North Bay Business Journal

  • Keiretsu Forum partners with Circle Bank in North Bay, S.F.

    December 8th, 2011

    NOVATO — Circle Bank today announced it has partnered with Keiretsu Forum, said to be the world’s largest angel investor network, to provide financing advice to startup and early-stage companies in the North Bay and San Francisco.

  • Claret Medical raises $3 million, gets EU product approval

    October 31st, 2011

    SANTA ROSA — Claret Medical, Inc., a recently formed Santa Rosa-based developer of methods designed to protect against brain embolism during vascular intervention and surgery, received European Union approval today for its Montage System. It’s the second product approval this year. Claret has raised most of a $3.5 million round of private equity financing opened in late summer.

  • Venture-backed LumiGrow moves to Novato

    September 12th, 2011

    NOVATO — Backed by its first round of venture funding, LumiGrow Inc. relocated from San Francisco’s Treasure Island to Novato to further develop its line of specially tuned LED grow lights for food science research and commercial greenhouses.

  • Sources of capital for startups

    July 11th, 2011

    According to venture capitalists and angel investors serving the North Bay, entrepreneurs have a number of sources of capital sources to get their companies started. Credit card or small-business loan: Often the first funding entrepreneurs will seek is a simple credit card or a small line of credit from their financial institution. Friends and family: The next stage is [...]

  • Retired BioMarin drug researcher launches Ultragenyx

    April 18th, 2011

    NOVATO — A former BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. drug developer has started a new company to create therapies for rare diseases.

  • Startup takes aim at laser advances

    February 14th, 2011

    SANTA ROSA AND RENO – A group of Sonoma County investors and Nevada laser scientists may be sitting on a major advance in laser technology.

  • Khosla-backed Caitin launches in Petaluma

    November 4th, 2010

    PETALUMA — Caitin, Inc., a newly formed clean tech company backed by Khosla Ventures, has selected a CEO, the Petaluma company announced today. Dr. Thomas Caulfield will lead the spinoff from Pax Streamline of Novato, once led by telecom veteran John Webley.

  • Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster, Wavepoint in partnership

    July 15th, 2010

    ROHNERT PARK – The Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster has formed a strategic relationship with Wavepoint Ventures, it announced today. The venture will identify and support innovative startups throughout the North Bay region, according to SMBC Executive Director Michael Newell. Wavepoint, a venture capital firm with offices in El Dorado Hills and Menlo Park, manages seed-stage [...]

  • Jim Kovach leaves Buck Institute for startup

    July 5th, 2010

    MARIN COUNTY — Jim Kovach, former president and COO of the Buck Institute for Age Research in Novato, left last week to spend full time at his startup Athleticode.

  • Napa startup targets private car sales warranties

    July 13th, 2009

    NAPA – A team of automotive aftermarket and insurance industry veterans has come up with a fresh idea to serve individuals with cars for sale.

  • Startup tackles rising solar panel theft

    July 6th, 2009

    SANTA ROSA – Ken Martin Jr. faced $75,000 in replacement costs after 58 solar panels were stolen from his Santa Rosa office building.

  • Startups pitch at first North Bay Investors Summit

    June 15th, 2009

    Expectations ran high among a group of 10 early-stage companies as they presented their business ideas and funding needs at the first North Bay Investors Summit at the Sonoma Mountain Village Event Center on June 10. The summit, organized by the Sonoma Mountain Business Cluster in partnership with the Keiretsu Forum and the North Bay Angels, attracted 80 members of the Bay Area angel capital community.

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