Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=38221aca-fae0-4390-bb42-b186a10bc298&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name TalentSpring Mailing Address 1525 4th Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 Company Description TalentSpring, Inc. is a leading provider of semantic search technology for talent sourcing. The service enables recruiters and hiring managers to quickly find resumes of top candidates for their open job descriptions utilizing revolutionary resume-ranking algorithms … Continue reading “Talent Technology Acquires TalentSpring for Undisclosed Sum”
Ambit Biosciences Lands $14,999,327 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e5e45e6d-e700-44ca-ac6b-f01b8e0603ee&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Ambit Biosciences Mailing Address 4215 Sorrento Valley Blvd. San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Ambit Biosciences is a privately-held biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of small-molecule kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. Website http://www.ambitbio.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $14,999,327 Transaction Round Undisclosed … Continue reading “Ambit Biosciences Lands $14,999,327 New Funding”
Palkion Receives $1,750,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=791ee6b3-01a0-47df-a53f-f05d96b2b1a2&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Palkion Mailing Address 4365 Executive Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The company develops pharmaceutical products. Website http://www.palkion.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed
SetPoint Medical Secures $5,000,001 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb5371f3-48cd-4c39-b203-568475e82149&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name SetPoint Medical Mailing Address 1000 Twelve Oakes Center Wayzata, MN 55391 Company Description The company develops neuron-modulation platform technology to treat chronic diseases. Website http://www.setpointmedical.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,001 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms … Continue reading “SetPoint Medical Secures $5,000,001 New Funding Round”
NetBase Solutions Secures $2,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8b54d61-8b16-4bf2-90f1-0b20a5a0d3b8&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name NetBase Solutions Mailing Address 2087 Landings Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description We are the insight discovery company. Founded by innovators Jonathan Spier and Michael Osofsky, NetBase develops and markets a next-generation semantic technology that reads and understands the English language. This technology is the basis … Continue reading “NetBase Solutions Secures $2,500,000 New Funding”
StockTwits Receives $4,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=99f8c747-a4d0-4a70-a493-15b8d2979966&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name StockTwits Mailing Address 1036 Bayview Avenue Oakland, CA 94600 Company Description StockTwits is an open, community-powered idea and information service for investments. Users can eavesdrop on traders and investors, or contribute to the conversation and build their reputation as savvy market wizards. The service takes financial related … Continue reading “StockTwits Receives $4,000,000 New Funding”
EverNote Secures $20,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0672ef2b-444d-4b86-a639-6fbc4f6c9116&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name EverNote Mailing Address 333 Evelyn Ave Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at anytime, from anywhere. Website http://www.evernote.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “EverNote Secures $20,000,000 Series C Funding”
TangoMe Garners $2,794,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ebee99f0-e092-43d8-b51f-85fca734a132&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name TangoMe Mailing Address 2452 Embarcadero Way Palo Alto, CA 94303 Company Description Tango enables anyone with an iPhone or Android phone to make free mobile video calls over 3G, 4G, or Wi-Fi to their friends and family around the world. Website http://www.tango.me Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “TangoMe Garners $2,794,000 Series A Round”
Pearl Therapeutics Receives $69,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f850f32f-a55d-4ec7-9043-d6762dae0c23&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Pearl Therapeutics Mailing Address 200 Saginaw Drive Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Pearl Therapeutics is focused on developing a pipeline of novel and superior products for chronic respiratory disorders, providing patients with advanced therapeutic options in familiar and well accepted dosage forms. The company has licensed … Continue reading “Pearl Therapeutics Receives $69,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Buddy Media Garners $23,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f4903bf1-032a-4f95-b605-1750d7b12228&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Buddy Media Mailing Address 1845 Broadway New York, NY 10023 Company Description Buddy Media is a leading developer of applications for social media sites, including Facebook and MySpace. Buddy Media owns and operates more than 15 applications that have been added by more than 7 million Facebook … Continue reading “Buddy Media Garners $23,000,000 Series C Round”
Travel Ad Network Lands $15,000,000 Series C Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8f53a8b-8f2c-4830-930e-5e4ccf53d662&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Travel Ad Network Mailing Address 55 Broad Street 24th Floor New York, NY 10004 Company Description Travel Ad Network (TAN) is the leading advertising network in the online travel vertical reaching 12.5 million unique users through top tier website publishers, including BBC’s Lonely Planet, Rand McNally and … Continue reading “Travel Ad Network Lands $15,000,000 Series C Round”
Tendril Networks Secures $23,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48a27f43-63ab-46ad-810d-e1b4abc3ec70&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Tendril Networks Mailing Address 2560 55th Street Boulder, CO 80301 Company Description Tendril Networks bridges the gap between wireless sensor and control networks and programmers by providing system-wide smart grid development tools, deployment engines, and professional services. Website http://www.tendrilinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $23,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Tendril Networks Secures $23,000,000 Series D Financing”
Wham! Garners $3,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=03c5f8da-8bdc-4c4e-957a-1e31c0796dcd&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name Wham! Mailing Address 700 Central Expressway South Allen, TX 75013 Company Description Wham! is building a revolutionary video product with a friends and family value proposition. Website http://www.whaminc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A … Continue reading “Wham! Garners $3,000,000 Series A Financing”
NetSpend Holdings Lands $203,896,473 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2c3c0dba-c040-4000-836d-a7c7c47d7c5c&Preview=1 Date 10/19/2010 Company Name NetSpend Holdings Mailing Address PO Box 2136 Austin, TX 78768 Company Description Austin-based NetSpend Corporation is a leading provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards and other alternative financial services to approximately 60 million underbanked consumers in the United States. Website http://www.netspend.com Transaction Type IPO Transaction Amount $203,896,473 … Continue reading “NetSpend Holdings Lands $203,896,473 New Funding Round”
FDA Gives Highest Priority to CareFusion Recall
San Diego-based CareFusion (NYSE: [[ticker:CFN]]) says the FDA has assigned its most serious classification to a recall the company issued in August for an electronic intravenous infusion pump. The company says a glitch that causes the unit to freeze could cause “serious adverse health consequences or death.” The medical device maker, which was spun out … Continue reading “FDA Gives Highest Priority to CareFusion Recall”
Incubate 2.0 at Hewlett-Packard
StartupCause and HP Startup Central present a two-day session on supporting entrepreneurship globally, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. From the official event description: “Whether you are running a local incubator, building an angel network or in charge of an economic development agency, your main problem is: How do I help my entrepreneurs succeed? Incubate … Continue reading “Incubate 2.0 at Hewlett-Packard”
We’re Going Public! Now What? Managing A Successful IPO
The New York Stock Exchange, J.P. Morgan, KPMG LLP, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C., Marsh, and Bowne are delighted to invite you to our upcoming IPO seminar on what it takes to go public today. This challenging economic environment calls for strategic planning, sound advice, and a good handle on potential pitfalls. Please join … Continue reading “We’re Going Public! Now What? Managing A Successful IPO”
ReVision Planning Late-Stage Trial Next Year for Macular Degeneration Drug
San Diego’s ReVision Therapeutics got an encouraging reception over the weekend at a joint meeting in Chicago of the American Academy of Opthalmology and the Middle East-Africa Council of Opthalmology. Researchers led by Dr. Jason Slakter of the New York University School of Medicine presented results from a mid-stage clinical trial of an experimental drug … Continue reading “ReVision Planning Late-Stage Trial Next Year for Macular Degeneration Drug”
FiRe Global: West Coast 2010
FiRe Global: West Coast 2010, the conference organized by technology prognosticator Mark Anderson and his team at Strategic News Service, will be held November 11 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in downtown Seattle. This year’s event will feature a conversation with Mark Hurd, the president of Oracle. For more information on how to register, click … Continue reading “FiRe Global: West Coast 2010”
Ray Ozzie to Step Down as Microsoft Chief Software Architect
Microsoft’s chief software architect, Ray Ozzie, will be stepping down from the position after an undefined transitional period, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. Ballmer made the announcement via an e-mail sent out to Microsoft employees today, adding that he had no plans to fill Ozzie’s vacated position. “The CSA role was unique and … Continue reading “Ray Ozzie to Step Down as Microsoft Chief Software Architect”
Sharethrough Raises $5M
San Francisco-based Sharethrough, which runs “social video campaigns” in which it distributes video ads across social websites, games, apps, and advertising exchanges, said today that it has raised $5 million in Series A funding. North Bridge Venture Partners and Floodgate Fund led the investment, with angel investors Ron Conway, Ron Bouganim, Steve Blank, and Auren … Continue reading “Sharethrough Raises $5M”
Post-Election Analysis: Tax Credits and You
Congress has made renewal of the R&D Tax Credit a legislative priority, although several proposed changes are under consideration. We will discuss the changes to the credit after Congress advances the agenda and assess the political climate and likelihood for passage following the November mid-term elections. We also will provide an update on Section 48D … Continue reading “Post-Election Analysis: Tax Credits and You”
Aastrom Gets FDA Fast Track Status, Gears Up for Pivotal Study of Cell Therapy
Aastrom Biosciences is gearing up for a definitive test of a first-of-its-kind regenerative medicine that uses adult stem cells. The Ann Arbor, MI-based biotech company said today it has gotten the FDA’s “fast track” designation for its pivotal clinical trial plan of a treatment that it hopes will help people with severe cardiovascular disease to … Continue reading “Aastrom Gets FDA Fast Track Status, Gears Up for Pivotal Study of Cell Therapy”
‘Anything That’s $1B is Good,’ and Other Gems From the Media Lab’s 25th Bash
I spent a good part of Friday at the MIT Media Laboratory, which was packed to the rafters with faculty, alums, and other guests celebrating the pioneering institution’s 25th anniversary. Below are some quick impressions from the morning’s activities and an afternoon chat with Google CEO Eric Schmidt conducted by public radio host John Hockenberry. … Continue reading “‘Anything That’s $1B is Good,’ and Other Gems From the Media Lab’s 25th Bash”
Top Innovators
Join Seattle Business magazine for its annual salute to the new and exciting, the inventors, entrepreneurs, students and academics who are blazing new trails in innovation. This is a great opportunity to network with the inventors, entrepreneurs, students and academics that are blazing new trails in innovation. Event details and registration information here.
Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Startup School [Video]
In one of his first major public appearances since the release of The Social Network, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke onstage at Stanford this Saturday about why he started the company, why he moved it to Silicon Valley, and what he thinks about the controversial movie. (The gist of his review: amusing but … Continue reading “Mark Zuckerberg Goes to Startup School [Video]”
Qualcomm Looks for Synergies With Tech Coast Angels’ Annual Quick Pitch Event to Spur Employee Entrepreneurship
Qualcomm (NASDAQ: [[ticker:QCOM]]) has begun to work more closely with Southern California’s Tech Coast Angels as part of an internal effort to promote an entrepreneurial culture at the San Diego wireless giant and to encourage employees to bring their ideas for innovations forward. The company’s new focus on entrepreneurship and closer ties with Tech Coast … Continue reading “Qualcomm Looks for Synergies With Tech Coast Angels’ Annual Quick Pitch Event to Spur Employee Entrepreneurship”
The $100,000 Taxi Ride, the $403M Exit for Google Ventures and iFund, CarWoo Goes National, & More Bay Area BizTech News
Columbus Day made last week a short one, but I don’t think many San Francisco or Silicon Valley innovators pay attention to this particular holiday, as there was no shortage of technology and business news. —My colleague Erin published a nice scoop about Baydin, a Cambridge, MA-based maker of e-mail management software whose founder won … Continue reading “The $100,000 Taxi Ride, the $403M Exit for Google Ventures and iFund, CarWoo Goes National, & More Bay Area BizTech News”
Memento Gets $2M Debt Deal, New CEO
Memento, a Burlington, MA-based developer of software to detect financial fraud, has pulled in a $2 million round of debt financing, according to an SEC filing. In November 2008, the firm raised $10 million in a fourth round of financing from .406 Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Rock Maple Ventures. Last week, Memento announced that … Continue reading “Memento Gets $2M Debt Deal, New CEO”
Intellectual Ventures’ Latest Big Push: Turning Med-Tech Inventions Into Cash
Nathan Myhrvold is a physicist who made his name as a software guy at Microsoft. So it’s natural to think that if his Bellevue, WA-based invention firm, Intellectual Ventures, creates anything of lasting value, it will probably come from physics or software. Maybe it will be something really offbeat (fighting infectious disease with mosquito-zapping lasers), … Continue reading “Intellectual Ventures’ Latest Big Push: Turning Med-Tech Inventions Into Cash”
Shape Up The Nation Wants People to Let Their Friends Help Them Lose Weight
It’s not often that companies offer a reporter his choice of an orange, clementine, banana, or energy bar when he arrives to do an interview. But on a recent visit to the Providence, RI, headquarters of Shape Up The Nation, which dishes out wellness programs on its social networking platform, the staffers were eager to … Continue reading “Shape Up The Nation Wants People to Let Their Friends Help Them Lose Weight”
NW Energy Angel Kiki Tidwell Seeks to Professionalize Angel Investing Through Kauffman Fellowship
Kiki Tidwell, when she was growing up, had planned on entering the family business. She was raised in Hawaii, and throughout her childhood she and her parents traveled to Aspen, CO often to tend to the family restaurant. When Tidwell graduated high school, she enrolled in the hotel and restaurant management program at the University … Continue reading “NW Energy Angel Kiki Tidwell Seeks to Professionalize Angel Investing Through Kauffman Fellowship”
VCs Making Smaller Investments, V-Vehicle Restarting Under New CEO, Qualcomm Buys iSkoot, & More San Diego BizTech News
A common theme in last week’s technology news is how companies and entire industries continually remake their businesses, whether it’s the venture capital community, startup carmakers, or a San Diego company that specializes in data storage technology. Read on to see what I mean. —As the venture capital survey data comes in from the three … Continue reading “VCs Making Smaller Investments, V-Vehicle Restarting Under New CEO, Qualcomm Buys iSkoot, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Sangamo, With a Lock on Genetic Switch Technology, Seeks to Morph Into Drugmaker
Quite a few biotech entrepreneurs would be happy to trade places with Sangamo Biosciences founder and CEO Ed Lanphier. His company has a hammerlock on the intellectual property for a leading-edge genetic technology that a lot of academic scientists love to write about in top peer-reviewed journals like Nature. Big partners like Dow Chemical and … Continue reading “Sangamo, With a Lock on Genetic Switch Technology, Seeks to Morph Into Drugmaker”
Abvio vs. FitnessKeeper: The Running App Founder Smackdown
If you’re a runner, walker, or cyclist, there’s a lot of great mobile technology these days to help you track your activity and stay motivated. On Friday I reviewed two apps in particular: RunKeeper from Boston-based FitnessKeeper, and Runmeter from San Francisco-based Abvio. I talked about my personal experiences using the apps, which both work … Continue reading “Abvio vs. FitnessKeeper: The Running App Founder Smackdown”
Dicerna, Actifio Headline Top 10 Third Quarter VC Deals in Massachusetts
[Corrected, 9:50 am. See below] The third quarter of 2010 has been in the books for a couple weeks. Time to look back at the top 10 venture capital financings for Boston-area companies from the past three months (July-September). The roundup comes courtesy of the MoneyTree Report, which is prepared each quarter by PricewaterhouseCoopers and … Continue reading “Dicerna, Actifio Headline Top 10 Third Quarter VC Deals in Massachusetts”
HighRoads Lands $600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66755eab-e432-48f9-9bbf-07cbcbcdb7bc&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2010 Company Name HighRoads Mailing Address 150 Presidential Way Woburn, MA 01801 Company Description IE-Engine Inc. is the leading developer of Human Resource Cost Management (HRCM) software. The Company’s Web-based applications enable HR decision makers at Global 1000 organizations to make better strategic decisions, reduce costs and increase the quality … Continue reading “HighRoads Lands $600,000 New Funding Round”
Zorap Obtains $850,750 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9626a90d-bf94-4a15-a510-9d23a1ae89a0&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2010 Company Name Zorap Mailing Address 35 Fieldstone Lane Falmouth, ME 04105 Company Description Zorap is the first real-time communication service that allows groups of people to collaboratively experience and enjoy libraries of rich media content in personalized rooms, on fan pages, and on websites.. Website http://www.zorap.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Zorap Obtains $850,750 New Round”
HaloSource Receives $80,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a8277349-24fb-4a9c-b154-39a9dda1ee9d&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2010 Company Name HaloSource Mailing Address 1631 220th Street SE Bothell, WA 98021 Company Description HaloSource health science technologies focus on antimicrobial and disease prevention solutions that reliably and effectively kill germs. For partners that want competitive differentiation through unique proprietary technologies, HaloSource provides reliable, tested and proven solutions in … Continue reading “HaloSource Receives $80,000,000 New Financing Round”
Causes Secures $9,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9f0f14d9-cd7a-4d33-af91-90ee158b2703&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2010 Company Name Causes Mailing Address Undisclosed Undisclosed, CA 94123 Company Description The most successful movements have always been born out of and held together by the bonds of real world relationships, and online social networks present never before seen opportunities for organizing. We strive to build tools for people … Continue reading “Causes Secures $9,000,000 Series C Financing”
Sharethrough Secures $5,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=030e6b04-842c-40b7-81e1-e7538fd68895&Preview=1 Date 10/18/2010 Company Name Sharethrough Mailing Address 650 Mission St., Floor #1 San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Sharethrough offers the only video distribution platform and network that ensures brand videos are both seen and shared by large numbers of viewers. Website http://www.sharethrough.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Sharethrough Secures $5,000,000 Series A Round”
Xconomy Forum: Health IT-The Consumer Payoff
Could healthcare-management apps and Web-based social networking services enable ordinary people to more successfully take control of their own health? How would the medical establishment react if a Web-based technology for patients could be as compelling as Facebook? Xconomy is rallying top clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors, and technology innovators to explore such questions in a lively … Continue reading “Xconomy Forum: Health IT-The Consumer Payoff”
Biocom Breakfast Meeting with CareFusion Chairman and CEO David Schlotterbeck
Cardinal Health officially spun off its medical technology business, which included the San Diego-based operations of Pyxis and Alaris, as CareFusion on Sept. 1, 2009. Now, just over a year later, CareFusion is a full-blown publicly traded company with 15,000 employees and roughly $3.7 billion in annual sales. Schlotterbeck offers his thoughts about the transition … Continue reading “Biocom Breakfast Meeting with CareFusion Chairman and CEO David Schlotterbeck”
Clean Tech Innovation and Commercialization Showcase
San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and Sempra Energy Executive Vice President Debra Reed are scheduled to give remarks concerning the San Diego Clean Tech Innovation and Commercialization Program, which was created to accelerate the transition of promising clean technologies from university research labs to the marketplace. RSVP by e-mail to [email protected]
The Virtual Biotech Business Model in San Diego
While San Diego has become a center of excellence for drug development, the prolonged development costs are pushing some entrepreneurs to explore the virtual business model as an alternative strategy for building a biotech startup. San Diego also is benefitting from increasing numbers of biotech and service companies that are now collaborating in San Diego. … Continue reading “The Virtual Biotech Business Model in San Diego”
A Breakfast Chat With Life Technologies Chairman & CEO Greg Lucier
Biocom is hosting Life Technologies chairman and CEO Greg Lucier for its monthly breakfast meeting. Lucier will discuss industry challenges, opportunities to fill new gaps, and how international competition could play a role in the life sciences industry. Registration begins at 7 am, or register online here.
The Science of Visualization: Inside Calit2 San Diego
Join Ramesh Rao, who is director of the San Diego campus of the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) and holds the Qualcomm Endowed chair in Telecommunications and Information Technology at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego. CommNexus has organized this guided tour of virtualization capabilities includes the … Continue reading “The Science of Visualization: Inside Calit2 San Diego”
Business Leasing Strategies in a Soft Market
This workshop offers an overview of the challenges and opportunities in the current San Diego commercial real estate market, and then delve into more sophisticated leasing strategies for commercial tenants. Expert presenters will provide you with specific tactics you can use for lease provisions, options for non-traditional companies, strategies to limit your exposure, and workplace … Continue reading “Business Leasing Strategies in a Soft Market”
Startup Founders & The Art of the Term Sheet
San Diego’s Connect and the Morrison & Foerster law firm have organized a seminar to provide practical and relevant information on the art of the term sheet. A panel of experts will professional guidance on what entrepreneurs and their advisors need to know about getting a term sheet from a venture fund, what it means … Continue reading “Startup Founders & The Art of the Term Sheet”
Bump: Using License Plates to Build A Social Media Network
San Diego’s Startup Circle is hosting serial Entrepreneur Mitch Thrower, who founded the Bump Network as a way to connect people through their license plates. We’re right next to each other on the highway, but we have no way to communicate, connect, and network. Now a Bump-enabled camera phone enables users to identify other motorists … Continue reading “Bump: Using License Plates to Build A Social Media Network”