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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 5, 2016
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Featured Event: Blue University LIVE Empowers Developers to Reimagine the IoT (San Jose)
https://www.bluetooth.com/blue-u-live
o San Francisco-Based Pivotal Raises $253 Million in Third Round
o Palo Alto-Based Eonite Perception Raises $5.25 Million in Seed Funding
o San Jose-Based Intacct Secures $40 Million in Debt Financing
o S.F.-Based Doctor On Demand Names Hill Ferguson as New CEO
o Precision for Medicine Acquires Redwood City-Based Applied Immunology
> Blue University LIVE Empowers Developers to Reimagine the IoT
o Briefly Noted: Zang - Mother's Day, Maddie's Fund - Shelterluv, Intuit
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o San Francisco-Based Pivotal Raises $253 Million in Third Round
San Francisco -- Pivotal, the San Francisco-based developer of a platform-as-a-service that lets users update and scale applications in a private cloud, said on Thursday it has raised $253 million in its third round of funding, which will officially close later this month. New investor Ford Motor Company led the round, which also included participation from Microsoft and previous backers GE, EMC and VMware. "This investment will accelerate our global reach to bring our unique software development methodology and modern cloud platform and analytics tools to every forward-thinking CEO," said CEO Rob Mee. Pivotal, which recently reported a 56% jump in first-quarter revenue to $83 million, boasts a client list that includes GE, Ford, Verizon, Home Depot, Comcast, Humana, Lockheed Martin and Allstate.
https://pivotal.io/
https://pivotal.io/corporate/press-release/pivotal-announces-series-c-financing
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o Palo Alto-Based Eonite Perception Raises $5.25 Million in Seed Funding
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Eonite Perception, a Palo Alto-based developer of 3D mapping and tracking technology focused on making machines understand the real world, said on Thursday it has raised $5.25 million in a new round of seed funding. Participants included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Signia Venture Partners, Presence Capital, The VR Fund, Rising Tide, CLI Ventures and several prominent individuals. Peter Nieh, founding partner at Lightspeed, and Rick Thompson, partner at Signia, have joined the company's board of directors as observers. Eonite Perception was founded in December by Chief Science Officer Anna Petrovskaya, CEO Youssri Helmy and CTO Peter Varvak, based on years of research by both Petrovskaya and Varvak focusing on artificial perception in robotic and consumer applications. Petrovskaya was part of the core team that built the Stanford autonomous car "Junior," which was a precursor to the Google autonomous car. "Perception has been the greatest challenge in bringing smart robots and AI applications into our world, due to lack of accuracy and reliability, among other challenges," said Helmy. "Our technology works in the real world and immediately enables new applications like inside-out head tracking for VR headsets."
http://eonite.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160505005306/en/Eonite-Perception-Raises-5.25-Million-Equity-Funding
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o San Jose-Based Intacct Secures $40 Million in Debt Financing
San Jose, Calif. -- Intacct, a San Jose-based developer of cloud enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, said on Thursday it has secured a new $40 million debt facility with Silicon Valley Bank. The company said the financing will help give it financial flexibility and drive continued growth. "This new funding provides us with the latitude to make the best possible business decisions for our company and our customers," said CEO Robert Reid. Intacct's previous backers include Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Costanoa Venture Capital, Emergence Capital, Morgan Creek Capital Management, Sigma Partners and Split Rock Partners.
http://us.intacct.com/
http://www.svb.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intacct-secures-40-million-in-new-financing-300263361.html
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o S.F.-Based Doctor On Demand Names Hill Ferguson as New CEO
San Francisco -- Doctor On Demand, a San Francisco-based provider of online video visits with board-certified physicians, psychologists and lactation consultants, on Thursday named former PayPal executive Hill Ferguson as its new CEO. He succeeds founding CEO Adam Jackson. "There are few people more qualified to take Doctor On Demand into its next phase of growth than Hill Ferguson," said Jackson. "Hill's outstanding track record of building companies with a customer focus is a perfect match for our team." Ferguson since 2001 had served in executive roles at PayPal, including senior vice president and chief product officer. Doctor On Demand lets patients using its app or website describe their symptoms and instantly connect to a doctor for a video visit. The service is now available to tens of millions of Americans through their employers or health plans.
http://www.doctorondemand.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160505005760/en/Doctor-Demand-Announces-CEO-Hill-Ferguson
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o Precision for Medicine Acquires Redwood City-Based Applied Immunology
Redwood City, Calif. -- Precision for Medicine, a Maryland-based provider of biomarker services supporting life sciences companies, said it has acquired Redwood City-based Applied Immunology, a provider of custom cell-based and immunoassay tools to drug developers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Precision said the acquisition strengthens and expands its specialty laboratory services in cell-based and immunoassays. "The acquisition of Applied Immunology deepens our scientific expertise and moves us closer to our west coast clients, many of which are pursuing indications where an in-depth exploration of the immune system and immune response to drugs is paramount," said Chad Clark, the president of Precision for Medicine.
http://precisionformedicine.com
http://www.appliedimmunology.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/precision-for-medicine-acquires-applied-immunology-300261822.html
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> Blue University LIVE Empowers Developers to Reimagine the IoT - May 24 - San Jose
The Bluetooth SIG invites you to Blue University LIVE, a full-day training session for those new to Bluetooth technology that will show you how to significantly cut build time and bring products to market faster than ever. You will leave this in-person training session with the knowledge and resources needed to get a project off the ground and into the hands of consumers. Industry leaders and Bluetooth experts will lead working sessions on Bluetooth Developer Studio, creating sample code, implementing code, and building mobile applications. Attendees will receive free development kits and a download of the sample project used in the presentation. The training will be held at the San Jose Marriott on Tuesday, May 24.
Those interested can learn more about the trainings at https://www.bluetooth.com/blue-u-live
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o Briefly Noted:
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Zang, developer of a cloud communication service that embeds voice and SMS capabilities to mobile and web apps, said it has launched "Forget Me Not," a free service that will send a pre-recorded voice message to mothers on Mother's Day. The greeting will automatically play when someone answers the phone, or will be directed by voicemail. Users receive a text message confirming the greeting was sent. The company said the service is ideal for those living in different time zones, in the military, working during Mother's Day, or are away at school.
http://www.zang.io/callmom
http://www.avaya.com/usa/about-avaya/newsroom/news-releases/2016/pr-160504/
(Pleasanton, Calif.) Pleasanton-based Maddie's Fund, a family foundation created by Workday co-founder Dave Duffield and his wife Cheryl, said on Thursday it has invested $2 million in Shelterluv, a developer of operations management software for animal rescues and shelters. Mike Duffield, a board member at Maddie's Fund, said the investment will help Shelterluv "change the landscape of animal welfare operations by providing the first rescue software system built not only to improve rescue operations, but with an emphasis on adoption not seen before."
https://www.shelterluv.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/maddies-fund-invests-2-million-in-shelterluv-300263299.html
(Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based Intuit, the developer of business and financial management software such as TurboTax and QuickBooks, has named Raul Vazquez to its board of directors. Vazquez is the CEO of financial technology company Oportun.
http://www.intuit.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160504005242/en/Intuit-Appoints-Raul-Vazquez-Board-Directors
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> Blue University LIVE Empowers Developers to Reimagine the IoT
The Bluetooth SIG invites you to Blue University LIVE, a full-day training session for those new to Bluetooth technology that will show you how to significantly cut build time and bring products to market faster than ever. You will leave this in-person training session with the knowledge and resources needed to get a project off the ground and into the hands of consumers. Industry leaders and Bluetooth experts will lead working sessions on Bluetooth Developer Studio, creating sample code, implementing code, and building mobile applications. Attendees will receive free development kits and a download of the sample project used in the presentation. The training will be held at the San Jose Marriott on Tuesday, May 24. Those interested can learn more about the trainings at https://www.bluetooth.com/blue-u-live
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