Electric Imp Obtains $7,900,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=80c00a95-c086-4a5e-bc2d-a00182969792&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2012 Company Name Electric Imp Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description Electric Imp is a startup which develops the Imp, a chip intended to provide Internet connectivity to all electrical devices. The Imp uses WiFi and a cloud service to make it easier than ever before for … Continue reading “Electric Imp Obtains $7,900,000 New Round”

Palantir Technologies Garners $56,120,202 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a7f8dfdb-4243-46f7-ac27-bbaffc8e1e19&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2012 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantirtech.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Garners $56,120,202 New Funding Round”

Nurix Garners $3,100,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e997bd08-8349-4c9d-8b9e-be21e817a004&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2012 Company Name Nurix Mailing Address 1700 Owens Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Company Description The company is focused on the discovery and development of small molecule inhibitors of ubiquitin ligases to treat a broad range of proliferative and degenerative diseases. Website http://www.nurix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,100,000 … Continue reading “Nurix Garners $3,100,000 New Funding Round”

Callision Lands $100,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a6f5b0d-05a8-4339-a409-82e407aeeec7&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2012 Company Name Callision Mailing Address 11 Broadway New York, NY 10004 Company Description Callision was founded with a sole purpose of making business communications easier. The technological revolution that is currently happening is shifting the way people people perceive hi-tech. The world is moving away from the expensive and … Continue reading “Callision Lands $100,000 New Round”

NextIO Lands $12,300,000 Series F Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=117e75a7-3efd-420b-b632-daed916574ea&Preview=1 Date 5/17/2012 Company Name NextIO Mailing Address 8303 N MoPac Expressway Austin, TX 78759 Company Description NextIO is the industry leader in I/O Virtualization using PCI Express. NextIO’s solutions enable users to break the restrictions of physical I/O tied to a server. Systems become more flexible, lower cost, and easier to … Continue reading “NextIO Lands $12,300,000 Series F Funding Round”

Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology

Peter Schultz fuses the interface of biology, chemistry, and materials science. Learn about his synergistic approach and insights into the complex biological and chemical systems including the chemical and physical properties of genetic codes to the identification of small molecules that control stem cell self-renewal and directed differentiation, and the reprogramming of somatic cells. More … Continue reading “Synthesis at the Interface of Chemistry and Biology”

Dendreon’s Provenge Works Best for Patients With Low PSA, Scientists Say

From the moment Dendreon started in business 20 years ago, most scientists have said that if its immune-booster for prostate cancer was going to work, it would probably work best at an early stage of disease, before tumors had gotten too powerful for the immune system to contain. Today, Dendreon is offering the latest slice … Continue reading “Dendreon’s Provenge Works Best for Patients With Low PSA, Scientists Say”

Aveo Kidney Cancer Drug Shows Safety Edge in Pivotal Study

Aveo Oncology is entering a competitive world for the treatment of kidney cancer, and it made a bold bet that its drug would prevail in the first head-to-head comparison of its kind against an active drug. Now the company is preparing to enter that competition with data that says its drug has a slight advantage … Continue reading “Aveo Kidney Cancer Drug Shows Safety Edge in Pivotal Study”

Quirks & Perqs: YC Startups Woo Employees with Unusual Benefits

It’s old news that tech startups in San Francisco and Silicon Valley are locked in a fierce competition for the most talented engineers, product managers, and business development staff. But you might be surprised how far some companies are going these days to portray their workplaces as virtual Disneylands for employees. At a Tuesday night … Continue reading “Quirks & Perqs: YC Startups Woo Employees with Unusual Benefits”

CloudTop, Ketchup, Todd Park, & A New President: An MIT Recap

It’s been an eventful 24 hours for MIT. The university held the finale of its $100K Entrepreneurship Competition last night, naming CloudTop the grand prize winner. The company comes from the Web/IT track of the competition and is developing an application allowing users to access of all their online content and applications through a Web … Continue reading “CloudTop, Ketchup, Todd Park, & A New President: An MIT Recap”

Twitter Was Clueless About Spammers at First, Safety Chief Says

Ever get the feeling that social media services didn’t really think through the privacy and legal problems they might run into? Turns out, you’re probably right. Del Harvey saw it firsthand. When she joined the fledgling company in late 2008, Harvey quizzed co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams about how they might handle spam. “And … Continue reading “Twitter Was Clueless About Spammers at First, Safety Chief Says”

BASES $150K Challenge Finale Event

The Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, or BASES, presents the culmination of four separate entrepreneurship programs–eChallenge, Social eChallenge, FORGE and Product Showcase—in one huge event on the Stanford campus. The top student teams will take home $150,000 in prizes. Schedule: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Forge Demo (invite only) 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: … Continue reading “BASES $150K Challenge Finale Event”

VC Guru Mendelson on MI’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (And Why There’s Hope)

If the turnout at yesterday’s Michigan Growth Capital Symposium is any indication, our fair state is on the upswing. The conference, in its 31st year, had roughly 450 venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, academics, and government officials in attendance. Jason Mendelson, called “the Elvis of innovation” by this very publication, gave the keynote speech titled, “The Velocity … Continue reading “VC Guru Mendelson on MI’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (And Why There’s Hope)”

Hutch, UW Scientists Find Elusive Cancers With Adaptive Diagnostic

Doctors often ask themselves, after a leukemia or lymphoma patient gets high-dose chemotherapy, whether they really wiped out every last rugged cancer cell in the patient. That’s always been a difficult question, but now a team of Seattle researchers is showing they might have found a powerful new technology to consistently deliver that answer. Scientists … Continue reading “Hutch, UW Scientists Find Elusive Cancers With Adaptive Diagnostic”

Mining “Happiness Moments” at Mobile-Rewards Startup Kiip

Whatever you do, don’t tell Kiip CEO Brian Wong that he’s in the advertising business. Yes, if you’re playing a mobile game that uses Kiip’s service, you’ll see pop-up screens offering rewards from big brands like Pepsi, Disney, and Best Buy. But these aren’t ads, Wong insists. They’re moments of reciprocity prompted by an achievement … Continue reading “Mining “Happiness Moments” at Mobile-Rewards Startup Kiip”

Vertica/HP Veteran Chris Lynch Joins Atlas for Big Data Investing

Chris Lynch, the tech exec who said venture capital was not for him, is the newest member of the technology team at Atlas Venture, the Cambridge, MA-based firm announced today. In March, Lynch left his role as CEO of Vertica Systems, a year after the data analytics company was acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $300 million. … Continue reading “Vertica/HP Veteran Chris Lynch Joins Atlas for Big Data Investing”

The Skqueak That Roars: New App Combines Drawing, Audio, Images

What began as an effort by a couple of San Diego engineers to bring computer vision to the iPhone has resulted instead in “Skqueak,” a mobile app that enables users to sketch over photos and videos on their iPhones. The Skqueak app is now available in Apple’s iTunes App Store. Sanjay Nichani, who moved to … Continue reading “The Skqueak That Roars: New App Combines Drawing, Audio, Images”

Targeted Cancer Drugs With Punch: The Next Big Class of Antibodies

[Updated: 11 am PT, 6/5/12] One of the big dreams in biotech over the past 35 years has been to make drugs that work like “smart bombs” by destroying tumors while minimizing collateral damage. Scientists have learned this is no easy thing, but now that a couple of these types of drugs have been shown … Continue reading “Targeted Cancer Drugs With Punch: The Next Big Class of Antibodies”

Ensequence Looks to Keep Consumers Glued to TV Shows and Ads

With each new generation of television, broadcasters and marketers look for fresh ways to keep the audience invested in what they are watching. These days it is not unheard of for TV viewers to see discreet messages appear in the margins of their screens during broadcasts. If they click on these messages, marketing material or … Continue reading “Ensequence Looks to Keep Consumers Glued to TV Shows and Ads”

InsightSquared, Bradford, Plastiq, & More Boston Dealmakers

[Updated 5/16/12 at 5:30 pm. See below]We saw deals this week for companies working on database, business intelligence, credit card processing, and security technology. —Hopkinton, MA-based data storage giant EMC (NYSE: [[ticker:EMC]]) confirmed its acquisition of Israeli flash-storage startup XtremIO. Other media outlets peg the purchase price at $430 million, though EMC has not officially revealed … Continue reading “InsightSquared, Bradford, Plastiq, & More Boston Dealmakers”

Mitralign Lands $35,000,000 Series D Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3c9183dd-26ed-465b-9e7d-92692ff5cc54&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Mitralign Mailing Address 3 Highwood Drive Tewksbury, MA 01876 Company Description We are currently developing an innovative, catheter-based mitral valve repair system that not only provides an alternative to open heart surgery but emulates the traditional surgical repair technique. The condition treated, mitral valve regurgitation (MR), is … Continue reading “Mitralign Lands $35,000,000 Series D Round”

Ra Pharmaceuticals Receives $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ee49944d-8571-4c2c-8f60-c95f46ba902d&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Ra Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address One Kendall Square Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Ra Pharma is developing Cyclomimetics, a new drug class with the diversity and specificity of antibodies, coupled with the many benefits of small molecules. Ra Pharma’s peptide-like molecules are highly-stable, synthetic products with chemical structures … Continue reading “Ra Pharmaceuticals Receives $8,600,000 Series A Financing Round”

Prosodic Lands $1,400,000 Seed Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a0a8fc3-4ad1-4dca-8d72-c0ec9ca8bad3&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Prosodic Mailing Address 1325 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description Prosodic is a social media predictive analytics platform for brands, agencies and publishers. The name Prosodic [pruh-sod-ik] is, at its foundation, a linguistic analysis term, meaning the study of poetic meters and versification. The company was … Continue reading “Prosodic Lands $1,400,000 Seed Financing”

Just Cellular Secures New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4485b340-c2d1-4a8e-99e0-a1ed80bc628e&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Just Cellular Mailing Address 9327 Deering Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Company Description We are an honest, hard working family business and have sold tens of thousands of cell phones on eBay with very few problems. We stand by our products, and our customers. We are committed to … Continue reading “Just Cellular Secures New Financing Round”

Batterii Secures $800,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=07d49d9a-5191-4c03-a8a0-40742956f911&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Batterii Mailing Address Undisclosed Cincinnati, OH 45201 Company Description Batterii is a collaborative platform that connects you, your coworkers and customers in a real-time experience to collect inspiration, build and execute big ideas. Website http://www.batterii.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $800,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Batterii Secures $800,000 Seed Funding Round”

Elicit Garners $1,500,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bafa8020-ae70-48a1-8be2-b412b19a46b4&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Elicit Mailing Address 100 West Kinzie Street Chicago, IL 60654 Company Description A venture-backed internet SaaS software company based in Chicago, elicit transforms on-site search into the most powerful branding and conversion tool on the web. Website http://www.elicitsearch.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Elicit Garners $1,500,000 Series A Funding”

SoMoLend Receives $1,700,000 Seed Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da0f5e13-3967-4d5d-a905-eec272c8489d&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name SoMoLend Mailing Address 1660 West 2nd Street Cleveland, OH 44113 Company Description SoMoLend LLC, a company developing a peer-to-peer lending platform for small businesses. Website http://www.SoMoLend.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,700,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The investment will be used to complete an alpha … Continue reading “SoMoLend Receives $1,700,000 Seed Funding Round”

CryoLife Acquires HemoSphere for $21,500,000

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1278a482-a74a-4d9f-ba28-61b2b5a4c5f2&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name HemoSphere Mailing Address 6545 City West Pky Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Company Description Hemosphere, Inc., a medical technology company located in Minneapolis, MN, is leading innovation and collaboration in the global development and commercialization of technologies that revolutionize care and restore quality of life for hemodialysis patients … Continue reading “CryoLife Acquires HemoSphere for $21,500,000”

Simplee Garners $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=44aecd36-d9eb-43f5-8413-46bb8f667d25&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Simplee Mailing Address 4151 Middlefield RD Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Our mission is to help you understand and manage health care expenses. Simplee aims to empower you with tools and insights to optimize your health care benefits and lower your health care costs. Website http://www.simplee.com … Continue reading “Simplee Garners $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”

Proteus Biomedical Obtains $17,500,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc497bed-d010-4679-b176-b4c9ffe4a493&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Proteus Biomedical Mailing Address 2600 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Proteus Biomedical was founded in 2001 to apply its state-of-the-art semiconductor technology to the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The Company’s clinical focus is on the management of congestive heart failure (CHF), a debilitating condition … Continue reading “Proteus Biomedical Obtains $17,500,000 New Funding Round”

Kony Solutions Receives $14,999,999 Series C Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3def78ba-c482-4cf4-b2b9-f987c4883d61&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Kony Solutions Mailing Address 1825 S. Grant St. San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Kony Solutions is the only mobile application platform provider that enables companies to future proof their mobile apps from the constantly shifting device marketplace and its fragmented mobile customer base. Website http://www.konysolutions.com Transaction … Continue reading “Kony Solutions Receives $14,999,999 Series C Financing”

AxialMarket Garners $6,250,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5d3188b-fd7f-4eb9-ba92-bc173420140c&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name AxialMarket Mailing Address 45 East 20th Street 12th Floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description AxialMarket provides technology-enabled tools and analytics to help intelligently connect qualified buyers and sellers of privately held companies. Website http://www.axialmarket.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,250,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “AxialMarket Garners $6,250,000 New Round”

Mocavo Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce396b99-15f0-44dc-be4e-4159c80f3094&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Mocavo Mailing Address Undisclosed Boulder, CO 80301 Company Description Mocavo is a genealogy startup out of Boulder, Colorado. Our mission is to make searchable all of the Web’s genealogy content. Website http://www.mocavo.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes With Foundry’s … Continue reading “Mocavo Lands $4,000,000 Series A Round”

Mass Relevance Secures $3,300,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e873a8b3-ac1d-46bb-b0f0-47ce94070570&Preview=1 Date 5/16/2012 Company Name Mass Relevance Mailing Address 800 Brazos Street Austin, TX 78701 Company Description The company aims to help entertainment, media, retail and manufacturing brands to find, filter, organize and display relevant social content to the right audience in real-time. Website http://www.massrelevance.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,300,000 … Continue reading “Mass Relevance Secures $3,300,000 Series A Funding Round”

A Cleantech Opportunity for the Imperial Valley: SDSU’s Jobs Accelerator Project

San Diego State University is creating a multi-departmental testing, commercialization, and workforce training facility on the SDSU Brawley campus in Imperial Valley. SDSU’s “Jobs Accelerator Project” will establish a site for performing commercial-scale, proof-of-concept demonstrations of renewable energy technologies, along with technical training curricula to create high-wage, cleantech jobs. The project will substantially improve the … Continue reading “A Cleantech Opportunity for the Imperial Valley: SDSU’s Jobs Accelerator Project”

A Cleantech Guide to Working with the Government

Some federal renewable energy programs and tax incentives have come under intense scrutiny in Washington, casting into question their future viability. Meanwhile, it is imperative for San Diego’s cleantech innovators to understand the latest developments related to federal cleantech policy, funding, and contracting across all renewable energy sectors from wind to solar to geothermal and … Continue reading “A Cleantech Guide to Working with the Government”

Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Are Payers and Providers a Help or Hindrance?

The Clearity Foundation’s Personalized Medicine in Oncology Series offers an interactive discussion of whether physicians and payers, who bridge the gap between technology developers and patients, are likely to be allies or antagonists in making personalized medicine a reality for cancer patients. The panel will look at the commercial challenges of personalized medicine from both … Continue reading “Personalized Medicine in Oncology: Are Payers and Providers a Help or Hindrance?”

Igniting the Economy Through Innovation and Small Business Growth

The San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange (SDEE) has organized a town hall forum with key political leaders, who will discuss how innovation can play a key role in economic growth. Panelists include Rep. Susan Davis, Rep. Brian Bilbray, California Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, Green Chamber of Commerce Policy Director John Reaves, and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Founder and CEO … Continue reading “Igniting the Economy Through Innovation and Small Business Growth”

Facebook, Google+ Officials: Privacy Complaints are Sinking In

In today’s tech industry, builders rule. But there’s a real tension between creators—who want to use every tool at their disposal—and everyday users, who freak out when too much of their personal information gets vacuumed up and sprayed out into the world. The privacy leaders at Facebook and Google+ say their companies are starting to … Continue reading “Facebook, Google+ Officials: Privacy Complaints are Sinking In”

Medify Acquired by Alliance Health Networks, Will Continue to Grow

Seattle startup Medify unveiled its medical-research service last year, aiming to give patients a window into the latest and best knowledge as they navigate the medical system. The 10-person team will continue that work, but as part of a larger company following an acquisition by Alliance Health Networks, a Salt Lake City-based operator of health-focused social … Continue reading “Medify Acquired by Alliance Health Networks, Will Continue to Grow”

Qualcomm Sees Licensing Model in Wireless EV Charging Technology

Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) plans to use its well-established model in technology licensing as it advances innovations in wireless charging of electric vehicles (EVs), smartphones, and other devices, according to Qualcomm’s top European executive, Andrew Gilbert. The San Diego wireless giant, which announced the formation of a wireless charging standards organization with Samsung last week, also … Continue reading “Qualcomm Sees Licensing Model in Wireless EV Charging Technology”

Promedior Moves Fibrosis Pipeline to Boston, Hires Shire Vet as CEO

Biotech firm Promedior announced today that it will be moving its headquarters from Malvern, PA, to Boston, and that it has hired a new CEO, Suzanne Bruhn,who was previously senior vice president for planning and program management for Shire’s Human Genetic Therapies division. Promedior is working on several drugs to treat fibrosis—a type of tissue … Continue reading “Promedior Moves Fibrosis Pipeline to Boston, Hires Shire Vet as CEO”

Lenddo Grabs $8M, Expands Microloan Model to Asia and Latin America

New York-based Lenddo, which uses social media to help middle-class folks in emerging countries secure loans, announced today that it has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. Investors include Accel Partners, Blumberg Capital, Omidyar Network, iNovia Capital, and Metamorphic Ventures. The one-year-old firm also counts among its supporters angel investors Geoff Judge, David … Continue reading “Lenddo Grabs $8M, Expands Microloan Model to Asia and Latin America”

Theraclone Passes First Clinical Test with Flu-Fighting Antibody

Theraclone Sciences has taken its first step ahead toward showing it might have an antibody drug that could work in humans. The Seattle-based biotech company is announcing today that it passed its first clinical trial with an antibody drug designed to fight a wide variety of flu strains. The study randomly assigned 40 healthy volunteers … Continue reading “Theraclone Passes First Clinical Test with Flu-Fighting Antibody”

Coaching Program Springboard Hits Boston With Life Sciences Entrepreneurs

Startup accelerators like Y Combinator and TechStars are known for producing the latest and greatest in Web startups. But there’s a set of established and accomplished companies—like ZipCar (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ZIP]]), Xenogen, and Constant Contact (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CTCT]])—that also received startup coaching, mentoring, and connections to investors back in their day. They went through a different program, … Continue reading “Coaching Program Springboard Hits Boston With Life Sciences Entrepreneurs”

Five Questions for E&Y’s David DeMarco on the Future of Health IT

In March, global consulting firm Ernst & Young released an annual report for its life sciences clients called “The Third Place: Healthcare Everywhere.” It discusses a range of topics, from apps designed to improve patient adherence to medical treatments, to games that encourage healthy habits. Today Ernst & Young is holding a summit in Princeton, … Continue reading “Five Questions for E&Y’s David DeMarco on the Future of Health IT”

InsightSquared Lands $4,500,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=09c47076-fcfc-4b85-8e66-bcaa8c490014&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2012 Company Name InsightSquared Mailing Address 160 Sidney Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description InsightSquared is the best data intelligence software designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses(SMBs). Website http://www.insightsquared.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms … Continue reading “InsightSquared Lands $4,500,000 Series A Financing Round”

Bradford Networks Garners $3,000,000 Series C Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=049be201-15c9-4b80-8916-c49acc0f495a&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2012 Company Name Bradford Networks Mailing Address 162 Pembroke Road Concord, NH 03301 Company Description Bradford Networks is dedicated to solving the security challenges facing institutions, enterprises and government by developing innovative network access control products and services that deliver automated security solutions by leveraging existing network infrastructures. Website http://www.bradfordnetworks.com … Continue reading “Bradford Networks Garners $3,000,000 Series C Funding Round”

Traackr Secures $557,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a52ac88-3a8e-4ebf-82b6-d7cdcd63c698&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2012 Company Name Traackr Mailing Address 288 Norfolk St Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description The company provides an online service that allows users to measure online influence of other people. Website http://www.traackr.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $557,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Traackr Secures $557,000 New Financing”

MiCardia Obtains $1,917,363 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be9b9984-50bb-4d84-a86a-6d10d9041b46&Preview=1 Date 5/15/2012 Company Name MiCardia Mailing Address 30 Hughes Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description Micardia Corporation utilizes superior medical advancements to develop minimally invasive technology. Website http://www.micardia.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,917,363 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed