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Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Cross Campus Plans Expansion Into Pasadena --Metacloud Hires Two OpenStack Evangelists, Opens Texas Office --RealD Drops Patent Lawsuit Against Volfoni, But Threatens More --Zadara Hires EMC, Amazon Web Services Vets --Teledyne Technologies Swaps VP --Silicon Beach Fest Kicks Off Wednesday --ParkMe Launches LA Affiliate Program --Revee Raises $1M For Analytics Tools --Earbits Shuts Down MARKETPLACE --Los Angeles Venture Association 30th Anniversary - July 15th --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --Binary Pulse Technology Marketing. We Create Demand. --Apply For The Technology Fast 500 RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Trade & Investment Officer: Technology, Los Angeles, British Embassy --Technical Management Consultant, Los Angeles, Pariveda Solutions --Sales Engineer, Santa Monica, RampRate Sourcing Advisors --Practice Leader - Telecom/DataCenter, Santa Monica, RampRate RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Silicon Beach Fest - Santa Monica - June 18-21 Silicon Beach Fest Santa Monica June 18-21 Silicon Beach Fest celebrates LA’s unique startup entertainment tech community with panels, pitches, and parties. Join us at the event! http://siliconbeachfest.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cross Campus Plans Expansion Into Pasadena ---- Los Angeles-based coworking space operator Cross Campus said Tuesday that it is planning an expansion, and will be opening up a new location in Pasadena. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/cross_campus_plans_expansion/s-0055575.html Metacloud Hires Two OpenStack Evangelists, Opens Texas Office ---- Pasadena-bsed Metacloud, which runs and operates OpenStack based clouds for companies, said it has hired on two well known OpenStack evangelists as executives. The startup--which is backed by AME Cloud Ventures, Canaan Partners, Pelion Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Storm Ventures, and UMC Capital--said it hired Scott Sanchez as Vice President of Strategy, and named Niki Acosta as Director of Evangelism. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/metacloud_hires_two_openstack/s-0055579.html RealD Drops Patent Lawsuit Against Volfoni, But Threatens More ---- Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has dropped a patent infringement lawsuit it had filed against competitor Volfoni, however, is threatening to sue Volfoni if it ever tries to sell its products in the United States. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/reald_drops_patent_lawsuit_against_volfoni_but_threatens/s-0055577.html Zadara Hires EMC, Amazon Web Services Vets ---- Irvine-based storage products maker Zadara Storage said this morning that it has hired two storage industry veterans as VPs. According to Zadara, it has named Dani Naor as Vice President of International Sales, and appointed Craic Carl as Vice President of PRoduct Management. Naor was previously at XtremeIO, which had recently been acquired by EMC, and also has served at StoreAge. Naor will be based in Israel. Carl was previously at Amazon Web Services (AWS), and also had served at Gluster, 4Base Technology, Kovarus and McAfee.com. Zadara said Carl will be based in Seattle. Zadara is led by Nelson Nahum. Teledyne Technologies Swaps VP ---- Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said Tuesday that it has named Anna Segobia Masters as its new Vice President of Human Resources, and Deputy General Counsel. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/teledyne_technologies_swaps_vp/s-0055576.html Silicon Beach Fest Kicks Off Wednesday ---- Silicon Beach Fest, the technology festival which celebrates everything about Silicon Beach, is kicking off Wednesday night at the Viceroy Hotel in Santa Monica, and runs through Saturday the 21st. The festival--which is in its third year--features a long list of keynotes, panels, showcases, and parties, as well as beach games on Saturday. The event--which is run by Kevin Winston of Digital LA, and also includes a long list of Southern California's technology and media movers and shakers--includes events this year spread across Cross Campus, the Shore Hotel, The Viceroy, General Assembly, and other locations. (Note: socalTECH is a media sponsor of the event). ParkMe Launches LA Affiliate Program ---- Santa Monica-based parking app developer ParkMe is looking to local, Los Angeles businesses to draw attention to its parking apps, saying that it is signing up those businesses as affiliates. According to ParkMe, its new program offers up a free parking map to help drivers find parking locations and options in an area, which can be featured on a company's website. ParkMe said it will pay a commission each time a customer books a parking spot online using those maps. ParkMe did not say what kind of commission it will pay for those parking bookings. Revee Raises $1M For Analytics Tools ---- Los Angeles-based Revee, a developer of content analytics software used to help publishers understand their page yield on advertising, has raised $1M in a seed funding round. Source of that seed funding was not announced. Revee was founded by Nic Paul and Cham Kim, who the company said have bene working in the publishing area for the past decade. Revee said its tools and analytics help departments across publishers--ranging from operations, sales, marketing, and editorial--beter predict current and future revenue. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=58269 Earbits Shuts Down ---- Los Angeles-based streaming music service Earbits, which had focused on music discovery and listening to independent artists and labels, has officially shut down, shutting down its service on Monday. According to a post from founder and CEO, Joey Flores, Earbits needed a "lot more capital" to pursue its mission, and that it "bit off more" than the company could chew. Earbits had been founded in 2010. Earbits had been trying to offer up a way to discover new music and artists, offering up artists and labels a way to market their music to new listeners. 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Fast 500 award events provide valued networking opportunities with your industry peers as well as a reason to celebrate the team who made it possible. http://www.fast500.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Trade & Investment Officer: Technology, Los Angeles, British Embassy http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5580 Technical Management Consultant, Los Angeles, Pariveda Solutions http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5579 Sales Engineer, Santa Monica, RampRate Sourcing Advisors http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5578 Practice Leader - Telecom/DataCenter, Santa Monica, RampRate Sourcing Advisors http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5577 Inside Sales: IT Services (Colo, Telecom, CDN), Santa Monica, RampRate Sourcing Advisors http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5576 Executive Level Sales Engineer, Santa Monica, RampRate Sourcing Advisors http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5575 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 06/17/14 Revee $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58269 06/16/14 Tapatalk $5.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58195 06/13/14 Visual Unity $7.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58193 06/12/14 The Mobile Majority $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58188 06/11/14 About.me $11.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58189 06/11/14 Procore Technologies $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58182 06/09/14 WASH.IO, INC. $10.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58125 06/05/14 Infrascale $16.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58121 06/03/14 SENTE INC $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58035 06/02/14 thatgamecompany $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58033 06/02/14 PayLease $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57970 05/29/14 Nix Hydra $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57811 05/28/14 New Matter $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57809 05/28/14 Ecwid $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57806 05/22/14 True(X) Media FKA SocialVibe $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57704 05/21/14 Mimosa Networks $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57699 05/20/14 Tradesy $13.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57697 05/20/14 Survios $4.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57694 05/19/14 Nant Health $35.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57683 05/19/14 WhisperText, LLC $36.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=57598 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html June 18, Los Angeles -- The Great 4K Debate. 4K has become a hot topic in both the content and distribution world. The floor at CES was covered in 4K capable devices, TV’s and service providers. As CE manufacturers, namely Samsung and Sony, tout and push their new 4K TV's and streaming devices, the question remains if there will be enough content to support them. 4K content is neither cheap to produce nor render in post production. Will content producers from major studios to independent film makers choose to adopt the new technology and create content using 4K cameras? Will studios and post production facilities support the new format? Will CDN’s be able to compress the files and provide 4K streaming capabilities so consumers can watch these titles in comfort of their home. There are many unanswered questions regarding 4K but the battle is heating up. NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24181 June 18, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 18-21, 2014. Attendees include startup CEOs, acceleratorss, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24145 June 18, Santa Monica -- Women in LAVA: "Building it right from the GET GO". Join us for this fun and informative panel on how to set up you new company legally and financially for easy investment from Angels, VC's, and private investors. Our panelists will take the mystery out of creating the right legal entity coupled with the right financial processes to insure strong growth and profitability as you grow your companyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24175 June 19, Altadena -- Essential Sales Advice for Start Ups. Come to the next JUMPSTART! luncheon/speaker event to hear about marketing and sales of engineered products and services in a B2B environment. Rather than overview and theory, retired nuclear submarine officer, CEO of several successful ventures and Pasadena Angel Bob Musselman will draw on over 30 years of selling to sophisticated (and some not sophisticated) clients, managing sales teams, and setting up distribution channels to provide anecdotes and specific advice. Short subjects will range from finding a client’s email address to developing a rational sales forecast for low volume custom products. Other discussion items include “people make decisions, not organizations,” “you are not a bank,” and “turn an intangible service into a product.”NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24183 June 19, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 18-21, 2014. Attendees include startup CEOs, acceleratorss, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24146 June 20, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 18-21, 2014. Attendees include startup CEOs, acceleratorss, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24147 June 21, Santa Monica -- Silicon Beach Fest. Silicon Beach Fest is LA’s original festival celebrating LA tech, entertainment & startups with panels, keynotes, workshops, mixers, and more in Santa Monica on June 18-21, 2014. Attendees include startup CEOs, acceleratorss, VCs, investors, Hollywood movie and music studio execs, agencies, fashion, content creators, social media gurus, developers, designers, and more from LA, Silicon Valley, OC, San Diego, New York, and international. Head to the beach on the first weekend of summer to celebrate LA's digital innovators in tech, startups, entertainment, fashion, marketing, and more!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24148 June 23, Los Angeles -- Bitcoin: Unlocking the Potential of Digital Payment Systems. Bitcoin may be the next big digital disruption. Bitcoins are digital currency are designed to be securely stored and verified without any centralized authority – but are already being accepted as payment in both digital and brick and mortar companies. This is a powerful, disruptive platform that may ultimately transform the business landscape. And the “blockchain”—Bitcoin’s underlying technology—can potentially be used for a whole array of other applications. Join USC's Institute for Communication Technology Management (CTM) and talkTECH as we host a forum exploring trends, regulatory environment and product innovations likely to engender a tipping point for the mainstream adoption of BitcoinNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24173 June 23, Santa Monica -- Pay It Forward Labs Mixer. Santa Monica’s biggest monthly mixer continues with our mentor night. We combine a pay it forward networking atmosphere with some of the biggest names in our business eco-system to not only grow your network but also grow your business.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24176 June 24, Los Angeles -- Predictive Health: Bringing big data analytics to Personalized Medicine. This month Innovation SoCal joins the Stanford Ideas and Connections Network (SICN) as it again looks at predictive analytics. We had previously looked at predictive analytics in advertising effectiveness. This month we look at the growing interest in predictive analytics for risk assessment and the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Our Featured Guest is Samir Chowdhury, Ph.D.,Founder and CEO of Mindshare Medical, Inc., a new data analytics venture applying focused on healthcare improvement. The company is supported by Frost Data Capital and several Fortune 50 companies. Previously, Dr. Chowdhury General Manager of Biolase, a public medical laser companyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24184 June 25, Santa Monica -- Fireside Chat with Troy Carter (Atom Factory), angel investor in 50+ startups & renowned music manager. Troy Carter is an investor in 50+ startups—like Uber, Dropbox, Spotify and Warby Parker; cofounder of Backplane; and a renowned music manager who launched Lady Gaga to global fame and who manages John Legend, John Mayer and more, through his firm, Atom Factory. Don't miss this chance to hear one of LA's most prominent angel investors and connectors between the tech industry & the music industryNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24177 June 25, Santa Monica -- Santa Monica New Tech Meetup. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24143 June 25, Beverly Hils -- Music Hack LA: Hack Night #1. Music Hack LA is a monthly music hackathon series focused on innovating and disrupting current music technology trendsNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24178 June 26, Santa Monica -- REACH | The Wearable Future. What is a wearable? If you said wrist worn pedometer, you'd be correct, but only partially. Wearables are in fact much more than that, and the category is rapidly expanding thanks to the likes of big Fortune 500 companies, as well as small time startups and crowdfunded projects on Indiegogo. So on June 26th, join us, and learn about the world of wearables. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24144 June 26, San Diego -- CoFoundersLab Matchup San Diego. CoFoundersLab Matchup San Diego is aimed at helping entrepreneurs find co-founders, advisers & interns and to build strong, core founding teams. Get started networking now with a potential core team member by creating a free profile on CoFoundersLab.com. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24121 June 26, Los Angeles -- The Future of Mobile. As part of Tech in Motion's mobile summer series, we have invited a panel of mobile developers to discuss what the future holds for all things mobile. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24129 June 27, Santa Monica -- Los Angeles App Strategy Workshop: Optimization. oin developers, analytics experts, and leading app publishers and platforms to learn about tools and strategies to understand your users, boost retention, and drive downloads. Take a deep-dive into app store optimization and explore ways to get your app discoveredNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24179 July 9, Westlake Village -- How To Find Growth Capital. ACG 101. Where do growing companies go to find the capital they need to expand? A panel of experts will provide the answers at the July 9th meeting of ACG 101 at the Westlake Village InnNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24182 July 10, Rancho Santa Margarita -- OCTANe Golf Tournament. Tijeras Creek, Rancho Santa Margarita. You're invited to OCTANe's 4th Annual Golf Tournament! Team up with your colleagues or come solo, either way you are sure to meet many new business contacts and friends. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24159 July 16, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. Building on the success of the last three Summits, which drew notable attendees from around the world, this year’s event will encompass two days of presentations, networking and relationship-building among key players in the digital media and technology industry. All segments of the digital media industry will be represented, including advertising, data, e-commerce, software, social and gaming. Our 2014 two-day Summit will include 500 select digital media and technology leaders. Invite only. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24055 July 17, Santa Monica -- Siemer Silicon Beach Summit. Building on the success of the last three Summits, which drew notable attendees from around the world, this year’s event will encompass two days of presentations, networking and relationship-building among key players in the digital media and technology industry. All segments of the digital media industry will be represented, including advertising, data, e-commerce, software, social and gaming. Our 2014 two-day Summit will include 500 select digital media and technology leaders. Invite only. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24056 July 17, Los Angeles -- Wearable Tech LA. WearableTech LA, curated by industry experts come to Los Angeles this summer. With a full day of 20 dynamic keynotes, cutting-edge technologies, investment opportunities, and 50 speakers, WearableTech LA is the wearable event of the year in Los Angeles. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24160 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments in and Acquisitions of Growing Software Companies Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. 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