| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 14, 2012 ============================================ Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 http://mamsummit-baltimore-2012.eventbrite.com/ o Petaluma-Based Raydiance Raises $20 Million in New Funding o San Francisco's App Annie Lands $6 Million in Second Round of Funding o Palo Alto-Based Educreations Raises $2.2 Million in First Round o San Francisco-Based Salesforce.com Completes Deal for Buddy Media o S.F.-Based MyHealthTeams Lands $1.75 Million in Seed Funding o San Francisco's Razoo Eclipses $100M Milestone, Hires New Executives > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 o Briefly Noted: GreenButton, Zscaler, OSIsoft _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies --3rd Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit - Sept. 27, 2012 - Wash., DC --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 --BA: Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office --Drive Sales - Advertise with Tech Wire - Special Summer Rates --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Petaluma-Based Raydiance Raises $20 Million in New Funding Petaluma, Calif. – Raydiance, a Petaluma-based developer of precision manufacturing hardware and software based around laser technology, said on Tuesday it has raised $20 million in a new round of funding, led by Samsung Venture Investment, the investment arm of consumer technology giant Samsung Group. Previous backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ-Growth and Greenstreet Partners also participated. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate its consumer electronics efforts and ramp up manufacturing to meet increased demand from its medical device, automotive and other manufacturing customers. http://www.raydiance.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120814005463/en/Raydiance-Raises-20M-Growth-Financing-Led-Samsung _____________________________________________ o San Francisco's App Annie Lands $6 Million in Second Round of Funding San Francisco -- App Annie, a developer of app store analytics and market intelligence with offices in San Francisco and Beijing, said on Tuesday it has raised $6 million in its second round of funding. Greycroft Partners led the round, which also included participation from e.ventures, Infinity Venture Partners, Kii Capital, angel investor Jarl Mohn and previous backer IDG Capital Partners. The company said it will use the new funding to accelerate its product roadmap and expansion into new app stores. "Within the next year, our customers can expect to see a whole host of new feature and platform integrations for App Annie products," said CEO Bertrand Schmitt. The company also plans to increase its presence in the U.S., China and Japan, particularly bolstering its employee base in San Francisco and Beijing. http://www.appannie.com http://www.appannie.com/blog/app-annie-secures-6-million-in-series-b-financing/ _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based Educreations Raises $2.2 Million in First Round Palo Alto, Calif. -- Educreations, the Palo Alto-based developer of an interactive whiteboard app, said on Tuesday it has secured $2.2 million in its first round of funding, from Accel Partners and NewSchools Venture Fund. The company, founded by former RockYou product manager Wade Roberts and engineer Chris Streeter, said it will use the proceeds to expand its mobile learning platform. Educreations' app transforms the iPad into a recordable, interactive whiteboard that captures voice and handwriting to produce video lessons. The company then hosts these lessons online, where they can be shared publicly or with a private group. Educreations was incubated in ImagineK12, a Silicon Valley-based accelerator program for education technology startups. Angel investors participating in the round included Matthew Greenfield, Tabreez Verjee, and David and Julia Popowitz. http://www.educreations.com/ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/educreations-announces-2-2mm-series-160000502.html _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Salesforce.com Completes Deal for Buddy Media San Francisco -- Salesforce.com, the San Francisco-based enterprise cloud computing company, it has completed its $689 million acquisition of New York-based Buddy Media, developer of a social media marketing platform. The cash and stock deal was first announced in early June. The move comes more than year after Salesforce.com also acquired Radian6, developer of a social media monitoring platform. The company said it now plans to combine the two platforms, allowing CMOs to manage their company's entire social marketing lifecycle. Founded in 2007, Buddy Media has nearly 1,000 customers, including Ford, HP, L'Oreal and Mattel. Buddy Media's team is now part of the Salesforce Marketing Cloud. http://www.buddymedia.com http://www.salesforce.com http://www.salesforce.com/company/news-press/press-releases/2012/08/120813.jsp _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based MyHealthTeams Lands $1.75 Million in Seed Funding San Francisco -- MyHealthTeams, a San Francisco-based developer of social networks specifically for people with chronic health conditions, said on Tuesday it has raised $1.75 million in seed funding, led by Adams Street Partners. Other participants included 500 Startups and several angel investors. The company said it will use the proceeds to scale its business, expand its team and drive awareness of its social networks and mobile apps. MyHealthTeams also announced the launch of the MyAutismTeam mobile app, available for iOS devices. The app builds on the success of the company's social network, MyAutismTeam.com. "When you are diagnosed with a chronic condition, it should be easy to find the best people around to help you," said co-founder and CEO Eric Peacock. “We meet a need not addressed by mass market social networks like Facebook." http://www.myhealthteams.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/myhealthteams-announces-175-million-in-seed-funding-launches-myautismteam-mobile-app-1690359.htm _____________________________________________ o San Francisco's Razoo Eclipses $100M Milestone, Hires New Executives San Francisco – Razoo, the developer of a crowdfunding platform for causes with offices in San Francisco and Washington, DC, said on Tuesday its online community now has raised more than $100 million for over 14,000 nonprofits. More than half of the money has been raised over the past nine months, the company said. Razoo said a large component of its early success has been a series of 24-hour online fundraising competitions. The company so far has executed 15 "Giving Days" across the U.S., in one event raising $14 million in 24 hours with partner GiveMN in Minnesota. Razoo, which recently opened West Coast headquarters in San Francisco, also has named three new executives in Jeremy Burton (CTO), Robert Carter (vice president of product development) and Stephanie Cohn Rupp (senior director of business development). Burton, a serial entrepreneur, co-founded several companies, including Symbian, the creator of the mobile platform that has powered over half a billion devices, and most recently was CTO at Fundly. Razoo is seed funded by the Legatum Group. http://www.razoo.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120814005469/en/Razoo-Fastest-Growing-Crowdfunding-Site-Hits-100M _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - Intelligence & Insights on the Future of Communications. This one-day conference, organized by Potomac Tech Wire and Capitol Communicator, will bring together 300+ executives from the marketing, advertising, technology and communications sectors to discuss major issues facing the industry. The themes will focus on emerging technologies and trends in marketing communications. Topics will include: metrics, mobile, social media, multi-platform campaigns, online video campaigns, experiential advertising, B2B, PR, and much more. 7:45 am – 6:00 pm. Oct. 18, 2012. Super Early Bird Rate thru Aug. 10, 2012. Register at: http://mamsummit-baltimore-2012.eventbrite.com/ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based GreenButton, a developer of cloud computing software, on Tuesday named Jeff Olson as its vice president of worldwide sales. Olson most recently served as senior manager of strategic accounts at the storage division of Red Hat. http://www.greenbutton.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/greenbutton-announces-appointment-of-jeff-olson-as-vice-president-of-global-sales-1690660.htm (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based cloud security company Zscaler on Tuesday named Thomas Miller as head of North America sales and Rebecca MacDonald as head of worldwide marketing. Miller was previously the president of Trend USA and led the strategic planning, operations and growth initiatives for Trend Micro's U.S. business unit. MacDonald was the vice president of marketing at Attensity. http://www.zscaler.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120814006344/en/Seasoned-Executives-Join-Zscaler-Part-Rapid-Expansion (San Leandro, Calif.) San Leandro-based OSIsoft, a developer of infrastructure software for industry, said on Tuesday that Jenny Linton has succeeded Bernard Morneau as president. Linton has been with the company since 1986, most recently as its executive vice president of operations and administration. Morneau has transitioned to the new role of chief strategy officer. http://www.osisoft.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120814005044/en/OSIsoft-Announces-Appointment-President =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies. Bridge Bank’s Technology Banking Division serves venture-backed and non venture-backed companies from inception to IPO. Bridge Bank's product offering includes growth capital, equipment and working capital credit facilities and treasury management solutions, along with a full line of international products and services and financing secured by domestic, government and foreign receivables. 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