Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=916cd59f-e68c-40a3-b8a1-c8c0e7e72a52&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Xfire Mailing Address 200 Middlefield Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description XfireTM is a new, free tool that automatically keeps track of when and where gamers are playing PC games online and lets their friends join them easily. Website http://www.xfire.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Xfire Lands $4,000,000 New Financing”
AdhereTx Garners $150,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52fa9082-d8b6-4c80-995f-079769ce7a17&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name AdhereTx Mailing Address 21 Grafton Road Upton, MA 01568 Company Description AdhereTx provides web-based solutions to facilitate patient data collection and automate coordination of care for Medication Management in patients with chronic diseases such as hypertension, congestive heart failure, diabetes, etc. Website http://www.adheretx.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “AdhereTx Garners $150,000 Seed Funding Round”
Wave Systems Secures $11,118,617 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f7f84b1-f26f-4cb3-ad14-c992c9fdfcf5&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Wave Systems Mailing Address 480 Pleasant Street Lee, MA 01238 Company Description Wave Systems is a leading provider of client and server software for hardware-based digital security, enabling organizations to know who is connecting to their critical IT infrastructure, protect corporate data, and strengthen the boundaries of … Continue reading “Wave Systems Secures $11,118,617 New Financing Round”
Nuance Communications Acquires Swype for $102,500,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de0c9a71-d36a-4154-ba64-41b05ab2f0b0&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Swype Mailing Address 701 North 34th St Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description Swype is a maker of text-input technology for mobile devices. Website http://www.swypeinc.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $102,500,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms The aggregate consideration payable to the former shareholders of Swype consists … Continue reading “Nuance Communications Acquires Swype for $102,500,000”
CoDa Therapeutics Obtains $6,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de155ebe-45b6-4e9b-ade6-5cf554571e4e&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name CoDa Therapeutics Mailing Address 10505 Sorrento Valley Road San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description CoDa Therapeutics, Inc. is a San Diego-based pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of wound care therapeutics based on gap junction modulation. Website http://www.codatherapeutics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $6,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “CoDa Therapeutics Obtains $6,000,000 New Funding Round”
Amadesa Obtains $7,400,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e1d67c0-4eba-41bc-b573-944ded5dda9b&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Amadesa Mailing Address 630 Davis Street Evanston, IL 60201 Company Description Amadesa provides complete website testing and relevancy targeting solutions to help marketers in e-commerce and e-business companies. Website http://www.amadesa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,400,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Amadesa will use the … Continue reading “Amadesa Obtains $7,400,000 Series B Funding Round”
Palantir Technologies Lands $70,000,000 Series F Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e86d2f1-a75c-43ce-9004-83749216e051&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Palantir Technologies Mailing Address 100 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Palantir’s analytical platform is revolutionizing information analysis and management, providing superior human-driven systems needed to explore and analyze the subtle connections that exist within vast networks of heterogeneous information. Website http://www.palantirtech.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Palantir Technologies Lands $70,000,000 Series F Financing”
StyleOwner Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5675d6b8-b773-43ad-9a73-382293b0fac4&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name StyleOwner Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10001 Company Description StyleOwner could empower people to become entrepreneurs. With that realization we set out to build a world class team and customer experience. Website http://www.styleowner.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “StyleOwner Receives $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Enterproid Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=02f946d4-3db3-4926-8926-f4cf325a32ac&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Enterproid Mailing Address 49 West 38th Street 14/F New York, NY 10018 Company Description Enterproid helps organizations and individuals get the most out of mobile technology. The company’s flagship Divide Platform combines cloud-based management with device-level technology that ensures enterprise security and control without compromising personal freedom … Continue reading “Enterproid Secures $11,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Avaya Acquires Sipera Systems for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed00fd4b-ae95-4e29-8f7d-04a0916b1720&Preview=1 Date 10/6/2011 Company Name Sipera Systems Mailing Address 1900 Firman Drive Richardson, TX 75081 Company Description Sipera is developing security software for Voice over Internet Protocol networks — VoIP for short — meaning data networks, including the Internet, that can carry phone calls. Website http://www.sipera.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed … Continue reading “Avaya Acquires Sipera Systems for Undisclosed Sum”
Steve Jobs: A Technology Guy For the Rest of Us
It’s impossible to overstate Jobs’s contributions. First, monumental contributions to design. Design is at least as much about what to omit as it is about what to include, and Jobs was a master of both. As you saw in the New York Times last month, Jobs’s design patents ranged from the Mac Air, the iPhone, … Continue reading “Steve Jobs: A Technology Guy For the Rest of Us”
Social Media Agency Spring Creek Group Acquired by Interpublic
Seattle social media agency Spring Creek Group has been sold to the Mediabrands division of Interpublic Group, a global marketing and media company that controls a bundle of agencies, including PR firm Weber Shandwick and ad agency McCann Erickson. The news comes via this blog post from Spring Creek founder Clay McDaniel. Terms weren’t disclosed. … Continue reading “Social Media Agency Spring Creek Group Acquired by Interpublic”
Post-Fukushima Cleantech Opportunities and Challenges in Europe
A free webcast offered by Latham & Watkins. From the event description: “Please join us for this 60-minute informative webcast series from the comfort of your office by simply logging in a few minutes prior to the start of this program. Program On March 11, 2011, Japan’s nuclear facility in Fukushima was devastated by an earthquake and … Continue reading “Post-Fukushima Cleantech Opportunities and Challenges in Europe”
Immune Design Rakes In Another $11M From Prior VC Round
Seattle-based Immune Design has quietly pulled in another $11 million in venture capital. That new cash represents the second installment of a Series B financing that the company announced last July, when it was said to be worth as much as $32 million total. Immune Design, the developer of new vaccine technology, disclosed the new … Continue reading “Immune Design Rakes In Another $11M From Prior VC Round”
VentureWire FASTech
From the event website: “Attending FASTech 2011 is your best chance to connect with top venture capitalists, leading corporate investors and promising start-ups showing huge potential in the hottest areas of tech today, including cloud computing, green energy, mobile devices and apps, healthcare and more. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet the ground-breaking leaders poised to revolutionize … Continue reading “VentureWire FASTech”
ImThera Gets Cyberonics’ Funding in Quest to Put Sleep Apnea to Rest
Houston’s Cyberonics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CYBX]]), which makes an implantable neurostimulation device used to treat epilepsy and depression, says today it’s making a $4 million investment in San Diego startup ImThera Medical. Cyberonics says its investment could eventually total $12 million, providing that ImThera meets certain milestones. The San Diego startup has been developing technology that fits … Continue reading “ImThera Gets Cyberonics’ Funding in Quest to Put Sleep Apnea to Rest”
Unless You Are Awesome, You Will Be Outsourced
We’re quickly moving to a new world where the wealth gap is compounding and increasing. We’re moving to a world that is going to look a lot like Hollywood: a few people enjoying insane success … and everyone else spends their days waiting tables. The delta between A-players and B-players in companies has always been … Continue reading “Unless You Are Awesome, You Will Be Outsourced”
Welcome to Detroit: Future Home of RobotTown?
Detroit already has a Greektown, a Corktown, a Poletown, and even Hockeytown. Soon, if Mark Salamango has his way, it will also have RobotTown, a nonprofit “living laboratory” dedicated to robotics innovation, testing, education, incubation, and events. Salamango compares RobotTown, which he hopes will have a campus in the middle of the city, to a … Continue reading “Welcome to Detroit: Future Home of RobotTown?”
Biogas USA West
From the event website: “The world markets for biogas are booming, getting more professional and continuing to increase plant efficiency. The market worldwide will reach a value of over US$50 billion by 2030 for plant developers, operators and suppliers. According to the American Biogas Council there are over 160 anaerobic digesters on farms and about … Continue reading “Biogas USA West”
Technology and the America’s Cup
Join TechCentralSF as we welcome the technical team behind AC34!! The America’s Cup is coming to SF for the AC World Series in 2012 and the 34th America’s Cup in 2013! The America’s Cup Event Authority and City’s tech teams will be present to give an overview of AC34 and discuss some of the ways … Continue reading “Technology and the America’s Cup”
Brews and Views: Deciphering what the $@%@$ Entrepreneurs Really Need to Know about Investors
A Conversation with Foundry Group VC’s and co-authors Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson Combined with a Patio-side Fete of Local Euro-style Microbrews and Light Grub Special Guests: Brad Feld, Foundry Group Co-founder and Managing Director Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group Co-founder and Managing Director Moderator: Ted Hollifield, Dorsey & Whitney, Corporate Practice Head In a time … Continue reading “Brews and Views: Deciphering what the $@%@$ Entrepreneurs Really Need to Know about Investors”
Three New England Teams Move on to Cleantech Open Finals in California
Plastic, oil, natural gas, paper, solar panels, analytics, semiconductors, blimps, mobile phones, wind turbines, smart grid. These were some of the words tossed around by the six teams presenting at last night’s Cleantech Open Northeast Regional Finals. Three companies were selected to go on and compete in the Cleantech Open Global Forum in California next … Continue reading “Three New England Teams Move on to Cleantech Open Finals in California”
Tweetchat on RNA Interference Upstages iPhone (Not Really, but It Was Still Fun)
Who says you can’t be smart, witty, or say anything of substance in 140 characters or less? Alnylam Pharmaceuticals CEO John Maraganore had a zinger ready yesterday as Apple’s dog-and-pony show was happening during the first Xconomy “Tweetchat,” on the latest ups and downs in RNA interference. “RNAi vs iPhone, RNAi better for patients” is … Continue reading “Tweetchat on RNA Interference Upstages iPhone (Not Really, but It Was Still Fun)”
Six Cities, Six Big Tech Ideas Coming to Boston on December 1: Stephen Wolfram to Keynote
Ladies and gentlemen, your attention please. Ahem. [A giant “6×6” fills the screen.] Macho narrator voice: Star Wars had The Empire Strikes Back (Vader: “I am your father”) The Godfather had The Godfather Part II (Pacino: “You broke my heart”) Mad Max had The Road Warrior…well, you get the idea. Now Xconomy presents 6×6, the … Continue reading “Six Cities, Six Big Tech Ideas Coming to Boston on December 1: Stephen Wolfram to Keynote”
Agios Pulls in $20M From Celgene, Under Extended Cancer Metabolism Partnership
Cambridge, MA-based Agios Pharmaceuticals struck a lucrative partnership with Celgene last year that just got more lucrative. Agios, the developer of drugs that seek to starve tumors to death by blocking metabolic pathways they rely on, said today it has extended its exclusive partnership with Summit, NJ-based Celgene (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CELG]]) from three years to four, … Continue reading “Agios Pulls in $20M From Celgene, Under Extended Cancer Metabolism Partnership”
Merck Fine-Tunes Biosimilars Strategy as FDA Guidelines Loom
The pharmaceutical world is abuzz over rumors that the FDA is on the verge of releasing its guidelines for how companies should develop generic versions of biotech drugs. Among the folks waiting eagerly for those guidelines is Michael Kamarck, president of Merck BioVentures, who was literally sitting on the edge of his seat when he … Continue reading “Merck Fine-Tunes Biosimilars Strategy as FDA Guidelines Loom”
Siri, Apple’s New Old Personal Assistant App, Points Toward A Voice-Activated Future
I have seen the future, and it’s right here in my hands. While the rest of you poor suckers will have to wait until October 14 to try Siri on the new iPhone 4S, I’m looking at this magical, revolutionary technology right now. I’m using it to check the weather, book restaurant tables, set reminders, … Continue reading “Siri, Apple’s New Old Personal Assistant App, Points Toward A Voice-Activated Future”
FDA, After Taking Heat, Offers Up Reforms to Support Pharma, Biotech & Device Innovation
The FDA has spent decades talking about how its job is to make sure all kinds of U.S. medical products are safe to use, and effective. Now it’s coming out with a new strategic outline on how it intends to do all that same stuff, while also spurring the development of more innovative drugs and … Continue reading “FDA, After Taking Heat, Offers Up Reforms to Support Pharma, Biotech & Device Innovation”
EMC Picks Up Zettapoint, IBM Scoops Up Q1, Intel’s McAfee Acquires NitroSecurity, & More Boston-Area Deals NEws
New England area security, consumer Web, database, and medical device tech startups have been acquired by firms near and far at a feverish pace in the last week. —CustomMade, a Cambridge, MA-based provider of an online marketplace for connecting consumers with artisans, raised $2 million in funding from an unnamed group of investors. —A trio … Continue reading “EMC Picks Up Zettapoint, IBM Scoops Up Q1, Intel’s McAfee Acquires NitroSecurity, & More Boston-Area Deals NEws”
Scenic Technology Receives $5,149,995 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95f2250e-fd84-4109-99e1-0e30d15935bf&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name Scenic Technology Mailing Address 19 Connector Rd. Andover, MA 01810 Company Description 21st century e-commerce consumer expectations now demand higher levels of near perfect order accuracy, protective product care and customer driven order turnaround at reduced costs. Quiet’s Consumer Driven Fulfillment (CDF) is the new echelon of … Continue reading “Scenic Technology Receives $5,149,995 New Financing Round”
ioRevolution Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=51a6c00e-3a70-4f4e-afdb-3f781006397c&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name ioRevolution Mailing Address 129 Franklin Street Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description The company has developed PowerInbox that allows any notification email from an outside website like Groupon or Facebook to be seen inside the body of your email, instead of having to click on a link in … Continue reading “ioRevolution Lands $1,900,000 Seed Round”
Incentive Targeting Obtains $1,629,172 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32a3bdf7-f8b6-4090-80ae-8da1e3d940d7&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name Incentive Targeting Mailing Address 196 Broadway First Floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Company Description Incentive Targeting partners with retail chains to provide a targeted marketing service to manufacturers of grocery and consumer products. Using our service, manufacturers market directly to individual shoppers across our entire retail network—based on … Continue reading “Incentive Targeting Obtains $1,629,172 New Funding”
GluMetrics Receives $5,005,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a76ab992-abc0-4133-b4bb-5a441c7129f6&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name GluMetrics Mailing Address 15375 Barranca Parkway Irvine, CA 92618 Company Description GluMetrics, Inc. is a medical device company focusing patented technology on a currently shifting paradigm in the care of critically ill patients. Website http://www.glumetrics.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $5,005,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “GluMetrics Receives $5,005,000 New Funding Round”
NxThera Lands $9,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=242e7f0c-5494-4953-80f4-3bc4ae22f589&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name NxThera Mailing Address 4186 Lexington Ave. St. Paul, MN 55126 Company Description NxThera develops medical technologies to treat a variety of endourology conditions, including BPH. The company’s technology platform utilizes a simple, minimally invasive, vapor therapy designed to measurably improve urinary flow and patient quality of life. … Continue reading “NxThera Lands $9,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
InterRad Medical Secures $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=711eab8c-04ff-4897-ad1e-6c0938a60fd7&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name InterRad Medical Mailing Address 181 Cheshire Ln. Plymouth, MN 55441 Company Description The company’s mission is the development and commercialization of innovative medical devices for use in minimally invasive interventional and surgical procedures. Website http://www.interradmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds … Continue reading “InterRad Medical Secures $10,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
DFINE Receives $14,981,562 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed432806-8219-42cb-b150-424954c499ed&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name DFINE Mailing Address 3047 Orchard Parkway San Jose, CA 95134 Company Description The company develops electrosurgical systems for treating tissue. Website http://www.dfineinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $14,981,562 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
GainSpan Secures $6,350,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c04ce64e-37b7-4a62-b0f0-61540c18433c&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name GainSpan Mailing Address 125 S. Market Street San Jose, CA 95113-2292 Company Description GainSpan brings Wi-Fi sensor networks to life. The company’s semiconductor and software solutions break new ground in Wi-Fi applications by enabling years of battery life for Wi-Fi sensors and other devices. Website http://www.gainspan.com Transaction … Continue reading “GainSpan Secures $6,350,000 New Funding Round”
ezCater Secures $630,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7dba80f7-02b4-4896-b994-8d221deea976&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name ezCater Mailing Address 19 Plymouth Road Weston, MA 02493 Company Description ezCater: The easiest, most reliable way to find and order food from local caterers. Website http://www.ezcater.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $630,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes This round of funding is all about sales … Continue reading “ezCater Secures $630,000 Seed Round”
eASIC Obtains $12,475,574 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=19f708ba-5330-4162-95bc-16dbaa7a2b38&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name eASIC Mailing Address 2585 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description eASIC offers breakthrough Programmable ASIC products including Configurable Logic and Structured ASIC, aimed at dramatically reducing the overall fabrication cost and time of customized high-performance semiconductor chips. Website http://www.easic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “eASIC Obtains $12,475,574 New Funding Round”
1Life Healthcare Secures $19,999,997 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d08dfc12-07ba-4699-a216-e5d65b02bf2b&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name 1Life Healthcare Mailing Address P.O. Box 26170 San Francisco, CA 94126 Company Description 1Life Healthcare is a network of boutique medical practices that are transforming primary care. We understand the needs of busy people and deliver an experience to match, offering service that is high-quality, convenient, personal, … Continue reading “1Life Healthcare Secures $19,999,997 New Funding Round”
LinkedIn Acquires Connected for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=08986b3b-10b9-4ecb-ae88-b09630842ca0&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name Connected Mailing Address 300 3rd St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Connected was born from the realization that the story of success in almost every business endeavor starts with relationships. Maybe it’s your buddy that introduces you to a potential customer that becomes a landmark deal. … Continue reading “LinkedIn Acquires Connected for Undisclosed Sum”
Bio-Rad Acquires Quantalife for $162,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4f44e030-92f2-45a0-8c7a-5613032c956a&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name Quantalife Mailing Address 7068 Koll Center Parkway Pleasanton, CA 94566 Company Description QuantaLife, Inc. was formed to develop, manufacture and market a revolutionary nucleic acid testing concept for the Life Science Research, Clinical Molecular Diagnostics, Personalized Medical Care and Industrial markets. Our suite of products, which are … Continue reading “Bio-Rad Acquires Quantalife for $162,000,000”
Puma Biotechnology Lands $55,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1709554-efa9-4532-bc0a-0a9c13a7b37d&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name Puma Biotechnology Mailing Address 10940 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024 Company Description Puma Biotechnology, Inc. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to in-licensing and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. Website http://www.pumabiotechnology.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Puma Biotechnology Lands $55,000,000 New Financing Round”
ReportGrid Receives $750,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6697e3f9-71e3-4bf3-b344-22ed8688ef6a&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2011 Company Name ReportGrid Mailing Address 2826 11th St Boulder, CO 80304 Company Description Reportgrid provides an API for analytics and reporting that’s powered by our powerful, cloud-scalable analytics database and visualization engine. Website http://www.reportgrid.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $750,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “ReportGrid Receives $750,000 Seed Financing”
Hiring Smart & Landing Your Next Tech Gig
Tagged and Girls in Tech present an evening panel discussion on “Hiring Smart & Landing Your Next Tech Gig: An Examination of the Tech Hiring Landscape.” Moderator: Forbes, Kym McNicholas Panelist: Tagged, James Takazawa — VP of People Operations Panelist: Facebook, Sarah Wagener — Executive Staffing Manager Panelist: Foursquare, Morgan Missen — Head of Talent … Continue reading “Hiring Smart & Landing Your Next Tech Gig”
Marina Biotech Ends Bothell Lease on Nasal Spray Building, Coughs up Shares to Landlord
Marina Biotech, the developer of RNA interference drugs, has been running low on cash for a while, and now it has found a way to send less cash every month to its landlord. The Bothell, WA-based biotech company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MRNA]]) said today in a regulatory filing that it has terminated the lease on its lab … Continue reading “Marina Biotech Ends Bothell Lease on Nasal Spray Building, Coughs up Shares to Landlord”
Four Things Lawyers and Hackers Have in Common
Are hackers and lawyers really that different? If you hear someone talking about the two in the same sentence, you’d be well within your rights to assume it was an expansion of the old debate about whether a pirate or a ninja would win in a fight. On first impression, the hacker (a.k.a. the software … Continue reading “Four Things Lawyers and Hackers Have in Common”
California Healthcare Institute Annual Meeting
This year’s annual meeting of the California Healthcare Institute annual meeting has the title “Shifting Sands: Forces Reshaping the Biomedical Innovation Model.” From the event website: “The CHI Annual Meeting is a statewide conference focused on the relationship between biomedical innovation and public policy. This year’s theme is Shifting Sands: Forces Reshaping the Biomedical Innovation … Continue reading “California Healthcare Institute Annual Meeting”
An Evening with Jay Adelson
The Internet has helped make the world smaller as well as less private. Facebook’s recent announcement of frictionless sharing and changes to users’ “personal timelines” has drawn criticism and legal challenges. With the birth of a generation of digital natives and the growing popularity of online social networks, our personal privacy, security, and identity are … Continue reading “An Evening with Jay Adelson”
DARPA Awards Aethlon $6.8M for Technology to Combat Sepsis
The Pentagon’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $6.8 million contract to San Diego’s Aethlon Medical to develop a medical device that could be used to reduce the incidence of sepsis, a potentially fatal bloodstream infection. In a statement today, Aethlon says sepsis often the cause of death in combat-injured soldiers. Aethlon … Continue reading “DARPA Awards Aethlon $6.8M for Technology to Combat Sepsis”