San Diego-based Amira Pharmaceuticals, the developer of treatments for lung diseases, said today it has filed an application to the FDA to start clinical trials of a new drug for fibrotic disorders. The company is seeking to run tests in healthy volunteers on AM152, an experimental blocker of a target called LPA1.
Design Means Business: 2010 Digma Conference
The Design Industry Group of Massachusetts will hold this one-day conference for business leaders to share insights on how design helped their companies. Speakers include executives from Zipcar, Reebok, Sonos, and Genzyme. You can register here for this event.
PoweredUp Boston
“Boston has played a key role in the history of the video game industry and is committed to shaping its future. PoweredUp Boston is a 2-day Conference and Expo focused on the gaming industry in Boston: Hear from leading Boston area developers and thought leaders on the latest local and global issues shaping our industry. … Continue reading “PoweredUp Boston”
MassTLC Innovation 2010 unConference: Designing the Future
“Four generations of entrepreneurs will gather on October 14, 2010 with the focus on driving innovation in the region. Instead of the planned sessions and passive audiences of typical conferences, MassTLC’s Innovation 2010 is an unConference where the agenda is formed organically by all attendees the day of the event. No podiums. No stages. Just … Continue reading “MassTLC Innovation 2010 unConference: Designing the Future”
Northwest Energy Angels Executive Director Margo Shiroyama on Her First Six Months, and the Future of the NW Cleantech Scene
After years in the technology industry, Margo Shiroyama recently made the transition to cleantech. As the new executive director of the Northwest Energy Angels, Margo spends her days meeting with potential investors, coordinating with local cleantech companies, and brainstorming ways to marry the financial side of the industry with the innovation side. “You’re working during … Continue reading “Northwest Energy Angels Executive Director Margo Shiroyama on Her First Six Months, and the Future of the NW Cleantech Scene”
$1.8M for PointCare Technologies
PointCare Technologies, a Marlborough, MA-based provider of diagnostics technology designed for populations with HIV/AIDS in developing countries, has raised $1.8 million of a planned $3.5 million equity round of funding, an SEC filing reveals. Founded in 2002, PointCare makes lower-cost, multi-purpose medical devices that require less training to use than traditional technologies, according to the company’s … Continue reading “$1.8M for PointCare Technologies”
Cylene Raises $12M for Early Stage Trial Oral Drug for Multiple Myeloma
San Diego’s Cylene Pharmaceuticals says it has raised an additional $12 million from its existing venture investors to help fund its early stage trial of an oral drug for multiple myeloma. The company says investors include Sanderling Ventures, HBM BioVentures (Cayman), Novartis BioVenture Fund, BioVentures Investors, Lilly Ventures, Mitsui & Co., and Morningside Venture Investments. … Continue reading “Cylene Raises $12M for Early Stage Trial Oral Drug for Multiple Myeloma”
OnePIN Brings in $1.9M
OnePIN, a Westborough, MA-based provider of software for managing social contacts on mobile phones, has raised $1.9 million of an equity offering that could total $3.1 million, according to an SEC filing. Previous OnePIN investors include FA Technology Ventures, Greycroft Partners, Egan-Managed Capital, and Stage 1 Technology Ventures, according to the company’s website. The filing … Continue reading “OnePIN Brings in $1.9M”
$75M for Chegg
[Updated 9:40 a.m. September 27, 2010] Chegg, the Santa Clara, CA-based textbook rental company that’s often called the “Netflix of textbooks,” has raised $75 million in Series E funding, bringing its total venture financing to nearly $220 million. Kara Swisher of AllThingsD first reported the news this weekend, and identified Hong Kong investment firm Ace … Continue reading “$75M for Chegg”
Quantenna Tunes In $21 Million
Fremont, CA-based Quantenna Communications, which makes chipsets for broadband home networking over Wi-Fi, said today that it has collected $21 million in Series E financing, bringing its total venture pot to about $78 million. New investor DAG Ventures led the round, with, with existing investors Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners, Southern Cross Venture Partners, and Venrock … Continue reading “Quantenna Tunes In $21 Million”
Where Buys LocalGinger, Moves Into Location-Based Daily Deals
Two Massachusetts startups have joined forces to try to crack the location-based daily deals market. Boston-based Where, a mobile search and advertising company, said today it has acquired Newburyport, MA-based LocalGinger, an upstart in the online group-buying sector. Financial details of the stock and cash deal weren’t disclosed, but Where is gaining 10 employees from … Continue reading “Where Buys LocalGinger, Moves Into Location-Based Daily Deals”
Jumptap Gets New CEO
Cambridge, MA-based mobile advertising network provider Jumptap announced today that it has brought on George Bell, formerly managing director of General Catalyst Partners, as its new chief executive officer. Bell will take an indefinite leave from his role at General Catalyst, and replaces former Jumptap CEO Dan Olschwang, who will remain on the company’s board … Continue reading “Jumptap Gets New CEO”
Biotech DecImmune Grabs $1M from Astellas VC
DecImmune Therapeutics has made some news this morning after what appears to be a long silence. The Cambridge, MA-based developer of drugs for tissue damage has raised $1 million in equity funding from Astellas Venture Management, the VC arm of Japanese drug maker Astellas Pharma, according to the company. DecImmune (formerly Natural Antibodies) said that … Continue reading “Biotech DecImmune Grabs $1M from Astellas VC”
Harvest Automation Closes Series A
Billerica, MA-based robotics company Harvest Automation announced today that it has closed its Series A round of funding at $5.3 million, thanks to a $1.3 million investment from Founder Collective, with offices in New York and Cambridge, MA. The company, whose technology comes from iRobot veterans and is out to automate the commercial harvesting of shrubs, … Continue reading “Harvest Automation Closes Series A”
Truste, Citing Location Privacy Worries, Expands Certification Program to the Mobile World
San Francisco-based Truste, the former non-profit that provides privacy certification services for the websites of nearly 3,000 organizations, is expanding into the mobile arena. Starting today, builders of mobile websites and mobile applications can submit their sites and their iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Symbian, and Palm software apps for certification by Truste. If … Continue reading “Truste, Citing Location Privacy Worries, Expands Certification Program to the Mobile World”
Acucela, Strengthening Ties With Japan’s Otsuka, Gets Right to Develop New Glaucoma Drug
[Corrected: 9 am Pacific] Little biotech companies usually discover new drugs, and hand them off for development to a Big Pharma company with cash and expertise in running clinical trials. But one of the Seattle area’s little biotech companies, Acucela, is doing the exact opposite, and doing it in a profitable way. Seattle-based Acucela is … Continue reading “Acucela, Strengthening Ties With Japan’s Otsuka, Gets Right to Develop New Glaucoma Drug”
Dave Matthews Plays at 25th Anniversary Festival, ViaSat Partners with JetBlue for Inflight Wi-Fi, Oceanhouse Media Adds 3 Berenstain Bears Titles, & More San Diego BizTech News
Short and sweet: it was a busy week, but not exactly an avalanche of local tech news. The countdown has begun, and your wrap-up of local developments begins in 3, 2, 1: —San Diego’s PCN Technology has developed technology that converts an existing copper-wire control system or power line that was installed before the Internet … Continue reading “Dave Matthews Plays at 25th Anniversary Festival, ViaSat Partners with JetBlue for Inflight Wi-Fi, Oceanhouse Media Adds 3 Berenstain Bears Titles, & More San Diego BizTech News”
Seattle Genetics, Millennium Generate “Dream” Data With Empowered Antibody Drug for Cancer
Seattle Genetics is making history today, after a dozen years of effort, with groundbreaking clinical trial results in the field of cancer drugs. The results pave the way for the first successful “empowered antibody” drug for cancer, and a new therapy for people who have run out of options for fighting Hodgkin’s disease. The Bothell, … Continue reading “Seattle Genetics, Millennium Generate “Dream” Data With Empowered Antibody Drug for Cancer”
Recurve Refines Energy Retrofits, Sungevity Helps Homes Go Solar, BrightSource Prepares for IPO, & More Bay Area Biztech News
Last week was an unusual one at Xconomy San Francisco: it was practically all energy news, all the time. —On Tuesday I profiled Recurve, a San Francisco startup that’s systematizing the science of home energy audits and retrofitting using its own in-house software. The company eventually hopes to conduct energy audits and retrofits on a massive … Continue reading “Recurve Refines Energy Retrofits, Sungevity Helps Homes Go Solar, BrightSource Prepares for IPO, & More Bay Area Biztech News”
Apperian Appoints New CEO, David Patrick, to Raise Money and Bring Mobile Apps to More Businesses
There’s some interesting personnel news today in the world of mobile software apps for companies. Boston-based Apperian, a mobile development and platform startup, says it has appointed a new CEO as of last week. He is David Patrick, a veteran of Lotus, Sun, Novell, and a number of cutting-edge tech startups on both coasts. He … Continue reading “Apperian Appoints New CEO, David Patrick, to Raise Money and Bring Mobile Apps to More Businesses”
How the Wrong Decision in Schwarzenegger v. EMA Could Cripple Video Game Innovation
In 2005 the Terminator signed a bill to outlaw the sale of “violent” video games to anyone under 18 years of age in California. Granted, he was wearing his off-set persona as the Governor of California, but this irony flows through a case the U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear entitled Schwarzenegger v. EMA. … Continue reading “How the Wrong Decision in Schwarzenegger v. EMA Could Cripple Video Game Innovation”
A Connect Public Policy Forum: The Obama Administration and a New Era of Innovation
Connect, in partnership with the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce & San Diego Workforce Partnership has organized a presentation on President Obama’s innovation policy. Speakers for the event include Peter Cowhey, who recently returned to UC San Diego after serving a 12-month special assignment in the Obama Administration; John Fernandez, U.S. Assistant Secretary of … Continue reading “A Connect Public Policy Forum: The Obama Administration and a New Era of Innovation”
Legislative Update on R&D Tax Credits: What’s Available and How Can I Apply?
Connect’s Frameworks workshop, in partnership with the audit and accounting firm BDO, is offering a seminar about changes to the federal R&D tax credit following the November general election. Many states also are offering powerful R&D tax credits to middle-to-smaller tier companies. Shelly McGuire, a partner at BDO’s San Diego office, and Ryan Anderson, who … Continue reading “Legislative Update on R&D Tax Credits: What’s Available and How Can I Apply?”
Cyber Crime, Identity Theft, and Fraud Prevention: An Asset Protection Strategy
What are the risks associated with using technology-driven business solutions? And what can business owners and executives do to protect their assets from cyber crime and identity theft? Darin Anderson, the chief operating officer of San Diego security software developer Eset, and Gary Levine of GS Levine Insurance Services will discuss risks and statistics associated … Continue reading “Cyber Crime, Identity Theft, and Fraud Prevention: An Asset Protection Strategy”
University of Michigan Social Venture Fund Comes Out of Stealth, Aims to Invest in Companies at the Nexus of Public and Private
“Social shouldn’t be viewed as soft,” says University of Michigan finance professor Gautam Kaul. “Unfortunately, soft and social tend to go together in people’s perceptions.” But Social Venture Fund, a new investing vehicle out of the University of Michigan that came out of stealth mode just last week, is taking a hard look at social … Continue reading “University of Michigan Social Venture Fund Comes Out of Stealth, Aims to Invest in Companies at the Nexus of Public and Private”
DecImmune Therapeutics Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ed8cea5-66b7-40f0-86bb-6c55c76ed3f9&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name DecImmune Therapeutics Mailing Address One Blackfan Circle Rm. 10217 Boston, MA 02115 Company Description The company operates as a drug development company focused on inflammation. Website http://www.decimmune.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new funds will enable accelerated development of … Continue reading “DecImmune Therapeutics Lands $1,000,000 New Funding Round”
Harvest Automation Receives $1,300,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c6f35f4-6398-47c6-a213-bb382abd3ee8&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Harvest Automation Mailing Address 154 Main St Groton, MA 01581 Company Description Harvest was founded by a seasoned technology executive and a trio of robotics experts. The Company now comprises a diverse, commited team with expertise in sales and marketing, engineering (software, hardware, electrical, mechanical), project management, … Continue reading “Harvest Automation Receives $1,300,000 Series A Funding”
OnePIN Garners $1,865,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3ecf9e98-e1e1-4a48-863a-edb6a71f2202&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name OnePIN Mailing Address 2200 West Park Drive Westborough, MA 01581 Company Description OnePIN delivers innovative communication and collaboration applications via web and wireless services. OnePIN’s permission-based contact management system enables individuals and organizations to keep their personal contact information current. Website http://www.onepin.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “OnePIN Garners $1,865,000 New Funding Round”
Cylene Pharmaceuticals Lands $12,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1b5ef64f-72f9-45e5-adf2-cb32518f5bdd&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Cylene Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 5820 Nancy Ridge Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description Cylene Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a privately held pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class small molecule drugs to treat life-threatening diseases, with a particular emphasis in oncology. Website http://www.cylenepharma.com … Continue reading “Cylene Pharmaceuticals Lands $12,000,000 New Funding Round”
Opzi Receives $1,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fb869d79-3283-4bd5-9281-81f640c1a67e&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Opzi Mailing Address 101 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description The company says it is developing Web technologies that change the way people at companies share knowledge. Website http://www.Opzi.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Opzi Receives $1,000,000 New Financing”
Quantenna Communications Secures $21,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=66491ef2-051f-4f91-9711-a35d3c7167f6&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Quantenna Communications Mailing Address 3450 W Warren Ave Fremont, CA 94538 Company Description Quantenna Communications Inc., is a fabless semiconductor company creating disruptive next generation MIMO based wireless chips with game-changing size, power, and performance characteristics. Website http://www.quantenna.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $21,000,000 Transaction Round … Continue reading “Quantenna Communications Secures $21,000,000 Series E Round”
Buysight Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=727ff2c1-c14e-4198-9e50-f8ea0a699098&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Buysight Mailing Address 550 College Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Buysight is building the world’s largest index of consumer purchase intent, history and activity data, and leveraging that deep knowledge to unlock significant value for both buyers and sellers. Website http://www.buysight.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Buysight Secures $4,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Where Acquires LocalGinger for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2baa7b6c-ec1d-4998-b063-aeaf3a10a4b8&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name LocalGinger Mailing Address 31 Green St. Newburyport, MA 01950 Company Description Sign up today and we’ll email you an unbelievable deal every few days for a business right around the corner. Website http://www.localginger.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms … Continue reading “Where Acquires LocalGinger for Undisclosed Sum”
Cafebots Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f3530b35-60e7-48ad-8851-e5510e1a3018&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Cafebots Mailing Address 260 Sheridan Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description The company is developing as yet unspecified Internet technologies. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory filing. M&A Terms Venture Investor … Continue reading “Cafebots Obtains $2,000,000 New Financing”
e-Rewards Acquires Peanut Labs for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a23738fd-c113-4512-a29c-eebd39d26b6c&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Peanut Labs Mailing Address 114 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Peanut Labs is a rapidly growing online market research network backed by the investors of Skype, Yahoo eGroups and Delicious. We have created a premium online network for market research by aggregating, integrating and … Continue reading “e-Rewards Acquires Peanut Labs for Undisclosed Sum”
Ixtens Secures $4,600,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d8820fac-a9c3-4098-9255-62b48e5db7da&Preview=1 Date 9/27/2010 Company Name Ixtens Mailing Address 44 West 28th Street New York, NY 10001 Company Description The company operates as a multichannel e-commerce space. Website http://www.ixtens.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,600,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Greycroft Partners … Continue reading “Ixtens Secures $4,600,000 Series A Funding Round”
Rhythmia Medical Secures $4,999,990 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6eb309c5-ad41-41a6-8a5d-e83c8de0e70d&Preview=1 Date 9/26/2010 Company Name Rhythmia Medical Mailing Address 111 S. Bedford Street Burlington, MA 01803 Company Description Rhythmia Medical, Inc. was founded in 2004 by Doron Harlev and Leon Amariglio and is developing an innovative medical device for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. The market for the treatment of arrhythmia is … Continue reading “Rhythmia Medical Secures $4,999,990 New Funding”
YouMail Receives $410,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=11fad3e3-8cc4-485e-83e3-2370caa7b755&Preview=1 Date 9/26/2010 Company Name YouMail Mailing Address 65 Enterprise Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 Company Description YouMail is a patented, easy, fun and social mobile messaging experience that allows subscribers to create unique outgoing voice greetings for individual inbound callers, based on caller ID. Website http://www.youmail.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount … Continue reading “YouMail Receives $410,000 New Financing Round”
DotBlu Lands $1,512,066 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=300031eb-5031-4d28-b225-5a4e91ce31bd&Preview=1 Date 9/26/2010 Company Name DotBlu Mailing Address 343 Sansome Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description Our members compete in a variety of different online games, like prediction questions, quizzes and online flash games. They compete against friends in a fun and friendly atmosphere for BluBucks, our virtual currency, and use … Continue reading “DotBlu Lands $1,512,066 New Financing Round”
Chegg Garners $75,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d35dc612-7124-43e9-b8ed-83ef2f023a17&Preview=1 Date 9/26/2010 Company Name Chegg Mailing Address 4655 Old Ironsides Road Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description Chegg, whose name is a combination of “chicken” and “egg,” was conceived out of the founders’ frustration with the used book-buying policies at their university bookstore – which would pay students a fraction of … Continue reading “Chegg Garners $75,000,000 New Financing”
Keeping the Net Healthy
Subtitled “How Can We Develop an Immune System for the Internet?,” this Commonwealth Club evening session will bring together digital luminaries Vint Cerf and Esther Dyson, along with Paul Mockapetris, the creator of the Domain Name System (DNS) and chief scientist and chairman of the board at Nominum. From the event description: “Viruses, spyware, spam, … Continue reading “Keeping the Net Healthy”
Rhythmia Medical Grabs $5M
Rhythmia Medical, a Burlington, MA-based maker of catheter-based systems for mapping the heart, has brought in $5 million of a planned $7 million equity offering, according to an SEC filing. The financing comes from eight investors, according to the filing, and brings Rhythmia’s total funding pot to $17 million. Earlier this spring, Ryan wrote about … Continue reading “Rhythmia Medical Grabs $5M”
The Progressive Business Leaders Network’s Fall Summit on Business Leadership and Public Policy: Inventing a More Sustainable Economy
The Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN) is a Massachusetts-based educational non-profit for CEOs and top officers who are committed to socially and environmentally responsible economic growth and the public policies that advance it. The aim of PBLN is to help “invent a more sustainable economy” that fosters lasting and shared prosperity as well as social and environmental justice. This ambition … Continue reading “The Progressive Business Leaders Network’s Fall Summit on Business Leadership and Public Policy: Inventing a More Sustainable Economy”
HBA Boston – Healthcare Business in Europe: What Opportunities Are You Missing?
Please join us on October 5, 2010 for an exciting discussion. Event Details: How has increased globalization within the life sciences industry affected expectations for international experience? What are the risks and rewards of working internationally? What are the similarities and differences in working within life sciences in Europe? These questions and more will be … Continue reading “HBA Boston – Healthcare Business in Europe: What Opportunities Are You Missing?”
New iPhone Accessory Tests Blood Sugar
There’s a new option in the works for diabetics who want to take greater control of their blood sugar levels—and communicate the data to their doctors. It’s a blood-sugar monitoring device that plugs into the iPhone or iPod Touch. French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE:[[ticker:SNY]]), which co-developed the device with its partner AgaMatrix of Salem, NH, … Continue reading “New iPhone Accessory Tests Blood Sugar”
New CEO for Evergreen Solar
Marlboro, MA-based Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ESLR]]), a maker of solar-power products, announced today that it has moved Michael El-Hillow to the positions of president and CEO. El-Hillow, most recently Evergreen’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer, replaces Richard Feldt, who has taken a chief executive position at a privately held company that Evergreen did … Continue reading “New CEO for Evergreen Solar”
TimeTrade Gets $5.6M to Expand in Sales and Marketing Appointment Software
TimeTrade, an appointment scheduling software company in Tewksbury, MA, said today it has closed a $5.6 million Series D financing round led by Ascent Venture Partners. CommonAngels and other existing investors also participated in the round, which includes $1.7 million in convertible notes issued in December 2009. TimeTrade said it will use the money to … Continue reading “TimeTrade Gets $5.6M to Expand in Sales and Marketing Appointment Software”
Oncothyreon Raises $14.9M
Oncothyreon (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ONTY]]), the Seattle-based developer of cancer drugs, said today it has raised $14.9 million through a private placement transaction. The company sold 4.24 million securities units (a combination of common stock and warrants) at $3.50 apiece. That represents a 7.2 percent discount to the 30-day trailing average stock price, Oncothyreon said. JMP Securities … Continue reading “Oncothyreon Raises $14.9M”
How I Spent My Summer in Startup Boot Camp
Finals are over and it’s the first day of summer, but I’m not at home or relaxing at the beach. Instead, I’m sitting in a conference room with my two partners and the eight other young companies selected for the Betaspring Startup Accelerator, based in Providence, RI. At the podium in front of us stands … Continue reading “How I Spent My Summer in Startup Boot Camp”
Anybots, Y Combinator’s Housemate, Brings Remote-Controlled Robots to the White-Collar World
[Video included, please scroll down] Trevor Blackwell used to think that telepresence robots were all about manipulation: being able to grasp and move things from afar. So he and his colleagues at Mountain View, CA-based Anybots spent years building robots with beautifully articulated hands that users could operate over a standard Internet connection. The company’s … Continue reading “Anybots, Y Combinator’s Housemate, Brings Remote-Controlled Robots to the White-Collar World”