DEAL OF THE WEEK:
The San Diego real estate market is on fire in San Diego! Not the best words to use for San Diego, but real estate has seen a 16-20% increase in value in 2012 in most San Diego markets (source: NAR 1/2013). For example, several homes below $200,000 provide strong rent and cash flow for all cash or 1031 exchange. The Morris Team has one strong cash flowing home for all cash buyers in Encinitas and other great $200,000 for 1031 and all cash buyers. More about San Diego home market: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/15/san-diego-home-prices-highest-in-4-12-years/
DEALS THAT CLOSE:
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- Brickell Biotech Inc. ( www.brickellbio.com ) a developer of drug therapies for the treatment of skin diseases, has raised $7 million in Series B funding. AmorePacific Ventures led the round, and was joined by Palisade Capital Management. Read more: http://www.fiercebiotech.com/press-releases/brickell-biotech-announces-7m-series-b-financing-fund-development-novel-der-0
- Click Security (www.clicksecurity.com ) is a provider of real-time security analytics, has raised $17.7 million in Series B funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by Citi Ventures and return backer Sequoia Capital. Read More: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2012/022112-click-security-256169.html
- BTI Systems (www.btisystems.com )is a provider of infrastructure and service enablement solutions for service and content providers, has raised US$10 million in Series C funding. Bain Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers BDC, Covington Capital and GrowthWorks. Read More: http://gigaom.com/2013/02/24/bti-systems-grabs-10m-funding-for-software-defined-networks-that-span-data-centers/
- Euclid (www.euclidanalytics.com/ ) is a leader in real-world shopper analytics, has closed a $17.3M million financing to better serve its rapidly growing customer base. The round is led by Benchmark Capital with participation from NEA, Harrison Metal, and Novel TMT Ventures. The company is also announcing the addition of Bruce Dunlevie, general partner at Benchmark Capital, to its board of directors. Read More: http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=170446
- Intersect ENT Inc. (www.intersectent.com ) is a developer of local drug delivery solutions for ear, nose and throat patients, has held a first close on a $30 million Series A funding. Norwest Venture Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, U.S. Venture Partners, PTV Sciences and Medtronic. Read More: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/intersect
- Pinterest ( www.pinterest.com ) is a female-focused social network Pinterest has announced a massive $200 million series D funding round. The new money places a $2.5 billion valuation on the massively expanding social network. The $200 million funding round is led by new investor Valiant Capital Management. Also participating in the social networks newest cash infusion are the usual suspects including Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and First Mark Capital. Read More: http://www.inquisitr.com/535607/pinterest-raises-200-million-in-series-d-funding-round/
- Plastiq ( www.platiq.com ), a provider of online payment solutions, has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Atlas Venture and Flybridge Capital Partners co-led the round, and were joined by seed backers NextView Ventures, Greenoaks Capital Management and Hervey Golub. Read More: http://boston.citybizlist.com/article/flybridge-atlas-back-cambridge-based-plastiq%E2%80%99s-6m-first-round
- Playnomics ( www.playnomics.com )is a provider of data science and and predictive analytics for digital games, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. Vanedge Capital led the round, and was joined by return backers FirstMark Capital and XSeed Capital. Read more: http://www.pehub.com/187947/vanedge-capital-leads-5m-financing-playnomics/
- SocialFlow (www.socialflow.com ) is a social media optimization platform, has raised $7.75 million of what could be a $10 million Series B round, according to a regulatory filing. New board members include Rudina Seseri (Fairhaven Capital) and angel investor Peter Hershberg. The company previously raised $7 million in Series A funding from Softbank, Softbank NY, RRE Ventures, Betaworks, High Line Venture Partners, AOL Ventures and SV Angel. Read More: http://techcrunch.com/2012/02/07/socialflow-opens-the-floodgates/
- SynapDx Corp. ( www.synapdx.com ) is a developer of a blood-based diagnostic test for autism spectrum disorders, has raised $2 million in funding from LabCorp (NYSE: LH). This follows on a recent $6 million investment in the company by North Bridge Venture Partners andGeneral Catalyst Partners. Read More: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/02/synapdx-gets-2m-from-labcorp-for.html
- uBank ( www.ubank.com ) is a mobile payment platform targeting Russia and CIS countries, has raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Runa Capital. Read more: http://goaleurope.com/2013/02/25/runa-capital-backs-mobile-payment-startup-ubank-with-8-million-in-capital/
- Xirrus (www.xirrus.com ) is a developer of wireless hardware, has raised $10.1 million in new VC funding. Return backers include August Capital, Canaan Partners, InterWest Partners, QuestMark Partners, and US Venture Partners. Read More: http://www.socaltech.com/xirrus_raises_____m_more/s-0047889.html
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more coming soon……
Happy Investing & Networking,
JD Morris
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