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Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Wallaby Rolls Out Massive Credit Card Database --IQMS Finds Private Equity Funding --Broadcom Scores Design Win With Netatmo --Snapchat Eyes News, Advertising --DataDirect Networks Expands In Paris, Claims Growth --Social Intelligence Wins Crime Bureau --3BLACKDOT Snags Machinima Vet For Game Development Effort --Intuit Chops 120 In Woodland Hills --Flywheel Targets LA Airport Rides With Advance Booking --Epicor Sale Off The Table --Uber, DogVacay Tie To Help Animal Shelters MARKETPLACE --PortTechEXPO | Wednesday, September 17, 2014 --Apply Today For NewCo's Inside-Out Conference -- Key Information Systems Announces Key Cloud --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. RECENT JOB POSTINGS --QA Automation Manager, Los Angeles, Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --VP of Business Development, Santa Monica, RampRate --Business Development Director, Los Angeles, Colony Logic RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wallaby Rolls Out Massive Credit Card Database ---- Looking for the best credit card for you? Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial, the developer of technology to help users optimize the use of their credit cards, says it has created the industry's largest database of credit cards, which it is making available to consumers. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/wallaby_credit_card_database/s-0056548.html IQMS Finds Private Equity Funding ---- Paso Robles-based IQMS, a 25 year old developer of manufacturing ERP software, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic growth equity investment from Technology Crossover Ventures and Banneker Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/iqms_finds_private_equity_funding/s-0056543.html http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=59199 Broadcom Scores Design Win With Netatmo ---- Irvine-based semiconductor developer Broadcom reports this morning that it has scored a design win, with smart thermostat developer Netatmo. According to Broadcom, its Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) Wi-Fi technology is being used as part of a smartphone-controlled thermostat designed by French designer Philippe Starck. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/broadcom_design_netatmo/s-0056547.html Snapchat Eyes News, Advertising ---- Venice-based Snapchat has plans to add news articles, advertisements, TV, and movie clips to the service, according to reports this week, in a new service called Snapchat Discovery. The new service, which is expected to debut in November, would be the first attempt by Snapchat to convert the popularity of its disappearing photo messaging service into actual revenues. http://www.socaltech.com/snapchat_eyes_news_advertising/s-0056546.html DataDirect Networks Expands In Paris, Claims Growth ---- DataDirect Networks, the data storage systems developer which has significant operations in Chatsworth, reports that it is opening up a new technology center in Paris. http://www.socaltech.com/datadirect_expands_growth/s-0056545.html Social Intelligence Wins Crime Bureau ---- Santa Barbara-based Social Intelligence, a developer of software tools which use social media information to uncover compensation and insurance fraud, reported a win with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/social_intelligence_wins_crime_bureau/s-0056544.html 3BLACKDOT Snags Machinima Vet For Game Development Effort ---- Los Angeles-based 3BLACKDOT--founded by Machina Vets Angelo Pullen, Luke Stepleton, Adam Montoya, and Tom Cassell--said Tuesday that it has snagged another Machinima vet, Marwan Abderrazzaq, to head up game development at the company. Abderrazzaq was previously Director of Franchise at Machinima. The company said that he worked with Warner Bros. and Microsoft on premium content efforts tied with Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, Mortal Kombat: Legacy II and Street Fighter: Assassins Fist. He also has previously worked at Electronic Arts, Collective Studios, Activision, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Intuit Chops 120 In Woodland Hills ---- Financial software developer Intuit is cutting 120 employees in Woodland Hills, according to a state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, part of a larger cut involving locatoins in Illinois, Virginia, and Arizona. The layoffs--first uncovered by the San Fernando Business Journal--apparently are due to a shift at the company towards more cloud-based services. http://www.socaltech.com/intuit_chops___in_woodland_hills/s-0056539.html Flywheel Targets LA Airport Rides With Advance Booking ---- Flywheel, the venture backed startup offering up an Uber-like experience for users--except via licensed taxi and transportation services--is rolling out advanced booking to Los Angeles users this week. According to Flywheel, the new service lets customers pre-book a ride to the airport, via either its iOS or Android apps. The company had been offering up pre-booking over the last month for the San Francisco area. The company said the new booking feature allows for advance booking up to two weeks in advance. Flywheel currently services San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Epicor Sale Off The Table ---- Epicor Software, the developer of supply chain management software which has its roots and still has significant operations in Orange County, is off the block, after its private equity investors did not see enough interest--or high enough prices--for the business. http://www.socaltech.com/epicor_sale_off_the_table/s-0056534.html Uber, DogVacay Tie To Help Animal Shelters ---- In a move which brings two of the hottest online, peer-to-peer marketplaces in the area together, ride service Uber and dog boarding marketplace DogVacay said today that Uber will donate $5 for every ride to help animal shelters on National Dog Day--August 26th--for riders who use DOGVACAY as the promo code for their ride. DogVacay said that the $5 for each ride--taken in Los Angeles, Orange County, and Central LA--will go towards the nonprofit group STARTrescue. STARTrescue helps relocate animals from overcrowded shelters in high-kill shelters in Southern California to areas more likely to find people willing to adopt dogs, in the Pacific Northwest. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- PortTechEXPO | Wednesday, September 17, 2014 Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles | San Pedro, CA The only maritime-oriented clean tech conference and exhibition on the West Coast! 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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free CDN Expert Consultant, Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5592 QA Automation Manager, Los Angeles, Fetch Recruiting, Inc. http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5591 VP of Business Development, Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5590 Executive Assistant to the CEO, Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5589 Chief of Staff & Controller, Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5588 Business Development Director, Los Angeles, Colony Logic http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5587 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 08/20/14 IQMS $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59199 08/14/14 Geneva Healthcare $1.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59188 08/14/14 hovelstay.com $1.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59187 08/12/14 RadPad $2.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59150 08/11/14 Surf Air $73.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59146 08/11/14 Agent Ace $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59145 08/11/14 Viacyte $5.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59142 08/07/14 Retention Science $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59133 08/07/14 ALL DEF DIGITAL $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59131 08/06/14 Seed And Spark $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59128 08/05/14 ShipHawk $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59106 08/05/14 Toggle $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59100 08/01/14 Cold Genesys $13.6M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59031 07/31/14 Vakast $1.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=59030 07/30/14 Beyond Meat $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58980 07/30/14 Epic Sciences $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58979 07/29/14 Kixer $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58952 07/29/14 Pogoseat $2.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58948 07/25/14 Brain Corporation $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58864 07/24/14 Airware $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58923 07/24/14 UNDERGROUND SOLUTIONS $45.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58859 07/23/14 Edgewave FKA St. Bernard Software $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58805 07/21/14 Dealflicks $1.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58799 07/21/14 Ayannah $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=58794 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 20, Irvine -- Mobile Gaming. TechBizConnection. Join us for our 3rd Wednesday Networking Mixer and Panel Forum. We will be exploring five critical areas that can help make or break a successful mobile gaming business by answering the following questions in our monthly panel discussion: Design Disciplines of a Well Crafted Mobile Game Production Strategies for Managing Mobile Gaming Platforms Discovery of a Mobile Gaming App in a Saturated Market Community Building in the Mobile Gaming Industry Monetization of Your Mobile Gaming Business . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24258 August 20, Los Angeles -- HollyShorts Film Festival. The HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24245 August 21, Los Angeles -- Demos & Drinks DTLA Edition. Tech in Motion LA is hosting their popular Demos & Drinks! It features tech companies & start-ups who are on-hand to their products and apps. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24250 August 21, Los Angeles -- HollyShorts Film Festival. The HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24246 August 22, Los Angeles -- HollyShorts Film Festival. The HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24247 August 23, Los Angeles -- HollyShorts Film Festival. The HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF) is an annual film festival showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe. HollyShorts is devoted to the advancement filmmakers through screenings, Q&A sessions and networking events. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24248 August 26, Los Angeles -- Women In Green Forum. Want to network with LA’s top female entrepreneurs? Looking to learn about the latest trends and innovations in sustainability? Attend the 2014 Women In Green Forum, the premier conference highlighting the efforts and successes of women in the environmental arena. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24208 August 26, San Diego -- CONNECT’s FrameWorks Workshop: Introduction to Startup Funding. In the current economic environment, founders and executives need to take steps to prepare their company for receiving outside investment long before approaching potential investors. In this workshop, a representative at Tech Coast Angels, will explain their Seed Track program. Peter Townshend of Perkins Coie will discuss entity formation and how to structure and prepare your company to be an enticing funding candidate for outside investors.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24257 August 26, Santa Monica -- CoFoundersLab Matchup Santa Monica. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24163 August 26, Los Angeles -- Women In Green Forum. The 5th Annual Women in Green Forum will bring together an international audience focused on the latest green innovations. Join us in Southern California to meet face-to-face with those framing the environmental industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24137 August 26, Los Angeles -- Crowdfunding Your Project. nnovation SoCal. Since 2009, Kickstarter alone has found over $1T for over 67 thousand projects from over 2M backers. The JOBS Act of 2012 brings similar promise for equity funding new ventures. This year, hundreds of equity crowdfunding platforms are expected to raise a total of over $700 million for early-stage companies. But until the final regulations are approved, some recommend caution due to the restrictions and reporting burden they may place on funded ventures. Our featured guest is Rania Nasis, MD, MBA, Managing Director at Polliwogg, a financial services firm with an online crowdfunding platform for funding early-stage healthcare companies.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24269 August 28, Los Angeles -- Leading Innovation and Technology In Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles has an Innovation and Technology Agency. Find out what it is and what it does, how it promotes innovation and development of technology for the private and public sectors in LA, how policy is shaped to bring technology investment and jobs to our city. Join LA City Councilman Blumenfield and his team who are responsible for the citywide Wi-Fi initiative for the residents of LA. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24251 September 3, Westlake Village -- California's Auto Industry — Still Accelerating, or Headed for a Slowdown? ACG 101. Despite Toyota’s decision to move its U.S. headquarters from Southern California to Texas, automobile-related jobs and economic activity in California remains healthy. Tesla employs more than 6,000 in the state, several global car companies maintain design studios here, a network of small and large companies produce everything from high-performance engine parts to customized vehicles, and with 1,300 new-car dealerships we have more than any other state. But given the cost of doing business in California, and its reputation as less-than-business-friendly state, is the future of the auto industry here going the way of Toyota or of TeslaNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24266 September 4, Santa Monica -- Increase Revenue by Building a Championship Sales Culture. Cross Campus. You are smart and have the best technology out there, but how do you match up and surpass your competition? Join the startup and tech community to hear from Jay Tyler, CEO and Founder of Jay Tyler Consulting and Jim Blackie, VP of Sales TriNet for an interactive fireside chat on how to build a visible, predictable and repeatable sales process. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24249 September 9, Santa Monica -- This month's Startups Uncensored will be a fireside chat with TigerText CEO/Whisper Co-Founder, Brad Brooks and Whisper Co-Founder, Michael Heyward hosted by Docstoc Founder, Jason Nazar. Brad Brooks is the Co-Founder and CEO of TigerText. He is also the Co-Founder of the secret-sharing app, Whisper. Serial entrepreneur Michael Heyward co-founded Whisper with Brad Brooks in 2012 with the mission of giving people a place to freely and authentically express themselves. Whisper is one of the fastest growing mobile-social apps, generating over 3.5 billion page views per month. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24265 September 9, Thousand Oaks -- "Water Desalination - Inventing a Low Cost Technology" Clean Technology Conference. Keynote Speaker: Yoram Cohen, Ph.D. and Professor at UCLA’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Learn how Dr. Cohen delivered a mobile water treatment technology that cut the costs of getting the salt out of brackish groundwater and agricultural runoff. Meet sustainability CEOs, energy experts and entrepreneursNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24267 September 14, Santa Monica -- An Afternoon with Randall Munroe. Live Talks LA. What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions. From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24235 September 16, San Pedro -- PortTech Pitch. The 5th Annual PortTechEXPO Entrepreneur Pitch Competition will feature leading cleantech start-ups and emerging growth companies from all over North America. We encourage and welcome start-up teams with clean technology based devices, products, services, systems and platforms to participate. Past competitors have brought innovative emission control technology; remediation products; oil/water separators; energy storage solutions; high efficiency engines; zero emission vehicles; wind, solar, wave energy generation; shape change materials; and alternative fuels. #PortTechPitch finalists receive admission to and exhibitor space at the PortTechEXPO (Sept 17, 2014).. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24193 September 18, Los Angeles -- Peter Coffee's Annual Forecast on Technology. AITP. The more we know about how things work, the more we are likely to look for ways to do those things better, faster, and cheaper – rather than doing something fundamentally different. When we look back from the 2020’s at this century’s early years, it is possible that we will pick some year right around…2013…as the turning point when we decided to do a number of things in an essentially different way. In this year’s edition of Peter Coffee’s annual dinner with AITP and ACM, he will be looking at a number of disciplines— computing, communications, data management, and information security among others— and illuminating the massive disruptions already taking shape around us. Please join us for both interactive pre-dinner conversation and after-dinner formal remarks. NEW . 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