Every year the Zino Society‘s Zillionaire Investment Forum is a must-go event for entrepreneurs looking for funding opportunities and investors looking for new projects. The one-day forum is a chance for startups and young companies to pitch five minute presentations, rub shoulders with potential investors, demo products, sit in on panels with local venture capitalists … Continue reading “Six Angel Investors Share Lessons of Wins & Losses at Zino Society Investment Forum”
Lantos Closes Series A
MIT imaging spinout Lantos Technologies announced today that is has closed a $1.6 million Series A round of funding, led by Catalyst Health Ventures and joined by Excel Venture Management and Mass Medical Angels. Ryan wrote about part of the funding earlier this summer, but a filing with the SEC this week shows that Lantos … Continue reading “Lantos Closes Series A”
OpenTable Buys UK’s TopTable
San Francisco-based OpenTable (NASDAQ: [[ticker:OPEN]]) said Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire London-based toptable.com, the leading online restaurant reservation startup in the United Kingdom, for $55 million in cash. “This acquisition of toptable.com is designed to accelerate the growth of our business in the United Kingdom in a meaningful way,” OpenTable president and CEO … Continue reading “OpenTable Buys UK’s TopTable”
Conviva Streams $15M
San Mateo, CA-based Conviva, which makes “dynamic bit rate adjustment” software that smooths Interview video viewing experiences by adapting the resolution of video stream to the available bandwidth, said yesterday that it has collected $15 million in Series C financing. GGV Capital led the round, with existing investors Foundation Capital, New Enterprise Associates, and Pelion Venture … Continue reading “Conviva Streams $15M”
Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame Gets Some Legs at Cambridge City Hall Meeting
What happens when entrepreneurship meets politics? A task force forms and an idea inches its way forward. The idea I’m talking about is an Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame, akin to Hollywood’s celebration of movie stars, in Cambridge’s own Kendall Square, a proposal that Xconomy’s CEO Bob Buderi first wrote about last month. MIT Entrepreneurship Center … Continue reading “Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame Gets Some Legs at Cambridge City Hall Meeting”
Infinia, InnovaTek Win U.S. Grants
Two companies from the Tri-Cities, Kennewick, WA-based Infinia and Richland, WA-based InnovaTek, have received commercialization grants from the U.S. Department of Energy. Infinia, the developer of solar power generators, is getting $1.5 million for what the Department of Energy calls a “high-efficiency maintenance-free cryocooler” for high-temperature superconductors. InnovaTek will receive $2.2 million to generate power … Continue reading “Infinia, InnovaTek Win U.S. Grants”
Lorcaserin Weight-Loss Trials Weigh Heavily on Arena, Ramius Raises Offer to Buy Cypress Bio, Santarus Adds to Its Drug Portfolio, & More San Diego Life Sciences News
The game is afoot for Ramius Value and Opportunity Advisors, the private equity group in New York pursuing San Diego’s Cypress Bioscience, as it made a direct appeal to Cypress shareholders to support its unsolicited buyout offer. At Xconomy, we’re issuing a direct appeal to get your life sciences news here. —The stage has been … Continue reading “Lorcaserin Weight-Loss Trials Weigh Heavily on Arena, Ramius Raises Offer to Buy Cypress Bio, Santarus Adds to Its Drug Portfolio, & More San Diego Life Sciences News”
Nodality Nears Market With Technology to Get the Right Cancer Drug to the Right Patients
One fascinating new idea in predictive, personalized medicine is starting to gather momentum in South San Francisco. Nodality, a Stanford University spinoff from the lab of biologist Garry Nolan, is now on the cusp of going commercial with technology to help Big Pharma companies, and doctors, better understand why individuals respond differently to drugs, and … Continue reading “Nodality Nears Market With Technology to Get the Right Cancer Drug to the Right Patients”
NanoBio Passes First Key Clinical Trial With Nasal Flu Vaccine, Scopes Other Opportunities
NanoBio has its sights set on developing a new generation of vaccines against the flu and other pathogens, and this past week the Ann Arbor, MI-based company showed the first real evidence in human beings that its approach might work. An initial study of 199 healthy adults, presented over the weekend at the Interscience Conference … Continue reading “NanoBio Passes First Key Clinical Trial With Nasal Flu Vaccine, Scopes Other Opportunities”
A Closer Look at IBM’s Recent Massachusetts Acquisitions—Some Trends and Analysis
Yesterday, IBM announced it is acquiring Waltham, MA-based OpenPages, a corporate governance, risk, and compliance software company. That’s an interesting story in itself, but it’s also part of a prominent business trend that has major impact on the New England software and computing ecosystem. OpenPages is IBM’s 17th acquisition of a company based in Massachusetts … Continue reading “A Closer Look at IBM’s Recent Massachusetts Acquisitions—Some Trends and Analysis”
Seattle Genetics’ Dark Horse Fails, The Future of Zymo’s Landmark, PATH Nabs Flu Vaccine Contract, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences
Seattle biotech is still buzzing more than a week later about Bristol-Myers Squibb’s acquisition of ZymoGenetics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:ZGEN]]) and whether it means we live in some dead-end biotech loserville. If you have some thoughts on this, please shoot me a note, because the last words haven’t yet been written on the Zymo deal. —Everyone wants … Continue reading “Seattle Genetics’ Dark Horse Fails, The Future of Zymo’s Landmark, PATH Nabs Flu Vaccine Contract, & More Seattle-Area Life Sciences”
Skyhook, Fighting for Its Life in Suit Against Google, Cries Foul: “Call in the Referees and Review the Tape”
Boston-based Skyhook Wireless, in what could be a fight for its life, is taking a double-barreled legal shot at Google. In a pair of lawsuits filed against the search and advertising giant yesterday, the seven-year-old, 32-employee startup says Google illegally copied its location-finding technology and then leaned on business partners to use Google’s version instead … Continue reading “Skyhook, Fighting for Its Life in Suit Against Google, Cries Foul: “Call in the Referees and Review the Tape””
Aylus Networks Receives $4,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3afdb8db-e25e-49c8-92c9-e06d90724e95&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Aylus Networks Mailing Address 238 Littleton Road Westford, MA 01886 Company Description Aylus has developed revolutionary share services that will transform the way mobile subscribers communicate in emerging wireless networks. Website http://www.aylus.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $4,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Aylus Networks Receives $4,000,000 New Financing Round”
Volcano Capital, BioVentures, Omega Funds Acquires Hydrocision for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4e937e64-fcd3-4058-9d5b-b24200ac23c3&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Hydrocision Mailing Address 267 Boston Road North Billerica, MA 01862 Company Description HydroCision is the leading developer, manufacturer, and marketer of fluid-jet based surgical tools for the spine market. Incorporated in 1994, HydroCision s proprietary fluidjet technology is the basis of a new surgical modality leveraging compelling … Continue reading “Volcano Capital, BioVentures, Omega Funds Acquires Hydrocision for Undisclosed Sum”
Bloomspot Lands $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=644edfbf-c606-4326-917b-40873a0277b0&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Bloomspot Mailing Address 345 Ritch Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Bloomspot provides limited quantity exclusive offers for weekend getaways and exceptional local experiences. Bloomspot’s mission is to help high quality local and travel brands attract and retain affluent customers. Website http://www.bloomspot.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Bloomspot Lands $9,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
TuneUp Media Secures $4,300,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=95cb2ffa-1c96-45e6-a93f-4454d013df7e&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name TuneUp Media Mailing Address 1661 Tennessee Street San Francisco, CA 94107-3573 Company Description The company develops software for music management and music discovery solutions. Website http://www.tuneupmedia.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $4,300,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture … Continue reading “TuneUp Media Secures $4,300,000 Series C Financing”
BranchOut Secures $5,998,002 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cbfa50ca-d6da-4e89-9aff-6d5d73de0518&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name BranchOut Mailing Address 209 Kearny St., 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 Company Description The company has created a Facebook application that lets users find out where friends are working or have worked in the past. Website http://www.branchout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,998,002 Transaction Round … Continue reading “BranchOut Secures $5,998,002 New Round”
Motorola Acquires Aloqa for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf4bb1ad-d5f3-4ce2-ab65-8964408fe071&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Aloqa Mailing Address 855 El Camino Real Bldg 4 Palo Alto, CA 94043 Company Description Aloqa was founded in May 2007 in Munich by a group of computer science PhDs specializing in scalable multi-body position tracking and location based services. The founders built on know-how from commercial … Continue reading “Motorola Acquires Aloqa for Undisclosed Sum”
Full Spectrum Secures $1,700,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=219a1b76-5699-4d84-a217-5c14b0777e48&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Full Spectrum Mailing Address 1149 Chestnut Street Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Full Spectrum develops and manufacturers wireless communications infrastructure equipment for mission critical industries. The Company’s products enable the implementation of the smart grid and other intelligent networks for a variety of industries including the … Continue reading “Full Spectrum Secures $1,700,000 New Funding Round”
Stretch Garners $57,748,451 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b163f4a7-dac0-4a15-abd3-6c31a3645414&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Stretch Mailing Address 1322 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Company Description Stretch Inc. is delivering a family of software configurable processors, the first to embed programmable logic within the processor. Website http://www.stretchinc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $57,748,451 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes … Continue reading “Stretch Garners $57,748,451 Series B Funding”
Capella Photonics Secures $12,347,858 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b1a5a1ad-4c17-4a7a-8012-6fcdcf8c368f&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Capella Photonics Mailing Address 5390 Hellyer Ave San Jose, CA 95138 Company Description Capella is the industry leader of wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADM) and optical cross connect (OXC) applications. Website http://www.capellainc.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $12,347,858 … Continue reading “Capella Photonics Secures $12,347,858 New Financing Round”
CrowdTwist Secures $405,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=740c2971-4704-41c5-a46f-3bd9a859ba2f&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name CrowdTwist Mailing Address 1178 Broadway, Fourth Floor New York, NY 10001 Company Description We provide a new Fan Club model, allowing fans to earn points for the stuff they do online anyway, on your site and others. Then they can redeem those points for exclusive VIP experiences, … Continue reading “CrowdTwist Secures $405,000 New Funding Round”
Kapost Secures $1,100,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dd65a6b0-0e9c-401f-87bc-976459a0ab1a&Preview=1 Date 9/16/2010 Company Name Kapost Mailing Address 1919 14th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description Kapost provides virtual newsrooms that enable publishers to manage and generate content from large networks of contributors. Website http://www.Kapost.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,100,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes The resources from this … Continue reading “Kapost Secures $1,100,000 Series A Round”
Fierce 15 Shines Light on Some of Our Favorite Companies in Boston and Beyond
I’ve never actually met the folks at FierceBiotech in person, but today I felt like we had undergone some kind of Vulcan mind meld. The online industry publication unveiled its annual Fierce 15 list of the 15 most promising private biotech companies in the U.S. What jumped out at me right away? All but one … Continue reading “Fierce 15 Shines Light on Some of Our Favorite Companies in Boston and Beyond”
Grid2Home Gets Granite Ventures Seed Funding for Smart Grid Software
A new “smart grid” startup has emerged in San Diego. Grid2Home, which describes itself as a “smart energy communications company” that develops software for wired and wireless home area networks (HAN), is joining a technology land-rush among San Diego wireless and software companies seeking to stake a claim in smart grid territory. The local stampede … Continue reading “Grid2Home Gets Granite Ventures Seed Funding for Smart Grid Software”
Alder Wins Fierce 15 Honor
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, the Bothell, WA-based maker of antibody drugs, was honored today as one of the nation’s 15 most promising biotech companies, in the annual Fierce 15 list published by FierceBiotech. Alder emerged from the ashes of Celltech R&D back in 2003 to secure a billion-dollar partnership last year from Bristol-Myers Squibb to develop a … Continue reading “Alder Wins Fierce 15 Honor”
Seaweed Biofuel Maker, Bio Architecture Lab, Snags Partnership With Norway’s Statoil
A startup with a dream of turning seaweed into renewable biofuels just got some important validation from a big oil company. Berkeley, CA-based Bio Architecture Lab said today it has secured a partnership with the world’s biggest offshore oil and gas producer, Norway-based Statoil, to build up capabilities to turn seaweed from off the Norwegian … Continue reading “Seaweed Biofuel Maker, Bio Architecture Lab, Snags Partnership With Norway’s Statoil”
In Appeal to Cypress Bio Stockholders, Ramius Raises Buyout Offer
[Corrected 9/16/10, 2:00 pm. See below.] San Diego’s Cypress Bioscience (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CYPB]]), which has been stubbornly refusing to negotiate or even meet with a private equity firm over an unsolicited buyout offer, says it will review the fund’s increased offer “consistent with its fiduciary duties.” Ramius Value and Opportunity Advisors, a subsidiary of the $7.8 … Continue reading “In Appeal to Cypress Bio Stockholders, Ramius Raises Buyout Offer”
Solving the Innovation Crisis With Lean Biotech Startups: Featuring Corey Goodman
QB3 is organizing a workshop and networking event called “solving the innovation crisis with lean biotech startups” on October 4. The featured speakers are Corey Goodman of venBio and Sofie Qiao of China-based Hua Medicine. For more information on how to register, click here.
Bluebird Bio, Third Rock & Genzyme’s Gene Therapy Bet, Shows Promise for Blood Disorder
Genzyme and Third Rock Ventures bet $35 million six months ago on a Cambridge, MA-based gene therapy company. Despite all the ups and downs with gene therapy over the years, now we can see why they placed the bet. The newly renamed Bluebird Bio, formerly known as Genetix Pharmaceuticals, is coming out today with an … Continue reading “Bluebird Bio, Third Rock & Genzyme’s Gene Therapy Bet, Shows Promise for Blood Disorder”
Google Buys Quiksee
According to reports in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz and elsewhere, Mountain View, CA-based Google has acquired Tel Aviv startup MentorWave Technologies. The company is known for its Quiksee service, which allows users to upload interactive photo and video tours of real-world locations and pin them to online maps. A report in TechCrunch puts the purchase … Continue reading “Google Buys Quiksee”
SandForce Raises $25M
Saratoga, CA-based SandForce, which makes Flash-based “solid state drives” for enterprise data storage, said Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in Series D funding. The round was led by Canaan Partners, wit existing investors DCM, Storm Ventures, Translink Capital, LSI Corporation, and UMC Capital joining. SandForce president and CEO Michael Raam said the new … Continue reading “SandForce Raises $25M”
Qualcomm Renews, Expands QPrize for Early Stage Startups
San Diego-based Qualcomm chose the Demo Fall 2010 conference in Santa Clara yesterday to announce the second round of the Qualcomm Ventures QPrize, an international venture financing competition for early stage startups. The wireless giant’s venture arm inaugurated the QPrize last year, offering a total of $550,000 in “incentive financing” to finalists from China, India, … Continue reading “Qualcomm Renews, Expands QPrize for Early Stage Startups”
IBM Buys OpenPages, 17th Massachusetts Acquisition Since 2003
Waltham, MA-based OpenPages, a maker of business software for managing corporate risk and compliance activities, is being acquired by IBM for an undisclosed sum. Armonk, NY-based IBM announced the news in a press release this morning. Once the acquisition closes, IBM (NYSE: [[ticker:IBM]]) says it will integrate OpenPages into its Business Analytics software portfolio. This … Continue reading “IBM Buys OpenPages, 17th Massachusetts Acquisition Since 2003”
Tetraphase Shows What the $45M Was All About at Big Antibiotics Conference
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals raised a big $45 million venture round back in June, and now scientists can see more clearly why it’s been able to raise all that dough. The Watertown, MA-based company made a series of 10 different poster presentations over the past few days at the biggest antibiotics meeting of the year, the Interscience … Continue reading “Tetraphase Shows What the $45M Was All About at Big Antibiotics Conference”
The Fridge: Private Mini-Facebooks that Put Social Networking in Context
This is the seventh in a series of profiles of companies funded this summer by Mountain View, CA-based startup incubator Y Combinator. Facebook is so dominant in the social-networking sphere that it’s easy to forget that there is any other model for socializing online. The reigning ethos in Facebook’s one-size-fits-all environment is that everyone should … Continue reading “The Fridge: Private Mini-Facebooks that Put Social Networking in Context”
Livemocha Seeks to Upend Rosetta Stone, Taking Language Learning to New Heights Online
Livemocha is ready to kick some language learning butt—at least according to chief executive Michael Schutzler. The Bellevue, WA-based startup is already the largest online language learning community in the world, with over six million members from over 200 countries actively studying some 38 languages—not bad numbers for a 3-year-old company. But this isn’t enough … Continue reading “Livemocha Seeks to Upend Rosetta Stone, Taking Language Learning to New Heights Online”
U-M’s Ken Nisbet on Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Economic Recovery in Michigan
With an annual research budget of more than $1 billion, the University of Michigan is a leading hub of new technological inventions and entrepreneurship. It’s serving as a wellspring of new ideas and startups that are helping to lead the economic recovery in the Great Lakes State. Ken Nisbet plays a key role in advancing … Continue reading “U-M’s Ken Nisbet on Bridging the Gap Between Innovation and Economic Recovery in Michigan”
Grasshopper Group Rolls Out Spreadable, A New Way to Create Buzz at the Brand Level
It’s common advice in the tech startup world that entrepreneurs should focus on developing solutions to problems that they’d like to see fixed, rather than look to innovating in more obscure areas. Needham, MA-based Grasshopper Group definitely follows this ethic. The startup has a suite of technology answers to basic entrepreneurial business problems, such as … Continue reading “Grasshopper Group Rolls Out Spreadable, A New Way to Create Buzz at the Brand Level”
PATH Snaps Up $5M Contract to Make Flu Vaccines For Stockpiling, Hot Conditions
One of the big ideas PATH is pursuing to make vaccines more useful just got a strong vote of confidence. The Seattle-based global health nonprofit is announcing today it has secured a $5.2 million contract from the U.S. government to develop flu vaccines that can remain effective for years when they are stashed away in … Continue reading “PATH Snaps Up $5M Contract to Make Flu Vaccines For Stockpiling, Hot Conditions”
GM Updates OnStar Brand for the Era of Mobile, Social Media
Since 1997, owners of selected General Motors vehicles have had the option of subscribing to OnStar, a cellular service that lets drivers make hands-free phone calls, hear turn-by-turn navigational cues, receive remote diagnostic reports, and get emergency support in accidents. In the car business, 13 years is a long time—but in the world of mobile … Continue reading “GM Updates OnStar Brand for the Era of Mobile, Social Media”
Notes from the Opening of A123Systems’ Michigan Manufacturing Plant
Under cloudless blue skies in Livonia, MI, many of those at the forefront of electrification of vehicles gathered on Monday to celebrate the opening of A123 Systems’ lithium ion battery manufacturing plant. From political leaders to business executives and scientists, an array of notable speakers highlighted new and important progress on advanced batteries and vehicle … Continue reading “Notes from the Opening of A123Systems’ Michigan Manufacturing Plant”
Genzyme Sheds Testing Unit, Red Bend Acquires VirtualLogix, Acceleron Forges Alliance with Shire, & More Boston-Area Deals News
New England’s life sciences companies inked the majority of this week’s deals, but several software firms had interesting business to report as well. —Boston-based startup Rhythm Pharmaceuticals completed its Series A financing round with a total of $40 million. Third Rock Ventures participated in the closing, joining MPM Capital and New Enterprise Associates, who led … Continue reading “Genzyme Sheds Testing Unit, Red Bend Acquires VirtualLogix, Acceleron Forges Alliance with Shire, & More Boston-Area Deals News”
IBM Acquires OpenPages for Undisclosed Sum
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2771851c-c1fb-499a-93a6-693041db799e&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name OpenPages Mailing Address 201 Jones Road Waltham, MA 02451 Company Description OpenPages develops enterprise compliance management solutions that streamline knowledge-intensive processes to improve corporate accountability, reduce disclosure process cost, enhance internal controls management productivity, and increase investor confidence. Website http://www.openpages.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction … Continue reading “IBM Acquires OpenPages for Undisclosed Sum”
Grid2Home Secures New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=380735c9-e8c2-4fb1-aa86-db8ae8424ba4&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name Grid2Home Mailing Address 404 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 Company Description Grid2Home is a communications software company at the forefront of Smart Energy 2.0 connectivity technologies. Our software solutions provide the two-way data communication necessary to make the Smart Grid a reality. Website http://www.Grid2Home.com … Continue reading “Grid2Home Secures New Round”
SpringCM Garners $15,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2f6ce5ad-2c03-4644-89a1-6849179d803f&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name SpringCM Mailing Address 350 North Orleans Street Chicago, IL 60654 Company Description Our integrated subscription solution incorporates enterprise search, remote storage, collaboration and content distribution technologies completely on demand. SpringCM combines mature technologies with innovations from our R&D lab to offer applications designed to serve people, so … Continue reading “SpringCM Garners $15,000,000 New Funding”
Extole Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=302d9236-fa7f-4f0a-b54b-12bc1ff08ed1&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name Extole Mailing Address 185 Berry St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Extole helps brands harness the marketing potential of the growing social channel. The company’s unique full-service Social Marketing as Service offering enables brands to tap into a new customer acquisition channel, increase customer engagement, generate … Continue reading “Extole Receives $5,000,000 Series A Funding”
Conviva Garners $15,000,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=189ffcb5-e43c-47d5-8880-45c3c977b700&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name Conviva Mailing Address Two Waters Park Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 Company Description Conviva was founded by Carnegie Mellon and U.C. Berkeley researchers who are leaders in Internet systems research. Conviva’s Coordinated Video Distribution System (CVDS) offers tremendous benefits to content owners and network service providers that … Continue reading “Conviva Garners $15,000,000 Series C Financing”
Lantos Technologies Garners $1,599,999 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=3bf6b08d-b97c-4371-be20-e13fc0c8b1b4&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name Lantos Technologies Mailing Address One Broadway, 14th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Lantos Technologies is working to commercialize a 3D digital scanner capable of measuring ear canal shape and tissue compliance. This method will eliminate the uncertainties associated with manual fits, greatly improving the performance of … Continue reading “Lantos Technologies Garners $1,599,999 New Financing”
Revascular Therapeutics Lands $7,236,061 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ae6c144c-18d7-41e3-8b73-043ea180b94f&Preview=1 Date 9/15/2010 Company Name Revascular Therapeutics Mailing Address 766 Palomar Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description The company is developing a device system for treatment of total occlusions in arteries. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,236,061 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. SEC regulatory … Continue reading “Revascular Therapeutics Lands $7,236,061 New Funding”