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We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach --Atara Biotherapeutics Bolsters Board, Executives --Levine Leichtman Sells Luminator Technology Group --Karmacoin Takes On Virtual Currency Tipping Via Twitter --Semtech Gets Design Win With French Company --Zadara Storage Expands in Australia --Rubicon Project's Big Winners: Clearstone, News Corp., Mayfield --Sonos Connects To MLB.com --NoteVault Gets Funding For Mobile Notetaking Apps MARKETPLACE --UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) -- Key Information Systems Announces Key Cloud --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --PwC Emerging Company Zone --SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Business --Stradling --Find Help To Power Your Firm To The Next Level RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Software Engineer, Los Angeles, Talus Labs --Front-End Web (.NET) Developer in LA, Los Angeles, AssetAvenue, Inc. --Entry/Mid Level UI Designer - Immediate Need - LA, Los Angeles, AssetAvenue, Inc. --Professional Services Manager, Aliso Viejo, CONEXiS --Wi-Fi Field Engineers - Camp Pendleton, 29Palms, Yuma, Los Angeles, Boingo Wireless --Senior Network Engineer - Broadband Wi-Fi, Los Angeles, Boingo Wireless - L.A. RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach ---- There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. However, that's slowly starting to change, as investors have started to realize the opportunities in the area, and have started setting up operations here to tap into the wealth of startup talent. Among those funds is TYLT Labs (www.tyltlabs.com), which recently announced a new, $20M early stage investment fund specifically focused on companis here. We spoke with Rami Rostami and Gerard Casale, who are behind TYLT Labs, and who told us a bit about their new fund, its investment criteria, and where it sees the promise here. Tell us a little bit about your investments and firm? Gerard Casale: We've been agnostic to the kinds of deals we've been making over the last five or six years we've been angel investors. We've also had a pretty wide range of check (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/tylt_labs_silicon_beach/s-0054429.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atara Biotherapeutics Bolsters Board, Executives ---- Thousand Oaks-based drug development company Atara Biotherapeutics announced this morning that it has added two new executives (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/atara_biotherapeutics_bolsters_board_executives/s-0054434.html Levine Leichtman Sells Luminator Technology Group ---- Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said Monday that it has sold its portfolio company Luminator Technology Group (LTG) to Audax Group. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. Levine Leichtman has owned Luminator Technology Group since 2010. Luminator Technology Group provides lighting and display systems for the bus, rail, and aerospace passenger industry. LTG was advised by Robert W. Baird & Co. and Gotshal and Manges LLP in the deal. Karmacoin Takes On Virtual Currency Tipping Via Twitter ---- Los Angeles-based Karmacoin has rolled out a new, virtual currency, and a service to let users "tip" and reward other users using Twitter. According to the company, its new service lets anyone send other people its digital currency on Twitter, with the idea that people can pay for micro content and make micro donations using the popular social networking and communications service. Karmacoin explained that it is a digital currency like Bitcoin, with a specific aim at the "good economy". Currently, users can only buy Karmacoin by exchanging their existing Bitcoins into the currency through a Bitcoin exchange. Semtech Gets Design Win With French Company ---- Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor provider Semtech reports a design win this morning, with French company KERLINK M2M Technologies. According to Semtech, KERLINK is using its long range LoRa technology for a machine-to-machine (M2M) gateway. Financial impact of the win was not announced. KERLINK's gateway helps connect machine-to-machine sensors located up to tens of kilometers away; the companies said the product is designed to connect sensors, meters, and other connected devices. Zadara Storage Expands in Australia ---- Irvine-based cloud storage provider Zadara Storage said today that it has expanded its service in Australia, after the deployment of its product by partner SerenITaaS. According to Zadara, the company's solution is being deployed in Amazon's AWS Asia Pacific (Sydney) region, and becomes the tenth global data center running its service. Zadara's cloud storage service and software uses commodity cloud storage for supply9ing enterprise storage. Rubicon Project's Big Winners: Clearstone, News Corp., Mayfield ---- Who were the biggest winners in the successful IPO of Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project? Based on Rubicon's current price (around $19.24 per share in trading Monday), the biggest winner from the IPO last week was venture capital fund Clearstone Venture Partners, whose stake in Rubicon Project was worth around $121M today; other winners were News Corporation ($91.5M); Mayfield Fund ($79.29M); (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/rubicon_project_s_big_winners/s-0054428.html Sonos Connects To MLB.com ---- Santa Barbara-based whole home audio system maker Sonos said Monday that it is is now streaming all of the games from MLB.com, letting baseball fans listen to all of the game audio for every team, live via its audio system. According to Sonos, the service requires a subscription to MLB.com's Gameday Audio service, which costs $19.99 a year, but will let users listen to every regular season and Postseason game live via its audio systems. NoteVault Gets Funding For Mobile Notetaking Apps ---- San Diego-based Notevault, a developer of mobile apps aimed at helping people in the engineering and construction industry tie photos and voice notes to projects, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding. 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Please join us for lunch and the LA CFOs roundtable. LA CFOs is a sponsor supported forum where CFO's of technology companies can come together to freely collaborate, learn and innovate, share expertise, ideas, and experiences in confidential, informal, non-threatening environment in order increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their role and enhance our value to our respective organizations. This month's topic is 409a Valuations, led by Eric Briggs, Silicon Valley Bank. This event is restricted to CFOs only. A confirmed reservation is required, others will not be admitted. Please contact [email protected] for an invitatio. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24023 April 9, San Diego -- Business of Unmanned Systems & Drones: A new market emerging in the sky. San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum. These unmanned aerial vehicles will impact our future in ways beyond our imaginations. With such a wide range of applications, unmanned systems have a huge potential to disrupt the commercial markets and continue to grow their presence in government markets. They have the power to change our future and bring a new outlook on the way businesses operate. San Diego is already home to several companies experimenting with unmanned systems and their technology. The April 9th program will give you a look into the future of unmanned systems and the challenges that arise within this industry as we are hear from experts from Qualcomm Technologies, 3D Robotics and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. You will walk away with a better understanding about the business of unmanned systems and drones and the impact they will have on San Diego and the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24032 April 10, San Diego -- CONNECT FrameWork's Workshop The FDA Process . This workshop will focus on providing a robust overview of the FDA Process. Several governing regulatory topics will be addressed as well as an interactive Q&A panel session. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24040 April 10, Los Angeles -- April 10 - PortTech Los Angeles Forum - Transportation Technology - LA Harbor College. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24019 April 11, Los Angeles -- LA Hacks is setting a new bar for just how epic a hackathon can be. This April 11-13, hackers and builders from across the nation will come together at UCLA, fill the iconic Pauley Pavilion up to capacity, and experience. Experience what, exactly? You'll experience the biggest hackathon that you'll have ever been a part of. You'll experience an environment with enough mentorship and resources to learn anything you can dream of, no matter what your skill level is. You'll meet and interact with some of the biggest names in tech, as well as some tech-enthused celebrities. And most of all, you'll experience first-hand just how incredible our country's collegiate hackathon community really is. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24035 April 12, Los Angeles -- LA Hacks is setting a new bar for just how epic a hackathon can be. This April 11-13, hackers and builders from across the nation will come together at UCLA, fill the iconic Pauley Pavilion up to capacity, and experience. Experience what, exactly? You'll experience the biggest hackathon that you'll have ever been a part of. You'll experience an environment with enough mentorship and resources to learn anything you can dream of, no matter what your skill level is. You'll meet and interact with some of the biggest names in tech, as well as some tech-enthused celebrities. And most of all, you'll experience first-hand just how incredible our country's collegiate hackathon community really is. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24036 April 13, Los Angeles -- LA Hacks is setting a new bar for just how epic a hackathon can be. This April 11-13, hackers and builders from across the nation will come together at UCLA, fill the iconic Pauley Pavilion up to capacity, and experience. Experience what, exactly? You'll experience the biggest hackathon that you'll have ever been a part of. You'll experience an environment with enough mentorship and resources to learn anything you can dream of, no matter what your skill level is. You'll meet and interact with some of the biggest names in tech, as well as some tech-enthused celebrities. And most of all, you'll experience first-hand just how incredible our country's collegiate hackathon community really is. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24037 April 16, Los Angeles -- Disney Accelerator - Final Application Deadline. Disney Accelerator is a highly selective, immersive mentorship and seed-stage investment program for technology-enabled startups in the media and entertainment space. Ten startup companies will be selected to gather in the Los Angeles area for three months to incubate their ideas and build new consumer media and entertainment products. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23992 April 16, Irvine -- How to Connect with Millennials To Grow Your Business. Millennials grew up with the "do not call list" and "TiVo thru the ads" on TV. They probably have never even seen an encyclopedia or Avon door to door salesperson. They simply aren't traditional buyers. But they are real advocates for some of the most successful brands today. So how does a brand connect with the Millennial generation? To help end the over criticism and under appreciation we delve into the way five Millennial run enterprises are succeeding by serving their own generation and those to come. Join us to learn why your business needs to take their buying power seriously if you don't want to be like Willy Lohman in Death of a Salesman.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24045 April 16, Los Angeles -- Ed Catmull, Co-founder, Pixar Animation Studios. Live Talks Business Forums. CREATIVITY, INC.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration. ED CATMULL is co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios. He has been honored with five Academy Awards, including the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for lifetime achievement in the field of computer graphics. He received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Utah. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23946 April 17, Lakewood -- CROWDFUNDING... A NEW WAY TO FUND YOUR FOOD BUSINESS! In April 2012 President Barack Obama signed into law the new JOBS ACT, which in part ushered in a new form of online capital funding for small and medium sized businesses called Crowdfunding. With CF expecting to top $5bil in 2014, the impact is changing the traditional landscape for private funding like VC and Angel investments. And given the confusion about how it works and who is using it, we invited Rick Andrade a Food Finance expert to help us sort through the issues. It's not just for start-ups. So join us, and learn why your company should be Crowdfunding. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24048 April 17, Santa Monica -- Emerging Tech Salon: Strategic Networking for Tech Startups. Strategic networking is incredibly important in the age of digital information. There are more events than any company can afford to attend and manage. Networking applications, social media and analytics allow businesses to target their outreach, connect immediately. On April 17 at 6:30, join us and hear from a distinguished panel of expert networkers who are leveraging the best tools the information age has to offer. Our panel will share key insights on how to distinguish the specific benefits of virtual communication and face to face interaction and leverage them together for maximum social impact. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24038 April 18, Los Angeles -- LA Startup Weekend. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23976 April 22, San Diego -- CONNECT's Nearsourcing Workshop: Managing Sourcing Successfully. Establishing and maintaining a rewarding collaboration with supply chain contracting firms can be challenging but being prepared and following some initial key steps will set the stage for a win-win business partnership. Hear for yourself as this panel of industry leaders from Clarity Design, Fallbrook Engineering, MicroPower Technologies and Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton tackle the ins and outs of this crucial alliance, provide insights on what to consider, and share lessons learned along the way.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24041 April 22, Santa Monica -- Meet & Greet GA Developer Talent*Santa Monica. Looking for smart, hungry developers to join your team? Come meet 30+ General Assembly graduates at our campus in Santa Monica. They're well versed in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Ruby on Rails & hail from hybrid backgrounds (finance, entertainment, government, arts & more). You can check out their portfolio of web applications and discuss possible full time & apprentice employment opportunities. General Assembly does not collect a commission for hiring our graduates and never will. All attendees will receive a digitalized booklet with individual student bios, project links and portfolios. Food and refreshments will be provided! . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24046 April 22, Santa Monica -- Sustainable Business Council of Los Angeles presents the 3rd Annual SBC Industry Achievement Awards celebrates and salutes Southern California companies working daily to create sustainably focused products and services that reduce ecological impact. (via Green LAVA). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24020 April 23, Thousand Oaks -- Clean Technology Council Conference. CTC celebrates our 4th year with "New Water Reuse Strategies - Bringing California reservoirs back from record low levels." Keynote Speaker: Subir Bhattacharjee PhD, CTO, Water Planet Engineering - www.wpeh2o.com/ - Water scarcity and droughts are shaping new water strategies. California's complex industry and agriculture environment has fostered discussions on how to tap new sources of water, recycling, new technology, reuse, cost of water management and fair use. Dr. Bhattacharje holds an NRC Industrial Chair in Water Quality Management for Oil Sands at the University of Alberta, Canada and has completed water projects for Canadian Federal Government agencies, NSERC Canada, Canada Foundation for Innovation, National Research Council and Alberta Government agencies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24005 April 23, Los Angeles -- Meet & Greet GA Developer Talent*Downtown. Looking for smart, hungry developers to join your team? Come meet 30+ General Assembly graduates at our campus in Santa Monica. They're well versed in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Ruby on Rails & hail from hybrid backgrounds (finance, entertainment, government, arts & more). You can check out their portfolio of web applications and discuss possible full time & apprentice employment opportunities. General Assembly does not collect a commission for hiring our graduates and never will. All attendees will receive a digitalized booklet with individual student bios, project links and portfolios. Food and refreshments will be provided! . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24047 April 23, Hollywood -- Fireside Chat with Grindr. Join Tech in Motion LA for an exclusive, in-depth talk with the popular dating app Grindr! Lukas Sliwka, VP of Engineering, will be on hand to give guests a behind-the-scenes look, and to discuss the progression of the established start-up. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24042 April 29, San Diego -- CONNECT's FrameWorks Workshop: Basics of Obtaining Commercially Effective IP. CONNECT's FrameWorks Workshop presents: Basics of Obtaining Commercially Effective IP on April 29 presented by Sughrue Mion, PLLC. Intellectual property rights are often key to the foundation, growth and ultimate survival of a company. Learn the interplay of trade secrets and patents, including their relative advantages and disadvantages, the types of inventions protectable by patents, the criteria that must be met in order to obtain patent protection and the recent patent rule changes and how they will affect patent rights and strategy.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24043 April 29, Newport Beach -- The Solar Energy Power Association (SEPA) presents the Utility Solar Conference, an exclusive forum for utilities to share their experiences, exchange ideas, and talk through various strategies and business models in an intimate environment free of outside influences. The conference brings together utilities interested in improving, expanding or developing a viable long-term solar strategy. Due to regulatory concerns, the event is limited to employees of regulated investor-owned, municipal and cooperative utilities and federal power authorities. (via Green LAVA). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24021 April 30, Newport Beach -- The Solar Energy Power Association (SEPA) presents the Utility Solar Conference, an exclusive forum for utilities to share their experiences, exchange ideas, and talk through various strategies and business models in an intimate environment free of outside influences. The conference brings together utilities interested in improving, expanding or developing a viable long-term solar strategy. Due to regulatory concerns, the event is limited to employees of regulated investor-owned, municipal and cooperative utilities and federal power authorities. (via Green LAVA). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24022 May 1, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAY showcases attractive firms needing growth capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/23937 May 1, Hollywood -- LA Games Conference. Held in the iconic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, LA Games Conference (LAGC) is a favorite among game, media and investment leaders for the high energy, focused environment for networking, meetings and deal-making. Featuring two tracks with fireside chats, roundtables, panels and presentations on digital game investment, creation, distribution, marketing and monetization, the event brings together many of the elite in the industry for top sessions and power networking. On May 1, join the most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry at Digital Media Wire's Annual LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24026 May 2, Los Angeles -- Digital Growth Summit. On May 2nd, 2014 professionals in Los Angeles will join us for our second Digital Growth Summit, designed to give them tools to build a powerful online presence for their business. Where: Microsoft Los Angeles Headquarters, 13031 W. Jefferson Boulevard, LA 90094 What: 7-10 topics that help brands and businesses build a better online presence to attract more customers. Who: This event is limited to 120 professionals from brands, businesses, startups and agencies that want to learn key tips and trends from panelists. Why: In one full day each attendee will learn dozens of tactical formulas they can instantly implement at their company. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24044 May 2, Los Angeles -- World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast 2014. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. Celebrate the kickoff of World Trade Week and join nearly 500 executives and members of the diplomatic corps at the 87th Annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast at the JW Marriott at L.A. Live on Friday, May 2nd! Program will include a presentation of the prestigious Stanley T. Olafson Award First observed in 1927 to promote the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the World Trade Week observance has grown to promote the positive aspects of international trade that are vital to a strong local and national economy. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24034 May 7, Irvine -- AWT Forum on Maintaining Your Technical Skills - Staying Current in an Environment of Rapid Tech Change and Innovation. Our moderator for this exciting forum is Joel Manfredo, Managing Director, Chief Information Officer (CIO) Practice for Acies Consulting Corp. and former Orange County Chief Technology Officer. Panelists include Jeff Fung, Vice President Information Technology, Corinthian Colleges; Kathy Melgar, Director, ISP and Mutual Fund Services, Pacific Life; Sharon Moseley, Chief Strategy & Information Officer, Kinecta Federal Credit Union; and Trevor Schulze, Corporate Vice President of Enterprise Applications, Broadcom. 1000f the profits from this event benefit the AWT Charitable Foundation, which awards annual scholarships to women studying at Southern California colleges in pursuit of a career in technology. . 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