Gary Bettman: NHL not considering expansion into Seattle now
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman slammed the brakes on any Seattle expansion plans Thursday, citing continued uncertainty over construction of a new arena. By Geoff Baker Seattle Times staff reporter NEW YORK — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman slammed the brakes on any Seattle expansion plans Thursday, citing continued uncertainty over construction of [...]
Kineta, Inc. and RLB Holdings Announce New Joint Venture to Address High-Need Therapeutics Including Autoimmune Diseases
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kineta, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on the development of immune-modulating drugs for critical diseases, and RLB Holdings, an investment fund founded by Ray and Lydia Bartoszek, have formed a joint venture, Kineta RLB, LLC, which will commercialize promising, high-value compounds in selective disease areas with unmet medical needs. [...]
HipLogiq Secures $7 Million in Series B Funding to Fuel Social Media Marketing Growth
Dallas, TX -- Nov 18, 2013 / (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- HipLogiq announces today $7 million in series B funding from Hadron Global Partners, a joint venture created to invest in marketing automation, data analytics and eCommerce. Ray Bartoszek, principal of RLB Holdings, and Anthony Lanza, principal of Carriage House Partners (CHP), are majority owners of Hadron [...]
Ex-Glencore Oil Traders Form Investment Firms to Invest in Biotechnology
Cashing out after Glencore's initial price offering in 2011, ex-Glencore oil traders have formed investment funds and invested in biotechnology. In the past few months, two investment firms founded by ex-Glencore oil traders -- Hydra LLC and RLB Holdings -- have invested in Kineta Inc., a biotechnology company focused on [...]
Crunch Franchise Announces Deal with Fitness Holdings & RLB Holdings to Open 42 Locations in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania
NEW YORK, March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Crunch, the health club chain best known for making serious fitness fun through unique programming and cutting-edge training, has inked a deal with Fitness Holdings LLC & RLB Holdings to open an additional 42 clubs across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100707/NY31752LOGO ) "Our decision to partner with Crunch Franchise [...]
Dallas startup for social marketing solutions raise $5 million in first round funding
Dallas-based HipLogiq said this morning that it raised $5 million in its first round of fundraising. Hiplogiq, which develops social media and marketing tools for companies and small businesses, said the funding will allow it to focus on marketing its two apps: SocialCompass and SocialCentiv. Hiplogiq CEO and co-founder is Bernard Perrine, who was a [...]
HipLogiq Debuts as Parent Brand for SocialCompass and SocialCentiv
Social Marketing Software Company Evolves Into an Idea Factory DALLAS (March 8, 2013)— Social Compass, a Dallas-based social marketing company, is changing its name to HipLogiq and will retain the SocialCompass name for its enterprise social marketing software. The software is used by big brands to harness the power of social media and engage with customers [...]
RLB Holdings and Kineta Announce Second Investment, and Partnership Focused on Program Advancement
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RLB Holdings and Kineta are pleased to announce a new investment partnership focused on accelerating development of Kineta’s clinical stage drug candidates. The two drug programs funded by the investment partnership are ShK-186, a novel immune-sparing targeted therapeutic focused on autoimmune diseases and rOAS, a novel pan-viral therapeutic aimed [...]