Portola Pharma gets $20M debt financing
Portola Pharmaceuticals, a South San Francisco biotech company developing cardiovascular and vascular disease therapies, has raised $20 million in debt financing from Hercules Technology Growth Capital.
Portola is already backed by venture firms Abingworth, Alta Partners, ATV, Frazier Healthcare Ventures, MPM Capital, Prospect Ventures and Sutter… Continue Reading
Ruckus Wireless has raised $16M for TV WiFi
Ruckus Wireless, a Sunnyvale start-up that develops WiFi technology designed to carry Internet TV signals through large homes, including around and through walls and other barriers, has raised $16 million in a fourth round of funding.
The round was led by Motorola Ventures and T-Online, and… Continue Reading
MyNewPlace raises $12 milion for apartment rental site
MyNewPlace has raised an additional $12 million in venture capital.
We wrote about the company back in March, when the San Francisco company first raised $8 million,, and did a podcast with founder John Helm, where we explained the model in more detail. It does not… Continue Reading