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Fact Sheet for FirstRain

Industry: Information Industry

Country: USA

Contact: 1510 Fashion Island Blvd.Suite 120San Mateo, CA 94404650-356-9040 (Tel) 650-571-5367 (Fax)

Owners: Investors include Oak Investment Partners, Ampersand Ventures, Diamondhead Ventures and Split Rock Partners.

Homepage: http://www.firstrain.com/

Comments: FirstRain is a provider of search-driven research applications for investment professionals and corporate executives. They fill the information gap that exists in the research process for portfolio managers, analysts and management teams, uncovering information they would not see otherwise, and help theri clients ask and answer more effective questions, identify emerging trends, and generate better ideas-faster.FirstRain combines cutting-edge technology with models of companies and topics in their market context to extract only the most relevant intelligence from the web-including hard-to-find sources such as sector-specific sources, premium subscription sites, influential blogs and local and international news. They deliver personalized results tailored to their clients' particular strategy and view of the market via email or web access.FirstRain is a privately held company, headquartered in Foster City, CA. The company has sales client-services offices in New York, NY, and research and development facilities in Gurgaon.

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Mythbusters: Biotech Venture Capital

This from the LifeSci VC blog this morning. A post on the myths that persist in the popular conscience about biotech venture capital. Since they are characterized as "myths", then it follows that data shows them not to be true. Without further ado: Returns ... [Published The Big Red Biotech Blog - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Venture Capital, Biotechnology, Life Science, DEHYDRATION

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

TMX Group Inc

Venture capital returns

Investment in Canada’s venture capital industry has reached its HIGHEST LEVEL since 2006Sponsored by Queen's MBAAccording to Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA), investment activity in Canada’s venture capital (VC) industry has ... [Published Canadian Business Magazine - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Venture Capital, TMX Group Inc, Canada, Capital Markets, Private Equity

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

University of California San Francisco

Coming up: How much for that VC at the lunch table?

More than 20 top Silicon Valley venture investors are now available to the highest bidder — for lunch in a fundraiser that benefits the region's Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.The Venture Capital Master's Lunch Series has raised nearly $200,000 since it ... [Published San Jose Business Journal - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Venture Capital, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Venture Company, University of California San Francisco

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

AltAssets

Michigan sees surge in venture capital activity

The state of Michigan experienced a surge in venture capital funding last year, which propelled it to the 15th spot in the national VC rankings, up ten notches from 2011.Both funding activity and fund sizes in the state increased last year, according ... [Published AltAssets.net - May 21 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, AltAssets, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

T2 Releases San Mateo Recycling Bin/Planter Series

HIGHLAND PARK, ILL.—T2 Site Amenities, a leading provider of upscale recycling bins and planters, has just released its San Mateo recycling bin/planter series. According to Lori Tilkin, president of T2, “The San Mateo series was designed to address both ... [Published Green Lodging News - May 20 2013]

Entities: San Mateo (United States), Recycling, Property

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Florida International University

James Cassel: Seeking VC funds? Get creative

At a cocktail party earlier this year, my friend?s daughter took the initiative to tell me about her new startup venture. Her story piqued my interest, so I did some homework and later decided to throw a little angel money into her San Francisco-based ... [Published Miami Herald - May 19 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, Angel Investor, Florida International University, University of Miami, Startup

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Small Business administration

A Short History of Venture Capital

Venture Capital (VC) "In the first half of the 20th century (1900-1950)-- with very few exceptions-- venture capital investments were made by very wealthy families like the Rockefellers (Standard Oil), the Vanderbilt family (shipping lines and railro ... [Published Lawyerment - May 18 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Georges Doriot, Small Business administration

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Venture Capital Concepts, Part 3

Venture Capital (VC) "What is an Exit Route? The method through which an investor exit an investment. The exit route may occur by the investor taking cash, company debt. What is an "Exit Strategy" for a VC firm? The way a venture capitalist (VC) or b ... [Published Lawyerment - May 18 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, Capital Vc Ltd, Exit Strategy

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Facebook's IPO Put Chill On VC Spending, Tech IPOs

Technology Editor, CNBC.comWall Street wasn't the only one who felt the pain when Facebook's IPO flopped last year.Young companies looking to get funding from venture capitalists also took a hit as investors became more selective on what companies to ... [Published CNBC - May 17 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, IPOs, Facebook IPO, Tracy Lefteroff, Marc Andreessen

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

A Great Massage Opportunity for Fremont, Santa Clara, and San Mateo Areas!

- FREMONT, Calif. -- Waiting in lines, or scheduling appointments with your massage therapist can become a nuisance. It can be frustrating waiting for your turn to schedule an appointment or receive your massage treatment. There is a solution to your ... [Published Prlog - May 17 2013]

Entities: San Mateo (United States), Appointment, United States

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Canadian venture capital programme targets CAN$1.2bn

The Canadian government is currently seeking private partners for a public-private venture capital investment programme that could hit CAN$1.2bn, according to The Globe and Mail.The government had previously allocated CAN$400m for venture capital investments ... [Published AltAssets.net - May 17 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, AltAssets, Allotment

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Six Myths About Venture Capitalists

Photography: Courtesy of the artist and Gow Langsford GalleryArtwork: Sara Hughes, Millions of Colours 3 (detail), 2003, acrylic paint on linenSteve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Sergey Brin: We celebrate these entrepreneurs for their successes, and often equally ... [Published Harvard Business Review - May 16 2013]

Entities: Venture Capital, Venture capitalist, Entrepreneur, AngelList

Blogs

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FirstRain Performinator Delivers Data Directly ... [Published Beyond Search - Dec 14 2012] We were steered toward a handy product review recently of news aggregator FirstRain and were impressed with the product details and abilities we learned about. In the feature article titled “ FirstRain Launches the Performinator ” on FreePint , we ...
FirstRain brings enterprise analytics to Salesf... [Published Venturebeat - Mar 12 2013] Smart mobile business analytics apps, pervasive business intelligence, and big data platforms are three of Forrester’s top 15 emerging technology trends . Now, thanks to Salesforce and FirstRain, building smart mobile apps for businesses to activate ...
FirstRain Releases Expanded Set of Analytics Ac... [Published Strategy and Competitive Intelligence \| Scoop.it - Apr 24 2013] FirstRain announced the release of a new set of capabilities to seamlessly raise the efficiency and productivity of the enterprise sales workflow within the salesforce.com CRM platform. Using these unique analytics-based actions, sales professionals ...
FirstRain Integrates Analytics and Collaboratio... [Published eWallstreeter - Apr 24 2013] The move gives about half of FirstRain's customers greater access to insights about their own target customers and the ability to collaboratively take action on that data within their existing Salesforce workflow. ...
VC funding in wind sector lower in 2012 compare... [Published Panchabuta-Renewable Energy & Cleantech in India - Jan 29 2013] According to reports, venture capital (VC) funding in the wind sector was slightly lower in 2012 as compared to 2011. The total amount was nearly $315 million in 22 deals, according to a report by Mercom Capital Group, llc, a global clean energy communications ...

Audio/Video

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Venture Capital in Africa [Published ABN Digital - Video - Nov 27 2012]
Breakingviews: The problem with VC [Published Reuters Video: Business - Feb 04 2013]
Breakingviews: The problem with VC [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 04 2013]
Venture Capital in Africa [Published ABN Digital - YouTube - May 10 2013]
Bill Gates: Philanthropy Is Venture Capital of ... [Published FOX Business - Video - Mar 15 2013]

Press Releases

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FirstRain Releases FirstRain for Touch - Mobile... [Published PR Newswire - Mar 13 2013]
FirstRain Releases Expanded Set of Analytics Ac... [Published PR Newswire: Business Technology - Apr 23 2013]
Research and Markets: Analyzing Venture Capital... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Feb 08 2013]
MIT Venture Capital Conference to Spotlight the... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Nov 27 2012]
Siemens sets up China domestic investment vehic... [Published Siemens AG Press Releases - Mar 14 2013]