BuddyTV raises $6 million in second round

BuddyTV raises $6 million in second round

BuddyTV has raised a $6 million second round as it expands its independent TV community site on the web.

Madrona Venture Group led the round for the Seattle-based company, which was founded in 2005 by Andy Liu and David Niu. BuddyTV raised its previous round in June 2007 from Gemstart-TV Guide and Charles River Ventures.

The site says it has several million fans visiting monthly to keep up with their favorite TV shows and stars. The siteĀ … Continue Reading

Life-science briefing: Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Life-science briefing: Wednesday, April 9, 2008

TODAY’S HEADLINES:

Stemline Therapeutics, cancer stem-cell startup, gets $13M (release)
Eye-disease biotech Potentia Pharma raises $12M (release)
Sample-prep toolmaker Arcxis aims for $8M to $10M (VentureWire)
Synvascular names Drew Hoffman as CEO (VentureWire)
ArtusLabs gets $2.6M for life-science software and services (release)
Cancer-drug maker Inotek loses CEO, Genentech partnership (release)
GTESS, health-plan IT startup, names James Bradley CEO (release)
Antibiotic developer Tetraphase Pharma names Guy MacDonald CEO (release)

Stemline Therapeutics, cancer stem-cell startup, gets $13M – New York-based Stemline Therapeutics, a biotech focused on new… Continue Reading