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    Thursday, June 14, 2012
    SportStream Gets $3.5M
    San Francisco-based SportsStream said Thursday that it has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding, for the firm's social sports platform. The company said the funding came from Vulcan Capital, the venture capital arm of the Microsoft co-founder, and owner of the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks. SportStream helps people connect through Facebook with their other friends who are watching the same live sports game. The firm is a spinout of Evri (More info...)

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    Invuity Lights Up With $25M
    San Francisco-based Invuity, which develops surgical illumination and visualization technology, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series D funding round. The funding was led by Valence Advantage Life Sciences Fund II, and also included Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and InterWest Partners. Eric Roberts of Valence Advantage has joined the company's board. The firm said the funds go to expand development, manufacturing and commerciali (More info...)

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    C8 Medisensors Finds $19M For Glucose Monitors
    San Jose-based C8 Medisensors, a developer of medical devices which use light to measure blood glucose levels in people with diabetes, has raised $19M in a preferred stock financing, the firm said this week. Source of the funding was not announced. The firm said the funds will go towards its produc tlaunch in Europe.

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    The Climate Corporation Raises $50M For Weather Insurance
    San Francisco-based The Climate Corporation, a provider of weather insurance services, said today that it has raised $50M in a new financing round. The funding was led by new investor Founders Fund, and also included prior investors Khosla Ventures, More)(Full story)


    Solar Mosaic Gets $2M From DOE For Crowdfunding Solar
    Oakland-based Solar Mosaic said Wednesday that it has received a $2M grant from the Department of Energy, to go towards the development of its online, crowdfunding platform for solar power projects. The firm, which is led by Billy Parish, has created an online site which allows Americans to finance solar projects in their community. Solar Mosaic said it will use the $2M in funding from the DOE, plus another $2.5M in a Series A round from venture ca (More info...)

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