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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 12, 2015
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o San Francisco-Based Swrve Raises $30 Million, Acquires adaptiv.io
o Milpitas-Based Eyefluence Launches After Raising $14M in Second Round
o San Jose-Based PayPal Completes Acquisition of S.F.-Based Xoom
o Palo Alto's RhodeCode Acquires San Francisco-based Appenlight
o Recardio Raises $3 Million, Moves Headquarters to San Francisco
o Briefly Noted: Imgur, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Cola
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o San Francisco-Based Swrve Raises $30 Million, Acquires adaptiv.io
San Francisco -- Swrve, the San Francisco-based developer of a mobile marketing engagement platform, said on Thursday it has raised $30 million in funding and acquired Newport Beach-based adaptiv.io, developer of a data automation platform for mobile. Evolution Media Partners and the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund co-led the round, which also included participation from previous backers Acero Capital and Atlantic Bridge. Swrve, whose platform is designed to let brands deliver relevant in-app mobile interactions, said it will use this funding to continue its global expansion and product development. Marco DeMiroz, managing director of Evolution Media Partners, will join the company's board of directors. The two announcements come on the heels of a period of significant growth for the company, which recently reached 1 billion installs of its product.
https://www.swrve.com/
http://www.adaptiv.io/
https://www.swrve.com/company/press-room/swrve-completes-30-million-financing-round-and-acquisition-of-adaptiv.io
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o Milpitas-Based Eyefluence Launches After Raising $14M in Second Round
Milpitas, Calif. -- Eyefluence, a Milpitas-based developer of eye-interaction technology that lets users control their smartphones and tablets with their eyes through smart glasses, said it has officially launched operations after raising $14 million in its second round of funding. Motorola Solutions Venture Capital led the round, which also included participation from new investors Jazz Venture Partners, NHN Investment and Dolby Family Ventures, as well as previous backers and individuals. Intel Capital led the company's first round in 2013. Motorola Solutions said it is currently working with Eyefluence to integrate eye-interaction into its "smart public safety" applications. "Imagine if police officers could get information on an unfolding crime scene without visibly moving a muscle," said Paul Steinberg, the CTO of Motorola Solutions. "Instead, they would use only the motion of their eyes behind sunglasses, leaving their heads up and their hands free to manage the scene and take quick action."
http://www.eyefluence.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/eye-interaction-pioneer-eyefluence-announces-company-launch-series-b-funding-300175346.html
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o San Jose-Based PayPal Completes Acquisition of S.F.-Based Xoom
San Jose, Calif. -- PayPal, the San Jose-based payment technology giant that recently split from parent eBay, said on Thursday it has completed its $890 million acquisition of San Francisco-based Xoom, a provider of international digital money transfer services. eBay paid $25 a share in cash under the deal, first announced in early July. Xoom will operate as a separate service within PayPal under the continued leadership of John Kunze, who has joined PayPal’s executive staff. Xoom's services allow users in 37 countries to send money, pay bills and send mobile reloads through their mobile phone, tablet or computer. During the 12 months ended March 31, the company's more than 1.3 million active customers sent approximately $7.0 billion in key markets such as Mexico, India, the Philippines, China and Brazil.
http://www.xoom.com
https://investor.paypal-corp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=942429
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o Palo Alto's RhodeCode Acquires San Francisco-based Appenlight
Palo Alto, Calif. -- RhodeCode, developer of a platform for managing and collaborating on source code, with offices in Germany and Palo Alto, said it has acquired San Francisco-based Appenlight, a maker of tools that let developers quickly gather performance metrics and error reports from web apps. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. RhodeCode said it has integrated Appenlight into its Enterprise product. "We can now deliver performance monitoring, real-time data analysis and error alerts, so customers can optimize their application performance and service delivery," said RhodeCode CEO Matthew Powell. "We will launch added applications on the Appenlight platform in the months to come."
https://rhodecode.com/
https://rhodecode.com/blog/104/rhodecode-completes-acquisition-of-appenlight
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o Recardio Raises $3 Million, Moves Headquarters to San Francisco
San Francisco -- Recardio, a life science company focused on regenerative therapies for cardiovascular diseases said it has raised $3 million in a preferred stock offering and relocated its headquarters from Austria to San Francisco. Participants included several of the company's previous backers, as a number of new undisclosed investors. The company said it will use the proceeds to conduct a Phase 2 clinical trial for its lead therapeutic candidate, Dutogliptin, which is being developed for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction, commonly known as heart attack. "The relocation of our corporate headquarters to San Francisco reflects the importance of the U.S. market and the opportunity to continue the development of our technology in California, which is the hub of regenerative medicine innovation," said Roman Schenk, Recardio's founder, president and CEO. The company will retain its European hub in Austria.
http://www.recardio.eu/en/
http://www.recardio.eu/en/rec-news/nov-11-2015-3m-series-a-financing
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Imgur, developer of an online image sharing community that last year raised $40 million in funding, has named Ron Benson as its vice president of engineering. Benson previously served as the vice president of engineering at Walmart eCommerce.
http://imgur.com
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/11/prweb13076123.htm
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a provider of venture debt to technology and life sciences companies, has named Kristen Kosofsky as senior managing director of its Life Sciences Group in Boston. Kosofsky most recently, served as the managing director of Horizon Technology Finance, and previously was the vice president of life sciences at Comerica Bank in Boston.
http://investor.htgc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=942063
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Cola, a developer of interactive texting technology, said on Thursday it has emerged from stealth mode with $1.3 million in seed funding. Naval Ravikant led the round, with participation from Tribeca Angels and Ravikant's AngelList syndicate, which includes AOL co-founder Steve Case, Brad Garlinghous and other prominent angels.
http://cola.io
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151112005520/en/Silicon-Valley-Veterans-Raise-1.3-Million-Create
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