Oasys Water raises $10M for new desalination technology
Companies have been trying for decades to increase the efficiency of desalination. Oasys Water thinks it has a solution. The Cambridge, Massachusetts based desalination start-up has announced closing a $10 million dollar Series A funding round. Among the major investors are Flagship Ventures, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. These firms, hailing from Massachusetts and Silicon Valley, all have investments in several areas, and growing cleantech portfolios.
Oasys, short for Osmotic Application Systems, is developing a proprietary desalination… Continue Reading
Sports sites Yardbarker, College Fanz raise funding
Yardbarker is a sports site and network of related sites that makes a point of mixing fans and athletes together. The core Yardbark.com site gives top pro athletes their own pages on the site, which spurrs a lot of back and forth chatter with fans.
Its a strong example of a web company that’s getting traction through creating ways for celebrities to mix with their admirers. The home site and its 300 or so independent… Continue Reading