Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Seismic, an enterprise software company with ambitious growth plans, has raised $100 million in a Series E financing and added Microsoft chairman John W. Thompson to its board of directors.

Southern California 110

Southern California San Diego Software Invest 110

Xconomy

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Louis, MO-based venture capital firm with additional offices in San Diego, CA, and Cleveland, OH, has raised $184.4 RiverVest Venture Partners, a St. million for its fourth fund dedicated to investing in healthcare companies. Since its launch, RiverVest has invested in 47 companies working to develop new drugs and medical devices.

San Diego 107

San Diego Funding Venture Capital Invest 107

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

A year after steering cancer drug developer Ignyta into a $1.7 billion sale to Roche , Jonathan Lim is back at it again. Ignyta’s former co-founder and head executive has co-founded another biotech in San Diego, Erasca, which also wants to make new cancer therapies.

San Diego 86

San Diego Startup Sales Invest 86

Xconomy

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Will “CBUS” and “SI” join “THOR” and “RMED”? It’s next week or never (until 2019, that is) for two San Diego companies that have filed documents with securities regulators indicating plans to go public.

San Diego 87

San Diego Marketing Company Companies 87

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The Bristol, UK-based startup, founded in 2016, has now secured a total of more than $300 million in financing from venture capital firms and other investors including Microsoft and the corporate venture arms of BMW and Dell Technologies. One of the leading contenders in the A.I.

Technical Review 65

Technical Review Product Venture Capital Software Review 65

Xconomy

DECEMBER 20, 2018

New biopharma company Aristea Therapeutics has raised $15 million from Novo Holdings, the Danish investment company, and secured global rights to an investigational AstraZeneca drug that’s ready for Phase 2 study. The San Diego, CA, company made its public debut this week after starting up quietly earlier this year.

Develop 67

Develop Development San Diego Study 67

Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Cisco has agreed to pay $660 million for Luxtera, a Caltech spinout that makes optical chips for data centers. The semiconductor company, founded in 2001, is based in Carlsbad, CA, a San Diego suburb.

San Diego 49

San Diego CalTech Acquisition Design 49