socaltech.com TechNews - Friday, May 29, 2015 Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by:
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We are always interested in meeting new candidates and potential clients, so feel free to email our Managing Partner, Todd Gitlin at [email protected]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qualcomm Selects Startups For Robotics Accelerator ---- San Diego-based Qualcomm has announced the ten companies that are part of its first Qualcomm Robotics Accelerator, which is being held in San Diego and just started this week. Qualcomm said it selected Carbon Robotics, Cleverpet, Ctrl Works, Inova Drone, Reach Robotics, Skyfront, Sky Robotics, Skysense, Solenica, and Rational Robotics for the program. The companies include two, San Diego companies--Cleverpet and Inova Drone--plus companies from as far way as Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Canada. Qualcomm is investing a total of $1M in funding across the pool of companies. The startup accelerator is being run for Qualcomm by Techstars. http://www.socaltech.com/qualcomm_selects_startups_for_robotics_accelerator/s-0060413.html TigerText Signs Chicago Customer ---- Santa Monica-based secure messaging app developer TigerText, which provides secured text messaging for the enterprise and healthcare markets, has signed up a customer in Chicago. TigerText said that Chicago Cardiology Institute (CCI), which treats cardiovascular disease in Illinois, has deployed the company's secure messaging products as part of a HIPAA compliance effort. Financial impact of the win was not announced. TigerText is led by Brad Brooks, and backed by such venture investors as Easton Capital Group, New Science Ventures, Orbimed Advisors, Reed Elsevier Ventures, Shasta Ventures and TELUS Ventures. OpenX Wins Patch ---- Los Angeles-based programmatic advertising marketplace and technology developer OpenX has signed on local news site Patch as a customer, saying it has been named the exclusive provider of ad serving and monetization for Patch. OpenX said that Patch will use its programmatic technology platform across its properties, which reach over 17.4 million unique visitors. GumGum Gets $26M In New Funding ---- Santa Monica-based GumGum, the online image-based advertising startup led by Ophir Tanz, has raised a big, $26.0M round Thursday morning, from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, along with NEA, Upfrot Ventures, First Round Capital, and the company's other exiting ivnestors. According to the firm, the funding will go towards expansion into international markets, to strengthen its R&D, and continue development of its products. GumGum offers up an in-image, advertising platform which allows advertisers to place ads within photos, in a contextually relevant way. The company last raised funding in 2011, when it raised $7M in a Series B. http://www.socaltech.com/gumgum_gets__6m_in_new_funding/s-0060402.html Broadcom Acquired By Avago For $37 Billion ---- Irvine-based semiconductor maker Broadcom and Singapore-based Avago Technologies said Thursday morning that Broadcom has agreed to be acquired by Avago in a deal worth $37 billion. Avago will pay both cash and stock for Broadcom. The two companies said the acquisition will create a company worth $77 billion in enterprise value and with $15 billion in combined annual revenues. The new, combined company will be renamed Broadcom Limited. Amazon Makes Prime Same Day Delivery Free In Los Angeles ---- E-commerce giant Amazon.com is expanding free, same day delivery in Los Angeles, to members of its Prime service, as part of a broader expansion if its same day delivery services. According to Amazon, it is now offering up free, same day delivery to customers in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, and other cities, removing what had previously been an added fee service. Amazon.com has been slowly rolling out same day delivery for Prime members nearby its giant distribution centers. Amazon.com also announced an expansion of the same day, Prime Now to San Diego. The free, same day delivery is good on orders over $35. http://www.socaltech.com/amazon_makes_prime_same_day_delivery_free_in_los_angeles/s-0060400.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- New Q1 2015 Money Tree Results! 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For TechCXO Los Angeles, please contact: Tim Noonan Managing Partner, LA Region TechCXO (805)290-3720 [email protected] ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free QA Lead, Santa Monica, Beautycounter http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5642 Software Development Engineer, Pasadena, Oben http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5641 Seeking Technical Program Manager for Oben out of IdeaLab, Pasadena, Oben http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5640 Lead Web Applications Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5639 IT Support and Help Desk (Part-Time), Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5638 Director of Marketing - Master of Online (Multiple States), Santa Monica, RampRate http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5623 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 05/28/15 GumGum $26.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64430 05/27/15 Manta Instruments $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64428 05/26/15 HelloTech $2.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64359 05/26/15 Enervee $3.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64358 05/19/15 Karma $0.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64203 05/19/15 Mobcrush $4.9M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64202 05/18/15 Agribotix $0.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64077 05/13/15 Silversheet $2.9M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=64056 05/12/15 Wag $2.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=63998 05/05/15 Incentive $1.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=63865 05/04/15 NeuroVigil $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=63860 05/01/15 BigRentz, Inc. $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=63858 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 29, Los Angeles -- Idean UX Happy Hour. Idean is excited to join the LA UX community, and is bringing together UX designers, product managers, entertainment professionals, and technology experts by hosting a Happy Hour on Friday, May 29th at their beautiful West Hollywood Studio. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24726 May 29, San Diego -- Fintech Glocbl Expo & Crowdfunding Real Estate Summit: The Second Annual Fintech Global Expo is a deep dive into the innovation occurring within the fintech industry, with new data releases, a press conference for lending fintech analysts and reporters, special sessions devoted to retail investors and much more. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24739 June 3, Santa Monica -- Women in LAVA: Building your Team / HR. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24720 June 3, Los Angeles -- Tech and the California Economy: Is the Future in the Code? UCLA Forecast. The information age is upon us and will continue to disrupt old ways of doing things and replace them with new digitally driven processes. Will this transformation be like the Industrial Revolution, painful but ultimately democratizing by increasing incomes and leisure time for the vast majority of Americans, or will it further inequality and continue to hollow out the middle class? These key questions will be discussed as part of the June quarterly update of the Anderson Forecast Conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24717 June 4, Los Angeles -- Information Security Summit. The premier Information Systems Security Event in Los Angeles. The Summit is known for its groundbreaking keynotes and speakers, and this year will be no exception, with Internationally Renowned Security Technologist and Author Bruce Schneier, David Kennedy, Ira Winkler, Matthew Prince, Aaron Turner, John Dickson, Jerry Hoff, Jim Manico, and Marcus Ranum amongst the line-up of featured keynotes and speakers.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24707 June 4, Aliso Viejo -- OCTANe Firsty – Members Only: Firsty is an OCTANe Program that focuses on networking and relationship building. It brings together the Orange County technology ecosystem, consisting of executive leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, academicians, and strategic advisors. Firsties are free to attend and new this year, only offered to OCTANe members and sponsors. It is non-hosted, however appetizers and discounted drinks will be available.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24730 June 4, Century City -- Global LAVA: CUBA AS A NEW MARKETPLACE Global LAVA is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an exciting event exploring one of the hottest topics in the entrepreneurial and investment communities: 'CUBA AS A NEW MARKETPLACE.' Learn from truly remarkable speakers and mingle with globally-minded peers at this not to be missed gathering!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24721 June 6, El Segundo -- Canadarm2 and Beyond. Meeting hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (www.theiet.org)featuring a talk and interactive discussion on the Canadarm2 and the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS), a self-relocatable robotic system that can move end-over-end to reach many parts of the Space Station in an inchworm-like movement. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24718 June 6, Santa Monica -- First Time Entrepreneur Workshop: LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. The program is not open to service providers. You are encouraged to apply today for one of the 25 slots open in our workshop. LAVA members will receive first preference, but membership is not necessary to be accepted. Members are free; non-members $50.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24722 June 9, Aliso Viejo -- OCTANe: How to Attract, Engage and Reward Emerging Professionals In today’s ever-changing competitive environment for talent, it’s more important than ever to capture the interest and engagement of key Millennial and Gen-Y professionals. In this session you’ll learn how to attract, engage and reward these emerging candidates and employees.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24731 June 10, Santa Monica -- LAVA eCommerce: Architecting the Payments Platform A new Strategic Interest Group will focus on issues relating to Startups in the eCommerce and AdTech spaces. The event is focused on marketplaces, saas, and ecommerce companies. The topic is architecting the payments platform; managing compliance, what to consider, pitfalls to avoid, high growth scenarios, planning for scalability etc.... See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24723 June 10, Irvine -- Boardroom Next Practices Summit: Emerging trends and strategies for boards path to Independent board directorship multi-generational and multi-cultural board effectiveness beyond governance- the value creation board. Speakers include OCTANe board members Fred Thiel of Local Corporation and Carey Ransom of Payoff.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24740 June 15, Hollywood -- Join us for Build Tour LA: A one-day event featuring Microsoft experts, key announcements, demos, and Windows 10 deep dives for apps and web. https://losangeles.build15.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24710 June 16, Center Club -- 2015 Orange County Ophthalmology Technology Summit: Orange County is the single most technology rich epicenter for ophthalmology technology. The purpose of the Orange County Ophthalmology Technology Summit meeting is to create a local forum where leading ophthalmology technologists, researchers, clinicians, and entrepreneurs can come together to discuss current industry trends, unmet clinical needs, and new business opportunities all to fuel the ophthalmology ecosystem in Orange County, California. The program highlight includes co-chair Jim Mazzo’s interview with Actavis CEO and President, Brent Saunders. Over the course of his career, Brent Saunders, has logged more than a $100 Billion worth of mergers under his belt. Actavis recently acquired Allergan for $66 Billion. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24732 June 17, Thousand Oaks -- Climate Change Impacts and Reforms Roundtable & Open Forum. Clean Technology Council. David Pollock, Council member of the City of Moorpark moderates a panel review of how the state, local governments and residents are responding to climate change through legislation, adaptation and planning. The panel will focus on legislation, economics, agriculture and transportation. The special Clean Technology Council workshop includes a wine tasting mixer, refreshments and parking. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24742 June 18, Santa Monica -- IDEAS Forum. Presented by the Tel Aviv University, IDEAS Los Angeles is an event where the thought leaders connect and collaborate. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24653 June 18, Santa Monica -- 2015 IDEAS LA. Presented by the Tel Aviv University, IDEAS Los Angeles is an event where the thought leaders connect and collaborate. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24654 June 18, Los Angeles -- IDEAS Los Angeles. First Annual IDEAS Los Angeles Conference to unite leaders from Los Angeles, Silicon Valley and Tel Aviv creating innovation in the technology & entertainment space. DEAS Los Angeles (Israel Digital Entrepreneur Arts and Science) is a full-day event that exists as a space where thought leaders and innovative companies can come together to share ideas and collaborate. IDEAS Los Angeles offers members a creative and customizable itinerary including multiple renowned keynote speakers, interactive technology experiences, expert panel discussions, start-up presentations, and much, much more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24560 June 18, Carson -- Connecting Women To Power Toro Tank: Enter the Toro Tank Boot Camp and Competition hosted by California State University, Dominguez Hills Entrepreneurial Institute for the opportunity to audition, pitch your business idea, and win access to funding and business resources that could help turn your dream into a million dollar reality.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24743 June 20, San Diego -- Whether you are a beginner newbie who needs hand-holding on all things computer, to the intermediate self-starter entrepreneur who needs some new tools, to you entirely tuned-in code toads looking to learn jQuery, we have it all for you! For more information see "http://sandiego.geekgirltechcon.com/";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24605 June 23, Costa Mesa -- End the Post-Market Money Pit: How Early Moves Can Please Regulators, Payers, and Your Investors: Evolving observational research requirements, regulations, and payer expectations are redrawing the road map for global market access. How can organizations plan ahead to create clinical programs that meet pre-market and post-market needs while suppressing costs?. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24733 June 23, Los Angeles -- Women in LAVA "PITCH PITCH AND AWAY" Working Sessions. LAVA. Every entrepreneur needs a polished pitch deck to present to investors and an elevator pitch that rolls off their tongues at networking events. We want to help get yours to perfection. This year we will be hosting a series of working sessions for women entrepreneurs to develop their pitch presentation, practice the pitch, and get invaluable feedback from mentors and colleagues. These sessions will lead to the chance to present to a panel of women-focused investors at our Investor Panel Event in December. Participation in at least one of these events will qualify you to apply for our pitch competition.https://generalassemb.ly/education/women-in-lava-pitch-pitch-and-away-working-sessions/los-angeles/11207. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24545 June 24, Westwood -- First Look LA: First Look L.A. supports, nurtures and stimulates our unique culture in Southern California, while furthering L.A.s position as a center for start-ups and emerging technology. In addition to the presenters, venture capitalists and early stage angel investors attend the event, along with local elected officials, business leaders and senior administrators from local universities.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24724 June 25, Culver City -- Mobile Strategy & Development. AITP-LA. Your organization should already have mobile functionality and a mobile presence. How should your company best address its mobile needs, or improve upon its existing mobile presence or deployment? A panel of Los Angeles area experts will discuss the impetus for going mobile, and how they mapped out and executed upon this need for their own firms. Elements include business needs, analytics, requirements gathering, developing technical specs, platform needs, building teams, and the tradeoffs and pitfalls of farming out the development work. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24716 June 27, Playa Vista -- Big Data Day LA 2015. Join us and countless others for the third annual Big Data Day LA, held in none other than Los Angeles, of course! Big Data Day LA is the largest conference of its kind as well as the only free big data conference in Southern California, packed with informational speakers. This year will feature talks from City of Los Angeles, Cloudera, Couchbase, Databricks, Datastax, Fandango, Hortonworks, LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, MapR, Microsoft, MongoDB, Netflix, Oracle, Teradata, Toyota and many more. This only happens once a year and tickets go fast, so don’t miss out. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24741 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsored by: TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments in and Acquisitions of Growing Software Companies Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Make next happen now. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. Safire Partners (http://www.safirepartners.com). SoCal-based executive search for emerging growth companies Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (http://www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Fetch Recruiting, Inc. 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