A new quarterly research report on angel investment activity and trends in the United States and Canada is being launched later this year, providing a comprehensive overview of deals funded by angels and angel groups that was not previously available. “The Halo Report” is intended to raise awareness of early stage investment activities, according to … Continue reading “New “Halo Report” to Track Angel Deals”
Vertex Stock Up 15 Percent on CF Data
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ winning ways are being felt on Wall Street this morning. The Cambridge, MA-based drug developer’s (NASDAQ:[[ticker:VRTX]]) shock price was up 15 percent to $44:03 per share as of 10:14 am Eastern time today as investors reacted to positive results the firm revealed this morning from a late-stage trial of its treatment VX-770 for … Continue reading “Vertex Stock Up 15 Percent on CF Data”
Tech Coast Angels’ Deals Increased, Dollars Decreased, in 2010
Adding up the deals and dollars invested during 2010, Southern California’s Tech Coast Angels says it funded 31 startups last year, nearly 30 percent more than the 24 deals the network of individual investors did in 2009. But the amount of total invested capital the group raised for startups dropped by more than a third, … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels’ Deals Increased, Dollars Decreased, in 2010”
iAMscientist, Backed by George Whitesides, Tries to Help Firms and Institutes Find Top Talent
If your name is Borya Shakhnovich, people tend to make assumptions about you. One, they don’t want to play you in competitive chess. Two, they wouldn’t be terribly surprised if you introduced yourself by saying something like, “I am scientist.” OK, I’m stereotyping here (a real time-saver, I know), but at least one of those … Continue reading “iAMscientist, Backed by George Whitesides, Tries to Help Firms and Institutes Find Top Talent”
BookRenter Takes In $40M, Seeks to Overtake Chegg in College Textbook Rentals
Spend very long talking with Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO of San Mateo, CA-based BookRenter, and you might start to think that he’s an economist running some kind of commodities trading floor. He speaks of making markets, taking positions on inventory, liquidation demand, microlending, and managing financial risk. He says things like “I am capturing dispersed demand … Continue reading “BookRenter Takes In $40M, Seeks to Overtake Chegg in College Textbook Rentals”
Vertex Nails Pivotal Study for Cystic Fibrosis, Racing Toward Market With Second Drug
Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been moving in this direction for a long time, but it can now say with confidence that it is on its way to shaking up the standard of care for not just one disease this year, but two. The Cambridge, MA-based biotech company (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]), which has operations in San Diego, is … Continue reading “Vertex Nails Pivotal Study for Cystic Fibrosis, Racing Toward Market With Second Drug”
Gilead Pursues Cancer, Inflammation as Next Step To Diversify Beyond HIV
Gilead Sciences has heard it all before—it has an awesome cash machine going in the HIV drug business, but it won’t last forever, and it has never really diversified well into other disease categories. Now, through its acquisition of Seattle-based Calistoga Pharmaceuticals for as much as $600 million, Gilead is making clear that one of … Continue reading “Gilead Pursues Cancer, Inflammation as Next Step To Diversify Beyond HIV”
Calistoga Hands the Keys to Gilead, Bets It Can Make Cancer a Chronic Disease Like HIV
Calistoga Pharmaceuticals CEO Carol Gallagher was playing with a strong hand of cards, holding onto an emerging cancer drug she could have sold for a mint to any number of Big Pharma companies hungry for innovative new products. But she and Calistoga’s board took an unusual tack, selling the Seattle-based company for as much as … Continue reading “Calistoga Hands the Keys to Gilead, Bets It Can Make Cancer a Chronic Disease Like HIV”
Traackr Obtains Series A Funding, Moves to San Francisco
Traackr, a three-year-old startup that helps marketers identify the most influential social media users in any given niche, has picked up an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from at least two Silicon Valley “super angels” and one early-stage startup fund, according to co-founder Pierre-Loïc Assayag. The company was born in Boston and later moved … Continue reading “Traackr Obtains Series A Funding, Moves to San Francisco”
Constant Contact Buys Bantam Live, Forest Pays $1.2B for Clinical Data, Paydiant Scores $7.6M, & More Boston-Area Deals News
Acquisitions news has stolen the show for Boston-area tech and life sciences headlines in the last week, but we’ve also seen some funding and partnership news. —The Boston area saw its biggest ever biotech acquisition, with the sale of Cambridge, MA-based Genzyme (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GENZ]]) to French drug company Sanofi-Aventis for $20.1 billion, or $74 per … Continue reading “Constant Contact Buys Bantam Live, Forest Pays $1.2B for Clinical Data, Paydiant Scores $7.6M, & More Boston-Area Deals News”
Fluidnet Secures $499,999 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b79740a-afbc-4c6b-8866-1a52115e5aca&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Fluidnet Mailing Address 21 Water Street 5th Floor Amesbury, MA 01913 Company Description The company sells a low-cost, simple, highly portable and capable IV infusion pump. Website http://www.fluidnet.net Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $499,999 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. … Continue reading “Fluidnet Secures $499,999 New Financing”
Bluespec Garners $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98fa5bc0-8e1a-45ea-8f16-51c79203d207&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Bluespec Mailing Address 14-16 Spring Street Waltham, MA 02451-1121 Company Description Bluespec, Inc. manufactures an industry standards-based Electronic Design Automation (EDA) toolset that significantly raises the level of abstraction for hardware design while retaining the ability to automatically synthesize high quality RTL, without compromising speed, power or … Continue reading “Bluespec Garners $1,000,000 New Financing”
Sprout Social Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=daf41263-f7bf-4726-95ae-027723e87809&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Sprout Social Mailing Address Undisclosed Chicago, IL 60601 Company Description The company provides social relationship management tracking and services. Website http://www.sproutsocial.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The company will use them the capital influx to increase head count for … Continue reading “Sprout Social Obtains $10,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Traackr Obtains New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=309a8d60-e3fc-4903-9b3e-2a7ecf5fb133&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Traackr Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description The company provides an online service that allows users to measure online influence of other people. Website http://www.traackr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company will use the financing for … Continue reading “Traackr Obtains New Funding Round”
BookRenter.com Receives $40,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3db72fc4-d9f4-4c60-ac37-a04189be6d46&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name BookRenter.com Mailing Address 155 Bovet Road San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Founded in 2006, BookRenter.com is the first online book rental service. BookRenter replaces traditional bookstore sales with online book rentals for students at schools throughout the nation. Flexible rental periods and a hassle free return … Continue reading “BookRenter.com Receives $40,000,000 New Financing”
Emdigo Garners $1,100,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9925f552-d67e-4021-9734-e8de86ce6f87&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Emdigo Mailing Address 595 Millich Drive Campbell, CA 95008 Company Description Emdigo Inc. is a leading mobile software and technology company that enables wireless content providers to rapidly deliver vast amounts of dazzling, real-time 3D graphics based mobile entertainment and messaging applications onto millions of mobile handsets. … Continue reading “Emdigo Garners $1,100,000 New Funding Round”
Centric Software Receives $7,500,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=af70b3f9-5fe1-4926-82f7-9ce5c656e7b7&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Centric Software Mailing Address 307 Orchard City Drive San Jose, CA 95008 Company Description Centric Software has provided innovative Product Intelligence and Project Intelligence enterprise applications. With roots in collaborative project, product, program and portfolio development, Centric combines unique data aggregation with powerful analytics, PDM, and workflow. … Continue reading “Centric Software Receives $7,500,000 Series C Financing”
Inlogy Secures $1,325,152 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b25daae5-c17e-4c45-a0fa-bcf31ea7b534&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name Inlogy Mailing Address 335 Main St. Los Altos, CA 94022 Company Description The company is developing unspecified enterprise software applications. Website http://www.inlogy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,325,152 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Inlogy Secures $1,325,152 Series A Funding Round”
SeatGeek Lands New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f17b1370-e1f4-49d8-adab-3d1c44f29a11&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name SeatGeek Mailing Address 447 Broadway New York, NY 10013 Company Description SeatGeek forecasts the price of sports or concert tickets. So before buying tickets to an event, you can check SeatGeek for a price forecast. If the price is going up, you’ll want to buy your tickets … Continue reading “SeatGeek Lands New Funding”
AppSense Lands $70,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f0db9e21-c580-4628-be53-b122f3871055&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name AppSense Mailing Address 17 State Street 19th Floor New York, NY 10004 Company Description AppSense, the leading provider of user virtualization solutions for enterprises, makes physical and virtual desktop deployment possible by ensuring a seamless user experience across all delivery platforms. Website http://www.appsense.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “AppSense Lands $70,000,000 New Financing Round”
CLEAResult Obtains New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=caf18ed0-3868-4a1f-91d0-6019194cf71a&Preview=1 Date 2/23/2011 Company Name CLEAResult Mailing Address 4301 Westbank Drive Building A Austin, TX 78746 Company Description We work with utility clients to design, implement and evaluate cost-effective optimization programs. By promoting efficient usage and placing a stronger focus on holistic organizational strategies, we help customers drive lower costs and get … Continue reading “CLEAResult Obtains New Funding”
Health Care VC Thomas, McNerney Moving San Francisco Office to San Diego
Thomas, McNerney and Partners plans to relocate its West Coast office from San Francisco to San Diego later this year, according to partner Pratik Shah, who left San Diego-based Kalypsys in 2004 to join the health care venture capital firm. The timing depends on finding the right office space, Shah told me by telephone this … Continue reading “Health Care VC Thomas, McNerney Moving San Francisco Office to San Diego”
Acetylon Pharma Raises $12.4M
Acetylon Pharmaceuticals, a developer of drugs that inhibit HDAC enzymes to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases, has raised $12.4 million of a proposed $30 million second round of equity financing, according to an SEC filing. The Boston startup, which is developing technology based on discoveries made by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard … Continue reading “Acetylon Pharma Raises $12.4M”
Amazon’s Netflix Challenger, Kinect’s Development Kit, PopCap’s Looming IPO
A little Tuesday catch-up following the holiday weekend (for us, anyway) in Seattle-area tech news: • Amazon made its long-rumored Netflix challenge official with this morning’s announcement of a subscription streaming video service. Amazon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AMZN]]) already had an a la carte version called Instant Videos, which offers about 90,000 movie and TV titles. Today’s … Continue reading “Amazon’s Netflix Challenger, Kinect’s Development Kit, PopCap’s Looming IPO”
Ecotality Begins Charger Installations
San Francisco-based Ecotality (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ECTY]]) took the first step in creating an infrastructure for charging electric vehicles today, installing its Blink Level 2 residential charging stations at homes in Los Angeles and the San Diego area. The company says it plans to do similar installations at homes in Portland, OR, tomorrow; in Seattle, WA, Thursday; … Continue reading “Ecotality Begins Charger Installations”
Microsoft and Athenahealth Join Forces on Health Software
Athenahealth (NASDAQ:[[ticker:ATHN]]) says it has formed a new alliance with Microsoft (NASDAQ:[[ticker:MSFT]]) to develop software to make their systems more compatible and easier for healthcare professionals to use together. The new collaboration, Athena says, will enable healthcare providers to use the companies’ existing products to get a single view of patient records from hospitals and … Continue reading “Microsoft and Athenahealth Join Forces on Health Software”
Crocodoc Goes HTML5, SearchReviews and GravityEight Go Live, & More Bay Area BizTech News
Last week saw the emergence of several interesting new startups like GravityEight and SearchReviews. But some 2010-vintage startups, including Crocodoc and 1000memories, also made news. —Crocodoc introduced the world’s first embeddable HTML5 document viewer. The San Francisco startup, backed by Y Combinator and angel investors, says it wants to be “the new Adobe of the Web,” … Continue reading “Crocodoc Goes HTML5, SearchReviews and GravityEight Go Live, & More Bay Area BizTech News”
Otonomy Drug Could Have Broader Potential Application for Hearing Loss
Would Pete Townshend get an injection into his inner ears to save his hearing? After at least 50 years in Rock n’ Roll, it’s probably too late to save the legendary songwriter’s hearing, but San Diego-based Otonomy today announced data that suggests its lead drug candidate could help people recover from hearing loss caused by … Continue reading “Otonomy Drug Could Have Broader Potential Application for Hearing Loss”
Medtronic to Spin Off Physio
Minneapolis, MN-based Medtronic (NYSE: [[ticker:MDT]]), the medical device giant, said today it is reviving plans to spin off the Physio-Control unit in Redmond, WA as an independent company. Physio-Control, which makes heart defibrillators that treat sudden cardiac arrest, has been dogged by manufacturing problems for years, although it was given clearance by the FDA to … Continue reading “Medtronic to Spin Off Physio”
Forest Labs Snaps Up Clinical Data for $1.2B
Clinical Data chief executive Drew Fromkin wasn’t blowing smoke last month when he told analysts that his firm was in talks about a potential change in control. About a month after gaining FDA approval for its anti-depression drug, the Newton, MA-based company (NASDAQ:[[ticker:CLDA]]) said today that it has agreed to be acquired by the New … Continue reading “Forest Labs Snaps Up Clinical Data for $1.2B”
FaceCash’s Aaron Greenspan Is Out to Kill Plastic with Mobile Payment System
For Aaron Greenspan, president and CEO of Palo Alto, CA-based Think Computer Corporation, it’s been a long road to FaceCash. The mobile payment system, which next week launches a new feature that allows shoppers to place orders before they even arrive at a store, is the result of years of work that started when Greenspan … Continue reading “FaceCash’s Aaron Greenspan Is Out to Kill Plastic with Mobile Payment System”
Montgomery Startup Gets $1M
Seattle-based Cardeas Pharma, a startup led by prominent biotech entrepreneur A. Bruce Montgomery, has raised its first $1 million, according to a regulatory filing. The company only lists two executives and members of its board—Montgomery and Melissa Yaeger, an experienced drug developer who previously worked with Montgomery at Seattle-based Corus Pharma and Gilead Sciences. Montgomery, … Continue reading “Montgomery Startup Gets $1M”
A Visitor’s Guide to Silicon Valley
If you’re a visiting dignitary whose country has a Gross National Product equal to or greater than the State of California, your visit to Silicon Valley consists of a lunch/dinner with some combination of the founders of Google, Facebook, Apple, and Twitter and several brand name venture capitalists. If you have time, the president of … Continue reading “A Visitor’s Guide to Silicon Valley”
Fate CEO Exits for New Co
Fate Therapeutics, the San Diego-based developer of stem cell therapies, said today that CEO Paul Grayson is leaving Fate to form a new company. The new company wasn’t named in today’s release, and Fate didn’t say who will replace Grayson, although Fate’s website still lists John Mendlein as executive chairman. Grayson, who was previously a … Continue reading “Fate CEO Exits for New Co”
Gilead Buys Calistoga Pharma for $375M, Making Move Into Cancer Drugs
Gilead Sciences is the world’s biggest maker of HIV medications, and today it’s making a big move to diversify into the cancer drug field by acquiring Seattle-based Calistoga Pharmaceuticals. Foster City, CA-based Gilead (NASDAQ: [[ticker:GILD]]) said today it has agreed to pay $375 million to acquire Calistoga, plus another $225 million if certain milestones are … Continue reading “Gilead Buys Calistoga Pharma for $375M, Making Move Into Cancer Drugs”
Paydiant Gets $7.6M for Mobile Payments
Boston-area mobile payments startup Paydiant has raised $7.6 million in Series A financing led by North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners. The news was first reported in a blog post by Scott Kirsner. Paydiant was founded by former edocs veterans Chris Gardner (also from m-Qube and ExtendMedia), Kevin Laracey (Siebel and Sigma Partners), … Continue reading “Paydiant Gets $7.6M for Mobile Payments”
Resonant Ventures Bets on Wind Power Startup Accio Energy
Resonant Venture Partners in Ann Arbor, MI, said it has invested an undisclosed amount in Accio Energy, a startup developing a new way to generate electricity from wind. The startup, which is also based in Ann Arbor, is “developing a novel…wind energy generation technology to deliver clean, sustainable energy to people around the globe,” Resonant … Continue reading “Resonant Ventures Bets on Wind Power Startup Accio Energy”
The Active Network Files for IPO, EcoATM Banks $14M, Qualcomm Issues Augmented Reality Awards, & More San Diego BizTech News
Capital isn’t exactly flowing freely, but it’s flowing better now than it was two years ago, if last week’s San Diego tech deals are any guide. We’ve got that wrapped up for you here, along with the rest of the biztech report. —San Diego-based EcoATM, a startup developing automated kiosks for recycling cell phones and … Continue reading “The Active Network Files for IPO, EcoATM Banks $14M, Qualcomm Issues Augmented Reality Awards, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Quanterix, Novartis Test Out Super-Sensitive Diagnostic Tool for Neuro Disorder
Quanterix envisions its technology could someday be a driving force in the $8 billion a year global diagnostics industry. Now it has one of the industry’s big players on board, taking a look for itself at close range to see what the Cambridge, MA-based startup can do. Novartis Diagnostics, the unit of the giant healthcare … Continue reading “Quanterix, Novartis Test Out Super-Sensitive Diagnostic Tool for Neuro Disorder”
Hydrovolts, Halopure and WaterTectonics See Big Opportunities in Water
Quite a few Seattle-area companies are tackling some ambitious projects that are all about water. I’m talking about clean drinking water, industrial water treatment, and innovative hydropower. Insights on all of that had people taking notes and asking plenty of questions at a cleantech confab Friday. The event was organized through the Washington Clean Technology … Continue reading “Hydrovolts, Halopure and WaterTectonics See Big Opportunities in Water”
Biocom Follows the Money, Revamps Local Confab to Lure Big Pharma VIPs To San Diego
San Diego’s leading life sciences trade association spent the last five years putting together a fall confab that recruited venture capitalists and institutional investors to look at the most innovative life sciences companies in town. This year, Biocom is taking a different tack, seeking to play the role of matchmaker not so much with VCs, … Continue reading “Biocom Follows the Money, Revamps Local Confab to Lure Big Pharma VIPs To San Diego”
A Focus on Energy Efficiency Will Help Keep The U.S. Competitive, and Other Cleantech Industry Predictions for 2011
Foreign competition is rising, and U.S. consumers haven’t departed from their penny-pinching mentality of The Great Recession, and behind this double whammy the cleantech industry is feeling the squeeze. That’s one of the big impressions I came away with after polling a crop of cleantech experts from Xconomy’s network of advisors and op-ed contributors for … Continue reading “A Focus on Energy Efficiency Will Help Keep The U.S. Competitive, and Other Cleantech Industry Predictions for 2011”
Paydiant Secures $7,600,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b71bf1d2-1137-4904-bda9-44f83638534c&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Paydiant Mailing Address Undisclosed Boston, MA 02142 Company Description The company operates an online service that facilitates online payments via mobile phones. Website http://www.Paydiant.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The investment will be used to accelerate product development, sales … Continue reading “Paydiant Secures $7,600,000 Series A Funding Round”
Correx Lands $2,812,403 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8ac9c29f-cc51-4a7e-821c-c87cf200fc92&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Correx Mailing Address 135 Beaver St. Waltham, MA 02452 Company Description Correx has developed a complete kit for aortic valve bypass, designed in collaboration with the world’s most expert surgeons in this field, and using proven, durable components. Website http://www.Correxinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,812,403 … Continue reading “Correx Lands $2,812,403 New Funding”
Cardeas Pharma Receives $1,001,523 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=35b90a87-9f57-4996-a1dc-8edf252a9482&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Cardeas Pharma Mailing Address 2518 Eastlake Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98102 Company Description The company is a stealth mode pharmaceutical developer. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,001,523 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Cardeas Pharma Receives $1,001,523 New Financing”
Gilead Sciences Acquires Calistoga Pharmaceuticals for $375,000,000
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7043a036-3ca3-4919-a062-a95c9a3c9a77&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Calistoga Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 2101 – 4th Avenue Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description Calistoga Pharmaceuticals, is developing a drug candidate acquired from Icos that has potential to treat various forms of cancer. Website http://www.calistogapharma.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount $375,000,000 Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Calistoga … Continue reading “Gilead Sciences Acquires Calistoga Pharmaceuticals for $375,000,000”
CapLinked Receives $900,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=977e54e1-68ad-4e04-af3b-2754cec060e2&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 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 $900,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes We plan to use the proceeds from this financing round to … Continue reading “CapLinked Receives $900,000 New Financing”
VBrick Systems Acquires Fliqz for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b29a081c-124f-4ece-ab7b-5011b8f4826d&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Fliqz Mailing Address 2745 10th St Berkeley, CA 94700 Company Description The company operates a video-sharing website. Website http://www.fliqz.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Acetylon Pharmaceuticals Secures $12,400,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=be1f23e3-de68-4249-ba0a-52d2f1475dd5&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Acetylon Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 303 Congress Street 2nd Fl Boston, MA 02210 Company Description Acetylon Pharmaceuticals is a Boston-based company recently formed to commercialize promising pharmaceutical technology emerging from collaborative research at Harvard University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Acetylon intends to pursue the clinical development and … Continue reading “Acetylon Pharmaceuticals Secures $12,400,000 Series B Financing Round”
Digital Chocolate Lands $12,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0380d0da-554b-401c-90b6-b5ea93b4019a&Preview=1 Date 2/22/2011 Company Name Digital Chocolate Mailing Address 1855 South Grant Street 2nd Floor San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description Digital Chocolate has established itself as the recognized leader in developing and publishing many of the world’s most popular and top-rated games. The company has already earned eight Game of the … Continue reading “Digital Chocolate Lands $12,000,000 Series D Financing Round”