Buzz from the Week: Mar 21st – Mar 27th

The TechStars Boston spring program recently kicked off. Scott Kirsner got the inside scoop on the companies participating. The list includes: EverTrue, Ginger.io, GrabCad, HelpScout, Kinvey, Memrise, Promoboxx, SircleIT, Scout EP/Strohl Medical Devices, Spill, and The Tap Lab. Check out the details on all the companies by clicking here.

Other highlights:

Congrats to Matt Lauzon and the team at Gemvara for raising $15M in new funding and their continued success! Rock on!!! (diamonds...get it?)
Betaspring is an accelerator program located in Providence. Graduates include Manpacks, DiJiPOP, Tracelytics, etc. The application deadline is April 1st. And... don't forget, the early bird deadline to enter MassChallenge is Thursday, March 31st.... the final deadline is April 11th.
Events to check out this week: MassMobile: DrinksOnTap (3/28), Boston BizSpark: SaaS Startup Pricing & Pitches (3/31), Mass High Tech: New York-New England: Competitors or Collaborators? (3/31), and ProductCamp Boston (4/2).
Additional Deals from last week: LocaModa ($1.7M), CambridgeSoft (acquired by PerkinElmer), Viewfinity ($1.9M), SensAble Technologies ($2M), JitterJam (acquired by Meltwater), CloudFloor ($3M), and Cloud Technology Partners (acquires Global Green Consulting Group).
Check out the great posts from Voices: Bijan Sabet (Does your company culture allow mistakes), Lee Hower (In Search of True Believers), Chip Correra (Innovate Quickly), Chuck Goldman (Trying to Stay Sane at Mobile Madness), Paul Barrett (Highlights from MassTLC's Mobile Cluster Seminar).

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COMPANY RESEARCH
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	geoView Location: Woburn, MA - Categories: Enterprise Software \| Retail geoVue is the leading provider of location optimization and modeling solutions for retail, restaurant and service-based chains and franchises seeking to maximize return...Details »
	ItsMyUrls Location: Boston, MA - Categories: Consumer Web \| Internet ItsMyURLs is an online service that simplifies your complete online presence by supplying our users with one central location that they post all of their social network...Details »
	Sonamine Location: Waltham, MA - Categories: Data Mgmt / Business Intelligence \| Enterprise Software Sonamine is an enterprise software company. We sell software that is used to analyze networks. An example of a network is the call graph of a medium sized mobile...Details »
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DEALS
Mar 25 2011 - LocaModa raises $1.7M in funding – Cambridge, MA
Mar 24 2011 - PerkinElmer acquires CambridgeSoft – Cambridge, MA
Mar 23 2011 - Gemvara raises $15M in funding – Lexington, MA
Mar 23 2011 - Viewfinity raises $1.9M in funding – Waltham, MA
Mar 23 2011 - SensAble Technologies raises $2M in funding – Wilmington, MA
Mar 22 2011 - JitterJam acquired by Meltwater – Bedford, NH
Mar 21 2011 - CloudFloor raises over $3M in funding – Waltham, MA
Mar 21 2011 - Cloud Technology Partners acquires Global Green Consulting Group – Boston, MA
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NEWS
Mar 27 2011 - Publisher: Innovation Economy - How to land a top spot on Google is a mystery wrapped in an enigma In ye olden days, the Yellow Pages were what mattered to businesses. And the alphabet reigned. If you wanted to be listed first in your category, you named your company... Read the story »
Mar 24 2011 - Publisher: Innovation Economy - TechStars Boston 2011: Who Got In A dozen start-ups moved into the new TechStars Boston digs in Kendall Square last week — which feel a bit starchy and corporate for a program that aims to churn out radical... Read the story »
Mar 23 2011 - Publisher: Xconomy - Gemvara Sparkles with $15M Series C, Leads Way in Mass Customization of Jewelry Gemvara, the Lexington, MA-based online jewelry customization startup, announced today it has pinned down a $15 million Series C funding round. The financing was led by London.... Read the story »
Mar 22 2011 - Publisher: Mass High Tech - Zipcar warns of Japan quake risk in IPO Cambridge IPO candidate Zipcar Inc. this morning issued a warning to potential investors following the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, noting that the...Read the story »
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VOICES
Mar 25 2011 - Blogger: Bijan Sabet – General Partner, Spark Capital Does your company culture allow mistakes - Read »
Mar 24 2011 - Blogger: Lee Hower – Partner & Co-Founder, NextView Ventures In Search of True Believers - Read »
Mar 23 2011 - Blogger: Chip Correra – CTO, Clovr Media Innovate Quickly - Read »
Mar 22 2011 - Blogger: Chuck Goldman – Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Apperian Trying to Stay Sane at Mobile Madness - Read »
Mar 21 2011 - Blogger: Paul Barrett – President, WirelessESP Highlights from MassTLC’s Mobile Cluster Seminar: Mobile Devices and Platforms - Read »
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NETWORKING CALENDAR
Mar 28 2011 - Organization name: Mobile Monday Boston DrinksOnTap »
Mar 28 2011 - Organization name: MassChallenge Amherst UnPanel »
Mar 29 2011 - Organization name: MITX Gamification: Level Up Your User Experience »
Mar 30 2011 - Organization name: OpenCoffee Club OpenCoffee Cambridge »
Mar 30 2011 - Organization name: The Capital Network Transitioning from Seed to Venture Capital »
Mar 30 2010 - Organization name: MassChallenge UnTapped »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: Boston BizSpark Investors review, SaaS Startup Pricing »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: MITX Women’s history month coffee hour with Elisabeth Bentel Carpenter, Brightcove »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: URES The University Research & Entrepreneurship Symposium 2011 »
Mar 31 2010 - Organization name: Mass Technology Development Corporation Open Office Hours »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: Dogpatch Labs Office Hours »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: The Venture Café The Venture Café in Session »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: The Capital Network UpStart Rountable at the Venture Café »
Mar 31 2010 - Organization name: Northeastern Entrepreneurship Club The Launch of the Real Social Network »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: Boston Business Journal Evening of Networking with the BBJ, Russo Marine, and AccessSportAmerica »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: Mass High Tech New York – New England: Competitors or Collaborators »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: MasChallenge MBAs & Entrepreneurs »
Mar 31 2010 - Organization name: MassChallenge Worcester UnPanel »
Mar 31 2011 - Organization name: Fleishman-Hillard Austin 2 Boston: Sharing Learning from SXSW »
Apr 1 2010 - Organization name: Mass Innovation Nights Innovation Breakfast »
Apr 1 2011 - Organization name: Boston Millennia Partners Millennia Partners Fridays »
Apr 1 2011 - Organization name: The Capital Network Hands-on QuickBooks Workshop for Entrepreneurs »
Apr 1 2011 - Organization name: Bain Capital Ventures Office Hours »
Apr 2 2011 - Organization name: ProductCamp ProductCamp Boston »
All Networking Events »