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Vela Systems raises $6M in funding - Burlington, MA
September 2, 2010: Vela Systems, Inc., a provider of mobile field software for the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, today announced it has closed a $6 million Series B round of equity financing led by new investor Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK). Series A investors Commonwealth Capital Ventures, GrandBanks Capital and individuals also participated in the round. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Salary.com acquired by Kenexa - Needham, MA
September 1, 2010: Kenexa Corporation (Nasdaq: KNXA) and Salary.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLRY) today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Kenexa’s acquisition of Salary.com in an all cash tender offer and merger for $4.07 per share, or approximately $80 million. Kenexa, a global provider of business solutions for human resources, expects to complete the cash tender offer and close the transaction during the fourth quarter of 2010.
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Yottaa raises $4M in funding - Cambridge, MA
August 30, 2010: Yottaa, an innovative cloud computing company driven by the pursuit of a better Internet experience, today unveiled its suite of free Web performance analytics tools in public beta and announced the close of a $4 million round of venture funding from General Catalyst Partners, Stata Venture Partners and CambridgeWest Ventures. The company was co-founded by Coach Wei, a pioneer in Web 2.0 and Rich Internet Application technologies and founder and chairman of Nexaweb.
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WaveMark raises $3.9M in funding - Littleton, MA
August 26, 2010: According to SEC filings, WaveMark in Littleton, Massachusetts has raised $3.9M in funding. WaveMark is a provider of real-time inventory management solutions for high value specialty products in the healthcare supply chain.
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ExtendMedia acquired by Cisco - Newton, MA
August 26, 2010: Cisco today announced its intent to acquire privately-held ExtendMedia, a leading provider of software-based Content Management Systems (CMS) that manage the entire lifecycle of video content through monetization for pay media and ad-supported business models. Based in Newton, Mass., with the majority of its employee base in Toronto, Canada, ExtendMedia will enable Cisco to help service providers deliver multi-screen offerings as the market transitions to IP video.
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CardStar raises $400K in funding - Boston, MA
August 20, 2010: As reported by the Wall Street Journal, CardStar in Boston, Masachusetts has raised $400K from Verizon Communications. CardStar is a software company developing mobile applications that perpetuate the use of loyalty cards and mobile coupons.
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Tokutek raises $2.8M in funding - Lexington, MA
August 20, 2010: According to SEC filings, Tokutek in Lexington, Massachusetts has raised $2.8M in funding. Tokutek is an innovator in high-performance database storage engines, offering dramatic improvement to both query and update performance simultaneously.
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Visual IQ raises $3M in funding - Needham, MA
August 20, 2010: According to SEC filings, Visual IQ in Needham, Massachusetts has raised $3M in funding. Visual IQ specializes in serving Media Agencies and forward-thinking marketers ranging from small and mid-sized clients to business units of Fortune 1000 companies.
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RatePoint raises $7M in funding - Needham, MA
August 20, 2010: RatePoint Inc., a leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services, today announced it has closed a $7 million Series C round of funding co-led by Prism VentureWorks of Needham, Mass., .406 Ventures of Boston, Mass. and Castile Ventures of Waltham, Mass.
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PatientsLikeMe raises $8M of a planned $30M round of funding - Cambridge, MA
August 20, 2010: According to SEC filings, PatientsLikeMe in Cambridge, Massachusetts has raised $8M of a planned $30M round of funding. PatientsLikeMe is an online health community for patients with life-changing conditions.
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Vanu raises $2.1M in funding - Cambridge, MA
August 19, 2010: Vanu, Inc. has raised $2.1M in funding. Vanu provides innovative wireless infrastructure solutions to enable operators to access new markets and new revenue streams. The company grew out of groundbreaking research in software radio at MIT.
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SaveWave raises $2.3M in funding - Belmont, MA
August 19, 2010: SaveWave, a digital promotion, distribution, and rewards fulfillment company today launched as a stand-alone business, spun out of Sallie Mae’s Upromise Grocery operations. The company will take over the technology and operations that power Upromise’s all-digital grocery coupons and expand their use through a white-label program for consumer packages goods brands, retailers, membership programs, and media companies to deliver nationwide grocery rewards. As part of today’s launch, SaveWave also announced it has secured a $2.3 million Series A round of financing led by Flybridge Capital Partners and First Round Capital with participation from Founder Collective, IA Capital and several leading angel investors, including Ron Conway and Upromise founder, former Chairman and CEO Michael Bronner. As part of the funding, Jeff Bussgang, a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and co-founder and former President of Upromise, First Round Capital’s Josh Kopelman, and Upromise President, David Coppins, will join the Company’s Board of Directors.
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NewRiver acquired by Broadridge for $77M - Andover, MA
August 18, 2010: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire NewRiver, Inc., a leader in electronic investor disclosure solutions, for approximately $77 million. The merger agreement has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies, and the transaction is expected to close in August subject to customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to be accretive to Broadridge’s earnings per share in fiscal year 2011.
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Conduit Labs acquired by Zynga - Cambridge, MA
August 17, 2010: Zynga today announced it has acquired Boston-based social games company Conduit Labs. Effective immediately, the Conduit Labs office will become Zynga Boston, a new game studio focused on new product development. Today's announcement expands Zynga's studio operations adding to locations already in San Francisco, Austin, Baltimore, Bangalore, Beijing and Los Angeles. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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Shape Up The Nation raises $5M in funding - Providence, RI
August 16, 2010: Shape Up The Nation, the innovative provider of social networking-based online health and wellness services, announced today that Cue Ball Capital and Excel Venture Management, in partnership with management members, have provided $5M of Series A funding.
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