by christianvialva | Oct 15, 2015 | Fundraising, Innovation, Startups
Many think of work in the sharing economy, such as driving for Uber, as secondary—jobs that folks with some initiative are doing in their off hours to supplement income from a more steady position. In some cases, that’s true. But the reality is that many rely on these...
by william.brah | Oct 11, 2015 | Fundraising, Startups
Where are the top-tier startup companies locating? Are they spreading out around the state and sharing the wealth as policymakers would like? With these questions in mind, using reports by VentureDeal, we mapped the 558 companies reported to have received angel or...
by christianvialva | Jul 16, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Startups
by Brian O’Connell I’ve had something of a backwards career trajectory. I started out as an investor at a US venture capital fund before moving to the ‘other side of the table’, founding a company and raising venture financing. Whilst its been...
by christianvialva | Jun 25, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, General, Innovation, News and Events, Startups
“This initial round of financing represents the first step in a journey that has the potential to provide a therapeutic dimension heretofore unobtainable.” SQZ Biotech (SQZ), the pioneering company whose CellSqueeze platform enables a variety of materials...
by christianvialva | Jun 18, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, GEIR program, General
by Bryan O’Connell I’ll let you in on a secret about venture capital investing – often the decision to invest isn’t as complex as most VCs would have you believe. Despite all of the smoke and mirrors, the litany of meetings, the endless diligence – it...
by edelfreitas | Apr 29, 2015 | Focus On Founders, Fundraising, News and Events, Startups
We are excited to announce that VDC Founder company, BIOARRAY Therapeutics Inc., has gained $600,000 of new funding in the initial closing of the company’s Series A funding. The financing, led by Connecticut Innovations, included participation by the Angel...
