Cambridge, MA-based Flagship Ventures announced today that it has closed its fourth fund, raising $270 million—significantly more than the $250 million the firm initially intended to secure. “We could have raised even more, but we decided to cut it off and get on with forming a portfolio,” says Noubar Afeyan, CEO and managing partner of … Continue reading “Flagship Closes New $270M Fund For Healthcare and Cleantech Ventures”
Slain Biotech Investor Leaves $1 Million to Support Entrepreneurship
The San Diego members of Southern California’s Tech Coast Angels (TCA) have established a $1 million nonprofit foundation in the name of John G. Watson, the late San Diego life sciences executive and investor who was slain here almost two years ago. In a touching afterward to the tragedy, TCA president Stephen Flaim tells me … Continue reading “Slain Biotech Investor Leaves $1 Million to Support Entrepreneurship”
Amicus Counts on “Chaperone” Tech to Enhance Rare Disease Treatments
On Thursday, Amicus Therapeutics CEO John Crowley will join the long procession of biotech executives making presentations at one of the industry’s most important gatherings, the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. But Crowley does have one claim to fame that makes him stand out from the crowd: He’s the only biotech CEO whose … Continue reading “Amicus Counts on “Chaperone” Tech to Enhance Rare Disease Treatments”
Regulatory Overkill
[Editor’s Note: We asked selected Xconomists a series of questions designed to zero in on the big issues of the year, including “What would you be willing to throw a punch over?”] Regulatory overkill. We spend so much time and resources in the USA due to regulations that, while well-intentioned when conceived, are set into … Continue reading “Regulatory Overkill”
Connect Inducting Howard “Ted” Greene into its Hall of Fame
Connect is inducting its 10th renowned San Diego tech leader, Howard “Ted” Greene, into its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. Greene was the founding CEO of San Diego-based Hybritech—he was co-inventor of its principal product line—as well as a founder of San Diego’s Amylin Pharmaceuticals. He also co-founded Biovest Partners, a San Diego venture capital firm, … Continue reading “Connect Inducting Howard “Ted” Greene into its Hall of Fame”
LogMeIn, Safari, Forma, And More Behind the Boston-Area Deals News
Boston area software and life sciences startups are starting off the new year right with a slew of financing, acquisitions, and partnerships news. —Marlborough, MA-based Physicians Interactive Holdings received a $17 million pledge from Merck Global Health Innovation Fund to develop Web and mobile apps for connecting physicians and life sciences companies. —Repeat biotech entrepreneurs Bob … Continue reading “LogMeIn, Safari, Forma, And More Behind the Boston-Area Deals News”
CapLinked Lands $500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8250d633-a759-4582-9cb1-0867b92d289d&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name CapLinked Mailing Address 1500 Rosecrans Ave. Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Company Description The company operates an online platform for private company investments. Website http://www.caplinked.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new funding will be used towards hiring additional engineers and … Continue reading “CapLinked Lands $500,000 New Financing”
Tealium Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e639f6ed-471f-4ae3-a8f2-42a758e30db6&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name Tealium Mailing Address 12526 High Bluff Drive San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description Tealium is the global leader in Tag Management, serving some of the most demanding clients worldwide. Website http://www.tealium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “Tealium Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Financing Round”
Payoff.com Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0da6644c-8cbe-4b65-99fd-c511db664423&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name Payoff.com Mailing Address 6701 Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90045 Company Description At Payoff, we believe the first step to financial freedom is paying off your debt. Watch this video to learn about our philosophy. Website http://www.payoff.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Payoff.com Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Spruce Media Lands $517,010 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7903c44a-bb9c-440e-966d-6ed9c4d207d4&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name Spruce Media Mailing Address 500 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The company provides performance advertising services for the Facebook platform. Website http://www.sprucemedia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $517,010 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “Spruce Media Lands $517,010 New Round”
SohoOS Lands $8,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03372bb4-ce19-4783-b0df-6fdb72157476&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name SohoOS Mailing Address 10 W. 18th St New York, NY 10011 Company Description Our vision is to establish a new global micro-economy by empowering micro-businesses and freelancers worldwide with the management tools they need to flourish. First, to help stimulate and increase growth, and second, to provide … Continue reading “SohoOS Lands $8,000,000 Series B Financing”
Everyday Health Receives $15,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b3cae9d9-0669-4cd2-9fe5-72502f8fd9b0&Preview=1 Date 1/11/2012 Company Name Everyday Health Mailing Address 345 Hudson St. 16th Floor New York, NY 10014 Company Description The company provides consumers, healthcare professionals, and brands with content and advertising-based services across a broad portfolio of over 25 websites that span the health spectrum – from lifestyle offerings in pregnancy, … Continue reading “Everyday Health Receives $15,000,000 New Round”
2012 Tech Trends and CES Show Recap
Longtime technology journalist Harry McCracken is the invited speaker for this CommNexus event, which focuses on the hot product introductions at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, and the key tech trends to expect in 2012. McCracken is the founder and editor of Technologizer, a popular tech blog, and was previously the editor-in-chief of PC World … Continue reading “2012 Tech Trends and CES Show Recap”
Prescription Skin-Care Specialist SkinMedica Acquires Colorescience
Carlsbad, CA-based SkinMedica says it has acquired Dana Point, CA-based Colorescience, a mineral makeup company that provides cosmetics to remedy and camouflage skin discolorations and other defects while also protecting skin from the damaging effects of the sun. Financial terms were not disclosed. In a statement, SkinMedica indicates that it plans to operate Colorescience as … Continue reading “Prescription Skin-Care Specialist SkinMedica Acquires Colorescience”
A .data Top-Level Internet Domain?
There’s been very little change in top-level internet domains (like .com, .org, .us, etc.) for a long time. But a number of years ago I started thinking about the possibility of having a new .data top-level domain (TLD). And starting this week, there’ll finally be a period when it’s possible to apply to create such a thing. … Continue reading “A .data Top-Level Internet Domain?”
Motorola Venture Arm Puts $6.5 Million Into MicroPower Technologies
San Diego’s MicroPower Technologies, founded in 2008 to develop ultra-low power wireless video surveillance products, said it has landed the first installment of a $6.5 million round of funding from Motorola Solutions Venture Capital and an undisclosed private fund. The Series C funding represents MicroPower’s first institutional investment. Motorola Solutions Venture Capital is the investment … Continue reading “Motorola Venture Arm Puts $6.5 Million Into MicroPower Technologies”
Microsoft’s Ballmer Focuses on Windows 8 in His Last CES Keynote
At his curtain call—for the moment anyway—at this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer hyped his company’s efforts to innovate and compete across multiple platforms. Microsoft announced previously that after 2012 it will no longer give the keynote at CES. As they waited for seats Monday evening, some members of the press … Continue reading “Microsoft’s Ballmer Focuses on Windows 8 in His Last CES Keynote”
With a Fresh $17M, Pyxis Mobile Pivots Business and Rebrands as Verivo
For almost two years, Pyxis Mobile has been restructuring its business to sell platforms for mobile app development, but was lacking the capital to make the switch official, says CEO Steven Levy. That’s over now, with Waltham, MA-based Pyxis announcing today that it has socked away $17 million in new funding and has rebranded as … Continue reading “With a Fresh $17M, Pyxis Mobile Pivots Business and Rebrands as Verivo”
Cebix to Raise $20 Million for Pivotal Trial of Diabetes Supplement
San Diego’s Cebix, founded in 2008 to develop a new supplemental treatment for complications arising from type 1 diabetes, intends to raise more than $20 million in a Series B round needed to fund pivotal trials, according to VentureWire. Cebix CEO James Calloway told VentureWire the startup raised $28.5 million from Sofinnova Ventures, InterWest Partners, … Continue reading “Cebix to Raise $20 Million for Pivotal Trial of Diabetes Supplement”
Howard University Grad’s Startup Connects Alums to HBCU Apparel
Clover McFadden grew up in Detroit, where she graduated from Renaissance High School before heading to Washington, D.C., to attend Howard University. She got her degree in chemistry and she planned to go into medicine. After graduating from Howard, she came back to Detroit to regroup. Then a funny thing happened on the way to … Continue reading “Howard University Grad’s Startup Connects Alums to HBCU Apparel”
Sonic Sex Toys: Revel Body Puts Fancy-Toothbrush Tech into Vibrators
Turns out sonic-wave motors aren’t just good for cleaning your teeth or skin. Seattle startup Revel Body, newly backed by an array of Northwest angel investors, is using a similar motor technology to power a new line of sex toys. Yep, that’s right—vibrators. Revel Body founder Robin Elenga says the resonant motors that power sonic … Continue reading “Sonic Sex Toys: Revel Body Puts Fancy-Toothbrush Tech into Vibrators”
Expanding into Europe for Early Stage High Growth Companies
Startups looking to set up shop across the pond should check out this event. Ireland is the big focus here, with folks from Dogpatch Labs, Wayfair, and Kenexa talking about their decision to locate a branch of their organization in the country. Registration for this free event is here.
Madrona Promotes Jacobson, Jordan, Porter
Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group, known as one of the earliest backers of Amazon.com, is promoting partners Scott Jacobson, Len Jordan, and Tim Porter to managing director. In a release, the firm says the trio led six of Madrona’s 14 investments in 2011, including deals with B.C.-based suit-maker Indochino, and Oregon-based cloud-computing companies AppFog and Cedexis. … Continue reading “Madrona Promotes Jacobson, Jordan, Porter”
The Situation at the FDA: We Are All to Blame
[Editor’s Note: We asked selected Xconomists a series of questions designed to zero in on the big issues of the year, including “What would you be willing to throw a punch over?”] It takes a lot to get me riled-up—I’m overly rational, if anything. Outside of the bad behavior we were supposed to outgrow in … Continue reading “The Situation at the FDA: We Are All to Blame”
Google Revamps Search Results To Feature Personal and Social Content
Google is changing its mind about what’s relevant. In a sweeping technical overhaul that will start to go into effect today, the search giant is altering the way it ranks search results to highlight content that users have shared, or that has been shared with them. If you’re logged into Google (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GOOG]]), links to … Continue reading “Google Revamps Search Results To Feature Personal and Social Content”
BuzzFeed Nabs $15.5M for Viral News Site
New York-based BuzzFeed announced that it has brought in $15.5 million to build its increasingly popular social news publishing platform. New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the round, with participation from Lerer Ventures, Hearst Media, Softbank, and RRE. BuzzFeed, founded in 2008, aggregates popular Web content and posts it under categories with names like “OMG,” “Cute,” … Continue reading “BuzzFeed Nabs $15.5M for Viral News Site”
Mobile News: From Apperian to Zmags, Jumptap to Mitt Romney
Some interesting news tidbits in Boston-area mobile and marketing/ad tech today. —Zmags, the Boston-based mobile and social commerce company, has raised $7 million from Square 1 Bank and existing investors OpenView Venture Partners and Northcap Partners. Zmags makes a software platform to help brands and retailers design marketing and merchandising campaigns across mobile devices, tablets, … Continue reading “Mobile News: From Apperian to Zmags, Jumptap to Mitt Romney”
Foundation Medicine and Sanofi Form Cancer Discovery Pact
Back in May, Xconomy wrote that two-year-old Foundation Medicine was making friends in high places, and today the Cambridge, MA-based startup did it yet again. Foundation announced that it has teamed with French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]) to identify genetic biomarkers for oncology drug candidates, and potentially develop companion diagnostics that would help match the … Continue reading “Foundation Medicine and Sanofi Form Cancer Discovery Pact”
Warp Drive Bio Launches With $125M from Third Rock, Greylock, Sanofi
Today a new company called Warp Drive Bio is starting up in Cambridge, MA, with a simple and powerful premise: Mother Nature may be the best source of blockbuster drugs—if only we can find new methods for unlocking her secrets. Warp Drive’s plan is to use genomics technology incubated at Boston-based Third Rock Ventures to … Continue reading “Warp Drive Bio Launches With $125M from Third Rock, Greylock, Sanofi”
Forma Reels In J&J With $700M Deal; 2nd Cancer Drug Discovery Partner in a Week
Forma Therapeutics has the hot hand among biotech startups in the early days of 2012. Today, it is announcing it has struck its second alliance with a Big Pharma company that wants Forma’s help discovering cancer drugs. The Watertown, MA-based biotech company is announcing today that Janssen Biotech, a unit of New Brunswick, NJ-based Johnson … Continue reading “Forma Reels In J&J With $700M Deal; 2nd Cancer Drug Discovery Partner in a Week”
New York’s Venture Emergence: The Agenda
The startup scene in New York is red hot, with a plethora of financings in e-commerce, ad technology, and yes, sometimes even biotechnology. The innovators in these cutting-edge industries are helping drive New York commerce in new directions—a major priority of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who is on a mission to diversify the city’s economy. It is … Continue reading “New York’s Venture Emergence: The Agenda”
Join Us Friday for a Tweetchat with Evernote Board Member Gary Little
If you tune your Twitter client to the hashtag #xcevernote this Friday at 11:00 am Pacific time / 2:00 pm Eastern time, you’ll be able to join me and Gary Little, a partner at Morgenthaler Ventures in Menlo Park, for a public conversation about what it takes to build startups that will survive and thrive … Continue reading “Join Us Friday for a Tweetchat with Evernote Board Member Gary Little”
Of Patent Rats and Blaming Teachers
[Editor’s Note: We asked selected Xconomists a series of questions designed to zero in on the big issues of the year, including “What issues would you be willing to throw a punch over?”] There are two. The first is the state of the patent system, particularly as it affects computing hardware and software (broadly construed). … Continue reading “Of Patent Rats and Blaming Teachers”
TaskRabbit Burrows Further Into New York, Buys SkillSlate
Entrepreneurs in the crowdsourced-services niche must be feeling a lot like the knights battling the killer rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail these days. San Francisco service-networking site TaskRabbit, fresh off a $17.8 million funding round, is eating up the competition. According to an e-mail received Tuesday night from TaskRabbit marketing staffer Johnny … Continue reading “TaskRabbit Burrows Further Into New York, Buys SkillSlate”
Par8o, from Sermo Founders, Aims to be Patient-Physician Matchmakers
[Updated 1/11/12 5:15 pm. See below.] “Sermo has been my baby, my blood and tears,” its former CEO Daniel Palestrant told me in a phone call last week. So it was pretty shocking last week when news surfaced that the founder of the Cambridge, MA-based online community for doctors was moving onto a new Web … Continue reading “Par8o, from Sermo Founders, Aims to be Patient-Physician Matchmakers”
ClickSquared Garners $9,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0b37a711-9eeb-4c30-9a39-0b5f56b0d657&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name ClickSquared Mailing Address 280 Summer St. Sixth Floor Boston, MA 02210 Company Description ClickSquared is the premier real time relationship marketing services provider of intelligent, multi-channel marketing solutions creating perfectly timed, personalized interactions across all online and off-line direct channels. Website http://www.clicksquared.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “ClickSquared Garners $9,000,000 New Round”
Verivo Lands $17,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4b1c513f-4524-4321-a1ab-8d737ac82607&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Verivo Mailing Address 1000 Winter St. Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Today, our unique enterprise mobility platform is used by hundreds of companies in numerous industries – from life sciences and manufacturing to automotive and transportation. The technology is designed to empower the corporate development community, so … Continue reading “Verivo Lands $17,000,000 New Financing”
Neolane Receives $27,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d87b923-d576-4f5c-bb3d-9756a929dc9e&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Neolane Mailing Address 275 Washington Street Third Floor Newton, MA 02458 Company Description Neolane provides the only conversational marketing technology that empowers organizations to build and sustain one-to-one lifetime dialogues, dramatically increasing revenue and marketing efficiency. Website http://www.neolane.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $27,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Neolane Receives $27,000,000 New Funding Round”
Zmags Garners $7,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2480cff6-c650-4077-8994-cc307560f2b8&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Zmags Mailing Address 320 Congress St. Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Zmags has developed a number of unique solutions for online publishing. Today Zmags stands at the forefront of the market and has delivered more than 700 solutions to a variety of businesses in Europe and North … Continue reading “Zmags Garners $7,000,000 New Round”
VideoIQ Receives $3,500,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a06476f6-db72-4aa1-aa59-e495803e8453&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name VideoIQ Mailing Address 213 Burlington Road Bedford, MA 01730 Company Description VideoIQ acts as digital guard that transforms video surveillance into a dynamic, real-time, intelligent system for guarding against intruders, and gaining early warning of security breaches. It delivers the industry’s best detection accuracy and far fewer … Continue reading “VideoIQ Receives $3,500,000 Series C Round”
EveryMove Garners $375,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c522ca84-adec-4303-8da3-06a98ea62e9b&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name EveryMove Mailing Address 2607 2nd Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description We are a team of dedicated healthcare entrepreneurs and technologists who believe that by working together we can inspire each other to better health. We call this the EveryMove Movement and we want you to join … Continue reading “EveryMove Garners $375,000 New Financing”
MicroPower Technologies Lands $6,500,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9fd1e57-c76a-43ec-9eb5-2b06317364b7&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name MicroPower Technologies Mailing Address 4225 Executive Square La Jolla, CA 92037 Company Description MicroPower Technologies is the creator of the world’s most power-efficient wireless video camera technology. Website http://www.micropowerapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $6,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The investment marks MicroPower’s first institutional … Continue reading “MicroPower Technologies Lands $6,500,000 New Funding Round”
Wemo Media Garners $2,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dedddd01-8fe3-4c40-81ea-662d5b1c4f93&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Wemo Media Mailing Address Undisclosed Los Angeles, CA 90049 Company Description Wemo Media is a small team of developers and artists pioneering a new form of art and entertainment on the Web called “Maker Media”. Website http://www.wemomedia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Wemo Media Garners $2,000,000 Seed Financing”
FlexEnergy Secures $18,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6d98700b-a277-4887-b2c5-f18fd1fe3aba&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name FlexEnergy Mailing Address 9400 Toledo Way Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description FlexEnergy Inc is committed to clean energy for the planet by designing and building powerful solutions for eliminating greenhouse gases and generating clean energy for generations to come. Website http://www.flexenergy.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $18,000,000 … Continue reading “FlexEnergy Secures $18,000,000 New Funding”
ThinkVine Secures $8,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e432e9b7-2c39-41c7-81ad-2e130d974cea&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name ThinkVine Mailing Address 10816 Millington Ct. Cincinnati, OH 45242 Company Description ThinkVine is a strategic marketing solutions provider, with expertise in marketing science and decision support software. Our work provides a much needed bridge between traditional marketing research, economic modeling and statistical analysis. Website http://www.thinkvine.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “ThinkVine Secures $8,000,000 Series C Round”
Aria Diagnostics Obtains $52,700,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3df2370b-c5ec-4635-9504-a41d1d6fcab8&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Aria Diagnostics Mailing Address 5945 Optical Court San Jose, CA 95138 Company Description Aria Diagnostics is a privately funded biotechnology company based on a strong scientific foundation. Our novel blood tests equip pregnant women with the right information to make decisions regarding the health of their baby … Continue reading “Aria Diagnostics Obtains $52,700,000 Series C Financing”
EyeView Garners $5,200,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6dfaecb9-c1a8-4c46-a2e9-1d1aa4af0b17&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name EyeView Mailing Address 770 Broadway 2nd floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description EyeView is transforming online conversion through the use of rich-media content. The company combines compelling rich-media content with a world-first rich-media conversion platform. Website http://www.eyeviewdigital.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,200,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “EyeView Garners $5,200,000 Series B Financing”
TaskRabbit Acquires SkillSlate for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=21c9ad78-0d36-46b9-b5cc-b6091ceb4e09&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name SkillSlate Mailing Address 28 W. 27th St. New York, NY 10001 Company Description Our mission is to empower individual service providers to connect directly with consumers who are looking to hire trusted, high quality service providers. Website http://www.SkillSlate.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds … Continue reading “TaskRabbit Acquires SkillSlate for Undisclosed Sum”
Fisker Automotive Garners $218,433,421 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6571c87c-02ef-4b01-8e15-2e1b20a8929e&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name Fisker Automotive Mailing Address 5515 E. La Palma Anaheim, CA 92807 Company Description The company manufactures and sells electric automobiles with extended range. Website http://www.fiskerautomotive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $218,433,421 Transaction Round Series D Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A … Continue reading “Fisker Automotive Garners $218,433,421 Series D Funding”
Return Path Acquires OtherInBox for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=aee22cbc-a33b-476c-b3f9-ada6f5e8ed13&Preview=1 Date 1/10/2012 Company Name OtherInBox Mailing Address 701 Brazos Street Austin, TX 78701 Company Description OtherInbox, Inc. is an Austin-based company that builds technology to automatically organize emails from online shopping and social networking sites. Website http://www.OtherInBox.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms … Continue reading “Return Path Acquires OtherInBox for Undisclosed Sum”