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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 22, 2017
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o San Francisco-Based Stride Health Raises $23.5 Million in Second Round
o Sunnyvale-Based Matterport Lands $5M Investment from Ericsson Ventures
o Founder Norman Pond Retires as Chairman of Santa Clara-Based Intevac
o Foster City-Based Arena Solutions Lands Investment from JMI Equity
o Berkeley-Based Steep Hill Lands Another $2 Million in Funding
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o Briefly Noted: AppDirect, PowerSphyr, Altierre
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o San Francisco-Based Stride Health Raises $23.5 Million in Second Round
San Francisco -- Stride Health, the San Francisco-based developer of a health insurance recommendation engine designed to connect independent workers to insurance plans, said on Tuesday it has raised $23.5 million in its second round of funding. F-Prime Capital Partners led the round, which also included participation from previous backers Venrock and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), as well as new investor Portag3 Ventures. Launched in 2014, Stride Health helps independent workers build a personal set of benefits tailored to their needs. In addition to a personalized health plan, the company helps workers predict out-of-pocket healthcare costs, lower the cost of prescription drugs and navigate complex insurance claims. "As individuals transition away from traditional 9-to-5 employment, we're removing the barriers to affordable, accessible benefits," said co-founder and CEO Noah Lang. Ben Malka, a partner at F-Prime Capital, has joined the company's board of directors.
https://www.stridehealth.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stride-health-secures-235-million-in-series-b-funding-300507496.html
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o Sunnyvale-Based Matterport Lands $5M Investment from Ericsson Ventures
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Matterport, the Sunnyvale-based developer of a platform for creating, understanding and distributing 3D models of real-world spaces, said on Tuesday it has landed a new $5 million investment from Ericsson Ventures. Ericsson joined a list of investors in the company that includes Lux Capital, DCM Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, AMD Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, CBRE, Felicis Ventures, GIC, Crate and Barrel founder Gordon Segal, iGlobe Partners, Navitas Ventures, News Corp and Sound Ventures. Matterport said it will use the latest funds to accelerate its deep learning R&D efforts, extend its platform and build out its global infrastructure. The news comes less than a week after the company came in at No. 26 on the new Inc. 5000 list of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Matterport has developed an end-to-end system for creating, distributing and navigating immersive 3D and virtual reality versions of real-world spaces on the web, mobile devices and VR headsets.
http://www.matterport.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ericsson-ventures-invests-in-matterport-300507507.html
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o Founder Norman Pond Retires as Chairman of Santa Clara-Based Intevac
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intevac, a Santa Clara-based developer of thin-film processing systems and digital night-vision technologies, said that founder Norman Pond has retired as chairman. Pond, 78, has held the role since the company's spin-out from Varian Associates in 1991, also serving as its CEO on three separate occasions. Intevac has named longtime board member David Dury, the former chief financial officer (CFO) of Aspect Development and co-founder of Mentor Capital Group, as its new chairman. "Norm Pond is a visionary technologist, a pioneer of magnetic media sputtering systems that produce the majority of hard drive disks sold today, as well as digital night-vision technologies that have become the de facto standard for digital night vision for the U.S. military and foreign nations," said Dury.
http://www.intevac.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170821005773/en/Intevac-Announces-Retirement-Chairman-Norman-H.-Pond
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o Foster City-Based Arena Solutions Lands Investment from JMI Equity
Foster City, Calif. -- Arena Solutions, the Foster City-based creator of a cloud-based product development platform, said on Tuesday it has landed a new investment from JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on software companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2000, Arena makes a product development platform used by clients to design and manufacture complex electronics. The company boasts approximately 1,000 customers, including Intuit, Citrix Systems, Nutanix, GoPro, Thermo Fisher Scientific and eBay. "This is the right time for our business to take its next step," said CEO Craig Livingston. Brian Hersman, a general partner at JMI, and Suken Vakil, a principal at JMI, will serve on the company's board of directors.
http://www.arenasolutions.com
http://www.jmi.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/arena-solutions-receives-strategic-growth-investment-from-jmi-equity-300507007.html
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o Berkeley-Based Steep Hill Lands Another $2 Million in Funding
Berkeley, Calif. -- Steep Hill, a Berkeley-based developer of tools and services for cannabis science, testing and analytics, said on Tuesday it has landed another $2 million in funding, after also raising $2 million in May. Identities of the investors were not disclosed. The nine-year-old company said it will use the proceeds to scale operations to meet demands of the rapidly emerging California market. "The opportunity to add key personnel within California and to address the explosive demand for the Steep Hill brand throughout the United States and internationally were key motivators in closing the round," said CEO Jmîchae?e Keller. The company has added 17 new employees since the beginning of this year, and currently boasts a 12-person development team.
http://www.steephill.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steep-hill-closes-second-2-million-investment-round-300507558.html
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(San Francisco) San Francisco-based AppDirect, developer of a platform that lets businesses find, buy and manage cloud services, on Tuesday named Michael DiFilippo as its new chief financial officer (CFO). DiFilippo most recently served as the CFO of the SaaS division at Citrix Systems, and previously held CFO and senior vice president positions at MuleSoft and Intelleflex.
https://www.appdirect.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/appdirect-appoints-a-chief-financial-officer-300506277.html
(Danville, Calif.) Danville-based PowerSphyr, a developer of wireless power technology, on Tuesday named Nima Jafarian as its vice president of product management and marketing. Jafarian previously spent five years in global product management and channel marketing roles at Lumileds, and earlier held marketing and R&D roles with Analog Devices and Peregrine Semiconductor.
http://www.powersphyr.com/newsroom/nima-jafarian-lead-product-management-marketing/
(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Altierre, a developer of long-range wireless technology and applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, on Tuesday announced two additions to its France-based European executive team. The company has named Guillaume Vicot as general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa and Niclas Qvist as vice president of partner management and marketing.
http://www.altierre.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170822005337/en/Altierre-Strengthens-Executive-Team-Europe-Hiring-Guillaume
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