Bioverativ acquires rare disease biotech, True North Therapeutics for $825M –...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Chimeron Bio (2015, New York) – Developing personalised nucleic acid-based vaccines for the treatment of cancer and using Nanoparticle-sized virus like particles for vaccine...
View ArticleIndependent oil & natural gas company Valorem secures $300M from Kayne...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Sigora International (2015, SF) – Develops smart microgrid management system enabled with smart meters for rural households and microgrids. The company offers proprietary...
View ArticleBlockchain firm R3 raises $107M from investors including Ping An and HSBC –...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Vic.ai (2017, New York City) – Provides software that automates the process of bookkeeping by the implementation of artificial intelligence. The software also provides...
View ArticleZurich Insurance Group uses AI for personal injury claims – Insurance Tech...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Jones (2016, New York City) – A mobile based on-demand liability insurance platform for businesses. It lets businesses to get coverage on a project-basis. RightIndem (2015,...
View ArticleEnteroMedics buys Gastric Vest System through acquisition of BarioSurg –...
Interesting Startups SafeHeal (2015, Paris) – A flexible bypass sheath for anastomosis protection. A disruptive, patented technology for anastomosis protection and leakage prevention which occurs after...
View ArticleTracxn – Healthcare Newsletter # 100 – Fitness & Wellness
A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting startups globally RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – FITNESS AND WELLNESS 51Yund, a fitness app to track running, raised $14.5M in a Series C...
View ArticleTracxn – Analyst Notes # 1065 – Application Testing
A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – APPLICATION TESTING QASymphony, a provider of quality assurance and testing tools for test...
View ArticleTakeda and NEA back $39M series A for GI biotech OrphoMed – BioPharma Daily #...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND NanoPhagix (2015, Philadelphia) – Developing nanoparticle-rapamycin formulations to treat inflammation in atherosclerosis. The drug delivery system reaches the blood vessel...
View ArticleDONG Energy to divest oil and gas business in $1B INEOS deal – Energy Daily #...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Alsen (2016, Merced) – Developer of AI-based HVAC management system. The system uses machine learning models to predict occupancy and comfort requirements for controlling...
View ArticleNYC-based consumer insurance startup PolicyGenius raises $30M Series C...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Jones (2016, New York City) – A mobile based on-demand liability insurance platform for businesses. It lets businesses to get coverage on a project-basis. EquityX (2016, Tel...
View ArticleTracxn – Analyst Notes (India Practice) # 427
A daily newsletter summarizing interesting Indian startups and recent activity both in India & globally. INTERESTING STARTUPS Cingulariti (2016, Mumbai), customer interaction analytics platform....
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Tracxn – Analyst Notes # 1066 – Sales Force Automation
A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – SALES FORCE AUTOMATION Zilliant – Pricing optimization platform for businesses raises $30M...
View ArticleTracxn – Analyst Notes # 1067 – Insurance Tech
A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting start-ups globally RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – INSURANCE TECH Clover Health, a San Francisco based health insurtech startup, has raised...
View ArticleEmmaus secures FDA panel backing for sickle cell drug, scraps $225M Generex...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND RoverMed Biosciences (2016, Minnetonka) – Developing therapeutics for solid cancers using its Crystalline Ultra-Small Particle (CUSP) technology. Its CUSP technology can...
View ArticleOil and Natural Gas Corporation to invest $4.64B in FY18 – Energy Daily # 232
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND Cycleboard (2015, Costa Mesa) – Developer of electric personal transport equipment with an intuitive lean-to-steer system. Fritts (2015, Utrecht) – Online solar panel...
View ArticleNJ-based provider of a payment cycle management platform Billtrust raises...
INTERESTING COMPANIES FOUND RightIndem (2015, London, $17k) – SaaS platform that uses machine learning algorithms for insurance claims settlement, repair solutions, and real-time fraud scoring....
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Report: Real Estate Tech Sees Growth, Investors Favor Online Residential...
Funding in the real estate tech sector has climbed steadily from 2015 to 2017 YTD. Early and late stage funding went up significantly during this time, with the average series B ticket size going from...
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Report: Late Investments Drive Funding Leap In the Smart Homes Space in 2016...
Smart homes space in 2016 saw an 87% leap in total funding dollars with fundraising rounds plunging by 15%. By stage, fundraising rounds climbed only for late investments by a whopping 350% whereas,...
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Report: Funding Dollars Take A Hit in Enterprise Security Landscape in 2016...
In 2016, both fundraising rounds and funding dollars saw a marginal dip from the previous year, plummeting by 3% and 16% respectively. Funding rounds fell for seed stage by 24%, surged for early stage...
View ArticleTracxn – Energy Newsletter # 115 – Energy Storage
A daily newsletter summarizing recent activity & interesting startups in the energy storage sector globally RECENT NOTABLE ACTIVITY – ENERGY STORAGE Wärtsilä acquires energy storage software and...
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