Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2cb9dd0-9c6e-4dd7-a8e3-9f7de6f07d9b&Preview=1 Date 3/9/2012 Company Name FastFig Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78610 Company Description Fig Labs, Inc. is a startup based in Austin, Texas. We cater to the STEM education industry. Our first product is FastFig, a cloud-based tool for homework completion in math-based classes. Website http://www.fastfig.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount … Continue reading “FastFig Garners $25,000 Seed Funding”
Seer Garners $25,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f292a1fb-5573-4bd6-96f6-d155b3fa4729&Preview=1 Date 3/9/2012 Company Name Seer Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78610 Company Description Seer manages all your cloud accounts for you,so you can get things done instead. A single place for all your files, emails, and notes. Website http://www.getseer.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Seer Garners $25,000 Seed Financing”
Newscastic Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4faa5e9b-d185-41a4-8e37-dc9eca3e3c16&Preview=1 Date 3/9/2012 Company Name Newscastic Mailing Address Undisclosed Austin, TX 78610 Company Description Our mission is to redefine local news. We’re introducing a new kind of local news that’s better for businesses, journalists, and most importantly, you. Website http://www.newscastic.com Transaction Type Accelerator Transaction Amount $25,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Newscastic Obtains $25,000 Seed Funding”
San Diego Tech Scene Presents: March Mingle VIII
March Mingle is a technology-agnostic event that brings together software developers of all flavors for San Diego’s annual “Technology Woodstock,” or maybe the “Ultimate Geek Happy Hour.” Mingle is hosted by San Diego Tech Scene without sales or technical presentations, and guests are invited to talk shop, trade war stories, and munch on finger food … Continue reading “San Diego Tech Scene Presents: March Mingle VIII”
Microsoft’s Mayhem: Remote Controls for Everything (Eventually)
Even the biggest gadget freaks out there—you know, the guy with three phones, two tablets, multiple game consoles, TVs galore—faces a pretty pedestrian-seeming problem. Despite all of the mind-boggling things our hardware and software can accomplish these days, these devices still don’t play very well together. A new Microsoft project called Mayhem, quietly available for … Continue reading “Microsoft’s Mayhem: Remote Controls for Everything (Eventually)”
OncoGenex Doubles Down on Prostate Cancer, As Competition Heats Up
There’s some aggressive jockeying going on in the prostate cancer market, and today Vancouver, BC and Bothell, WA-based OncoGenex Pharmaceuticals made some moves that it hopes will keep its lead horse in the race. OncoGenex (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OGXI]]) and its partner Teva Pharmaceutical said today they are expanding one pivotal-stage clinical trial for men with prostate … Continue reading “OncoGenex Doubles Down on Prostate Cancer, As Competition Heats Up”
New England’s Emerging Biotech Stars: The Agenda
We’re just a month away from our next big biotech event in Boston, New England’s Emerging Biotech Stars. We have a stellar lineup planned for this afternoon event, which will be held April 4 at Biogen Idec in Cambridge, MA. Today we’re rolling out the official agenda for this exciting half-day conference. We’ll hear from … Continue reading “New England’s Emerging Biotech Stars: The Agenda”
SavingStar, Exinda, & NeuroPhage: A Trio of Boston Startup Deals
Things have been pretty quiet around Boston in terms of financing deals. Until today. Here are three decent-size funding rounds just announced, across the very disparate sectors of digital coupons, networking tech, and brain diseases (yeah, I do some neuro too): —SavingStar, a digital grocery coupon service based in Waltham, MA, has raised $9 million … Continue reading “SavingStar, Exinda, & NeuroPhage: A Trio of Boston Startup Deals”
Angels Favored Healthcare & Internet, With Bigger Rounds in 2011
Each time new private investing data comes out, it seems like it’s another chance for California to show its dominance. That’s the case with the Halo Report, but this particular report also reveals some interesting trends in angel investing. Put together by the Angel Resource Institute, Silicon Valley Bank, and the data services firm CB Insights, … Continue reading “Angels Favored Healthcare & Internet, With Bigger Rounds in 2011”
J&J Prostate Cancer Drug Hits Goal; Hurts Dendreon, Helps Medivation
[Updated: 11:20 am PT] Johnson & Johnson just delivered some encouraging news for prostate cancer patients that could end up being a boon for one of its competitors (San Francisco-based Medivation), and a drag for another (Seattle-based Dendreon). J&J, the New Brunswick, NJ-based healthcare giant (NYSE: [[ticker:JNJ]]), said today that it stopped a clinical trial of … Continue reading “J&J Prostate Cancer Drug Hits Goal; Hurts Dendreon, Helps Medivation”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Aragon, Illumina, CareFusion, & More
We saw some sizable deals in the life sciences domain over the past week, including an interesting partnership that Domain Associates formed with Moscow-based Rusnano. —The venture capital firm Domain Associates and Moscow-based Rusnano, the government-owned Russian Corporation of nanotechnologies, agreed to jointly invest $760 million on both sides of the globe. Under the deal, … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Aragon, Illumina, CareFusion, & More”
An Opportunity for Congress to Vote for Job Creation
Congressional leaders of both parties have a short-term opportunity to come together in rare bipartisan fashion and get on the right side of American economic growth and job creation. With the House expected to pass a bill this week that would temporarily ease regulatory requirements related to young, high growth companies filing for an initial … Continue reading “An Opportunity for Congress to Vote for Job Creation”
Sramana Mitra Combats Infant Entrepreneur Mortality
Investor Stewart Alsop has called San Francisco Xconomist Sramana Mitra “a symbol of everything that is great about America: a geek, an entrepreneur, an immigrant, a leader.” He could have added “prolific writer”: Mitra is the author of a blog and five books, as well as three years’ worth of Forbes columns. Throughout these writings, … Continue reading “Sramana Mitra Combats Infant Entrepreneur Mortality”
Accedo Broadband Plots NY Expansion to Capture Clients and Talent
Stockholm-based Accedo Broadband plans to set up New York offices in a strategic maneuver to get up close and personal with the consumer electronics giants it works with such as Samsung, Panasonic, and LG Electronics. Accedo, which develops apps and platforms that deliver content to televisions connected to the Web, plans to hire as many … Continue reading “Accedo Broadband Plots NY Expansion to Capture Clients and Talent”
Reinventing Biotech on April 3: Here’s the Agenda
We’re a little more than three weeks away from one of the biggest Seattle life sciences events of the year. Folks have been asking me about it lately, so I figure it’s time to unveil the program for “Reinventing Biotech’s Business Model” here in Seattle on April 3. This half-day conference is attracting top-notch speakers … Continue reading “Reinventing Biotech on April 3: Here’s the Agenda”
4s3, With $20M in Tow, Pursues Route for Delivering Drugs to Muscle
If you ask 4s3 Bioscience CEO Timothy Harris what the name of his Medford, MA startup signifies, you won’t get much of an enthusiastic response. It’s not a play on words or reference to the company’s scientific platform, but rather “it’s just the name we ended up with,” Harris admits. But ask him about the … Continue reading “4s3, With $20M in Tow, Pursues Route for Delivering Drugs to Muscle”
Exinda Networks Receives $12,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f125f88-ee94-4d00-b724-e197940ddc79&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Exinda Networks Mailing Address 300 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 Company Description Exinda Networks is a leading global supplier of high quality network performance optimization and monitoring systems. Exinda’s products offer network data optimization, traffic reporting and application acceleration that allow enterprises to ensure its network operation … Continue reading “Exinda Networks Receives $12,000,000 Series B Round”
GE Healthcare Acquires Xcellerex for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=350e55eb-ebf3-4715-a986-b3d7914986fc&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Xcellerex Mailing Address 170 Locke Drive Marlborough, MA 01752 Company Description Xcellerex is revolutionizing the way biomolecules are developed, manufactured and commercialized. Xcellerex is built around a unique biomanufacturing platform that features the innovative application of single-use component technology. Website http://www.xcellerex.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “GE Healthcare Acquires Xcellerex for Undisclosed Sum”
Eden Park Illumination Garners $3,106,177 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ecfb9b3-501d-4f00-9869-e59b30ec5343&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Eden Park Illumination Mailing Address 903 N Country Fair Drive Champaign, IL 61821 Company Description Eden Park Illumination is a young dynamic lighting technology company anchored in over fifty years of technology heritage through our affiliation with the Laboratory of Optical Physics and Engineering at the University … Continue reading “Eden Park Illumination Garners $3,106,177 Series B Funding Round”
Switchfly Obtains $15,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d5558df6-4837-460f-94dd-d23d8fe5c889&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Switchfly Mailing Address 601 Montgomery St. 17th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Switchfly is a software company that helps any business enhance its Web presence with intelligent and easy packaging and selling of air, hotel, rental car, vacation activities, and other related travel components for … Continue reading “Switchfly Obtains $15,000,000 Series C Round”
HipChat Obtains $3,200,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aa07c0e3-811e-47ad-acdb-d90078e4749a&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name HipChat Mailing Address 431 Tehama San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description We started HipChat because we were frustrated with pointless meetings, long email threads, and taking forever to make a decision. Like many people, we tried to use AIM to collaborate, but it just wasn’t good enough. … Continue reading “HipChat Obtains $3,200,000 Series A Financing”
Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e055984e-af6f-49ee-b118-3835787cd2b4&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 300 George St New Haven, CT 06511 Company Description Kolltan is a development-stage company advancing therapeutics that target well-defined and validated molecular mechanisms of disease in areas of critical clinical need. Website http://www.kolltan.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Obtains $25,000,000 New Financing Round”
SavingStar Lands $9,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=662b5ef5-4b31-408e-8247-7fb1664072b7&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name SavingStar Mailing Address 400-1 Totten Pond Road Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description SavingStar enables consumer packaged goods brands and retailers to promote their products and services to all consumers through fully digital promotion, distribution, and rewards fulfillment. In addition to providing Upromise Grocery, a program through which … Continue reading “SavingStar Lands $9,000,000 Series C Round”
Oblong Industries Lands Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f72e9151-8715-4603-a3b6-da361cb8e1c0&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Oblong Industries Mailing Address 923 E. Third St. Unit 111 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Company Description Oblong is developing gesture-recognition technologies. Website http://www.oblong.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Oblong and its partners view this latest investment round as an … Continue reading “Oblong Industries Lands Series B Funding Round”
Boston Scientific Acquires Cameron Health for $150,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=34a932ae-f994-444b-933a-3943f1ab002c&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Cameron Health Mailing Address 905 Calle Amanecer San Clemente, CA 92673 Company Description Cameron Health, Inc., a development stage medical device company, is creating the next generation of implantable electronic device utilizing state-of-the-art technologies. We are a team of specialized, high technology, creative individuals with decades of … Continue reading “Boston Scientific Acquires Cameron Health for $150,000,000”
Raditaz Obtains $300,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c09f424c-a1ab-4b51-9365-d5820dd87aba&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Raditaz Mailing Address 125 University Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Raditaz is the first streaming music service where users can link stations to specific locations. Raditaz is location-aware radio, where users listen to, create and share stations while earning rewards. Raditaz lets you link stations … Continue reading “Raditaz Obtains $300,000 New Funding”
N-Trig Obtains $14,872,263 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a66cca77-88ec-496b-b03b-f578d3ffbae2&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name N-Trig Mailing Address 8200 North MoPac Expressway Austin, TX 78759 Company Description N-Trig is the provider of DuoSense digitizer technology combining pen and zero-pressure touch for mobile computers into a single device. N-Trig enables OEMs and ODMs to provide innovative new technology for the next generation of … Continue reading “N-Trig Obtains $14,872,263 New Round”
How to Host a Minimum Viable Party at SXSW
As an entrepreneurial VC, and founder of a financial services company, Duck9, I do and recommend things that disrupt. So I hold one opinion that runs very counter to Seth Levine’s recent post “I’m getting sick of the bullshit,” which boiled down to an indictment of the party scene at the South by Southwest Interactive … Continue reading “How to Host a Minimum Viable Party at SXSW”
Barry Diller-Backed Aereo Faces Legal Fight with TV Broadcasters
Outraged by Long Island City-based Aereo’s attempts to exploit a supposed loophole regarding the transmission of television shows, broadcasters have sued the startup to keep its service from launching on March 14. Experts say the broadcasters may have a legitimate case. If so, the litigation could jeopardize Aereo’s plan to offer its subscribers live streaming … Continue reading “Barry Diller-Backed Aereo Faces Legal Fight with TV Broadcasters”
Don’t Read Tech Blogs: 10 Ideas from Backupify’s Rob May
You might know him as the founder and CEO of Backupify, one of the fast-growing technology startups around Boston. I know him as a guy who speaks his mind about many a tech topic. And that makes him a fine happy hour companion. Rob May is a Kentucky transplant and a recent example of fresh … Continue reading “Don’t Read Tech Blogs: 10 Ideas from Backupify’s Rob May”
The Thinking Behind Domain’s $760M Life Sciences Deal in Russia
The partnership that the life sciences venture firm Domain Associates and the Russian state technology firm Rusnano disclosed yesterday began almost two years ago, at a time when the U.S. financial crisis was especially bleak. Domain partner Brian Dovey says he initially conceived of the alliance as a way to tap a new and substantial … Continue reading “The Thinking Behind Domain’s $760M Life Sciences Deal in Russia”
Let the Madness Begin: Four New Questions About Mobile’s Future
San Francisco is a heavenly place to live and work, but there are two times a year when I would rather be in Boston. One is Xconomy’s annual XSITE conference in June, and the other is our Mobile Madness conference, which is coming up on March 14. It just so happens that there’s a cross-country … Continue reading “Let the Madness Begin: Four New Questions About Mobile’s Future”
Microsoft’s Future Factory Shows Off its Latest Ideas
In Rick Rashid’s eyes, the biggest reason to have a huge corporate research division isn’t to feed a conveyer belt with fancy new products. Instead, the head of Microsoft Research says, basic research serves as more of an insurance policy, something to keep a company alive in a constantly evolving industry. “We’re really here to … Continue reading “Microsoft’s Future Factory Shows Off its Latest Ideas”
Startup Roundtable Series 9 With Esther Dyson
New York Entrepreneurs Business Network presents an evening with Esther Dyson, CEO of EDventure Holdings and an active investor in a variety of start-ups around the world. NYEBN founder Andrew Wong will interview Dyson, and there will be plenty of time for networking and drinks. Register here.
Molecular Health Sets up in NYC With Personalized Med Tools
When executives at medical software developer MolecularHealth were working on a new product for oncologists, they consulted with a cancer center that was grappling with an emerging trend: About 100 patients a year were paying for their own genomes to be sequenced. Jeffrey Marrazzo, chief business officer of MolecularHealth, a Swiss-founded company that recently set … Continue reading “Molecular Health Sets up in NYC With Personalized Med Tools”
Ford Software Upgrade Doubles Down on Connectivity, Customer Satisfaction
Ford took another step on its journey toward becoming a mobile technology company on wheels with the release of a free MyFord Touch software upgrade to more than 300,000 existing customers. The upgrade is being mailed to MyFord Touch users in the form of a USB flash drive that contains the new software, detailed instructions for … Continue reading “Ford Software Upgrade Doubles Down on Connectivity, Customer Satisfaction”
How Biogen Idec Overhauled R&D Under Doug Williams
Biogen Idec took heat for years from shareholders who accused it of bumbling in the R&D department. But a little over a year ago, the Weston, MA-based biotech company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BIIB]]) brought in a new guy to run research and development, and—presto!—a few months later the new product engine was perceived as world-class once again. … Continue reading “How Biogen Idec Overhauled R&D Under Doug Williams”
BG Medicine, Bottomline, 4s3 Bioscience Among the Week’s Dealmakers
Partnership news, funding announcements, and an acquisition made up the New England deals news in the past week. —Concert Pharmaceuticals sold a worldwide license of its psychiatric drug to California-based Avanir Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AVNR]]). The Lexington, MA-based biotech received an undisclosed upfront payment and is eligible for more than $200 million in additional sales and … Continue reading “BG Medicine, Bottomline, 4s3 Bioscience Among the Week’s Dealmakers”
Aponia Laboratories Receives $460,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1142c181-5243-4355-b93f-18c660c2112c&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Aponia Laboratories Mailing Address 67 Orchard Place Greenwich, CT 06830 Company Description Aponia Laboratories, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that produces a series of clinically proven prescription pain relief products. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $460,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Aponia Laboratories Receives $460,000 New Round”
Wentworth Technology Garners $1,000,089 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=311dfe38-099f-4be8-80fa-bf310a4d0961&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Wentworth Technology Mailing Address 77 Industrial Park Road Saco, ME 04072 Company Description Our team of wireless communications professionals have over 60 years of combined experience providing full-featured wireless communications solutions to the most demanding industries. Our company is built on the principles of making quality products … Continue reading “Wentworth Technology Garners $1,000,089 New Funding”
BioScale Lands $5,261,050 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1937b25-aaaf-4a65-ad4e-d4bbe72ac009&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name BioScale Mailing Address 4 Maguire Road Lexington, MA 02421 Company Description The company develops nanotechnology-focused biological technologies. Website http://www.bioscale.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,261,050 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
Wavemark Garners $2,822,072 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4ab98887-33de-49d1-87f5-e716d67bafcd&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Wavemark Mailing Address One Monarch Drive Littleton, MA 01460 Company Description WaveMark, Inc. is a leader in providing intelligent inventory management solutions to hospitals and surgery centers. Headquartered in Boxborough, Massachusetts, WaveMark is focused on providing clinical environments with an intelligent solution to managing the flow of … Continue reading “Wavemark Garners $2,822,072 New Financing”
The Dollar Shave Club Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6732a87a-e5a2-4e02-817a-3e05e9d3b749&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name The Dollar Shave Club Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description The company offers a monthly subscription service for grooming supplies. Website http://www.dollarshaveclub.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “The Dollar Shave Club Obtains $1,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Sequent Medical Receives $26,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=88851756-72e4-456c-88fb-fd7993307a53&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Sequent Medical Mailing Address 11A Columbia Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Company Description The company is dedicated to the development of innovative devices to advance the endovascular treatment of neurovascular disease conditions. Website http://www.sequentmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $26,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes We … Continue reading “Sequent Medical Receives $26,000,000 Series C Round”
Molecular Imaging Research Lands $2,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52f256df-290e-4f29-aa50-a9cef6819a61&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Molecular Imaging Research Mailing Address 800 Technology Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Company Description Molecular Imaging Research, Inc. (MIR) is a specialty contract research organization (CRO) located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. MIR employs a wide array of imaging technologies including preclinical MRI, CT (µCT), high resolution PET … Continue reading “Molecular Imaging Research Lands $2,500,000 Series A Financing”
Wallit Garners $1,200,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c1a19a3-94e2-402f-8179-181875f875e8&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Wallit Mailing Address 1900 Addison Street Berkeley, CA 94704 Company Description WallitApp is the only way for you to write on walls at popular places and start conversations with the people who are really there. Website http://www.wallitapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Wallit Garners $1,200,000 New Funding Round”
Education Elements Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf15994a-0d60-4e7e-8f83-7e8cfc1e2aec&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Education Elements Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Education Elements is a for-profit company founded in 2010 by Anthony Kim, a longtime education technologist who wanted to help schools rethink the structure of schooling and the way technology could strengthen instruction and streamline operations. … Continue reading “Education Elements Obtains $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Roundtable Media Secures $1,999,997 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4203b8a9-b2c0-456e-8708-85f8d3583755&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Roundtable Media Mailing Address 800 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Company Description Roundtable Media is a stealth company that aims to offer meaningful conversations through online discussions. Website http://www.branch.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,999,997 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Roundtable Media Secures $1,999,997 New Round”
Miasole Garners $55,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8955fa55-6600-481d-ba86-8e07c6a175f4&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Miasole Mailing Address 2590 Walsh Ave. Santa Clara, CA 95051 Company Description Miasolé manufactures the first solar technology inexpensive and plentiful enough to make solar power practical for large-scale use. Website http://www.miasole.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will … Continue reading “Miasole Garners $55,000,000 New Financing Round”
Mevio Receives $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1d1c2146-3caf-4188-b0cb-c75ecf96e4f6&Preview=1 Date 3/7/2012 Company Name Mevio Mailing Address 577 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description MEVIO hosts networks of personality-driven episodic entertainment to best engage our customers-comprised of viewers, producers, advertisers and partners. MEVIO is one of the fastest growing entertainment sites on the web. Website http://www.mevio.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Mevio Receives $10,000,000 New Financing Round”