QB3 and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business co-sponsor an evening seminar on challenges for university-based biotech startups. From the event description: The presentation will offer a range of views and observations about the unique challenges facing the biotech startup where the core science emanates from the university. Our panelists-representing the point of … Continue reading “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Biotech Startup & Walking the Line between the University and the Venture Investor”
TEDx San Francisco
The event organizers write: “Hult International Business School welcomes some of San Francisco’s most dynamic speakers to the stage as the first independently organized TED event takes place on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at 1:00 PM at the Hult International Business School, 1355 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111. As the world constantly changes with … Continue reading “TEDx San Francisco”
CommonAngels, NEVCA Pledge 50 Startup Tickets for XSITE on June 14
We’re still two months out from our full-day flagship forum XSITE, the Xconomy Summit on Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship, but CommonAngels and the New England Venture Capital Association have already pledged to buy 50 tickets together—25 each—for startups looking to attend the June 14 conference. “We are thrilled to be able to support entrepreneurs in … Continue reading “CommonAngels, NEVCA Pledge 50 Startup Tickets for XSITE on June 14”
Wavii Makes Search More Human (Like Google+ Should)
He surely didn’t know it at the time. But Adrian Aoun’s godson, who lives in London and just turned 5, has been supplying the Seattle entrepreneur with inspiration for years. The setting is their regular video chats, which have allowed Aoun to watch the kid’s mastery of language take hold—and even do a little casual … Continue reading “Wavii Makes Search More Human (Like Google+ Should)”
Springpad Upgrades Digital Notebooks for Sharing, Discovery, and Persistence
If you’re interested in the growth of consumer Web companies in the Boston area, you should know the team at Spring Partners. And if you have deeper questions about how the Web will evolve beyond search and social, well, you should really check out what they’re building. Charlestown, MA-based Spring Partners is announcing version 3.0 … Continue reading “Springpad Upgrades Digital Notebooks for Sharing, Discovery, and Persistence”
Clio Searches for Music—Using Music
In 2007, Clio founder and principal scientist Dr. Greg Wilder saw a fundamental problem with music search engines: they all required words. So he set out to build an engine that could not only find music based on other music, but actually compare tracks to one another to find something similar—a music-based analysis, search and … Continue reading “Clio Searches for Music—Using Music”
Synchronoss Technologies Makes Strategic Moves to Boost Innovation
It can be tough for wireless carriers and users alike to sort out the increasingly complex mash-up of mobile devices and data. The ongoing releases of new handsets, software, and digital content makes it difficult to keep all the pieces working together smoothly. Synchronoss Technologies (Nasdaq: [[ticker:SNCR]]) in Bridgewater, N.J. develops software platforms that work … Continue reading “Synchronoss Technologies Makes Strategic Moves to Boost Innovation”
BioPharma Needs A Safe, Reliable Way To Repair Broken Genes
The sequencing of the human genome didn’t immediately lead to treatments for a number of diseases, as many had hoped and a smaller number had predicted. However, the enormous drop in the price of DNA sequencing over the past decade has now made it possible to sequence an individual’s complete genome for less than $5,000. … Continue reading “BioPharma Needs A Safe, Reliable Way To Repair Broken Genes”
Cardinal Health Hires West Wireless Health Institute’s Inaugural CEO
It felt like an auspicious time when Don Casey arrived two years ago as the inaugural CEO for San Diego’s new West Wireless Health Institute. Founders Gary and Mary West, who made their fortune in telemarketing, had pledged a total of $90 million to the nonprofit institute, where Casey proclaimed the mission was to “innovate, … Continue reading “Cardinal Health Hires West Wireless Health Institute’s Inaugural CEO”
Mymetics Ropes in Dendreon, KPCB Vets to Restart Vaccine Developer
[Updated: 7:10 am PT] Sometimes little biotech companies hit the wall, and need a jolt from new management, new investors, and even a change of scenery to see if their technology is ever going to pan out. Mymetics is one of those classic biotech stories, of a little vaccine company heading West to reinvent itself. … Continue reading “Mymetics Ropes in Dendreon, KPCB Vets to Restart Vaccine Developer”
UCSD Spinoff NexDx Aims to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis
Research from the UC San Diego School of Medicine that shows distinct characteristics in the inflammation-producing cells that line the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients is serving as the foundation for a new molecular diagnostics startup in San Diego. The startup, NexDx, was founded last year to develop reliable and cost-effective technology to accurately diagnose … Continue reading “UCSD Spinoff NexDx Aims to Diagnose Rheumatoid Arthritis”
AisleBuyer, Crashlytics, Cymfony, & More Boston Dealmakers
The world is atwitter over the big Facebook-Instagram acquisition, but Boston companies have been proving their muster with deals of their own this week. —Cambridge, MA-based mobile gaming startup The Tap Lab said it has brought in $550,000 in funding from a crop of angel investors that includes Harmonix founders Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, former … Continue reading “AisleBuyer, Crashlytics, Cymfony, & More Boston Dealmakers”
VoltDB Obtains $5,590,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0eda4560-875a-42e5-85fe-4d26af3bd2c4&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name VoltDB Mailing Address 6 Fortune Drive Billerica, MA 01821 Company Description VoltDB is solving the problem of database scalability for applications with fast-growing transaction (OLTP) workloads such as those found in Web 2.0, financial trading, gaming, telecommunications and software as a service (SaaS) businesses. Website http://voltdb.com Transaction … Continue reading “VoltDB Obtains $5,590,000 New Funding”
Sionyx Secures $6,882,639 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37c2b0b1-9352-4cbc-b2ce-f1277e6a266d&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Sionyx Mailing Address Cummings Center 100 Beverly, MA 01915 Company Description SiOnyx is excited to be building a team of industry leading scientists and engineers focused on revolutionizing the field of photonics. Website http://www.sionyxinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,882,639 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Sionyx Secures $6,882,639 New Financing Round”
Powerit Holdings Garners $3,008,049 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c9945146-86a4-42d4-a8ac-ab6e7bfb6156&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Powerit Holdings Mailing Address 568 First Ave South Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Powerit Solutions provides comprehensive energy demand response and demand control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. We are committed to helping customers in a wide variety of industries manage their energy usage, reduce their … Continue reading “Powerit Holdings Garners $3,008,049 New Funding”
SilkRoad Technology Obtains $25,046,299 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1c7c241b-7ab0-4592-a4d2-3debe36ec920&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name SilkRoad Technology Mailing Address 20 West Kinzie Street Chicago, IL 60654 Company Description SilkRoad technology, inc. specializes in talent management solutions that offer a unique blend of systems and services that enable companies to gain competitive advantage through optimum alignment of employee performance with organizational goals. Website … Continue reading “SilkRoad Technology Obtains $25,046,299 New Financing”
Basho Technologies Secures $1,000,001 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d4930983-4ab0-49db-98f5-72733c623750&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Basho Technologies Mailing Address 929 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Basho produces Riak, a distributed datastore that combines high availability, easily-scalable capacity and throughput, and ease of use. Riak’s complete availability means that applications built using Riak remain both read- and write-available under almost … Continue reading “Basho Technologies Secures $1,000,001 New Funding”
CloudPassage Obtains $14,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=31a2dba6-94ff-4de5-98a6-a26fb1baa3d1&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name CloudPassage Mailing Address 625 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description CloudPassage provides security SaaS solutions for securing cloud servers. Our Halo products give DevOps, SysAdmins and SecOps professionals the ability to easily protect servers across private, public and hybrid clouds. Website http://www.cloudpassage.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “CloudPassage Obtains $14,000,000 Series B Financing”
Sefaira Secures $10,800,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=045ca94c-1329-486a-a9a0-05c828fa26ef&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Sefaira Mailing Address 419 Lafayette Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description Sefaira was founded in 2009 with a mission to promote more sustainable buildings by helping the building industry design, build, operate, maintain and transform all facets of the built environment. We do this … Continue reading “Sefaira Secures $10,800,000 Series A Funding Round”
Dwolla Garners Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=61fc9779-94f6-4ed7-9843-3f924c1671a8&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Dwolla Mailing Address Undisclosed Des Moines, IA 50309 Company Description New technologies are putting our lives, our communities, and our world at the tips of our fingers. At Dwolla, we’re using those same ideas to build a new payment experience that’s powered by you. Website http://www.dwolla.com Transaction … Continue reading “Dwolla Garners Series A Funding Round”
Conduit Ltd. Receives $100,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=63c7f0ef-2205-4748-ac93-58f99ea78efa&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name Conduit Ltd. Mailing Address 400 S. El Camino Real San Francisco, CA 94402 Company Description Conduit provides web publisher syndication solutions that increase site traffic, revenue and brand loyalty while simplifying access to the content, communities and applications that subscribers care about most. By creating a direct, … Continue reading “Conduit Ltd. Receives $100,000,000 New Financing Round”
H.Bloom Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=70a96d54-44e8-41ac-a078-66c43bdda4bc&Preview=1 Date 4/11/2012 Company Name H.Bloom Mailing Address 20 W. 22nd St. New York, NY 10010 Company Description H.Bloom launched in February 2010 to provide luxurious flowers at affordable prices. Delivering directly to the home or business, H.BLOOM makes it convenient and easy to regularly enjoy extraordinary flowers. Website http://www.hbloom.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “H.Bloom Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
In San Diego Restart, Verenium Erases Debt, Looks to Expand Products
It’s been roughly a year since Verenium (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRNM]]) returned to its roots, so to speak, in San Diego as an industrial biotechnology company with an extensive catalog of enzymes. The company got its start here two decades ago as a kind of science project—amassing samples of enzymes from “life at the edge,” the organisms … Continue reading “In San Diego Restart, Verenium Erases Debt, Looks to Expand Products”
MTLC Breakfast Seminar: Mobile Payments – Is It Really the Future?
This panel will highlight how consumers and merchants can benefit from the new mobile wallet and mobile payment tech that seems to be booming. Representatives from companies like Paydiant and PayPal will share their insights at this MassTLC breakfast meeting. Register here.
The Billion-Dollar App: How Apple Propelled Instagram to Success
Yesterday’s news that Facebook is buying Instagram and its photo-sharing app was eye-popping for about five reasons at once. But the most interesting reason, to me, has also been the most overlooked so far. Here are the points that jumped out in yesterday’s news, starting with the least important (and most discussed) and building up … Continue reading “The Billion-Dollar App: How Apple Propelled Instagram to Success”
Crashlytics, With $5M in New VC Bucks, Goes After Huge Mobile Developer Market
Crashlytics has a cool name. It’s run by cool guys. It’s all a little too cool. The truth is, the Cambridge, MA-based startup is solving a really hard technical problem: helping developers fix mobile apps when they crash by pinpointing the line of code (and use case) where the main issue occurred. And as you’ll … Continue reading “Crashlytics, With $5M in New VC Bucks, Goes After Huge Mobile Developer Market”
Big Fish Games Bets on Freemium Games, Streaming Service
When Paul Thelen started Big Fish Games—“just in my bedroom, coding games,” he says—the Internet was just beginning to transform the way people got their entertainment. And it was a very big deal: Instead of heading to the store and forking over a few $20s for a disc in a colorful box, you could test … Continue reading “Big Fish Games Bets on Freemium Games, Streaming Service”
Core Innovation Capital’s $45M Fund Seeks Tech for the “Underbanked”
In 2007, a not-for-profit Chicago outfit called the Center for Financial Services Innovation launched a private equity fund to support tech startups with innovative financial products. The fund, says its New York-based manager Arjan Schutte, specifically sought out companies serving the “underbanked,” or as he explains it, “consumers who either don’t have a bank, or … Continue reading “Core Innovation Capital’s $45M Fund Seeks Tech for the “Underbanked””
Passion, Casual-ness, & Money: Themes from MIT’s Business in Gaming
If you saw some odd costumes wandering the streets of Boston this past weekend, chances are they were en route to a games-related event (I’m talking about you, Anime aficionados). The one I attended, MIT’s Business in Gaming conference, contained more suit-clad attendees than outlandish hairdos and capes (thank goodness). The event draws investors, entrepreneurs, … Continue reading “Passion, Casual-ness, & Money: Themes from MIT’s Business in Gaming”
Merck Teams With Flagship to Bankroll Early Biotech Ventures
Cambridge, MA-based Flagship Ventures said today it has formed a partnership with Merck Research Ventures Fund—the $250 million fund the Whitehouse Station, NJ-based drug giant set up last year to foster biotech startups. The two companies will collaborate to find and back new companies that are developing drugs to address unmet medical needs. As part … Continue reading “Merck Teams With Flagship to Bankroll Early Biotech Ventures”
J&J Group Awards 3 Finalists $50,000 Each for Gaps in Patient Care
Janssen Healthcare Innovation says three finalists are getting $50,000 each to advance their technologies for coordinating and improving patient care in the gray area that exists between different healthcare providers. Janssen, which is part of New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson & Johnson, unveiled its incentive prize competition three months ago to spur entrepreneurs, inventors, and others … Continue reading “J&J Group Awards 3 Finalists $50,000 Each for Gaps in Patient Care”
Oncothyreon Marches On With ‘Son of Stimuvax’ Cancer Vaccine
Many on Wall Street who follow Seattle-based Oncothyreon know it as the developer of Stimuvax, a product designed to stimulate the immune system to fight cancer cells. But what fewer realize is that Oncothyreon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ONTY]]) has long envisioned a product that could trump its original Stimuvax, and it has only recently gotten the money … Continue reading “Oncothyreon Marches On With ‘Son of Stimuvax’ Cancer Vaccine”
From Internet Plumbing to Tweeting With Zappos: The Dyn Story
If the Internet needs a plumber, Jeremy Hitchcock is your man. It’s not sexy, it’s not glamorous, but as they say, someone’s got to do it. And if that someone does it right, well, he can build a very profitable, 150-person company right here in the great Northeast. That company would be Dyn (pronounced “dine”), … Continue reading “From Internet Plumbing to Tweeting With Zappos: The Dyn Story”
Courion Garners $280,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e6ada41e-5ae0-484c-b129-9a2df9d47f94&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Courion Mailing Address 1881 Worcester Road Framingham, MA 01701-5409 Company Description Courion Corporation provides award-winning self-service identity management solutions in Identity Management Suite. manual processes for user provisioning, password management, industry and regulatory compliance, profile management and digital certificate management. Website http://www.courion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Courion Garners $280,000 New Round”
Radial Network Receives $3,365,522 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6772c138-234e-4088-a515-adaa48bb658c&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Radial Network Mailing Address 780 East Main Street Branford, CT 06405 Company Description Radial Networks provides ways for advertisers looking to place advertisements within IGA’s publisher network. The company supports various ad formats that can be placed within games. Ads are served dynamically and can be targeted … Continue reading “Radial Network Receives $3,365,522 New Financing Round”
Intuit Acquires AisleBuyer for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cc01bdb8-2834-41a7-a149-71fae71e1e67&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name AisleBuyer Mailing Address 321 Summer St 8th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Their platform, which includes a virtual shopping assistant, location aware digital circular, and patent-pending, mobile self-checkout system provides retailers with an end-to-end solution designed to increase sales, reduce costs, and offer unprecedented analytical insight … Continue reading “Intuit Acquires AisleBuyer for Undisclosed Sum”
WaveTec Vision Systems Lands $16,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7c133718-5af8-40e5-8026-4c3e8b1996aa&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name WaveTec Vision Systems Mailing Address 66 Argonaut Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Company Description The company is developing a system to help optimize patient outcomes after intraocular lens replacement procedures. Website http://www.wavetecvision.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $16,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes This new capital enables … Continue reading “WaveTec Vision Systems Lands $16,500,000 New Financing”
StoreFlix Obtains $200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a3711856-2aa1-4c39-979e-10b3648157e5&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name StoreFlix Mailing Address 6000 Mason Montgomery Road Mason, OH 45040 Company Description StoreFlix has a real time world wide patent pending technology that allows businesses to see, share, and analyze operations around the world. Website http://www.storeflix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $200,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds … Continue reading “StoreFlix Obtains $200,000 Seed Financing”
MyBestFriendsHair.com Obtains $365,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a619b5ef-dbd8-4093-a374-21b1920cb6f0&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name MyBestFriendsHair.com Mailing Address 12523 Jeffries Place Carmel, IN 46033 Company Description At My Best Friend’s Hair, we believe everyone deserves great hair. Whether you’re searching for a new hairstylist or love the one you’re with, My Best Friend’s Hair is for you! Find the best hairstylists from … Continue reading “MyBestFriendsHair.com Obtains $365,000 Series A Funding”
Amgen Acquires KAI Pharmaceuticals for $315,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=60d7936b-049f-4caf-840c-f65e003b7385&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name KAI Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 270 Littlefield Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 Company Description KAI Pharmaceuticals is a biology-based product-driven pharmaceutical company developing a new class of therapeutics targeting cell-signaling enzymes that affect numerous disease pathways. The company is leveraging its leadership position in protein kinase C … Continue reading “Amgen Acquires KAI Pharmaceuticals for $315,000,000”
Crashlytics Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bbe37d1b-8d1e-4686-91f2-7bd4dc0c74a4&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Crashlytics Mailing Address 719 Boylsto Street Boston, MA 02116 Company Description On its minimal website, Crashlytics states it is developing an amazingly simple way to locate and fix crashes in your apps (and more). Website http://www.crashlytics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series A … Continue reading “Crashlytics Lands $5,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Seventh Sense Biosystems Garners $750,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=039cf55b-683b-4ad9-8366-b1b409b66361&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Seventh Sense Biosystems Mailing Address 286 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description Seventh Sense Biosystems Inc is a medical device startup company. Website http://www.7sbio.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Seventh Sense Biosystems Garners $750,000 New Financing”
Illumitex Receives $9,300,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8f6dd8eb-c424-4830-8e7d-e3ce101def01&Preview=1 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Illumitex Mailing Address 5307 Industrial Oaks Blvd Austin, TX 78735 Company Description The company operates as an solid state lighting development company. Website http://www.illumitex.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,300,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new round of funding will be used to develop Illumitex’s … Continue reading “Illumitex Receives $9,300,000 New Funding Round”
Jada Beauty Receives $365,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a619b5ef-dbd8-4093-a374-21b1920cb6f0 Date 4/10/2012 Company Name Jada Beauty Mailing Address 12523 Jeffries Place Carmel, IN 46033 USA Company Description At Jada Beauty, we celebrate beauty and make discovering and buying your favorite beauty products easier than ever. Shop a variety of brands, discover new products and trends, and be inspired by our expertly … Continue reading “Jada Beauty Receives $365,000 Series A Financing”
Optimer Discloses Shakeup Prompted by Chairman’s Deal in Taiwan
A deal involving an affiliated Taiwanese company prompted the board at San Diego’s Optimer Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OPTR]]) to seek the ouster of the co-founder and chairman, Michael Chang, and to fire the company’s chief financial officer and a vice president. In a statement released before the market opened, Optimer also says it disclosed the deal … Continue reading “Optimer Discloses Shakeup Prompted by Chairman’s Deal in Taiwan”
Vesting Is a Hack
Vesting in general (and founder vesting in particular) is an oft-misunderstood tool that has a tendency to really screw up young companies. There are some deep misconceptions at work here that often cause founders all sorts of grief. Most of it comes from the simple fact that stock grants are, at their heart, a crude … Continue reading “Vesting Is a Hack”
Ludlow Ventures: A Family Venture “Without Ego”
Ludlow Ventures, the Detroit-based firm, has a motto: “VC without ego.” Managing partner Jonathon Triest certainly lives up to that ideal of selflessness when describing the influence his partners—his father, Brent Triest, and his great-uncle, Warren Coville—have had on his life. “They’re successful, humble, super smart, and philanthopic. They bring extraordinary talent to the table, … Continue reading “Ludlow Ventures: A Family Venture “Without Ego””
Betaworks-Backed News.me Puts a More Social Spin on News Medium
The ever-increasing use of social media to share stories can sometimes overwhelm users, but a New York-based startup has created a platform to curb such information overload. News.me, wholly funded by investor and business accelerator Betaworks, and born from a prototype created at The New York Times, curates news articles to help readers focus on … Continue reading “Betaworks-Backed News.me Puts a More Social Spin on News Medium”
Four Xconomists in the News this Weekend, Including Two XSITE Keynoters
It was a busy weekend in tech coverage, despite the holiday. Among other things, four Xconomists were in the news, making headlines, announcing key moves, or as part of national articles—three of them in the New York Times. Here is a quick pointer: –Stephen Wolfram was the focus of a New York Times article about … Continue reading “Four Xconomists in the News this Weekend, Including Two XSITE Keynoters”
Mobilisafe Study: Android Apps Show More Security Holes
Chalk up another one for those control freaks at Apple. In a recent study of small and medium-sized businesses, Seattle startup Mobilisafe found that security vulnerabilities on Apple’s mobile devices were largely tied to the company’s iOS platform. The apps that run on those devices, subject to Apple’s picky curation policies, barely registered as security … Continue reading “Mobilisafe Study: Android Apps Show More Security Holes”