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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --SaneBox Rolls Out New Email Follow Up Tool --TeleSign Comes Out Of The Shadows With Tinder Spambot Success --Hulu Dips Toes Into Virtual Reality --Graphiq Teams With Associated Press On Data Visualization --ValueMyStuff Links With Auctionata For High End Art Auctions --Earbits Acquired By You42, After Near Death Experience MARKETPLACE --Project X – New Branding & UX/UI Focused Accelerator. --Stradling --Safire Partners Executive Search --Find a PR firm in socalTECH's Service Provider Directory RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Inside Sales Representative, Los Angeles or San Francisco, Vision Fleet --Product Manager, Digital Media, Beverly Hills, --DevOps Engineer, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign --QA Automation Engineer, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- 13th Annual San Diego Venture Summit: Sept 25 Join San Diego’s premier venture capital networking event of the year! SDVG’s Venture Summit is the largest annual gathering of investors in So Cal. Join 600+ in the venture capital community, and visit with 40 of the coolest companies in San Diego. Come hear why Trinity Ventures Has lead two Series A rounds this year. Hear from 9 thought-provoking Industry leaders about the hottest topics in technology, innovation and venture capital! Learn more, and register today at http://www.sdvg.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SaneBox Rolls Out New Email Follow Up Tool ---- Venice, California-based email software developer Sanebox, which develops software to help you prioritize and respond to emails, has just rolled out a new feature which might just help you keep on top of that email monster. The company aid its new SaneNoReplies software helps users track which emails they need to follow up with, flagging those emails where you were expecting a response, but never got one. The company said the feature is available to all SaneBox users. SaneBox--which works with multiple, email clients, including Gmail--labels emails and places them in an email folder helping to classify how you should deal with those emails. http://www.socaltech.com/sanebox_rolls_out_new_email_follow_up_tool/s-0062091.html TeleSign Comes Out Of The Shadows With Tinder Spambot Success ---- Los Angeles-based two-factor, phone authentication provider TeleSign has long worked in the shadows, helping to prevent fraudulent logins for a large chunk of the top, Internet and web services. However, for years, it hasn't been able to talk about the work it does with its technology. Now, however, it looks like another local company, Tinder, is helping TeleSign to get the word out about its success. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/telesign_comes_out_of_the_shadows/s-0062090.html Hulu Dips Toes Into Virtual Reality ---- Santa Monica-based streaming television site Hulu is dipping its toes into the world of virtual reality content, saying Thursday that it is launching its own, Hulu VR application. The new virtual reality app, which will launch sometime this fall, will offer up an immmersive 3D environment, and which will also include at least one, immersive 3D short film. The 3D environment will also support streaming of Hulu's more traditional 2D content. According to Hulu, the idea behind the new custom, 3D environment is to support future virtual reality content. The first--and only--virtual 3D short film to be available through the app is a Hulu Original, RocketJump: The Show. Hulu said that title is being produced by Lionsgate, along with RocketJump and WEVR. http://www.socaltech.com/hulu_dips_toes_into_virtual_reality/s-0062089.html Graphiq Teams With Associated Press On Data Visualization, Interactive Tools ---- Santa Barbara-based Graphiq, the startup led by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said Thursday that it has inked an agreement with the Associated Press, to increase the amount and variety of interactive content that the AP provides to news subscribers. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Graphiq said it will offer up its data visualizations to AP subscribers, and that the AP will also include Graphiq's content within top news stories. Graphiq said the new relationship launches starting with a seven week beta in October. Graphiq--until recently, known as FindTheBest--develops visualization tools and data, used to create highly interactive visualizations, including interactive bar graphs, maps, charts and much more. ValueMyStuff Links With Auctionata For High End Art Auctions ---- ValueMyStuff, the online art valuation startup which set up shop in Los Angeles earlier this year to help the company enter the U.S. market, said today that it has linked up with online auction house Auctionata. ValueMyStuff said it would allow its users to consign their artwork with Auctionata, on the basis of the company's valuations. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. ValueMyStuff is based in the UK, but has an office in the LA area. Auctionata's artwork auctions recently included the sale of an Andy Warhol print for $42.5M. Earbits Acquired By You42, After Near Death Experience ---- Los Angeles-based Earbits, the streaming music service led by Joey Flores, which focuses on new artist discovery, has been acquired by Atlanta-based You42. 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The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. ------------------------------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/. 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Look at socalTECH's Service Provider Directory - ranked by number of local clients. http://www.socaltech.com/services/Marketing_and_Public_Relations/ ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Inside Sales Representative, Los Angeles or San Francisco, Vision Fleet http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5664 Product Manager, Digital Media, Beverly Hills, Playboy Enterprises Inc http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5663 DevOps Engineer, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5661 QA Automation Engineer, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5659 Release Engineer, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5658 Senior Systems Administrator, Marina Del Rey, TeleSign http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5662 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 09/16/15 HEADSPACE, INC. $34.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67388 09/15/15 Moviepilot $16.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67380 09/15/15 Enevate $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67377 09/09/15 The Black Tux $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67087 09/09/15 Cool Planet Energy $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67086 09/08/15 SetPoint Medical Corp $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67011 09/03/15 MACRO $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=67007 09/02/15 Saucey $4.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66995 09/01/15 Super League $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66911 08/28/15 Yuneec $60.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66904 08/27/15 Strive $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66900 08/27/15 Workpop $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66899 08/26/15 ReShape Medical $38.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66877 08/26/15 HelloTech $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=66872 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 25, San Diego -- Demo on the Docks at Venture Summit. Join San Diego's finest at the second annual "Demo at the Docks". Immediately following Venture Summit, join us for lunch and brew and flash presentations of exciting SD based technology companies. While enjoying the seafood and a barley beverage, you'll see demos from the CEO's of the following hot companies: Matt Ellis - Measurabl; Eric Williams - Stitch; William Dickinson - Fanpics; James Heller - Wrapify; Matt Eeles - Podify; Aaron Fulkerson - MindTouchNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24904 September 25, San Diego -- 13th Annual San Diego Venture Summit: Sept 25. Join San Diego’s premier venture capital networking event of the year! SDVG’s Venture Summit is the largest annual gathering of investors in So Cal. Join 600+ in the venture capital community, and visit with 40 of the coolest companies in San Diego. Come hear why Trinity Ventures has lead two Series A rounds this year. Hear from 9 thought-provoking Industry leaders about the hottest topics in technology, innovation and venture capital. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24885 September 26, Newport Beach -- Orange County Summit on Aesthetics & Dermatology. This program will review the trends and technologies that are shaping the future of aesthetic medicine. We will hear from industry luminaries, review state of the art aesthetic medicine technologies, receive company presentations from emerging high growth companies, and see panel discussions from leading clinicians in facial aesthetics, body shaping and augmentation, skin care and other technologies shaping the look of the future. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24804 September 28, Camarillo -- Socially Responsible Investing. Russell Fischer Business Collection at the Camarillo Library. An increasing number of individual investors seek to avoid owning companies in certain industries or with reputations for what they perceive as socially or environmentally damaging economic activities. Do you want to exercise more discretion in the investments you own? If so, David and Brandon Smith from Lifetime Planning, Inc. will teach you the basics of socially responsible investing so you can align your investments with your values. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24896 September 29, San Pedro -- PortTech Pitch. The 6th annual PortTech Pitch featuring innovative cleantech startups from all over North America. The Pitch program helps promising startups create and deliver compelling narratives before a diverse audience of business executives, investors, entrepreneurs, community leaders, regulators, policy advocates and academics. This is an invitation only event, contact the PortTech office for details. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24858 September 29, Los Angeles -- FWDMonthly - Immigrant Entrepreneur Pitchfest + Happy Hour. Are you looking for a way to get involved in Social Innovation? Each month, FWD hosts guest speakers and recruits social innovators. And we hope you can join us... September Guests: At our next FWD.us LA Chapter event on Tue. September 29, we are hosting an Immigrant Entrepreneur Pitchfest + Happy Hour at Kolabs. It will be a great event to meet our chapter members and find out some of the projects they are working on.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24880 September 30, Los Angeles -- PETER COFFEE discusses Technology Trends for Social Media, Mobile Communications, Data Analytics, and Cloud Computing Networking. AITP. Peter Coffee is Vice President for Strategic Research at Salesforce.com. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24893 September 30, Los Angeles -- LAEDC Fall Economic Forecast. LAEDC’s 2016-2020 Fall Economic Forecast, “From Boomers to Millennials: The Future of the Urban Environment” will provide long-range, socio-economic analysis to inform your business decisions and guide regional planning. The program will explore what futurists, LAEDC economists, and demographers are predicting. Millennials now outnumber Boomers, and this is impacting transit-oriented development, effectiveness of your marketing messages, and the importance of your organization’s positive social impact. Millennials also value access over ownership, and are using things “on demand” rather than buying them, they use of technology for…well…everything, and they would rather give up their car than their phone. In fact, the live-work-play mindset of Millennials is impacting workplace design, residential design, and the desire for “complete” neighborhoods with better access to shared amenities and entertainmentNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24903 October 1, Aliso Viejo -- OCTANe Open House. Join OCTANe and TechSpace on the evening of October 1 for a night of networking. Create business connections with over 100 attendees in the business community. The audience will consist of entrepreneurs, business leaders, academicians, and startup companies.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24873 October 7, San Diego -- Women in Tech with Dr. Tina Nova. Please join the EvoNexus Industry Leaders Series SIG as we conclude our 3-part Series on Women in Technology! Join us on October 7th for Dr. Tina Nova’s keynote, to hear the accomplishments and challenges she has faced, and her perspective on how to become a leader and contributor in the science and technology fields. Dr. Nova has been ranked in the Top 10 Women in Biotech by FierceBiotech and Wired magazine and is a large contributor to the biotechnology and bioscience fieldNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24901 October 8, Costa Mesa -- High-Tech Innovation Awards Event. The 22nd Annual High-Tech Innovation Awards event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24678 October 8, Santa Monica -- Facebook - FbStart Los Angeles. MEET THE FACEBOOK TEAM + LEARN ABOUT FACEBOOK PLATFORM Come meet the Facebook team, learn about Facebook Platform and tools for developers, and see how we work with mobile app startups through our FbStart program. This meetup will bring together the Facebook team, industry experts, and a great community of entrepreneurs to learn from one another. The event will provide direct access to mentorship from Facebook engineers, product managers, and partnerships, capped off with a happy hour to mix and mingle with our team and other startups in the area. We'll also be covering new products from F8, diving deeper into existing products, and unveiling even more case studies and best practices. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24895 October 12, Long Beach -- The 27th Annual IEEE Software Technology Conference. Theme: Meeting Real World Opportunities and Challenges through Software and Systems Technology. The IEEE Software Technology Conference (STC) is a leading software conference that targets software practitioners from industry, government, and academia. The conference provides a forum for leading software practitioners to share opportunities, challenges, and successes. The rich exchange of ideas, technologies, data, and best practices will help practitioners lead software for business innovation, national defense, critical infrastructure, information technology, and global markets. We invite you to connect with colleagues and share your knowledge, expertise, and insights in software and systems technology that will be presented by our keynoters and in our outstanding tutorials and track presentations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24897 October 13, Long Beach -- The 27th Annual IEEE Software Technology Conference. Theme: Meeting Real World Opportunities and Challenges through Software and Systems Technology. The IEEE Software Technology Conference (STC) is a leading software conference that targets software practitioners from industry, government, and academia. The conference provides a forum for leading software practitioners to share opportunities, challenges, and successes. The rich exchange of ideas, technologies, data, and best practices will help practitioners lead software for business innovation, national defense, critical infrastructure, information technology, and global markets. We invite you to connect with colleagues and share your knowledge, expertise, and insights in software and systems technology that will be presented by our keynoters and in our outstanding tutorials and track presentations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24898 October 14, Long Beach -- The 27th Annual IEEE Software Technology Conference. Theme: Meeting Real World Opportunities and Challenges through Software and Systems Technology. The IEEE Software Technology Conference (STC) is a leading software conference that targets software practitioners from industry, government, and academia. The conference provides a forum for leading software practitioners to share opportunities, challenges, and successes. The rich exchange of ideas, technologies, data, and best practices will help practitioners lead software for business innovation, national defense, critical infrastructure, information technology, and global markets. We invite you to connect with colleagues and share your knowledge, expertise, and insights in software and systems technology that will be presented by our keynoters and in our outstanding tutorials and track presentations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24899 October 15, Long Beach -- The 27th Annual IEEE Software Technology Conference. Theme: Meeting Real World Opportunities and Challenges through Software and Systems Technology. The IEEE Software Technology Conference (STC) is a leading software conference that targets software practitioners from industry, government, and academia. The conference provides a forum for leading software practitioners to share opportunities, challenges, and successes. The rich exchange of ideas, technologies, data, and best practices will help practitioners lead software for business innovation, national defense, critical infrastructure, information technology, and global markets. We invite you to connect with colleagues and share your knowledge, expertise, and insights in software and systems technology that will be presented by our keynoters and in our outstanding tutorials and track presentations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24900 October 19, San Diego -- SANS Cyber Defense San Diego 2015. Join us at SANS Cyber Defense San Diego 2015 for outstanding cybersecurity training. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24704 October 20, Los Angeles -- Women Network Fast Pitch 2015. The annual Women Founders Network entrepreneur competition provides exposure for new entrepreneurs and connects them to leading advisors and capital. Winners receive a prize package of cash and professional services and make invaluable connections. Ten finalists will present at a Fast Pitch event on October 20, 2015. The top 5 and the winner will be announced at this event following a final round of voting. https://app2.pitchburner.com/s1/site/wfn2015 . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24764 October 20, San Diego -- How To Leverage RegA+ to Fund Up to +$50M to Grow and Scale Your Business. FundAthena. A MUST ATTEND CEO WORKSHOP. Under Regulation A+ of the JOBS Act of 2012, small and midsize private companies can raise up to $50 million in growth capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors in a “mini-IPO.” In this workshop series, FundAthena, a division of Manhattan Street Capital, Inc., will help attendees learn what it takes to get their company approved under RegA+ to gain access to growth capital to grow and scale their business. Participants will network exclusively with founders, CEOs, CFOs, and other executives of promising pre-IPO companies in a variety of industries. FundAthena’s on-site workshop will take place in San Diego, on September 22nd or October 20th from 5:30pm to 8pm (PT), dinner is included. For those unable to attend in person, an online webinar is available on October 28th from 10:30am to 12noon (PT). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24883 October 21, Los Angeles -- GloSho'15. LACI’s Cleantech Global Showcase (GloSho) is an annual summit held in Downtown Los Angeles that convenes an international group of entrepreneurs, investors, technologists, utility executives, and policymakers focused on the acceleration of clean technology and the funding of early stage cleantech entrepreneurs. Join us at GloSho’15 to hear from thought-leaders including Steve Westly and California Secretary of State Alex Padilla. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24865 October 22, Santa Barbara -- ONTRApalooza. 2-day event for startup and small business entrepreneurs to network and learn new strategies for marketing, sales, customer service and management. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24891 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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