| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 8, 2014 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o South San Francisco-Based Counsyl Raises $28 Million in Fourth Round o Bankrate Acquires San Mateo-Based Caring.com for $54 Million o Searchmetrics Moves U.S. Headquarters to San Mateo, Raises $8.5 Million o S.F.-Based Marin Software Names David Yovanno as New CEO o San Mateo-Based MyBuys Names Rita Brogley as President and CEO o Briefly Noted: hopTo, Twilio, Keysight Technologies _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The One Leadership Secret You Can’t Ignore --Associate Director – ORIX Ventures --USC Marshall Partners Bay Area: Inside Entrepreneurship - May 8, 2014 --Tech + Travel Demo Event – May 22, 2014 --Investment Adviser Executive --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 South San Francisco-Based Counsyl Raises $28 Million in Fourth Round South San Francisco -- Counsyl, a South San Francisco-based developer of genetic screening technology, said on Thursday it has raised $28 million in its fourth round of funding, co-led by Rosemont Seneca Technology Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. The company, which now has raised $93 million since its inception, plans to use the latest funds to bolster product development, after recently introducing screenings for inherited cancer and family prep. "We want to make it easy and affordable for people to get screened for a wide range of meaningful information that can have a real influence on their health," said co-founder and CEO Ramji Srinivasan. Counsyl uses robots to process blood and saliva samples, along with its team of scientists and engineers. The technology allows the company to simultaneously analyze thousands of DNA samples. In addition, the company also said it has launched a new platform for online communication of results between physicians and patients. http://www.counsyl.com http://www.counsyl.com/press/ _____________________________________________ o Bankrate Acquires San Mateo-Based Caring.com for $54 Million San Mateo, Calif. -- Bankrate, the New York-based provider of personal finance content on the Internet, said it has paid $54 million in cash to acquire San Mateo-based Caring.com, developer of a senior care resource for family caregivers. Caring.com provides assisted living and eldercare content, online support groups and a senior care directory. The company generates revenue primarily through referral fees from senior housing communities, as well as from subscriptions and display ads. "This acquisition represents a tremendous opportunity for Bankrate," said Kenneth Esterow, the company's president and CEO. "At $60 billon, the senior housing market is already half the size of the $120 billion U.S. apartment market, and growing twice as fast." Caring will remain headquartered in San Mateo, and Andy Cohen will remain CEO. http://www.caring.com/ http://www.caring.com/about/news-room/caring-com-joins-bankrate.html http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=61502&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1928344&highlight= _____________________________________________ o Searchmetrics Moves U.S. Headquarters to San Mateo, Raises $8.5 Million San Mateo, Calif. -- Searchmetrics, a German provider of digital marketing software and services, said on Thursday it has opened its new U.S. headquarters in San Mateo after seeing U.S. sales double over the past year. The company, which had been operating out of New York, also announced $8.5 million in new funding from Neuhaus Partners, Iris Capital and Holtzbrinck Digital. Marcus Tober, the company's founder and CTO, will work out of the new office, along with an expanded team. "The U.S. is a key market for us and we're investing resources to build on our success here," said Tober. "Our new office means we are situated near some of the world's biggest technology companies as well as many thousands of startups." Searchmetrics' software is used by clients such as Symantec, eBay, Macmillan Publishers and Become.com to optimize their SEO, content, social media and mobile marketing. http://www.searchmetrics.com/en/ http://www.searchmetrics.com/en/searchmetrics/press/searchmetrics-us-sales-revenue-doubles-12-months/ _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based Marin Software Names David Yovanno as New CEO San Francisco -- Marin Software, the San Francisco-based developer of a platform used to manage online advertising, has named David Yovanno as its new CEO, succeeding founder Chris Lien, who will become executive chairman. Lien had led the company since its inception in 2006. "Now is the right time to bring in Dave, who has more than 20 years of operating experience and strong digital marketing expertise," said Lien. "I am confident Dave will build on Marin's success to drive the company to even greater levels of achievement." Yovanno most recently served as the executive vice president of technology solutions at Conversant, formerly known as ValueClick, and previously was the CEO of Gigya. http://www.marinsoftware.com/ http://www.marinsoftware.com/resources/news/marin-software-announces-ceo-transition-to-position-company-for-next-phase-of-growth _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-Based MyBuys Names Rita Brogley as President and CEO San Mateo, Calif. -- MyBuys, a San Mateo-based developer of personalization technology that automates and delivers targeted offers to consumers based on their behaviors and purchase intent, on Thursday named Rita Brogley as its president and CEO. Brogley most recently served as the company's chief customer officer, and previously was the CEO of Amadesa, before it was acquired by LivePerson. MyBuys generates offers based on its database of approximately 250 million consumers. "We are transforming commerce by focusing on the specific shopping traits of individual consumers and empowering retailers to offer their customers what they want and when they want it," said Brogley. http://www.mybuys.com http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/mybuys-names-rita-brogley-as-ceo-and-president-1908139.htm _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Campbell, Calif.) Campbell-based hopTo, developer of a mobile productivity workspace app, on Thursday named Jean-Louis Casabonne as its CFO. Casabonne previously served as the CFO of Quova and the director of business development at Neustar. http://hopto.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hopto-names-jean-louis-casabonne-as-chief-financial-officer-258446231.html (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Twilio, creator of a platform that lets software developers integrate voice and text messaging into their apps, has named Richard Dalzell to its board of directors. Dalzell is the former chief information officer and senior vice president at Amazon.com. http://twilio.com http://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/twilio-welcomes-richard-dalzell-to-board-of-directors-258306471.html (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Agilent Technologies has named Jay Alexander as the CTO of Keysight Technologies, the new electronic measurement company to be formed by the separation of Agilent into two publicly traded companies later this year. Alexander has held numerous leadership positions within Agilent's Electronic Measurement Group, including his most recent role as vice president and general manager for the Oscilloscope and Protocol Division. http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2014/07may-gp14012.html =================================================== 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 One Leadership Secret You Can’t Ignore We've all had setbacks and obstacles in our personal and professional lives. How does an effective leader react and respond to setbacks? 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