Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6440fcf2-5292-416c-b15c-35cbec9ac9d6&Preview=1 Date 2/6/2013 Company Name About.me Mailing Address Pier 38 The Embarcadero San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description About.me is a free service that lets you create a beautiful one-page website that’s all about you and your interests. Upload a photo, write a short bio, and add your favorite social networks to … Continue reading “About.me Garners $5,700,000 New Funding Round”
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Data Tamer Obtains Seed Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=6ead09f1-64ac-46f9-94cf-32495a11278d&Preview=1 Date 2/2/2013 Company Name Data Tamer Mailing Address 1430 Massachusetts Ave. 6th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02138 Company Description The company is focused on cloud-based tools for what’s called “ETL”—extracting, transforming, and loading data. Website http://www.data-tamer.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount Undisclosed Transaction Round Seed Proceeds Purposes Proceeds purposes were not … Continue reading “Data Tamer Obtains Seed Financing Round”
Upstart Secures $3,500,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=40e9c04e-9320-4366-84ce-9e71679fdc81&Preview=1 Date 1/31/2013 Company Name Upstart Mailing Address P.O. Box 61203 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Company Description Upstart aims to help you with the most important part of pursuing your dreams – taking the first step. It may be as simple as applying for an internship, relocating to another city, or spending … Continue reading “Upstart Secures $3,500,000 New Funding”
Nest Lands $80,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7943ddba-5a8c-4069-b688-980726733b88&Preview=1 Date 1/30/2013 Company Name Nest Mailing Address 900 Hansen Way Palo Alto, CA 94304 Company Description Nest is focused on addressing home-energy consumption with an elegantly designed solution – one that people actually enjoy using. Website http://www.nest.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $80,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company … Continue reading “Nest Lands $80,000,000 New Funding Round”
CircuitHub Lands New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8c90c7a5-d224-4a22-8634-5503b12d7b1a&Preview=1 Date 1/25/2013 Company Name CircuitHub Mailing Address Undisclosed San Jose, CA 95101 Company Description Founded in 2011, CircuitHub is an electronics design facilitator whose mission is to take the frustration out of designing and manufacturing electronics. CircuitHub manages CAD/EDA data, supply chain, and sourcing by providing a deep look and broad … Continue reading “CircuitHub Lands New Funding”
SurveyMonkey Secures $794,000,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b89dcdc0-b220-4dba-bb17-dd1e17914894&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name SurveyMonkey Mailing Address 285 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Founded in 1999, SurveyMonkey is the world’s leading provider of web-based survey solutions. Powerful, yet easy-to-use, SurveyMonkey helps millions of people gain the insights they need to make more informed decisions. Customers include 100% of … Continue reading “SurveyMonkey Secures $794,000,000 New Funding Round”
SurveyMonkey Garners $794,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b89dcdc0-b220-4dba-bb17-dd1e17914894&Preview=1 Date 1/17/2013 Company Name SurveyMonkey Mailing Address 285 Hamilton Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Founded in 1999, SurveyMonkey is the world’s leading provider of web-based survey solutions. Powerful, yet easy-to-use, SurveyMonkey helps millions of people gain the insights they need to make more informed decisions. Customers include 100% of … Continue reading “SurveyMonkey Garners $794,000,000 New Funding”
Flatiron Health Lands $8,000,000 Series A Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=e9f0a150-de2a-4c61-8c83-2e1d56b163cb&Preview=1 Date 1/16/2013 Company Name Flatiron Health Mailing Address 200 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10003 Company Description Flatiron is a business and clinical intelligence platform for cancer care providers. Our web-based platform seamlessly integrates and structures disparate information systems to produce a truly longitudinal and comprehensive view of the patient … Continue reading “Flatiron Health Lands $8,000,000 Series A Round”
Bill Gates, Yuri Milner Join $13.5M Round For Foundation Medicine
Some prominent people with big money came together last fall to bet on Cambridge, MA-based Foundation Medicine and its vision for using genomic technology to improve cancer care. Now the company has attracted some even bigger pockets to the table. Foundation Medicine said today that Bill Gates has joined a $13.5 million expansion of its … Continue reading “Bill Gates, Yuri Milner Join $13.5M Round For Foundation Medicine”
Shape Security Obtains $20,000,000 Series B Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8fa7034c-39a8-4a3d-9511-cfd323b1c23c&Preview=1 Date 1/7/2013 Company Name Shape Security Mailing Address Undisclosed Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description Shape Security is funded by top-tier investors including Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures. Our founders come from the Department of Defense, major defense contractors, and Google. Website http://www.shapesecurity.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “Shape Security Obtains $20,000,000 Series B Funding”
At Copious, The Love Button Drives Social Commerce
Here’s the simple premise behind Copious, the San Francisco-based social marketplace: despite all the buzz about “social commerce,” the social networking revolution hasn’t really come to online buying and selling between consumers. The two biggest exchanges, eBay and Craigslist, are products of the first Internet boom, circa 1995, and the experience of discovering products on … Continue reading “At Copious, The Love Button Drives Social Commerce”
FitStar Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=5ad06d01-a42c-46fb-93b2-933da0cb3685&Preview=1 Date 12/20/2012 Company Name FitStar Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description FitStar is on a mission to inspire people to live healthier lives by creating innovative health and fitness apps. Website http://www.fitstar.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes The company doesn’t have … Continue reading “FitStar Obtains $1,000,000 New Funding”
Kamcord Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=bf9fd789-03db-4fb6-a4bd-8437503f1e49&Preview=1 Date 12/19/2012 Company Name Kamcord Mailing Address 542 La Conner Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Company Description Unlock your mobile gaming moments. Allow users to record and share their awesome gameplays. Without having to leave your game. Get more installs from people that see your game on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Currently … Continue reading “Kamcord Secures $1,500,000 Seed Funding”
Transcriptic Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=efebcfbb-297c-435f-82fa-8cb7cac187c7&Preview=1 Date 12/14/2012 Company Name Transcriptic Mailing Address 3507 Edison Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 Company Description Transcriptic is a new kind of scientific outsourcing provider. By expressing life science methods as data, infrastructure virtualization will become possible. “Science-as-a-Service” will power the next generation of discovery, driven by huge efficiencies of both … Continue reading “Transcriptic Obtains $1,200,000 Seed Funding Round”
ZenPayroll Lands $6,100,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=c1fccf3b-3367-4d7f-ba66-838807570f3e&Preview=1 Date 12/12/2012 Company Name ZenPayroll Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description ZenPayroll is modern, delightful payroll. Our comprehensive payroll service enables businesses to get set up and run payroll in minutes, from any web enabled device. All government payroll taxes and reporting are taken care of automatically and … Continue reading “ZenPayroll Lands $6,100,000 Seed Financing”
Apptentive Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=4a0b43a2-631a-4f6e-b947-dd708d4ee29c&Preview=1 Date 12/11/2012 Company Name Apptentive Mailing Address 1205 1205 Queen Anne Blvd N Seattle, WA 98104 Company Description We believe that you should stop losing customers. You make apps. You publish them. Some people download your app. Fewer of them use you. You keep fighting to get new customers. You focus … Continue reading “Apptentive Secures $1,200,000 Seed Financing”
23andMe Lands $50,000,000 Series D Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=779aaf28-c144-4038-ae87-c6964cacd9fa&Preview=1 Date 12/11/2012 Company Name 23andMe Mailing Address 1390 Shorebird Way Mountain View, CA 94043 Company Description 23andMe is focused on empowering individuals to access, explore, and better understand their genetic information, making use of recent advances in DNA analysis technologies and proprietary web-based software tools. Website http://www.23andme.com Transaction Type Venture Equity … Continue reading “23andMe Lands $50,000,000 Series D Funding”
TechStars’ Apptentive Gets $1.2m to Improve Customer Service in Apps
If this is indeed the Christmas of the tablet, application publishers will have a huge new group of customers to serve in 2013. Lucky for them, Seattle startup Apptentive—which has closed a $1.2 million seed round from Founder’s Co-Op, Google Ventures, and others—is releasing a tool to help app developers do customer service better. A … Continue reading “TechStars’ Apptentive Gets $1.2m to Improve Customer Service in Apps”
Mobile Madness New York: The Photos
Xconomy held its first Mobile Madness event in New York on Tuesday afternoon. We had a fantastic group of speakers, wonderful sponsors and hosts, and, most importantly, an off-the-charts group of attendees. The program featured founder-investor stories from Rich Miner, co-inventor of the Android operating system now at Google Ventures, and Robby Stein, the CEO … Continue reading “Mobile Madness New York: The Photos”
Mobile Madness NY Speakers Discuss Fresh Ideas and Kissing Frogs
Xconomy introduced the Big Apple to the Mobile Madness conference yesterday, bringing together some of New York’s most dynamic innovators in mobile and seasoned investors who back the sector. And the crowd who attended this half-day forum at the Microsoft Technology Center in Midtown, a stone’s throw away from Radio City Music Hall, got a … Continue reading “Mobile Madness NY Speakers Discuss Fresh Ideas and Kissing Frogs”
Boston Deals: Next Step, Adelphic, Ray Ozzie’s Talko, & More
Investments for startups tackling energy efficiency, mobile ads, and much more, along with some more droplets of news about a big name in tech’s next project are on the deals watch list so far this week: —Next Step Living, a Boston-based startup that analyzes and retrofits homes to help improve energy efficiency, has raised $18.2 … Continue reading “Boston Deals: Next Step, Adelphic, Ray Ozzie’s Talko, & More”
ClearStory Data Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=eb39fef9-09c9-4cbd-bd42-39dc18b30d20&Preview=1 Date 12/5/2012 Company Name ClearStory Data Mailing Address Undisclosed Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description ClearStory Data, a Palo Alto, CA-based company that is developing a new tool for users to conduct self-driven big data exploration. Website http://www.clearstorydata.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $9,000,000 Transaction Round Series A Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “ClearStory Data Obtains $9,000,000 Series A Financing”
Adelphic Adds $10M, Led by Google Ventures, to Merge Big Data & Mobile Ads
If the names m-Qube, Enpocket, Third Screen Media, Quattro Wireless, and Where mean anything to you, well, you are well-versed in the recent history of Boston mobile advertising companies. (All of the above were acquired in the past six years.) If Adelphic Mobile means anything to you, well, perhaps you know the future of the … Continue reading “Adelphic Adds $10M, Led by Google Ventures, to Merge Big Data & Mobile Ads”
Adelphic Mobile Lands $10,000,000 New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=0f1b9179-1d3c-4ab7-aa63-53398b4e7240&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name Adelphic Mobile Mailing Address 36 Fairbanks Road Lexington, MA 02421 Company Description Adelphic Mobile enables efficient buying and selling of targeted mobile media at scale through our powerful and intelligent Predictive Data Platform. Website http://www.adelphic.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $10,000,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes … Continue reading “Adelphic Mobile Lands $10,000,000 New Funding”
TrueLens Obtains $1,200,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=fd40ccd9-72e4-4220-9cca-6f12a5f1bfe3&Preview=1 Date 12/4/2012 Company Name TrueLens Mailing Address One Broadway Cambridge, MA 02142 Company Description Founded by visionary marketers and technologists from MIT, our mission is helping brands understand high-value truths about their business by empowering them to address the human side of their customers: their interests, expressions, desires and preferences. We … Continue reading “TrueLens Obtains $1,200,000 New Funding Round”
SocMetrics Reveals “TrueLens” Marketing Tech and Google VC Round
It has been interesting to watch the world of social-media analytics evolve over the past few years. Roughly speaking, tech companies have moved from sentiment analysis—getting the gist of what people are saying online—to doing more sophisticated text and language processing, to pulling out insights from huge amounts of Web data to try to help … Continue reading “SocMetrics Reveals “TrueLens” Marketing Tech and Google VC Round”
Mobile Madness New York Tomorrow Afternoon—Hope You Can Make It
We are down to the wire for our Mobile Madness New York half-day forum tomorrow afternoon—Xconomy’s first mobile event in the Big Apple. We hope you can grab a ticket—we have special rates for students, and anyone at a startup. The event takes place from 2-5:30pm at the Microsoft Technology Center in midtown. Get your … Continue reading “Mobile Madness New York Tomorrow Afternoon—Hope You Can Make It”
Only Two Complimentary Startup Tickets Left for Mobile Madness NY
We’re in the final countdown to Mobile Madness New York—only four more days. We are looking forward to insightful conversation with some of the leading minds in mobile computing, from VCs like Google Ventures General Partner (and Android co-founder) Rich Miner and IA Ventures founder Roger Ehrenberg to entrepreneurs like Eric Koester of Zaarly and … Continue reading “Only Two Complimentary Startup Tickets Left for Mobile Madness NY”
NVCA Sponsoring 40 Startup Tickets for Mobile Madness NY on Dec. 4
The madness is nearly upon us…mobile madness, that is. We’re only two weeks away from Mobile Madness New York, a half-day forum filled with interactive talks with some of the top names in mobile computing and innovation, from Android co-inventor Rich Miner (now at Google Ventures) to Roger Ehrenberg of IA Ventures to Zarly co-founder … Continue reading “NVCA Sponsoring 40 Startup Tickets for Mobile Madness NY on Dec. 4”
Mobile Madness NY Dec. 4 Preview: 3 Core Ideas From Roger Ehrenberg
What’s true about our mobile future—and what is overblown or missing the point? Amidst lots of predictions, gazillions of apps, and a fair bit of hype, sorting this out is key for thousands of startups, investors, and consumers. And we at Xconomy hope to unearth some real insights into this question at our Mobile Madness … Continue reading “Mobile Madness NY Dec. 4 Preview: 3 Core Ideas From Roger Ehrenberg”
HubSpot Garners $35,000,000 Series E Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=18f8233f-432f-4324-bdc0-7a62fe7442da&Preview=1 Date 11/6/2012 Company Name HubSpot Mailing Address 25 First Street, 2nd Floor Cambridge, MA 02141 Company Description HubSpot is an Internet marketing software platform that enables your company to get more leads from your website by driving more prospects to your website and converting more of them into leads. HubSpot software … Continue reading “HubSpot Garners $35,000,000 Series E Financing”
HubSpot Hits $100M Raised, Moves Closer to IPO (or Acquisition)
A well-known Boston tech startup has just joined the $100 million club. In total venture funding, that is. HubSpot, the Cambridge, MA-based Web marketing firm, has closed a $35 million growth round, with participation from new investors including Altimeter Capital, Cross Creek Capital, and a large undisclosed institutional investor, along with previous venture investors. HubSpot’s … Continue reading “HubSpot Hits $100M Raised, Moves Closer to IPO (or Acquisition)”
Upgrade, Downgrade: Pokki Offers Windows 8 Users a Familiar Menu
Next week, Microsoft is scheduled to officially kick off its marketing campaign for Windows 8, described as the most radical overhaul of the PC operating system since Bill Gates persuaded Mick Jagger to let him use “Start Me Up” to promote Windows 95. Microsoft obviously has a lot riding on its new tile-like startup display, … Continue reading “Upgrade, Downgrade: Pokki Offers Windows 8 Users a Familiar Menu”
TopFloor Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=65ae2cc9-dd8e-406f-84fa-c61e04033f26&Preview=1 Date 10/16/2012 Company Name TopFloor Mailing Address 1410 Second Street Santa Monica, CA 90401 Company Description TopFloor is a place to discover and shop for products you’ll love. We take the hassle out and put the fun into your shopping experience. Our hand picked, constantly updated selection of unique fashions, accessories, … Continue reading “TopFloor Receives $6,000,000 Series A Funding”
SideCar Garners $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=42d461e0-5604-4d66-9459-4c7a4b371460&Preview=1 Date 10/11/2012 Company Name SideCar Mailing Address 360 Pine Street San Francisco, CA 94104 Company Description SideCar is moving transportation in a big, sustainable, community-driven direction — one ride at a time. Whether you’re ready to fill your car’s empty seats with new friends or need to get across town in … Continue reading “SideCar Garners $10,000,000 Series A Financing Round”
Cozy Services Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=ed68894d-d49c-4dfa-b202-ad45982af4cd&Preview=1 Date 10/5/2012 Company Name Cozy Services Mailing Address 360 Ritch St San Francisco, CA 94107 Company Description Cozy, the San Francisco-based startup for landlords, could bring a lot of ease to both landlords and tenants with its standardization of rental applications and monthly payments. Website http://www.cozy.co Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction … Continue reading “Cozy Services Secures $1,500,000 Seed Financing”
Expect Labs Secures $2,400,000 New Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=070ed131-54c7-42cf-89db-e9f6ecf982d5&Preview=1 Date 10/4/2012 Company Name Expect Labs Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94129 Company Description The company develops technology for computing applications. Website Undisclosed Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $2,400,000 Transaction Round Undisclosed Proceeds Purposes Expect Labs intends to use the investment to scale their technology infrastructure and launch the … Continue reading “Expect Labs Secures $2,400,000 New Funding Round”
Transphorm Garners $35,000,000 Series E Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a9644ea9-091a-4f97-b57c-40e5e50bd013&Preview=1 Date 10/2/2012 Company Name Transphorm Mailing Address 115 Castilian Dr. Goleta, CA 93117 Company Description Transphorm is engaged in developing novel solutions to enhance global efficiency by revolutionizing the generation and use of clean energy. Website http://www.transphormusa.com Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $35,000,000 Transaction Round Series E Proceeds Purposes Proceeds … Continue reading “Transphorm Garners $35,000,000 Series E Round”
Desmos Receives New Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=d2155414-cad3-4c04-88dc-bc71dd3a91dc&Preview=1 Date 9/26/2012 Company Name Desmos Mailing Address 543 Howard St, 5th Floor San Francisco, CA 94103 Company Description Desmos began its life as Tutor Trove, LLC. Founded in 2007 by Eli Luberoff, an active tutor, avid programmer, and math and physics double major (read: nerd) at Yale, Tutor Trove’s mission was … Continue reading “Desmos Receives New Funding”
Boston Scientific, Foundation, GnuBio, & More in Boston Life Sciences News
Grants, acquisitions, partnerships, and venture funding news was seen throughout the New England drug and devices industries this week. —Natick, MA-based Boston Scientific (NASDAQ: [[ticker:BSX]]) said that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire BridgePoint Medical, a Minneapolis, MN-based developer of a catheter systems for treating coronary artery disease. The deal, whose price tag was not disclosed, … Continue reading “Boston Scientific, Foundation, GnuBio, & More in Boston Life Sciences News”
Foundation Medicine Secures $42,500,000 Series B Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=8762ba46-9d11-4175-ab0e-f87effe6343c&Preview=1 Date 9/21/2012 Company Name Foundation Medicine Mailing Address One Kendall Square Boston, MA 02139 Company Description The trick to beating cancer could be a single test that shows all known genetic traits in each person’s tumor, and that also matches those results to the best treatments. Website http://www.foundationmedicine.com Transaction Type Venture … Continue reading “Foundation Medicine Secures $42,500,000 Series B Financing”
Foundation Medicine Grabs $42.5M For Cancer Genome Test
You rarely, if ever, see hedge funds, drugmakers, venture capitalists, and diagnostic companies rally around any single idea in biotech. But that unusual cast of characters is coming together to put their money to work in a startup, Cambridge, MA-based Foundation Medicine. Foundation is announcing today it has snapped up $42.5 million in its Series … Continue reading “Foundation Medicine Grabs $42.5M For Cancer Genome Test”
Philip Kiracofe and Others Talk About Healthy Failure at Ignite NYC
There’s no shortage of ways that a startup can fail. Money runs out, a rival wins over the customer base, or the company just does not deliver on its expectations. But while failure may wound pride, it also creates room for new ideas to flourish in the innovation scene. Philip Kiracofe, entrepreneur, investor, and co-founder … Continue reading “Philip Kiracofe and Others Talk About Healthy Failure at Ignite NYC”
UberSense Garners $1,100,000 New Financing
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=f5df186c-f710-4e68-915f-ce2db84d7638&Preview=1 Date 9/17/2012 Company Name UberSense Mailing Address 69 Calumet St Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120 Company Description At UberSense, we empower people to become better athletes. Sports lead to healthier, happier and active lives; to learn a sport and reach your maximum potential we believe in the need for quality feedback on … Continue reading “UberSense Garners $1,100,000 New Financing”
DJZ Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=b36e0c1a-198a-4ca3-99e6-e1c50acca8ff&Preview=1 Date 9/13/2012 Company Name DJZ Mailing Address Undisclosed San Francisco, CA 94105 Company Description DJZ, which focused on the culture of electronic music. DJZ (pronounced “Dee-Jays”) wants to be a cross between the Huffington Post and MTV for the D.J. community. Website http://www.djz.to Transaction Type Venture Equity Transaction Amount $1,000,000 Transaction … Continue reading “DJZ Receives $1,000,000 Seed Funding”
Republic Project Receives $1,000,000 Series A Funding Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=7ddacb93-1c28-47a2-82f0-45fc53d41216&Preview=1 Date 9/12/2012 Company Name Republic Project Mailing Address 216 Main Street Santa Monica, CA 90291 Company Description Republic Project is a cloud-based ad platform that enables agencies and brands to improve brand engagement and purchasing behavior. Today’s most compelling company websites include live content, social media connectors, mobile delivery, and rich … Continue reading “Republic Project Receives $1,000,000 Series A Funding Round”
Gyft Secures $1,250,000 New Round
Feed Type Link http://www.venturedeal.com/Search/SearchResultTransactionDetail.aspx?TransactionId=a3810935-1332-4bbe-a40d-6dd8f9bcd881&Preview=1 Date 9/11/2012 Company Name Gyft Mailing Address 120 Hawthorne Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Company Description Gyft is a digital gift card platform that enables you to manage your gift cards. You can ditch the plastic and use your mobile device to store, send and redeem cards. Website http://www.gyft.com Transaction Type … Continue reading “Gyft Secures $1,250,000 New Round”
EMC, Actifio, Google Ventures Join “Future of Big Data” Program on Oct. 24
We’ve been overwhelmed with the response to our announcement of the Xconomy forum on “The Future of Big Data” on October 24, at the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology in Boston. Tickets have been selling like iPhones—we’re on pace to sell out well before the date. And everyone and their brother in tech (and healthcare, … Continue reading “EMC, Actifio, Google Ventures Join “Future of Big Data” Program on Oct. 24″
Evelo Aims to Tap into Burgeoning Electric Bicycle Commuting Trend
What do peer-to-peer car sharing and electric bicycles have in common? They represent a shift in consumer attitudes towards transportation, says Boston-area entrepreneur Boris Mordkovich. “It’s really interesting to see the perceptions people have about car ownership,” Mordkovich says. “Years ago, owning a car meant freedom and flexibility. Right now people are looking for a … Continue reading “Evelo Aims to Tap into Burgeoning Electric Bicycle Commuting Trend”
More Cash for DocuSign: Google Ventures Now an Investor
DocuSign has raked in even more investment cash to help expand its electronic signature business. Today, the company says Google Ventures has contributed about $8 million to the company’s Series D financing, bringing that round of investment to a whopping $55.7 million. Total cash invested in the company now tops $120 million. DocuSign got its … Continue reading “More Cash for DocuSign: Google Ventures Now an Investor”