Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=04b053d7-b3eb-4a3c-8e38-27ad913bf179&Preview=1 Date 3/31/2012 Company Name Spanning Cloud Apps Mailing Address 7600-B N Capital of Tx Hwy Austin, TX 78731 Company Description Spanning Cloud Apps is a cloud-based application developer focused on backup solutions for today’s most widely adopted cloud-computing suites including Google Apps. Website http://www.spanning.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 … Continue reading “Spanning Cloud Apps Garners $1,000,000 New Financing Round”
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Freshly Funded Integrate, steered by Skier and NFL Vet, Storms NYC
Ad technology startup Integrate, which offers a platform that helps advertisers manage campaigns across both on- and offline venues, announced today that it has raised $11 million in a Series B funding round. Comcast Ventures and Liberty Global led the round, with participation from Integrate’s original investor, Foundry Group. Integrate, which is headquartered in Denver, … Continue reading “Freshly Funded Integrate, steered by Skier and NFL Vet, Storms NYC”
Integrate Secures $8,000,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=de468f13-4843-438e-a3e0-97464d48ba14&Preview=1 Date 3/20/2012 Company Name Integrate Mailing Address 1821 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Company Description We built the Integrate platform in an effort to bring ethical business practices back to Lead Generation. Integrate provides a level playing field for Buyers and Sellers to conduct business while ensuring that both parties are … Continue reading “Integrate Secures $8,000,000 Series B Financing”
Oblong Industries Lands Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f72e9151-8715-4603-a3b6-da361cb8e1c0&Preview=1 Date 3/8/2012 Company Name Oblong Industries Mailing Address 923 E. Third St. Unit 111 Los Angeles, CA 90013 Company Description Oblong is developing gesture-recognition technologies. Website http://www.oblong.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes Oblong and its partners view this latest investment round as an … Continue reading “Oblong Industries Lands Series B Funding Round”
Connect and Xconomy Present: The Rock Stars of Innovation 1 Stop Tour
For the young entrepreneurs who work at the vanguard of innovation, there may be no more important topic to address in San Diego these days than the scarcity of venture funding. While venture funding nationwide has regained most of the ground lost during the Great Recession, the overall mix has been changing and the venture … Continue reading “Connect and Xconomy Present: The Rock Stars of Innovation 1 Stop Tour”
7 Lessons from TechStars’ David Cohen on Building a Startup Culture
When it comes to tech startups—especially in Internet software and app development—San Diego has been adrift in the horse latitudes. That’s the term Spanish mariners had for the waters where the trade winds died out for days and even weeks at a time. Becalmed sailors desperate to gain some headway would heave their horses overboard … Continue reading “7 Lessons from TechStars’ David Cohen on Building a Startup Culture”
Fitbit Lands $12,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ce7f169d-3193-4b0e-9ec0-6e700fe65090&Preview=1 Date 1/24/2012 Company Name Fitbit Mailing Address 625 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Fitbit is devoted to helping people of any fitness level achieve health and wellness. Fitbit provides a complete wellness solution focused on behavior change via awareness and motivation. Website http://www.fitbit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Fitbit Lands $12,000,000 Series C Funding”
SendGrid Garners $21,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1f3dad21-d57f-4070-8172-35d9ecbc91d4&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2012 Company Name SendGrid Mailing Address 1877 Broadway St Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description SendGrid transparently handles DKIM, SPF, ISP rate limits, content inspection, bounces, and spam reports to help users achieve higher deliverability. SendGrid integrates in minutes by just changing three SMTP settings. We even assign our users their … Continue reading “SendGrid Garners $21,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
MakerBot Industries Prints a New Dimension in Product Creation at CES
Three-year old MakerBot Industries in Brooklyn unveiled its new Replicator 3D printers at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, demonstrating how its technology can be used to create most anything users want to design—within a certain size, that is. A wide range of objects can be produced through 3D printing, which … Continue reading “MakerBot Industries Prints a New Dimension in Product Creation at CES”
Mobile Startups Kinvey and Urban Airship Team Up, Share Stories
This is a tale of two CEOs whose reputations precede them. It is a short tale. The news today is that Cambridge, MA-based Kinvey and Portland, OR-based Urban Airship have formed a technology partnership involving mobile applications. Basically, Kinvey will handle the data back-end for mobile app developers whose apps reach end users through “push … Continue reading “Mobile Startups Kinvey and Urban Airship Team Up, Share Stories”
Awe.sm Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=1a28ceca-8e34-4821-9ce3-9654de121dcc&Preview=1 Date 12/1/2011 Company Name Awe.sm Mailing Address 2601 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94110 Company Description awe.sm is the leading platform for companies to harness social data. We measure how social marketing, like Facebook posts and Twitter updates, lead to meaningful outcomes, like signups, purchases, and other business goals. Website http://www.totally.awe.sm … Continue reading “Awe.sm Receives $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
Decide, Avalara, Brad Feld: Pre-Turkey Gems from the Seattle Tech Scene
In a remarkable test of will, I’m going to avoid any Thanksgiving-related puns and just dive straight into this wrapup of the past week in Xconomy Seattle’s tech headlines, covering everything from Black Friday shopping apps to the latest rumblings of possible doom from a local wireless company. —The crew at Seattle startup Decide made … Continue reading “Decide, Avalara, Brad Feld: Pre-Turkey Gems from the Seattle Tech Scene”
Brad Feld’s Startup Advice: Your Company Is Your Product; Get People to Do the Right Thing
“You will have meltdowns on a regular basis. You will have those moments. Make sure you have people you can talk to when you have those moments.” That was Brad Feld, the tech entrepreneur-turned-venture-capitalist, on Friday afternoon, speaking to a room of Boston and New York entrepreneurs and angel investors, at an event organized by … Continue reading “Brad Feld’s Startup Advice: Your Company Is Your Product; Get People to Do the Right Thing”
Standing Cloud Lands $3,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e663e860-0f45-46e3-82d3-a5affa762e47&Preview=1 Date 11/10/2011 Company Name Standing Cloud Mailing Address 1433 Pearl Street Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description Standing Cloud provides simple, yet powerful, services that make it fast and easy for you to run open source applications in the cloud. We allow you to focus on putting cloud applications to work for … Continue reading “Standing Cloud Lands $3,000,000 New Financing”
Urban Airship Garners $15,100,000 Series C Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bd3d3870-d8a4-43a2-a844-5473345d223e&Preview=1 Date 11/7/2011 Company Name Urban Airship Mailing Address 334 NW 11th Ave Portland, OR 97209 Company Description Urban Airship provides an easy, affordable way to deliver real-time push notifications and in-app purchase content for mobile developers. Website http://www.urbanairship.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $15,100,000 Transaction Round Series C Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Urban Airship Garners $15,100,000 Series C Financing”
SideTour Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a1034723-b1ef-4b5a-a9dc-8aa434c7e99f&Preview=1 Date 10/17/2011 Company Name SideTour Mailing Address Undisclosed New York, NY 10002 Company Description SideTour is your place to discover and book new experiences offered by interesting and talented people around the world. Website http://www.sidetour.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,500,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “SideTour Lands $1,500,000 New Financing Round”
TechStars Pins Down $24M, Visible Measures Gets $13M Series D, Yesware Announces Seed Funding, & More Boston-Area Deals News
The IT space accounted for most of the deal-making we tracked in New England over the last week. —Boulder, CO-based TechStars said it pulled in $24 million in new funding, which will go to giving each company in its startup incubator programs (in Boulder, Boston, Seattle, and New York) another $100,000 in the form of … Continue reading “TechStars Pins Down $24M, Visible Measures Gets $13M Series D, Yesware Announces Seed Funding, & More Boston-Area Deals News”
Yesware Talks About Hiring Plans and Seed Funding from Google Ventures, Foundry Group
Yesware, the Cambridge, MA-based developer of e-mail plug-ins for salespeople, announced today that its $1 million first-round funding came from Google Ventures, Foundry Group, Golden Venture Partners, and angel investors Geoffrey Hyatt, Colby Wood, Mike Baker, David Cohen, Mike Dornbrook, and Will Herman. The money will go toward developing Yesware’s technology for helping salespeople contact … Continue reading “Yesware Talks About Hiring Plans and Seed Funding from Google Ventures, Foundry Group”
Intuit Showcases New Apps, How San Diego’s Software Sector Could Come Together, OneRoof Energy Nails $50M, & More San Diego BizTech News
It was a busy week, with several meaty stories from San Diego’s tech front. Our Monday briefing is ready for your reading pleasure. —Jason Mendelson, a partner and co-founder of the Boulder, CO-based Foundry Group, talked about the factors that helped create a critical mass of new company formations and funding activity in Boulder’s software … Continue reading “Intuit Showcases New Apps, How San Diego’s Software Sector Could Come Together, OneRoof Energy Nails $50M, & More San Diego BizTech News”
TechStars Raises $24M More, Offers Each Startup $100K; Founder David Cohen Talks “Quality Over Quantity”
The early-stage tech accelerator business just got even more competitive. Boulder, CO-based TechStars, which runs seed-stage mentorship programs for startups in Boulder, Boston, Seattle, and New York, announced today it has raised a new $24 million fund from a long list of investors that includes Foundry Group, IA Ventures, Avalon Ventures, DFJ Mercury, SoftBank Capital, … Continue reading “TechStars Raises $24M More, Offers Each Startup $100K; Founder David Cohen Talks “Quality Over Quantity””
Jason Mendelson, the Elvis of Innovation, Offers Some Lessons for San Diego’s Tech Sector
I like you. Just maybe you’ve got a clue Meet my partners on a Monday, We’ll see if they can dig you too ‘Cuz I’m a VC, I’m a VC I drive around a Prius and meet over sushi I’m a VC. Uh-huh. Who are you? It takes more than PowerPoint slides to impress me … Continue reading “Jason Mendelson, the Elvis of Innovation, Offers Some Lessons for San Diego’s Tech Sector”
BigDoor Media Snaps up OneTrueFan as Gamificiation Gets Serious
Gamification as a concept in the broader business world is still in the toddler stage. But that’s soon enough for a little consolidation, right? Guess so. Today, Seattle’s BigDoor Media is announcing the acquisition of San Francisco-based OneTrueFan, a company backed by 500 Startups that uses game mechanics to help website publishers keep their audience … Continue reading “BigDoor Media Snaps up OneTrueFan as Gamificiation Gets Serious”
MakerBot Pulls in $10M
MakerBot Industries, a New York-based 3D printing company, raised $10 million, according to the company’s blog. The funding round was led by Foundry Group, with participation from Bezos Expeditions, True Ventures, RRE and a group of angel investors. MakerBot sells a 3D printer called the Thing-O-Matic, along with kits and other accessories designed to make … Continue reading “MakerBot Pulls in $10M”
MakerBot Obtains $10,000,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2016b906-56d4-4c10-a678-6b146f9605ff&Preview=1 Date 8/23/2011 Company Name MakerBot Mailing Address Undisclosed Brooklyn, NY 11237 Company Description MakerBot Industries is a rapidly growing, Brooklyn-based startup that designs and manufactures low cost 3D printers. We make machines that make things! Website http://www.makerbot.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “MakerBot Obtains $10,000,000 New Financing Round”
MIT’s t=0 Festival to Include Hackathon, Startup Demos, Entrepreneur Speakers-Even a Bouncy House
MIT is looking to throw a party this September, but it’s not just all fun and games (more on that later). The innovation community has already been buzzing a bit about this one, called t=0. The idea for the festival is “to encourage students to start something that is big and world changing,” says Dharmishta … Continue reading “MIT’s t=0 Festival to Include Hackathon, Startup Demos, Entrepreneur Speakers-Even a Bouncy House”
San Diego’s Stock Twits Aims its Social Media Tweets at the Wall Street People Who Matter
After more than 20 years of experience as a Wall Street investor and entrepreneur, Howard Lindzon has become a connoisseur of stock culture. He says his disdain for CNBC was the reason he created WallStrip, an offbeat videoblog mix of finance, markets, and humor, in 2007. Eight months later, CBS acquired WallStrip for an undisclosed … Continue reading “San Diego’s Stock Twits Aims its Social Media Tweets at the Wall Street People Who Matter”
Occipital Receives $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7df33246-7e6a-4a4b-a52c-40085c7977e8&Preview=1 Date 8/11/2011 Company Name Occipital Mailing Address 1801 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description What if computers could actually see and map their surroundings, in realtime, creating a digital replica of the real world? They already can. An ever-changing viewport into planet Earth, powered by 360 Panorama users worldwide. Website … Continue reading “Occipital Receives $8,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Gamification Startup BigDoor Media Levels Up to Bigger Digs, Keeps on Hiring
Can a company that hands out digital coins make real money? That’s the idea at Seattle’s BigDoor Media, a growing startup playing in the burgeoning field of gamification. In case you’ve missed it—which is possible, since the phenomenon is really less than two years old—gamification is the video game-inspired idea that businesses can get users … Continue reading “Gamification Startup BigDoor Media Levels Up to Bigger Digs, Keeps on Hiring”
Kendall Square Innovation Festival, t=0, to Feature Brad Feld, Mitch Kapor, and (Probably) Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame, September 16-18
What time is it? Time to start looking forward to September events in the Boston tech world. Xconomy has been hearing rumors about a big festival happening around Kendall Square next month. t=0, as it is being called, will kick off on the afternoon of September 16 and last through the 18th. We don’t have … Continue reading “Kendall Square Innovation Festival, t=0, to Feature Brad Feld, Mitch Kapor, and (Probably) Entrepreneurial Walk of Fame, September 16-18”
Crowdtap Raises $7M in Series A Round, Plans New Hires
New York’s Crowdtap said in a press release today that it has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Foundry Group. Crowdtap is an online network that lets marketers of brands—including Old Navy, Adidas, Pepperidge Farm, Pinkberry, and Bing—reach out to targeted groups of consumers for word-of-mouth marketing. The consumers who participate receive … Continue reading “Crowdtap Raises $7M in Series A Round, Plans New Hires”
Crowdtap Obtains $7,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2a1063d8-36dc-4254-895e-88cc4356b7cc&Preview=1 Date 7/27/2011 Company Name Crowdtap Mailing Address 225 Park Ave South 16th Floor New York, NY 10003 Company Description The company intends to shift marketing to a fully collaborative and participatory process between brands and consumers. Website http://www.crowdtap.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $7,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The … Continue reading “Crowdtap Obtains $7,000,000 New Funding Round”
Zynga Files For IPO, Brightcove Inks Boston Lease, Lotus Adds $26M, & More Boston-Area Deals News
New England biotechs helped make some deals headlines in the last week, while other startups have been a bit quieter surrounding the holiday weekend. —Boston-based cancer drug developer Acetylon Pharmaceuticals nabbed $27 million in Series B financing from individual investors, bringing its funding pot $40 million, including a mix of federal grants, private financing, and … Continue reading “Zynga Files For IPO, Brightcove Inks Boston Lease, Lotus Adds $26M, & More Boston-Area Deals News”
Zynga Files for $1B IPO
Several days later than expected, San Francisco-based Zynga, the maker of blockbuster social and mobile games such as Farmville and Mafia Wars, has filed registration papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission in preparation for an initial public offering. The company, which has opened offices in Seattle and Boston in the past year, says it hopes to … Continue reading “Zynga Files for $1B IPO”
Reports Say Google Wants to Buy Admeld
Sounds like Google, the Mountain View, CA-based search and advertising giant, is out to acquire another advertising-technology startup. This time it’s Admeld, the New York-based provider of software designed to help Web publishers earn more from advertisers. But there are conflicting media reports, all based on unnamed sources, about how far the deal has progressed. … Continue reading “Reports Say Google Wants to Buy Admeld”
Authentic8 Receives New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a582ef6-9622-4350-99ed-1b2b5c85db0d&Preview=1 Date 6/8/2011 Company Name Authentic8 Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description The company is developing secure Internet browser technologies. Website http://www.Authentic8.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, however the company is still in closed beta test stage. … Continue reading “Authentic8 Receives New Funding Round”
$3M for MongoLab
San Francisco-based MongoLab, a spinoff of ObjectLabs, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Boulder, CO-based Foundry Group, according to an announcement yesterday from Foundry. MongoLab offers hosting and support for companies using the MongoDB database system developed by New York- and Redwood Shores, CA-based 10gen. Baseline Ventures, GRP Partners, Freestyle Capital, … Continue reading “$3M for MongoLab”
MongoLab Garners $3,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e0b95753-6e2e-47b6-bd0f-62b3017a2abd&Preview=1 Date 5/18/2011 Company Name MongoLab Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94123 Company Description We want to help revolutionize the database world by providing developers with the absolute best tools and platforms for successfully using MongoDB. Website http://www.mongolab.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “MongoLab Garners $3,000,000 Series A Funding”
Lijit Networks Obtains $10,000,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=341cd669-93df-42fb-ab66-4e3071155788&Preview=1 Date 4/20/2011 Company Name Lijit Networks Mailing Address 1050 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description The company operates a social networking and blog search service. Website http://www.lijit.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes The latest round of financing will be used to accelerate … Continue reading “Lijit Networks Obtains $10,000,000 Series E Financing”
Controversial Companies Are Good, VCs Are Getting Active, and Entrepreneurial Generation Rising: 10 Takeaways from Xconomy’s VC65
If you talk to enough venture capitalists, you’ll hear certain universal truths. For one thing, venture-backed companies provide something like 20 percent of all jobs in the U.S. Second, despite some contraction and a decade of generally lousy returns, the VC industry is as strong as ever. And, yes, the IPO and acquisitions markets could … Continue reading “Controversial Companies Are Good, VCs Are Getting Active, and Entrepreneurial Generation Rising: 10 Takeaways from Xconomy’s VC65”
The VC65 Photo Gallery: Happy 65th Birthday, Venture Capital
In case you haven’t heard, we held a rocking 65th birthday party on Wednesday…for the venture capital industry. Nearly 1,000 attendees piled into MIT’s Kresge Auditorium for “VC65,” which Xconomy organized in partnership with the National Venture Capital Association and the MIT Museum. (NVCA bused over more than 500 VCs who were in Boston for … Continue reading “The VC65 Photo Gallery: Happy 65th Birthday, Venture Capital”
Thanks to Our VC65 Speakers, Sponsors, and Partners
Our big VC65 event in MIT’s Kresge Auditorium was a tremendous success. The intent of course, was to celebrate the 65th anniversary of venture capital in America—but in a way that drew out lessons and insights about building great companies and great partnerships between VCs and entrepreneurs. We drew an amazing crowd of nearly 1,000 … Continue reading “Thanks to Our VC65 Speakers, Sponsors, and Partners”
Openspace Secures New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4cf0c121-ea99-4ceb-b8af-182c5745294c&Preview=1 Date 4/7/2011 Company Name Openspace Mailing Address 1050 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80305 Company Description Our mission is selling apps, but how we sell them is just as important. We believe its time to empower developers and make life better for consumers. Because the truth is, we as developers and consumers … Continue reading “Openspace Secures New Funding Round”
Orbotix Lands $5,000,000 Series B Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=36a62a5d-6ee3-46ea-a8fb-a2e239784cc6&Preview=1 Date 4/7/2011 Company Name Orbotix Mailing Address 1401 Walnut St. Boulder, CO 80302 Company Description Orbotix is a Boulder based startup that works with consumer electronics companies and developers to bring phone controlled open devices to market. Website http://www.Orbotix.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $5,000,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds … Continue reading “Orbotix Lands $5,000,000 Series B Round”
Spanning Cloud Apps Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=2457b442-96e2-4cb3-9c65-08bbce65d624&Preview=1 Date 4/6/2011 Company Name Spanning Cloud Apps Mailing Address 7600-B N Capital of Tx Hwy Austin, TX 78731 Company Description Spanning Cloud Apps is a cloud-based application developer focused on backup solutions for today’s most widely adopted cloud-computing suites including Google Apps. Website http://www.spanning.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 … Continue reading “Spanning Cloud Apps Obtains $2,000,000 Series A Funding”
Come Celebrate 65 Years of Venture Capital in America: Xconomy’s VC65 Blowout at MIT Tomorrow
We are down to the wire, and up to some 900 guests and counting. That’s the expected attendance at tomorrow’s VC65 event celebrating the 65th anniversary of the birth of venture capital in America—and 65 years of innovation in how to help support great entrepreneurs. Get your tickets and see the full agenda here. This … Continue reading “Come Celebrate 65 Years of Venture Capital in America: Xconomy’s VC65 Blowout at MIT Tomorrow”
The World’s Most Social City Meets Social Media: Why One Hot Investor Thinks New York Is on Fire as a Tech Startup Hub
It’s no secret to anyone looking at venture activity that New York has blossomed over the past few years as a startup mecca. Riding a wave of investments in Web , media, and advertising startups, the city has recently climbed past Boston to become the second greatest center (after the Bay Area) of high-tech deal … Continue reading “The World’s Most Social City Meets Social Media: Why One Hot Investor Thinks New York Is on Fire as a Tech Startup Hub”
VC65 to Feature Tales of Great VCs and Entrepreneurs—Come Wish Venture Capital a Happy Birthday at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium
Great venture capitalists and entrepreneurs aren’t in it for the money or fame—they are out to build outstanding companies that make the world safer, healthier, more productive, more accessible, or just more fun. And, usually, it takes a great partnership between investors and entrepreneurs to pull that off. Celebrating such successful partnerships is the main … Continue reading “VC65 to Feature Tales of Great VCs and Entrepreneurs—Come Wish Venture Capital a Happy Birthday at MIT’s Kresge Auditorium”
RIM Buys Gist, RealNetworks Cuts Jobs, Microsoft’s Nokia Deal, & More Seattle-Area Tech News
The biggest deal this week around the Xconomy office is that we have a new writer to cover the local tech beat. More on that and other Seattle area deals news below. —Seattle-based Gist, the maker of software for managing your contacts online, said this week it has agreed to be acquired by Research in … Continue reading “RIM Buys Gist, RealNetworks Cuts Jobs, Microsoft’s Nokia Deal, & More Seattle-Area Tech News”
RIM Buys Gist To Help Manage Contacts in BlackBerry Smartphones
The early scuttlebutt was right on the mark. Seattle-based Gist, which was reportedly in talks to be acquired by Research in Motion back in December, has closed the deal and agreed to be sold to the giant maker of BlackBerry smartphones. Gist, which makes software to help people keep track of their contacts online, said … Continue reading “RIM Buys Gist To Help Manage Contacts in BlackBerry Smartphones”
A Return to Normalcy: MoneyTree Tracks Venture Funding Gains in 2010
Another report on venture investing is being released today, this time showing a decline in fourth-quarter deal activity compared with the same quarter in 2009—albeit a slight uptick from the previous quarter—and a significant overall gain for the entire year. Venture funding during the fourth quarter of 2010 amounted to $5 billion in 765 deals … Continue reading “A Return to Normalcy: MoneyTree Tracks Venture Funding Gains in 2010”