Sendio raises $3M for email security
Email security appliance maker Sendio has raised $3 million in a second round of funding. The Irvine, Calif. startup claims its platform completely eliminates spam and email threats without falsely identifying any valid messages as spam. The appliance combines Sendio’s Silverlisting technology (which uses SMTP tests to determine the legitimacy of the sending email server) and Sender Address Verification to confirm the identity of first-time, unsolicited emailers.
The funding was led by Athenian Venture Partners, with… Continue Reading
Digital Orchid raises $245,292 for mobile lotteries
Digital Orchid has raised a new round of $245,292 for its wireless regulated gaming services and content business.
The San Diego company allows mobile phone users to engage in regulated lottery gaming, sports wagering and other content transactions for big brands. It runs, for instance, the mobile version of Mexico’s national lottery.
Investors include Shepherd Ventures of San Diego, NeoCarta Ventures of San Francisco, and Qualcomm.
Life sciences briefing: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007
TODAY’S HEADLINES:
Topical Botox maker Revance gets $43M, option to be acquired by Medicis (release)
Reva Medical draws $42M for resorbable stents (release)
AccentCare raises $8M for senior home-care services (VentureWire, sub req’d)
Light Dimensions aims for $6M for light-based skin treatment (VW)
Carigent pulls in $2M for nanoparticle drugs (release)
Celtic Pharma shoots for $1.5B in two drug-investment funds (VW)
Topical Botox developer Revance gets $43M, option to be acquired by Medicis — Mountain View, Calif.-based Revance Therapeutics, a developer of… Continue Reading