Boulder Aerospace, Venture Pioneer R.C. “Merc” Mercure Dead at 90
BOULDER — R.C. “Merc” Mercure Jr., a technology entrepreneur who helped found Ball Brothers Research Corp., which later became Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., died suddenly on Thursday in Boulder at the age of 90, his family has confirmed to BizWest.
A University of Colorado Boulder graduate, physics Ph.D. recipient and revolutionizer of CU’s process for commercializing research, Mercure was one of the godfathers of Boulder’s world-class technology and venture-capital ecosystems, as well as civic leader.
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Ticketmaster Teams Up with Redeam to Help Travelers Purchase Tickets to Live Events as They Book Trips
LOS ANGELES (February 4, 2022) –Ticketmaster, the global leader in ticketing, now helps travelers buy tickets to concerts, sports games, and other events when they book their trips on global travel websites.
Live events have become an increasingly important component of the leisure travel experience. Ticketmaster’s collaboration with Redeam, a technology provider that specializes in connecting global travel sites with attractions and experiences across the tourism ecosystem, empowers event organizers to connect with travelers in new ways.
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Subsequent Close of Series B Financing, Total Raised $39 million
31 January 2022 – DMC Biotechnologies, Inc. announces that strategic investors Continental Grain Company, through their venture arm Conti Ventures, and Toyobo have joined the Series B fundraising round, bringing the total raised to $39 million.
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Qualtrics Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial Results
PROVO, Utah and SEATTLE Jan. 26, 2022– Qualtrics (NASDAQ: XM), the leader and creator of the Experience Management (XM) category, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
“Q4 was an outstanding quarter, capping off a record year of growth for Qualtrics,” said Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin. “Not only did we cross the $1 billion revenue milestone, but we’re accelerating past it, as experience management becomes even more critical to business success.”
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LightDeck Diagnostics - How it Works
This overview video explains how Lightdeck’s technology works.
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Matt Seefeldt at The Gates Center cured his first cancer patient
Heather Pidcoke, a lymphoma patient, is among the first to receive CAR-T cells created at the Gates Biomanufacturing Facility just steps from CU Anschutz. Now she is in complete remission.
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Matt Lipscomb on DMC's Series B Fundraising
DMC Announces First Close of Series B Financing, Raising $34 million
2 December 2021 – DMC Biotechnologies has completed the first close of its Series B fundraising, raising $34 million (USD) with investment from Cibus Enterprise, Capricorn Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SCG, Boulder Ventures, Solvay Ventures and Michelin.
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Datavail Acquires Atlanta-Based Oracle Consultancy
Broomfield, CO and Atlanta, GA (Nov. 2, 2021) – Datavail, a tech-enabled data management, applications and analytics solutions provider, announced today that it has acquired Skybridge Global, an Atlanta-based Oracle consultancy with expertise in Oracle ERP/CX cloud implementations and support across Oracle’s ERP, HCM, SCM and Oracle Cloud CX Suite business applications.
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