it’s added that cash, and a few new strategic investors to its pool of backers as … Continue reading “Accelerator Adds $11.7M, Reels in AbbVie, WuxiTech to Back Startups”
Panorama Unveils Playbook, an Online Community for Teachers
Panorama Education has built a fast-growing business selling software for surveying K-12 students and teachers—and then analyzing that data to help school officials understand where they can improve. Now, the Boston-based edtech startup is taking things a step further with a product that helps teachers devise a plan for addressing those shortcomings. The new offering, … Continue reading “Panorama Unveils Playbook, an Online Community for Teachers”
My Déjà Vu Moment in Genomics: Why We Need Industry Standards Now
I am a serial entrepreneur who has spent the past couple of decades advancing the front lines of technology in digital healthcare, wireless communications, and semiconductor industries. And I’ve been experiencing a déjà vu moment in genomics. Back in 1994, when I was designing electrical circuits as part of my doctorate program at the University … Continue reading “My Déjà Vu Moment in Genomics: Why We Need Industry Standards Now”
Dunsire, Forum Search For Answers After FDA Halts Alzheimer’s Trial
A litany of promising therapies for Alzheimer’s disease have crashed and burned in late-stage testing. So it was an ominous sign when the FDA recently placed a clinical hold on a big Phase 3 trial for an experimental drug from Waltham, MA-based Forum Pharmaceuticals. What’s more, the side effects that have triggered the pause—or at … Continue reading “Dunsire, Forum Search For Answers After FDA Halts Alzheimer’s Trial”
Wymsee Secures $2,938,947 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9796d711-9f31-4afb-8e0c-2c82488d6740 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Wymsee Mailing Address 1 Cambridge Center Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Sync OnSet is the first product of Wymsee, Inc., a young technology company based in Cambridge, MA. Our team is extremely passionate about the TV and film industries, and love making products to enhance the … Continue reading “Wymsee Secures $2,938,947 New Funding Round”
Tradesy Lands $3,129,781 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17539a59-b064-44a3-96c8-b612ff563162 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Tradesy Mailing Address 1217 2nd Street 3rd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90401 USA Company Description Tradesy is a new fashion recommerce site from the creator of the highly popular site, Recycled Bride. Website http://www.tradesy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,129,781 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Tradesy Lands $3,129,781 New Funding”
SolarReserve Obtains $19,393,621 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4808159-503f-4cc8-b5dd-becb80ddfd0d Date 9/29/2015 Company Name SolarReserve Mailing Address 2425 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA Company Description SolarReserve was formed to solve two of the fundamental barriers of renewable energy: scalability and storage. Unlike hydroelectric, geothermal, biomass, and other renewable energy technologies that use limited renewable fuel sources, SolarReserve’s power plants … Continue reading “SolarReserve Obtains $19,393,621 New Financing Round”
Llamasoft Receives $50,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4953a021-1c74-4738-ac7a-63dcbefea335 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Llamasoft Mailing Address 201 South Main St. 4th Floor Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA Company Description LLamasoft provides software and expertise to help large organizations design and improve their supply chain network operations. Supply Chain Guru is the leading Supply Chain Design and predictive analytics application available … Continue reading “Llamasoft Receives $50,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Origami Logic Receives $25,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1732be9b-c0e4-4471-a5d2-11a75ae9135f Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Origami Logic Mailing Address 1134 Crane Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA Company Description Origami Logic is developing a new, disruptive category of visual analytical products for business users that will forever change how people explore, interact with and glean insights from data. Website http://www.origamilogic.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Origami Logic Receives $25,000,000 Series C Financing”
Simppler Lands $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c063aa7e-f63c-4286-9a56-2d2bb36832be Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Simppler Mailing Address 520 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description We believe employee referral are the most sought after hires in any company. We also believe in the power of augmented intelligence. Our algorithms provide employees the ground work for intelligent and … Continue reading “Simppler Lands $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
Base Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e29b06cd-0c98-4e7e-8241-6f822721c43c Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Base Mailing Address 850 N Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043 USA Company Description Base is designed to significantly boost your team’s sales productivity and give you the core sales tools you need to grow your business. Website http://www.getbase.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $30,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Base Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing”
PaperG Secures $5,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a090af3e-9655-48e5-bf81-a6063347798b Date 9/29/2015 Company Name PaperG Mailing Address 530 Bush Street 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description PaperG is an advertising technology company that automates local ad creation, sales, and management for online publishers, enabling them to produce cost efficiencies and increase revenue. PaperG was founded in 2007 when … Continue reading “PaperG Secures $5,000,000 New Round”
Thumbtack Garners $125,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=78343b2c-fa82-421b-baf7-b867fa555df8 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Thumbtack Mailing Address 454 Natoma St. San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Why can you go online right now and buy any product you want but you can’t do the same for tutors, handymen, dog walkers, or other local services? Thumbtack is changing that. Website http://www.thumbtack.com … Continue reading “Thumbtack Garners $125,000,000 New Funding Round”
Triplebyte Secures $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d34de167-90ab-409e-a5dd-d35cf69cddcd Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Triplebyte Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94108 USA Company Description Triplebyte believe the current technical hiring process doesn’t do enough to help engineers show their strengths. Triplebyte dedicated to building a better process. Website http://www.triplebyte.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds … Continue reading “Triplebyte Secures $3,000,000 New Financing”
Exabeam Secures $25,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2827b484-cdf7-4298-954b-f40322cd28cb Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Exabeam Mailing Address One Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 USA Company Description A Big Data Security Analytics company that leverages existing SIEM and log management repositories to detect modern cyber attacks and simplify security operations. Website http://www.exabeam.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Exabeam Secures $25,000,000 Series B Funding”
Collibra Secures $23,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12fc9af3-a53f-4380-8367-24c17802268f Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Collibra Mailing Address 25 Broadway 9th Floor New York, NY 10004 USA Company Description Data Management has become a critical business process. New business applications are needed to support this process. Website http://www.collibra.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $23,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Collibra Secures $23,000,000 Series B Financing”
BeneStream Garners $6,260,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8bd04b9e-a3b4-489a-a016-5b315652b18b Date 9/29/2015 Company Name BeneStream Mailing Address 220 East 23rd Street New York, NY 10010 USA Company Description BeneStream uses a combination of technology and a multilingual call center to guide workers through the enrollment process and then report back to employers whether an employee has enrolled in Medicaid. Website http://www.benestream.com … Continue reading “BeneStream Garners $6,260,000 Series A Round”
Wheels Up Garners $115,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39b250dd-c06d-4ace-880f-947eb00f7976 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Wheels Up Mailing Address 220 West 42nd St. 9th Floor New York, NY 10036 USA Company Description We created Wheels Up because we knew we could deliver a cost-effective, best in class experience to private fliers. We knew this because we have one of the most experienced … Continue reading “Wheels Up Garners $115,000,000 New Funding Round”
Axel Springer Acquires Business Insider for $343,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b277397c-e285-46a4-b753-637d09dbf6d1 Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Business Insider Mailing Address 119 5th Ave. New York, NY 10003 USA Company Description Business Insider is a new business site with deep financial, entertainment, green tech and digital industry verticals. The flagship vertical, Silicon Alley Insider, launched on July 19, 2007, led by DoubleClick founders Dwight … Continue reading “Axel Springer Acquires Business Insider for $343,000,000”
Ibotta Lands $40,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6a6f1603-7bb5-4774-a2a0-c3599dc9996a Date 9/29/2015 Company Name Ibotta Mailing Address 1900 16th St. Denver, CO 80202 USA Company Description Ibotta is a technology company building tools to empower consumers and simplify their daily lives. We’ve done this by completely reimagining the way consumers learn about and interact with their favorite brands. Website http://www.ibotta.com Transaction … Continue reading “Ibotta Lands $40,000,000 Series C Funding”
Amid Biotech Swoon, Third Rock’s MyoKardia Tees up IPO
Does the biotech bull market still have a pulse? MyoKardia, a three-year-old startup developing heart drugs, will soon try to find out. The San Francisco-based company filed papers with the SEC on Monday to go public and trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “MYOK.” MyoKardia would use the cash to advance its work … Continue reading “Amid Biotech Swoon, Third Rock’s MyoKardia Tees up IPO”
Xconomy Forum: Enterprise Tech Strikes Back
The world’s biggest companies have some pressing choices to make when it comes to their technology needs. With the rise of cloud-based systems, big data, and digital transactions—and security threats around all of those—enterprises are looking for faster, cheaper, and better-performing systems. Meanwhile, a new crop of startups has emerged to challenge the big incumbents, … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Enterprise Tech Strikes Back”
Robots, 3D Printing on Mars, and LittleBits at Maker Faire New York
Show and tell is reaching out to the solar system. Over the weekend, the local edition of Maker Faire opened up shop at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. The annual event, born out of San Francisco and produced by Maker Media, is held simultaneously at cities around the world to give the public … Continue reading “Robots, 3D Printing on Mars, and LittleBits at Maker Faire New York”
Shares in Cellectar Tumble After It Announces $3.3M Stock Offering
Cellectar Biosciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CLRB]]) expects to raise $3.3 million in a common stock offering, the Madison, WI-based biotech company said in a press release Monday. Shares in cash-strapped Cellectar, which CEO Jim Caruso said in an earnings call last month is open to collaborating with other companies across most of its drug pipeline, were lower on … Continue reading “Shares in Cellectar Tumble After It Announces $3.3M Stock Offering”
Amazon Plans to Open “Tech Hub” in Downtown Detroit
Twitter, Google, and Microsoft have all established a significant presence in Detroit during the past few years, helping legitimize the Motor City as a place on the rebound, and now Amazon will join them. The Seattle-based online retailer announced today that it will open a downtown technology hub (whatever that means) and a corporate office … Continue reading “Amazon Plans to Open “Tech Hub” in Downtown Detroit”
Warburg Pincus Leads $60M Infusion into Austin Edtech Firm Civitas
Private equity giant Warburg Pincus is leading an investment round of up to $60 million for Austin, TX-based Civitas Learning. Civitas sells software to higher education institutions that is designed to help students make better curriculum and degree decisions. Civitas uses data analytics and builds school-specific predictive models around student enrollment, engagement, and graduation rates. … Continue reading “Warburg Pincus Leads $60M Infusion into Austin Edtech Firm Civitas”
Verastem Sinks as Mesothelioma Study Halted For Futility
When a clinical trial is stopped early, it can mean one of a few things—including that a drug seems clearly to be helping patients, or that it seems clearly to not be helping. Unfortunately for Verastem and its cancer stem cell drug VX-6063, today it’s the latter. Boston-based Verastem (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VSTM]]) said today that it’s … Continue reading “Verastem Sinks as Mesothelioma Study Halted For Futility”