Early Stage Partners LP RSS Feedhttp://www.esplp.comCopyright (c) 2012 Early Stage Partners LP60TOA Technologies Integrates With SAPhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=900Becoming SAP-certified extends TOA's customer reach to SAP's hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide.Early Stage Partners LP5/16/2012 12:00:00 AMMAR Systems Receive Cleantech Innovation Awardhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=897MAR Systems won the Most Promising Innovation Award at the Cleantech Forum after receiving the most votes from among 700 attendees.Early Stage Partners LP4/23/2012 12:00:00 AMArisdyne Systems Receives Ethanol Processing Patenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=898Arisdyne's patented controlled flow cavitation technology improves ethanol yield through simple, small-footprint, energy-efficient retrofit solutions.Early Stage Partners LP4/12/2012 12:00:00 AMLineStream Closes $5 Million Series B Early Stage Venture Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=891Early Stage Partners LP3/12/2012 12:00:00 AMJuventas Therapeutics Closes $12 Million Early Stage Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=890Company's lead compound recruits stem cells to damaged tissue. Funding will be used for Phase II clinical trials.Early Stage Partners LP2/10/2012 12:00:00 AMOnShift Closes $3 Million Series B Early Stage Capital Investmenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=889Company, which quadrupled revenue in 2011, plans to double head count in 2012.Early Stage Partners LP2/1/2012 12:00:00 AMReverse Medical Sells Neurovascular Guide Catheter Businesshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=887Proceeds will help fund other thrombectomy and neurovascular technologies.Early Stage Partners LP1/23/2012 12:00:00 AMCytoPherx Raises $34 Million Early Stage Venture Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=885Early Stage Partners structured a funding for company focused on acute kidney injuryEarly Stage Partners LP1/4/2012 12:00:00 AMOnShift Scores In Customer Ratings Surveyhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=888100% of OnShift customers said they would buy again.Early Stage Partners LP1/3/2012 12:00:00 AMAmplifinity Raises Series A Early Stage Venture Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=881Amplifinity, a leading Word of Mouth marketing company, will expand customer acquisition and technology development.Early Stage Partners LP12/5/2011 12:00:00 AMCost of Waiting For Service Calls is $37.7 Billion Annuallyhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=879It costs the American economy $37.7 billion to wait for service deliveries each year, according to TOA Technologies' Third Annual Cost of Waiting Survey.Early Stage Partners LP11/1/2011 12:00:00 AMCardiOx Raises $8 Million Series Chttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=876Financing will support commercial expansion and continuing clinical studies.Early Stage Partners LP9/2/2011 12:00:00 AMSironRx Raises $3.4 Million Early Stage Venture Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=872The Company is developing a compound that promises to promote wound healing and reduce scarring.Early Stage Partners LP8/19/2011 12:00:00 AMImalux Hires Former Philips Executive Jim Fulton as President and COOhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=871Company entering commercialization phase with Niris(R) Imaging System.Early Stage Partners LP8/4/2011 12:00:00 AMUK Retailer Selects TOA Technologies for Home Appointment Schedulinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=870Scheduling at home furnishings appointments for John Lewis is a new application for TOA Technologies.Early Stage Partners LP8/2/2011 12:00:00 AMImalux Wins Third Frontier Grant To Accelerate Commercializationhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=868Company to expand production in Cleveland area with $987,000 award.Early Stage Partners LP7/15/2011 12:00:00 AMLineStream Signs Major Licensing Deal with Texas Instrumentshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=864Software from Cleveland State University spinout will go on four Texas Instruments chip platforms.Early Stage Partners LP7/12/2011 12:00:00 AMLineStream Releases InTAC Tuning and Control Technologyhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=863Industrial control technology for the 21st Century.Early Stage Partners LP6/22/2011 12:00:00 AMTOA Closes $17.2 Million Series D Led by Sutter Hill Ventureshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=796Leading provider of on-demand mobile workforce management software solutions accelerating worldwide growthEarly Stage Partners LP5/12/2011 12:00:00 AMEnsign Picks OnShift Staff Scheduling Solutionhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=794California nursing home chain picks OnShift to help manage overtime while meeting required staffing levels.Early Stage Partners LP5/2/2011 12:00:00 AMReverse Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Intracranial Catheterhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=793Reverse can now initiate worldwide commercialization.Early Stage Partners LP4/27/2011 12:00:00 AMJuventas Lead Compound Successfully Completes Phase I Trial http://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=792After 4 months, patients are demonstrating dose-dependent improvements in all clinical parameters.Early Stage Partners LP4/26/2011 12:00:00 AMBlueSpark Hires Industry Veteran Norbert Dawalibi as New CEOhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=788RFID industry veteran Norbert Dawalibi: "I see numerous global applications for BlueSpark's thin printed batteries on the horizon."Early Stage Partners LP4/12/2011 12:00:00 AMICN Closes Early Stage Venture Capital Funding Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=765New $1 million investment will enable ICN to grow its installed base of grocery retailers.Early Stage Partners LP3/10/2011 12:00:00 AMJuventas Therapeutics Cleared to Begin Phase II Clinical Trialhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=764Juventas authorized to recruit patients to determine safety and efficacy of lead compound for critical limb ischemiaEarly Stage Partners LP1/3/2011 12:00:00 AMTOA Technologies Wins Weatherhead 100 Awardhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=760Award honors fastest-growing companies in Northeast Ohio.Early Stage Partners LP12/8/2010 12:00:00 AMOnShift Secures Additional Series A Fundinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=758Rapid customer acquisition enables OnShift to raise additional early stage venture capital.Early Stage Partners LP12/6/2010 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Medical Simulator Receives FDA Clearancehttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=753FDA clears Simbionix simulator for pre-operative evaluation of surgical treatment options.Early Stage Partners LP9/29/2010 12:00:00 AMTOA Hires Bruce Grainger as Sr. VP Americashttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=752Former Oracle sales executive strengthens TOA's Americas sales effort.Early Stage Partners LP9/17/2010 12:00:00 AMvon Eschenbach Joins Histosonics Boardhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=750Urologic Oncologist and former FDA Commissioner joins Histosonics board.Early Stage Partners LP8/31/2010 12:00:00 AMWall Street Journal Praises Cleveland's Early Stage Communityhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=759Cleveland has experienced a quiet entrepreneurial renaissance.Early Stage Partners LP8/18/2010 12:00:00 AMAutomation Alley Invests in Unitaskhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=751Automation Alley invests in Unitask and company moves HQ to Bloomfield Hills.Early Stage Partners LP8/18/2010 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Relocates Education Division to Clevelandhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=747Continuing market demand for its industry leading medical simulators and software is prompting Simbionix to expand its facilities. Early Stage Partners LP8/16/2010 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Expands Facilities in U.S. and Israelhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=746Continuing market demand for its industry leading medical simulators and software is prompting Simbionix to expand its facilities. Early Stage Partners LP7/28/2010 12:00:00 AMGreat Lakes Pharmaceuticals Raises Series B Early Stage Venture Capital Roundhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=745Great Lakes Pharmaceuticals will use a $3.1 million Series B early stage venture capital investment to conduct a clinical trial of its antimicrobial lock solution for catheters.Early Stage Partners LP7/26/2010 12:00:00 AMAxiomed Spine Closes $14.5 Million Series Dhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=744Axiomed Spine raised $14.5 million in a difficult financing environment to complete enrollment in its pivotal trial and expand EU commercializationEarly Stage Partners LP7/22/2010 12:00:00 AMTOA Named to Gartner "Visionaries" Quadranthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=743TOA's cloud-based enterprise solution for mobile workforce management named category leader by top industry analyst.Early Stage Partners LP7/14/2010 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Receives BIRD Grant to Develop Hysterectomy Simulationhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=739Simbionix will develop a simulation for training surgeons in laparascopic hysterectomy.Early Stage Partners LP6/30/2010 12:00:00 AMMAR Systems Receives BlueTech Awardhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=738MAR Systems named one of Top 50 Water Innovation Leaders in competition to identify best venture capital investments.Early Stage Partners LP6/8/2010 12:00:00 AMVirgin Media Rolls Out TOA Softwarehttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=660British cable company Virgin Media has deployed TOA's mobile workforce management software-as-a-service.Early Stage Partners LP4/26/2010 12:00:00 AMICN Launches SaaS Clearing Network for Paper Couponshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=661Intelligent Clearing Network has launched a SaaS solution to validate and clear paper coupons electronically at the cash register. Early Stage Partners LP4/26/2010 12:00:00 AMOvation Polymer Launches Medical Polymers Companyhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=659OPTEM has formed a specialty polymers unit to serve the medical market.Early Stage Partners LP4/19/2010 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Launches Mobile App For Handheldshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=656Simbionix has launched its first medical education application for handheld devices.Early Stage Partners LP4/14/2010 12:00:00 AMReverse Medical Corp. Closes $14 Million Series Bhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=653Reverse Medical Corp is developing treatments for acute ischemic stroke.Early Stage Partners LP4/2/2010 12:00:00 AMBusinessWeek Names MAR Systems "Most Promising"http://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=643MAR Systems, which removes mercury, arsenic, and other toxic metals from industrial wastewater, was honored by BusinessWeek Magazine.Early Stage Partners LP3/11/2010 12:00:00 AMTOA Hires Richard Alden as EU Presidenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=640European cable industry veteran to spearhead SaaS mobile workforce management provider's European business.Early Stage Partners LP3/4/2010 12:00:00 AMEcoSmart Broadens Footprint in Home Depothttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=638Home Depot expands line of EcoSmart pesticides in lawn and garden.Early Stage Partners LP2/1/2010 12:00:00 AMUnitask Grows Revenue 25% in 2009http://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=611Unitask, Inc. grew its customer base by 33% and its revenues by 25% in 2009. Early Stage Partners LP1/4/2010 12:00:00 AMHistoSonics Secures $11 Million Series A Early Stage Venture Capital Fundinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=612HistoSonics secured $11 million in Series A early stage venture capital financing to advance its histotripsy system for non-invasive surgery. Early Stage Partners LP1/4/2010 12:00:00 AMFive Star Wins $1 Million Photovoltaics Granthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=606Third Frontier grant targeted towards improving solar cell efficiency.Early Stage Partners LP12/17/2009 12:00:00 AMSurgeons Improve Outcomes with Simbionix' Rehearsal Studiohttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=593Training with the Simbionix Rehearsal StudioTM reduces procedure time and the use of contrast agents.Early Stage Partners LP11/11/2009 12:00:00 AMMAR Systems Receives Series B Investmenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=594Early Stage Partners led a Series B investment in Ohio water treatment company MAR Systems.Early Stage Partners LP10/30/2009 12:00:00 AMOnShift Receives Series A Early Stage Venture Capital Investmenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=605Early Stage Partners led a Series A early stage venture capital investment in OnShift, a SaaS company serving customers with shift-based staffing.Early Stage Partners LP10/15/2009 12:00:00 AM Andy McColm to Staff Michigan Officehttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=375Early Stage Partners is opening an Ann Arbor office staffed by Andy McColm.Early Stage Partners LP9/25/2009 12:00:00 AMBlue Spark Receives Series B Financinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=140Blue Spark Technologies has closed on the first tranche of its planned $5 million Series B Financing.Early Stage Partners LP7/27/2009 12:00:00 AMBlue Spark CEO Appears on CNBChttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=141Printed electronics market poised to take off, CEO Gary Johnson predicts.Early Stage Partners LP7/24/2009 12:00:00 AMTOA Partners with Amdocshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=139Amdocs will resell TOA's industry leading customer care application ETAdirect.Early Stage Partners LP6/4/2009 12:00:00 AMAxiomed Receives CE Mark for Freedom® Lumbar Dischttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=138Axiomed Spine Corporation received a CE mark for its lumbar total disc replacement, enabling it to begin selling the device in Europe.Early Stage Partners LP5/12/2009 12:00:00 AMImalux Differentiates Grades of Cervical Dysplasiahttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=137The Niris® Imaging System enables clinicians to distinguish between grades of cervical dysplasia and diagnose and treat in one episode of care.Early Stage Partners LP2/24/2009 12:00:00 AMStuebi To Join ESPhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=78The Cleveland Foundation and Early Stage Partners will jointly employ Richard Stuebi in pursuing complementary interests in advanced energy. Early Stage Partners LP12/1/2008 12:00:00 AMArisdyne Systems Installs Biodiesel Reactionhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=97Arisdyne Systems, a biofuels technology and equipment company, recently installed a second biodiesel reactor based on its cavitation technology at Middletown Biofuels, increasing capacity to five million gallons annually.Early Stage Partners LP10/29/2008 12:00:00 AMACelleRX Closes Series A Financinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=135ACelleRX Therapeutics has raised $6.9 million in a Series A financing to develop its regenerative medicine compound, Stromal Derived Factor Early Stage Partners LP10/9/2008 12:00:00 AMSimbionix Closes Series C Financinghttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=87Medical simulation company Simbionix closed a Series C financing led by River Cities.Early Stage Partners LP10/6/2008 12:00:00 AMNew Solar Inks from Five Star Technologies Bring Higher Level of Consistency to Silicon Cellshttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=98Five Star Technologies, the leader in fine particle dispersions for functional inks, announced the availability of ElectroSperse™ S-series solar inks for use in crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells.Early Stage Partners LP9/26/2008 12:00:00 AMAxiomed Spine Initiates Pivotal Clinical Trialhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=99Axiomed Spine Corporation, which is pioneering next-generation devices for the restoration of normal spine function, has announced the commencement of its pivotal U.S. clinical trials. Early Stage Partners LP9/17/2008 12:00:00 AMTOA Awarded Gartner Most Innovative CRM Company Awardhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=100TOA Technologies recently received Gartner Group's Award for Most Innovative CRM Company.Early Stage Partners LP9/15/2008 12:00:00 AMLineStream Technologies Closes Series A Investmenthttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=82LineStream Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of a seed round of up to $1,000,000 in financing from Early Stage PartnersEarly Stage Partners LP8/12/2008 12:00:00 AMTOA Technologies Closes $13 Million Series Chttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=101TOA Technologies, the world leader in Customer Appointment Management, has closed a $13 million Series C funding led by Intel Capital, with participation from existing investors Draper Triangle Ventures and Early Stage Partners.Early Stage Partners LP6/3/2008 12:00:00 AMImalux Receives $2.3 Million Fast-Track Grant from NIHhttp://www.esplp.com/NewsItem.aspx?pageID=102Imalux Corporation, developer of the Niris™ Imaging System based on Optical Coherence Tomography (“OCT”) technology, today announced the receipt of a Fast-Track research grant.Early Stage Partners LP11/5/2007 12:00:00 AM