Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbb357b4-fbc5-463d-ace7-a738f3c833dc Date 4/14/2015 Company Name ScoreStream Mailing Address 101 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 USA Company Description ScoreStream allows fans to share information about football, baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and lacrosse with their friends and family. Fans can create their own teams or use our database of high schools in the … Continue reading “ScoreStream Garners $2,000,000 Seed Round”
Duo Security Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6088d1d0-b2db-42e7-b64f-b5074cdec111 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Duo Security Mailing Address 123 N. Ashley St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA Company Description Duo Security provides strong two-factor authentication as a service built to prevent account takeover and data theft. Duo uses a mobile phone as the second factor to make authenticating easy and convenient. … Continue reading “Duo Security Obtains $30,000,000 Series C Financing”
Driftt Acquires Fetchnotes for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d77567c9-dcee-4ff6-9202-c1cb0ad40b12 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Fetchnotes Mailing Address 3122 Vistabrook Ave SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512 USA Company Description Fetchnotes is a note-taking and organization tool that gets your tasks, ideas, reminders and more out of your brain and into your workflow. It uses dynamic, tag-based organization so that you can spend … Continue reading “Driftt Acquires Fetchnotes for Undisclosed Sum”
Wingz Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=17697f18-2d91-4903-8dc1-1b1e8ec9a2c9 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Wingz Mailing Address 26 Boardman Place San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Wingz drivers are amazing trusted people from your local community. They are trained, background checked and provided with a $1M insurance policy. Website http://www.wingz.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Wingz Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing”
Movidius Receives $40,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=53a8b5b2-c612-4fcd-b390-1e27ab7ff237 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Movidius Mailing Address 1730 South El Camino Real San Mateo, CA 94402 USA Company Description Movidius’ computational imaging chip sets enable always-on smart capture and continuous vision processing applications for mobile devices. Website http://www.movidius.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $40,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This … Continue reading “Movidius Receives $40,000,000 New Funding Round”
Docker Garners $95,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8270af23-d4ca-4430-b7f0-231a5225b312 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Docker Mailing Address 475 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Docker, Inc. (formely known as dotCloud) is the company behind the open-source Docker project and the growing Docker ecosystem of people, products, platforms, and partners revolutionizing the way code is built, packaged, and deployed. … Continue reading “Docker Garners $95,000,000 New Round”
Pocket Lands $7,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=71b0621b-3910-4db4-983a-46dc7ac274b7 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Pocket Mailing Address 562A Belvedere Street San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Company Description Pocket lets you save what you find on the web to watch and read on any device, at anytime. It’s been called a DVR for the web him in by the New York Times, … Continue reading “Pocket Lands $7,000,000 New Funding Round”
WHI Garners $6,317,850 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7e01a7ac-ba8b-4ec6-9d7d-9c578bf74a95 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name WHI Mailing Address 442 Post St. 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94702 USA Company Description We Heart It is your home for inspiring images & the people who heart them. Discover, collect, and share daily inspiration & beautiful images every day. Website http://www.weheartit.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction … Continue reading “WHI Garners $6,317,850 New Funding Round”
Frenzoo Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e4d91a9a-a126-4ad5-af7f-a367b79761b5 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Frenzoo Mailing Address 540 Howard St. San Fancisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Frenzoo is a startup creating a new class of 3D lifestyle and fashion games for women. Our apps, including the popular Me Girl series of mobile games (www.megirl.com), are based on our flexible and … Continue reading “Frenzoo Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Planet Labs Receives $23,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3f74159b-83a7-4c1b-95ee-a75384ac2285 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Planet Labs Mailing Address 490 2nd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Company Description Planet Labs provides universal access to information about the changing planet. We will operate the world’s largest fleet of Earth imaging satellites to frequently image the entire planet and provide open access to … Continue reading “Planet Labs Receives $23,000,000 Series C Funding”
Watchwith Garners $5,272,810 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=86217cbb-6caf-4c8b-b4a4-a7ed03c7348e Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Watchwith Mailing Address 66 Mint Plaza San Francisco, CA 94103 USA Company Description Watchwith is the cloud platform for building synchronous experiences around film, television and commercials for any IP connected device. We believe time-based metadata is the future of film, television, and advertising. Website http://www.watchwith.com Transaction … Continue reading “Watchwith Garners $5,272,810 New Financing Round”
Eaze Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c8a2a2a-706b-46a5-a944-abe9a12f902f Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Eaze Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description Eaze is an on-demand healthcare delivery service that enables patients to access medical marijuana easily, quickly and professionally. Eaze links dispensaries and their drivers to patients. Website http://www.eazeup.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Eaze Garners $10,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Illumio Obtains $100,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a1c7934-ea82-4c10-a98b-b04aca402773 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Illumio Mailing Address 160 San Gabriel Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA Company Description We built the Illumio Adaptive Security Platform (ASP) to provide unprecedented visualization and control of enterprise applications. Our system constantly inspects and adapts to the computing environment it is protecting, without pause. Website http://www.illumio.com … Continue reading “Illumio Obtains $100,000,000 Series C Round”
Adallom Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=90e0c849-7566-4c65-8126-f89d54d03e35 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Adallom Mailing Address 2390 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Adallom is a SaaS security company. Founded in 2012 by alumni of the Israeli Intelligence Corps, focused on evolving the way enterprises secure information in SaaS by monitoring all activity, detecting unauthorized access, … Continue reading “Adallom Garners $30,000,000 New Financing Round”
Alfred Garners $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b94a31eb-236a-4198-8f53-09e65351787f Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Alfred Mailing Address 55 W 19th St 4th Floor New York, NY 10011 USA Company Description We’re Alfred, the smart way to take care of weekly errands without actually doing them yourself. Alfred pairs busy individuals (aka you) with organized, knowledgeable, intuitive people who handle all of … Continue reading “Alfred Garners $10,000,000 New Funding”
Estimize Lands $3,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=822eb060-8d47-4c98-9974-42e5451e47ed Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Estimize Mailing Address 175 Varick Street 4th Floor New York, NY 10013 USA Company Description Estimize is the first open source financial estimates platform. A diverse community of members from the top hedge funds and asset management firms, to independent analysts and investors, corporate finance professionals and … Continue reading “Estimize Lands $3,000,000 Series B Financing”
Localytics Acquires Splitforce for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34e281f2-a5b7-42f1-85b9-79a02f913013 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Splitforce Mailing Address 1845 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd. New York, NY 10026 USA Company Description Splitforce provides easy A/B testing for iOS, Android and Unity apps. Website http://www.splitforce.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were … Continue reading “Localytics Acquires Splitforce for Undisclosed Sum”
Ortho Kinematics Obtains $9,571,997 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cacc8834-983e-4c0b-94eb-0153b60c753f Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Ortho Kinematics Mailing Address 110 Wild Basin Road Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Ortho Kinematics, Inc. is a spine diagnostics company focused on spine motion analysis products and services. Website http://www.orthokinematics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,571,997 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Ortho Kinematics Obtains $9,571,997 New Financing”
Khorus Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5d80639-24b0-493c-96f1-6f85277b1349 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Khorus Mailing Address 8012 Bee Caves Rd. Austin, TX 78746 USA Company Description Austin, Texas-based Khorus provides business management software and a methodology to help leaders run their organizations more effectively using weekly, predictive insight from every employee. Website http://www.khorus.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 … Continue reading “Khorus Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
IBM Acquires Phytel for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea523167-2169-417d-a3ff-bf3eefeb162c Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Phytel Mailing Address 11511 Luna Road Dallas, TX 75234 USA Company Description At Phytel, we are passionate about physician-driven health improvement. We believe achieving the best health care results largely depends on the physician-patient relationship. Building our capabilities on the foundation of evidence-based guidelines, we provide physicians … Continue reading “IBM Acquires Phytel for Undisclosed Sum”
Ascend Consumer Financial Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04f85d4d-ecc3-4ac6-a486-94f69aee7337 Date 4/14/2015 Company Name Ascend Consumer Financial Mailing Address P.O Box 51751 Los Angeles, CA 90051 USA Company Description We are an experienced team of passionate financial services, technology, and data analytics executives who are committed to developing better ways to evaluate financial risk and fairer ways to price non-prime borrowers. … Continue reading “Ascend Consumer Financial Garners $1,500,000 New Funding Round”
NASA’s Space Apps Challenge Tries to Coax More Women to Data Science
Space exploration could launch more diversity in the technology scene. Over the weekend, NASA held its annual International Space Apps Challenge, a hackathon that encourages the development of new ideas that relate to the space agency’s mission. Once again, New York was the global headquarters and epicenter of the hackathon, with Space Apps NYC serving … Continue reading “NASA’s Space Apps Challenge Tries to Coax More Women to Data Science”
Peer-to-Peer Lending Grows Up, and Gets Wall Street’s Attention
[Corrected 4/14/15, 11:31 am. See below] Borrowing money, or refinancing borrowed money, is easier now than it’s ever been as new online lenders put credit lines just a few clicks away. And now the traditional titans of Wall Street are jumping on board. In the last decade, a handful of online lending companies have chipped away … Continue reading “Peer-to-Peer Lending Grows Up, and Gets Wall Street’s Attention”
Symphony Corp. Plans Healthtech Startup Incubator in Madison HQ
Symphony Corp., the Wisconsin-based healthcare technology consultant with employees in the U.S. and India, is planning an incubator space in its Madison headquarters for healthtech startups, company leaders say. Symphony, founded in 1997 by India native and University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering graduate Ravi Kalla, provides a variety of information technology services to the healthcare industry, … Continue reading “Symphony Corp. Plans Healthtech Startup Incubator in Madison HQ”
1366 Technologies, Yeloha Making Progress in Solar Energy
The past week has been good for Boston-area solar energy startups—and not just because the sun is finally shining in New England. Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies announced it has raised an extra $5 million in an extension of its Series C financing. The extra money brings the amount the Bedford, MA, company raised in … Continue reading “1366 Technologies, Yeloha Making Progress in Solar Energy”
Houston’s TCC Aims to Help NASA Find Energy, Biotech Partners
Turns out, even internationally renowned institutions like NASA need a little help making a connection. In the post-Shuttle era, federal funding has dropped and its traditional project-management relationship with outside partners has failed to provide the support to tackle NASA’s goals. Now, in hopes of finding a new path to industry partners, the Houston-based Johnson … Continue reading “Houston’s TCC Aims to Help NASA Find Energy, Biotech Partners”
Seattle’s UIEvolution Opens Ann Arbor Office to Grow Auto Business
UIEvolution, based in Kirkland, WA, makes a technology platform for application delivery, branding, and marketing across screens found everywhere from connected cars to cruise ships. Earlier this month, it announced it has opened an office in Ann Arbor, MI, to service its automotive customers. UIEvolution was established in 2000 as a mobile app company “way … Continue reading “Seattle’s UIEvolution Opens Ann Arbor Office to Grow Auto Business”
Robo Madness West: The Photos and Takeaways
Xconomy’s fourth annual Robo Madness conference in Menlo Park this week drew the best of robotics audiences and speakers, carrying on a strong tradition. This original Robo Madness event is now called Robo Madness West, because its successes in the Bay Area spurred Xconomy to export the idea to Boston this year. For the lively … Continue reading “Robo Madness West: The Photos and Takeaways”
Hunting for an IPO? Voyager Gets $60M From “Crossover” Backers
[Updated, 11:19 am ET, see below] It’s been a big few months for Voyager Therapeutics. First, it landed a partnership with Genzyme, a deal that included a $65 million up front check for the gene therapy startup. Now it’s got $60 million more to play with, and an investor syndicate that’s starting to look like … Continue reading “Hunting for an IPO? Voyager Gets $60M From “Crossover” Backers”
Blend Therapeutics Taps Former Clinical Data Chief Fromkin As New CEO
When Blend Therapeutics reshaped itself and raised cash earlier this year, it hinted some of those dollars would help bring on a full-time top executive. The Watertown, MA, startup is checking that box today, naming Drew Fromkin its president and CEO. Fromkin was the leader of Clinical Data of Newton, MA, which he helped revamp … Continue reading “Blend Therapeutics Taps Former Clinical Data Chief Fromkin As New CEO”
East Coast Biotech Roundup: Cellectis, Bristol, What’s Hot & More
We’re going on a biotech road trip this week, from the Garden State to Beantown. Just after finding the venture backers for a $150 million life sciences fund, New York biotech got another jolt with the arrival of a high-profile French company. A startup in New Jersey grabbed over $70 million and looks poised for … Continue reading “East Coast Biotech Roundup: Cellectis, Bristol, What’s Hot & More”
UW-Milwaukee, Medical College Continue Healthcare App-Making Program
More than a year ago, Milwaukee-area trauma surgeon Jeremy Juern had an idea for a mobile app. He and some colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) had published research on the analysis of acid levels in the blood and had come up with some equations to help interpret the readings. Not enough base … Continue reading “UW-Milwaukee, Medical College Continue Healthcare App-Making Program”
Interactions Obtains $9,499,967 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddada27e-8f10-422c-b712-0ab081af3142 Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Interactions Mailing Address 31 Hayward Street Franklin, MA 02038 USA Company Description Interactions, Inc. is a service provider delivering a unique solution to the call center market that decreases support costs while dramatically improving the customer experience. World Class Personal Service at Breakthrough Economics. Website http://web.interactions.net Transaction … Continue reading “Interactions Obtains $9,499,967 New Round”
Voyager Therapeutics Lands $60,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8188dfe7-dc75-463b-8e7c-552533ad8f31 Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Voyager Therapeutics Mailing Address 75 Sidney St. Cambridge, MA 02139 USA Company Description Voyager Therapeutics is developing life-changing gene therapies for fatal and debilitating diseases of the central nervous system. Our founders include scientific and clinical leaders in the fields of adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy, expressed … Continue reading “Voyager Therapeutics Lands $60,000,000 Series B Funding”
Crowd Supply Receives $585,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9da8c4f2-5aac-4c55-b989-15bb8362848d Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Crowd Supply Mailing Address 425 SE 11th Ave. Portland, OR 97214 USA Company Description We started Crowd Supply based on a single guiding principle: to be the product development platform we’d want to use for our own projects. As engineers and designers, we know the challenges of … Continue reading “Crowd Supply Receives $585,000 Seed Financing”
Finsphere Secures $587,476 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4d392f2-4383-431b-9b1b-c01aa70ee789 Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Finsphere Mailing Address 505 106th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004 USA Company Description Finsphere is a well-funded, high tech, venture-backed start up founded in 2007 based in Bellevue, Washington and is currently operating in stealth mode. Website http://www.finsphere.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $587,476 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Finsphere Secures $587,476 New Funding Round”
Augmented Pixels Obtains $1,000,058 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=275c58f9-b8f5-4cc5-b127-95d9df0adb67 Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Augmented Pixels Mailing Address 440 N Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Company Description Founded in 2010, Augmented Pixels is one of the leading developers of Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions for retail, real estate, interior design and event marketing. Our customers include National Geographic, Jayman, Paladone, … Continue reading “Augmented Pixels Obtains $1,000,058 New Financing”
ProQuest Acquires SIPX for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7656626f-5f91-404c-a957-f4726faad1f8 Date 4/13/2015 Company Name SIPX Mailing Address 855 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA 94301 USA Company Description SIPX (pronounced “sip-ex”) is a new web-based service, created to manage copyrights and deliver digital documents for the higher-education marketplace. Website http://www.sipx.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A … Continue reading “ProQuest Acquires SIPX for Undisclosed Sum”
JumpCloud Secures $3,199,999 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=05521c1a-fccc-4c05-bc35-c789a4a72fbd Date 4/13/2015 Company Name JumpCloud Mailing Address 2040 14th St. Boulder, CO 80302 USA Company Description DevOps is transforming the IT landscape. With key drivers such as cloud/virtualization, software-defined networking, and Agile, DevOps is a methodology that integrates cross-functional teams to deliver higher quality, more efficient, and innovative software and applications. … Continue reading “JumpCloud Secures $3,199,999 New Funding”
Carena Lands $500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19e318ba-ae99-48e8-8a77-a7166973ffff Date 4/13/2015 Company Name Carena Mailing Address 999 3rd Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 USA Company Description Carena provides a new model of health care delivery for innovative, self-insured companies of all sizes. Through our care programs, our physicians provide in-person medical care and education 24 hours a day, seven days a … Continue reading “Carena Lands $500,000 New Funding”
Monkimun Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=20cc503a-157f-49f8-a15c-763e93cdaf1b Date 4/11/2015 Company Name Monkimun Mailing Address 814 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94105 USA Company Description We build fun educational games for your child. Our Apps are the result of our multidisciplinary work team. We put children in the core of our design and development process. Website http://www.monkimun.es Transaction Type … Continue reading “Monkimun Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Financing”
Making Kids’ Art Last As Digital & Real World Memories with Keepy
There is a competitive niche in the innovation scene aimed at parents and families; last night I met a startup founder who wants to turn kids’ artwork into digital keepsakes. Think of the Keepy app as an interactive family album or a virtual refrigerator door. Parents using Keepy can capture images of their kids’ drawings … Continue reading “Making Kids’ Art Last As Digital & Real World Memories with Keepy”
MassChallenge Takes Over Start Tank Incubator From PayPal
Two prominent names in Boston’s startup world are joining forces—and shacking up together. Startup accelerator MassChallenge has acquired Start Tank, a Boston-based incubator run by PayPal, which provided select startups with space at its downtown Boston office. MassChallenge and Start Tank announced the deal this week. They’ve called it an acquisition, but reportedly no cash … Continue reading “MassChallenge Takes Over Start Tank Incubator From PayPal”
West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Tekmira, True North, aTyr & More
We’ll move in geographic fashion through the roundup this week, starting in the Pacific Northwest, where Juno Therapeutics won a patent fight and found a new headquarters. Further south, the Bay Area hosted an IPO and several other financings, and down San Diego way, aTyr Pharma joined the IPO queue. It’s Friday, and we’re roundup-ready. … Continue reading “West Coast Biotech Roundup: Juno, Tekmira, True North, aTyr & More”
Women Rising Offers a More Intimate Approach to Tech Networking
Kate Catlin is a former Venture for America fellow and Grand Circus employee who has decided to stay in Detroit and make a go of it. Her first venture, Assemble, didn’t really pan out, so she’s onto the next project: an organization for women in business and tech called Women Rising. Though its goal is … Continue reading “Women Rising Offers a More Intimate Approach to Tech Networking”
Aircuity Sucks In $6.25M To Expand Air Quality Tracking Business
Our workplaces might be getting a little bit more energy efficient, not necessarily because of solar panels or new insulation, but because of the air we breathe inside them. At least, that’s what air quality monitoring company Aircuity and its investors believe. This week, Newton, MA-based Aircuity announced it raised $6.25 million in an expansion … Continue reading “Aircuity Sucks In $6.25M To Expand Air Quality Tracking Business”
Innovation Hub: Why Science Plays Small Ball
The scientific revolution has ended. Or, at least it’s on pause, according to Roberta Ness, vice president of innovation at the University of Texas Health Science Center. She believes that science’s most promising thinkers aren’t taking big enough risks. They’re not researching the next penicillin or investigating new theories of relativity; they’re playing it safe. … Continue reading “Innovation Hub: Why Science Plays Small Ball”
Startups Strut on Stage at UNC Innovation Showcase
In an annual spring ritual at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, startup companies associated with the university get the opportunity for five minutes of stage time to present their technologies or products to a live audience. The UNC Innovation Showcase is a popular draw for the Research Triangle’s broader entrepreneurial community. Startups … Continue reading “Startups Strut on Stage at UNC Innovation Showcase”
Joi Ito Wants MIT to Be Neutral Place to Help Develop Bitcoin Standards
Bitcoins have an uncertain path forward with the seeming implosion of the Bitcoin Foundation last weekend. But PayPal merchants and even presidential candidate Rand Paul have started accepting them as payment. That means the race is on to establish technical standards for the virtual currency—and it looks like MIT could end up playing a role. … Continue reading “Joi Ito Wants MIT to Be Neutral Place to Help Develop Bitcoin Standards”
Mid-Size Cos to Battle in Startup-Style Games, for Charity
Foosball, beer pong, table tennis, giant Connect Four—not exactly what you’d call Olympic events, right? They are if you’re a startup in Austin, TX. The Startup Games hosted its fourth annual Olympic-style event for charity in January, in which small, early-stage businesses were pitted against one another to raise money for charities of their choice. … Continue reading “Mid-Size Cos to Battle in Startup-Style Games, for Charity”