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Download it today for free! http://www.socaltech.com/pwc http://www.socaltech.com/pwc/PwC%20Shaking%20the%20MoneyTree%20Q2%202012.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wittlebee Acquires Clothing Company ---- Culver City-based Wittlebee, the children's clothing subscription firm headed by Sean Pervical and backed by Science, Inc., has acquired a clothing company, Cottonseed Clothing Company, the firm announced today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Cottonseed Clothing Company is a provider of t-shirt and apparel for kids. Wittlebee said the acquisition will allow it to offer Cottonseed Clothing's product exclusively through its service. Wittlebee said that Cottonseed was one the first vendors to supply clothing to the company. The firm also said that Cottonseed Clothing CEO Erin Gutierrez will continue to be involved in the manufacturing process for the company. LoveIt Enhances Social Sharing Site ---- LoveIt, the venture backed photo curation and sharing site backed and run by a number of PriceGrabber veterans, said this morning that it has released a batch of new features for its service. The Pasadena company said that it has added such features as content importing and batch uploads. LoveIt is taking on Pinterest, allowing users to visually curate collections of their favorite photos of products and other items. The new features specifically aim at allowing users to import their entire Pinterest boards and images from the popular photo-focused social sharing service. The new features also allow users to import images from Instagram, Tumblr, and Flickr. LoveIt is headed by Ron LaPierre, former President of PriceGrabber. The company announced a $6M, venture funding round in June. CraveOnline Snags AOL Vet As Sales VP ---- Los Angeles-based CraveOnline, the men's lifestyle site owned by Evolve Media, said today that it has snagged Drew Berkowitz, the former General Manager of AOL's Video Unit Goviral as its new Senior Vice President of Sales. Berkowitz also ran IAC's Mindspark division, including Vimeo. Evolve Media said Berkowitz will lead the sales efforts of its East Coast, Midwestern and West Coast sales teams. Sorenson Media Licenses Technology To Semiconductor Firm ---- San Diego-based Sorenson Media, the developer of video encoding and decoding software, said today that it has licensed its Sorenson Spark Video decoder to semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics Corporation. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Sorenson said that Renesas will use its video decoder in its next generation chipsets. Sorenson's decoding software is used to play videos from the Internet. Yardi Upgrades Mobile Apps ---- Santa Barbara-based real estate and property management software developer Yardi said MOnday that it has updated its mobile software, Yardi Maintenance Mobile. The firm's app, which runs on Android, Apple iOS, and BlackBerry, allows maintenance workers to create, update, and close work orders in Yardi's Voyager software. Yardi develops software used for property management and real estate investment management. Isis Pharmaceuticals Gets $1.4M From Alnylam ---- Carlsbad-based biopharmaceuticals firm Isis Pharmaceuticals, which is developing treatments for Crohn's disease and other rare diseases, said this morning that it will receive $1.4M from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. The payment comes as part of a collaboration between the two companies in the area of agriculture. Isis said the deal also includes potential future royalty payments and future milestone payments. The two companies have been in a strategic relationships since 2004 around RNAi technology. Sapphire Energy In Production In New Mexico ---- San Diego-based Sapphire Energy, the heavily venture backed developers of biofuels technology, reported Monday morning that it has completed the first phase of its facility in New Mexico, and has begun producing crude oil at the plant. The company said that so far, the facility has harvested 81 tons of biomass at the facility. Sapphire--which raised a huge, $144M venture funding round in April--said the commercial algae-to-energy facility is expected to produce 1.5 million gallons per year of crude oil, made from renewable algae. The company's Green Crude Farm was backed by $85M in private investment, plus a USDA loan guarantee and a $50M grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. Sapphire is venture backed by Arrowpoint Partners, Monsanto, as well as many others. Winklevoss Twins Set Up Shop In LA ---- Who are the latest folks looking to connecting into the Los Angeles technology scene? No other than the Winklevoss Twins, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, according to a report from TMZ Monday, which said the two have purchased a house in the Hollywood Hills and are looking to launch an arm of their investment firm, Winklevoss Capital, thanks to the booming tech scene here. TMZ said the two purchased an $18M home -- thanks in part to $65M from a settlement with Mark Zuckerberg, over their role in the founding of Facebook. Photo courtesy Bigstock. http://www.tmz.com/2012/08/27/cameron-tyler-winklevoss-twins-facebook-hollywood-hills-mansion-mark-zuckerberg-millions/#ixzz24m3JzEMC BUZZMEDIA Buys Four Punk Rock Blogs ---- Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA, the growing online music publisher, reported Monday morning that it has acquired four punk rock sites, which it will use to create a new punk music group called AbsoluteVoices. BUZZMEDIA said it acquired Under The Gun Review, Alter The Press!, Punknews.org and PropertyOfZack, which it will join with its current AbsolutePunk punk rock news site under the AbsoluteVoices brand. Financial terms of the buys were not announced. Punknews.org was founded in 1998, providing online music news and a fan community; PropertyOfZack is a Tumblr blog focused on punk; Under The Gun Review focuses on entertainment, music, film, and comedy; and Alert The Press! includes content such as videos, albums, news, and interviews. BUZZMEDIA operates such music sites as SPIN, Celebuzz, Stereogum, Videogum, Buzznet, and many others. FamilyFinds Launches SuperFinds Membership Program ---- Los Angeles-based FamilyFinds, the online daily deals and family-oriented coupons service backed by Matt Coffin, looks to be transitioning its model from the standard, buy-a-special-deal program that daily deals services like Groupon and LivingSocial have used, and is moving towards a membership-based program. (More...) http://bit.ly/MW1gzJ Fandango: Mobile Drives Best Summer, Ever ---- Mobile consumers drove what Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and information site Fandango says is its best summer in its history, as mobile purchases drove a 26 percent year-to-year increase in ticket sales on the service. According to Fandango, mobile ticket sales increased 116 percent over the past year, more than doubling, and now are more than 30 percent of all of its ticket sales. Fandango has been reporting that its mobile apps have been driving a big surge in its sales in the last year or so, and it looks like the trend is building. The company reports that it saw more than 26 million downloads of its various mobile apps. Fandango's web sites and apps let moviegoers purchase tickets in advance to films, and print those at home or use their mobile app as a ticket. The firm did not break down which platforms have seen the biggest increase, but the company supports iPhone and iPad, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 with its apps. OpenX Partners On Japanese Mobile Advertising ---- Los Angeles-based online advertising technology firm OpenX and Japanese firm CyberWing Corporation announced Monday that the two have launched a new, private advertising exchange aimed at the Japanese mobile market. The two said they expect to launch the advertising exchange in the second half of the year. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. 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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, San Diego -- Driving Innovation: Business and Policy Leaders Discuss How California Can Benefit from the Historic New Federal Fuel Efficiency Standards. Please join CleanTECH San Diego, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols for an event to discuss the new federal fuel efficiency standards and how California's businesses and economy can benefit.Join them to discuss the critical role that California played in the development of the new federal standards, and how California's business and policy leaders can help to ensure that California leads the way as the auto industry sets its sights on 54.5 MPG. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22731 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 28, Los Angeles -- ExecTec on the Secret of SuccessNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22733 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 11, Santa Monica -- State of the Market. LAVA Distinguished Speaker Series An Evening with Paul Kwan - "State of the Market". Paul Kwan, Managing Director, Head of Internet & Software Banking, Morgan Stanley. Paul is responsible for Morgan Stanley's Internet and Software Banking practice and has been focused on the software and Internet industry for over sixteen years. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22724 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 September 15, Santa Monica -- User Experience (UX) for Lean Startups. LuxR and Cross Campus. Please join LUXr and Cross Campus for a 1-day workshop on User Experience for Lean Startups. User Experience is one of the most challenging and least understood aspects of creating a product...and yet it will make or break your product. Join Lane Halley to learn Lean Startup methods that help you make the right product, and make your product right. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22725 September 18, Irvine -- CleanTech OC 2012 Conference & Expo. CleanTech OC 2012 is the third annual conference and expo promoting economic growth in the Orange County clean technology industry, likely to be one of the most significant engines for job growth over the next decade. Attended by cleantech entrepreneurs & industry leaders, investors, policy makers, and many others, this is the only annual conference in Orange County dedicated to covering the clean technology space and connecting industry stakeholders from throughout the region & state. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22732 September 19, Santa Monica -- StartEngine - Summer 2012 Demo Day. StartEngine Summer 2012 Demo Day event on Wednesday, September 19 at CrossCampus in Santa Monica. This latest batch is comprised of 14 startups who have been immersed in the StartEngine program since the session began on July 2nd. This innovative group includes an interactive health and fitness assessment app, a task oriented email secretary, a cross-platform multiplayer games, and an enterprise dashboard made social.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22722 September 19, Pasadena -- Innovation Soiree: Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum’s 2012 Fall Social. September at Caltech, signals innovation in high gear as summer blends into a new academic year: creative minds abuzz, innovating and discovering throughout a strikingly beautiful campus. To celebrate entrepreneurship across all of Southern California, the Executive Committee of the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum invites you to an evening networking reception. The focus is exclusively networking and making connections (yes, no program!). Bring your business cards and your entrepreneurial spirit. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22730 September 19, Santa Monica -- Search Engine Land Editor-in-Chief Danny Sullivan - Startups Uncensored #30. Professional search engine marketers rely on the editors of searchengineland.com to keep them up to speed. Widely considered a leading "search engine guru," Danny Sullivan has been helping webmasters, marketers and everyday web users understand how search engines work for over a decade. Danny’s expertise about search engines is often sought by the media, and he has been quoted in places like The Wall St. Journal, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Forbes, The New Yorker and Newsweek and ABC’s Nightline. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22727 September 20, Santa Monica -- Co-Founders Wanted of Santa Monica - presented by CoFoundersLab. Looking for a co-founder? CoFoundersLab focuses on more effectively facilitating co-founder matchmaking and they're coming to Santa Monica! The CoFoundersLab matchmaking process works by combining two services: a free, online matching platform at CoFoundersLab.com and in-person Meetups.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22726 September 21, Los Angeles -- Lean Startup Machine. Lean Startup Machine is a three-day workshop where attendees use Customer Development and Lean Startup principles to validate an idea for a new product or service. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22679 September 27, Beverly Hills -- OnHollywood 2012: Where Innovation Meets Entertainment, is a two day executive event featuring high-level debates on which forces are disrupting user behavior and creating new opportunities, content strategies and monetization schemes in the video, music, gaming, search, and mobile industries. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22593 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). 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