Biochemical and biofuel companies can no longer rest assured that they can raise money going public. Genomatica has ditched its plans for an IPO, and opted to raise private funding. Solix Biofuels has also raised a new round of private funding. Read more »
Mavenir Systems, a company providing high-end telecommunications gear, has raised $40 million and acquired Airwide Solutions, a company that provides messaging software. The funding will help Mavenir with the acquisition as well as expand as its operator customers deploy faster 4G networks. Read more »
Underlying all the useful applications, like Hadoop, that have emerged out of the big data ecosystem, there’s a fundamental assumption: The data that companies want will be able to be accessed when companies want and need it, explained Michelle Munson, CEO and co-founder of Aspera. Read more »
Well, this is what happens when you break news about your competitors getting acquired by AOL. They get back at you by revealing that you raised additional venture dollars while you are fast asleep. We did receive a fresh $2.5 million injection from True Ventures and Alloy Ventures, Read more »
From time to time, I have shared with you the steps we’re taking to build Giga Omni Media, the 27-month-old company behind this and the other publications that make up the GigaOM network. Today, I am thrilled to announce the start of our company’s next phase. […] Read more »
