| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 11, 2014 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o San Francisco-Based Krux Raises $35 Million in Second Round o Palo Alto-Based Declara Lands Additional $9 Million in First Round o Palo Alto-Based Brigade Media Acquires Causes-Parent Philotic o MapQuest, MLB Team for Online Video Series Focused on Baseball Cities o FinCapDev Names Finalists in $100K Mobile App Competition o Deadline Approaches for 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 o Briefly Noted: RuiYi - Silicon Valley Bank, Nexant, Apixio _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Seven Facts to Breathe Life into Your Business --Don't Miss Summer Rates On All Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising --Associate Director – ORIX Ventures --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 San Francisco-Based Krux Raises $35 Million in Second Round San Francisco -- Krux, a San Francisco-based developer of cloud-based data management tools, said on Wednesday it has raised $35 million in its second round of funding, led by SAP Ventures. New investors Time Warner Investments, Visionnaire Ventures and Temasek also took part in the round, as well as previous backers Accel Partners, IDG Ventures and The Entrepreneurs Fund. Krux, which now has raised $50 million since its inception in 2010, said it will use the latest proceeds to expand its global sales and support teams, as well as its research and development initiatives. Krux's cloud-based data management platform is designed to help marketers and publishers improve revenue and engagement with customers as they navigate between their laptops, tablets, smartphones and connected TVs. Nino Marakovic, the managing director and CEO of SAP Ventures, will join Krux's board. http://www.krux.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/krux-raises-35-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-international-expansion-of-its-data-management-platform-262700831.html _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based Declara Lands Additional $9 Million in First Round Palo Alto, Calif. -- Declara, a Palo Alto-based developer of technology for personalized learning, said on Wednesday it has raised an additional $9 million in funding to close its first round at $25 million. The new tranche included investments from EDBI and Linden Venture Fund. GSV Capital led the initial tranche. Declara said it will use the new funds to broaden its distribution footprint in Asia, which includes opening a new office in Singapore. Founded in 2012, Declara is the maker of a platform that uses semantic search, algorithms and recommendations to develop specific learning paths for individuals. http://www.declara.com https://www.declara.com/news/#edbi-press _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based Brigade Media Acquires Causes-Parent Philotic Palo Alto, Calif. -- Brigade Media, a Palo Alto-based civic engagement startup backed by Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker, said on Wednesday it has acquired a controlling stake in San Francisco-based Philotic, the company that owns online campaigning platform Causes and political advocacy startup Votizen. Financial terms of the deal, the startup's first acquisition, were not disclosed. Matt Mahan, the former CEO of Causes, will become the CEO of Brigade, and James Windon, Causes' vice president of revenue, will become president. Brigade, which in April raised $9.5 million from Parker and Silicon Valley heavyweights Ron Conway and Marc Benioff, called the acquisition critical in fulfilling its mission to "re-energize interest in democracy." "When launched, Brigade will serve as a tool to empower people civically, enabling any person to engage with their representatives in a way that is easy, social and enjoyable," the company said. https://www.causes.com/ http://brigade.com/blog/ _____________________________________________ o MapQuest, MLB Team for Online Video Series Focused on Baseball Cities Denver -- AOL's MapQuest and MLB.com have partnered to launch an original online video series to accompany MapQuest's customized ballpark content featuring gameday guides for all 30 MLB teams. The series, called "Key to the City," is hosted by Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre comedian Matt Fisher. "Sometimes our users know exactly where they're headed, and other times, they need us to inform their decisions with the most relevant options," said Brian McMahon, the general manager of MapQuest. "Our partnership with MLB.com addresses two of the top searches from our community -- baseball and travel." Each 5-minute episode focuses on what to do on game days in select baseball towns. http://gameday.mapquest.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140610005916/en/MapQuest-MLB.com-Debut-Original-Online-Video-Series#.U5cHy3JdXng _____________________________________________ o FinCapDev Names Finalists in $100K Mobile App Competition San Francisco -- The Financial Capability Development Competition (FinCapDev), a nationwide $100,000 challenge to develop mobile apps helping underserved Americans improve their financial choices and gain better access to financial services, has announced 10 finalist teams. Each will spend this summer developing mobile apps addressing a variety of challenges, including making smart purchasing decisions, saving for the future, prioritizing bill payment and fostering positive financial behavior in young adults. Finalist will then participate in a $100,000 demo day in the San Francisco Bay Area, with the grand-prize winner receiving $50,000. A complete look at the finalists is available at the link below. http://fincapdev.com/2014finalists _____________________________________________ o Deadline Approaches for 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Nominations close in three weeks for the 2014 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, an annual ranking of the fastest growing private technology, media, telecom, life sciences and clean tech companies in North America. Rankings are based on their percentage revenue growth from 2009-2013. Nominations, which kicked off in April, will be accepted through June 27 at the link below. The final list will be released Nov. 13. http://www.fast500.com _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Santa Clara, Calif.) RuiYi, a La Jolla-based developer of biologic therapeutics, said on Wednesday it has received a $4 million venture loan from Santa Clara-based Silicon Valley Bank. The company plans to use the proceeds to advance its pipeline of novel monoclonal antibodies. http://www.ruiyibio.com/ http://www.ruiyibio.com/News/061114.htm (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Nexant, a provider of software and advisory services for utilities, on Wednesday named Edwin Liu as its senior vice president of smart grid and grid management. Liu most recently served as the vice president of strategy initiatives and smart grid at Quanta Technology. http://www.nexant.com/company/news/smart-grid-veteran-edwin-liu-joins-nexant-management-team (San Mateo, Calif.) 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