Alien Technology raises $38 million for RFID technology
Alien Technology, a maker of tiny radio tags and readers, has a somewhat bumpy history. But now it’s back with a new round of $38 million in venture funding.
Back in 2006, without ever recording a profit and with losses exceeding sales, it filed for a… Continue Reading
Voice-to-text mobile transcription service Yap raises $6.5M
We all know that the iPhone’s brilliant interface has changed the game. But let’s face it: while we’ve learned to deal with the touch-based keyboard on our iPhones, typing in messages is an inelegant process that is often executed with total disregard for the surrounding… Continue Reading
Gydget raises funding round for celebrity widgets
We recently covered widget-maker Gydget, when it switched over to the widget business from its previous incarnation as events site Attendio.
At the time, we mentioned that the company was seeking a fresh infusion of capital from its investors. It has now received the round, from… Continue Reading
Alien Technology, struggling radio tag company, raises $33M more
Alien Technology, the company in Morgan Hill, Calif., that failed in its audacious effort to go public last year, has raised another $33 million in financing.
Alien filed to go public last year, while losing money on every sale of its radio frequency identification (RFID), and… Continue Reading
RFID co., Alien, aiming for $50M more to get out of hole
Alien Technology, the Morgan Hill radio frequency identification technology (RFID) company that withdrew a planned IPO last August, is aiming to raise up to $50 million, in another round of capital.
Mark Perry, a general partner with New Enterprise Associates and an Alien Technology board member,… Continue Reading