SpinVox raises whopping $100M+ for voicemail to text conversion

SpinVox raises whopping $100M+ for voicemail to text conversion

SpinVox, a London company that converts your voicemail into text, has raised more than $100 million to expand quickly by signing deals with large telecom carriers around the world — an apparent land-grab.

The amount of cash is significant, and a sign that SpinVox wants to… Continue Reading

Amgen snaps up another biotech startup, Alantos Pharma, for $300M

Amgen snaps up another biotech startup, Alantos Pharma, for $300M

Amgen suddenly has a voracious appetite for startups. In its second deal this week, the biotech giant acquired Cambridge, Mass., biotech Alantos Pharmaceuticals for $300 million in cash. (The release is here.)

Founded in Heidelberg, Germany in 1999, Alantos changed its name from Therascope in… Continue Reading