Fallen Angel: Michigan’s Angel Investment Tax Credit Likely to Die

Oh angel investment tax credit! We barely knew ye! Michigan’s new and improved three year, $27 million angel tax credit, signed into law just last fall by then Gov. Jennifer Granholm, will likely not survive contentious budget negotiations, according to sources close to the state legislature. Last week, the Michigan House passed a budget that … Continue reading “Fallen Angel: Michigan’s Angel Investment Tax Credit Likely to Die”

Dan Reed, Microsoft’s Resident Futurist, Thinks Past Windows to the Fusion of Mobile and Cloud Computing; Meet Him Next Week at Beyond Mobile

Dan Reed heads a crew within Microsoft that may have the coolest name of any division in the company: the eXtreme Computing Group, or XCG. Formed a little less than two years ago, the group is part of Microsoft Research, but its mandate goes beyond R&D: it’s to help the company as a whole look … Continue reading “Dan Reed, Microsoft’s Resident Futurist, Thinks Past Windows to the Fusion of Mobile and Cloud Computing; Meet Him Next Week at Beyond Mobile”

APriori Snaps Up $4.9M

Concord, MA-based aPriori Technologies, a maker of software for managing cost for manufacturing customers, has brought in $4.9 million in equity-based funding from four investors, an SEC filing shows. Sigma Partners is a previous investor in aPriori and is reflected on the firm’s board of directors in the newest filing.

The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford—The Final Presentations

The Stanford Lean LaunchPad class was an experiment in a new model of teaching startup entrepreneurship. This last post – part nine – highlights the final team presentations. Parts one through eight, the class lectures, are here, Guide for our mentors is here. Syllabus is here. This is the End Class lectures were over last … Continue reading “The Lean LaunchPad at Stanford—The Final Presentations”

Microsoft & Skype, in $8.5B Merger, Could Have Tons of Applications, but Mobile and Kinect are Ones to Watch

With its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype this morning, Microsoft (NASDAQ: [[ticker:MSFT]]) appears to be embracing one of the classic digs at Redmond: It’s grown too big to truly innovate. According to the companies’ announcement, Luxembourg-based Skype, which has offices and investors in Silicon Valley, will be its own division within the Redmond, WA, software … Continue reading “Microsoft & Skype, in $8.5B Merger, Could Have Tons of Applications, but Mobile and Kinect are Ones to Watch”

San Diego’s MIR3 Expands Mass Notification Technology to Social Media Networks

On the day a Magnitude 9 earthquake and major Tsunami struck Japan, customers of MIR3 used the San Diego company’s automated notification system to transmit more than 650,000 real-time messages around the world. “The minute it happened, I checked with engineering and our customers were using every modality of communications—SMS [text messaging], e-mail, phone calls,” … Continue reading “San Diego’s MIR3 Expands Mass Notification Technology to Social Media Networks”

BigDoor Media Adds Power-Hitter Client: Seattle Startup Brings Gamification to Major League Baseball’s Website

The trend of gamification—adding virtual rewards and other game mechanics to all kinds of customer relationships—is barely a year old. But Seattle startup BigDoor Media is showing that the developing field could have some big potential: Today, the company is announcing that its technology is being integrated with MLB.com, the website for Major League Baseball. … Continue reading “BigDoor Media Adds Power-Hitter Client: Seattle Startup Brings Gamification to Major League Baseball’s Website”

Akamai, Riverbed Team Up to Speed Cloud Applications, Wherever They May Run

This deal is all about combining Internet optimization and WAN optimization to accelerate enterprise adoption of hybrid cloud networks. Got that? Let’s try to deconstruct this considerable jargon. Cambridge, MA-based Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKAM]]) and San Francisco-based Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RVBD]]), two big players in IT performance management, are announcing today a unique strategic alliance. … Continue reading “Akamai, Riverbed Team Up to Speed Cloud Applications, Wherever They May Run”

Meritage Pharma Passes Key Test With Drug to Reduce Swelling of the Food Pipe

[Update: 11:30 am] San Diego-based Meritage Pharma set out a few years ago to develop a unique drug for people who suffer from a dangerous allergy that causes swelling and narrowing of the esophagus. Now it has some hard data to suggest that it’s on the right track. Meritage (pronounced MARE-uh-tazh) is announcing today that … Continue reading “Meritage Pharma Passes Key Test With Drug to Reduce Swelling of the Food Pipe”

Aneesh Chopra on Innovation, Pinpoint Pickup Takes on Uber, Charles River Embraces IP, & More in the Seattle-Area Tech Roundup

A chat with the nation’s first chief technology officer was one of the highlights of the past week in tech news. Aneesh Chopra, President Barack Obama’s CTO, is in town this week for a panel discussion at the Technology Alliance’s State of Technology luncheon. He had lunch with local corporate execs yesterday, and we published … Continue reading “Aneesh Chopra on Innovation, Pinpoint Pickup Takes on Uber, Charles River Embraces IP, & More in the Seattle-Area Tech Roundup”

Pharma-Academic Alliances: What the Numbers Don’t Tell You

If you’ve been following the drug industry at all for the past few years, you know that Big Pharma has gone alliance crazy. It seems that every other week a new deal is announced in which a pharmaceutical company has partnered with an academic institution to help identify or develop new drugs for a variety … Continue reading “Pharma-Academic Alliances: What the Numbers Don’t Tell You”

SDEE Presents: The Success and Failure of Serial Entrepreneurship

The San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange, or SDEE, has scheduled a provocative panel discussion about entrepreneurial successes and failures. The focus of the meeting is how serial entrepreneurs have navigated their way through success and failure to build companies. We hope to provide a forum for a lively interactive discussion that should prove entertaining, if not … Continue reading “SDEE Presents: The Success and Failure of Serial Entrepreneurship”

Connect with Connect Summer Soirée

The annual summertime “Connect with Connect” event attracts more than 750 business leaders and 50 exhibitors from San Diego’s most innovative industries. Grab a handful of business cards and check out a series of exhibitor “zones” in Life Sciences, Cleantech, Digital Life, Action and Sport, Mobile Health, Nearsourcing, Biomimicry and Cyber and Robotics. Get into … Continue reading “Connect with Connect Summer Soirée”

LocalResponse Turns Check-Ins Into Instant Marketing Opportunities

If you managed a major brand-name product, how much would you pay to be able to advertise directly to consumers right as they were arriving at a place where your brand is sold? Nihal Mehta, CEO and co-founder of New York-based LocalResponse, is betting that most consumer-products makers would say “a lot” when asked that … Continue reading “LocalResponse Turns Check-Ins Into Instant Marketing Opportunities”

LevelUp Joins the Deals Bandwagon with a Boost from Levi’s and American Express

Boston-based SCVNGR started out in 2008 doing exactly what its name suggests—organizing mobile-based scavenger hunts. Since then, the startup has been downright Protean, morphing into a Foursquare-like system of location-based checkins and rewards and then introducing a Groupon-like spinoff called LevelUp. But while it still isn’t clear whether 22-year-old CEO Seth Priebatsch wants to be the … Continue reading “LevelUp Joins the Deals Bandwagon with a Boost from Levi’s and American Express”

aPriori Technologies Obtains $4,860,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c7599284-7063-4268-85e0-31b368a9258f&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name aPriori Technologies Mailing Address 200 Baker Avenue Concord, MA 01742 Company Description aPriori is a venture-backed company developing an innovative platform of cost management software solutions for the discrete manufacturing industry. aPriori’s patent-protected Cost Management platform, originally developed in tight collaboration between the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign … Continue reading “aPriori Technologies Obtains $4,860,000 New Funding”

Super Heat Games Garners $1,600,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=797ca187-9264-489b-b043-178b2736f552&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Super Heat Games Mailing Address Undisclosed Encinitas, CA 92023 Company Description SUPER HEAT Games, Inc. designs, develops, and markets collectible action sports trading card games, showcasing the world’s top professional athletes in action sports, including skateboarding, snowboarding, motocross, surfing and BMX Website http://www.SuperHeatGames.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Super Heat Games Garners $1,600,000 Series A Financing Round”

Elcelyx Therapeutics Lands $8,075,006 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc2b1c98-c12a-49f2-932e-1b60aedd39c8&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Elcelyx Therapeutics Mailing Address 12730 High Bluff Dr San Diego, CA 92130 Company Description Elcelyx Therapeutics of San Diego is a stealth mode diabetes related biotechnology company. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $8,075,006 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC … Continue reading “Elcelyx Therapeutics Lands $8,075,006 New Funding”

Fate Therapeutics Lands New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bc013acd-954b-4126-b9bf-74a39f45ba01&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Fate Therapeutics Mailing Address 3535 General Atomics Court San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The company’s revolutionary platform focuses on both regenerative and reprogramming medicine. Fate’s regenerative medicine platform involves developing drugs that awaken adult stem cells in the body to repair damaged cells and tissues. Fate’s … Continue reading “Fate Therapeutics Lands New Funding”

Funzio Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd082cd3-5e8a-4e16-980e-5563ec40a73e&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Funzio Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description Funzio developed the social game Crime City in 2010 and it quickly became a mega hit. Funzio plans to continue to create free-to-play high quality, innovative and polished games for Facebook and mobile that are action-packed and … Continue reading “Funzio Receives $20,000,000 Series A Funding”

LiquidSpace Obtains $3,600,000 Series A Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=784eb338-3e63-4c6b-bb04-9619b93479c0&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name LiquidSpace Mailing Address 2225 Bayshore Road Palo Alto, CA 94043 Company Description The company develops technology to help users work productively. Website http://www.liquidspaceapp.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The new monies from Shasta and FloodGate will assist LiquidSpace with … Continue reading “LiquidSpace Obtains $3,600,000 Series A Round”

Proformative Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ea1169e7-414c-4d05-ae5a-a4e9239bab8b&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name Proformative Mailing Address Undisclosed San Jose, CA 95112 Company Description The company provides an online resource and community for the corporate finance, accounting and treasury fields. Website http://www.proformative.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes from the financing were … Continue reading “Proformative Obtains $1,100,000 Series A Funding Round”

HotelTonight Receives $3,250,000 Series A Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5a3bf192-4ba0-4e75-8103-e479a05630f4&Preview=1 Date 5/10/2011 Company Name HotelTonight Mailing Address 144 2nd Ave. Third Floor San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description HotelTonight is the only hotel booking application that is made for mobile from the ground up. Available for free in the App Store for those with Apple iOS devices – the iPhone, iPod … Continue reading “HotelTonight Receives $3,250,000 Series A Funding”

Hutch President Larry Corey on Combating Cancer in the Developing World

Larry Corey, the president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will be the featured speaker at “Combating Cancer in the Developing World: Where Infectious Disease, Immunity and Cross-cultural Research Solutions Intersect” on June 6. The event is being organized by the World Affairs Council in Seattle, in collaboration with the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical … Continue reading “Hutch President Larry Corey on Combating Cancer in the Developing World”

Molecular Imaging Research Finds New Life in Ann Arbor Thanks To $7M Investment From Baird Venture Partners and Arcus Ventures

Michganders are sensitive about jobs and by jobs I mean there are not nearly enough of them. Mention Pfizer shutting down its research and development center in Ann Arbor, MI or Becton, Dickinson pulling HandyLab’s operations out of Michigan after acquiring the local startup, and people get downright grumpy. What good is an exit if … Continue reading “Molecular Imaging Research Finds New Life in Ann Arbor Thanks To $7M Investment From Baird Venture Partners and Arcus Ventures”

Get Out Your Crystal Ball & Win a Pair of Free Tickets to Beyond Mobile

There’s a remarkable fact in today’s New York Times: if you stepped into a time machine with your iPad 2 and went back just 17 years to 1994, the Apple gadget would rank among the world’s 500 fastest supercomputers. And that’s just measuring processing speed—when it comes to ease of use, the iPad obviously leaves … Continue reading “Get Out Your Crystal Ball & Win a Pair of Free Tickets to Beyond Mobile”

Verdezyne Closes Funding Round

Carlsbad, CA-based Verdezyne, which has been developing industrial biotechnology processes for making adipic acid and other sustainable chemicals and fuels, says today it has closed a new funding round. While the amount of funding was not disclosed, Verdezyne says two of the investors, BP Alternative Energy Ventures and DSM Venturing B.V., joined in the round … Continue reading “Verdezyne Closes Funding Round”

ImThera Raises $1.8M

San Diego’s ImThera Medical has raised about $1.8 million of a planned $2 million financing round that includes both equity and rights to acquire securities, according to a recent regulatory filing. ImThera, which has been developing an implantable neurostimulation device for treating obstructive sleep apnea, says the funds will be used for the next phase … Continue reading “ImThera Raises $1.8M”

Aneesh Chopra, Obama’s Chief Techie, on Building a Startup-Friendly Region and Why Now is the Best Time to be an Innovator in America

As chief technology officer for the Obama administration, Aneesh Chopra has been heavily involved in efforts to expand access to huge amounts of government data, and encourage techies and entrepreneurs to help solve public policy problems using that data. Xconomy’s Wade Roush talked with Chopra last year, producing this in-depth Q&A that included discussions about … Continue reading “Aneesh Chopra, Obama’s Chief Techie, on Building a Startup-Friendly Region and Why Now is the Best Time to be an Innovator in America”

Merrimack Inks $220M Deal for PharmaEngine Drug

Cambridge, MA-based drug developer Merrimack Pharmaceuticals said today that it has paid Taiwan-based PharmaEngine $10 million upfront for the rights to develop and commercialize one of its drugs in Europe and Asia. Merrimack could pay another $210 million in development, regulatory, and sales milestones and royalties tied to MM-398, a treatment for gastric, colorectal, and … Continue reading “Merrimack Inks $220M Deal for PharmaEngine Drug”

New York City Investment Fund Supports Biotech, Cleantech, and Now “Fintech” Startups

On May 2, six startups that are developing new technology tools for the financial services industry started a 12-week program of mentorship, networking, and seed funding from New York City Investment Fund, a 15-year-old fund founded by Henry Kravis, founding partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. The companies and their products will be in … Continue reading “New York City Investment Fund Supports Biotech, Cleantech, and Now “Fintech” Startups”

Expanding Wireless Health Summit Looks to Inform and Change Patient Behavior

After years of carefully shepherding San Diego’s emerging mobile health industry, Rob McCray says the sixth annual wireless health convergence summit that begins tomorrow in downtown San Diego isn’t just about “convergence” any more. McCray, who is CEO of the nonprofit Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA), instead sounded a theme that seems to resonate in these … Continue reading “Expanding Wireless Health Summit Looks to Inform and Change Patient Behavior”

What Kind of Taste Does Lee Hood Have for Interior Decoration? Get a Sense on May 19

There was a big ribbon cutting, and lots of back-slapping local politicians, when Merck officially opened up the fancy labs it built for Rosetta Inpharmatics in March 2004. Merck and Rosetta are long gone now—and so are most of the local officials, come to think of it—but the modern biomedical research center at 401 Terry … Continue reading “What Kind of Taste Does Lee Hood Have for Interior Decoration? Get a Sense on May 19”

Kilimanjaro, RPX, and Embargoes: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News

I was pretty busy last week getting ready for Beyond Mobile: Computing in 2021, Xconomy’s next big Bay Area event at SRI International on May 17. So I didn’t have time to write as many features as usual—but I got a lot of help filling up our pages from my colleagues. —Luke profiled Kilimanjaro Energy, … Continue reading “Kilimanjaro, RPX, and Embargoes: The 1-Minute Version of Last Week’s Bay Area BizTech News”

Motorola Mobility Stays Put, RadiSys Acquires Continuous Computing, Watchwords From Qualcomm’s Town Hall Meeting, & More San Diego BizTech News

Much of San Diego’s tech news came out of the mobile industry last week, along with a dash of cleantech and a dollop of software. In other words, a feast for the hungry reader. —The big deal of the week came when Hillsboro, OR-based RadiSys (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RSYS]]) announced an agreement to acquire privately held Continuous … Continue reading “Motorola Mobility Stays Put, RadiSys Acquires Continuous Computing, Watchwords From Qualcomm’s Town Hall Meeting, & More San Diego BizTech News”

Palantir Sees $50M

[Corrected 8/1/11] Palo Alto, CA-based Palantir Technologies has raised $50 million in a sale of equity, option, and warrants, according to a May 5 regulatory filing. The company, which makes software platforms for visualizing and analyzing intelligence, defense, law enforement, and financial data, raised $90 million in Series D funding in 2010. Its investors include … Continue reading “Palantir Sees $50M”

Lifebooker Grabs $4 Million in Funding

Lifebooker, an online marketplace for discounted health and beauty services, has raised $4 million from Edison Ventures, according to a press release. The Brooklyn-based Lifebooker provides businesses in New York and Los Angeles with the ability to advertise open appointment times or limited-time discounts on the Internet, which consumers can then book through the site. … Continue reading “Lifebooker Grabs $4 Million in Funding”

SwipeGood Works to Make Giving So Easy, It’s a Rounding Error

This is the fifth in a series of profiles of Y Combinator Winter 2011 (YC W11) startups. “Keep the change.” You might say that to a taxi driver who’d delivered you speedily and safely to your destination, but it’s unlikely you’d ever say it to a grocery checkout clerk or a Nieman Marcus salesperson. Yet … Continue reading “SwipeGood Works to Make Giving So Easy, It’s a Rounding Error”

Alkermes Acquires Elan Drug Manufacturing Unit for $960M

Alkermes has struck a big acquisition deal that vaults it into the club of “Big Biotech” companies it has long yearned to join. The Waltham, MA-based biotech company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ALKS]]) is announcing today it has agreed to acquire Elan Drug Technologies, the chemical formulation and manufacturing unit of Ireland-based Elan (NYSE: [[ticker:ELN]]) in a deal … Continue reading “Alkermes Acquires Elan Drug Manufacturing Unit for $960M”

Why Are Drugs Getting Such Weird Brand Names?

Oddball product names are one of the occupational hazards of biotech writing. Drugs in particular can be hard to spell, and often hard to pronounce. While I can practically type telaprevir, telaprevir, telaprevir in my sleep at this point, I can almost feel the reader reaction when that scientific name flows from my keyboard. ZZZ…. … Continue reading “Why Are Drugs Getting Such Weird Brand Names?”

UsTrendy Receives $1,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=175e43f2-591c-494f-8217-de7392598736&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name UsTrendy Mailing Address Undisclosed Cambridge, MA 02421 Company Description The company provides an online independent fashion marketplace. Website http://www.UsTrendy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Draper Associates

Grubwithus Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f37ef2e0-6a4b-4771-b502-719b357892c6&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Grubwithus Mailing Address Undisclosed Chicago, IL 60606 Company Description The company operates an online website and service that allows people to find people to eat with via an online reservation service. Website http://www.grubwith.us Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,600,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “Grubwithus Receives $1,600,000 New Financing Round”

Molecular Imaging Research Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=53be7f83-c63e-458c-ac1f-e89f0d62b1c4&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Molecular Imaging Research Mailing Address 800 Technology Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Company Description Molecular Imaging Research, Inc. (MIR) is a specialty contract research organization (CRO) located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. MIR employs a wide array of imaging technologies including preclinical MRI, CT (µCT), high resolution PET … Continue reading “Molecular Imaging Research Garners $7,000,000 Series A Financing Round”

Trustnode Receives New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cf5ac865-76f3-4d46-8934-ae032df273b9&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Trustnode Mailing Address 965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Trustnode’s interactive education platform eliminates the complexity of insurance education. Our proprietary authoring engine allows flexible adaptation of a programmable, animated cast of cartoon characters to create an engaging and effective user experience. Website http://www.Trustnode.com … Continue reading “Trustnode Receives New Financing Round”

U-Systems Lands $6,500,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ae861b9-6603-45e2-9bbd-fd4251990a6b&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name U-Systems Mailing Address 447 Indio Way Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description U-Systems, Inc., founded in Silicon Valley in 1997, designs, develops, manufactures and markets innovative ultrasound systems to assist the radiologist in the diagnosis of breast cancer. The company has developed a leadership position in advanced ultrasound … Continue reading “U-Systems Lands $6,500,000 New Financing Round”

Gilt Groupe Garners $138,000,000 Series E Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=37327988-05ca-4324-9a43-0895ab1626d3&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Gilt Groupe Mailing Address 2 Park Ave. Fourth Floor New York, NY 10016 Company Description Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access to highly coveted products and experiences at insider prices. Each day, Gilt offers its members a curated selection of merchandise, including apparel, accessories and lifestyle items across … Continue reading “Gilt Groupe Garners $138,000,000 Series E Funding Round”

Lifebooker Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ac44b5d2-cb5f-4023-8463-f4ec3a0428dc&Preview=1 Date 5/9/2011 Company Name Lifebooker Mailing Address Undisclosed Brooklyn, NY 11210 Company Description The company provides online marketing and advertising solutions for health and beauty businesses. Website http://www.lifebooker.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Edison’s financing and guidance will accelerate national expansion beyond New York … Continue reading “Lifebooker Obtains $4,000,000 New Financing”