This conference, held in conjunction with Book Expo America, will feature three days of networking, discussions, and a trade show for bloggers and new media professionals. Speakers include Peter Shankman of Vocus, Andraz Tori of Zemanta, and Jelena Woehr of Yahoo! All attendees get free access to BEA, too. Register here.
SocEnt Weekend: Business Ideas That Can Make a Difference
When they set out to start a business, plenty of entrepreneurs hope to change some slice of the world by solving a problem, making their customers happy, and giving people jobs along the way. And that’s plenty of work on its own. But some companies, says longtime mobile entrepreneur Michael “Luni” Libes, see business as … Continue reading “SocEnt Weekend: Business Ideas That Can Make a Difference”
Crescendo Bioscience Takes Arthritis Into the World of Hard Data
Medicine can still sometimes look awfully primitive, despite all the whiz-bang developments in biotech. Take rheumatoid arthritis. Scientists don’t know what causes it, and clinicians have little hard data to help them diagnose it or measure patients’ progress over time. But that’s starting to change, based on a new molecular test from South San Francisco-based … Continue reading “Crescendo Bioscience Takes Arthritis Into the World of Hard Data”
Enanta, Satori, Vertex & More of the Week’s Life Sciences Newsmakers
Drug development news was big this week in the Boston life sciences scene. —Watertown-based Enanta Pharmaceuticals inked a lucrative partnership with Novartis to co-develop an experimental hepatitis C drug. The deal gives Enanta $34 million in upfront cash, and potentially $440 million in milestone payments if the drug reaches certain goals, as well as royalties … Continue reading “Enanta, Satori, Vertex & More of the Week’s Life Sciences Newsmakers”
Proto Labs Garners $68,800,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f608c9d-2977-4b0f-99ca-428ffabf7cb7&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Proto Labs Mailing Address 5540 Pioneer Creek Dr Maple Plain, MN 55359 Company Description Proto Labs (NYSE: PRLB) is the world’s fastest manufacturer of custom prototype and low-volume plastic parts. Our customers provide us with three-dimensional computer-aided designs (3D CAD) and we ship their parts in as … Continue reading “Proto Labs Garners $68,800,000 New Funding Round”
GoPago Garners New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=437a951f-8120-47ed-a073-0643884147c4&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name GoPago Mailing Address 44 Montgomery Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description We are committed to ensuring your security when using GoPago. The handling of your personal information such as payment information is safeguarded by industry standard best practices. All information is sent over 256-bit Secure Socket … Continue reading “GoPago Garners New Financing”
Skytree Secures $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d53cd16-513a-420c-8c5b-16064399c677&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Skytree Mailing Address 2033 Gateway Place San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description Skytree is a big data analytics company that enables organizations to perform machine learning and other advanced analytics methods on massive amounts of data (Big Data). The first-of-a-kind Skytree Server delivers best in class performance, … Continue reading “Skytree Secures $1,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Votizen Receives $750,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb2040c2-4e60-499f-a1f6-531122ec499e&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Votizen Mailing Address 548 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Our approach is simple: we authenticate your existing Facebook, Twitter and email accounts as belonging to a registered voter, and we help match you with other voters who share your views. We then automatically connect … Continue reading “Votizen Receives $750,000 New Financing Round”
Scan Obtains $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f9f98aa-0b55-4817-a9b1-584597a86535&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Scan Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Scan is creating disruptive apps that connect the real world with the digital universe in fun and innovative ways. Through QR code, NFC, and other technologies, Scan brings social media, lead generation, and mobile commerce to life … Continue reading “Scan Obtains $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round”
Game Closure Obtains $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5e36c498-755e-4958-98b8-5f14912824bd&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Game Closure Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94124 Company Description Game Closure offers an HTML5-based multiplayer game development kit. Write a game once, deploy it everywhere. Stay tuned for more info! Website http://www.gameclosure.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Game Closure Obtains $12,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
NeoVista Secures $1,000,458 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ffde0f16-4f67-4e4b-adb8-98bb9764ac9a&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name NeoVista Mailing Address 38875 Cherry St. Newark, CA 94560 Company Description NeoVista, Inc. is developing a novel therapy to treat wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) utilizing a Strontium-90 isotope. The delivery is made through a minimally invasive surgical procedure. The NeoVista, Inc. Website http://www.neovista-inc.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “NeoVista Secures $1,000,458 New Financing”
Apple Acquires Chomp for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aee3539b-583b-45ff-ab7e-99bf99a9e8ce&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Chomp Mailing Address 1385 Mission St San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Chomp Connect is a simple class that lets app developers prompt their users to review their app on Chomp—all within one click without leaving their app. Developers get to: Website http://www.chomp.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction … Continue reading “Apple Acquires Chomp for Undisclosed Sum”
Cisco Acquires Lightwire for $271,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ff35c79c-6233-4eb7-98d2-dfc6386ea3de&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Lightwire Mailing Address 3900 Freedom Circle Santa Clara, PA 95054 Company Description Lightwire’s mission is to deliver the lowest power, highest performance 10 Gbps and faster interconnect solutions using advanced CMOS photonics technology. Website http://www.lightwire.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $271,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms … Continue reading “Cisco Acquires Lightwire for $271,000,000”
Fanattac Receives $1,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fbde7c5-080d-4828-97d7-2c40c1b8cf5a&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Fanattac Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10022 Company Description Fanattac gives music fans a home to enjoy music and content. It is a place to discover and connect with like-minded fans in an engaging social environment. Fanattac empowers fans to champion the music they love, as … Continue reading “Fanattac Receives $1,000,000 New Round”
Quartzy Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fc42cd51-55be-48f3-9af6-4a1ec2c13bf6&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Quartzy Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description Quartzy was created to help scientists bring order to their labs. The founders met while conducting research at Columbia University. As they worked on their research, they became frustrated by disorganization, poor communication, and endless administrative tasks—issues … Continue reading “Quartzy Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing Round”
Tendril Networks Acquires Recurve for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3213bd5-1842-4097-a416-4ba7b0e1d02e&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Recurve Mailing Address 1167 Mission St 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Recurve has developed a holistic approach to home performance contracting that treats the home as a system. Our experience in a wide range of home improvement technologies and contracting allows us to identify … Continue reading “Tendril Networks Acquires Recurve for Undisclosed Sum”
Critical Path Acquires Laszlo Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3972d0f-37c3-437d-85a0-662a3be0529f&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Laszlo Systems Mailing Address 2600 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Laszlo Systems is the original developer of the Laszlo open source platform and provider of rich internet applications and services that advance the Web experience. The Laszlo Platform is an open source, XML-native foundation … Continue reading “Critical Path Acquires Laszlo Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Bazaarvoice Receives $114,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=322a6fa8-9a62-49e4-9a34-cc9d91faa46e&Preview=1 Date 2/24/2012 Company Name Bazaarvoice Mailing Address 3900 N. Capital of Texas Hwy. Austin, TX 78746 Company Description Bazaarvoice (NASDAQ: BV) develops outsourced technology, services, analytics, and expertise to encourage and harness word of mouth marketing and bring it closer to a company’s brand and customer experience. Website http://www.bazaarvoice.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Bazaarvoice Receives $114,000,000 New Round”
Z2Live Acquires Big Sandwich, Sees More Console Guys Going Mobile
If you wanted to illustrate the massive changes rippling through the video-game industry, you couldn’t do much better than Z2Live‘s acquisition of Vancouver, BC-based Big Sandwich Games. As a standalone studio, Big Sandwich was mostly focused on games for the traditional at-home consoles like the PlayStation or Xbox. In that side of the business, a … Continue reading “Z2Live Acquires Big Sandwich, Sees More Console Guys Going Mobile”
SDVG’s 10th Annual Venture Summit
The San Diego Venture Group has organized this half-day conference as a showcase for local startups, with major presentations and discussions that cover a range of industry trends and concerns. Hundreds attended last year’s summit, which featured XPrize Foundation founder and CEO Peter Diamandis. More information and online registration is here.
A Private Showing of ‘Something Ventured’
The San Diego Venture Group has arranged a private showing of the film, “Something Ventured,” the story of how the venture industry emerged over several decades to become the engine of innovation in Silicon Valley, and a key driver of economic growth in the 20th century. Told by the visionary risk-takers who made it happen, … Continue reading “A Private Showing of ‘Something Ventured’”
San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Vital Therapies, & More
Funding deals accounted for much of the life sciences news over the past week. We’ve got it all wrapped up here. —San Diego-based Receptos, which is using the structure of cellular G protein-coupled receptors to develop drug candidates for autoimmune therapies, has secured $10.8 million in a funding round that could be as much as … Continue reading “San Diego Life Sciences Roundup: Receptos, Vital Therapies, & More”
Xconomist of the Week: Rich Sheridan and the Business Value of Joy
[Corrected 2/24/12, 10:00 am. See below.] The first thing you notice upon walking into Menlo Innovations, a small open-plan office in Ann Arbor, MI, is how hard everyone is working. There is a hive-like focus and intensity, so much so that the 40-member staff seems oblivious to the presence of a stranger with a notebook and … Continue reading “Xconomist of the Week: Rich Sheridan and the Business Value of Joy”
Cloud Computing: The Next Generation
MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC presents this evening panel on the future of cloud computing. Topics include challenges for early adopters, funding opportunities, and the different flavors of cloud computing. Speakers include Joe Berding of Xerox Cloud Sales, Andrew Davis, CEO of Gage Networks, and Roger Krakoff, managing partner at Cloud Capital Partners. Register here.
Vertex Stays in HepC Game, as All-Oral Combo Passes Small Study
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, some investors theorized in recent months, was about to be left in the dust by other companies with more effective drugs in development against hepatitis C. Today, Vertex released some clinical trial data which just might make some folks wait a minute before declaring this story to be “Game Over.” The Cambridge, MA-based … Continue reading “Vertex Stays in HepC Game, as All-Oral Combo Passes Small Study”
Glympse Keeps it Simple, Racks up 2.5M Users
When building a technology product, a lot of people fall into the trap of larding it up with a boatload of features. Former Microsofties Bryan Trussel and Steve Miller, who co-founded the location-sharing app Glympse, know that impulse well. When they built their first prototype, they filled it with little tricks and widgets. It could … Continue reading “Glympse Keeps it Simple, Racks up 2.5M Users”
Truveris Adds $10M in Oversubscribed Series B
New York-based Truveris said today it has raised $10 million in funding from New Leaf Venture Partners, Tribeca Venture Partners, New Atlantic Ventures, and First Round Capital. The company, which makes a software-as-service platform for health insurers, previously raised $3.8 million in a Series A round a year ago. Truveris’ products allow health insurers and … Continue reading “Truveris Adds $10M in Oversubscribed Series B”
FirstFuel Takes In $10M for Building Energy Analytics
Lexington, MA-based FirstFuel Software announced today that it snapped up $10 million in Series A financing, led by Rockport Capital and joined by existing investors Nth Power and Battery Ventures. That comes atop a $2.4 million seed round the company raised last September. “The addition of RockPort Capital builds on the strength of our existing … Continue reading “FirstFuel Takes In $10M for Building Energy Analytics”
Seattle Genetics Gets New Commercial Boss for Early Days of Adcetris
[Update: 2/24/12, 11 am PT] Seattle Genetics is getting a new leader for the commercial side of its business, about six months after its first cancer drug hit the U.S. market. The Bothell, WA-based cancer drugmaker (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SGEN]]) said today that Chris Boerner, the former vice president of marketing, has been promoted to senior vice … Continue reading “Seattle Genetics Gets New Commercial Boss for Early Days of Adcetris”
Transparency Launches as Linux of Drug Development
When Tomasz Sablinski was working in pharmaceutical R&D, he was often frustrated by the demand for secrecy in the clinical trials process—a misdirected effort, he says, to keep competitors in the dark about what drug companies were up to. “The price you pay when you hide what you’re doing is you only get feedback from … Continue reading “Transparency Launches as Linux of Drug Development”
Solvate, backed by RRE Ventures and DFJ Gotham, to Shut Down on Mar. 1
Inability to scale is the culprit behind the pending demise of New York-based freelance talent search platform Solvate. In a note to users of Solvate, the five-year-old startup said it could not scale up the business “in its current configuration,” though it did not provide any details. The company had raised some $6.3 million since … Continue reading “Solvate, backed by RRE Ventures and DFJ Gotham, to Shut Down on Mar. 1”
Reinventing Biotech: Meet Corey Goodman, Kevin Starr & More April 3
When people think of innovation in biotech, it’s usually about the whiz-bang science behind new drugs. But after years of sticking to a pretty standard playbook, we’re now starting to see more creative thinking in the business models needed to attract investors who keep the industry afloat. This is one of the big questions of … Continue reading “Reinventing Biotech: Meet Corey Goodman, Kevin Starr & More April 3”
Intelligent.ly, Led by Balter & Hodges, Wants Boston to Learn New Tricks
At first I thought this might be a joke. Some fine wool pulled over the eyes of overworked, underslept journalists. The same week the “Bostlandia” video spoof comes out (shouldn’t it be Bostonia?) and there are all sorts of rumors flying around at Ruby Riot, surely this thing called “Intelligent.ly” isn’t for real. First of … Continue reading “Intelligent.ly, Led by Balter & Hodges, Wants Boston to Learn New Tricks”
Satori Snaps Up $15M for Alzheimer’s Drugs
A little more than 5 million people in the U.S. have Alzheimer’s disease, the numbers are climbing as baby boomers age, and pharma companies have never really come up with a good treatment. But now a group of venture capitalists are betting $15 million that a Cambridge, MA-based startup, Satori Pharmaceuticals, has found a better … Continue reading “Satori Snaps Up $15M for Alzheimer’s Drugs”
Tableau Taking More Steps Toward Possible IPO
Updated 12pm Pacific 2/23 Tableau Software is taking more steps toward a possible initial public offering of its stock, a move the data visualization company has publicly entertained for some time. The nearly 10-year-old company doesn’t seem to be in a rush, however, with its venture capital backer saying next year is the timeframe being … Continue reading “Tableau Taking More Steps Toward Possible IPO”
FirstFuel Software Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fc207116-a7b8-4e14-ab56-1cf67df78e1d&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name FirstFuel Software Mailing Address 470 Totten Pond Rd Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description We’ve developed our own patent-pending energy analytics platform for commercial buildings. Through the lens of building consumption data from your utility, we can “see” into buildings and understand how energy is being used, where … Continue reading “FirstFuel Software Lands $10,000,000 Series A Financing”
Lumesis Obtains $2,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=865e1470-8684-4487-acd4-672c2b798907&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Lumesis Mailing Address 333 Ludlow Street South Tower Stamford, CT 06902 Company Description Lumesis is dedicated to delivering timely data, robust analytical tools and time-sensitive notifications for the fixed income marketplace. We strive to enhance your success by providing relevant and timely information, data and analytical tools … Continue reading “Lumesis Obtains $2,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Satori Pharmaceuticals Lands $15,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea459995-3239-4582-b32e-f1dfaf30ec71&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Satori Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 281 Albany Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Satori Pharmaceuticals is a neuroscience company focused on the discovery and development of innovative disease-modifying therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. Website http://www.satoripharma.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Satori Pharmaceuticals Lands $15,000,000 New Financing”
BioAmber Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=854289b4-aa12-4754-b9e9-31143d9375be&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name BioAmber Mailing Address 3850 Annapolis Ln. N. Plymouth, MN 55447 Company Description BioAmber (formerly DNP Green Technology) is a renewable chemistry company. We use agricultural crops and transform them into green chemicals that directly substitute petrochemicals (chemicals derived from fossil fuels). Website http://www.Bio-Amber.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “BioAmber Receives $30,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
CerviLenz Receives $2,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=beb54230-48da-40dc-b125-b3da4f87ac42&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name CerviLenz Mailing Address 100 N. Main Street Chagrin Falls, OH 44022 Company Description CerviLenz(TM), Inc., headquartered near Cleveland, Ohio, is a manufacturer and marketer of a patented, FDA cleared device to predict preterm birth risk in pregnant women by accurately measuring cervical length. Website http://www.cervilenzinc.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “CerviLenz Receives $2,000,000 New Funding”
Wheelz Secures $13,700,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f23b652-b805-4f27-b210-376df4f629ae&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Wheelz Mailing Address PO Box 1588 Palo Alto, CA 94302 Company Description Wheelz is the first car sharing platform designed specifically to meet the needs of campus communities – connecting students with cars to students who need them. Offering instant sign up, easy set up for car … Continue reading “Wheelz Secures $13,700,000 Series A Round”
Luminate Garners $10,700,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b95c91d9-f0a4-4142-82a7-db0ebff467b5&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Luminate Mailing Address 100 View Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Luminate is a new platform that allows shoppers to buy products from photos seen on websites of our web publishing partners. Our unique capability allows these web publishers to generate incremental revenues by visual commerce … Continue reading “Luminate Garners $10,700,000 Series C Financing Round”
EnerVault Secures $15,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95415b20-fb9d-4667-a6c5-e31600bf4e41&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name EnerVault Mailing Address 1244 Reamwood Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Company Description The company provides energy storage solutions. Website http://www.enervault.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,500,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The latest round of funding augments grant awards from the DOE ARRA Storage Demonstration program … Continue reading “EnerVault Secures $15,500,000 Series B Financing”
SimpleReach Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0d24ece0-2485-49a9-9d6b-0a5ec25e317b&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name SimpleReach Mailing Address 27W 24th Street New York, NY 10010 Company Description We are a NYC based company building awesome products at the intersection of social, content, and advertising. Website http://www.simplereach.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “SimpleReach Garners $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
InVision Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fe286845-a8a8-4067-a017-b2008321b7db&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name InVision Mailing Address 41 Madison 25th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description We created InVision because we felt strongly that for a prototype to effectively capture the attention of our stakeholders it had to have three things. Website http://www.invisionapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 … Continue reading “InVision Obtains $1,500,000 Seed Financing Round”
Pinger Obtains $7,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7490c2e2-de73-4e17-ba28-c351e7129ea0&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Pinger Mailing Address 97 S. 2nd Street San Jose, CA 95113 Company Description Pinger is instant voice messaging for your mobile phone. With Pinger you send voice messages directly to someone instantly–no ringing, no greetings, no lengthy prompts. Pinger is fast and efficient like email, but with … Continue reading “Pinger Obtains $7,500,000 New Funding Round”
Milyoni Obtains $10,999,997 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f442eace-3ff9-4663-9c05-cc487465e9a9&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Milyoni Mailing Address 6150 Stoneridge Mall Road Pleasanton, CA 94588 Company Description Transform your social networking strategy into the social commerce age. Some things in retail never change. The right product, the right price at the right place. Today the retail landscape has changed dramatically. Today you … Continue reading “Milyoni Obtains $10,999,997 Series B Financing Round”
Truveris Lands $10,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d6aa77f5-f14b-48dc-b90a-2bc4dd663585&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2012 Company Name Truveris Mailing Address 515 Greenwich St New York, NY 10013 Company Description Truveris is a health information technology company that provides management tools to sponsors of prescription benefit plans and payers of claims under these plans. Website http://www.Truveris.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Truveris Lands $10,000,000 Series B Financing”
When the Magic Came: How Xpenser’s Web App Turned into Startup Gold
As San Diego’s point man for Xconomy, I must say I admire the xtremely hip name of Xpenser, a startup that helps people track and manage their work-related expenses. Founder Parand “Tony” Darugar tells me the basic concept of the company came to him out of necessity in 2008, while he was a Yahoo director … Continue reading “When the Magic Came: How Xpenser’s Web App Turned into Startup Gold”
SE Michigan Startups Nab Pre-Seed, Microloan Funding
Ann Arbor SPARK and Wayne State University recently announced that eleven Southeast Michigan startups have received investments from the Michigan Pre-Seed Capital Fund and microloan awards from the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Local Development Financing Authority (LDFA). The investments are meant to help early-stage companies commercialize their technology. Three companies from TechTown’s business accelerator program received pre-seed … Continue reading “SE Michigan Startups Nab Pre-Seed, Microloan Funding”