*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, February 22, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas ------------------------------ *Headlines * - FanAI Finds $2.5M For Esports Monetization <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073837> - Cornerstone OnDemand Links With Institute for the Future <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073836> - Tap Starts Shipping Wearable Which Makes Anything A Keyboard <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073835> - ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Seeks Buyer, Hires Investment Banker <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073834> - Tinder Flaw Allowed Anyone Into Your Account, Using Just Your Phone Number <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073833> - No, Elon Musk Is Not Giving Away Free Ethereum <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073832> - FanWide Wins $10,000 Sports Startup Competition At USC <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073831> - Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures Backs Moovit In $50M Funding <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073830> - SpaceX Scrubs Launch Due To High Winds, Try Again Tomorrow <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073820> - Fandango Sells More Than 30 Percent Of Black Panther Tickets <#m_-8297663971974020522_0073818> *Marketplace* - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_-8297663971974020522_ad729> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_-8297663971974020522_ad694> - Oracle <#m_-8297663971974020522_ad683> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_-8297663971974020522_ad611> - Stradling <#m_-8297663971974020522_ad608> *Thursday, February 22, 2018* *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <+johnhuttin...@pacificunified.com>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 johnhuttin...@pacificunified.com *FanAI Finds $2.5M For Esports Monetization* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073837.html> Santa Monica-based FanAI, a startup that it using artificial intelligence to identify and optimize sponsorship engagement in the eSports world, has raised $2.5M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding round was led by Courtside Ventures and CRCM Ventures, and also included BITKRAFT Esports Ventures, BDS Capital, Catalyst Sports, Deep Space Ventures, Everblue Management, Greycroft GC Tracker Fund, M Ventures, Rosecliff Ventures, and Sterling VC. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=54965>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073837.html>) *Cornerstone OnDemand Links With Institute for the Future* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073836.html> Santa Monica-based cloud-based learning and human capital management software developer Cornerstone OnDemand is aiming to make it easier for employers to help their people learn the skills they need to survive in the "workplace of tomorrow", through a link with think tank Institute for the Future. According to Cornerstone OnDemand, the effort will help organizations with priotizing their workforce learning efforts, and help their workers learn the skills they need to prepare for tomorrow. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073836.html>) *Tap Starts Shipping Wearable Which Makes Anything A Keyboard* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073835.html> Pasadena-based Tap Systems, a startup which develops a "wearable" which monitors your fingers and makes any surface a virtual keyboard, says it has begun shipping its products to customers. The company, which has been taking pre-orders since November, has created a device which is strapped onto your fingers, and monitors your finger movement to input information through a special app, "TapGenius". Tap says its device works with any Bluetooth device, and takes about an hour to learn how to use. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073835.html>) *ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Seeks Buyer, Hires Investment Banker* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073834.html> Los Angeles-based biotechnology developer ImmunoCellular Therapeutics said this morning that it has launched a "review of strategic alternatives", and has hired an investment banking firm, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as a strategic financial advisor. According to the company, Ladenberg will assist in review of the company's business and assets and exploration of strategic opportunities for enhancing stockholder value, including the potential sale or merger of the company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073834.html>) *Tinder Flaw Allowed Anyone Into Your Account, Using Just Your Phone Number* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073833.html> Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has been vulnerable to hacking, in an exploit which just required someone to have your phone number, according to a security researcher, who published information on a (now fixed) bug in Tinder's login process. According researchers at security researcher Anand Prakash, the flaw came from Tinder's use of the Facebook Account Kit API, an API which allowed anyone with a Facebook account to sign into Tinder using just their phone number. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073833.html>) *No, Elon Musk Is Not Giving Away Free Ethereum* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073832.html> Elon Musk, the founder of Los Angeles-based SpaceX, as well as electric vehicle firm Tesla Motors, is not giving you free Ethereum. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073832.html>) *FanWide Wins $10,000 Sports Startup Competition At USC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073831.html> FanWide, a startup which helps users find "viewing parties" for their favorite college or pro sports teams, anywhere they live or travel, has won a the $10,000 prize in the HYPE Sports Innovation competition, held last week at the University of Southern California. According to HYPE, the competition, held in conjunction with USC's Marshall School of Business and Silicon Valley Bank, was aimed at finding the most disruptive technology likely to shape the future of basketball. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073831.html>) *Ashton Kutcher's Sound Ventures Backs Moovit In $50M Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073830.html> Moovit, a startup develops a transit application which helps users plan their public transit trips, has raised $50M in a Series D funding round, which included funding from Los Angeles-based Sound Ventures, the venture capital fund run by Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=90261> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073830.html>) *SpaceX Scrubs Launch Due To High Winds, Try Again Tomorrow* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073820.html> Did you get up early to try to catch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base? You can go back to bed. Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scrubbed its launch attempt for Wednesday, due to high upper level winds. According to SpaceX, it will again attempt to launch the PAZ satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Thursday, at 6:17 a.m. PST. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073820.html>) *Fandango Sells More Than 30 Percent Of Black Panther Tickets* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073818.html> Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information service Fandango reported on Tuesday that it sold more than 30 percent of the tickets for "Black Panther" over the film's four-day opening weekend. According to Fandango, the sales represent one of the company's largest share of opening weekend for any movie in the company's history. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073818.html>) *Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone>* Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Information Systems A major downfall of a hybrid or multi-cloud environment is the difficulty in monitoring and maintaining numerous instances across several accounts and platforms. Add that to deployment complexity and capacity issues, and your business will struggle to reap the benefits of cloud. A multi-cloud consolidation platform from KeyInfo solves these issues and more! KeyInfo provides top notch multi-cloud services, management capabilities and tailored support. We enable customers to procure cloud services from a single source, allowing for the access and management of a full range of industry-leading IaaS cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, IBM, Microsoft and more. We work with you to meet your cloud strategy needs and enable you to leverage all of the unique capabilities of the platform. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *Oracle <http://www.oracle.com>* Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services for small and mid-sized businesses. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com. In Los Angeles, contact Ryan Mondillo (ryan.mondi...@oracle.com). *SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <http://www.socalip.com>* IP Litigation . IP Transactions . Patent & Trademark Prosecution . IP Strategy . Westlake Village . Santa Barbara . Irvine. i...@socalip.com 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law (<a href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-8297663971974020522_funding>* 2/22/18 FanAI <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90289> Santa Monica $2.50 M 2/21/18 Lindora <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90258> Costa Mesa $0.00 M 2/16/18 NGD Systems <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90188> Irvine $12.40 M 2/15/18 DroneBase, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90180> Los Angeles $12.00 M 2/15/18 Lumi <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90182> Los Angeles $9.00 M 2/15/18 Workast <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90185> Santa Monica $1.85 M 2/15/18 SaltStack <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90187> Lehi $15.50 M 2/15/18 Miso Robotics, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90181> Pasadena $10.00 M 2/13/18 Tipalti <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90097> Palo Alto $30.00 M 2/08/18 GOAT <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90089> Los Angeles $60.00 M 2/07/18 ZipRecruiter <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=60250> Santa Monica $50.00 M 2/06/18 Beauty By Design <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90028> Los Angeles $2.20 M 2/05/18 SmartAction <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90024> El Segundo $0.00 M 2/02/18 Bitvore <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89970> Irvine $14.20 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html February 22, San Diego -- *Fundraising for HealthTech* Fundraising for HealthTech. San Diego Venture Group. On raising early-stage capital in HealthTech and Life Sciences — plus a meet-and-greet with several of San Diego's most interesting HealthTech and Life Science startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25986 February 27, Santa Monica -- *Namely HR Santa Monica Launch Event! * Namely HR Santa Monica Launch Event! It's official: Namely has landed in Silicon Beach! To celebrate, we're hosting a panel and happy hour with our client, GumGum. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26010 February 28, Thousand Oaks -- *IEEE Buenaventura EMBS Talk* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26013 March 7, Camarillo -- *Lifelong Happiness: Your Secret Weapon at Work and In Life* Lifelong Happiness: Your Secret Weapon at Work and In Life. Russell Fischer Business Collection, Camarillo Library. What would your life feel like if you could be 98.6% stress-free, and you were able to exude complete confidence and happiness everywhere you go on a daily basis? The good news is you can stop wondering and start experiencing this for yourself immediately. Ricky Powell, an International speaker, coach, and author of the book, Happiness Rocks, will be sharing his most important hacks with you during this awesome, engaging seminar.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26004 March 7, Santa Monica -- *The Montgomery Summit* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26015 March 7, Los Angeles -- *USC Startup Career Fair Spring 2018* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26014 March 8, Santa Monica -- *LA CEOs* LA CEOs presents: eSports. Our special guest speaker is Andy Babb, Head of Games at Super League Gaming, the premiere amateur esports organization in the United States. Super League has built community-based, branded esports teams in 16 cities which compete against each other in “City Champs” competition. Investors include Softbank, Cinemark, Nickelodeon, and several professional sports team owners. This sponsor supported event is restricted to qualified CEOs & CFOs only. Confirmed RSVP required. Service providers not admitted.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26011 March 8, Pasadena -- *SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo.* SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo. SCaLE 16X – the 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo – will take place on March. 8-11, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center. SCaLE 16X expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25960 March 8, Santa Monica -- *The Montgomery Summit* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26016 March 8, Los Angeles -- *TechFair LA 2018* TechFair LA 2018. LA's Largest Technology Job Fair will be returning to LA for an even bigger and better event for the second year in a row, co-hosted by Comparably, Annenberg Foundation and Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti. Over 250 most prominent tech companies in attendence along with 10,000+ job-seekers in Engineering, Product, Sales, Marketing, Design and more attending. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25987 March 9, Pasadena -- *SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo.* SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo. SCaLE 16X – the 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo – will take place on March. 8-11, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center. SCaLE 16X expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25961 March 10, Pasadena -- *SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo.* SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo. SCaLE 16X – the 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo – will take place on March. 8-11, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center. SCaLE 16X expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25962 March 11, Pasadena -- *SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo.* SCALE 16x. The Sixteenth Annual Southern California Linux Expo. SCaLE 16X – the 16th annual Southern California Linux Expo – will take place on March. 8-11, 2018, at the Pasadena Convention Center. SCaLE 16X expects to host 150 exhibitors this year, along with nearly 130 sessions, tutorials and special events. SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25963 March 13, Santa Monica -- *LA Female Founder Office Hours* LA Female Founder Office Hours. This is the first in a series of Female Founder Office Hours, staffed by female partners from a collective of VC firms. For our first event, we'll be focused on helping seed-stage female founders with their pitches. We'll be offering forty 1:1 office hour slots with 10 female VC partners from Benchmark, Canaan, Cowboy, Forerunner, Freestyle, Lux, Sequoia, and Reach. There will also be a talk by two former female founders-turned-VCs on how to fundraise, based on their experiences from both sides of the table. The event is also a great opportunity for female founders to meet, mingle, and share advice with one another. Our goal is for every female founder to walk away with a bit of advice from some female investors and a few new female founder friends that they can count on. We hope to use this to kickstart a virtuous cycle and community of women helping women.. 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