Apple may be the world’s largest electronics company as measured by market capitalization, but Samsung is the largest by sales. So it makes sense that the Seoul, Korea-based giant—not Microsoft, not HP, not Motorola, not Dell—would the first to compete seriously in the market that Apple invented last year with the introduction of the iPad. … Continue reading “The iPad Finally Has a Worthy Rival: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1”
Innovating for Education: Puget Sound Businesses Can Lead the Way
Educational reform is at the top of the national agenda, and it is a particularly salient issue for the tech industry. To lead the world in innovation, we also must lead in education. The U.S. already lags behind many other nations in math and science proficiency, and we have fallen to ninth in the proportion … Continue reading “Innovating for Education: Puget Sound Businesses Can Lead the Way”
GSK Backs SpringLeaf, Prexa Nabs $7M from Advent & Shire, Acetylon Gets $5M Partnership, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News
New England biotechs made headlines this week with partnerships and financing news. —Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, a Cambridge, MA-based drug developer, bought back the rights to market one of its drugs in Europe and Asia from Taiwan-based PharmaEngine. Merrimack paid $10 million upfront and could pay another $210 million in milestones and royalties to develop and commercialize … Continue reading “GSK Backs SpringLeaf, Prexa Nabs $7M from Advent & Shire, Acetylon Gets $5M Partnership, & More Boston-Area Life Sciences News”
SeeWhy Garners $667,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=207f6cf1-967d-401d-accf-34b83e0ce60b&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name SeeWhy Mailing Address 300 Brickstone Square Andover, MA 01810 Company Description SeeWhy delivers breakthrough improvements in website conversion with its Abandonment Tracker family of “on demand” services. Re-marketing to abandoned visitors using the SeeWhy service re-converts up to 50% of visitors who abandon their shopping carts, online … Continue reading “SeeWhy Garners $667,000 New Funding Round”
Conexant Systems Receives New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a1e6529-0f4d-43fa-8992-598b2213f69a&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name Conexant Systems Mailing Address 4000 MacArthur Blvd Newport Beach, CA 92660 Company Description Conexant Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNXT), a worldwide leader in semiconductor system solutions for communications applications, leverages its expertise in mixed-signal processing to deliver integrated systems and semiconductor products through two separate businesses. Website http://www.conexant.com … Continue reading “Conexant Systems Receives New Financing Round”
TOA Technologies Secures $17,200,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9e49ebf9-17bb-4f57-8e9c-5b6ca60eb35f&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name TOA Technologies Mailing Address 2000 Auburn Drive Beachwood, OH 44122 Company Description TOA’s innovative software service (SaaS), ETAdirect 3.3, has been recognized as visionary solution by Gartner Research, for its ability to streamline the mobile workforce environment and enhance the customer experience, enabling real-time predictive communications between … Continue reading “TOA Technologies Secures $17,200,000 Series D Funding”
WSO2 Secures $6,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2bf54ffd-baa2-4f62-9da5-ea91605657c5&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name WSO2 Mailing Address 14 Firebrick Rd Mountain View, CA 94130 Company Description WSO2 was founded in August 2005 by leaders in Web services standards and Open Source software. We are an innovative Open Source technology company devoted to building Web services middleware, offering leading products, support and … Continue reading “WSO2 Secures $6,500,000 New Financing Round”
ShoeDazzle.com Receives $40,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be0dc282-1007-4007-9c90-2d46ce2ac9e7&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name ShoeDazzle.com Mailing Address 3530 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90010 Company Description ShoeDazzle’s fashion experts choose the hottest shoes for you every month based on YOUR individual personality and tastes. The shoes we pick for you will express your individuality and sense of style. Distinctive, yet trend-right. … Continue reading “ShoeDazzle.com Receives $40,000,000 New Funding”
Small Demons Garners $2,950,500 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11f1deac-6b20-4391-815c-f9afaa4cb2d5&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name Small Demons Mailing Address 4051 Glencoe Ave. Marina del Rey, CA 90292 Company Description The company is developing an online aggregation service. Website http://www.smalldemons.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,950,500 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. Class A common and class B … Continue reading “Small Demons Garners $2,950,500 New Round”
Mailgun Garners $1,100,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d22ae815-26c6-4851-9d95-e8b442795e24&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name Mailgun Mailing Address 600 N. Whisman Road Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company operates an e-mail server service via its API. Website http://www.mailgun.net Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor SV … Continue reading “Mailgun Garners $1,100,000 New Funding Round”
NextIO Garners $8,857,205 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=84705de1-4b6d-459d-90fc-30791ee15c98&Preview=1 Date 5/13/2011 Company Name NextIO Mailing Address 8303 N MoPac Expressway Austin, TX 78759 Company Description NextIO is the industry leader in I/O Virtualization using PCI Express. NextIO’s solutions enable users to break the restrictions of physical I/O tied to a server. Systems become more flexible, lower cost, and easier to … Continue reading “NextIO Garners $8,857,205 Series E Financing”
MoMelan Technologies Closes $3.5M in Series A Financing
MoMelan Technologies, the developer of a device to treat skin disorders by expanding the surface area of skin grafts, has raised $3.5 million, according to the company’s top executive. MoMelan, based in Cambridge, MA, added KLP Enterprises and Life Science Angels to its existing list of investors, which includes LaunchCapital and Mass Medical Angels. The … Continue reading “MoMelan Technologies Closes $3.5M in Series A Financing”
Go Global: Connecting WA Tech Companies to World Markets
Learn about reaching foreign markets from business leaders who have been there at the Washington Technology Industry Association’s Go Global, an event based around small peer-group interactions. Experts on trade from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas also on hand. Keynote address from Rajeev Singh, president of Concur, and wrap-up presentation by Mike McSherry, … Continue reading “Go Global: Connecting WA Tech Companies to World Markets”
Geospiza Sells to PerkinElmer, PATH Vaccine Nabs $100M, Halosource Gets China Approval, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News
We had one pretty noteworthy acquisition in the Bio/IT community this week, and a smattering of news items from the world of global health, biotech drugs, and biofuels. —Seattle-based Geospiza, one of the mainstays of the bioinformatics industry, agreed to be acquired by PerkinElmer (NYSE: [[ticker:PKI]]), the giant life sciences toolmaker in Waltham, MA. Terms … Continue reading “Geospiza Sells to PerkinElmer, PATH Vaccine Nabs $100M, Halosource Gets China Approval, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences News”
What Ever Happened To Michigan High Tech IPOs?
Inside the rather stuffy conference rooms at the Marriott Eagle Crest hotel in Ypsilanti, MI, entrepreneur after entrepreneur took to the microphone in 15 minute increments, hoping to win over at least one potential investor. The technologies and strategies they offered varied but their business plans ended the same way: an acquisition by a large … Continue reading “What Ever Happened To Michigan High Tech IPOs?”
Varian Invests $15M in Augmenix
Palo Alto, CA-based Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: [[ticker:VAR]]), the supplier of radiation technology for treating cancer patients, said today it has agreed to make a $15 million equity investment in Waltham, MA-based Augmenix to obtain a minority ownership stake in the startup. Varian is also getting an exclusive option to acquire Augmenix if certain milestones … Continue reading “Varian Invests $15M in Augmenix”
As IPO Market Thaws, Carbonite Files to Go Public with Growing Data-Backup Business
Han Solo was once frozen in “carbonite.” Now Boston’s namesake tech company is emerging from a different kind of deep freeze. When we last spoke this winter, David Friend said his online data backup firm, Carbonite, was in the late stages of filing for an IPO. The man is true to his word. Boston-based Carbonite … Continue reading “As IPO Market Thaws, Carbonite Files to Go Public with Growing Data-Backup Business”
BranchOut Collects $18M
San Francisco-based BranchOut, which is building a LinkedIn-like professional networking service within Facebook, has secured $18 million in Series B funding, according to numerous press reports. Redpoint Ventures took the lead in the round, which was joined by Accel Partners, Norwest Venture Partners, and Floodgate Fund. The company also debuted a “Jobs Tab” feature that … Continue reading “BranchOut Collects $18M”
$10M for Demandbase
Demandbase, a San Francisco-based business-to-business marketing technology startup that helps it clients gather data on the other companies visiting their websites, said today that it has raised $10 million in new venture financing. New investor Sutter Hill Ventures led the round, which was joined by existing investors Sigma Partners, Altos Ventures, and Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: … Continue reading “$10M for Demandbase”
Lanyrd: Twitter Meets LinkedIn Meets IMDB for the Conference Circuit
Sixth in a series of profiles of Y Combinator Winter 2011 startups. I’m always on the lookout for technologies that have the potential to help us be better journalists and storytellers, and I find new ones pretty regularly—touchscreen video editing being my favorite recent example. But Xconomy is both a media company and an events … Continue reading “Lanyrd: Twitter Meets LinkedIn Meets IMDB for the Conference Circuit”
Group Commerce Raises $10 Million for Daily-Deals Platform
New York-based Group Commerce, which was founded by veterans of Google and DoubleClick, has raised a second round of funding only two months after emerging from stealth mode, according to All Things Digital. The company developed a technology that allows merchants and publishers to offer limited-time deals on the Internet. The funding round of $10 … Continue reading “Group Commerce Raises $10 Million for Daily-Deals Platform”
Shire Finds Big Value in Rare Diseases, and a Strong Growth Path for its Boston Unit
On May 11, Shire (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SHPGY]]) CEO Angus Russell told a panel of journalists at the Reuters Health Summit in New York that the British drug giant is interested in pursuing gene therapy and stem cells. Those are two areas of science that have yet to prove they can produce effective, innovative new therapies. Still, over … Continue reading “Shire Finds Big Value in Rare Diseases, and a Strong Growth Path for its Boston Unit”
Gamification, Barely a Year Old, Could Implode & Take a New Industry Down With It—Thoughts From Bobber Interactive’s Scott Dodson
These are dizzying days for the business of games. It was almost exactly a year ago that we first wrote about the idea of applying video game features, like rewards and leaderboards, to websites and other connected services. Known as “gamification,” this new niche business aims to increase the amount of time people spend with … Continue reading “Gamification, Barely a Year Old, Could Implode & Take a New Industry Down With It—Thoughts From Bobber Interactive’s Scott Dodson”
Halozyme Deal Could Yield $83M, Wireless Health Leaders Converge, Readers Vote on Worst Drug Names, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
Much of the action this week was taking place downtown, at the 6th annual Convergence Summit hosted by the nonprofit Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance. The three-day conference included CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and innovators—and we’ve got the highlights of that and other area life sciences news wrapped up here. —San Diego’s Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), the largest … Continue reading “Halozyme Deal Could Yield $83M, Wireless Health Leaders Converge, Readers Vote on Worst Drug Names, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Foundation Medicine Gets New CEO
Cambridge, MA-based Foundation Medicine, the developer of genomic-based cancer diagnostics, said today it has named Michael Pellini as its new CEO. Pellini was previously the president of Clarient, a unit of GE Healthcare. He replaces Alexis Borisy, a partner at Third Rock Ventures who was Foundation’s original CEO. Borisy will remain on Foundation Medicine’s board … Continue reading “Foundation Medicine Gets New CEO”
Matrix Genetics Pursues the Algae Fuel Dream in the Lab, Not With Big Steel Tanks, Giant Ponds
Margaret McCormick has been dreaming of ways to make microorganisms do big things since her grad school days in biology at MIT. Years later, the scientist-turned-venture capitalist is now in a position to act on those dreams as CEO of a Seattle-based startup called Matrix Genetics. The idea is about as big as startup visions … Continue reading “Matrix Genetics Pursues the Algae Fuel Dream in the Lab, Not With Big Steel Tanks, Giant Ponds”
A Startup Rival Offers His Perspective on Enormous Microsoft-Skype Deal
On Tuesday, the sun set in the East. Water ran uphill. And Redmond, WA-based Microsoft agreed to pay $8.5 billion in cash for an Internet company that gives away much of its service for free. The news could only be more de-polarizing if Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies had developed its Internet-based telephone service as open source … Continue reading “A Startup Rival Offers His Perspective on Enormous Microsoft-Skype Deal”
SpringLeaf Snags $15M for New Self-Injection System for Biotech Drugs
The folks at SpringLeaf Therapeutics will not be accused of thinking too small. This quiet little company is stepping up today to declare its pursuit of a pretty bold idea—that it can deliver drugs that are not just safe and effective, but also more cost-effective for the U.S. healthcare system. SpringLeaf Therapeutics, formerly known as … Continue reading “SpringLeaf Snags $15M for New Self-Injection System for Biotech Drugs”
SpringLeaf Therapeutics Receives $15,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e0f70ad-a4e6-42b2-aa8b-4eef4dd77742&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name SpringLeaf Therapeutics Mailing Address 8 St. Mary’s Street Boston, MA 02215 Company Description SpringLeaf Therapeutics is creating innovative therapeutic modalities to address serious disease and elevate the quality of care for patients. SpringLeaf’s technology is based on the convergence of materials science and medicine and is designed … Continue reading “SpringLeaf Therapeutics Receives $15,000,000 Series A Round”
Typesafe Garners $3,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7827d54b-4848-4591-9a5f-cb3d5a11e563&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Typesafe Mailing Address One Brattle Square Fourth Floor Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description Typesafe provides an easy-to-use packaging of Scala, Akka, and developer tools via the open source Typesafe Stack, as well as commercial support and maintenance via the Typesafe Subscription. In conjunction with its partners, Typesafe … Continue reading “Typesafe Garners $3,000,000 Series A Financing”
Demandbase Garners $10,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ba9de74-7b97-4dec-b4a2-02e2ab7e3f5e&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Demandbase Mailing Address 244 Jackson 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Marketers use Demandbase’s online service to improve campaign response rates and lower costs through better targeting, while sales professionals leverage the simplicity of the service to identify new prospects in a matter of minutes. … Continue reading “Demandbase Garners $10,000,000 New Round”
Claritics Receives $1,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be462f1e-7bd8-407b-b2e0-3423e8daf0f7&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Claritics Mailing Address 1043 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Claritics provides a robust suite of social analytics applications and a rich feature set to help you get the most from your data. Website http://www.claritics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Claritics Receives $1,500,000 Series A Financing”
Alta Analog Obtains $1,700,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed58c61b-05e5-4609-afd6-5dd6e30c5a61&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Alta Analog Mailing Address 1737 N. First St. San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description Alta Analog is a privately held fabless semiconductor company developing a technology which will become fundamental to mixed signal and analog designs in many areas of the electronics market. Website http://www.alta-analog.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Alta Analog Obtains $1,700,000 New Round”
Gobble Garners $1,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3e832860-aa9f-448f-b8e7-61900022ba0e&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Gobble Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description The company operates an online marketplace that allows users to order home-cooked meals for pickup and delivery. Website http://www.gobble.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. The … Continue reading “Gobble Garners $1,200,000 New Financing Round”
Exablox Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d24f9b5e-7154-4d3c-ad33-99dd7914a0b2&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Exablox Mailing Address 475 Lincoln Ave. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description Exablox is a data storage company that is replacing the traditional storage stack with an integrated experience across local and web storage. Website http://www.oneblox.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Exablox Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Sonim Technologies Secures $3,013,723 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7774715-2a9e-4dab-9ccf-aad9fe33c51c&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Sonim Technologies Mailing Address 1875 S. Grant Street San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Sonim Technologies enables today’s GSM and CDMA wireless data networks to deliver high-margin voice services. Website http://www.sonimtech.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,013,723 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Sonim Technologies Secures $3,013,723 New Round”
CityPockets Garners $550,092 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f689c2ab-0b27-4734-8cd4-bf055eb1d9fd&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name CityPockets Mailing Address 154 Grand St. Fifth Floor New York, NY 10013 Company Description At CityPockets, we believe that daily deals can help you save a lot of money and expose you to new activities, restaurants, and services. That’s why we’ve created the simplest and most effective … Continue reading “CityPockets Garners $550,092 New Funding Round”
ThredUP Lands $7,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f28ebef8-95ef-4269-abe1-171446d90728&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name ThredUP Mailing Address 2 Canal Park Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description We started thredUP in January, 2009 mainly because as football loving, bike riding, beer drinking men we couldn’t be caught dead at a clothing swap. That, and the whole absurdly inefficient $2B used clothing industry felt … Continue reading “ThredUP Lands $7,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Augmenix Secures $15,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0adf7a0-4bf1-44dd-be3e-299c0ed232b0&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Augmenix Mailing Address 204 2nd Avenue Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description Augmenix, Inc. is a privately held medical device company developing in-situ formed, space-filling hydrogels specifically for radiation oncology and cancer surgery indications. Augmenix, Inc.’s initial product will be the first synthetic tissue spacer designed and indicated … Continue reading “Augmenix Secures $15,000,000 New Financing Round”
MoMelan Technologies Secures $3,500,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=454e8c2c-e4f0-43a9-a8eb-eb177634ce48&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name MoMelan Technologies Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02421 Company Description The company is developing a device to treat skin disorders by expanding the surface area of skin grafts. Website http://www.momelan.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The company will use … Continue reading “MoMelan Technologies Secures $3,500,000 Series A Financing”
Fisker Automotive Garners $100,000,000 Series C Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9b5d26b0-e5d0-4eca-90b9-fa333a8be212&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Fisker Automotive Mailing Address 19 Corporate Park Irvine, CA 92606 Company Description The concept was created between two independent companies who clearly wanted to make a difference in not only the automotive industry, but to the environment as well. Website http://www.fiskerautomotive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “Fisker Automotive Garners $100,000,000 Series C Funding Round”
Yatown Receives New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=32fe64e0-469c-4680-b00d-3574c8189f79&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name Yatown Mailing Address 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Yatown is Your Neighborhood Social Network. A warm, welcoming place for you to connect with neighbors and share information. Website http://www.yatown.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Yatown Receives New Round”
FanTrail Garners $500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b9636ac9-ec87-4579-960c-3b8d995b0568&Preview=1 Date 5/12/2011 Company Name FanTrail Mailing Address 1301 South IH-35 Austin, TX 78741 Company Description n the future, everyone will have their own app. With that vision, FanTrail wants to make sure it’s musicians who benefit from the additional publicity and support afforded by being in a fan’s pocket (or hand) … Continue reading “FanTrail Garners $500,000 New Financing”
Sanergy Takes 2011 MIT $100K Prize, Audience Choice Award For Its Toilet Sanitation Technology
Sanergy gets kudos for scoring the daily double at tonight’s MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition. The team won both the $100,000 grand prize and the audience choice award, for pitching its toilet and sanitation systems that convert human waste to fertilizer and electricity in developing countries. Sanergy, the finalist in the emerging markets track of the … Continue reading “Sanergy Takes 2011 MIT $100K Prize, Audience Choice Award For Its Toilet Sanitation Technology”
Kara Swisher on Social Media: Is There Still a Play?
The San Diego Venture Group has invited the Bay Area’s “Boomtown” journalist Kara Swisher, who is now the co-producer and co-host of the All Things Digital conference, to discuss the future of social media. Is it a boom? Is it a bubble? Are San Diego’s entrepreneurs and investors too late—or too far from the action? … Continue reading “Kara Swisher on Social Media: Is There Still a Play?”
ISPE Golf Tournament
ISPE, the nonprofit society that serves pharmaceutical industry professionals, is organizing its annual golf tournament for July 29 at Willow Run Golf Course in Redmond. For more information on how to register, click here.
Active Network Ready to Pull IPO Trigger
[Corrected 5/20/09, 5:00 pm. See below.] The Active Network is in the starting blocks for its IPO. The San Diego Internet company, which provides online event registration services for sporting event organizers, churches, campgrounds, and other customers, set a price range between $16 and $18 a share for its initial stock offering in a regulatory … Continue reading “Active Network Ready to Pull IPO Trigger”
Raising Money I: Angels or VCs: Who’s Driving the Regional Start-up Capital Market?
This EntreTech forum event will try to help answer a hot-button question: have angel investors or VCs played a bigger role in funding high-tech startups in the region? Speakers will represent firms such as Bain Capital Ventures, NextView Ventures, Launchpad Venture Group, and Bessemer Venture Partners. Sign up here.
MITEF Innovation Series: Offshore Wind in New England- Lessons Learned, The Way Forward
This MIT Enterprise Forum event will take a look at the challenges in developing off-shore wind farms, as seen through the lens of Cape Wind. Sign up here.
MITEF Software SIG: Entrepreneur Round Table
Audience members can grill established entrepreneurs at this informal roundtable discussion put on by the MIT Enterprise Forum’s Software SIG. Featured speakers come from Architexa and Aerva. Register here.