High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
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High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region |
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 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Voyager Capital Boosts Placecast Seattle- and Portland-based venture firm Voyager Capital has re-upped its investment in San Francisco area mobile, location-based marketing firm 1020 Placecast, 1020 Placecast said Wednesday. Voyager participated in a $5M, Series B funding round for the firm, which also included Quatrex Capital and ONSET Ventures. posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 (More)(Full story) Maveron Ventures Into Silicon Valley Seattle-based venture capital firm Maveron is in an expansion into the Bay Area, the firm announced this morning, saying it has opened up a new office San Francisco. According to Maveron, Partner Amy Errett is leading the new San Francisco office, which will also included a new principal, Ben Choi. Maveron's Errett said that the new office will focus on "identifying sectors where web-enabled services can disrupt and disintermediate the existing marketplace." Errett was previously CEO of t (More info...) posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009(Full story) Jive Expands In Bay Area Portland-based Jive, a developer of social networking software for businesses, said it is expanding in the Bay Area today, and has opened up a new office in Palo Alto. The firm said its new office reflects "dramatic growth" and an increasing focus on the Bay Area. Jive said it expects that 15-20% of its staff will be located in Palo Alto by the end of the year, including its CEO, Dave Hersh. In a statement, the firm said it intends to "make Jive a fixture" in the Bay Area technology scene (More info...) posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009(Full story) NanoString In Collaboration With Broad Institute Seattle-based NanoString Technologies revealed this morning that it is in a research collaboratoin with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. According to NanoString, the collaboration includes the investigation of molecular networks involved in immune response and other biological processes. The deal includes use of NanoString's nCounter Analysis System by the Broad Institute, and custom work by NanoString to focus on gene signatures identified by Broad investors. NanoString said the r (More info...) posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009(Full story) Mentor Graphics Targets Embedded Android Development Wilsonville, Oregon-based EDA software provider Mentor Graphics is approaching the Android operating system market, saying yesterday that it has delivered an Android Development Systems for developers using Texas Instruments' OMAP35X processors. Mentor said its software helps developers create Android-based applications on embedded devices, and specifically for use beyond mobile phone markets. Mentor Graphics said its Android Development System also runs on the BeagleBoard, a low-cost boa (More info...) posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2009(Full story) |
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