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RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Oracle OBIEE Administrator, Chatsworth, DataDirect Networks --Senior Director - Cloud, Content & Media - Americas, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks --Senior Data Warehouse Engineer, Santa Monica, BeachMint --Senior IT Operations Architect/Analyst, La Jolla, Fortis Advisors --Product Manager, West Los Angeles, Fetch Recruiting --Sales Account Manager, Irvine, Tektronix RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- PwC Emerging Company Zone Visit the Emerging Company Zone, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, for access to the latest MoneyTree venture capital report; thought leadership articles, information on IPOs and more. http://www.socaltech.com/pwc --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burn This Number After Calling: Greg Cohn on Burner ---- Almost everyone has had some situation where you wanted to give someone a phone number, but only temporarily--think Craigslist, or maybe at that bar or business conference, where you want to hand out a number, but only have it work for a short while. It turns you, you can actually do that, with Burner, a new iPhone app developed by Los Angeles startup Ad Hoc Labs. We caught up with serial entrepreneur Greg Cohn, who brought us up to speed on what Burner is about, and the story behind the app. Let's talk first about your app. Can you describe what it does and how it works? Greg Cohn: Burner is an app that we think of as a privacy layer for your phone. The basic functionality is it allows you to issue temporary and disposable phone numbers, very (More...) http://bit.ly/RvWj3u --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rumor: Hulu's Kilar Set For $100M Payday ---- A report published Sunday by Variety says that Jason Kilar, the CEO of Los Angeles-based online video site Hulu, is set to cash out as much as $100M after the site's management buyout funded by Providence Equity Partners. The report also said that the company is now making plans in case Kilar decides to depart the firm after receiving that kind of windfall, citing an internal report cover the need to "outline transition plan for new CEO". The report is just the latest in a string of reports of Kilar looking to other pastures; just in the last couple of months, he's been named as a potential top hire at Facebook and Yahoo. Regulus Therapeutics Files For IPO ---- San Diego-based Regulus Therapeutics has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $57.5M in an IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market. The developer of microDNA-based biopharmaceuticals said it hopes to trade as RGLS. The IPO is being underwritten by Lazard Capital Markets, Cowen and Company, BMO Capital Markets, Needham & Company and Wedbush PacGrow Life Sciences. Regulus Therapeutics is a spinout of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals and Isis Pharmaceuticals, which are the company's two largest shareholders; Aventis, Glaxo, and AstraZeneca also owns stakes in the firm. Crackle Launches Windows Phone, NOOK Apps ---- Culver City-based Crackle, the online video streaming and entertainment site which features Sony Pictures library of television and film properties, announced Friday that it has launched both Windows Phone and NOOK Tablet apps. Crackle also said it will be releasing a Amazon Kindle Fire version of the app. The new app allows users to view ad-supported films and television series from the site. Crackle already offered up iPhone, iPad, and iPod versions of the app. Crackle said it app allows users to stream more than 200 films from Columbia Pictures, TriStar Pictures, Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Classics and others. The new app is free. Teledyne Names DARPA Vet As New VP ---- Thousand Ooaks-based Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, the research arm of Teledyne Technologies, announced this morning that it has named Dr. Lisa Porter as a Senior Vice President, in charge of technology commercialization efforts, technical operations, and general management. Porter was the first director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and also served at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Teledyne Scientific provides research and advanced technology in compound semiconductors, materials, optics and information sciences, to both internal and external customers, including DARPA. OptumRx Plans Hiring In Mission Valley ---- OptumRx, a pharmacy benefits management company which is a unit of UnitedHealth Group, said Friday that it has set up a new, pharmacy order processing facility in Mission Valley, and is expecting to hire 250 at the new location. The facility will handle mail order prescription processing for OptumRx. The company said the new jobs are part of more than 1,000 new jobs in the state. Modern Meadow Gets Funding For 3D, Printed Meat ---- Modern Meadow, a firm whose founders were previously co-founders of San Diego's Organovo, has scored funding to make manufactured, 3D printed meat a reality. The funding came from Breakout Labs and The Thiel Foundation, Breakout Labs said Thursday. Modern Meadow is looking to developing "high value, food grade animal protein"--including meat and hide--using 3D bioprinting technology. Modern Meadow has received a grant of $350,000 from Breakout Labs, which is part of the Thiel Foundation, and is aimed at funding "the next generation" of scientific exploration. The foundation was founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, one of the (More..) http://bit.ly/OrUOMk http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=44741 Amazon Studios Options Children's Series ---- Amazon Studios, the Los Angeles production arm of Amazon.com, said Thursday that it has optioned two new children's series. The firm--which has been ramping efforts in Hollywood to produce content specifically for Amazon's streaming video services--said it has optioned "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street" created by David Anaxagoras, and "Javi and the Treehouse Club" by Federico Badia. The two children's series come on top of three, existing comedy series the firm recently optioned. All of the projects are part of a crowd-sourced effort to find scripts that the firm can turn into exclusive content for Amazon. Amazon offers up video streaming as part of its Amazon Prime service. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator The Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) is a high-tech business incubator located in downtown Ventura, CA. V2TC offers a creative environment where high-tech start-ups and entrepreneurs can network, brainstorm, and grow their business. Work-spaces are affordable, flexible and scalable in order to allow companies the ability to manage their growth effectively and efficiently. 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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Oracle OBIEE Administrator, Chatsworth, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5405 Senior Director - Cloud, Content & Media - Americas, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5404 Senior Data Warehouse Engineer, Santa Monica, BeachMint http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5394 Senior IT Operations Architect/Analyst, La Jolla, Fortis Advisors http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5391 Product Manager, West Los Angeles, Fetch Recruiting http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5378 Sales Account Manager, Irvine, Tektronix http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5380 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 08/17/12 Modern Meadow $0.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44741 08/16/12 Little Black Bag $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44739 08/15/12 PageWoo $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44732 08/15/12 EcoMom $4.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44736 08/14/12 Educreations $2.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44730 08/13/12 Elcelyx Therapeutics, Inc. $4.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44691 08/08/12 Pivotshare $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44587 08/07/12 AwesomenessTV $3.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44506 08/02/12 Genomatica $41.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44463 07/31/12 InstaCanvas $1.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44391 07/26/12 Apptopia.com $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44305 07/26/12 Pop-up Pantry $1.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44307 07/26/12 Just Fabulous $76.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44308 07/25/12 NantPharma $125.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44240 07/25/12 CoDa Therapeutics $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=44241 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html August 20, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22701 August 20, Irvine -- What Is The TCA Looking For In Digital Media and Consumer Products Startups? Join Barbara Seymour Giordano and TCA members Jody Dunitz and Roulee Marcus as we delve into what it takes to launch successful digital media and consumer product startups. Special Guests, Raulee Marcus and Jody Graham Dunitz. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22721 August 20, Santa Clarita -- Raise $1 Million for your Startup. Adam Draper knows Venture Capital. It's in his blood. His dad, Tim, is a venture capitalist and so is his grandfather, William who is credited for starting the venture capital industry in tech. They've funded some of the biggest names in High Tech over the last 50 years. The Draper Family is a dynasty in the Venture Capital world (see recent Fast Company article) like no other. Adam, 3rd generation, has set his sights on startups. He's focused on helping startups get the capital they need to succeed. And he's coming to SCV Startup! Join us and hear Adam share his experiences and stories being part of the most influential family in the VC world as well as tell us about his new startup. He's got a mission that we can get fired up about...Make sure every great startup gets the money (less than $1 M bucks) they need to win. It'll be an intimate setting with insight and conversation about fundraising, the uber-hot topic of crowdfunding, VCs, and startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22695 August 20, Torrance -- South Bay Monday Club. There will be two presenting companies at the Monday, August 20, meeting. ClearWidth Networks is the first to provide Network-Optimization-as-a-Service allowing enterprises to optimize and manage wide area network (WAN) traffic for cloud computing, multimedia communications, remote data centers and other off-premise applications; Dr. Ravi Tripuraneni, CEO of Aviation Technologies International, will describe his company’s advanced clean technology project. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22719 August 21, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22702 August 21, Glendale -- Public Agencies Can Afford Your Tech Services In Spite of the Economic Downturn! Learn from this workshop how to use grants and other "revenue neutral" funding to assist public agencies in acquiring your service or product. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22691 August 21, Westwood -- IP Law: Protect Your Killer Idea, or Get Killed. Protecting IP is crucial to the success of your business. But, how do you do it? And what happens if you’re careless? This workshop is designed to teach entrepreneurs the practical implications of protecting intellectual property. Jim Kidston, Partner at Parsus LLP, will talk about securing IP, licensing IP, common pitfalls, and how and why to protect your IP (both by law and by contract). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22710 August 22, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22703 August 22, Los Angeles -- Los Angeles MongoDB User Group. In honor of the upcoming release of MongoDB 2.2 we'll be hosting a MongoDB Drinkup (Think Meetup at a bar) at the Pink Taco! This is a great chance to meet other mongoDB users and bring along new friends to the user group. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22684 August 22, Costa Mesa -- AWT Networking Event at Working Wardrobe. Association for Women in Technology. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22685 August 22, Santa Monica -- SM New Tech Meetup. 10 min presentation by Winston J. Perez on Concept Modeling for technology entrepreneurs. 5 amazing new tech companies will present. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22648 August 23, El Segundo -- Social Media 101. It's time to learn how social media can help you get to the next level personally and professionally. Learn about the basic apps such as Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin while also learning how Google Reader, Quora, and IFTTT can help you be more productive and find more clients! Experience a new co-working space in El Segundo as we will be hosted by the Action Factory. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22711 August 23, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22704 August 23, Santa Monica -- Startup Business Development. Coloft Academy. Are you a Founder and want to learn more about growing your venture via partnerships and alliances? Or are you interested in a job in Business Development at a Tech or Internet company? We will kick off this session distilling what Business Development actually means at an early stage company, and then we will discuss what it entails as the company grows. We’ll also discuss types of partnerships, as well as provide a framework for evaluating them.Later we’ll outline characteristics of a great Business Developer – who you should hire or the skills you need to get hired. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22667 August 23, Santa Monica -- TEDxSantaMonica Salon Event. Join TEDxSantaMonica for a salon-style event as we explore how local Santa Monica people are transforming the community and inspiring others. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22645 August 23, Santa Monica -- Startup Business Development. Coloft Academy. Are you a Founder and want to learn more about growing your venture via partnerships and alliances? Or are you interested in a job in Business Development at a Tech or Internet company? We will kick off this session distilling what Business Development actually means at an early stage company, and then we will discuss what it entails as the company grows. We’ll also discuss types of partnerships, as well as provide a framework for evaluating them. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22670 August 24, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22705 August 25, Santa Monica -- LA Mobile Arts Festival. The LA Mobile Arts Festival is a week long display of art originated through the lens of an iPhone and celebrating what become known as iPhoneography. Much more than citizen photography, iPhoneography is true and real art. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22706 August 28, Los Angeles -- Social Media 201. Join us for an immersive journey into advanced social media and how it can help you personally and professionally. We teach you how to use advanced platforms such as IFTTT, Quora, Paper.li and others to thrive personally and professionally. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22712 August 28, Santa Monica -- Hey Los Angeles, get ready for your upcoming Tech Cocktail Mixer & Startup Showcase. Tech Cocktail Mixer & Startup Showcase Events - they’re our specialty. The premise is simple; we Mix together your region’s hottest tech startups with a couple hundred passionate technophiles- and serve over cocktails. The result is delicious blend of entrepreneurs, investors, employers, job seekers, and those simply looking for a fun environment to mingle with fellow local tech enthusiasts. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22683 August 28, Santa Monica -- Nailing The Pitch. Coloft Academy. Creating a solid pitch is one of the most important tasks a new startup must accomplish. Making the most out of each investor meeting is what this class is all about. During the class we’ll take a look at unique techniques, tactics and secrets that will help you construct a powerful pitch. We’ll also look at the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make while pitching investors. Instructor: Tyler Crowley. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22671 August 29, San Gabriel -- Lunch & Learn: Venture Capital & Investments. Asian Business Association. When companies want to grow revenue streams with new clients and customers, what are the options? How can businesses secure the funds and how should they spend the money? This program will focus on the various sources of fundings such as venture capital and different types of investments. Preeminent experts will share the dais with an experienced entrepreneur and discuss the do's and don'ts of securing additional capital. 2 lucky companies will be chosen to deliver 2-minute pitchs for critical evaluation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22689 August 29, Santa Monica -- Crowd Funding Tips & Tricks. Coloft Academy. Learn everything there is to know about crowdfunding for your business, from co-Founder and CEO of crowdfunder Chance Barnett. This class is for any entrepreneur, or future entrepreneur, who is interested in using crowdfunding as a real alternative for early stage funding. In this class you’ll learn: How crowdfunding for businesses makes INVESTMENT via crowdfunding possible; What's required to go live with a crowdfunding investment raise; How to use your personal network and community to complete a successful crowdfunding campaign. Instructor: Chance Barnett. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22672 August 30, San Diego -- The Military SIG Presents: Unmanned Vehicles. CommNexus. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22681 August 30, Venice -- TechCrawl. It’s like a bar crawl, but with startup/Accelerator/Incubator offices instead of bars. Each venue will host a group of developers, designers, entrepreneurs and other startups in their office for 45 minutes or so then feel free to move on to the next stop. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22696 August 30, Newport Beach -- 17th Annual Southern California Investor Conference. Merriman Capital. 40 of Southern California's leading companies will present an update on their respective company and provide business insights to the investment community. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22709 August 31, San Diego -- Bootstrappers Breakfast - San Diego. Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22682 September 5, Los Angeles -- Is Your Pitch in the Strike Zone? Entrepreneurs, does your pitch measure up? New this year, the pitch competition for entrepreneurs with innovative clean tech applications will be held on the evening of September 5th at the 3rd Annual PortTechEXPO. Angel and venture investors, business advisors and coaches, attorneys, accountants, and port representatives will be in attendance. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22649 September 6, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Monica Dodi, Managing Director of The Women’s Venture Capital Fund with Perspectives of a Venture Capitalist and How They Evaluate Potential Investments and The Benefits of Gender Diversity. This free event is for CEOs only, with at least a million dollars in sales or funding. Service providers will be asked to leave. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22713 September 6, Santa Monica -- Intro to Search Engine Optimization. Coloft Academy. What is Search Engine Optimization? This class is designed to teach you how to drive more traffic to your web site and increase sales, by using tools suited for anyone!. We’ll cover getting on the first page of search engines (results not guaranteed), getting more web traffic without spending money on advertising, and strategies for onsite and offsite website optimization techniques.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22673 September 11, Costa Mesa -- 2012 PMI-OC Project Management Conference. The Orange County Chapter of the Project Management Institute will hold a Project Management Conference Sept. 11, 2012. The event will feature education and leadership sessions, as well as speaker Troy Hazard, recent global president, Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Also included will be the proclamation of Project Management Day by Orange County mayors, state assemblymen, and other dignitaries, and a 9/11 remembrance ceremony.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22715 September 12, Santa Monica -- Startup Accounting - Essentials every founder should know. Coloft Academy. In this class we will cover the necessary tools and measures startups must take to manage their finances. Taught by startup finance veteran David Ehrenberg, we will be covering the following: Accounting prior and post funding; Taxes; Accounting systems and software; and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22674 September 12, Los Angeles -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum . At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment and technology and will seek to advance technology startups, as well as foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22716 September 13, Los Angeles -- Silicon Beach @ USC. SoCal has had a long history of tech innovation and Los Angeles is undeniably the creative capital. USC, with a strong entrepreneurial tradition and home to the leading school for cinematic arts, is pushing the Silicon Beach movement forward with an upcoming forum . At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment and technology and will seek to advance technology startups, as well as foster connections with venture capital and angel investment communities. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22717 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. 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