Trip Hawkins says the idea behind his new educational video game company If You Can came to him fully formed, and totally by surprise. “For me, the way entrepreneurship has always worked is I will see a picture, and it will be a complete picture, and what that picture tells me is so compelling that … Continue reading “From Madden NFL to Emotional Intelligence: Trip Hawkins’ Journey”
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Zenefits Garners $15,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=10e0f9a3-f2de-48cb-9858-5a01988020fb Date 1/22/2014 Company Name Zenefits Mailing Address 320 Pioneer Way Mountain View, CA 94041 Company Description Zenefits runs your benefits, so you can run your business. Get affordable benefits for your company in minutes. Then set-&-forget them. Website http://www.zenefits.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds … Continue reading “Zenefits Garners $15,000,000 Series B Funding”
Bluebox Secures $18,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9c9bfdb5-e4d0-4d56-b868-b81563490b85 Date 1/20/2014 Company Name Bluebox Mailing Address 171 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description The company is developing technologies to ensure the security of enterprise data on mobile devices. Website http://www.bluebox.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes On February 19 we’ll unveil … Continue reading “Bluebox Secures $18,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Teespring Lands $20,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5dd97aa8-9f7d-4ad4-882e-4c3210a3b51b Date 1/16/2014 Company Name Teespring Mailing Address 3 Davol Square Providence, RI 02903 Company Description Teespring allows you to create & sell custom tees with zero upfront costs, and zero risk. Create & sell t-shirts online the easy way. No paying thousands of dollars upfront, no guessing how many shirts or … Continue reading “Teespring Lands $20,000,000 New Financing Round”
Twice Garners $18,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=01bee51b-4471-4ccd-9789-1d1cc6ac691d Date 1/16/2014 Company Name Twice Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description The company offers an online website marketplace for secondhand clothes. Website http://www.liketwice.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $18,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The new funding is being used to hire new employees and expand operations. … Continue reading “Twice Garners $18,500,000 New Financing”
Cyanogen Obtains $22,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ee2cc42-70cc-446d-a7b9-829ce7e73d0f Date 12/19/2013 Company Name Cyanogen Mailing Address 542 1st Ave S Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description CyanogenMod (pronounced sigh-AN-oh-jen-mod), is a customized, aftermarket firmware distribution for several Android devices. Based on the Android Open Source Project, CyanogenMod is designed to increase performance and reliability over Android-based ROMs released by vendors and … Continue reading “Cyanogen Obtains $22,000,000 Series B Round”
Robinhood Secures $3,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=26ce3cbf-03eb-4d3e-9a7a-ca384da3eaff Date 12/19/2013 Company Name Robinhood Mailing Address 1700 Seaport Blvd. Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description Robinhood is a free mobile application that allows you to read stock news, rate companies, and compare with friends. Track investor sentiment and learn from the wisdom of the crowd. Website http://www.robinhood.io Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Robinhood Secures $3,000,000 Seed Funding”
Crowdtilt Lands $23,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddaeddcd-bf42-4df7-9c23-0377ab4ee132 Date 12/16/2013 Company Name Crowdtilt Mailing Address 370 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description At Crowdtilt, we’re trying to make it easier for groups to do things together. Whether it’s a party-bus to the next Phish show or pooling money for a cause you know your close friends are … Continue reading “Crowdtilt Lands $23,000,000 Series B Financing”
Koru Receives $4,350,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=cb582a96-facc-4308-8635-b06b72344609 Date 12/13/2013 Company Name Koru Mailing Address Undisclosed Seattle, WA 98520 Company Description At Koru, you jump right in. On day one of our program, you’ll start working on a real world challenge from an actively hiring company. We teach relevant skills and surround you with coaches and mentors whose sole … Continue reading “Koru Receives $4,350,000 New Funding Round”
Oculus VR Lands $75,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=583d7c62-76e3-4102-8eca-c7724bb6e6c1 Date 12/13/2013 Company Name Oculus VR Mailing Address 19800 MacArthur Blvd. Irvine, CA 92612 Company Description The company develops virtual reality technology devices. Website http://www.oculusvr.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $75,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Andreessen Horowitz Venture Investor … Continue reading “Oculus VR Lands $75,000,000 Series B Financing”
Coinbase Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=dce75544-444a-4700-a9ae-b8de258765d5 Date 12/12/2013 Company Name Coinbase Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Coinbase is an international digital wallet that allows you to securely buy, use, and accept Bitcoin currency. Website http://www.coinbase.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $25,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes We plan to use the … Continue reading “Coinbase Obtains $25,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Leap Transit Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1e4074fc-5577-425d-bee3-8949f3d7dff9 Date 11/25/2013 Company Name Leap Transit Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We are reinventing the urban daily commute by building a better bus – and the world’s most advanced transit management system in the process. Every day, SF MUNI gives 700,000 rides. And 2.2B ride the bus … Continue reading “Leap Transit Garners $2,000,000 New Financing Round”
Lytro Garners $40,000,000 Series D Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9cfc7f18-6df0-422d-8373-83b8a94b1973 Date 11/20/2013 Company Name Lytro Mailing Address 1300 Terra Bella Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Lytro is an early-stage company headquartered in Mountain View, California. Refocus is taking the next big step in photography, transforming the camera into a powerful computational platform. Website http://www.lytro.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Lytro Garners $40,000,000 Series D Financing”
Ripple Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a4995849-b796-408a-ab52-51b3f7939623 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Ripple Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Ripple Labs is committed to a simple, global, and open currency and payment system. The team developed the Ripple protocol and its distributed payment network, and now works to support and promote its growth. Website http://www.ripplelabs.com … Continue reading “Ripple Labs Receives $3,500,000 New Financing”
Maxta Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=905086e2-b8bb-4728-b061-e2b4dbb694c8 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Maxta Mailing Address 100 Mathilda Place Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Company Description Maxta was founded in 2009 by industry veterans with a simple goal: to realize the vision of a Software-Defined data center. Maxta is redefining enterprise storage by delivering an innovative Software-Defined Storage platform to dramatically simplify … Continue reading “Maxta Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding”
Quirky Garners $79,000,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd464f3a-7d0c-4e12-8afb-f95e83049a31 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name Quirky Mailing Address 606 West 28th Street 7th Floor New York, NY 10001 Company Description Quirky is rapidly changing the way people think about product development by using a unique method to harness the power of creativity. Website http://www.quirky.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $79,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “Quirky Garners $79,000,000 Series D Financing Round”
MediaSpike Lands $5,200,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fdfd9597-8a3d-474f-8284-e27393ae7e87 Date 11/5/2013 Company Name MediaSpike Mailing Address 201 San Antonio Circle Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description It was early 2007, and the Facebook Platform had just opened up. Blake Commagere, an ex-Plaxo viral growth expert, had developed the first version of Causes on Facebook and seen it take off like … Continue reading “MediaSpike Lands $5,200,000 Series A Financing Round”
Pixlee Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e1855672-785b-447c-a783-48a97e494545 Date 10/30/2013 Company Name Pixlee Mailing Address 1160 Battery St. San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description At Pixlee our mission is to revolutionize the relationship between people and brands. Pixlee is revolutionizing the relationship between people and brands. By leveraging the power of social photos and videos to connect brands with … Continue reading “Pixlee Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
Google Ventures, Andreessen-Backed Openbay Aims to Fix Car Repair
It seems like there are a million little small-business headaches that haven’t been solved by the Internet quite yet. There’s a good reason for that—signing up small businesses can be a serious slog, even aside from the structural problems of building a two-sided marketplace where you bring together buyers and sellers. But eventually, you have … Continue reading “Google Ventures, Andreessen-Backed Openbay Aims to Fix Car Repair”
BuzzFeed, and 4 More Bad Startup Ideas that Look Like Good Ideas
Y Combinator staged its annual Startup School event last Saturday, attracting more than 1,700 young startup founders and would-be founders. Andreessen Horowitz partner (and Xconomist) Chris Dixon, the founder of Web startups SiteAdvisor (sold to McAfee) and Hunch (sold to eBay), gave one of the most interesting talks, under the title “Good Ideas That Look Like Bad … Continue reading “BuzzFeed, and 4 More Bad Startup Ideas that Look Like Good Ideas”
BloomNation Receives $1,650,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=620e9a81-8ec2-497b-84ca-b517f9511523 Date 10/25/2013 Company Name BloomNation Mailing Address 8889 W. Olympic Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Company Description Founded in August of 2011 and based in Los Angeles, California, BloomNation is a trusted community marketplace for people to list, discover, and send unique floral creations by local artisans across the country. Whether … Continue reading “BloomNation Receives $1,650,000 Seed Financing”
Gainspeed Garners Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5d7b13f0-90ea-4410-8cc7-6e22c95a83f2 Date 10/25/2013 Company Name Gainspeed Mailing Address 295 Santa Ana Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Company Description Gainspeed’s flexible and resilient platform enables cable operators to rapidly deploy next-gen services and improve time-to-market in a highly competitive landscape. Redefining how cable networks are built. Gainspeed delivers unmatched price and performance while enabling … Continue reading “Gainspeed Garners Series B Financing Round”
Highfive Lands $13,500,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=48567902-77e5-409b-9cdf-497615001586 Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Highfive Mailing Address 471 Emerson St. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Ideas move quickly. So should your team. Highfive is reimagining the way people communicate at work. Website http://www.highfive.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $13,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Highfive Lands $13,500,000 Series A Financing Round”
Pinterest Garners $225,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b125879f-472d-4a23-af0a-ffe446ee32af Date 10/24/2013 Company Name Pinterest Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Website http://www.pinterest.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Pinterest Garners $225,000,000 New Round”
Bromium Garners $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4cb02f85-b78f-4e2f-9588-3c73a314bd4a Date 10/23/2013 Company Name Bromium Mailing Address 20813 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 Company Description The company is developing mobile virtualization and security solutions. Website http://www.bromium.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $40,000,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes The new funding will be used for continued product development and … Continue reading “Bromium Garners $40,000,000 Series C Financing Round”
Tindie Garners $750,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=55ff50e4-cc6c-41df-b09a-afb00631a526 Date 10/22/2013 Company Name Tindie Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94109 Company Description Tindie is the marketplace for hardware creators to fund & sell their creations. Everyday it is becoming easier & cheaper to design & manufacture hardware. Small businesses around the world are popping up in industries from electronics … Continue reading “Tindie Garners $750,000 New Financing”
Soylent Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=da02b9ff-02be-49d0-a9d2-eeb80a2f63e7 Date 10/22/2013 Company Name Soylent Mailing Address 637 Natoma Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description We’re not just too busy to cook and clean up. In Rhinehart’s view, the act of eating is a task that technology can make more efficient—or eliminate entirely. It also reflects fears about scarce resources: … Continue reading “Soylent Lands $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
usermind Secures $7,600,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=176fb92b-0eb1-42c4-a3fa-7582edeea7f0 Date 10/18/2013 Company Name usermind Mailing Address 2101 4th St Seattle, WA 98121 Company Description We are scrappy, determined team who are actively working every day to build the next, great software product and company in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. As a team, we place a premium on building a great … Continue reading “usermind Secures $7,600,000 Series A Financing Round”
CoreOS Secures New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b0792688-84df-4aa4-8033-d12a398b6d3a Date 10/11/2013 Company Name CoreOS Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Our mission is to improve the security and reliability of the internet. Operations teams currently spend their days fighting fires — critical updates, machine failures, networking outages — instead of moving their infrastructure forward. Website http://www.coreos.com Transaction … Continue reading “CoreOS Secures New Round”
Lookout Obtains $55,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=82d3d682-ce73-45f9-ab46-e5c2c755caad Date 10/10/2013 Company Name Lookout Mailing Address 1 Front Street San Francisco, CA 94111 Company Description Lookout is a mobile security company dedicated to making the mobile experience safe for everyone. Website http://www.mylookout.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $55,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The capital will be used to … Continue reading “Lookout Obtains $55,000,000 New Financing Round”
Zulily Files for $100M IPO to Fuel Mom-Focused Flash Sales
One of Seattle’s biggest startup success stories is headed for Wall Street. Zulily, the fast-growing moms-and-kids apparel e-commerce company, has publicly filed for an initial public offering that could be worth up to $100 million. Founded in 2009 by Blue Nile veterans Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens, the company specializes in selling merchandise to moms … Continue reading “Zulily Files for $100M IPO to Fuel Mom-Focused Flash Sales”
DataBricks Lands $13,939,324 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c81a529a-0c54-44e9-9651-41b8f78e273b Date 9/26/2013 Company Name DataBricks Mailing Address 2030 Addison Avenue Berkeley, CA 94704 Company Description We are using cutting-edge technology based on years of research to build next-generation software for analyzing and extracting value from data. We created Apache Spark and Shark, and are deeply committed to open-source. Website http://www.databricks.com Transaction … Continue reading “DataBricks Lands $13,939,324 New Financing”
Syntertainment Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91532b13-9ce9-412e-8473-53050912704f Date 9/19/2013 Company Name Syntertainment Mailing Address Undisclosed Berkeley, CA 94710 Company Description Syntertainment lives at the intersection of entertainment and reality. Created by game industry legend Will Wright, visionary technologist Avi Bar-Zeev and members of the Stupid Fun Club, we are a growing team of talented designers, engineers and entrepreneurs … Continue reading “Syntertainment Lands $5,000,000 New Financing Round”
Syntertainment Lands $5,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91532b13-9ce9-412e-8473-53050912704f Date 9/19/2013 Company Name Syntertainment Mailing Address Undisclosed Berkeley, CA 94710 Company Description Syntertainment lives at the intersection of entertainment and reality. Created by game industry legend Will Wright, visionary technologist Avi Bar-Zeev and members of the Stupid Fun Club, we are a growing team of talented designers, engineers and entrepreneurs … Continue reading “Syntertainment Lands $5,000,000 New Financing”
Illumio Garners $34,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=652691eb-46ce-4fc3-accb-a8fe470d3a41 Date 9/18/2013 Company Name Illumio Mailing Address Undisclosed Undisclosed, CA 94000 Company Description Illumio is a stealth-mode cloud virtual machine security startup. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $34,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor General Catalyst Partners Venture Investor … Continue reading “Illumio Garners $34,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Google + Bump, Mindjet + Spigit, and More: Bay Area Deals Roundup
There were too many big mergers and funding announcements from the San Francisco / Silicon Valley tech community this morning to let them all pass by. To wit: —Bump, the Mountain View, CA-based Y Combinator graduate whose apps help mobile users quickly exchange contact information, photos, and other files, has been acquired by Google. Bump … Continue reading “Google + Bump, Mindjet + Spigit, and More: Bay Area Deals Roundup”
Okta Obtains $27,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7929970c-98d9-46b5-8357-178c3bfe7ba8 Date 9/12/2013 Company Name Okta Mailing Address 301 Brannan Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Your cloud applications are no longer tactical point solutions, they are the backbone of your business. Now there’s a way to quickly and easily transform these applications from independent silos into a secure, … Continue reading “Okta Obtains $27,000,000 Series D Funding”
Okta Receives $27,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7929970c-98d9-46b5-8357-178c3bfe7ba8 Date 9/12/2013 Company Name Okta Mailing Address 301 Brannan Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Your cloud applications are no longer tactical point solutions, they are the backbone of your business. Now there’s a way to quickly and easily transform these applications from independent silos into a secure, … Continue reading “Okta Receives $27,000,000 Series D Funding”
Vastrm Fashion Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0ceaa246-8ab7-4123-9c6f-d119eedd5b1c Date 8/29/2013 Company Name Vastrm Fashion Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description We meticulously crafted our first collection of polo shirts, using only the finest fabrics and materials. The Vastrm aesthetic is classic yet modern, with a fashion forward twist – and every shirt will resist fading, shrinking … Continue reading “Vastrm Fashion Obtains $1,000,000 Seed Round”
Belly Secures $12,100,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=91bed467-36f4-435b-8bfc-6f8fb73b698c Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Belly Mailing Address 600 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60654 Company Description Belly is a universal loyalty program that customers can take with them anywhere! We’re spreading the love to your favorite places, enabling you to earn rewards wherever you go. Website http://www.bellycard.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Belly Secures $12,100,000 Series B Round”
Local Motion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ba74d57a-73c5-41aa-abec-c65891ace319 Date 8/28/2013 Company Name Local Motion Mailing Address 375 Beach Road Burlingame, CA 94010 Company Description Local Motion is the first company to graduate from the Lemnos Labs hardware incubator program. The startup manufactures a module that can be installed in any vehicle to make it more shareable. Website http://www.getlocalmotion.com Transaction … Continue reading “Local Motion Receives $6,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Roundup: Funding for Gratafy; Inside Social; Sinofsky to a16z; UW Prof. on MIT TR35
[Updated 7:55 p.m.] The summer doldrums are upon us—so much so that the Nasdaq stock exchange flat-lined for a few hours today. (Because of an as-yet unexplained technical glitch.) In addition to news this week of a significant funding round for Portland’s Jama Software and the bad news at Big Fish Games, there are a … Continue reading “Roundup: Funding for Gratafy; Inside Social; Sinofsky to a16z; UW Prof. on MIT TR35”
Swiftype Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5c67f11d-d00b-4dcc-bd3b-6d2901c838c6 Date 8/16/2013 Company Name Swiftype Mailing Address 301 Rhode Island St San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Swiftype is building search software for the next generation of websites and applications. Founded by Quin Hoxie and Matt Riley in January of 2012, we’re funded by Y Combinator and a fantastic group of … Continue reading “Swiftype Secures $1,700,000 Seed Financing Round”
ThirdLove Lands $5,600,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a006b4c-b68d-4174-bb03-ade97c0ca8f0 Date 8/15/2013 Company Name ThirdLove Mailing Address 485 Bryant St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description ThirdLove is at the direct intersection of fashion and technology. The company is building a next generation e-commerce technology platform and a suite of vertically integrated apparel brands. Website http://www.thirdlove.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “ThirdLove Lands $5,600,000 Seed Financing”
App.net Garners $2,500,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=62626808-8720-475a-976b-4a3122749e20 Date 8/14/2013 Company Name App.net Mailing Address 650 5th St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description App.net offers a new mobile app distribution and monetization platform for iOS and Android. App.net is built by an experienced team of mobile app developers who built a product to solve their own needs. Website … Continue reading “App.net Garners $2,500,000 New Financing”
Glow Lands $6,000,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2ffcc5d0-6186-49a9-b5b4-1eb67c3fd7cb Date 8/9/2013 Company Name Glow Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94101 Company Description Glow is an ambitious enterprise where for the first time ever, our emerging ability to crunch and analyze vast quantities of data will be specifically used to help get you pregnant. Website http://www.glowing.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Glow Lands $6,000,000 New Round”
OpenView, Data Point Capital Betting on Metrics in Fickle VC World
A quiet trend has taken hold in the world of venture capital. Call it the “Moneyball” approach, data-driven VC, or what have you: startup investors are increasingly using metrics, algorithms, and data science in an effort to support their portfolio companies, make better decisions, and gain a competitive edge. This is neither surprising nor new. … Continue reading “OpenView, Data Point Capital Betting on Metrics in Fickle VC World”
Le Tote Obtains Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12643a51-cf9b-4acd-b0dc-06bb8ec12df5 Date 8/2/2013 Company Name Le Tote Mailing Address 2660 3rd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description LE TOTE is a fashion discovery platform that connects brands with consumers through a rental model. We offer access to UNLIMITED boutique style apparel and accessories for only $49 a month. Website http://www.letote.com Transaction … Continue reading “Le Tote Obtains Seed Funding”
Tidemark Lands $13,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8a0cb6ae-c3e2-44c9-be3c-f6daa2f7272d Date 8/1/2013 Company Name Tidemark Mailing Address 3200 Bridge Parkway Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Tidemark went back to the analytics drawing board to deliver unified performance management apps that exceed organizations’ wildest dreams for power, usability, mobility, and cost savings. Using 21st-century technology, Tidemark apps offer on-demand performance management … Continue reading “Tidemark Lands $13,000,000 New Financing”
Shapeways CEO: 3D Printing Can Fully Disrupt Views on Manufacturing
Inside the Manhattan headquarters of 3D printing service Shapeways, engineers plug away at rows of workstations, the crisp clackety-clack of a table tennis match is underway in the break room, and CEO Peter Weijmarshausen sees a revolution building across his industry. “3D printing can completely disrupt the way we think about manufacturing,” he says. “We … Continue reading “Shapeways CEO: 3D Printing Can Fully Disrupt Views on Manufacturing”