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(http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud La Visual (http://Lavisual.com) A Branding, Product Strategy & Rapid Prototyping Accelerator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Interview with Mike Hopkins, ICE Energy --Somi Data Launches Online Restaurant Ordering Software --RealtyMogul.com Opens Office In Atlanta --BlackLine Names New Board Member --Demand Media Names Accounting Head --Soylent Launches New Product With Soylent 2.0 --Cylance Secures $42M --WizRocket Conjures Up $8M --Luxe Launches Post-Drinking Drive Home Service In LA MARKETPLACE --KeyInfo, Wilcon:Fiber Ring Connectivity For LA and Ventura County --TechCXO - Los Angeles --SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators --Safire Partners Executive Search RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Investment Officer: Technology & Media, Los Angeles, British Consulate-General, Los Angeles --Full Slack Developer, Marina Del Rey, Vision Fleet --Senior Accountant, marina del rey, TeleSign --Technical Account Manager, marina del rey, TeleSign --Senior Software Engineer, marina del rey, TeleSign --DevOps Engineer, marina del rey, TeleSign RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interview with Mike Hopkins, ICE Energy ---- Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. The company recently landed a major contract from Southern California Edison (SCE) to deploy thousands of the company's "Ice Bear" equipment--enough to store 25.6 megawatts of energy. We caught up with Mike recently to better understand the company's technology, why there's an interest in energy storage by utilities, and more about that deployment. Can you talk about your technology? Mike Hopkins: Our technology is a thermal energy storage system, called the Ice Bear, which creates cooling and stores it in the form of ice. The product actually (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_mike_hopkins_ice_energy/s-0061318.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Somi Data Launches Online Restaurant Ordering Software ---- Pasadena-based Somi Data, a new startup developing online ordering software for restaurants, said this morning that it has had its first deployment with Loteria Grill. Financial impact of the win were not disclosed. Somi Data says its online ordering system includes features to help its customers easily manage menu items, integrate with existing POS systems, and more. Somi Data was founded and is led by Justin Agredano. RealtyMogul.com Opens Office In Atlanta ---- Los Angeles-based real estate investment marketplace RealtyMogul.com has opened up a new office in Atlanta, as part of an expansion by the company. RealtyMogul.com said the new office will be lead by Chuck Taylor, who was formerly of A10 Capital. Taylor also served at Reynold Capital Group and JPMorgan. RealtyMogul.com operates an online real estate marketplace that connects borrowers with capital from accredited and institutional investors. The startup is led by Jilliene Helman, and recently raised $35M in a Series B funding round. BlackLine Names New Board Member ---- Los Angeles-based financial close software developer BlackLine announed today that it has added Graham Smith, the former CFO of Salesforce, to its board of directors. BlackLine said that Smith was CFO of Salesforce for seven years, taking the company from $750M in annual revenues to more than $5 billion. Smith also was CFO of Advent Software, Vitria Technology and Nuance Communications, and served at Oracle. Smith also sits on the boards of Splunk, MINDBODY, and Xero. Demand Media Names Accounting Head ---- Santa Monica-based Demand Media said Monday afternoon that it has named Wendy Voong as the company's new Chief Accounting Officer. Voong was most recently Senior Director, North America Accounting and Reporting for Activision, and also has served at Ernst & Young. Demand Media said Voong was responsible for Activision's SEC reporting and quarterly close cycle. Soylent Launches New Product With Soylent 2.0 ---- Los Angeles-based Soylent, the startup which is looking to replace food and eating with an all-inclusive drink that contains 100 percent of the nutrients a human needs without the need for actually eating food, has rolled out a new version of its product it is calling "Soylent 2.0" (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/soylent_launches_new_product_with_soylent___/s-0061314.html Cylance Secures $42M ---- Irvine-based antivirus software developer Cylance has raised $42M in a Series C funding, the company said last week. The funding was led by DFJ Growth, and also included KKR, Dell Ventures, Capital One Ventures and TenEleven Ventures. Cylance says it is using artificial intelligence to predict, identify, and stop cyber attacks on computer endpoints. Cylance is led by former McAfee Global CTO Stuart McClure. DFJ Growth's Mark Bailey joins Cylance's board of directors with the funding round. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66105 WizRocket Conjures Up $8M ---- Walnut, California-based WizRocket, a developer of mobile ad technology which helps companies better profile and target customers, has raised $8M in a funding round. The funding came from Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners. The funding comes on top of an earlier, unannounced $1.6M seed funding from Accel. WizRocket said Sequoia's Mohit Bhatnagar led the investment. Walnut is in eastern Los Angeles County. http://www.socaltech.com/wizrocket_conjures_up_8m/s-0061304.html Luxe Launches Post-Drinking Drive Home Service In LA ---- Luxe, the on-demand, luxury valet service, said Monday that it is expanding its service in Los Angeles with a new "Drive Home" service aimed at drinkers in LA. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/luxe_launches_post_drinkingdrive/s-0061302.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- KeyInfo, Wilcon:Fiber Ring Connectivity For LA and Ventura County Key Information Systems, Inc. (KeyInfo), a leading cloud and infrastructure provider offering integrated solutions to enterprises, has announced the launch of its dedicated fiber ring built in partnership with Wilcon, the premier West Coast provider of private fiber optic networks. The KeyInfo fiber ring brings high-speed, private connectivity to businesses in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. Because of its characteristic high security, fiber is an ideal choice for industries with highly regulated or sensitive data requirements. Organizations in the healthcare, financial, retail and government verticals can depend on Wilcon’s absolute physical layer security to protect the data in transit. For more information about the KeyInfo fiber ring, please visit our website at: http://keyinfo.com/solutions-we-build/Connectivity/fiber/ ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- TechCXO - Los Angeles TechCXO is a professional services firm that provides experienced, C-Suite professionals to deliver strategic and functional consulting services for technology companies. We answer your critical issues around obtaining capital, increasing revenue, entering new markets and improving margins. TechCXO partners combine practical experience, comprehensive resources and best practices to deliver objective, high-value results. For TechCXO Los Angeles, please contact: Tim Noonan Managing Partner, LA Region TechCXO (805)290-3720 [email protected] ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators IP Litigation . IP Transactions . Patent & Trademark Prosecution . IP Strategy . Westlake Village . Santa Barbara . Irvine. [email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Safire Partners Executive Search Safire Partners has completed 500+ retained executive searches since 2006 working with emerging businesses in Southern California. Please visit our website to see an updated list of our clients and searches completed at http://www.safirepartners.com/. We are always interested in meeting new candidates and potential clients, so feel free to email our Managing Partner, Todd Gitlin at [email protected]. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Investment Officer: Technology & Media, Los Angeles, British Consulate-General, Los Angeles http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5657 Full Slack Developer, Marina Del Rey, Vision Fleet http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5656 Senior Accountant, marina del rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5655 Technical Account Manager, marina del rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5654 Senior Software Engineer, marina del rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5653 DevOps Engineer, marina del rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5652 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 08/03/15 Cylance $42.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66105 07/31/15 FreedomPop $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66100 07/30/15 Fuisz Media $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66096 07/28/15 Kareo $55.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66088 07/27/15 Dealstruck $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66084 07/23/15 SGN FKA MindJolt FKA Platform G, Inc. $130.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66079 07/16/15 Flipagram $70.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65811 07/15/15 Omaze $9.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65810 07/15/15 HopSkipDrive $3.9M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65808 07/14/15 Realty Mogul $35.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65750 07/13/15 GrollTex $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65744 07/13/15 iZSearch $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65743 07/13/15 CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. $100.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65742 07/07/15 WhipClip $40.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65475 07/06/15 Ocean Aero $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=65286 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4, Irvine -- FundingPost Event - Orange County VC & Angel Roundtable. Interested in meeting early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Orange County? Join us in Irvine on August 4th from 5pm-8pm at Real Office Centers (ROC) in Irvine for our upcoming FundingPost Event. We will be having a top tier panel and quick pitch contest for the first 25 entrepreneurs that sign up! We will have a panel, speakers, pitching session and then networking directly with Venture Capital Firms and Angel Investors. Get advice and answers face to face that day which is usually near impossible otherwise.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24785 August 6, Los Angeles -- FundingPost - Los Angeles VC & Angel Roundtable. Interested in meeting early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Los Angeles? Join us in Los Angeles on August 6th from 2pm-6pm at Zuber Lawler & Del Duca LLP in Downtown LA for our upcoming FundingPost Event. We will be having a top tier panel and quick pitch contest for the first 25 entrepreneurs that sign up! We will have a panel, speakers, pitching session and then networking directly with Venture Capital Firms and Angel Investors. Get advice and answers face to face that day which is usually near impossible otherwise.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24784 August 9, Los Angeles -- SIGGRAPH 2015. The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24789 August 10, Los Angeles -- SIGGRAPH 2015. The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24790 August 11, San Diego -- San Diego VC & Angel Roundtable. FundingPost. At our San Diego Angel Investor Roundtable, the panel of investors will focus on pitching to early-stage investors, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing the things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention during a pitch, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24788 August 11, Los Angeles -- SIGGRAPH 2015. The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24791 August 12, Los Angeles -- SIGGRAPH 2015. The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24792 August 13, Costa Mesa -- Potential Disruption of the Internet of Things in MedTech. This interactive breakfast will explore how the Internet of Things - IoT - could enable new business models that would be a real threat to established MedTech players. We'll present a framework to decompose how value is created in a hyperconnected environment and analyze different business models across care settings. Finally we'll review how companies may react to two different IoT adoption scenarios. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24805 August 13, Los Angeles -- SIGGRAPH 2015. The annual SIGGRAPH conference is a five-day interdisciplinary educational experience in the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques including a three-day commercial exhibition that attracts hundreds of exhibitors from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24793 August 18, San Diego -- EvoNexus MarketLink Program: Private Meetings With Huawei Executives. MarketLink is an EvoNexus program that facilitates hour-long, private meetings between multinational corporations and emerging technology companies. Huawei is a global leader of ICT solutions. Continuously innovating based on customer needs, we are committed to enhancing customer experiences and creating maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises, and consumers. Deadline to apply is July 17th. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24810 August 19, San Diego -- EvoNexus MarketLink Program: Private Meetings With Huawei Executives. MarketLink is an EvoNexus program that facilitates hour-long, private meetings between multinational corporations and emerging technology companies. Huawei is a global leader of ICT solutions. Continuously innovating based on customer needs, we are committed to enhancing customer experiences and creating maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises, and consumers. Deadline to apply is July 17th. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24811 August 20, Costa Mesa -- LaunchPad Open House 8/20/15. If you're an entrepreneur looking to get funding or an investor looking to make your next big deal, come to the LaunchPad Open House to learn more about how we can help you. We will take a deep dive into the highly tested and effective LaunchPad process as well as open up the floor to Q&A. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24806 August 20, San Diego -- EvoNexus MarketLink Program: Private Meetings With Huawei Executives. MarketLink is an EvoNexus program that facilitates hour-long, private meetings between multinational corporations and emerging technology companies. Huawei is a global leader of ICT solutions. Continuously innovating based on customer needs, we are committed to enhancing customer experiences and creating maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises, and consumers. Deadline to apply is July 17th. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24812 August 25, Santa Monica -- 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/24546 August 26, Los Angeles -- 6th Annual Women In Green Forum (Los Angeles): TreePeople Hilltop Conference Center & Retreat Locale The 6th 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! You will experience a day unlike any other high above the City of Los Angeles at TreePeople's 45-acre Coldwater Canyon Park (right off Mulholland Drive in the Santa Monica Mountains) offering nature trails and experiential education. Thank you for your support of the Women in Green Forum!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24767 September 2, Costa Mesa -- Emerging Business – Growth, Strategy & Exit Planning. When most businesses think about strategy, they think about how they focus people, systems and processes on delivering customer value and ultimately growth. While this strategy is successful for some, focusing upon a broader set of activities delivers far more sustainable growth. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24807 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). 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