The Amazon phone grabbed the tech headlines this week, with the e-commerce giant unveiling its new 3D instant shopping device here in Seattle on Wednesday. In other news, Portland, OR-based Puppet Labs pulled down a large Series E funding round; Trupanion, the Seattle pet insurance provider, filed for an initial public offering; and GatheredTable raised … Continue reading “Seattle Roundup: Puppet Labs, Trupanion, GatheredTable, & More”
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Tamr Emerges With $16M to Crack Data Curation for Enterprises
One of the Boston tech scene’s most dynamic duos is at it again. Yes, Andy Palmer and Michael Stonebraker are coming out of stealth with their latest company. Cambridge, MA-based Tamr, formerly known as Data Tamer, makes software aimed at helping big companies manage and connect their many data sources; the idea is to give … Continue reading “Tamr Emerges With $16M to Crack Data Curation for Enterprises”
Clever Breaking Sign-on Barriers to Make Edtech Easier for Teachers
One of the chief imports of Northern California is former Harvard undergraduates and MBAs who flock to the Silicon Valley to change the world. The arrival of Facebook’s founders set the storyline for other alumni teams, including the three Harvard friends who reunited to form Clever, a fast-growing San Francisco educational technology startup with a … Continue reading “Clever Breaking Sign-on Barriers to Make Edtech Easier for Teachers”
Seeking Tau: BMS Buys iPierian and Brain-Disease Program for $175M
Born five years ago from the merger of two cutting-edge stem cell companies, iPierian has agreed to an acquisition. Bristol-Myers Squibb is buying the South San Francisco-based biotech firm for $175 million upfront, with potentially $550 million more based on the progress of iPierian’s pipeline of antibodies to treat tau-mediated neurodegenerative disease. Details of those … Continue reading “Seeking Tau: BMS Buys iPierian and Brain-Disease Program for $175M”
Cloudera Receives $160,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=df75a5b6-a912-4414-99dc-d3b11e82bfd2 Date 3/18/2014 Company Name Cloudera Mailing Address 220 Portage Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94306 USA Company Description Cloudera was founded to provide enterprise-level support to users of Apache Hadoop. Our founding team has deep expertise in commercial use of open source software and Hadoop. Website http://www.cloudera.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Cloudera Receives $160,000,000 New Financing”
Premise Receives $11,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7b561ebe-b0cd-44ce-8e3d-8e492d8ae143 Date 3/14/2014 Company Name Premise Mailing Address 645 7th Street San Francisco, CA 94301 Company Description Premise maps truth from the ground up. We are a technology company building a global network to track macroeconomic and human development trends in real time. Website http://www.premise.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $11,000,000 … Continue reading “Premise Receives $11,000,000 Series B Funding”
Homejoy Makes Getting Your House Cleaned Easy—and Cheap
The idea for HomeJoy started with a dirty apartment. Back in the summer of 2012, CEO Adora Cheung and her brother and cofounder Aaron were both engineers, working on ideas for tech companies out of Aaron’s Palo Alto apartment. After three years in the messy space, Aaron decided to find someone else to clean it, … Continue reading “Homejoy Makes Getting Your House Cleaned Easy—and Cheap”
Secret Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5f027d06-8083-4a90-b925-26e157963a3f Date 3/10/2014 Company Name Secret Mailing Address 301 Bryant Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Secret is a new way to share what you’re thinking and feeling with your friends, anonymously. Website http://www.secret.ly Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. … Continue reading “Secret Obtains $10,000,000 New Funding”
Machinima Lands $18,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d3b521c1-b34e-45da-b6b8-52e1494eea52 Date 3/7/2014 Company Name Machinima Mailing Address 140 South Citrus Ave Los Angeles, CA 90040 Company Description Machinima is the premiere online entertainment network showing original videos from your favorite video games. Watch thousands of trailers, gameplay, montages, music videos and original machinima series and movies created in World of Warcraft, … Continue reading “Machinima Lands $18,000,000 New Financing”
OnDeck Receives $77,000,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=695db02c-b38c-4430-9d10-089b43720a26 Date 3/6/2014 Company Name OnDeck Mailing Address 155 E 56th Street 2nd Floor New York, NY 10022 Company Description OnDeck was founded in 2006 to help businesses get small business loan financing when traditional bank loans are not an option. Our vision is to help small businesses get access to business … Continue reading “OnDeck Receives $77,000,000 New Financing”
DocuSign Raises Another $85M For Digital Transaction Platform
From a venture investing perspective, 2014 is off to a pretty slow start locally. So the news of an $85 million raise by DocuSign, a company started in Seattle a decade ago and still with a major presence here, is getting some attention. Headquartered in San Francisco, DocuSign, which provides electronic signature and document management … Continue reading “DocuSign Raises Another $85M For Digital Transaction Platform”
Shape Security Receives $40,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f903279-0b90-46be-bda0-0fdb88cb4fd8 Date 2/25/2014 Company Name Shape Security Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Shape alters the economics of web hacking. We shift costs from defenders to attackers, forcing hackers to spend much more to achieve much less. Our military-grade technology doesn’t rely on past signatures, so it uniquely protects … Continue reading “Shape Security Receives $40,000,000 Series C Funding”
ThreatStream Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e3ab8aca-93f7-49f6-a57c-27038360864e Date 2/21/2014 Company Name ThreatStream Mailing Address 401 Warren St. 2nd Floor Redwood City, CA 94063 Company Description ThreatStream’s approach is simple: leveraging data science to map out the relationships between adversaries and targets in real-time creating a feed of actionable intelligence that can be fed back to existing security defenses … Continue reading “ThreatStream Garners $4,000,000 Series A Funding”
Granular Receives $4,200,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=9a5f6f3f-a0d2-48ad-ba7f-6ed8b4a0273a Date 2/20/2014 Company Name Granular Mailing Address 501 2nd Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description The business of production agriculture is increasingly complex. To grow in today’s challenging environment, every decision has to be the best decision. Granular’s business software and analysis platform allows producers to improve efficiency, yields and … Continue reading “Granular Receives $4,200,000 New Funding Round”
Marketing Automation Startup Signpost Plans Major Denver Expansion
Signpost, a venture-backed startup that creates marketing automation software for small- and medium-sized businesses, has hung up its shingle and a help wanted sign at a new location in Denver. The company, which has raised $15 million from Google Ventures and other investors, recently relocated its Denver office to a new, 8,500-square-foot office near downtown … Continue reading “Marketing Automation Startup Signpost Plans Major Denver Expansion”
Rise Lands $2,300,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f794e4b7-7534-4880-a6a8-ef0f7c59f7a1 Date 2/15/2014 Company Name Rise Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94109 Company Description Through a personalized program, your coach will help you reach your goals and build healthy habits that last a lifetime. This isn’t a diet; it’s a lifestyle customized to you. Website http://www.rise.us Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Rise Lands $2,300,000 Seed Financing Round”
Vungle Obtains $17,000,000 Series B Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=600b395d-363c-4d85-bdac-bd6abdc4a571 Date 2/6/2014 Company Name Vungle Mailing Address 514 Bryant St. San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Vungle is pioneering video ads for mobile apps. We help mobile app developers acquire users for their apps. We do this through providing a platform to get video ad-creatives made simply and quickly and then … Continue reading “Vungle Obtains $17,000,000 Series B Funding Round”
Xola Garners $1,800,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f408e199-ab63-4277-b0fb-78b0fa806d32 Date 2/5/2014 Company Name Xola Mailing Address 290 Division St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description We created the most flexible pricing options possible to make our services accessible to small, medium and large businesses. Choose to “pay-as-you-go” or lock in lower rates with prepaid package. Website http://www.xola.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Xola Garners $1,800,000 New Funding”
Confide Secures $1,900,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=52131a89-cc63-4a5a-8243-4d1d067133b3 Date 2/5/2014 Company Name Confide Mailing Address 902 Broadway 7th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Off-the record conversations happen all the time in the offline world. They are better known as phone calls, meetings, or chats over coffee. They allow you to be honest and genuine without worrying that … Continue reading “Confide Secures $1,900,000 Seed Funding”
Medium Secures $25,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5260b475-0353-4e6b-84bb-8d5072931c6e Date 1/30/2014 Company Name Medium Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Medium is based on the belief that the sharing of ideas and experiences is what moves humanity forward. The Internet is the greatest idea-sharing tool ever imagined, but they’ve only scratched the surface of its capabilities. Website … Continue reading “Medium Secures $25,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Kensho Lands $10,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=770b2629-ea26-4f35-99cf-34ffe581b206 Date 1/23/2014 Company Name Kensho Mailing Address 20 University Road Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description Kensho combines natural language search queries, graphical user interfaces, and secure cloud computing to create a new class of analytics tools for investment professionals. Website http://www.kensho.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Seed … Continue reading “Kensho Lands $10,000,000 Seed Funding”
Apptimize Receives $2,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=87b0d89c-300c-407d-81ad-0b977fb28977 Date 1/23/2014 Company Name Apptimize Mailing Address 1959 Landings Dr. Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Apptimize is a powerful technology that allows you to push new ideas to a fraction of your users and quickly identify the optimal user experience. Our easy to use, native solution gives you the safety … Continue reading “Apptimize Receives $2,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
Heyday Lands $3,500,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=648fb802-c19f-4439-a0bb-42e245b7fa15 Date 1/3/2014 Company Name Heyday Mailing Address 300 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Heyday is an automatic journal. It makes remembering effortless, beautiful & fun, so you never forget another day of your life. Website http://www.hey.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $3,500,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds … Continue reading “Heyday Lands $3,500,000 Series A Round”
DNAnexus Receives $15,000,000 Series C Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5756d6e7-768f-46da-afa5-f47ed0056652 Date 1/3/2014 Company Name DNAnexus Mailing Address 1975 W El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Company Description DNAnexus is a start-up in biocomputation aiming to transform the future of genetics, alter the course of medicine, help cure cancer! The advent of next-generation DNA sequencing technologies will soon enable one of … Continue reading “DNAnexus Receives $15,000,000 Series C Funding”
The Orange Chef Receives $1,200,000 New Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b30f506e-2a67-416c-b7c0-d7bdcc3deb9f Date 12/12/2013 Company Name The Orange Chef Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description At The Orange Chef Company we are passionate about food. Food has the power to unite people at the table, comfort us when we are hurting, and is at the center of every celebration. We … Continue reading “The Orange Chef Receives $1,200,000 New Financing Round”
Egnyte Lands $29,500,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7f82183-bf5a-41d4-a39e-a84d7a96c267 Date 12/11/2013 Company Name Egnyte Mailing Address 1890 N. Shoreline Blvd. 1st Floor Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Egnyte is run by a team of seasoned executives with a strong track record of building companies in the Hi technology sector. Drawn from companies such as Oracle, Cisco and others, the … Continue reading “Egnyte Lands $29,500,000 Series D Financing Round”
Egnyte Receives $29,500,000 Series D Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f7f82183-bf5a-41d4-a39e-a84d7a96c267 Date 12/11/2013 Company Name Egnyte Mailing Address 1890 N. Shoreline Blvd. 1st Floor Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Egnyte is run by a team of seasoned executives with a strong track record of building companies in the Hi technology sector. Drawn from companies such as Oracle, Cisco and others, the … Continue reading “Egnyte Receives $29,500,000 Series D Financing Round”
Heyday Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e8a82678-ea6a-4861-9290-bd28508c02cc Date 12/6/2013 Company Name Heyday Mailing Address 300 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Heyday is an automatic journal. It makes remembering effortless, beautiful & fun, so you never forget another day of your life. Website http://www.hey.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,000,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Heyday Lands $2,000,000 Seed Financing”
YieldMo Secures $8,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b7f5d56c-9b14-4348-8808-773ac7034330 Date 12/6/2013 Company Name YieldMo Mailing Address 33 West 17th Street New York, NY 10011 Company Description YieldMo is rethinking mobile advertising to optimize yield for publishers, ROI for marketers, and the experience for consumers. YieldMo’s Premium Private Platform for Mobile enables marketers to purchase high quality non-banner ad inventory in … Continue reading “YieldMo Secures $8,000,000 New Funding”
Homejoy Garners $38,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=650f891b-0674-4ee1-8996-b0a7bb2c99c0 Date 12/5/2013 Company Name Homejoy Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94035 Company Description The company offers a simple web interface for booking housecleanings. Website http://www.homejoy.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $38,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Beyond funding overall growth, Cheung said the money could also help Homejoy expand … Continue reading “Homejoy Garners $38,000,000 New Funding Round”
Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ddeb7668-6c35-43e8-988c-eb0dc69373b4 Date 11/15/2013 Company Name Yesware Mailing Address 109 Kingston St. Boston, MA 02111 Company Description The company provides an online e-mail service optimized for the sales process. Website http://www.yesware.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,200,000 Transaction Round Series B Proceeds Purposes The new funds will be used to accelerate the … Continue reading “Yesware Obtains $1,200,000 Series B Financing Round”
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”
LendUp Receives $14,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=15f4b1e5-94b9-440a-9b68-cf42f775bca9 Date 11/13/2013 Company Name LendUp Mailing Address 584 Castro St. San Francisco, CA 94114 Company Description The LendUp Ladder changes the dynamics of the small dollar loan: rather than being a dangerous first step into a cycle of debt, it becomes an opportunity to learn good financial behavior and to build … Continue reading “LendUp Receives $14,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
LevelUp’s Latest Fundraise Intended to Get It to “Break-Even”
We’ve got an answer about the latest fundraising round for LevelUp, the Boston-based mobile payments startup with a history of twists and turns–and big venture backing. In late September, LevelUp quietly filed SEC paperwork for a $7.5 million equity investment round. That came on top of the startup’s existing $41 million venture pot, but was … Continue reading “LevelUp’s Latest Fundraise Intended to Get It to “Break-Even””
Building Robotics Secures $1,140,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f8034a71-f006-42c8-9324-50dcbcddbec1 Date 11/8/2013 Company Name Building Robotics Mailing Address Undisclosed Oakland, CA 94603 Company Description Building Robotics is changing the way people interact with commercial buildings by developing cutting-edge software solutions that increase comfort and optimize building systems. Website http://www.buildingrobotics.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,140,000 Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Building Robotics Secures $1,140,000 Seed Financing”
Uber Launches Lower-Priced UberX Service in Detroit
Uber, the on-demand, app-based car service that established operations in Detroit last March, has now launched its lower-priced offering, UberX, in the Motor City. UberX is based on more of a ride-share model than Uber’s black car service, which aims to make drivers feel as if they have their own personal chauffeur. Riders summon UberX … Continue reading “Uber Launches Lower-Priced UberX Service in Detroit”
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”
Rumble Entertainment Receives $17,500,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=59d2ffd4-885c-4b97-9a1d-29c75ce16a42 Date 10/29/2013 Company Name Rumble Entertainment Mailing Address 1300 Island Drive Redwood City, CA 94065 Company Description Rumble Entertainment was founded in 2011 with a mission to create the most engaging and fulfilling online game experiences on the planet. All of our games are free-to-play and available across your favorite devices … Continue reading “Rumble Entertainment Receives $17,500,000 Series B Financing Round”
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”
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”
Panorama Education Garners $4,000,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0917666a-66d0-48b2-85bd-f75314bc086e Date 10/22/2013 Company Name Panorama Education Mailing Address 101 Main Street 15th Floor Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Based in Boston, MA, Panorama Education is a data analytics company focused on K-12 education. We help school districts, charter networks, and state governments conduct surveys of students, parents, teachers, and staff. Our … Continue reading “Panorama Education Garners $4,000,000 Seed Funding Round”
Attune Receives $1,600,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=30fe25d6-096c-4765-a09e-25987acfda54 Date 10/21/2013 Company Name Attune Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description By reading, evaluating and responding in real-time to information from both products and customers, we elevate the products each customer is most likely to buy within each collection. We also optimize within product options so that your … Continue reading “Attune Receives $1,600,000 New Funding Round”
URX Lands $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=afb75396-6319-4c19-a1b9-f795d2bbcd39 Date 10/17/2013 Company Name URX Mailing Address 168 South Park Ave San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description URX is building the buy button between apps. We aim to amplify the mobile economy by enabling advertisers to showcase the products they sell, not just their apps. We’re located in the heart of … Continue reading “URX Lands $3,100,000 Seed Financing Round”
mParticle Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fbeb5637-2802-4d02-8efa-0086fab685a9 Date 10/16/2013 Company Name mParticle Mailing Address 381 Park Ave South New York, NY 10016 Company Description mParticle is a mobile technology company based in New York City. The company was founded by the core executive team including the founders of interclick, an advertising technology company acquired by Yahoo in 2011 … Continue reading “mParticle Obtains $3,000,000 Seed Round”
Venture Goes Mobile as 3rd Quarter Deal Activity Hits 12-Year High
Venture deal activity hit a 12-year high during the third quarter, and big VC investments in Uber, Kymeta, and Flipboard helped push venture funding for U.S. mobile startups over $1 billion for the first time, according to a report today from CB Insights. The New York financial data firm says the 857 venture deals nationwide … Continue reading “Venture Goes Mobile as 3rd Quarter Deal Activity Hits 12-Year High”
Divide Receives $12,000,000 Series B Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=083aac81-55e5-40e0-87cf-f5bd4bd5dee7 Date 10/8/2013 Company Name Divide Mailing Address 56 West 22nd Street 10th Floor New York, NY 10010 Company Description Divide helps organizations and individuals get the most out of mobile technology. The company’s flagship Divide Platform combines cloud-based management with device-level technology that ensures enterprise security and control without compromising personal … Continue reading “Divide Receives $12,000,000 Series B Financing Round”
Loom Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=067f8e65-24d0-4ff3-937b-9e2d69aefaeb Date 10/7/2013 Company Name Loom Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description Loom is a place for all your photos and videos. One library, seamlessly organized and accessible from anywhere. With more cameras and higher resolution images, we’re taking more photos than ever – and we think that’s a … Continue reading “Loom Obtains $1,400,000 Seed Financing Round”
JumpCam Secures $2,700,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6109a632-98bf-4ac6-8557-fc568040a02a Date 9/27/2013 Company Name JumpCam Mailing Address 270 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description JumpCam is a free mobile app that makes it easy to create collaborative videos with friends and family. Just start a video and invite others to add their own clips. JumpCam instantly stitches everything together … Continue reading “JumpCam Secures $2,700,000 Series A Financing Round”
Foundation Medicine Scores $106M in Upsized IPO
The biotech IPO stampede this year hasn’t led to the same type of success for diagnostics companies—that is, until Foundation Medicine priced its offering late Tuesday. Cambridge, MA-based Foundation upsized its IPO and then sold 5,888,888 shares to investors at $18 apiece, raising about $106 million. Foundation, two weeks ago, planned to sell 5 million … Continue reading “Foundation Medicine Scores $106M in Upsized IPO”
AngelList Obtains $24,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=12279d4c-5d6e-4c6e-9e4d-ca4ee6e5ea91 Date 9/24/2013 Company Name AngelList Mailing Address 2995 Woodside Road Woodside, CA 94062 Company Description AngelList is a platform for startups to meet investors and recruit employees. Website http://www.angel.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $24,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not disclosed. M&A Terms Venture Investor Atlas … Continue reading “AngelList Obtains $24,000,000 New Funding Round”