- 15 Aug, 2012
Life Sciences Venture Capital Funding Shrinks for Fourth Straight Quarter According to the MoneyTree Report
PwC Press Release: Venture capital (VC) funding in the Life Sciences sector, which includes the Biotechnology and Medical Device industries, decreased 39% in dollars and 22% in number of deals during the second quarter of 2012 from the same quarter of last year, according to a new PwC US report.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
Hackathon winner Raidarrr picked up for startup bootcamp
Sacramento Business Journal: Members of the team that developed the smartphone application Raidarrr at the Sacramento Cereal Hack hackathon in June were picked this weekend to participate in Startup Bootcamp Berlin later this year.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
UC Davis ranked as 'coolest school' for sustainability
Sacramento Business Journal: It’s one thing to say you go to a cool school, and another thing to be able to prove it.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
California energy panel OKs biodiesel funding
The Sacramento Bee: The Sacramento-based California Energy Commission has approved more than $1.8 million in funding for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility in Northern California.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
Roseville recycling firm touts new Guinness record
The Sacramento Bee: Roseville-based Sims Recycling Solutions said it set a certified Guinness World Record for recycling on this year's Earth Day, April 22.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
Union Pacific to test ways to reduce diesel emissions on freight trains
Sacramento Business Journal: Union Pacific Railroad is investing $20 million to test technology designed to reduce diesel emissions on 25 freight locomotives, including 16 that will be based in Roseville.
Read More - 14 Aug, 2012
Ask Ziggy, Siri For Windows Phone, Closes $5 Million Funding Round To Expand To iOS, Android
TechCrunch: Ask Ziggy is the Windows Phone answer to Siri. It’s a virtual voice-powered assistant that can change feet to yards, offer you stock quotes, and answer life’s most difficult questions. And today, the company announced that they have received a brand new $ 5 million round of funding from “a publicly traded multinational corporation” whose name has not been disclosed.
Read More - 13 Aug, 2012
Revionics lands patent for price optimization software
Sacramento Business Journal: Roseville retail software company Revionics Inc. was awarded a new patent for its price optimization software.
Read More - 11 Aug, 2012
Folsom software firm reports quarterly loss
The Sacramento Bee: Rackwise Inc., a software development, sales and marketing company that moved its corporate offices from San Francisco to Folsom earlier this year, reported a loss of $2.6 million, or 3 cents a share, in the quarter ended June 30.
Read More - 10 Aug, 2012
New high-efficiency gas power plant in Lodi ready for final testing
The Sacramento Bee: California's largest single consumer of electricity plans to eliminate 80 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. A new, highly efficient power plant outside Lodi will help make that possible.
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