DiagnosisONE Lands $5,000,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=69bb04af-36dc-4a1b-8268-5f04a58c9131&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name DiagnosisONE Mailing Address 61 Spit Brook Rd. Nashua, NH 03060 Company Description DiagnosisONE, an innovative leader in the healthcare IT industry, develops and markets next–generation Clinical Decision Support Solutions designed to improve quality, safety and efficiency of patient care while reducing costs of healthcare delivery. D1’s applications … Continue reading “DiagnosisONE Lands $5,000,000 New Financing”

Tarpon Biosystems Obtains $1,431,281 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fa64c0b-7cfa-4370-88ff-85973e7ce9b0&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Tarpon Biosystems Mailing Address 197 M Boston Post Rd. West Marlborough, MA 01752 Company Description The efficiencies of upstream processes have increased dramatically over the past decade. Downstream processing or purification has not kept pace with these innovations. Tarpon Biosystems has developed the first ever BioSMB systems … Continue reading “Tarpon Biosystems Obtains $1,431,281 New Round”

Skinit Lands $60,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b6c96f0-4633-4365-90cb-21871eb9877d&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Skinit Mailing Address 8969 Kenamar Drive San Diego, CA 92121 Company Description The company provides products and services that allow people to customize their portable electronic devices. Website http://www.skinit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $60,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Skinit will use the funds to … Continue reading “Skinit Lands $60,000,000 New Funding”

Auspex Pharmaceuticals Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6d17486f-3d06-4e88-8504-f860e11f63aa&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Auspex Pharmaceuticals Mailing Address 1261 Liberty Way Vista, CA 92081-8356 Company Description Auspex Pharmaceuticals is a developer of next-generation medicines with improved safety and performance and a pioneer in the targeted application of deuterium chemistry to clinically validated drugs. For more than five years the company has … Continue reading “Auspex Pharmaceuticals Secures $12,000,000 New Funding Round”

Predilect Lands $750,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dba91f3d-4acb-45fe-baf2-5367ea6248f0&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Predilect Mailing Address Undisclosed Undisclosed, CA 94000 Company Description The company is developing online tools to allow users to increase their security. Website http://www.predilect.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $750,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed

Fliqz Secures $500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dc18b4cd-d268-4a3c-bd1d-cbff2692b9a9&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 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 Venture Equity Transaction Amount $500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed

Medium Entertainment Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=47063d23-79f0-4da4-be38-d073ddfbc86f&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Medium Entertainment Mailing Address 477 9th Ave. San Mateo, CA 94402 Company Description The company provides developers with tools to foster mobile gaming communities. Website http://www.playhaven.com Transaction Type Debt Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Undisclosed

Dell Acquires Ocarina Networks for Undisclosed Sum

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df29c926-85b0-4a53-aac2-cfdbc505f688&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name Ocarina Networks Mailing Address 42 Airport Parkway San Jose, CA 95110 Company Description The company develops storage and network subsystems. Website http://www.ocarinatech.com Transaction Type M&A Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Proceeds Purposes M&A Terms Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

SeatGeek Lands $1,000,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=98fb74a5-911e-482e-90a4-2871a9709c53&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 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 $1,000,000 New Funding”

nVoq Garners $1,400,000 New Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=74dc45b4-d66c-4570-855c-0b7f04e6b032&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name nVoq Mailing Address 2580 55th Street Boulder, CO 80301 Company Description nVoq has created a suite of applications that call centers use to increase the productivity of their telephone agents. Website http://www.nvoq.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,400,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were … Continue reading “nVoq Garners $1,400,000 New Funding”

TopSchool Garners $8,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8eb560fd-3bf7-4452-b699-30fd131785d5&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name TopSchool Mailing Address 4643 South Ulster Street Denver, CO 80237 Company Description TopSchool offers an alternative to traditional student information system software. A simple, on-demand Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system that empowers student-centric institutions to drive growth, reduce costs, and meet accountability requirements. We believe that your … Continue reading “TopSchool Garners $8,000,000 New Financing Round”

uControl Obtains $3,900,000 New Funding Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ee4e640-529b-42a3-9d82-4bd201411313&Preview=1 Date 7/20/2010 Company Name uControl Mailing Address 5914 W. Courtyard Dr. Austin, TX 78730 Company Description The Austin, Texas-based company uses the internet and other technology to improve the monitoring, security, and automation of your home controls. You can control your home security using uControl’s “all-in-one” touchscreen system. The touchscreen remote … Continue reading “uControl Obtains $3,900,000 New Funding Round”

Ramius Makes Unsolicited Bid for Cypress Bioscience

An activist investment fund managed by Ramius, a New York multi-fund hedge fund, pounced on Cypress Bioscience (NASDAQ: [[ticker:CYPB]]) today, offering to pay almost $160 million in cash to acquire the San Diego biotech. Ramius Value and Opportunity Advisors, a subsidiary of the $7.8-billion Ramius fund group, already owns about 9.9 percent of Cypress, making … Continue reading “Ramius Makes Unsolicited Bid for Cypress Bioscience”

SmartBear Adds to Growing Software Cluster in Beverly

There’s a prominent new software company headquartered in Beverly, MA. Until now, I had always associated the seaside town with its great old theaters, museums, and having a great white shark brought into the harbor in the mid-1990s (random, I know). From now on, I’ll think of software. There are already quite a few tech … Continue reading “SmartBear Adds to Growing Software Cluster in Beverly”

Infoflows Wins $20M in Corbis Case

[Updated: 1:07 pm] Sammamish, WA-based tech startup Infoflows has been awarded over $20 million in damages in an intellectual property dispute with Seattle-based photo library and licensing company Corbis Corporation. Infoflows, started by a group of Microsoft employees in 2004, develops software to track digital content online. The company entered into a multimillion-dollar development agreement … Continue reading “Infoflows Wins $20M in Corbis Case”

Epocrates Re-files for IPO

Epocrates, the San Mateo, CA-based software company that makes healthcare-related mobile applications for doctors and nurses who use iPhones, Android phones, Blackberry phones, and other information devices, restarted the initial public offering process on Friday submitting a new S-1 registration form to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company has raised $86 million in venture … Continue reading “Epocrates Re-files for IPO”

Pixazza Picks Up $12M

Mountain View, CA-based Pixazza, whose “visual commerce” software supplements standard Web images with pop-up shopping information, announced today that it has closed a $12 million Series B financing round. New investor Shasta Ventures led the round, which also included returning investors August Capital, CMEA Capital, and Google Ventures. The startup said it will use the … Continue reading “Pixazza Picks Up $12M”

Serious Gaming: Looking Ahead to Casual Connect

As a newly recruited tech writer here at Xconomy Seattle, I feel I have to be straight with you and reveal a potentially career-threatening secret: I have never been to a gaming conference, “casual,” “core,” or otherwise. Now I know what you’re thinking—how could that be? Well, I’ll tell you, I’m not quite sure. I’ve … Continue reading “Serious Gaming: Looking Ahead to Casual Connect”

Taris Bio Names New CEO

Taris Biomedical, a Lexington, MA-based developer of drug-device combo products for bladder conditions, reported this morning that it has hired Sarma Duddu to be its president and chief executive. Duddu was most recently a general manager and vice president of drug delivery at Cima Labs, a subsidiary of the Frazer, PA-based drugmaker Cephalon (NASDAQ:[[ticker:CEPH]]). In … Continue reading “Taris Bio Names New CEO”

Tom Ranken’s Mission: Knit Together Northwest’s First Real Cleantech Trade Association

Tom Ranken has been feeling a bit of déjà vu lately. The feeling has washed over Ranken in the past month, since he was hired to be the first full-time CEO of the Washington Clean Technology Alliance. His job is essentially to turn a fledgling, hyped-up, loosely-defined industry into a more clearly defined, potent force … Continue reading “Tom Ranken’s Mission: Knit Together Northwest’s First Real Cleantech Trade Association”

Was ‘Antennagate’ a Side Effect of Apple’s Secrecy Culture?

Repeat after me: rubber baby iPhone bumpers, rubber baby iPhone bumpers. That’s more or less the mantra that emerged from Apple’s “Antennagate” press conference in Cupertino, CA, on Friday, called to address consumers’ and reporters’ (and Senators‘!) concerns about reception problems with the iPhone 4. CEO Steve Jobs shared data confirming that the iPhone 4—and … Continue reading “Was ‘Antennagate’ a Side Effect of Apple’s Secrecy Culture?”

Wii Game, Graphic Novel Help PixoFactor Digitize and Monetize Michigan’s Film Incentive

Michigan’s highest-in-the-nation 42 percent tax credit for filmmakers is often called the “film incentive,” but if you ask the folks at PixoFactor Entertainment in Royal Oak, MI, the bigger beneficiaries are those who work on videogame and animation productions. Plus, they argue, those jobs are longer-lasting and more local than movie production. That’s why Sean … Continue reading “Wii Game, Graphic Novel Help PixoFactor Digitize and Monetize Michigan’s Film Incentive”

ESRI Launches Open Website for Mapping, Verenium Sells Cellulosic Biofuels Biz, MindTouch Unveils Improved Platform, & More San Diego BizTech News

[Corrected 7/19/10, 1:05 pm. See below.] Some 13,000 developers of geographic information systems (GIS) gathered at the San Diego Convention Center last week as ESRI, the Redlands, CA-based GIS software developer, moved to address the market for mobile and other users. We’ve got that and the rest of our BizTech News all mapped out for … Continue reading “ESRI Launches Open Website for Mapping, Verenium Sells Cellulosic Biofuels Biz, MindTouch Unveils Improved Platform, & More San Diego BizTech News”

Myriant Technologies Looks Beyond Biofuels at Growing Chemicals Business

Stephen Gatto focused much his career during the previous decade on the biofuels industry. But today, he’s betting on specialty chemicals as the highest-growth market for his Quincy, MA-based company’s fermentation technology. Myriant Technologies is aiming to raise $60 million in a round of equity financing in the coming months, Gatto told Xconomy. The funding … Continue reading “Myriant Technologies Looks Beyond Biofuels at Growing Chemicals Business”

Puppet Labs Nabs $5M Round Led By Kleiner Perkins, Upgrades Software Product

Portland, OR-based data center automation software developer Puppet Labs, formerly known as Reductive Labs, has raised $5 million in Series B venture financing led by Menlo Park, CA-based firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The open-source startup, founded in 2003, helps companies automate the configuration and management of computers and servers through their flagship product—and … Continue reading “Puppet Labs Nabs $5M Round Led By Kleiner Perkins, Upgrades Software Product”

Achaogen, Flush with $56M, Seeks to Build Lasting Company with Potent Antibiotics

Want to raise a mountain of venture capital to pursue your biotech dreams in 2010? Do what Kevin Judice of Achaogen did. First, find some government agencies and charities willing to commit $100 million to your R&D, then see if the VCs will pull out the checkbook. That’s what happened earlier this year for South … Continue reading “Achaogen, Flush with $56M, Seeks to Build Lasting Company with Potent Antibiotics”

Cleantech Payday: An Expensive Lesson in Patience

Many software entrepreneurs and investors are looking to replicate their successes in cleantech. They are in for a surprise. While investors often have enjoyed quick returns in software, many of the opportunities in cleantech require longer-term commitments and overcoming some of the challenges outlined below. Long Development Cycles. There is a reason it’s called hardware. … Continue reading “Cleantech Payday: An Expensive Lesson in Patience”

VC Investment in New England Declines in Second Quarter (Two Out of Three Surveys Say); Top 10 Deals Dominated by Biotech

It’s always dangerous to read too much into one quarter’s venture capital stats. But the national and regional VC numbers released over the weekend suggest that venture investment in New England is leveling off to a new set point—significantly higher than a year ago, but down compared to its recent quarter-to-quarter growth. That’s according to … Continue reading “VC Investment in New England Declines in Second Quarter (Two Out of Three Surveys Say); Top 10 Deals Dominated by Biotech”

Venture Funding Drops Sharply in San Diego; Life Sciences Deals Predominate in Our Top 10 List

Venture capital investments in the San Diego region during the second quarter declined significantly—from both the same quarter of 2009 as well as the previous quarter, according to data released over the weekend by two rival surveys. The local downturn was in sharp contrast to the nationwide trend, which showed VC funding on the rise … Continue reading “Venture Funding Drops Sharply in San Diego; Life Sciences Deals Predominate in Our Top 10 List”

Venture Surveys Show Nationwide Increase, More or Less, in Second-Quarter Investments

How would you prefer your venture capital survey data this morning? Depending on the source, we can serve it up lukewarm, hot, or scalding. All three measures show that venture funding rose during the second quarter; it’s just a matter of degree: —CB Insights, a startup financial services firm based in New York, reports that … Continue reading “Venture Surveys Show Nationwide Increase, More or Less, in Second-Quarter Investments”

Puppet Labs Receives $5,000,000 Series B Funding

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4556fde8-b0d9-4e5a-811c-490d68dfeb68&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name Puppet Labs Mailing Address 222 NW. Davis St. Portland, OR 97209 Company Description Puppet Labs is the provider of Puppet, an open source platform that automates configuration management and provisioning. Website http://www.puppetlabs.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Puppet Labs … Continue reading “Puppet Labs Receives $5,000,000 Series B Funding”

Single Touch Interactive Obtains $6,169,005 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dac2213b-874d-4a46-867f-5305f76f6f9b&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name Single Touch Interactive Mailing Address 2235 Encinitas Blvd Encinitas , CA 92024 Company Description Single Touch is a pioneer and leader in customized easy-to-use wireless solutions. Single Touch’s Patent Pending technology drives adoption by reaching new data subscribers, generating new revenue streams for carriers and content owners. … Continue reading “Single Touch Interactive Obtains $6,169,005 New Financing”

Pixazza Receives $12,000,000 Series B Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ba9de4c-a02b-4fb8-8df2-1a4660313337&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name Pixazza Mailing Address 100 View Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Pixazza is a new platform that allows shoppers to buy products from photos seen on websites of our web publishing partners. Our unique capability allows these web publishers to generate incremental revenues by “visual commerce … Continue reading “Pixazza Receives $12,000,000 Series B Financing”

LedEngin Garners Series D Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c4abfe37-951d-491a-87eb-7fc38648b1b3&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name LedEngin Mailing Address 3350 Scott Blvd. Bldg Santa Clara, CA 95054 Company Description LedEngin, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells ultra-small, ultra-bright, ultra-cool LED components and light source modules for general lighting, display, automotive, and medical/dental applications. LedEngin deploys extensive light source design capabilities and works closely with … Continue reading “LedEngin Garners Series D Financing Round”

iKoa Corporation Secures $7,800,000 New Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d7d2666d-1451-42e6-bbe6-cd2154c31b71&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name iKoa Corporation Mailing Address 149 Commonwealth Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description iKoa Corporation, formerly Arithmosys, Inc., is an early stage semiconductor startup in stealth mode. The company is led by semiconductor industry veterans and backed by top-tier venture capital. We are developing a disruptive method … Continue reading “iKoa Corporation Secures $7,800,000 New Round”

Mitralign Garners $5,000,000 New Financing Round

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6478b3a4-5c89-46ad-99d8-5eb5c47cb3af&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name Mitralign Mailing Address 3 Highwood Drive Tewksbury, MA 01876 Company Description We are currently developing an innovative, catheter-based mitral valve repair system that not only provides an alternative to open heart surgery but emulates the traditional surgical repair technique. The condition treated, mitral valve regurgitation (MR), is … Continue reading “Mitralign Garners $5,000,000 New Financing Round”

Eleme Medical Receives $6,500,000 New Financing

Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b71bdddc-dfcb-42d5-b73e-7ab24594f5e6&Preview=1 Date 7/19/2010 Company Name Eleme Medical Mailing Address 10 Al Paul Lane Merrimack, NH 03054 Company Description Elemé Medical™ is an emerging, privately funded aesthetics company. The Company’s SmoothShapes™ System is a painless, non-invasive laser-based system indicated for the temporary improvement in the appearance of cellulite. Website http://www.elememedical.com Transaction Type Debt … Continue reading “Eleme Medical Receives $6,500,000 New Financing”

Social Currency CrunchUp

TechCrunch presents a day-long conference about the intersection of the Web and traditional retailing. From the event writeup: “As early adopters of technology, we’ve all grown accustomed that our opinions and product uses are not indicative of the average consumer. So what happens when we hit an inflection point and the masses matter? Do we … Continue reading “Social Currency CrunchUp”

Geo-Loco Conference

Market research firm Bancroft Group presents a day-long conference on geolocation technologies, “the next big thing in advertising, social media and discovery.” From the event website: “Learn: what the new breed of Geo-Location-enabled services and applications is doing for brands, for businesses and for consumers. Geo-Loco: Is it a Business or a Feature?! Experts Corner: … Continue reading “Geo-Loco Conference”

Xconomy San Francisco Open House

Join us at our new Bay Area headquarters in the Dogpatch/Potrero Hill neighborhood to celebrate the opening of Xconomy San Francisco. It’ll be a casual evening of wine, cheese, and more, hosted by Xconomy chief correspondent and San Francisco editor Wade Roush and national biotech editor and Seattle editor Luke Timmerman.

Facebook and the News: Making Journalism Social

Hacks and Hackers, a group for journalists using technology and hackers interested in journalism, presents a discussion of Facebook’s role in helping Web writers gain attention for their work. From the event page: “Every day, hundreds of millions of people keep track of what their friends are doing through Facebook’s News Feed. In addition to … Continue reading “Facebook and the News: Making Journalism Social”

Tomorrow’s Web

Young entrepreneurs from around the world come together to discuss and explore the Web and its future. Keynoters will talk about building companies, future development tools, strategy, and more. Information here, registration here.

SF Startup Weekend Mobile

From the event website: “Startup Weekend recruits a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more to a 54 hour event that builds communities, companies and projects. Founded in 2007 by Andrew Hyde, the weekend is a concept of a conference focusing on learning by creating. It is … Continue reading “SF Startup Weekend Mobile”

The Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting

The 6th Annual Burrill Personalized Medicine Meeting is a two-day event on Sept. 27-28. The meeting is designed to cover “the whole spectrum of personalized medicine—from personalized medicine prediction to prevention to personalized care.” For more information, click here.