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Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. i...@socalip.com www.socalip.com *Video Interview: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078419.html> For our video interview this morning, we have Andy Wilson, the Executive Director of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation (www.alliancesocal.org), a new nonprofit which is trying to bring together Southern California's technology industry, universities, and others in the local ecosystem. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078419.html>) *Elon Musk's Boring Company Ramps Efforts, Hiring In Las Vegas* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078421.html> The Boring Company, the Los Angeles company working on advanced transportation systems, which is led by technology mogul Elon Musk, says it is ramping up efforts in Las Vegas, and is actively hiring for a significiant number of positions in Las Vegas, as well as Hawthorne. According to The Boring Company, the jobs include positions in everything from Civil Engineering and Electrical Engineering to Security Guards and more. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078421.html>) *j2 Global Aims At Heathcare Documentation* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078418.html> Los Angeles-based j2 Global, and its subsidiary, j2 Cloud Services, is taking aim at the healthcare documentation and medical data market, with a new service called MyHealth Inbox. According to j2 Cloud Services, the new, free service lets patients securely receive their medical information into a cloud-based account, using its cloud faxing technology. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078418.html>) *HelpJess Combines Video Chat With Retail Shopping* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078420.html> Newport Beach-based startup HelpJess announced on Monday that it has launched a new service, which combines video chat with retail shopping. The company said its tool allows shoppers to live, video chat with brick-and-mortar retail stores through an app, connecting shoppers to in-store staff at retailers. According to the new service--owned by open4sale USA--it is initially offering up its service to designer stores in Los Angeles, New York, Milan, Paris, and Hong Kong, as well as Singapore. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078420.html>) *Upfront Ventures Plans New $250M Fund, Upfront Growth III* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078417.html> Santa Monica-based Upfront Ventures has launched an effort to raise a new fund, worth $250M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to that filing, Upfront's new fund, Upfront Growth III, L.P., does not yet have any committed investors, and is led by Mark Suster and Yves Sisteron. Upfront has not detailed any information about the fund, as is usual for venture investors in the midst of fundraising. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078417.html>) *LA Gets New Call of Duty Team, From Immortals* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078414.html> Los Angeles is boosting its ever growing presence in the e-sports industry, with a brand new competitive team for Call of Duty, Activision announced on Monday. According to Activision, it has added two new teams to its Call of Duty league, including one in Los Angeles from the Immortals Gaming Club, and one in Minnesota, operated by WISE Ventures. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078414.html>) *Cedars-Sinai Accelerator Names New Class* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078413.html> The Cedars-Sinai Accelerator, the startup accelerator associated with Cedars-Sinai, has announced its next class, saying it has added 11 new health-tech companies into its newest accelerator class. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078413.html>) *Inside Secure Becomes Verimatrix* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078412.html> Inside Secure, the French company which acquired San Diego-based Verimatrix in March, has renamed itself as Verimatrix, the company announced this morning. The combined company trades on the Euronext Paris as VMX. Inside Secure paid $147M, mostly in cash, for Verimatrix as part of the acquisition deal in March. The two rolled out a new logo and tagline as part of the renaming of Inside Secure to Verimatrix. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078412.html>) *Gemelli Biotech Picks Up $1.85M In Ongoing Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078411.html> Los Angeles-based Gemelli Biotech, a startup focused on discovery of novel diagnostics and therapeutics for the human microbiome, has raised $1.85M, as part of an ongoing $3.0M fundraising effort for the startup, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078411.html>) *Qualcomm Backs Startup's Head Mounted, Wearable Computers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078408.html> RealWear, a developer of helmet-mounted, wearable Android computers, has scored backing from San Diego-based Qualcomm Ventures, in a $80M funding, the company said this morning. RealWear--which is based in Vancouver, Washington--said it raised $80M in a Series B financing round, which included both equity and debt, and came from JPMorgan Chase & Co., Teradyne, Bose Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures LLC (QCOM), Kopin Corporation (KOPN), and investors from JPMorgan's (JPM) Private Bank. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078408.html>) *Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <https://collective-genius.com/>* Peak is a facilitated team off-site that empowers growth companies and venture firms to build a Three Year Vision, One Year Plan, and Quarterly OKRs. With the vision and plan set, we provide additional tools to keep the team aligned, accountable and on track. Peak is a collection of best practices Jeff Martin founder of Collective Genius has derived from twenty plus years of experience in founding and operating technology growth companies and venture firms. 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