Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5cbe892c-27a5-4556-95f6-277dc84d62eb Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Fitbit Mailing Address 405 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is devoted to helping people of any fitness level achieve health and wellness. Fitbit provides a complete wellness solution focused on behavior change via awareness and motivation. Website http://www.fitbit.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Fitbit Receives $732,000,000 New Funding Round”
Sikka Software Garners $10,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7d1c9e2b-cefb-47c6-9871-38196acbf0c7 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Sikka Software Mailing Address 920 Hillview Court Milpitas, CA 95035 USA Company Description Sikka Software Corporation is the leading innovator in Business Intelligence Software for the healthcare and small business communities. The company began with a simple vision, to help healthcare providers and small offices optimize their … Continue reading “Sikka Software Garners $10,500,000 New Financing”
Nod Labs Lands $13,500,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=535f7255-e5d9-40d1-8d59-41265b15d643 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Nod Labs Mailing Address 701 Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description Nod Labs makes the Nod gesture control ring. Nod is the world’s first and only pixel-accurate gesture control ring. Nod offers beautiful, touchless interaction with all the devices you already know and love. … Continue reading “Nod Labs Lands $13,500,000 Series A Funding”
Cohesity Obtains $55,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da1b85fe-8fdb-4f6a-89a5-50866241f4f9 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Cohesity Mailing Address 451 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95050 USA Company Description Our team consists of superstars who have channeled their skills and passion to build amazing systems and products at Google, Netflix, VMware, Nutanix, and Riverbed Technology. We have helped customers realize the potential … Continue reading “Cohesity Obtains $55,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
brightwheel Garners $2,200,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f6c98228-56f3-43b7-affa-6fba9fbe7db4 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name brightwheel Mailing Address 44 Tehama St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Manage your classrooms, observe students, and stay in touch with families – all from one simple app. Website http://www.mybrightwheel.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,200,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes In conjunction with … Continue reading “brightwheel Garners $2,200,000 Seed Funding”
Advanced Cell Diagnostics Lands $22,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7078f8ae-8a24-4fb8-82fc-71fa415c3f2a Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Advanced Cell Diagnostics Mailing Address 3960 Point Eden Way Hayward, CA 94545 USA Company Description Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD),a developer of cell- and tissue-based diagnostic tests for personalized medicine. Website http://www.acdbio.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $22,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from the … Continue reading “Advanced Cell Diagnostics Lands $22,000,000 Series C Funding”
Minio Secures $3,300,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c1c1f45-d903-4b1a-a2e8-77d5404427aa Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Minio Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Minio, Inc., is the company behind Minio, an open source distributed object storage software. Minio server and client are written in golang and released under Apache v2 licence. Website http://www.minio.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Minio Secures $3,300,000 Seed Round”
MentAd Garners $4,700,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce166dac-b95a-43c5-9579-7815bc60fb96 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name MentAd Mailing Address 599 College Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description MentAd leverages cutting edge big data and machine learning techniques to understand what uniquely characterizes your existing customers and what your most profitable customer acquisition opportunities are. Website http://www.mentad.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “MentAd Garners $4,700,000 New Financing Round”
Kezar Life Sciences Receives $23,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a4cb7ad-e2c4-42fb-bbab-f6fdabc67cf7 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Kezar Life Sciences Mailing Address 300 Utah Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description Kezar Life Sciences, a privately held company based in South San Francisco, was founded in 2015 to develop drugs to revolutionize the treatment of autoimmune disorders. Website http://www.kezarbio.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Kezar Life Sciences Receives $23,000,000 Series A Financing”
LiveIntent Garners $32,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6bb6dd0f-73d3-4ae5-91b5-09dd60f243fa Date 6/18/2015 Company Name LiveIntent Mailing Address 100 Church Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10007 USA Company Description LiveIntent is an Email Advertising and Trading Desk company with the first technology for email and display designed to support brand and direct response advertisers and agencies. Website http://www.liveintent.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “LiveIntent Garners $32,500,000 New Funding Round”
appMobi Lands $1,302,703 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ff9f546-1b51-47a4-bbc0-30edade11875 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name appMobi Mailing Address 99 Cannon St. Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 USA Company Description appMobi provides integrated tools and services for creating complete mobile application ecosystems and supporting large-scale developer communities. Website http://www.appmobi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,302,703 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “appMobi Lands $1,302,703 New Financing Round”
Managed by Q Secures $15,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98b4cf7b-a533-4195-a879-3c2dcc318b06 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Managed by Q Mailing Address 50 Eldridge St. New York, NY 10002 USA Company Description Managed by Q provides office cleaning and other smart services to help your office operations run smoothly – all managed via an iPad that’s installed for free in your office. Website http://www.managedbyq.com … Continue reading “Managed by Q Secures $15,000,000 Series A Funding”
Convene Receives $15,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4c2faf6d-9978-4412-a9b1-f602dc00c324 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Convene Mailing Address 366 Madison Avenue 7th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Company Description At Convene, we are inspired and guided by our understanding and respect for how space and service can positively influence collaboration and work. We strive to refine and align every aspect of … Continue reading “Convene Receives $15,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
Vroom Obtains $19,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c95ea06d-e927-4dfd-a0da-42781376a571 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Vroom Mailing Address 2615 W. Interstate 20 Grand Prairie, TX 75052 USA Company Description Vroom empowers you to buy a quality pre-owned car online and get it delivered right to your doorsteps with a 7 day in-home test drive. Website http://www.vroom.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Vroom Obtains $19,000,000 New Financing”
Alert Media Secures $4,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c42dd3d3-a8e5-4d7c-85da-9ee6b6a5fcdb Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Alert Media Mailing Address 1250 Capital of Texas Hwy South Building III Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Alert Media is changing mass notification into useful communication. When a message is urgent or important, Alert Media offers the most complete solution for understanding the situation, distributing information, … Continue reading “Alert Media Secures $4,200,000 Series A Financing”
MindBody Secures $100,800,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f34d6507-9b2d-4e0f-924d-113be8300428 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name MindBody Mailing Address 4051 Broad Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 USA Company Description MINDBODY Inc.’s (NASDAQ: MB) roots go back to 1998, when we were the first software consultancy developing easy-to-use client and teacher management solutions for yoga, pilates, and spinning studios. Website http://www.mindbodyonline.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “MindBody Secures $100,800,000 New Financing Round”
Namely Secures $45,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a45c593-39f3-4d70-9a2c-bd274d159653 Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Namely Mailing Address 45 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001 USA Company Description Namely is the first talent management platform built for the professional services industry—specifically advertising. Namely enables agencies to manage their teams, retain key employees and grow revenues. Website http://www.namely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Namely Secures $45,000,000 New Funding Round”
Cinder Obtains $376,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e81b23f1-99d8-4bea-a503-7dc515d8df5f Date 6/18/2015 Company Name Cinder Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description The Cinder Sensing Cooker makes it easy to achieve exceptional results every time, so you can focus on the creative parts of cooking. Using precise temperature, Cinder makes it virtually impossible to over or under cook … Continue reading “Cinder Obtains $376,000 New Funding Round”
Cystic Fibrosis Drug Maker Nivalis Therapeutics Has $77M IPO
Nivalis Therapeutics, a Boulder, CO-based drug company developing a treatment for cystic fibrosis, made its debut on the Nasdaq on Wednesday with a $77 million public offering. Formerly N30 Pharmaceuticals, Nivalis (NASDAQ: [[ticker:NVLS]]) sold 5.5 million shares, more than it had previously planned, at $14 each. Shares opened the day at $16.50 and climbed to … Continue reading “Cystic Fibrosis Drug Maker Nivalis Therapeutics Has $77M IPO”
In the Age of Uber, Lawn Guru Takes Yard Care Services Digital
The Uber-fication of modern life continues as service providers of all stripes realize they can capitalize on the peer-to-peer service model that has worked so well for the ride-sharing startup. Just in time for summer, there’s a new, locally based app called Lawn Guru that allows users to connect with lawn care professionals and order … Continue reading “In the Age of Uber, Lawn Guru Takes Yard Care Services Digital”
BioCryst Licenses Flu Drug to CSL, Gains Cash For Rare Disease Work
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals has licensed the rights to its influenza drug to CSL Limited, a $45 million deal that allows BioCryst to focus entirely on developing rare disease drugs. In signing away the rights to peramivir (Rapivab)—the Durham, NC, company’s only FDA-approved drug so far—BioCryst (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BCRX]]) gets $33.7 million up front, and stands to gain … Continue reading “BioCryst Licenses Flu Drug to CSL, Gains Cash For Rare Disease Work”
Wisconsin Roundup: Illumina, Kohl’s, Arrowhead, TAI Diagnostics, & More
Here’s a collection of recent announcements by Wisconsin’s technology and innovation community: —Wauwatosa-based TAI Diagnostics raised north of $6 million from investors in a seed funding round that could reach $8 million, according to an SEC filing. The company was a finalist in last year’s Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. It’s developing a non-invasive test … Continue reading “Wisconsin Roundup: Illumina, Kohl’s, Arrowhead, TAI Diagnostics, & More”
A123 Systems, Apple Reach Settlement and Dismiss Lawsuit
A123 Systems has agreed to dismiss a lawsuit it filed against Apple for allegedly “poaching” the electric-car battery maker’s employees. The companies have reached a confidential settlement agreement, according to a document filed Monday in Massachusetts district court. No terms of the settlement were released in the court documents. A123’s attorney Michael Rosen of Foley … Continue reading “A123 Systems, Apple Reach Settlement and Dismiss Lawsuit”
De Blasio, Bloomberg, and a $100 Million “Baby Step” for Cornell Tech
At Roosevelt Island’s southern end, with the United Nations headquarters across the river, there are giant holes dug into the earth that do not seem like much now—but the project to create the Cornell Tech engineering campus there just got a $100 million boost. On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio led an entourage to the construction … Continue reading “De Blasio, Bloomberg, and a $100 Million “Baby Step” for Cornell Tech”
Dynatrace and Keynote Merge to Dominate in App Performance
Quick: name a Boston-based software company with 1,700 employees, $450 million in annual revenue, and plenty of room to grow. Oh, and it’s also currently running a 26 percent pre-tax profit, according to its CEO. That would be Dynatrace, which was spun out of Detroit tech giant Compuware last December after the latter was bought … Continue reading “Dynatrace and Keynote Merge to Dominate in App Performance”
Top Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Launching Startups
High-impact entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. Most venture-backed businesses don’t achieve the levels of success their founders and investors hoped for. Indeed, a significant number will fail. Having worked as legal counsel for dozens of venture-backed startups over the years, what frustrates me most is the number of companies that fail not … Continue reading “Top Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Launching Startups”
Shifting to Cancer Immunotherapy, CytomX Bags $70M In Crossover Cash
[Corrected 6/17/15, 12:30pm. See below.] CytomX Therapeutics is crossing over in more ways than one. With the help of investors who typically make bets on the public side of the market, the private biotech has reeled in a $70 million Series D financing. These so-called “crossover” investors are often a sign that a biotech is … Continue reading “Shifting to Cancer Immunotherapy, CytomX Bags $70M In Crossover Cash”
Kwambio Secures $650,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8da1872f-1536-48b3-9745-e301fc78d69b Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Kwambio Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02112 USA Company Description Kwambio prepares to give designers and shoppers alike an interactive experience that will surely change the worlds of 3D printing and online purchasing. Website http://www.kwamb.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $650,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Kwambio Secures $650,000 New Financing Round”
MobileRQ Obtains $805,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1ce671a5-ddc4-4e22-9aae-d049fcadc83e Date 6/17/2015 Company Name MobileRQ Mailing Address 308 NW 11th Avenue Portland, OR 97209 USA Company Description MobileRQ helps travel suppliers and other travel ecosystem players fully leverage their digital strategies. By combining the vast data sources from third parties and suppliers’ own data sources we help suppliers and their partners … Continue reading “MobileRQ Obtains $805,000 New Funding Round”
FreedomPop Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8049c243-5675-4d9d-9412-3019fbf7ac30 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name FreedomPop Mailing Address 18757 Burbank Blvd. Tarzana, CA 91356 USA Company Description FreedomPop is the nations first wireless internet provider committed to delivering 100% free internet with 4G broadband wireless internet access. FreedomPop’s partnered with leading wholesale 4G Wimax and 4G LTE wireless internet networks to deliver … Continue reading “FreedomPop Obtains $30,000,000 Series B Funding”
Transphorm Receives $39,999,999 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31a7f7d9-739c-4fb9-930f-6333c4ffc190 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Transphorm Mailing Address 115 Castilian Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 USA Company Description Transphorm is engaged in developing novel solutions to enhance global efficiency by revolutionizing the generation and use of clean energy. Website http://www.transphormusa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $39,999,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Transphorm Receives $39,999,999 New Funding Round”
ServiceTitan Lands $18,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=39983895-cc4a-482e-8881-9869fe46c769 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name ServiceTitan Mailing Address 425 West Broadway Glendale, CA 91204 USA Company Description ServiceTitan is the preferred software for hundreds of the world’s most successful plumbing, HVAC, and electrical companies in the U.S. and Canada, including Mr. Rooter®, Mr. Electric®, and Aire Serv®, as well as best practice … Continue reading “ServiceTitan Lands $18,000,000 Series A Funding”
Ambassador Garners $2,350,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6933f484-a52a-4390-9dad-494b0be303cc Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Ambassador Mailing Address 301 W Fourth St. Royal Oak, MI 48067 USA Company Description Ambassador is the best way to reward your customers for promoting your products online. Ambassador provides an end-to-end solution: you can create, track and manage all your custom referral programs from a single … Continue reading “Ambassador Garners $2,350,000 Series A Financing”
Fetch Robotics Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90e0f930-ee1b-4468-8952-1584df9e4542 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Fetch Robotics Mailing Address 1961 Concourse Dr. San Jose, CA 95131 USA Company Description Fetch Robotics is a venture-backed Silicon Valley startup that will revolutionize the way work is done with innovative robotic solutions. Website http://www.fetchrobotics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $20,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Fetch Robotics Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Doctor On Demand Lands $50,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b67ced22-9fd6-4398-bb3d-27eb3d0765f3 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Doctor On Demand Mailing Address 121 Spear St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Our mission is to build the safest, friendliest, most accessible medical care platform that can be accessed on any device, any time. Website http://www.doctorondemand.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $50,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Doctor On Demand Lands $50,000,000 Series B Funding”
SigOpt Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e23582b-6b6c-4533-978e-4e9053bf4442 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name SigOpt Mailing Address 200 S. California Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description SigOpt integrates seamlessly with Optimizely to make A/B testing even more effective and efficient. Anyone can easily import tests from Optimizely, and SigOpt can optimize existing traffic while finding the most promising new … Continue reading “SigOpt Lands $2,000,000 Seed Funding”
Plain Vanilla Secures $5,000,001 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7dc8909-1893-4439-94f4-7e122fdeffc1 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Plain Vanilla Mailing Address 169 11th Street San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Based in San Francisco and Reykjavik, Iceland the Plain Vanilla team includes amazing illustrators, motion artists, musicians, graphic designers and programmers who are passionate about creating amazing games. Plain Vanilla is developing QuizUp, … Continue reading “Plain Vanilla Secures $5,000,001 New Round”
CytomX Therapeutics Receives $70,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a5fea5b-10d5-45b9-bb48-9c07aee1f37f Date 6/17/2015 Company Name CytomX Therapeutics Mailing Address 343 Oyster Point Blvd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA Company Description CytomX Therapeutics is an early stage, privately-funded biotechnology company developing Probodies, proteolytically-activated antibodies. Website http://www.cytomx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $70,000,000 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from the … Continue reading “CytomX Therapeutics Receives $70,000,000 Series D Financing”
Crocus Technology Obtains $21,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c075534-247a-48ac-8f6b-a2dc7e5e120f Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Crocus Technology Mailing Address 2380 Walsh Ave Santa Clara, CA 95051 USA Company Description Crocus’ proprietary 2nd generation Magnetic Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology enables dense, non-volatile, high-speed, scalable memories for standalone and embedded chip applications. Website http://www.crocus-technology.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $21,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Crocus Technology Obtains $21,000,000 New Funding Round”
Criptext Receives $500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=740a00a9-cd33-44c3-b7e6-5bf4e684df87 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Criptext Mailing Address 79 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 USA Company Description Criptext is rethinking security and leveraging the power of cloud computing to bring secure communications to the workplace. Website http://www.criptext.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “Criptext Receives $500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Verb Obtains $2,300,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=741836ea-456f-43a3-94c2-4fa81ea675ec Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Verb Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78712 USA Company Description Our program then joined forces with Dell with the goal to develop a robust multi-year competition delivering vital resources to thousands of entrepreneur participants across the globe. Website http://www.goverb.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,300,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Verb Obtains $2,300,000 Seed Funding”
Iconixx Software Lands $4,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66df5d12-c5d0-4c7a-a8be-875360247d2c Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Iconixx Software Mailing Address 3420 Executive Center Dr. Austin, TX 78731 USA Company Description Iconixx Total Compensation Software (TCS) leverages SaaS technologies to deliver consistent Sales Performance Management and Incentive Compensation Management to customers – Small Business, Mid-Market, and Enterprise on one organic solution with a native … Continue reading “Iconixx Software Lands $4,500,000 New Funding Round”
SQL Sentry Secures $25,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0fdea106-ad80-45a8-9356-269307cc53f9 Date 6/17/2015 Company Name SQL Sentry Mailing Address 8936 NorthPointe Executive Park Drive Huntersville, NC 28078 USA Company Description SQL Sentry delivers software products that optimize the performance of Microsoft SQL Server environments around the globe. SQL Sentry was started in 2004 as a business unit of InterCerve, a leading Microsoft … Continue reading “SQL Sentry Secures $25,000,000 New Funding Round”
IRIS.TV Lands $5,300,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b22e9ac0-0f38-4116-85ab-e383cee09f2b Date 6/17/2015 Company Name IRIS.TV Mailing Address 453 S. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90013 USA Company Description Our mission is to help video publishers reimagine television for the digital world. Online video is clearly the new frontier of entertainment discovery and consumption. But despite online video’s success in finding an … Continue reading “IRIS.TV Lands $5,300,000 Series A Funding”
Bluebridge Lands $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19ed811d-d8a3-4e88-b88f-994eb6a631af Date 6/17/2015 Company Name Bluebridge Mailing Address 11313 USA Parkway Fishers, IN 46037 USA Company Description Bluebridge is a mobile partner, creating easy-to-use, affordable apps for organizations of all sizes and levels of tech savvy. Website http://www.gobluebridge.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “Bluebridge Lands $2,000,000 New Financing”
A GitHub for Tech-Friendly Artists? Kadenze Debuts As Arts Edtech Site
[Corrected 6/17/15, 1:04 pm. See below.] Stanford University and two California art schools are part of an international consortium of 16 academic institutions partnering with edtech startup Kadenze, which today launched an online creative arts education site that offers both free and fee-based courses that span visual art, music, and technology. Art and music have … Continue reading “A GitHub for Tech-Friendly Artists? Kadenze Debuts As Arts Edtech Site”
Techstars Acquires Nonprofit UP Global, As Startup Industry Matures
Techstars, one of the nation’s foremost startup accelerator programs, has acquired the nonprofit entrepreneurship education outfit UP Global in a bid to cover the full spectrum “from idea to IPO.” The Seattle-based nonprofit may be best known as the umbrella group overseeing Startup Weekend events, 54-hour sprints held in cities around the world in which … Continue reading “Techstars Acquires Nonprofit UP Global, As Startup Industry Matures”
Cellectar Biosciences Appoints New CEO Amid Recent Turmoil
Cellectar Biosciences today appointed a new president and CEO, the latest in a series of unexpected moves in recent weeks by the Madison, WI-based biotech company. Seasoned drug and device industry executive Jim Caruso is taking over for Simon Pedder, who resigned his positions as Cellectar CEO, president, and board director. The 54-year-old Pedder, who led the company since October … Continue reading “Cellectar Biosciences Appoints New CEO Amid Recent Turmoil”
Austin Biotech Aeglea BioTherapeutics Files for IPO for Cancer Therapies
Aeglea BioTherapeutics, an Austin, TX-based biotech company that is developing drugs to essentially starve certain cancers to death, has filed for an initial public offering. The company will trade under the ticker AGLE on the Nasdaq, according to a document filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In March, Aeglea raised $44 million from investors Lilly … Continue reading “Austin Biotech Aeglea BioTherapeutics Files for IPO for Cancer Therapies”
Restaurant App Flavour Bought by New York-Based Tasting Table
In our Yelp-ified Top 10 list society, Emily Keeton is convinced diners are still hungry for restaurant information. That’s why she has led Flavour, a restaurant-finding app founded last year that aims to cut through the foodie clutter and present users with a more curated list of eateries. And today, Tasting Table, a New York-based … Continue reading “Restaurant App Flavour Bought by New York-Based Tasting Table”