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August 31st, 2010 1 comment
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ClearCount Medical Solutions is a medical device company that develops RFID medical tracking devices that allow physicians to monitor the health of their patients. On Tuesday, August 31, 2010, the company announced that it has just $5 million in a series B funding round with Draper Triangle Ventures leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in this funding wound include the company’s existing investors, who are not disclosed to the public. The technology that the team at ClearCount has developed is very attractive to investors because with its use of an RIFD platform, it can stop […]
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August 30th, 2010 1 comment
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Lineagen is a company that develops unique diagnostics for many diseases that plague Americans today, such as autism and other like genetic diseases. The company had announced on August 30, 2010, that it has closed a large series A funding round with PrairieGold Venture Partners adding an additional $5 million to complete the total funding round at $10.8 million. PrairieGold is a new investor that joins a syndicate of existing investors to the company, which include Sanderling Venture Partners, vSpring Capital, and Mesa Verde Venture Capital. The first closing of this funding round was in […]
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August 26th, 2010 1 comment
Based in Mountain View, California, Atlantis Computing announced on August 25, 2010 that it has closed a $10 million series C funding round led by Partech International, El Dorado Ventures, and strategic corporate investor, Sisco Systems. Since its inception, Atlantis Computing has been working on a computing system to change the way desktop computing is being done. The company’s cloud platform has revolutionized the way businesses can resolve various desktop computing issues, such as storage expenses and more. The one product that has enjoyed enormous success for Atlantis is the VDI or virtual desktop infrastructure. In today’s world, where […]
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August 24th, 2010 No comments
Based in Irvine, California, Brand Affinity Technologies is a marketing company that is redoing the entire celebrity marketing industry and disrupting the entire industry. On August 24, 2010, the company has announced that it has just raised $20 million in series C funding with Mirimar Venture Partners leading the funding round. Other investors who took part in this colossal funding round include the company’s existing investors, Newport Coast Investments, RimLight Capital, Fulcrum Venture Capital, and Pepper Media International. This funding round also involved the GCI Opportunity Fund II and the Ueberoth Family, who have extensive experience in both […]
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Intersouth Partners Invests $3 Million in 6fusion as Company Relocates to North Carolina
August 23rd, 2010 No comments
Recently relocated to Durham, North Carolina, 6fusion is a software company that has been a big mover and shaker in the software industry, developing a platform to take control of third party software and allow it to work on different operating systems, meeting a largely unmet need to IT operators. The company has announced on August 23, 2010, that it has raised $3 million in funding with Intersouth Parthers leading the funding round. This round of funding also comes as the company has relocated to Durham, North Carolina to be in the Research Triangle and have access to new and […]
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Have You Finished Your Business Plan?
If you haven’t finished your business plan yet, then watch this free presentation to discover how to finish your business plan in 8 hours (or less)! On the other hand, if you HAVE finished your business plan, here’s how to make sure it’s ready for investors: A business plan organizes your thoughts; serves as a set of management guidelines; and introduces potential investors to your company. If your business plan does not answer certain questions, investors will forget you in a blink. So let’s review your business plan, one section at a time. Is the Executive Summary is clear, concise, and compelling? Does it clearly describe what your company does and who your […]August 17th, 2010 No comments
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How to “Hook” Investors in Seconds
If you’re looking to raise capital, then you need a business plan. If you haven’t finished your business plan, then stop what you’re doing and watch this free presentation to discover how to finish your business plan in 8 hours (or less)! But you don’t JUST need a business plan… You need to know how to “HOOK” investors in seconds. So how do you do that? The first section of your business plan is the executive summary. Your executive summary must do exactly one thing: Make a targeted investor scramble to read the rest of your business plan. This one objective is best achieved in three parts: 1. Explain what the business does 2. Paint […]August 17th, 2010 No comments
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How to Prove Your Case to Investors [VIDEO]
Hey, have you seen this? Watch this free presentation to discover how to finish your business plan in 8 hours (or less)! Your market potential is the number of customers whom you can realistically capture. Give investors a portrait of this number and how you arrived at it. There are two ways to prove market size and growth rates in your business plan. The knowledge acquired from doing this will affect many sections of your business plan. 1. Peeling Back the Onion Approximate the size of your target market through a process of elimination. Determine the total relevant market size. Then begin eliminating the sectors and customer segments you will not target. For example, if your […]August 17th, 2010 1 comment
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[VIDEO] How to Finish Your Business Plan, FAST
Watch this free presentation to discover how to finish your business plan in 8 hours (or less)! A business plan is at its root a logical argument. It tells readers what you do, who you do it for, and how your company will grow into a massive financial success. When you first sit down to write your business plan, simply consider the following. What are you capable of? So you have an idea for a business that will grow into a multi-million-dollar profit generator. You can see how all the parts fit together, what resources you will need, how you will deliver your products and services to the right people, and how you […]August 17th, 2010 No comments
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How to Create a Persuasive Business Plan
A business plan is based not on an idea, but on hard data. This may come as a slap in the face to some entrepreneurs, who are known for their ideas and creativity. Yet as jacks-of-all-trades, entrepreneurs are also adept at finding the necessary research to support their ideas and prove to investors that their ideas are worth banking on. Three major elements make up the foundation on which your entire business plan is built. 1. Market Research The first thing an investor always wants to know about a company is its growth potential in the marketplace. Therefore your market research must show that there is a large and growing market for your […]August 17th, 2010 No comments
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3 Steps to Writing a Marketing Plan
There are three basic questions you must answer in order to write a compelling Marketing Plan. The first two steps flow from market research, which will end up in the Customer Analysis section of your business plan. The third questions flows from that and is expressed in your Marketing Plan. The process of answering these questions is comparable to good marksmanship. 1) Who are your customers? Do the market research. Combine your own research with a hired reputable research firm. Know what your customers purchase; how much money they make; how many cars they have; where they live; how many people they employ; what they do for a living; and other data. The more […]August 17th, 2010 1 comment
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Can You Answer These 3 Questions?
Here are 3 big questions you must answer in your business plan: 1. How much money do you need? Do not just throw out a random number. Instead, use specific dollar amounts, and prepare to operate your business in different ways depending on how much capital you raise. Many venture capitalists ask what you would do with less money than you ask for. Prepare to answer this question by prioritizing what is crucial for your business to run, and what can be dispensed with. Make the argument for your capital needs in your Financial Plan using base assumptions that are rooted in reality. And by “reality” we mean the deep research you will […]August 17th, 2010 No comments
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ITC Holdings and Kinetic Ventures Lead $18 Million Funding Round In Growth Capital for Cardlytics
August 16th, 2010 No comments
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Cardlytics is one of the leaders in the credit card transactions of today’s markets. The company announced on August 16, 2010 that it has raised $18 million in growth capital with two new investors onboard. The two new investors are ITC Holdings and Kinetic Ventures, who also led the funding round. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investors: Canaan Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, and Total Technology Venture Partners. Ever since its inception, Cardlytics has disrupted the financial markets and has changed the way people do business with credit card transactions online. […]
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New Energy Capital Closes $100 Million in First Clean Tech Infrastructure Fund
August 13th, 2010 2 comments
Based in Hanover, New Hampshire, New Energy Capital is an investment firm that is dedicated to investing in the energy industry. The firm announced on August 11, 2010, that it has just closed its first fund of $100 million to fund companies in the Clean tech infrastructure industry. This fund is basically a joint partnership with New Energy Capital and the CleanTech Alliance Fund, which is under the management of Piper Jaffray Private Capital, which is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary objective of New Energy Capital is to provide small to mid-sized companies who are in the energy and clean […]
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The Foundry Group Leads $6 Million in Series B Funding for Medialets
August 12th, 2010 2 comments
Based in New York, leading moblile advertiser, Medialets announced on August 10, 2010, that it has received $6 million in series B funding with the Foundry Group leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in this funding round include DFJ Gotham, 500 Startups, and angel investor, Chris Saridakis. Founded in June of 2008, Medialets has been a leader in the advertising market for the mobile phone industry by developing and commercializing one of the most advanced advertising platforms for the display of advertising media for mobile and smart phones. The company was created by a world-class executive team that had […]
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Clarus Ventures Leads $32 Million in Series C Funding Round for TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals
August 11th, 2010 1 comment
Based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals has announced on August 10, 2010, that it has completed a $32 million investment in series C funding round, led by Clarus Ventures. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing investors, who are Amgen Ventures, Healthcare Ventures, Lattarell Venture Partners, Novitas Capital, Quaker BioVentures, and the Vertical Group. A second new investor, Hatteras Venture Partners also participated in this funding round. TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals is a private company in the biopharmaceuticals industry which discovers and develops small molecular drugs that program the death pathways of cells to treat debilitating disease, such […]
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August 9th, 2010 No comments
Based in San Francisco, Solazyme is a renewable oil company which creates fuels from algae and has announced on Monday, August 9, 2010 that it has received an amazing $52 million in series D funding with Braemer Energy Ventures and the prominent Morgan Stanley leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in this colossal funding round include the company’s existing investors. Some of these include Lightspeed Venture Partners, the Roda Group, the Harris and Harris Group, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Zygote Ventures. Solazyme also has strategic corporate investors interested and currently investing in it, which include CTTV […]
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The Mayfield Fund and Venrock Capital Lead $7.4 Million Investment in Series A Funding for Redbeacon
August 7th, 2010 No comments
Based in San Mateo, California, Redbeacon is a company that has developed a revolutionary service of connecting consumers with service businesses online. The company announced on August 5, 2010, that it has raised $7.4 million in series A funding with the Mayfield Fund and Venrock Capital leading the funding round. The proceeds from this funding round will help Redbeacon with its platform to connect consumers with local service professionals and handle the job or project deal. Redbeacon has developed a rather simple platform where consumers can go online and connect with practically any local service business in their location. […]
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August 7th, 2010 3 comments
Based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Gemin X Pharmaceuticals has announced on August 4, 2010, that it has closed an $8 million in series E funding round led by Caxton Advantage Life Sciences Fund and Sanderling Venture Partners. Other investors who participated in this funding round include the company’s existing stock holders. Gemin X is a pharmaceutical company that develops targeted cancer therapeutics. The company’s headquarters are located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, but the majority of Gemin X’s research and clinical trials are done in Montréal, Canada. In march of this year, Gemin X has completed the enrollment of […]
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ThomVest Ventures Leads $9 Million Investment in Series B Funding Round for Axcient
August 6th, 2010 No comments
Based in Mountain View, California, Axcient announced on August 3, 2010, that it has just completed its series B funding round with ThomVest Ventures leading the funding and the company’s existing investors all participating in the funding round. Axcient’s existing investors include Allegis Capital and Peninsula Ventures. Axcient is a market leader in data backup services that are intended for the business community. Some of the services that Axcient offers its customers include a comprehensive data backup system, disaster recovery services, and MSPs or Managed Service Providers. Axcient’s primary clientele are small to medium sized businesses. According […]
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Adams Street Partners Participates in $15 Million in Series D Funding Round for You Send It, Inc.
August 4th, 2010 No comments
Based in Campbell, California, You Send It has become a world leader in services that allows users to securely send information and digital data over the internet. On August 3, 2010, the team at You Send It announced that it has secured $15 million in series D funding with Adams Street Partners being a new investor joining the company’s existing investors. The existing investors include Emergence Capital, Sigma Partners, and Alloy Ventures. Proceeds from this funding round will help You Send It increase its market shares and excellerate market growth. Founded in 2004, You Send It has grown phenomenally […]
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Santé Ventures Invests $2.55 Million in Series B Funding for Explorys
August 3rd, 2010 No comments
Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Explorys is one of the market leaders for cloud computing solutions that are aimed specifically for the healthcare industry. The company tailors solutions that suit all the needs for healthcare institutions to store all their data from patients and physicians alike and besides helping healthcare institutions, the cloud computing services that Explorys serves, the company also provides services for biotech and life sciences companies also. Explorys also announced on August 2, 2010, that it has just completed $2.55 million in a series B funding round which was led by Santé Ventures. Other investors who participated in […]
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July 29th, 2010 No comments
Based in San Francisco, California, EARN, which is a market leader in providing micro savings services to low income families in the region has announced on July 29, 2010 that it has just received a grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation of $125,000 to help low income families in America. EARN is one of California’s best nonprofit organizations that has won many awards in its charity work in helping low income families save by providing coaches to these families to help low income families have economic prosperity for generations to come. Founded in 2001, EARN is committed to help low income families […]
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Vallalla Partners and Novak Biddle Venture Partners Fund Undisclosed Amount in SolidFire
July 29th, 2010 No comments
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, cloud computing company, SolidFire announced on July 28, 2010 that it has secured an undisclosed funding amount from two influential investors in the cloud computing industry. The two investors who led this funding round are Valhalla Partners and Novak Biddle Venture Partners. This funding round is the first institutional funding round for the startup. The product that SolidFire provides is a cloud block-based storage system that allows its customers to store data from a remote server that can be accessed from any computer over the internet. The primary design of SolidFire’s technology is to improve […]
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ProQuest Investments Leads $32 Million in Series B Funding for Immune Design Corp.
July 29th, 2010 No comments
Based in Seattle, Washington, Immune Design Corp. is a biotechnological company which is privately held and designs vaccines which can prevent infectious diseases and immune therapies that can help in the treatment of cancer. The company announced on July 26, 2010 that it has just secured series B funding with ProQuest Investments leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in this funding round include existing investors the Column Group, Versant Ventures, and Alta Partners. This funding round brings the total of funding raised by Immune Design Corp. up to $50 million since it was founded in […]
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July 24th, 2010 2 comments
eBased in Austin, Texas, NBFog is a well known outdoor lifestyles company that sells name-brand outdoor lifestyles products from outdoor clothing and foot ware to hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking equipment. Despite tough economic times, NBFog was able to close bridge financing as investors find that the outdoor lifestyles industry is worth $ trillion and has predicted to grow throughout these tough economic times. The bridge funding round was funded by undisclosed investors and the company plans to use the proceeds from the funding round to complete the execution of its business plan. One of the primary reasons why investors decided to fund […]
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Euthymics Biosciences Closes $24 Million in Series A Funding and Acquires DOV Pharmaceutical
July 22nd, 2010 No comments
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Euthymics Bioscience is a company that works in the clinical stage development of the antidepressants of the next generation. The bioscience company announced that it has closed $24 million in a series A funding round which was led by Novartis Venture Funds and Venture Investors, the corporate investment arm of Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Other investors who took part in this funding round include Hembrecht & Quist Capital Management, GBS Investment Partners, and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board. Euthymics Bioscience is a clinical stage company that has its primary focus on the neuroscience industry developing the next generation […]
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MK Capital Leads $8 Million in Series C Funding for TopSchool
July 22nd, 2010 No comments
Based in Denver, Colorado, TopSchool is a company that provides life cycle solutions for university and college students. The primary product that TopSchool is providing are two web-based programs that help college students run their semesters more smoothly. Two of TopSchool’s main products include College Student Life Cycle Management solutions which takes the College Students Information Systems all that much further. TopSchool announced that it has secured $8 million in series C funding with MK Capital leading the funding round. Proceeds from this funding round will go to help the company continue the development of its College Student Life Cycle […]
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July 21st, 2010 No comments
Based in Santa Clara, California, LedEngin is a company that produces high quality components of LED lights and lighting fixtures. LED lights are special tiny lights that require very little energy and produce large amounts of light. The company announced today that it has closed its series D funding round with NGP Energy Technology Partners leading the funding round. Other investors who participated in the funding round include the company’s existing investors, the WK Technology Fund, Partech International, and Horizon Ventures. The proceeds from this funding round will allow the company to have the financial resources that it […]
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Santé Ventures Leads $6 Million in Series B Funding for EndoStim
July 20th, 2010 No comments
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, EndoStim is a startup in the medical devices industry and its product primarily centralizes on minimally invasive devices to treat GERD, which is gastrointestinal and urological neuromuscular disorders. The company announced that it has raised $6 million in series B funding with Santé Ventures leading the funding round. Other investors that joined in this funding round include Prolog Ventures, Vectis Healthcare and Life Sciences Fund II along with returning undisclosed angel investors. With over 30 million patients suffering from GERD in the United States alone, this is a disorder that is difficult to treat and mainly […]
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