Vapore adds $500K to venture round for medical vaporizing device
Vapore, maker of a device that quickly and efficiently turns liquid medications into vapors for easier administration, has brought in $500,000 to add to its already $2 million first round of venture funding, reports Dow Jones VentureWire. The Alameda, Calif. company says it will now… Continue Reading
ShotSpotter refines gunshot sensors with QinetiQ buy
ShotSpotter, maker of sensory systems used to detect gunshots, has acquired technology from British defense firm QinetiQ for an undisclosed amount. The deal will extend ShotSpotter’s reach into new markets, including law enforcement and military combat.
The Mountain View, Calif., company provides equipment used to pinpoint… Continue Reading
Symantec snaps up Mi5 to grow its small business protections
Symantec announced that it has bought web security firm Mi5 Networks to expand its portfolio of security software tailored to small businesses. With the Sunnyvale, Calif. company’s technology, the corporation plans to strengthen its abilities to analyze all of the web traffic entering and exiting… Continue Reading
Kid-oriented online video game firm Fluid Entertainment gets $3.2M
Video games are becoming an addiction for venture capitalists.
Fluid Entertainment, a kid-oriented online video game company, is near a test launch of its massively multiplayer online game and it is the latest to benefit from a round of VC money. The company’s game has relatively… Continue Reading
Fyreball raises $1M for alternative email
A Seattle-area startup headed by former members of the Halo development team says it is planning on bringing a gaming element to email.
The Fyreball team has deliberately remained hazy on details, but did say that its email alternative “allows users to track messages and discussions… Continue Reading
Quorum, cellphone chip maker, sold to Spreadtrum for $70M
Spreadtrum Communications, a Shanghai maker of wireless chips, has acquired Quorum Systems, a San Diego, Calif., CMOS RF transceiver maker, and its unclear whether Quorum’s Silicon Valley investors were able to make a significant return.
The deal is valued at $70 million including $55 million in… Continue Reading
Pluggd raises $6M for audio-video word search
Pluggd, a Seattle company that lets you search audio and video files for words or themes, has raised just under $6 million in financing.
Pluggd is a hot company because it does something well that few others have been able to match. You can search for… Continue Reading
Roundup: Digg’s deal, Facebook, Stage6, AideRSS, Toyota’s plug-in, Google & more
Here’s the latest action:
Digg, the news-ranking site, signs big advertising deal with Microsoft — It is similar to the one signed by Facebook with Microsoft, says co-founder Kevin Rose.
Divx to spin off its Stage6 video-sharing site: Stage6, a site featuring user-created videos that uses technology from… Continue Reading
Therative raises $9M for pimple-device ads
Therative, a Livermore, Calif., medical-device maker, raised $9 million in a third round of financing, largely to fund television ads for its consumer-oriented acne product.
Therative makes and markets a pimple-clearing device called ThermaClear, which received FDA “clearance” for direct consumer sales last year. The device… Continue Reading
Taleo buys job applicant management company, JobFlash
Taleo, a Dublin, Calif. company that provides software that helps businesses align their workforce to improve peformance, has agreed to acquire the assets of privately-held JobFlash, for $3 million in cash.
JobFlash is based in Fremont, Calif.
Here is the statement:
Founded in 2002, JobFlash enables employers… Continue Reading
Therative, acne treatment co., raises more cash
Therative, a Livermore, Calif. company that makes a medical device to treat acne, said it has raised a second round of financing, and received approval from the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market the device.
The hand-held device is called ThermaClear. The additional cash amount… Continue Reading
Roundup: Slim Devices, ChaCha, Digg, eBay ibank of Web 2.0, more
SlimDevices to release latest Squeezebox — The come-out-of-nowhere Mountain View start-up sells a device that lets you play your music anywhere in the house, and hooks up with all kinds of services, from Pandora to Rhapsody. Its latest one will sell for $2,000 device; the NYT… Continue Reading