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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies Deloitte LLP (http://www.deloitte.com/us/technology). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --KidsRuby Teaches Kids Programming --Contour Energy Merges With ActaCell --Schmoozd Opens Event Applications --Wellington Financial Closes $177.5M Venture Debt Fund --Factual Rolls Product, UPC API --BUZZMEDIA Links With Suri's Burn Book --Mahalo President Rapp Leaves Firm --Newegg Sets Marketing Chief --AT&T Dangles $30K To Developers At Hackathon --DreamHost Tackles Cloud Storage --Sorenson Media Trumpets NFL Wins MARKETPLACE --Learn to Successfully Build and Finance Your Startup --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator --Safire Partners Executive Search RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Director, Engineering for funded startup - great ground floor opp, El Segundo, Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --Senior Director - Cloud, Content & Media - Americas, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks --Solution Architect, Los Angeles, DataDirect Networks --Quality Engineer, Camarillo, Johanson Technology RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Binary Pulse Technology Marketing We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies For more than ten years, dozens of Southern California's industry-leading tech firms have turned to Binary Pulse for their demand-generating strategies and programs. Our services include: -- Demand Generation Planning and Execution -- Channel Program Development -- Lead Capture and Management -- Web Site Development & Search Engine Marketing -- Corporate and Product Branding -- Online Integration Strategies -- Reseller Recruitment -- Multimedia Presentations -- Social Media Marketing Please visit us at http://www.binarypulse.com to learn more or give us a call at 949-336-7400. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- KidsRuby Teaches Kids Programming ---- How early is too early to teach your kids a programming language? Never too early, apparently. A Los Angeles software developer has created a Ruby-based programming software package--Kidsruby--which allows children to learn how to develops software in the Ruby programming language. The free software--which runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux--provides a visual tool which lets kids learn all about programming. The firm released an international version of its software today, supporting not just English, but also Japanese, French, and Spanish. The open source, free software was developed by The Hybrid Group, located in Los Angeles; The Hybrid Group is also behind project management tool Kanbanpad and project update software Clutch. Contour Energy Merges With ActaCell ---- Azusa-based advanced battery developer Contour Energy Systems has merged with Austin-based ActaCell Energy Systems, the two said Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two said the merger would help accelerate the companies' technology to market. ActaCell is venture backed by DFJ Mercury, Good Energies, Applied Ventures and Google.org. Contour Energy Systems is backed by In-Q-Tel, SBI Jeffires Asia, CMEA Capital, Harris & Harris, Schlumberger and U.S. Venture Partners. Schmoozd Opens Event Applications ---- In the quest to gain investor and community interest, one of the hallmarks of how Los Angeles area startups approach networking with the community is that they're more likely to demo and mix and mingle at a nightclub or hip hangout, rather than sit through a stuffy, formal daytime conference. One of those events, Schmoozd, said Wednesday that it has begun accepting applications for its next event, scheduled for October 25th in Santa Monica. The event--run by John Diep--looks to highlight interesting startups in Los Angeles, in a hip social setting. The event organizers said that applications to demo at the event will be open until Sunday, October 14th. http://www.schmoozd.com Wellington Financial Closes $177.5M Venture Debt Fund ---- Wellington Financial, a provider of venture debt and growth capital to high tech startups and other companies, said yesterday that it has closed on a $177.5M, fourth fund. Wellington is based in Canada, but has its U.S. offices in Santa Monica. The fund, Wellington Financial Fund IV, came from Canadian institutional investors, pension plans and family offices. The firm said it plans to open up a second, U.S> office in Palo Alto later this year. The company said that 20 of its last 25 investment were in U.S.-based, VC-backed companies. Factual Rolls Product, UPC API ---- Santa Monica-based data startup Factual made a big expansion Wednesday, saying that it has launched a new category of data called Factual Global Products. The new data store contains information for over 500,000 consumer packaged goods, all indexed via UPC and full-text information. Factual said the new data area provides key attributes on a product, including brand, product name, size, category, UPC, and links to images. Factual's various APIs are being heavily used in such areas as geolocation data and mobile apps; the new area opens up a new area for the firm's service. Factual said that NetPlenish and Grokr are both using the new API; NetPlenish is the Ventura firm headed by Dave Compton, and Grokr is a stealth-mode firm headed by former McAfee founder Srivats Sampath. BUZZMEDIA Links With Suri's Burn Book ---- Los Angeles-based online celebrity media publisher BUZZMEDIA said Wednesday that it has linked with Suri's Burn Book, an online Tumblr blog focused on celebrity children and fashion mishaps. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed. The blog was created by blogger and author Allie Hagan, and logs more than 620,000 unique visitors a month and 4.5 million monthly pageviews. Mahalo President Rapp Leaves Firm ---- The President of Santa Monica-based Mahalo, Jason Rapp, has departed the firm, according to a memo obtained by AllThingsD Wednesday. According to the memo, Rapp is leaving "day-to-day operations" at the company, but will remain as an advisor to the company's board. Mahalo is the high profile startup headed by outspoken tech entrepreneur Jason Calacanis; the company is now producing video-based iOS applications. Mahalo is venture backed by Sequoia Capital and other investors. Rapp did not say what he is doing next, only that it was an "perfect time" to pursue a "new adventure." Newegg Sets Marketing Chief ---- City of Industry-based Newegg, the electronics retailer, said Wednesday that it has named Soren A. Mills as Chief Marketing Officer at the company. Mills joins the firm from Guitar Center, where he in charge of Musician's Friend, the company's online division. Mills also has served at Wal-Mart Stores and Priceline.com. Newegg said Mills will be repsonsible for all marketing initiatives at the company. Newegg is a major, privately held electronics retailer, which has quietly become one of the largest online retailers on the Internet. The firm had sales of over $2.3 billion in 2010. AT&T Dangles $30K To Developers At Hackathon ---- AT&T has decided to dangle a pretty hefty prize purse to local, Los Angeles developers as part of its "It Can Wait" campaign to reduce texting while driving. According to the carrier, it is inviting developers to participate in a "It Can Wait" Hackathon being held at Coloft in Santa Monica on Friday and Saturday. As part of the hackathon, the firm is offering up $30,000 in prizes -- $20,000 to the first prize, $7,000 for second place, and $3,000 for third place for developers who create the best mobile apps to solve the texting-while-driving problem. The Hackathon is being held from Friday, September 7th until 9 p.m. Saturday, September 8th; the company said it will announce winners on September 18th. http://mobileappitcanwait-eorg.eventbrite.com/ DreamHost Tackles Cloud Storage ---- Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost is tapping into Ceph, the open source, scalable storage system project spun out of its own operations, to launch its own object storage service. DreamHost said its new DreamObjects service--aimed at both developers, as well as individuals and businesses--will provide per-GB storage services at 7 cents per month, and 7 cents per GB for data transfer out. The new cloud storage service is aimed at Amazon's S3 storage service and Rackspace Cloud Files. According to DreamHost, the new service provides fully compatible APIs which allows developers who originally developed software for other cloud services, to access the service without any changes to their code. Ceph is a massively scalable storage system which was created by Dreamhost co-founder Sage Weil; the open source software is now being maintained by Inktank, a startup spun out of DreamHost. DreamHost said that its new DreamObject service already is being used by such firms as ElephantDrive, the Los Angeles cloud storage provider headed by Michael Fisher. Sorenson Media Trumpets NFL Wins ---- San Diego-based video encoding and decoding software firm Sorenson Media bragged yesterday that it is now powering the video encoding for half of the NFL's 32 teams. The firm said that the teams are all using Sorenson Squeeze, its video encoding software, for encoding online video footage. Sorenson's products are used to encode video content for streaming online and to mobile devices. 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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, San Pedro -- Port Tech LA 2012 Expo. On September 5th and 6th, PortTech Los Angeles welcomes community and industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, university researchers, and investors to PortTechEXPO 2012. The 3rd Annual EXPO will focus on products and services, issues and opportunities for enterprises and entrepreneurs with emphasis on trade, transportation and logistics. EXPO program topics include: Financing Technologies for Ports and Beyond; Labor Opportunities Enabled by New Technologies; and Environmental Technologies for a Sustainable Future. PortTech EXPO 2012 also includes sponsored breakout sessions, exhibitors, demonstrations and the Entrepreneur's Showcase and Pitch Competition featuring clean technology companies.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22734 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 7, Santa Monica -- AT&T Mobile App Hackathon - It Can Wait (LA) w/ $30,000+ in prizes. Have an innovative app idea? Come code your dream app and help develop a solution to put an end to texting while driving. This is a truly unique AT&T Mobile App Hackathon, an event produced by the AT&T Developer Program, focused on our "It Can Wait" don't text and drive campaign. Our event is designed for attendees (technical & non-technical) to build apps/mobile apps, get fed, compete for prizes across different categories and most importantly: meet new people and scout for teammates to work on new or current projectsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22750 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, Los Angeles -- AMA Los Angeles: Learn the Marketing Secrets You Don't Know. Wanna know a juicy secret? Or several? Then come join us for our September event ‘Market Like a Pro: The Secrets You Don't Know’ focused on helping you learn approaches that give you big advantages over those who aren't ‘in the know’NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22746 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 20, Santa Monica -- Co-Founders Wanted of Santa Monica. The purpose of this in-person Meetup is to help you find a co-founder for your business or help you find a business to join as a co-founder. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22741 September 20, Costa Mesa -- 12 Ideas for Stronger Website Engagement. TCOSC Marketing & Sales Executives Society. Karen Marchetti from Response FX will take you through the 12 hottest ideas to drive stronger prospect and customer engagement across your web "Content Hubs". From Offers to Content to Visuals, Gamification, Design Tools, and more, you'll come away with at least a dozen ideas for dazzling your visitors, creating a memorable brand experience - and getting a response. NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22751 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, Santa Monica -- PR Strategies for Startups. Coloft Academy. Are you a startup that understands the power of PR, but isn’t sure how toharness it to work for your company? Or maybe you’re planning a launchbut aren’t sure if or when you should engage a PR firm for help? PR industry veteran, Emily Scherberth, will answer these questions and explain how startups can form meaningful connections with their target audiences that build awareness, drive revenues and ensure sustained growth. She will also cover the art of crafting compelling messages, strategic media relations campaigns and PR staffing. http://www.eventbrite.com/event/42496468NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22745 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 September 28, 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/22594 October 3, Los Angeles -- USC CTM Fall 2012 Executive Roundtable. Disruptive technologies, new consumer habits, and emerging business models have transformed the communications value chain from network service providers to content creators and beyond. The industry leaders who will shape the next wave of change must meet the challenges of increasing network demand, new modes of content distribution, and innovationNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22749 October 3, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22664 October 4, Santa Monica -- Predictable Revenue: Getting To Your First Million In Sales. It's not a startup until you've built something and it's not a business until you’ve sold something. In this class, Aaron Ross the creator of Salesforce.com's $100M outbound sales team will talk about how to create predictable revenues for your company and hit your first million in sales. The class is designed for CEOs, Co-Founders and Heads of Sales working on products that are either ready to market or already being soldNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22744 October 4, Hollywood -- Digital Music Forum West. On October 3 and 4, DMW hosts the 8th Annual Digital Music Forum West, where 300+ of the most influential music and digital media leaders gather in the heart of Hollywood to socialize, share ideas, do deals and learn about new technologies and services. This year's event is packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene so come on out and join us. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22665 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. Safire Partners (http://www.safirepartners.com). 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