Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea207474-549f-45aa-9700-2cfb7594438f Date 4/28/2015 Company Name Jukely Mailing Address 230 Ashland Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11217 USA Company Description Discover live music you’ll love with friends and purchase tickets in just two taps. Website http://www.jukely.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds from this funding round will be … Continue reading “Jukely Garners $8,000,000 Seed Round”
Biscotti Lands $500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e197b706-c562-4800-8c86-170b1259e604 Date 4/28/2015 Company Name Biscotti Mailing Address 101 E. Park Blvd. Plano, TX 75074 USA Company Description Biscotti Inc. is a consumer electronics company that designs, builds and markets high-definition video calling products for the home. Website http://www.biscotti.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Biscotti Lands $500,000 New Funding Round”
Validic Receives $12,500,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f4bac70-1e16-4b1b-b197-5985f52f063b Date 4/28/2015 Company Name Validic Mailing Address 400 W Main St. Durham, NC 27701 USA Company Description Validic is a motley crew of developers and healthcare professionals drawn together by our ardent belief that technology can solve the world’s health problems. The Validic Enterprise mHealth API is setting the standard for … Continue reading “Validic Receives $12,500,000 Series B Funding Round”
Celladon Anticipates Layoffs After Its Gene Therapy Trial Fails
The swiftly turning fortune of San Diego-based Celladon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CLDN]]) could bring a note of caution to the hot field of gene therapy. One year ago, Celladon said the FDA had granted its “breakthrough therapy” designation for Mydicar, Celladon’s gene therapy treatment for patients with severe heart failure. The company sought the designation based on … Continue reading “Celladon Anticipates Layoffs After Its Gene Therapy Trial Fails”
Diagnostic-Maker Scanadu Lands $35M As FDA Submission Nears
Scanadu, a Mountain View, CA-based startup that’s making a diagnostic device it likens to Star Trek’s famous Tricorders, has received $35 million of Series B funding led by a group of Asian investors as the company readies itself to seek regulatory approval later this year. The round could be a big step as Scanadu tries … Continue reading “Diagnostic-Maker Scanadu Lands $35M As FDA Submission Nears”
Roundup: BoostUp, U-M, GSTV, SPARK-Ed, Business Leaders for MI
Here’s a look at news you may have missed from around Michigan’s innovation hubs: —Detroit-based BoostUp, a website that helps users save for big-ticket purchases such as homes and cars, announced last week that it has won a spot in the 2015 class at the REach accelerator in Chicago. The accelerator is part of Second … Continue reading “Roundup: BoostUp, U-M, GSTV, SPARK-Ed, Business Leaders for MI”
Peloton Pedals Ahead with $30M More, Plans to Double Engineering Team
It looks like the team at Peloton is working up a sweat, having bagged another $30 million for its exercise bikes that stream video classes. Earlier this month, Peloton closed on the Series C round led by True Ventures and Tiger Global Management. John Foley, CEO and founder of Peloton, says the new funding will … Continue reading “Peloton Pedals Ahead with $30M More, Plans to Double Engineering Team”
Startups Vie for “Craigslist Killer” Title As Mobile Claims Focus
Startups have spent years trying to dethrone Craigslist as the ruler of selling used goods—and if not to dethrone, at least to capture some of its users for their apps. Now a new generation of competitors has risen up, all with the goal of converting some of the website’s 50 billion or so monthly pageviews … Continue reading “Startups Vie for “Craigslist Killer” Title As Mobile Claims Focus”
TX Roundup: New Funding, an IPO, Rice Biz Plan winner, & More
Here is the latest innovation news from Xconomy Texas: —The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas this week announced it has awarded $6 million in cancer research awards. Margarida Santos received $2 million to be recruited to the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston from the National Cancer Institute, while Xiaochun … Continue reading “TX Roundup: New Funding, an IPO, Rice Biz Plan winner, & More”
Blueprint, Now With 60 Startups, Debuts Latest Healthtech Crop
The numbers are quickly growing for Blueprint Health. Some four years into its existence, Blueprint—the New York City-based healthtech startup incubator—has now helped launch 60 companies. That includes the seven that debuted on Friday at the latest Blueprint demo day at the City Winery in SoHo. The new group, toting digital health solutions for insurance … Continue reading “Blueprint, Now With 60 Startups, Debuts Latest Healthtech Crop”
Look Out, Comcast: Webpass Brings Wireless Internet Service to Boston
There’s a new player in the local Internet service provider wars. Its name is Webpass, and before you renew your cable or DSL contract with Comcast or Verizon, you might want to check it out. Webpass offers very high-speed Internet connections of 100, 200, or 500 megabits per second (Mbps) for residential customers, and the … Continue reading “Look Out, Comcast: Webpass Brings Wireless Internet Service to Boston”
BlueCava Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59512d1f-ba88-43ef-9b27-3e8a5af3795e Date 4/27/2015 Company Name BlueCava Mailing Address 131 Innovation Drive Irvine, CA 92617 USA Company Description The company has created the BlueCava Device Identification Platform that helps identify any device that is connected to the Internet. Website http://www.bluecava.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “BlueCava Lands $3,000,000 New Funding Round”
Cnex Labs Lands $18,834,669 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c59e1e3c-4f97-41a6-9410-04d1551a6585 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Cnex Labs Mailing Address 560 S. Winchester Blvd San Jose, CA 95128 USA Company Description CNEX Labs is based in the United States. The company provides big data storage solutions. Website http://www.cnex-labs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,834,669 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Cnex Labs Lands $18,834,669 New Financing Round”
Waygum Garners New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ef648cdc-6412-4892-a3a6-67c0cbf92202 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Waygum Mailing Address Undisclosed Dublin, CA 94568 USA Company Description Waygum is a Mobile App Platform that delivers the last mile mobile layer for Industrial Internet of Things (IoT). Website http://www.waygum.io Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Waygum Garners New Round”
Headout Receives $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91ea2a0a-ac2b-407a-bb87-737a77760d13 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Headout Mailing Address 44 Castro Street Mountain View, CA 94041 USA Company Description At Headout, we want to help you rediscover the joy of traveling by bringing the best tours, activities and attractions in your destination right to your mobile device. So ditch the tour guide and … Continue reading “Headout Receives $1,800,000 Seed Financing Round”
Dash Robotics Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=095af008-30b3-414a-b1a6-cc29f9669b3f Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Dash Robotics Mailing Address 2214 Prince Street Berkeley, CA 94705 USA Company Description After years of soldering, gluing, programming, and working with biologists, we created Dash by bringing together the flat construction process with the bio-inspired dynamics that make running possible. Website http://www.dashrobotics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Dash Robotics Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Financing”
EndoGastric Solutions Secures $1,288,315 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=316f65e9-2dfc-45f3-966e-de17dcad45a3 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name EndoGastric Solutions Mailing Address 1900 O’Farrell Street San Mateo, CA 94404 USA Company Description EGS leverages the most current wisdom in gastroenterology and surgery in developing new transoral incisionless procedures and products to advance the state of the art in treating gastrointestinal diseases. Website http://www.endogastricsolutions.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “EndoGastric Solutions Secures $1,288,315 New Financing Round”
Staples Acquires Makr for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b4ff773c-f760-49d1-9a97-0b17829b7304 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Makr Mailing Address 1625 North Market Blvd Sacramento, CA 95834 USA Company Description Makr is a design app for next-generation makers: the creative entrepreneur, the DIYer, the next-level home entertainer. Headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, we’re inspired every day by our local maker community. Website http://www.makrplace.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Staples Acquires Makr for Undisclosed Sum”
Next Step Living Garners $12,500,491 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0c1e4e3-c1ac-4b86-91ef-13d1dc7476d2 Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Next Step Living Mailing Address 21 Drydock Ave 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02210 USA Company Description Next Step Living is a residential energy efficiency company, providing home energy diagnostics and improvements to the greater New England area. We are a socially-conscious. Website http://www.nextsteplivinginc.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “Next Step Living Garners $12,500,491 New Financing Round”
Predixion Software Lands Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99dc6c9c-9779-4622-a3b2-c99dbd761d6e Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Predixion Software Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description Predictive analytics enable organizations to use and analyze current and historical data to make predictions about the future that can be applied across a multitude of functional areas. Website http://www.predixionsoftware.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Predixion Software Lands Series D Financing”
Chariot Lands $3,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ccd986d0-ea92-431c-b234-8bf67719fd7e Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Chariot Mailing Address 645 Harrison St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Chariot’s frequent shuttles serve you during both commuting hours. The service has an on-time performance of over 90%. Chariot’s passenger vans provide a seat and comfortable ride from a number of centrally-located pickup and … Continue reading “Chariot Lands $3,000,000 New Round”
Visual Supply Obtains $35,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=859f2d10-f6bd-4dbf-9c6f-d552ed38a5ec Date 4/27/2015 Company Name Visual Supply Mailing Address 1500 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 USA Company Description VSCO is an art and technology company building an ecosystem of digital tools, services and community for modern creatives. We are unabashedly by creatives, for creatives, dedicated to those that make, build and create with … Continue reading “Visual Supply Obtains $35,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
MIT FinTech Conference
Information and registration here. MIT was the birth place of modern finance in the 1960s and its focus on evolving finance continues to this day. This past year alone saw some major developments. MIT launched the Bitcoin project—which provides students with Bitcoin to spend around the community. The Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship launched a … Continue reading “MIT FinTech Conference”
Seattle Roundup: MediaPro, LiveStories, Porch.com, SpaceView
As we noted earlier this week, it’s seemed a little quiet on the venture capital deals front so far this year. Washington saw the lowest number of VC deals in the first quarter since 1996, though many of those companies that did get funding collected bigger rounds. The picture didn’t change much this week. Here … Continue reading “Seattle Roundup: MediaPro, LiveStories, Porch.com, SpaceView”
Four Midwestern Startups Win Global Auto Tech Contest at SAE Congress
As part of the SAE World Congress held in Detroit this week, the seventh annual Global Automotive Innovation Challenge was held in partnership with the MIT Alliance of Michigan and NextEnergy. The goal of the challenge was to bring new innovations to the industry, which has a notoriously long and often secretive product development cycle. … Continue reading “Four Midwestern Startups Win Global Auto Tech Contest at SAE Congress”
Interactive Brokers Buys Online Money Manager Covestor
Covestor, an online money manager, is being acquired by electronic trading broker Interactive Brokers Group for an undisclosed sum. People who invest using Covestor can shop around the company’s website, which lists various money managers and traders who run investment portfolios, for a grouping of investments with returns they like. When a user selects an … Continue reading “Interactive Brokers Buys Online Money Manager Covestor”
Head-Scratching VC Data
Grinding through all of the 1Q15 investment data does not necessarily provide additional clarity as to where the private capital markets are heading. The number of new venture capital funds declined markedly from the torrid pace set in 2014 but new investment activity continue to crush it. Clearly non-VCs are still piling into the early … Continue reading “Head-Scratching VC Data”
Wisconsin Roundup: Cellular Dynamics, Baird, Health Apps, & More
Here’s a collection of recent announcements from Wisconsin’s technology and innovation community: —Cellular Dynamics International (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ICEL]]) has reached a proposed settlement in three similar class-action lawsuits challenging the Madison-based company’s proposed $307 million sale to Tokyo-based Fujifilm, according to an SEC filing. The lawsuits alleged that Cellular Dynamics’s sale process was flawed and that … Continue reading “Wisconsin Roundup: Cellular Dynamics, Baird, Health Apps, & More”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Forum, Crossovers, Immuno-Oncology & More
It was marathon Monday this week in Boston, but East Coast biotech executives were running around all week. There was a big cancer meeting in Philadelphia, a neurology shindig in Washington DC, and a liver conference that just kicked off in Europe. And the usual spate of financings and deals for a bunch of local … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Forum, Crossovers, Immuno-Oncology & More”
VirZOOM Receives $1,800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d63ff456-fbc7-4fe3-a979-429efe788874 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name VirZOOM Mailing Address 56 JFK Street Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Company Description VirZOOM, Inc. is a Cambridge, Massachusetts based start-up that develops unique active VR applications. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,800,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The cash will finance the commercialization phase … Continue reading “VirZOOM Receives $1,800,000 New Funding Round”
LiveStories Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5a40b85-cfc1-4632-84be-131eae253e15 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name LiveStories Mailing Address 1904 Third Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 USA Company Description LiveStories was founded in 2013 on a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We were tasked with the job of empowering their largest grantee, AGRA, with a tool that would help them measure … Continue reading “LiveStories Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing Round”
Mpirica Health Secures $1,600,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59ae509e-d22d-48fb-889d-869b9bf8485a Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Mpirica Health Mailing Address 2375 130th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98005 USA Company Description After several weeks of research, he realized that easy-to-understand and trustworthy quality information that covered U.S. hospital history of delivering successful outcomes at the procedure level was not readily available. Website http://www.mpirica.com Transaction … Continue reading “Mpirica Health Secures $1,600,000 Series A Financing Round”
Versium Analytics Obtains $300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6f529686-b2eb-4e83-ae73-9033c997b494 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Versium Analytics Mailing Address 7530 164th Ave NE Redmond, WA 98052 USA Company Description Versium Has Assembled Literally Billions Of Attribute Data Points On Over 240 Million Consumers And 20 Million Businesses. Website http://www.versium.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $300,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Versium Analytics Obtains $300,000 New Funding”
Bright.md Garners $2,543,106 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae04cac0-f622-485b-85ff-9f007d32a6f4 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Bright.md Mailing Address 1536 SE 24th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 USA Company Description Bright.md was co-founded by Ray Costantini and Mark Swinth – two experienced entrepreneurs with extensive backgrounds in healthcare, business, and technology and a shared passion for transforming healthcare into what it can and should … Continue reading “Bright.md Garners $2,543,106 New Financing”
Ferris Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed307ddb-e85e-46a5-a4e9-4659b4201f83 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Ferris Mailing Address 3110 Main St. Santa Monica, CA 90405 USA Company Description Ferris was started to help consumers organize their video moments into beautiful sharable stories. We’ve been rethinking how mobile video should be approached. Our mobile technology is changing the way people collect and share … Continue reading “Ferris Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
PingThings Garners New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ec737e1-c4d2-4e49-be72-6c289b7e5788 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name PingThings Mailing Address 31910 Del Obispo San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 USA Company Description PingThings provides PredictiveGrid, a platform that extracts intelligence from volumes of electric utility data to enhance grid stability against a wide array of adverse events, such as a failing transformer or a geomagnetic … Continue reading “PingThings Garners New Round”
Apigee Obtains $86,700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e497574-248f-4360-bae4-4361aaa51a2d Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Apigee Mailing Address 10 Almaden Boulevard 16th Floor San Jose, CA 95113 USA Company Description Apigee (NASDAQ: APIC) is for a new internet of APIs – where billions of mobile, tablets, and set-top apps connect in a web that has moved beyond the browser. Website http://www.apigee.com Transaction … Continue reading “Apigee Obtains $86,700,000 New Funding Round”
Entefy Garners $5,360,231 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8d96dec0-cd41-4de6-ad26-c9719587e156 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Entefy Mailing Address 395 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Entefy aims to be a single application that goes across multiple media platforms, such as e-mail, text, voice, video, social, search and storage into one entity. Website http://www.entefy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Entefy Garners $5,360,231 New Financing Round”
Gengo Secures $5,400,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aad43685-725d-48c2-9270-d75fd5946174 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Gengo Mailing Address 307 2nd Avenue San Mateo, CA 94401 USA Company Description Gengo’s unique platform consists of a diverse and growing community of more than 10,000 qualified translators from 114 countries working across 34 languages and 56 language pairs. Website http://www.gengo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Gengo Secures $5,400,000 Series C Financing”
Perseus Lands $20,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51b9cdb9-24d2-40ad-b83c-c5def64ec7c6 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Perseus Mailing Address 30 Vesey Street 14th Floor New York, NY 10007 USA Company Description Perseus is the world’s leading provider of managed services for high-precision, high-speed, high-performance applications. With clients spanning the Financial, Media, eCommerce and iGaming sectors, Perseus offers a fully-managed suite of services across … Continue reading “Perseus Lands $20,500,000 New Financing”
Datical Secures $2,250,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80771ced-1f57-45b5-a613-615964c4c3b9 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Datical Mailing Address 611 S. Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78704 USA Company Description Datical is founded on the fundamental philosophy of bridging the gap between phenomenal open source IT projects and the needs of enterprise customers. Website http://www.datical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,250,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Datical Secures $2,250,000 Series A Funding”
Interactive Brokers Group Acquires Covestor for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fa4e9080-008c-4a6d-935e-5366a61573e1 Date 4/24/2015 Company Name Covestor Mailing Address 175 Federal St. Boston, MA 02110 USA Company Description Covestor is a real-trade sharing service for proven self-investors, a place to share your real investment decisions, gain recognition and earn fees by helping others and where all data is private, normalized and anonymous, and … Continue reading “Interactive Brokers Group Acquires Covestor for Undisclosed Sum”
NetSuite Boosts Commerce, Marketing Offerings With $200M Bronto Deal
Seeking to bring together commerce tools and marketing capabilities in a single cloud-based software offering, NetSuite is acquiring marketing software company Bronto Software in a $200 million cash and stock deal. The software platform of Bronto, a privately held Durham, NC, company, automates marketing campaigns and provides tools and analytics intended to help its customers … Continue reading “NetSuite Boosts Commerce, Marketing Offerings With $200M Bronto Deal”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Genervon, Tekmira, DNANexus & More
The West Coast this week is home to news about a new immuno-oncology combination, a tiny step forward in Ebola, and a whole lot of hullabaloo over a tiny L.A. biotech developing a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). Let’s get to the roundup. —Juno Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:JUNO]]) of Seattle and the AstraZeneca (NYSE: [[ticker:AZN]]) … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Genervon, Tekmira, DNANexus & More”
Aerie Craters As Glaucoma Drug Comes up Short in Phase 3
Aerie Pharmaceuticals revealed this afternoon the first results from a group of late-stage trials for its glaucoma drug, and unfortunately for the Bedminster, NJ-based company, they don’t look pretty. The drug, known as Rhopressa, failed the primary goal of Aerie’s (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AERI]]) study. It didn’t do a better job of lowering intra-ocular pressure than timolol, … Continue reading “Aerie Craters As Glaucoma Drug Comes up Short in Phase 3”
SnowShoe Raises $1M Round, Releases Kits to Public
SnowShoe, a startup founded in Wisconsin, continues trying to make its mark. This week, it announced the release of new software it says will let anyone “build digital experiences” out of real-world toys. It also announced investors have pumped $1 million into the business. SnowShoe makes what it calls “clever pieces of plastic” that interact … Continue reading “SnowShoe Raises $1M Round, Releases Kits to Public”
Fun Was the Goal, But Learning Sneaks Up On Teen Game Developer
Harrison Yuan, the bright 12-year-old child of two professionals in San Francisco, was destined to attend the city’s private International High School. Then he found a website where he could spend hours playing the kind of online game called a “first-person-shooter.” One of the function keys on his computer now stood for a new command: … Continue reading “Fun Was the Goal, But Learning Sneaks Up On Teen Game Developer”
Houston 2035: War for Talent, Personalized Textbooks, & More
Are you ready for the Smackdown in H-town? The hunt for engineering talent by technology companies is brutal and two tech company CEOs—Gaurav Khandelwal at ChaiOne and Shion Deysarkar at Datafiniti—will bring their experiences on Houston’s strengths and weaknesses at the upcoming Houston 2035 conference May 21. In 2013, Deysarkar decided to move his company … Continue reading “Houston 2035: War for Talent, Personalized Textbooks, & More”
Mobile Marketer Swirl Networks Raises $18M as Ad Beacons Beckon
Hilmi Ozguc, founder and CEO of Swirl Networks, has thought for years that wireless devices that push ads to shoppers’ smartphones while they shopped are the future of marketing and retail. Now, some of the most influential names in digital marketing and media seem to agree—including Twitter. Swirl, which is based in Boston, announced Thursday it … Continue reading “Mobile Marketer Swirl Networks Raises $18M as Ad Beacons Beckon”
Maker Faire Milwaukee 2015
From the event organizer: “The second-annual Maker Faire Milwaukee will return to Wisconsin State Fair Park on Saturday, September 26, and Sunday, September 27, 2015, the same weekend as Wisconsin State Fair Park’s Harvest Fair. This free regional event is produced by the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and Milwaukee Makerspace, and is presented in collaboration … Continue reading “Maker Faire Milwaukee 2015”