Thursday, November 7, 2013UberMedia Names Sales VPPasadena-based mobile advertising firm UberMedia, one of the companies out of Idealab, said Thursday that it has named a new VP of Sales, covering the company's Eastern Region. The company--which runs UberAds, a mobile ad network which uses location, social, and interest information to help advertisers target ads--said that it has named Neil Shapiro as VP of Sales in the Eastern Region. Shapiro was most recently Vice President at Verve Mobile, and also has worked at Shazam, Flixter, The Huffingt (More info...)
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Provide Commerce Buys Mobile Gifting Firm SincerelySan Diego-based Provide Commerce, the company which owns such brands as ProFlowers, RedEnvelope, Gifts.com, and other e-commerce sites, announced this morning that it has purchase mobile gifting startup Sincerely, Inc. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Sincerely provides mobile photo postcard and greeting card apps for the iPhone and Android. As part of the acquisition, Provide Commerce said that Sincerely's founders, Matt Brezina and Bryan Kennedy, will continue with the fi (More info...)
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GoCoin Raises $550,000 For BitCoin PurchasesSanta Monica-based GoCoin--one of the first BitCoin startups to emerge out of the Silicon Beach technology ecosystem--said today that it has raised $550,000 in a seed funding round, to develop a platform to enable the purchasing of good and services around the world with Bitcoin. The seed funding came from former Facebook exec Owen Van Natta, Ooma founder Andrew Frame, BitAngels, Stephens Investment Management, Mikael Pawlo (Mr Green LTD), Jonathan Congdon (Beachbody), Ruvento Ventures, Ronnie W (More info...)
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deviantART Gets $10M From AutodeskLos Angeles-based online social network for artists deviantART has raised $10M in a funding round from CAD software developer Autodesk, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. The site--which says it has 29 million registered members and 65 million unique visitors per month--offers up an online community where artists can upload and share their artwork with others. deviantART was founded by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira, and was founded in August of 2000.
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At The Pool Courts Millennials With New Social Discovery AppLos Angeles-based At The Pool, the social discovery service headed by Alex Capecelatro, has launched a brand new, mobile app it says is targeted at helping people to connect and interact. The startup said the new app was "built by millennials for millennials", and reinvents the way people connect and interact with one another. According to the startup, the new app lets users with like interests connect through things called "shouts", linking users up in real life based on geography and interests (More info...)
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ImmunGene Raises $9MThousand Oaks-based ImmunGene, a startup biotech company developing antibody-based, protein therapeutics for treating cancer, said today that it has raised $9M in a Series A funding, to advance its early stage development products. According to the company, the funding came from Ally Bridge Group. The startup is led by Sanjay D. Khare, PhD, and includes a team from Amgen, Baxter, Genentech and Seattle Genetics. ImmunGene said it is developing developing antibody-cytokine fusion technology therap (More info...)
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Velocify Launches New Tool On Salesforce.com's AppExchangeLos Angeles-based Velocify, the startup led by Nick Hedges, has launched a new tool to help companies manage their prospects and leads on Salesforce.com. The company said its new Velocify LeadManager with Activity Prioritization connects into Salesforce.com, via that companhy's AppExchange, which helps companies manage new leads, opportunities, and scheduled calendar events. Velocify's software is aimed at helping companies better manage their sales funnel, by prioritizing leads and making sure (More info...)
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Convertro Debuts New ToolSanta Monica-based Convertro, the developer of marketing attribution software led by serial entrepreneur Jeff Zwelling, has rolled out a new tool, which it says helps marketers measure the return on investment from printed catalogs. According to Convertro, the new, catalog-tracking capabilities in its software helps marketers figure out how much more likely a customer is to visit a company's website if they receive a catalog, which catalogs perform better, the optimal number of catalogs to send, (More info...)
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Pathway Genomics Names Sales VPSan Diego-based genetic testing laboratory Pathway Genomics Corporation said this morning that it has named Robert C. Verfurth as its new Vice President of Sales. Verfuth has served at such companies as Innovus Pharmaceuticals, Dianon Systems (Acquired by LabCorp), Prometheus Laboratories (acquired by Nestle Health Science), GeneOh Sciences (acquired by Becton Dickinson), and the U.S. Air Force. Pathway Genomics offers up genetic testing services.
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Nonprofit Gets $1.3M To Reduce Solar Rooftop CostsThe California Center for Sustanable Energy (CCSE) said Wednesday that it has received $1.3 million in an award from the Department of Energy, as part of the DOE's latest SunShot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge II. According to the CCSE, which is based in San Diego, the $1.3 million will go towards a project which aims to streamline and standardize solar energy installations for residential and small commercial customers in California. The CCSE said it is particularly aiming at inconsistencie (More info...)
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