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SohoOS has secured an additional $8 million investment to expand its small business platform. The investment was led by Mark Goines, a partner at Morgenthaler Ventures. This Series B round brings SohoOS’s total funding to $10.5 million. PRESS RELEASE SohoOS announced today that it has secured an additional $8 million investment to expand its revolutionary […]
Avexxin, a company focusing on the development of novel small molecule therapeutics for patients suffering from chronic inflammatory conditions, has announced the second closing of its series A funding round with existing shareholders. This will enable the company to take its lead compound against psoriasis through early clinical development. Norwegain seed capital fund Sarsia Seed […]
ThreatMetrix, a provider of integrated cybercrime prevention solutions, has acquired the Australian-based company TrustDefender, a provider of secure browsing technology to stop man-in-the-browser attacks and provide malware protection. TrustDefender, founded in 2006, is headquartered in Sydney, Australia with offices in the United Kingdom, U.S. and Asia Pacific. PRESS RELEASE ThreatMetrix™, the fastest-growing provider of integrated […]
Business information provider eMarketer has secured a $25 million minority investment from New York-based investment firm Stripes Group. Stripes’ equity stake was acquired by purchasing a portion of the equity held by early eMarketer investors, including the company’s major shareholder, Beehive Ventures and the company’s founders. PRESS RELEASE eMarketer, a business information provider covering digital […]
Service marketplace TaskRabbit has acquired SkillSlate. SkillSlate is an auction-based website for local services. This acquisition marks some cahnges to the team. Bartek Ringwelski, SkillSlate’s co-founder and CEO, joins TaskRabbit as director of financial planning and analysis, Brian Rothenberg, co-founder and VP of Product & Marketing, comes on as director of online marketing and Mike […]
Community marketplace Thumbtack has raised a $4.5 million Series A financing. Founded in 2009, Thumbtack is a marketplace designed to help list, discover and book local services. The investment round was led by Javelin Venture Partners, with the additional participation of MHS Capital and Tim Draper. PRESS RELEASE Today we’re thrilled to announce some great […]
Enterprise tag management company Tealium has received $1.1M in Series A Financing from private investors. The financing comes from prominent technology leaders and investors, including Jeff Lunsford, CEO of Limelight Networks; Jim MacIntyre, former CEO of Visual Sciences and WebSideStory (now part of Adobe Systems); Joe Apprendi, CEO of Collective; John Vincent, co-founder and CEO […]
Medical device company Vycor Medical subsidiary, NovaVision has acquired Sight Science. As part of the acquisition, Professor Arash Sahraie has joined NovaVision as its chief scientific officer on a part-time secondment basis from the University of Aberdeen for a minimum of five years. PRESS RELEASE Vycor Medical, Inc. (“Vycor”) (OTCBB: VYCO) today announced that its […]
IT security startup company Kinamik Data Integrity has appointed Albert E. Sisto to its board of directors effective immediately. He will replace Jordi Viñas, a venture capitalist who has stepped down from the company’s board. Sisto has over 35 years of experience in the high-tech industry and is currently a venture partner with Nauta Capital […]
Position Marketing Group, a boutique agency has acquired Chicago-based software company, Intelli.com. Intelli.com provides a secured rich-media advertising platform under the “ISAT” brand name. PRESS RELEASE Position Marketing Group (PMG), a boutique, interactive agency focused exclusively in the “Consumer Mover,” “Foreclosure” and “First Time Home Buyer” vertical, has completed their purchase of Chicago based software […]