How to biz dev your way to startup funding

February 2, 2013 8:00 AM Young Entrepreneur Council
Young Entrepreneur Council

Guest Post The pursuit of funding can start to feel like the startup journey itself -- an endless cycle of pitching, relationship building, research, analysis, and proving your business model. If you take a smart approach to the process, however, the exhausting process can be a lot more fruitful.

Toopher funding gives location-based two factor authentication a boost

January 30, 2013 6:07 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Toopher, which "authenticates" your identity by looking at your phone's location, got $2 million in funding and admittance to an Austin tech incubator.

Smart thermostat maker Nest reportedly raises $80M with $800M valuation

January 30, 2013 7:14 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Following strong momentum, smart thermostat startup Nest Labs has raised $80 million in new funding with a valuation of $800 million, according to a GigaOM report.

Health care software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

January 24, 2013 7:42 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Healthcare software and cloud solutions company Recondo Technology has received a $20 million investment from Bregal Sagemount to accelerate its growth in the booming healthcare sector.

AppDynamics nets $50M from IVP, Greylock, & others to dominate app performance management

January 23, 2013 12:01 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

App performance management startup AppDynamics has raised $50 million from top-tier investors in its fourth round of funding, cash that will help the company expand and fight for more users.

Marketing analytics startup Adometry lands $8M from Shasta Ventures

January 21, 2013 4:46 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Adometry, a startup that generates analytics to get a better return on advertising, has raised a $8 million round of funding, the company announced today.

How to get funding: Inside the investor’s mind, as seen by Jeff Clavier of Softech VC

January 21, 2013 12:15 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Trying to get funding is a daunting task. But getting inside the mind of the investor might help. SoftTech VC's Jeff Clavier explains just how the early investor thinks, so you can create a better pitch.

The world’s thinnest watch — the anti-Pebble — has now raised over $500K on Kickstarter

January 17, 2013 8:34 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The world's thinnest watch, made from razor-thin aluminum, the absolute minimum of electronics, and an E Ink display, has now reached 250 percent of its funding goal in just a few days.

Led by a 23-year-old, digital health startup Audax Health nets $21M

January 17, 2013 4:27 PM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

In the first weeks of 2013, healthcare technology startups are already closing some major funding rounds. The latest to benefit from Sand Hill Road's burgeoning interest in the space is a D.C. based company called Audax Health, which raised almost $21 million, according to an SEC filing.

AppGratis closes $13.5M in funding with revenue at $1M/month and users growing at 300K/day

January 17, 2013 9:00 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"We've been approaching the US market very cautiously almost with a bit of fear," Dawlat told me. "We're a little French company, but the growth we're seeing now ... this is completely mind-blowing for us."

OnApp nabs $20M from LDC & others to improve cloud management software

January 16, 2013 9:50 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Cloud management software startup OnApp has raised $20 million in funding, cash it hopes will help expand its product offerings into more countries.

Zettaset nabs $10M to help manage your Hadoop cluster

January 16, 2013 9:28 AM Christina Farr
Christina Farr

Zettaset, a company that helps its customers deploy Hadoop, the open source computing framework that can process large data-sets, has closed a $10 million funding round.

Moontoast picks up $5M, shifts focus to social ad campaigns

January 15, 2013 12:00 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Social commerce platform Moontoast is shifting its focus to emphasize the growing social advertising movement, the company tells VentureBeat.

Split-screen video app Streamweaver picks up $1.3M from former Facebooker & others

January 11, 2013 5:22 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Mobile video recording service Streamweaver closed a $1.3 million round of funding today, the startup confirmed to VentureBeat.