Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9d5c55b1-8702-4af6-b086-0efe68aa81ea&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Vaxart Mailing Address 20 California Street 7th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description The combination of adenovirus vector, adjuvant and oral administration will unlock the potential of vector-based vaccination, with applications in Avian Influenza response, biodefense vaccines, and second-generation versions of existing vaccines. The company is … Continue reading “Vaxart Lands $4,368,419 New Financing”
Ayasdi Garners $10,067,638 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e971d189-ae7e-484f-b9e3-dc9715d0aead&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Ayasdi Mailing Address 330 Waverley St Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Ayasdi is a well funded, early stage, exploratory analytics startup founded by entrepreneurs from Stanford and Oracle. Website http://www.ayasdi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,067,638 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Ayasdi Garners $10,067,638 Series A Financing”
Bloglovin Obtains $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b3737e4-c6f9-43b6-9d4f-48716a884863&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Bloglovin Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 Company Description Bloglovin’ helps people discover and follow their favorite blogs. Today bloglovin’ has over 1,5 million members, 70% of them follow fashion blogs and over 90% of the members are female. Website http://www.bloglovin.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Bloglovin Obtains $1,000,000 New Round”
Verdant Power Obtains $575,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=865ddc56-a350-4b19-a88d-c2161fa92eb2&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Verdant Power Mailing Address 888 Main Street New York, NY 10044 Company Description A renewable energy company, Verdant Power seeks to generate mechanical and electrical power in a cost-effective manner, causing minimal or no ecological impact, and with consideration for social equity. Website http://www.verdantpower.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Verdant Power Obtains $575,000 New Funding Round”
#waywire Obtains $1,750,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0c2b0007-7b6c-4922-b8d8-e2a134b5711a&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name #waywire Mailing Address 35 Jane Street NY, NY 10014 Company Description Waywire is a social artery for news, inspiration and leading voices. Website http://www.waywire.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Innovation Endeavors … Continue reading “#waywire Obtains $1,750,000 New Funding Round”
FlexTrade Systems Acquires Derivix for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d7c3ac0-d275-4b22-a9d9-1c9b5305bbae&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Derivix Mailing Address 75 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Company Description Derivix Corp is a fast-moving software startup that develops institutional-strength real-time options analytics systems for hedge funds, investment banks, and other financial institutions. Website http://www.derivix.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “FlexTrade Systems Acquires Derivix for Undisclosed Sum”
OwnerIQ Lands $7,500,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce1fce98-1412-4a92-a2fd-03ba6e218fb7&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name OwnerIQ Mailing Address 320 Congress Street Boston, MA 02210 Company Description OwnerIQ operates a network of consumer self-support Web sites for common household product categories. The company is pioneering the concept of Ownership Targeting, providing brand advertisers with highly customized programs to precisely target consumers based on … Continue reading “OwnerIQ Lands $7,500,000 Series E Financing”
Variation Biotechnologies Lands $1,200,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a452f214-dd87-40e9-b6c0-34d89b931a91&Preview=1 Date 7/2/2012 Company Name Variation Biotechnologies Mailing Address 245 First St. Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Variation Biotechnologies, Inc. (VBI) creates intelligent vaccines that learn from nature. Our management and scientific team consists of industry-leading experts that have increased our product pipeline and partnerships. Website http://www.variationbiotech.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Variation Biotechnologies Lands $1,200,000 New Financing”
Graphic.ly Obtains $22,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d2960a5-f499-4a33-b3b6-13047b5dd817&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Graphic.ly Mailing Address Undisclosed Boulder, CO 80501 Company Description Graphic.ly is a place for all people that, like us, love the art and story telling that lives within the pages of a comic book or graphic novel, and enjoy nothing more than sharing that enthusiasm with their … Continue reading “Graphic.ly Obtains $22,000 New Financing”
Sundrop Fuels Lands $33,750,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e36a8ea3-f1f5-4bf3-a2b2-460cc6d9f3e4&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Sundrop Fuels Mailing Address 2410 Trade Centre Avenue Longmont, CO 80503 Company Description Sundrop Fuels, Inc. is a gasification-based advanced biofuels company with corporate headquarters in Colorado. The company’s propriatery high-temperature radiant particle reactor turns virtually any kind of cellulosic material into ultra-clean, affordable biobased “green gasoline” … Continue reading “Sundrop Fuels Lands $33,750,000 New Financing Round”
Gnip Obtains New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a708d837-5322-4408-a5f0-61891d2bd07b&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Gnip Mailing Address 1050 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description The company aggregate social data from a variety of social networking sites into one API. Website http://www.gnipcentral.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Gnip Obtains New Round”
Plum Obtains $100,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08221eae-8d5c-4d9c-92c8-81bce00d010d&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Plum Mailing Address 501 Dean Street Unit 104 Aspen, CO 81611 Company Description Plum TV is taking a fresh look at television. If we’re where you live year round, or somewhere you visit to relax, we are a part of the places you love. For visitors, Plum … Continue reading “Plum Obtains $100,000 New Financing Round”
Abode Healthcare Secures $13,100,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=89893f64-0a52-449e-a9e5-887ebfd11f06&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Abode Healthcare Mailing Address 1099 Main Ave Durango, CO 81301 Company Description At Abode Healthcare, our primary ambition is to bring first-class care to the warmest, most serene environment possible: home. We provide the full spectrum of home health and hospice treatment, thoughtfully tailored to patients and … Continue reading “Abode Healthcare Secures $13,100,000 New Round”
Standing Cloud Obtains $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04257b5a-1e8c-4d7a-8d8a-c8da796782c5&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Standing Cloud Mailing Address 1433 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description Standing Cloud provides simple, yet powerful, services that make it fast and easy for you to run open source applications in the cloud. We allow you to focus on putting cloud applications to work for … Continue reading “Standing Cloud Obtains $2,000,000 New Funding Round”
Breakthrough Products Secures $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9889e097-d0c8-45fa-aa7e-cb83d9b24de7&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Breakthrough Products Mailing Address 1610 Wynkoop St Denver, CO 80202 Company Description UrgentRx has taken the most widely known over-the-counter medications and put them in a flavored powder format that is more convenient and faster acting than traditional pills, capsules, or tablets. UrgentRx comes in thin, credit … Continue reading “Breakthrough Products Secures $3,000,000 New Financing”
Aventura Receives $5,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=175234f4-ee02-42c6-8e11-cd3842943116&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Aventura Mailing Address 1001 17th St. Denver, CO 80202 Company Description Aventura provides healthcare IT and workflow solutions for clinicians. Website http://www.aventurahq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor HLM Venture Partners Venture … Continue reading “Aventura Receives $5,500,000 New Financing”
Water Company Garners $2,631,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62230607-263a-4e5d-b8fc-fc0c99002227&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Water Company Mailing Address 350 Keeler Pkwy Pueblo, CO 81001 Company Description The company provides water treatment solutions. Website http://www.wtrcompany.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,631,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Allen & Company
ActaCell Secures $810,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a76e1387-af12-4254-a288-0be97485a4bc&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name ActaCell Mailing Address 2105 Donley Drive Austin, TX 78758 Company Description ActaCell is engaged in the development and production of next generation high power lithium ion batteries. Website http://www.actacell.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $810,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “ActaCell Secures $810,000 New Funding Round”
Study Breaks Lands $2,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=81105a4f-2e0f-4d7f-ac11-2347a7b7bed9&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Study Breaks Mailing Address 511 W. 41st Street Austin, TX 78751 Company Description Study Breaks is a college entertainment media company. Website http://www.studybreaks.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Crosslink Capital
LetsTalk Garners $291,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d63476d-9b07-4b1d-b50b-2b63297a4b22&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name LetsTalk Mailing Address 6341 Boulevard 26 North Richland Hills, TX 76180 Company Description LetsTalk was founded in July, 1999 and is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It owns and operates a distribution and activation center in Dallas, TX. Website http://www.letstalk.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “LetsTalk Garners $291,000 New Funding Round”
Infochimps Receives $2,600,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=14f6a6e6-823e-4a65-b602-5139632504ec&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Infochimps Mailing Address 1214 W. 6th St Austin , TX 78703 Company Description The company provides an online structured data API service. Website http://www.infochimps.org Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor ff Venture … Continue reading “Infochimps Receives $2,600,000 New Round”
Natural Polymer International Lands $2,580,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b8c7d0a4-037f-4574-bc76-64f0a44e4a37&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Natural Polymer International Mailing Address 1909 10th Street Plano, TX 75074 Company Description Natural Polymer International Corp., NPIC, began in 1996 as a biodegradable company focusing in the application of vegetable protein as an alternative to plastic and stryofoam based products. In 1998, we developed the N-Bone … Continue reading “Natural Polymer International Lands $2,580,000 New Funding”
TitanLiner Receives $3,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b021467-37fe-48a9-be74-68a16e277bc6&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name TitanLiner Mailing Address 12 East Industrial Loop Midland, TX 79701 Company Description The company provides polyurea coating services. Website http://www.titanliner.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Capital Southwest Venture Investor Undisclosed
Vedero Software Receives $224,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=89c4bc9f-f168-4536-a0e5-7ef11e693318&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Vedero Software Mailing Address 2805 North Dallas Parkway Plano, TX 75093 Company Description Vedero Software provides software and services to instrument and automate commercial buildings for energy responsiveness. This enables our customers to generate cash, reduce energy costs, and generate added services to attract and retain tenants, … Continue reading “Vedero Software Receives $224,000 New Financing”
Choose Energy Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf717a6a-a2e6-463a-bc8a-a4bc225d9ef6&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Choose Energy Mailing Address 6217 Chapel Hill Road Plano, TX 75093 Company Description Choose Energy is a privately funded company based in Carrollton, TX founded in 2005 with a vision to offer an unbiased shopping experience for Texas power companies. With ChooseEnergy.com, consumers can do simple comparison … Continue reading “Choose Energy Secures New Funding Round”
Kodiak Networks Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c1505c9-c4b3-4529-a5c9-ac61e2e89d80&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Kodiak Networks Mailing Address 1501 10th Street Plano, TX 75074 Company Description As a leading innovator, Kodiak Networks provides wireless operators with a comprehensive mobile solutions portfolio that is proven to increase revenue, promote group-based communications, and improve customer loyalty and retention. Kodiak enables carriers around the … Continue reading “Kodiak Networks Receives New Round”
Deep Earth Imaging Secures $463,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=acb9468d-3e98-42a1-a884-d3728ea766c9&Preview=1 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Deep Earth Imaging Mailing Address 29307 Imperial Creek Dr Tomball, TX 77377 Company Description The company develops imaging software. Website http://www.deepearthimaging.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $463,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor DFJ Mercury Venture Investor Undisclosed
APJet Lands $1,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6259be5e-28ef-4449-b5f6-5775feb88d24 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name APJet Mailing Address 2010 Langham Lane Raleigh, NC 27615 USA Company Description The licensed APPJ technology is a broad-based, platform technology consisting of several different apparatus and methods patents on the use of different applications and designs of plasma sources for generating and using a low-temperature, highly … Continue reading “APJet Lands $1,200,000 New Financing Round”
EvoApp Obtains $765,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ca09d3e-a334-43e0-94ce-6321d354c155 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name EvoApp Mailing Address 115 N Duke St. Durham, NC 27701 USA Company Description The company is focused on providing data processing products and services. Website http://www.evoapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $765,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor
Parent Media Group Garners $2,750,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5faf8a9-c97b-48df-8353-83fd043e84db Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Parent Media Group Mailing Address 3020-I Prosperity Church Road Charlotte, NC 28269 USA Company Description To celebrate today’s family through interactive content and communities where moms can shop, share and be entertained. Website http://www.parentmediainc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Parent Media Group Garners $2,750,000 New Funding”
Virtual Race Bags Lands $711,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb9f24e7-ea54-4773-8bd4-d7bee7397f0d Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Virtual Race Bags Mailing Address 5200 Park Road Charlotte, NC 28209 USA Company Description The company provides an online application for creating virtual race bags for events. Website http://www.virtualracebags.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $711,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Virtual Race Bags Lands $711,000 New Round”
Esanex Garners $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba27c8c5-1b59-425d-80cb-aedfe8a58a8a Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Esanex Mailing Address 115 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 USA Company Description Esanex is a biotechnology company developing a best-in-class Hsp90 inhibitor to fight various forms of cancer. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Esanex Garners $5,000,000 New Financing”
Perfinity Biosciences Receives $100,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5536c0ce-5603-4e25-8d94-f334845a9c02 Date 6/30/2012 Company Name Perfinity Biosciences Mailing Address 1281 Win Hentschel Blvd. West Lafayette, IN 47906 USA Company Description The company is designing a method of preparing biological samples. Website http://www.perfinity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “Perfinity Biosciences Receives $100,000 New Funding”
Bristol-Myers Buys Amylin for $5.3B, Getting Diabetes Drugs
[Updated: 9:40 pm] Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: [[ticker:BMY]]) has pulled the trigger on a $5.3 billion acquisition of San Diego-based Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMLN]]). The deal, announced late Friday, calls for New York-based Bristol to pay $31 a share for Amylin, or about 10 percent more than its closing price today. By taking on some of … Continue reading “Bristol-Myers Buys Amylin for $5.3B, Getting Diabetes Drugs”
BioMentorz: Secret Sauce of Deal Making
BayBio and Morrison Foerster co-sponsor “BioMentorz: Secret Sauce of Deal Making.” From the event description: BioMentorz: Secret Sauce of Deal Making is a two-day skill honing course designed to provide participants with the “real world” tools necessary to achieve deal making success. Sharpen your BD skills and go to a higher level of confidence in … Continue reading “BioMentorz: Secret Sauce of Deal Making”
Startups Burst into Motion at Kinect Accelerator Demo Day
Thursday was the climactic final day for the first class of TechStars’ Kinect Accelerator, concluding not only with the standard on-stage pitches expected at a Demo Day, but also with a room full of actual, live, working demos. I was a mentor with the accelerator, and looking back across the full 13 weeks of the … Continue reading “Startups Burst into Motion at Kinect Accelerator Demo Day”
BNDWGN and the Future of Social Tech: Q&A with Meredith Flynn-Ripley
The social-mobile app with no vowels is off and running. BNDWGN, from the Cambridge, MA-based makers of HeyWire, a texting and social messaging service, was released into the wild earlier this week. It’s available on Android devices, with an Apple iOS version expected soon. But what does it say about the future of social and … Continue reading “BNDWGN and the Future of Social Tech: Q&A with Meredith Flynn-Ripley”
Credit Suisse on Supporting (And Increasing) MI’s Capital Continuum
In 2005, as Michigan continued limping along in an economic slump that had begun early in the decade, the state government decided to try something different. It passed legislation that allocated $1 billion from Michigan’s share of the settlement from a national lawsuit against tobacco companies and established the 21st Century Jobs Fund, a 10-year … Continue reading “Credit Suisse on Supporting (And Increasing) MI’s Capital Continuum”
Seventh Annual New Energy Symposium
This two-day conference at the New York Academy of Sciences will feature a pitch competition with some of the hottest cleantech startups, who will present to a panel of regional and national VCs, angels, private equity investors, corporate VCs, investment bankers, and government executives at the Investment Pitch Competition. The conference will include panel discussions on alternative … Continue reading “Seventh Annual New Energy Symposium”
Social Communications & Healthcare 2012
This half-day conference will offer case studies and roundtables on how healthcare brands can use social technologies to accomplish their business objectives. Speakers include Farris Timimi, medical director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media, John Vieira, senior director of strategic marketing for Daiichi Sankyo,and Bunny Ellerin, co-founder and president of NYC Health Business Leaders … Continue reading “Social Communications & Healthcare 2012”
Biogen Idec, Isis Forge 2nd Alliance This Year for Rare Disease
Biogen Idec and Isis Pharmaceuticals are apparently warming up to each other as partners, as they are doubling down on their efforts to treat rare muscular disorders. The Weston, MA-based biotech giant (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) is announcing today that it has formed a new partnership with Carlsbad, CA-based Isis (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ISIS]]) to develop a treatment for … Continue reading “Biogen Idec, Isis Forge 2nd Alliance This Year for Rare Disease”
What Apple’s New Podcasts App Means For Listeners—And for Apple
Without warning or fanfare, Apple introduced a new Podcasts app this week that gives users of iPhones, iPads, and iPods a much simpler way to find and listen to downloadable audio shows. Pundits had been expecting the move as part of the introduction this fall of iOS 6, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating … Continue reading “What Apple’s New Podcasts App Means For Listeners—And for Apple”
ServiceNow IPO Tests Investors’ Mood After Facebook’s Downer IPO
ServiceNow, the San Diego-based provider of cloud-based services for managing enterprise IT operations, priced its IPO late yesterday at $18 a share, slightly higher than the initial range of $15 to $17 per share the company estimated in regulatory filings last week. The higher price suggests that underwriters expect investors will show an appetite for … Continue reading “ServiceNow IPO Tests Investors’ Mood After Facebook’s Downer IPO”
Tesaro, Vertex, Infraredx, & More Boston Life Sciences Headlines
This week New England life sciences companies reported a mix of IPO, acquisition, and clinical trial news. —Cambridge, MA-based Semprus Biosciences, an MIT spinout from professor Robert Langer’s lab, was acquired by the medical device company Teleflex (NYSE: [[ticker:TFX]] for $30 million up front. Semprus develops a polymer technology designed to reduce the attachment of … Continue reading “Tesaro, Vertex, Infraredx, & More Boston Life Sciences Headlines”
Plexxi Garners $20,100,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=803ad9db-db9c-4e01-8089-882eec4808ed&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name Plexxi Mailing Address 100 Innovative Way Nashua, NH 03062 Company Description The network must evolve. Connecting what you want, where you want, and how you want – without the complexity, rigidity, and fragility of traditional hierarchical networks – is just the beginning of a whole new frontier … Continue reading “Plexxi Garners $20,100,000 Series C Financing”
Pact Lands $850,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=690ca068-968c-4c99-9503-b1f1a433d6cd&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name Pact Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02481 Company Description Have you ever bought a gym membership and never used it? GymPact helps you keep your own fitness promises. Earn real money for making your workouts — paid for by those who missed theirs! With cash on the … Continue reading “Pact Lands $850,000 Seed Funding Round”
Awareness Secures $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9f8ff98-cefb-4f60-a2b7-cf72d7ba5f3a&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name Awareness Mailing Address 25 Corporate Drive Burlington, MA 01803 Company Description Awareness provides an on-demand social media platform where enterprises deploy Web 2.0 technologies to achieve real business benefits. Awareness leverages the power of user-generated content – blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, social networking, photos, videos, forums, discussion … Continue reading “Awareness Secures $2,000,000 New Funding”
IlluminOss Medical Receives $1,400,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74291820-224d-4cd3-bdf8-de44cc76599a&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name IlluminOss Medical Mailing Address 993 Waterman Avenue East Providence, RI 02914 Company Description The company is a medical device startup developing technologies for orthopedic surgery applications. Website http://www.illuminoss.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,400,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “IlluminOss Medical Receives $1,400,000 New Round”
Carena Obtains $14,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d4e1c08-f20e-40ce-b430-1ee7c08f9c1f&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name Carena Mailing Address 1525 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 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 week, … Continue reading “Carena Obtains $14,000,000 New Financing Round”
Context Relevant Receives $1,300,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fadd9d8d-deb2-4fc3-b9c7-f52d36bd9707&Preview=1 Date 6/29/2012 Company Name Context Relevant Mailing Address 2101 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description At Context Relevant, we’ve developed revolutionary software that enables you to analyze Big Data faster and more thoroughly than ever before. Website http://www.contextrelevant.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,300,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Context Relevant Receives $1,300,000 Seed Funding Round”