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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Nimble Integrates With HootSuite --Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Acquired For $25M --Everbridge Buys Chinese Firm --Cool Planet Energy Systems Snags CFO From Vonage --SV Angel's David Lee Heads To LA --Gores Buys Harris Broadcast Communications --ParkMe Formally Launches In LA, Santa Monica --Honey Provides Chrome Users With Savings Shortcut --Vyclone Powers Documentary Effort --Sonos Now Streams Music Directly From iPhone, iPad --Broadcom: Study Shows Different Connectivity Personalities, Types MARKETPLACE --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nimble Integrates With HootSuite ---- Santa Monica-based Nimble, the developer of social, contact relationship management software-as-a-service, said this morning that it has tied its service with HootSuite, which develops a social media management product. Nimble said the move will allow users to connect their social media efforts with social CRM. Nimble said the interation allows users of HootSuite to transform limited social profiles into a complete contact record, including conversation history and other details, which can also be used by sales teams and others. The two said the integration of the two products is available for free. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Acquired For $25M ---- San Diego-based Somaxon, a developer of treatments for insomnia, has been acquired by Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, in a deal worth $25M. According to the two companies, Pernix will acquire Somaxon in a stock-for-stock transaction worth a total of $25M in total equity. Pernix said the buy will help expand its product portfolio. Somaxon had 12 months net sales of approximately $11.7M as of September 30th. The company has been looking for a buyer since December of 2011, when it drastically cut its staff and said it had hired an investment banker. Somaxon was represented by Stifel Nicolaus Weisel in the acquisition. Everbridge Buys Chinese Firm ---- Glendale-based Everbridge, the provider of mass notification and other communications tools, said today that it has acquired Hypersun Group Ltd., an Internet and software engineering services firm headquartered in Beijing. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Everbridge said that Hypersun has more than 35 engineering staff, and will help provide it with a "deeper bench" of engineering expertise. As part of the acquisition, Everbridge said it has appointed Hypersun's founder, Yuan Cheng, as Senior Vice President of Engineering. Cool Planet Energy Systems Snags CFO From Vonage ---- Camarillo-based biofuels firm Cool Planet Energy Systems has named a new CFO, the company announced today. The firm said it has named Barry L. Rowan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, joining from Vonage Corporation, where he was EVP, CFO, and Chief Administrative Officer. Rowan also has served at Nextel Partners. Cool Planet Energy is venture backed by General Electric, Google Ventures, BP, ConocoPhillips, NRG and Constellation Energy; the firm says it has created technology which is able to produce carbon-negative biofuel for less than $1.50 per gallon, using non-food biomass. SV Angel's David Lee Heads To LA ---- Yet another, Silicon Valley venture capitalist is headed to Los Angeles--this time, David Lee, co-founder and managing partner of prolific angel investment fund SV Angel. The move apparently comes for personal reasons for Lee, whose famly lives in Los Angeles. http://bit.ly/TNsuYv Gores Buys Harris Broadcast Communications ---- Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Gores Group said yesterday that it is acquiring Harris Broadcast Communications, a supplier of hardware and software for managing and distributing video content, in a deal worth $225M. Gores acquired the company from Harris Corporation. Harris Broadcast Communications is based in Denver, Colorado. Gores said the buy will help the division become a "strong independent company". ParkMe Formally Launches In LA, Santa Monica ---- Parkme, the Santa Monica-based startup which provides smartphone users with real-time, parking information, said today that it has formally launched its services in btoh Santa Monica and Los Angeles. The company said that the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has selected it to help enhance the LA Express Park program, offering real time parking informtaion on parkin meters, prices, hours of operation, and more; in addition, the firm said th the City of Santa Monica is planning to roll out its own parking application, which will show real-time availability of all parking meters and occupancy at public facilities. ParkMe was founded by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel. Honey Provides Chrome Users With Savings Shortcut ---- Are you a user of the Chrome web browser? Busy doing your holiday shopping? A newly launched, Chrome extension, Honey--developed by a Pasadena-based startup--is making it a lot easier for you to find those online coupon deals and discount codes. Honey, which installs alongside your Chrome browser, automatically looks up coupon codes for such popular e-commerce sites like Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Zulily, Target, and others. According to the firm, it just hit 60,000 installs for the plugin. Honey's plugin detects when users are checking out of the different stores it tracks, and then presents a list of coupon codes just as a user is checking out, and finds the best one to use for that purchase. Honey was co-founded by Ryan Hudson and George Ruan. http://www.joinhoney.com/ Vyclone Powers Documentary Effort ---- Los Angeles-based Vyclone, the developer of mobile video collaboration software, said it is powering a new effort to create a massive documentary on "the human experience". Vyclone--which creates a mobile app which makes it easy to co-create, share, and sync multiple videos--said that it is working with documentary film event "One Day on Earth", where people can record and submit their live of December 12th (12/12/12). Those videos will be wrapped into a feature length documentary. One Day on Earth says it is creating a "unique video time capsule" of life on earth. Vyclone's app include such features as collaborative editing of videos, synchronization of video content from the same event, tagging, filters, and more. Sonos Now Streams Music Directly From iPhone, iPad ---- Users of the Sonos whole-house, wireless audio systems will be happy with one of the newest features from the Santa Barbara company: the ability to stream music directly stored in a user's iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch devices to a Sonos speaker or player. Sonos rolled out the update to its software last week, making it much easier to get music stored on the various Apple devices directly to the Sonos systems. Previously, there was not a way to directly stream music stored on the various iOS devices to the Sonos speakers and players, even though you could control the playback of music stored elsewhere on the Sonos systems. Santa Barbara-based Sonos is well known for their highly connected, and user-friendly wireless audio systems. Broadcom: Study Shows Different Connectivity Personalities, Types ---- Are you an "Always On", "Social Skimmer", or one of seven personality types, when it comes to connecting to the digital world? Irvine-based Broadcom just released a study that the firm says helps to define the ways we connect into digital life. Broadcom released its study--along with a way to find out what personality type you are--Monday morning, saying that the segment of the population most likely to be connect are female or a Millennial (ages 18-31), with those that are male, and who are ages 45-64 and above least likely to be connected. Broadcom did not say who it commissioned to run the survey, or any of the statistical validity of its survey. http://bit.ly/SMpr42 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Fetch Recruiting, Inc. Fetch Recruiting, Inc. 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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, Los Angeles -- SVB Presents Amplify Mentor Series with Zefr. ZEFR Founders, Zach James & Richard Raddon, will give a presentation on the founding of ZEFR. ZEFR provides solutions for professional content owners on YouTube and has built a premium network that brings together the largest and most diverse collection of movies, television, music and sports content. With more than 1 billion monthly views after only a year on the platform, ZEFR is the fastest growing YouTube partner. SVB, ZEFR Founders Zach James & Richard RaddonNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23033 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 tree. 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 networking. 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 Beach. 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 networking. 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. Who is this mysterious "user" that everyone's talking about? In this class, we'll review several techniques for defining who your users are and understanding how and why they use your product. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22990 December 31, Los Angeles -- LA Ruby / Ruby on Rails Monthly Meetup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22992 December 31, Santa Monica -- SM New Tech Meetup November 2012 #SMNT5. 6 new tech startup companies will present their products and technology (5 min demo+5 min Q&A). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22934 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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