| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 13, 2014 ============================================ Sponsored By: Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. MossoSF.com o San Francisco-Based Lookout Raises $150 Million in New Funding o Los Altos-Based Electric Imp Secures $15 Million in Second Round o Santa Rosa-Based Ygrene Energy Fund Raises $30 Million o Redwood City-Based B-Stock Solutions Lands $7M in Second Round o Nine Bay Area Companies Named Finalists in CTIA's Startup Lab > Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. o Briefly Noted: Thoma Bravo - SailPoint, Beanstock Media - Onswipe _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. --Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US --Intel's IDF14 San Francisco. September 9–11 --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 --Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco --5th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Conference - $150 off Use Code "Techwire" --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Don't Miss Summer Rates On All Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Lookout Raises $150 Million in New Funding San Francisco -- Lookout, a San Francisco-based developer of a mobile security platform, said on Wednesday it has raised $150 million in a new round of funding, led by investment funds managed by T. Rowe Price Associates. New investors Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Wellington Management Company, Goldman Sachs and Bezos Expeditions also participated, as well as previous backers Mithril Capital Management, Khosla Ventures, Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz. The company said it will use the new funds to bolster product development and go-to-market efforts. Lookout's technology currently protects more than 50 million users. http://www.lookout.com https://www.lookout.com/news-mobile-security/2014-funding _____________________________________________ o Los Altos-Based Electric Imp Secures $15 Million in Second Round Los Altos, Calif. -- Electric Imp, the Los Altos-based developer of a platform that makes it simple to connect devices to the Internet, said on Wednesday it has raised $15 million in its second round of funding. New investors Foxconn Technology Group, PTI Ventures and Rampart Capital joined previous backers Redpoint Ventures and Hugo Fiennes, the co-founder and CEO of Electric Imp, in the round. "This investment round will enable Electric Imp to continue the global expansion of its innovative Internet connectivity platform into new markets, applications and strategic relationships," said Fiennes. http://electricimp.com/ http://blog.electricimp.com/post/94627111090/electric-imp-announces-15-million-in-series-b-funding _____________________________________________ o Santa Rosa-Based Ygrene Energy Fund Raises $30 Million Santa Rosa, Calif. -- Ygrene Energy Fund, a Santa Rosa-based provider of clean energy financing, said on Wednesday it has raised $30 million in a new round of funding from Virgo Investment Group. The company will use the proceeds to grow its channel contractor network, expand its national footprint and accelerate market awareness for its financing. Ygrene partners with local governments to provide property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing, allowing property owners to make energy upgrades to their homes or buildings. The company currently partners with more than 100 cities and counties in California and Florida. Ygrene also has named Mike Cary, the former president of CIT Home Lending, as its COO. https://ygrene.us/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ygrene-raises-30-million-appoints-former-citibank-and-cit-executive-as-chief-operating-officer-271076241.html _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based B-Stock Solutions Lands $7M in Second Round Redwood City, Calif. -- B-Stock Solutions, a developer of inventory liquidation sales management tools for retailers and manufacturers, said on Wednesday it has raised $7 million in its second round of funding. Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) led the round, which also included participation by previous backer True Ventures. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand its team, advance its technology roadmap and broaden its slate of services. B-Stock's technology is designed to increase recovery on the sale of customer returns and other excess inventory. Amir Goldman of Susquehanna Growth Equity will join the company's board of directors. http://www.bstocksolutions.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140813005751/en/B-Stock-Solutions-Raises-7-Million-Series-Funding#.U-ulieNdXng _____________________________________________ o Nine Bay Area Companies Named Finalists in CTIA's Startup Lab San Francisco -- Wireless association CTIA's Startup Lab, a program aimed to help seed- and growth-stage startups secure connections and investments in the mobile industry, has named 40 finalists for its inaugural class at Super Mobility Week, scheduled for next month in Las Vegas. All will get to showcase their products before a panel of industry experts and investors, with the top three receiving honors. Local finalists in the field include San Francisco-based 2600hz, ollo wearables, Open Garden, Range Networks, Wickr and Xendo; Mountain View-based AnchorFree and Jibe Mobile; and Sunnyvale-based smartsy. Finalists also will have the option of taking part in an investor day next month at Orange Labs in San Francisco. The completer list is available at the link below. http://www.supermobilityweek.com/media/newsdetails.cfm/330 _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. Between Mid-Market and Tech Gulch, Mosso is a vibrant apartment community in San Francisco’s new heart of innovation. Mosso is LEED certified, smoke free, and pet friendly, featuring its own lobby lounge, storage units and dog/bike wash. With Mosso’s uniquely urban amenities and inspired modern architecture, residents can live life to their individual beat. Pre-lease your apt at 5th and Folsom in the heart of SoMa today! 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