San Francisco-based video advertising startup Podaddies has raised an initial $1 million round from The Band of Angels and The Angels Forum. The company's pitch is that it allows publishers and advertisers to track and monetize content however it's consumed, even if it's been downloaded. Advertisers have a choice of [...]

MyBuys Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of behavioral recommendation software for online retailers, announced that it has raised $10 million in Series B funding. Palomar Ventures led the round, which closed back in March. Return backer Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated. www.mybuys.com[...]

Helixis Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based developer of molecular diagnostics products, said that Advanced Technology Ventures participated in a $10 million Series A round announced back in August. Previously-disclosed participants included Domain Associates and Okapi Venture Capital. www.helixis.com[...]

BG Medicine Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based developer of molecular diagnostics based on biomarkers, has set its IPO terms to six million shares being offered at between EUR 5.75 and EUR 7.25 per share. It plans to trade on Eurolist by Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol BGMDX, with Cowen International and [...]

ZARS Inc., a Salt Lake City-based developer of non-invasive drug delivery technologies, has withdrawn its IPO filing, citing market conditions. The company had planned to sell five million common shares at between $14 and $16 per share, and trade on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol ZARS. It was scheduled to [...]

Q&A;: Jeffrey Babin, entrepreneurship expert When it comes to funding new businesses, the Delaware Valley is a pretty languid place, according to Jeffrey Babin, a lecturer on entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and an angel investor himself at his firm Antiphony Partners L.L.C.[...]