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o Redwood City-Based ARMO BioSciences Raises $50 Million in Third Round
o San Francisco-Based Sunverge Energy Lands $36,5M in Third Round
o San Francisco-Based IdeaScale Acquires InnovationManagement.se
o Menlo Park-Based Shasta Ventures Names Doug Pepper as Managing Director
o Foster City-Based Norse Names Howard Bain III as New CEO
o TechCrunch Names Winners of 2016 Crunchies Awards
o Briefly Noted: Ultratech, Support.com
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o Redwood City-Based ARMO BioSciences Raises $50 Million in Third Round
Redwood City, Calif. -- ARMO BioSciences, a Redwood City-based clinical-stage biotechnology company, said on Wednesday it has raised $50 million in its third round of funding. Participants included previous backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), OrbiMed, DAG Ventures and NanoDimension, as well as new investors HBM Healthcare Investments, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Celgene, Industrial Investors Group and private funds advised by Clough Capital Partners. ARMO said it will use the proceeds to support the clinical development of its lead product candidate, AM0010, for the treatment of advanced solid tumors, as well as its pipeline of immunotherapies. Peter Van Vlasselaer, the company's president and CEO, said the aim of the drugs is to "improve the treatment outcomes for cancer patients that do not respond to current immuno-oncology therapies."
http://www.armobio.com
http://www.armobio.com/pr/2016/021016.php
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o San Francisco-Based Sunverge Energy Lands $36,5M in Third Round
San Francisco -- Sunverge Energy, the San Francisco-based developer of a distributed energy storage and management appliance, said it has landed $36.5 million in its third round of funding, led by new investor AGL Energy Ltd., Australia's largest publicly traded energy retailer. Previous backers including the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), SBCVC, Siemens Venture Capital and Total Energy Ventures International also participated. As part of its investment, AGL will become the exclusive channel partner for the sales of Sunverge's energy storage systems in Australia. Founded in 2009, Sunverge makes appliances comprised of storage batteries, power electronics and system-management software running in the cloud. The systems allow utilities to automatically execute demand response programs on an individual customer level or link them into "virtual power plants" to meet peak energy demand across an entire community or service area.
http://www.sunverge.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/energy-storage-leader-sunverge-energy-closes-365-million-series-c-funding-300217798.html
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o San Francisco-Based IdeaScale Acquires InnovationManagement.se
San Francisco -- IdeaScale, the San Francisco-based developer of cloud-based innovation software platform, said on Wednesday it has acquired InnovationManagement.se (IM), developer of a platform for innovation management content, best practices and online training programs. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will allow IdeaScale to offer IM's training programs to customers and partners. IM's clients include Ernst & Young, UC Berkeley, IMD and NineSigma. "Innovation was once thought to be the purview of the elite, accessible only to a closed group of researchers," said Rob Hoehn, the CEO of IdeaScale. "What we're seeing is a trend towards openness everywhere and that means making it easy for anyone, anywhere to introduce significant, positive change."
http://ideascale.com/
http://www.innovationmanagement.se/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ideascale-acquires-innovationmanagementse-to-enhance-comprehensive-innovation-offering-300217794.html
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o Menlo Park-Based Shasta Ventures Names Doug Pepper as Managing Director
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Shasta Ventures, a Menlo Park-based early-stage venture capital firm, on Wednesday named Doug Pepper as a managing director. Pepper previously spent 15 years at InterWest Partners, where he began his career in venture capital, and was the first investor in Marketo in 2006. He also was an early investor in Flurry (acquired by Yahoo), Lombardi (acquired by IBM) and Optimizely, and currently serves as a board member of Appboy, Badgeville, Newscred, INVIDI, Spredfast and Tapjoy. He will focus on the SaaS and mobile spaces. "As Shasta continues to build its software practice, Doug will provide new perspective to our team and our portfolio companies," said Jason Pressman, a managing director.
http://www.shastaventures.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160210005376/en/Leading-Enterprise-Software-Investor-Doug-Pepper-Joins
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o Foster City-Based Norse Names Howard Bain III as New CEO
Foster City, Calif. -- Norse, a Foster City-based cybersecurity firm offering live attack intelligence designed to help companies block threats, has named board member Howard Bain III as its new CEO and interim CFO. He replaces co-founder Samuel Glines, who has left the company. Bain, the former CFO of Symantec and chairman and interim CEO of Violin Memory, has served on the company's board since 2013. Norse also has named new members to its board of directors. Complete details are at the bottom link below.
http://www.norse-corp.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160209006615/en/Norse-Corp.-Names-Industry-Visionary-Howard-A.
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o TechCrunch Names Winners of 2016 Crunchies Awards
San Francisco -- TechCrunch, the popular tech blog owned by AOL, on Tuesday night announced the winners of its 2016 Crunchies Awards during a ceremony at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House. Winners were honored across 20 categories, including Fastest Rising Startup, Founder of the Year and Biggest Social Impact. The awards annually honor companies and individuals that made the biggest impression on their peers in the industry in 2015. Following open submissions, TechCrunch editors paired down the list, then a special board voted on finalists. The complete list of winners is available at the link below.
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/08/and-the-winners-of-the-9th-annual-crunchies-are/
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Ultratech, a supplier of lithography, laser processing and inspection systems used to manufacture semiconductors and LEDs, said on Wednesday it has promoted a pair of executives. The company has named Tammy Landon as its senior vice president of operations and Dave Ghosh as its senior vice president of global sales and service.
http://www.ultratech.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ultratech-announces-promotion-of-two-executives-300217804.html
(Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Support.com, a provider of cloud-based software and services used to deliver technical support, on Wednesday named Dustin Oxborrow as its vice president of sales. Oxborrow most recently served as the senior director of sales at BrightEdge Technologies.
http://www.support.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160210005160/en/Dustin-Oxborrow-Joins-Support.com-Vice-President-Sales
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A Virginia-based Healthcare Management Consulting company in pursuit of continued growth in an entrepreneurial environment is seeking a Federal Business Development Director to be responsible for significant customer acquisitions as well as expansion into the commercial market. RESPONSIBILITIES: New Federal (government) Business Development with the ability to expand sales into the commercial market. Achieve or exceed sales quotas on a quarterly and annual basis. Execute the entire client development cycle. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required; Master's Degree preferred. A minimum of 8 years' experience in the Federal market to include business development, sales and consultant experience across various government departments and agencies. Must have an extensive network within the Federal market that can be leveraged for sales. The full job description is at: www.potomactechwire.com/listing5733.html Interested applicants, please submit resume to recruiting@ardx.net
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> Chief Marketing Officer - Tampa, FL.
The Vice President of Marketing & CMO will be responsible for positioning Pilgrim as a world-class provider of Quality Management Solutions for global life science organizations. The CMO will have responsibility for Market Strategy, Marketing Communications and Marketing Execution. This individual will lead all of Pilgrim's marketing initiatives including market management/product marketing, sales enablement, demand/lead generation, branding, online marketing, marketing communications, analyst relations, solution marketing and event management. Please email resumes to nicole.debourg@pilgrimquality.com
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> Information Systems Manager and Senior Systems Analyst - Berkeley, CA
The City of Berkeley is distinguished by its unparalleled understanding and prominence of diversity, community engagement, and activism. The Information Technology Department is staffed with 40.5 positions across five divisions with each division led by a manager. With an annual operating budget of $8.8 million, the Information Technology Department provides comprehensive services to support the City of Berkeley's overall mission. The Information Systems Manager is an unrepresented position that works to directly support the Director of Information Technology, both over specific administrative functions and also filling in for the Director's duties in her absence. A Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in project management implementation, which included experience in either business systems analysis, software administration, network administration, or specific enterprise-wide applications is required. At least two of the five years of experience must have included supervision of professional or technical staff. The Senior Systems Analyst is a represented position that reports to the Information Systems Manager overseeing Programming and Configuration. Specific areas of responsibility include Project Management, Supervision, Programming and Analysis. A Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in systems analysis and programming of business applications, including one year in the analysis or design of large-scale computer systems and databases. The salary range for the Information Systems Manager is $118,416-$143,112 and the salary range for the Senior Systems Analyst is $96,792-$117,888. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/information-systems-manager-berkeley-ca/. Confidential inquiries encouraged to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. Send cover letter, resume, and supporting materials to apply@ralphandersen.com prior to Friday, March 4, 2016.
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> Events Manager, Government Executive - Washington, DC.
Government Executive Media Group is the leading source of information and analysis for public sector managers nationwide. We produce over 75 events each year and have exceptional capabilities in research and marketing services. Our ideal candidate for the Events Manager position will have 3-5 years previous event management experience, preferably in a high-velocity, bottom-line focused industry. Responsibilities include: Plan and execute events ranging in size from intimate round tables and briefings to large-scale, multi-day conferences, locally and nationally. Serve as the event's project manager, owning the logistics and overall management for all assigned events as well as the related day-to-day communications with: underwriters; internal executives, staff, and colleagues; relevant speakers and other program participants; vendors and other external partners. Meet or exceed budgetary goals through vendor contract negotiation and other creative cost efficacy measures. Be an enterprising, entrepreneurial, and productive team contributor. For full details on the position and to apply, go to: https://atlanticmedia.applytojob.com/apply/DCV5tQ/
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