Schoold Closes $4.5 Million Seed Round
SAN FRANCISCO — Schoold, a new innovative college planning startup, has successfully closed a seed round of approximately $4.5 million...
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Bromium Rakes in $40 Million Round
CUPERTINO — Bromium, the pioneer of next-generation endpoint protection using virtualization, has secured an additional investment of $40 million...
United Launches Flight from Silicon Valley to Silicon Wadi
SAN FRANCISCO — United Airlines has inaugurated new service linking San Francisco and Tel Aviv with the first-ever nonstop flights...
Cyara Closes $25 Million Series A
REDWOOD CITY — Cyara Solutions Corp., a provider of a testing and monitoring platform for businesses, has secured...
Meltwater Acquires Encore Alert
SAN FRANCISCO — Meltwater — the global leader in media intelligence solutions — has announced the acquisition of Encore...
Tinder Acquires San Francisco’s Humin
LOS ANGELES — Tinder, a popular dating app for meeting new people, has agreed to acquire San Francisco-based Humin –...
Acer Debuts Chromebook With 14-Hour Battery Life
SAN JOSE — Acer expands its line of Chromebooks with the Acer Chromebook 14, the industry’s first model that...
Capitol Hyundai to Sell Tucson Fuel Cell Cars
SAN JOSE — Capitol Hyundai in San Jose, a member of the Del Grande Dealer Group, became the fifth...
JetBlue Makes Investment in FLYR
REDWOOD CITY — JetBlue Technology Ventures, the new venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue Airways, has selected Silicon Valley-based travel...
TaskRabbit Teams Up With Honest Company
SAN FRANCISCO — TaskRabbit, the company that helps consumers get their chores done everyday, has formed an exclusive...
Vista Solar Completes 1.1 MW Solar Solution in Watsonville
SANTA CLARA — Vista Solar announces the completion of a 1.1 megawatt solar solution for Classic Salads in Watsonville,...
GoPro Signs on Swimmer Missy Franklin
SAN MATEO, CA — GoPro, maker of action cameras, has added champion swimmer Missy Franklin to its elite roster of...
Founders Fund Closes New $1.3 Billion VC Fund
SAN FRANCISCO — Founders Fund has closed its sixth fund with $1.3 billion in money. This fund brings the...
Pandora Founder Taking Over as CEO
OAKLAND — Music site Pandora announced its board has appointed founder Tim Westergren as CEO effecitve immediately. Tim helped...
June Closes $22.5 Million Series A
June, a maker of computer-based ovens, has closed a Series A financing with a $22.5 million round led by...
OpenTable Reveals 100 Hottest Restaurants in America
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenTable, the world’s leading provider of online restaurant reservations and part of The Priceline Group, has...
Apple to Introduce Carekit for Health Apps
CUPERTINO — Apple has introduced CareKit, a new software framework designed to help developers enable people to actively manage their...
Sena Sells HD Camera for Motorcycle Helmets
SAN JOSE — Sena Technologies a leader in Bluetooth innovation for the motorsports, action sports and outdoor sports lifestyles, has...
Sight Machine Receives $13 Million Series B
SAN FRANCISCO — Sight Machine, a startup leading the digital transformation of manufacturing, has raised $13.5 million in...
Apple Launches 4-Inch iPhone SE
CUPERTINO — When it comes to phones, bigger is not necessarily better. Apple has introduced the iPhone SE,...
Usermind Raises $14.5 Million Led by Menlo Ventures
SEATTLE — Usermind, builder of an orchestration hub for business operations (BizOps) teams, emerged from stealth last week and...
Spirox Closes $45 Million Series C
MENLO PARK — Spirox Inc., a privately held medical device company, has closed a $45 million Series C...
Shutterfly Names New CEO
REDWOOD CITY — Shutterfly, an online retailer of personalized photos and services, has appointed Christopher North as president and...
Yelp Surpasses 100 Million Reviews
SAN FRANCISCO — Local review site Yelp Inc. announced it has surpassed 100 million cumulative reviews contributed since inception....