6-24-03
These are daily venture cap. winners. I rec' this data daily through email, and find it interesting.. and useful.. as sometimes these make great leads for domain sales.
* interesting story (last one listed) on a company using the word "Bay" in their domain.. I have "supplybay" and have been warned about TM issues and such.. but I'm not too worried about eBay wanting my SupplyBay.. they are two different type domains..
Software Firm Performaworks Raises $13M Series B
BURLINGTON, MASS. -- Performaworks, a developer of performance management software, said it has closed $13 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.performaworks.com
Visto Sees $20M More to Cap Series AA at $50.4M
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. -- Following two major partnership deals last week, Visto, a provider of personal and corporate mobile messaging applications, has extended its Series AA financing to raise an additional $20.1 million. The round is now closed at $50.4 million. [full story]
http://www.visto.com
Affymax Gets $20M Series C Round, Names President and CEO
PALO ALTO, CALIF. -- Affymax, a biopharmaceutical company, said it has raised $20 million in Series C financing. The company has also appointed Arlene Morris as president and CEO. [full story]
http://www.affymax.com
Tera Systems Raises $11 Million Series B
CAMPBELL, CALIF. -- Tera Systems, a provider of silicon virtual prototype software tools for system-on-chip design, said it has closed $11 million in Series B funding. [full story]
http://www.terasystems.com
Digit Raises First Tranche of Second Round, Partners with Intel
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. -- Digit Wireless, a developer of an alphanumeric interface for mobile devices, has raised an undisclosed amount of new financing in its ongoing second round of financing, VentureWire has learned. The company has also announced a strategic partnership with Intel, the Santa Clara, Calif.-based manufacturer of semiconductors. [full story]
http://www.intel.com
http://www.digitwireless.com
MobileSys and mBlox Merge, Raise $8M in Series A
SUNNYVALE, CALIF. -- MobileSys, a provider of short message services (SMS) to corporations, and mBlox, a London-based provider of SMS services such as advertising campaigns, said they have merged operations and closed $8 million in Series A financing. [full story]
http://www.mobilesys.com
http://www.mblox.com
Orqis Medical Secures $25M in Series C
LAKE FOREST, CALIF. -- Orqis Medical, a developer of a device that aids patients with congestive heart failure, has secured $25 million in Series C financing. [full story]
http://www.orqis.com
Application Data Management Firm OuterBay Lands $8M Series B
CAMPBELL, CALIF. -- OuterBay, a provider of application data management software, is expected to announce raising an $8-million Series B round of funding. [full story]
http://www.outerbay.com