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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Connecting People Over Food, With SupperKing and Kai Stubble --Insights and Opinions: 5 "Don'ts" for Raising Startup Funds --StackSocial Partners With Digital Trends --Call of Duty: Black Ops II Tops $1 Billion Sales Mark --FitOrbit Partners With BodyMedia --Cinedigm Sets Software Head --uSamp's Mobile App Pays Users For Business Intelligence --Cleantech Investor SAIL Capital Adds EPA Expert --Venture Backed Restaurant,The Melt, Expands Into LA --ServiceNow's Slootman Backs ScaleIO --Shopatron Gets $4M In Venture Debt Funding --Ebyline Launches New Service For Publishers --Report: Fisker Automotive Seeks Strategic Partner --Sonos Adds Chinese Music Service --Supperking Launches To Bring Together People Around Home Cooked Meals MARKETPLACE --LAVA Holiday Party - Thursday --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Sales Manager-Direct Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Graphic Designer, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --UI/UX Developer, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Director of Business Development-Franchise Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --Director of Sales, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch --PHP Developer, Santa Barbara, Local Market Launch RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connecting People Over Food, With SupperKing and Kai Stubble ---- What's the best way to meet new people and friends? Supperking (http://www.supperking.com./), a newly launched startup, is hoping that one of those ways will be over a home cooked meal you discover over the phone's iPhone application. We spoke with CEO Kai Stubble to hear about how SupperKing is looking to create a service--inspired by collaborative consumption sites like Airbnb--which will let people host meals in their homes for strangers, to get to meet new people, show off your cooking skills, and hopefully make new friends. First, what is SupperKing all about? Kai Stubble: SupperKing is basically the first platform that enables a peer-to-peer, in-home dining experience. (More...) http://bit.ly/TFhdNe --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insights and Opinions: 5 "Don'ts" for Raising Startup Funds ---- What are some of the things you ought to avoid when raising money for your startup? David Ehrenberg or Early Growth Financial Services shares some in this article for our Insights and Opinions section: Of course there are a lot of things you need to do when you're trying to raise money for your startup. But there are also a lot of things you want to avoid. If you’ve landed a meeting with a potential investor, you don't want to blow it! Avoid the following 5 “don'ts” and you'll be on the right path to making a favorable impression: 1. Don't raise more money than you will need. You may be tempted (More...) http://bit.ly/QH8SrT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- StackSocial Partners With Digital Trends ---- Venice-based StackSocial, which develops an e-commerce platform for publishers, said today that it has partnered with technology publication Digital Trends. StackSocial said that the deal will offer up new products via a new "Digital Trends Deals" section, which will offer up new apps and products to users. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. StackSocial said that Digital Trends provides technology editorials, reviews, and more to over 15 million tech enthusiasts every month. StackSocial is one of the companies in the Amplify startup accelerator, and is headed by Josh Payne. Call of Duty: Black Ops II Tops $1 Billion Sales Mark ---- Santa Monica-based videogame developer Activision Publishing, which is a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, reports that its newly launched title, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, just crossed the $1 billion mark in retail sales. (More...) http://bit.ly/11DH9vs FitOrbit Partners With BodyMedia ---- Los Angeles-based online personal training site FitOrbit said this morning that it has partnered with fitness monitoring device provider BodyMedia. The two said that calorie burn and activity data from BodyMedia's armbands will be sent directly to FitOrbit's online trainers, letting those trainers better manage meal and workout plans for members. Financial details of the integration deal were not disclosed. The two said the move will automatically update a FitOrbit subscriber's activity journal, reducing need to manually log their activities. FitOrbit is venture backed by WellPoint, Spark Capital, Polar Capital and Ron Conway, and was started by Jake Steinfeld of "Body by Jake". The company's service revolves around providing access to personal trainers via an online, subscription service. Cinedigm Sets Software Head ---- Los Angeles-based digital cinema technology developer Cinedigm said Tuesday that it has named Dan Sherlock as its President of Cinedigm Software. Cinedigm said that he will be responsible for production, technology, business development, sales, and marketing at the company. SHerlock was previously president of Baseline, and also served at The Walt Disney Company, where he was Vice President and General Manager of Movies.com. Cinedigm's software includes software to run back end office operations, including contract management, release planning, payments, and much more. uSamp's Mobile App Pays Users For Business Intelligence ---- uSamp, a provider of technology and survey respondents for the market research industry, has an offer for smartphone users: use the company's app to take photos, provide real-time feedback, or scan a barcode, and get cash and other rewards. uSamp said today that it has been running an effort called uSamp's Mobile Army, which lets users get rewards for gathering business intelligence for companies. uSamp said users who download iPoll can choose from over 300 options, ranging from gift cards, gaming points, to money, all for just answering questions or doing other activities with their phone. uSamp said that it already has more than 100,000 iPoll users in the United States. The app runs on both iPhone and Android. Cleantech Investor SAIL Capital Adds EPA Expert ---- Irvine-based clean technology investor SAIL Capital has added a former US Environmental Protection Agency expert to its advisory board. SAIL said it has added Paul Anastas, Ph.D., the former Assistant Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency for Research and Development, to its advisory board, which helps advise the firm on investments. Anastas served in both the Clinton and G.W. Bush Administrations, serving in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and is now on the factulty at Yale University. SAIL said Anastas has been called the "father of green chemistry" for his work on sustaniable chemistry. Venture Backed Restaurant,The Melt, Expands Into LA ---- How often do you run into a top tier, Silicon Valley-backed grilled cheese sandwich shop in LA? Well, visitors to Hollywood's Sunset and Vine are about to see just that, with the expansion of The Melt, a Silicon Valley, venture-backed grilled cheese shop founded by Flip video CEO Jonathan Kaplan. The Melt apparently is opening up a new location in Hollywood, as it expands beyond its roots in San Francisco. The Melt is venture backed by top tier Silicon Valley firm Sequoia Capital, which is quite unusual for a restaurant chain. The Melt's Kaplan sold his last company, which developed the Flip video camera, to Cisco back in 2009, which shut down the entire product line in 2011. ServiceNow's Slootman Backs ScaleIO ---- Frank Slootman, the CEO of San Diego's ServiceNow, has made an investment in a developer of data storage products. According to ScaleIO, a Palo Alto developer of software-defined storage products, it raised $12M in a funding round, which came from Greylock IL Partners, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP), and private investors, including Slootman. ServiceNow named Slootman as its CEO in 2011, as it began ramping up for its IPO, which happened in June of 2012. Slootman also had served at Greylock, EMC, and Data Domain, among other firms. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=47052 Shopatron Gets $4M In Venture Debt Funding ---- Shopatron, the San Luis Obispo-based e-commerce software and services firm headed by Ed Stevens, has just scored $4M in a venture debt financing, according to venture debt fund Multiplier Capital. According to Multiplier, the funding will go toward's Shopatron's domestic market expansion. Shopatron is a provider of service which lets manufacturers and multi-channel retailers accept online orders. The firm's software differs from most e-commerce products in that fulfillment of those products comes from a manufacturer's channel, avoiding the usual channel conflict encountered in e-commerce sales. Multiplier Capital said the financing its the first for the newly formed fund. Multiplier's executives include Ray Boone and Kevin Sheehan. Ebyline Launches New Service For Publishers ---- Los Angeles-based Ebyline, the online marketplace which connects publishers with freelance journalists, has rolled out a new offering, which it says can help publishers produce their own, custom news feeds. The service, called Ebyline News Desk, allows publishers to create their own, custom feeds of original content. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed. Ebyline, which is headed by Bill Momary, said the new service looks to fill the game that traditional wire services have been unable to fill. Ebyline's contributors are vetted journalists. The firm said the new service allows publishers to order such things as four stories per month on their local sports team, stories on the Hollywood entertainment beat, and more. Report: Fisker Automotive Seeks Strategic Partner ---- Anaheim-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Automotive is seeking a strategic partner, as it looks to work its way out of its recent troubles, according to a report this week. In an interview with TheDetroitBureau, which covers the automotive industry, CEO Henrik Fisker said that Fisker is "actively engaged in conversations with potential strategic partners." Fisker Automotive had has a far-from-smooth launch, with battery recalls and issues, less-than-stellar reviews on its Fisker Karma, and most recently, a loss of a significant number of cars to Hurricane Sandy. http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2012/11/troubled-fisker-automotive-seeking-partner/ Sonos Adds Chinese Music Service ---- Santa Barbara-based Sonos, the developer of whole-home, Internet-connected music systems, has inked a partnership deal with one of the largest digital music providers in China. Sonos said that the partnership with QQ Music, a subsidiary of Tencent, will bring cloud music from QQ Music to Sonos devices. Sonos said QQ Music users can log into the service from the Sonos Controller app, letting them listen to favorite songs and playlists from Sonos systems. Financial details of the link were not disclosed. Sonos said the new service is available to its owners in China. Supperking Launches To Bring Together People Around Home Cooked Meals ---- Have you ever been in a new city, and wish you could get to know your neighbors and the locals better? A new startup, which launched Tuesday, called SupperKing, is looking to help with that, by bringing together friends and neighbors over home cooked meals, via a new, peer-to-peer marketplace. 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Produced by Digital Media Wire and Variety, this event brings together industry leaders to discuss the current state of the industry, and how film and transmedia deals will be struck in the coming years. This is a unique opportunity for creatives, producers, buyers and film financiers to hear about and discuss current issues relevant to the film industry from top studio executives as well as independents. From changes in production financing to new opportunities offered by digital distribution, this event bring experts from all areas of the entertainment industry together to provide insight in a relaxed, yet exclusive atmosphere. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22943 December 5, San Diego -- Global CONNECT Summit. Struggling with access to capital? Looking for proven tactics to accelerate commercialization of innovation? Working on local strategies to grow globally and compete locally? Join the architects of some of the world's leading innovation ecosystems along with visionaries who are growing clusters in emerging markets for this annual two day international meeting in San Diego, California. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22914 December 6, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs in coordination with the LA CTO Forum presents: CEO Pain Points; Working with the CTO. Please join us in a frank, open, and honest discussion with our panel of some of LA’s top CEOs & CTOs. Discover what keeps each other up at night with worry about their key partner in their technology business. How they address these issues and more, resulting in maximum productivity. Be our guest for this roundtable salon with some of the top players in the industry. This free event is restricted to CEOs only of funded companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22957 December 6, Newport Beach -- GCs in OC: Maximizing Profits within Legal Limits. Broads Circle. Panelists: RACHEL SAGAN; LILY YAN HUGHES, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc.; KATE DUCHENE, Chief Legal Officer/Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Resources Global Professionals; MELODY WILLIAMS DAPP, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sage Software. Moderator: PAMELA PALMER, Partner, Securities Litigation and Corporate Governance Latham & Watkins, LLP. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22958 December 6, Los Angeles -- Tech Cocktail's Los Angeles Startup Showcase + Sessions. Hey Los Angeles, the Mixer parade is coming your way! We'll be kicking off the event with inspiring Sessions talks followed by the traditional demo style Startup Showcase; served over cocktails, of course. Sessions, Tech Cocktail's new speaker series, brings the experiences of successful entrepreneurs to you so you can learn valuable lessons for your startup. Hear their stories in their own words and ask them your questions in an intimate setting. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23019 December 6, Santa Monica -- Startup Fundraising with Dan Gould. Coloft. One of the most important roles of a startup founder is fundraising. In this 1.5 hour Coloft Academy class, LA’s very own Dan Gould will share his experience with Startup Fundraising. Should you raise financing? Who should you approach and how should you do it? What are common mistakes and how can you avoid them. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22989 December 6, Irvine -- MongoDB aggregation like a champ!! One of the most popular NoSql implementations just got much better! In the past, performing aggregations was a pain. Now with the 2.2 release, much of the map/reduce necessities have been eliminated. We’ll explore and explain the new reporting and transformation capabilities available in the aggregation framework. You will learn how to choose and apply aggregation and transformation pipelines to common data needs. Speaker: Nuri Halperin. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22973 December 6, Santa Monica -- Startup PR Uncovered. General Assembly. Kristen Tischhauser, Co-Founder + Managing Partner, talkTECH Communications; Chathri Ali, Managing Partner, talkTECH Communications; Learn the basics concepts of PR from the managing partners of one of LA's fastest growing launch-only PR firms. This 90 minute class will cover the do's and don't's of startup PR, what to look for when hiring a PR firm, a PR pitch gone wrong, best practices for launch, and what to do when you cannot afford a PR firm. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22980 December 6, Santa Monica -- LAVA Holiday Party. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22986 December 6, Santa Monica -- LAVA Holiday Party. Come celebrate the holiday season with LAVA members and their guests! There will be food, beverages, music, & great people to connect with. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22966 December 6, San Diego -- Global CONNECT Summit. Struggling with access to capital? Looking for proven tactics to accelerate commercialization of innovation? Working on local strategies to grow globally and compete locally? Join the architects of some of the world's leading innovation ecosystems along with visionaries who are growing clusters in emerging markets for this annual two day international meeting in San Diego, California. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22915 December 8, Costa Mesa -- PMI-OC December 2012 Advanced Topics Seminar. Marty Wartenberg, chief inventor for ZBglobal, a training and software company, and former project management and systems engineering teacher with the UC Irvine extension program, will lead a workshop Dec. 8, 2012, on how to achieve project success as part of the Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter’s Advanced Topics Seminars. Attendees will learn about success factors, barriers to success, and how to plan a successful project, as well as participate in practical exercises.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23013 December 8, Pasadena -- MEDICAL IMAGING INNOVATIONS: SMALL DEVICES - BIG OPPORTUNITIES. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. What do entrepreneurs, mathematicians, software engineers, physicists, physicians, biologists, anatomists, angels, venture capitalists and bankers have in common? Entrepreneurs dream and bring the dreams to reality. Physicists invent the technology. Electrical engineers design and make the hardware. Mathematicians create the algorithms. Software engineers write the programs for computers to process the data. Physicians, biologists and anatomists interpret the images, diagnose patients and prescribe cures. Angels start the entrepreneurs on their way. Venture capitalists fund the entrepreneurs to commercial success. The bankers take care of the piles of money the entrepreneurs, angels and venture capitalists make on bringing the technology to the health care marketplace. On December 8, 2012, the Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum presents a stimulating and revealing program on the latest in technology and entrepreneurial opportunities in medical imagingNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23031 December 8, Santa Monica -- Assembled Capital: A Founder's Guide to Fundraising. Join us for a full day of talks, panels, and networking at General Assembly, bringing together founders and investors for an intelligent dialogue about fundraising strategies for early-stage startups, common misconceptions and best practices in fundraising, the future of crowdfunding, honest stories from entrepreneurs on successful (and less than successful) capital raises, negotiating a term sheet, and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22981 December 11, Los Angeles -- Introducing Advanced BioCatalytics Corporation. The December PortTech Forum will introduce and feature a presentation from Advanced BioCatalytics Corporation (ABC), an industrial biotechnology company focusing its "green chemistry solution" for cleaners, oil spill cleanup, wastewater treatment, environmental remediation and other applications. SEe http://www.porttechla.org/events/calendar.asp. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23011 December 12, Santa Monica -- Digital Family Reunion. For the fifth year running, we'll celebrate the connectedness of our vibrant digital media industry in Southern California at the Digital Family Reunion. Whether you were there at the beginning, lived through the dot-com era, emerged after the crash or started your career in digital yesterday, you are a part of the Digital Family. And you are invited to participate in the industry's holiday event of the season, where the most dynamic and well-connected media, entertainment, technology and finance professionals in Southern California gather each year in celebration of our industry and each other. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22954 December 12, Los Angeles -- Social Curation Summit. Leverage the Effects of Curated Commerce & Consumption Discover how brands and retailers across a wide range of business verticals can use curated stories, pictures, and videos to highlight creativity and innovation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23000 December 13, Los Angeles -- The Power of Collaborative Philanthropy. Broads Circle. Panelists: JACQUELINE JACOBS CASTER, Founder, Everychild Foundation; JUDY PATRICK, President and CEO, Women's Foundation of California; GAEL SYLVIA PULLEN, CEO, Sylvia Global and Member of Women Moving Millions. Keynote Speaker: JOCELYN TETEL, Vice President of Advancement, Skirball Cultural Center; Moderator: CHERYL CALHOUN, Managing Director, Tax & Business Management, CBIZ MHM, LLC. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22959 December 13, Westlake Village -- ACG 101 Holiday Party. After all the challenges and turmoil of 2012, let’s relax and socialize with friends and colleagues at the ACG 101 Holiday Party the evening of Thursday, December 13, at the Westlake Village Inn. It will be a time for all of us to unwind with great food, drink and conversation, and to network with old friends and meet new ones. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22969 December 13, Santa Monica -- An Evening with Brad Feld. An evening with venture capitalist Brad Feld to discuss his new book Startup Communities. You'd be hard pressed to find an individual who has made as big a contribution to startup culture and thought leadership as Venture Capitalist and blogger, Brad Feld. Join us at Cross Campus for a discussion with Brad as he takes us through his new book, Startup Communities. "Startup communities" are popping up everywhere, from cities like Boulder to Boston and even in countries such as Iceland. These types of entrepreneurial ecosystems are driving innovation and small business energy. Startup Communities documents the buzz, strategy, long-term perspective, and dynamics of building communities of entrepreneurs who can feed off of each other's talent, creativity, and support. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22998 December 13, Santa Barbara -- StartupSB Holiday Happy Hour. Holiday happy hour for StartupSB, Santa Barbara's largest Startup focused group. Come have a drink, socialize with the community, and hear from Startup Weekend Santa Barbara 1 & 2 teams. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23021 December 13, Los Angeles -- Digital LA - Holiday Party 2012. Join us for the holidays at the Station at the W Hollywood!Wear your holiday reds (our fave color) and Santa caps. Take pics at the Photboxi booth or by the lobby treeNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23025 December 13, Santa Monica -- Startup Holiday Mixer. Hosted by Schmoozd and General Assembly LA. Say Cheese(y)! Join us to celebrate the holiday season and the growth of the LA startup community. Put on your cheesiest holiday outfits and join 30+ LA startups for food, cocktails, music, and mingling. Holiday portraits of teams and groups will be taken, displayed, and voted on by partygoers, with prizes going to the cheesiest portraits. Startups, entrepreneurs, friends, and enthusiasts are all welcome. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22974 December 13, Irvine -- Selling Your Story. A TCVN Workshop. Getting funded sometimes seems like a career itself (and indeed it is a big part of the CEO’s responsibilities). In order to succeed, need to understand both the rules of the game and the equipment – without these you may squander some of your most valuable resources - time and relationships. Two keys communication tools are the Executive Summary and the PowerPoint Presentation (Pitch Deck). This forum will help you understand how these tools are used to generate a face-to-face meeting, make a persuasive and memorable presentation, and then follow through with the details needed for investors to begin their due diligence process. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22983 December 13, Los Angeles -- MediaBistro Social Gaming Summit. This is a conference focused on the intersection of mobile gaming, immersive worlds, real-life brands and social networkingNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23023 December 13, Aliso Viejo -- Developing Communications Program for Your Technology Startup: A Workshop. OCTANe. A strong communications program is an essential component for your business plan and is commonly overlooked amid focus on products and financials. A team from Fleishman-Hillard will provide an overview of the components for a proper communications plan and then hold a workshop with one-on-one sessions that will help set the direction for how you can incorporate a solid outreach program into your plan. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22785 December 14, Santa Monica -- Cross Campus and FastPay are hosting a charity holiday party for Silicon BeachNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23026 December 14, Diamond Bar -- EV Sphere 2012. EV Sphere 2012 is a great networking opportunity for stakeholders and the general public to discuss the challenges and opportunities in electric vehicle industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23012 December 14, Los Angeles -- MediaBistro Social Gaming Summit. This is a conference focused on the intersection of mobile gaming, immersive worlds, real-life brands and social networkingNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23024 December 15, Los Angeles -- Initiated by US-China Association of High-level Professionals (UCAHP), "Win in the 21st Century Startup Contest" is the first startup contest that targets entrepreneurs in U.S. and helps them to expand business in U.S. and China. By soliciting startup projects, expert judging, mentor programs and eventual funding, the contest hopes to inspire entrepreneurial spirit, lead technology innovation, invest in promising projects and further develop the global market. The third startup contest partners with Tsinghua Entrepreneur & Executive Club (TEEC), Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association (HYSTA), People.com, Sina.com and PlusYoou. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23015 December 18, Santa Monica -- Putting the "User" back in User Experience. Coloft. 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