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[email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cogitai Gets Funding From Sony ---- Anaheim-based Cogitail, a new artificial intelligence (AI) software startup, said Tuesday that it has raised a strategic round of investment from Sony Corporation. Size of the investment was not announced. Cogitai said it is developing "core" artificial intelligence software technology. The new startup, led by Dr. Mark Ring, said it is developing "continual-learning" technology which allows systems to learn continually from their experience. Cogitai said it would be using the new funding for "aggressive" hiring at the company. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=49193 Blizzard To Give Away World of Warcraft With Movie ---- Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment says it will give a free, digital copy of World of Warcraft, to anyone who purchases a ticket to the upcoming "Warcraft" movie at Regal Cinemas. The movie, which opens on June 10th, is based on World of Warcraft. Blizzard and Regal Entertainment Group said the move is aimed at allowing any moviegoers who attend the movie--and who, perhaps, have never played the videogame--to "continue the adventure". Blizzard and Regal said the promotion will run at Regal Cinemas, United Artists, or Edwards Theaters locations. Lytx Wins Nebraska Transport Company ---- San Diego-based driver safety equipment and monitoring equipment maker Lytx says that Omaha, Nebraska based TransWood Carriers, a provider of dry and liquid bulk transportation services, is using its DriveCam products as part of a fleet safety effort. Financial details of the win were not announced. Lytx said that a 90-vehicle trial, conducted in January 2015, helped TransWood figure out that its drivers were using cell phones while driving--despite a company policy against using cell phones--and also helped TransWood exonerate a driver in an accident, where witnesses had incorrectly identified that one of the company's drivers was at fault in an accident. Reports: Glitch In Ring Doorbells Causes Confusion ---- Santa Monica-based smart doorbell maker Ring had a glitch this month where some of its doorbells accidentally pulled up video from the wrong houses, causing some confusion and worry over the product. According to reports, due to a bug in the company's software, a limited number of users saw video from other people's houses, instead of their own, when they used the company's apps. Ring, in a statement to a number of publications, said that it believes less than ten instances of the issue occurred, compared to over 4 million calls a day it is routing through its system. Ring recently raised $61.2M in funding for its efforts. http://www.socaltech.com/reports_glitch_in_ring_doorbells_causes_confusion/s-0065392.html Lucid Sight Finds $3M For Virtual Reality Games, Ads ---- Los Angeles-based Lucid Sight, a developer of an ad-supported, virtual reality game development platform, said today that it has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Rana Capital Partners and Salem Partners. The company is led by Randy Saaf. http://www.socaltech.com/lucid_sight_finds_3m_for_virtual_reality_games_ads/s-0065389.html PatientPop Raises $10M More ---- Santa Monica-based PatientPop has raised another $10M in its Series A funding, bringing the amount raised in its first round to $20M, the company said Monday. The funding came from Toba Capital, athenahealth, and Silicon Valley Bank. The company said the new funding will go towards product development and expanding integrations. PatientPop develops practice management software for health care providers; the company announced the first $10M in the round back in November. http://www.socaltech.com/patientpop_raises___m_more/s-0065386.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------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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[email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Manager of Business Development, Los Angeles, Supporting Strategies Los Angeles http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5675 Senior iOS / Mobile Developer, Santa Monica, Mobolize http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5674 Software Engineering Intern, Los Angeles, Factual http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5673 Summer Intern - Data Engineer, Los Angeles, Factual http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5672 Business Development Associate: Energy, Environment, & Infrastructure, Los Angeles, The British Embassy http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5671 Director of Talent, Marina Del Rey, Vision Fleet http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5670 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 05/17/16 Cogitai $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73816 05/17/16 PatientPop, Inc. $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73815 05/17/16 Lucid Sight $3.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73814 05/10/16 Hyperloop One FKA Hyperloop Technologies $80.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73504 05/10/16 Tradesy $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73464 05/06/16 360fly $40.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73376 05/04/16 Winc FKA Club W $17.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73370 05/03/16 Sixgill $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73282 04/29/16 Levyx $5.4M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73280 04/29/16 Stance, Inc. $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=71683 04/29/16 SLANTRANGE Inc $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=69963 04/25/16 Nimble Software Systems Inc. $4.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73068 04/21/16 Acorns Grow Inc $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73033 04/20/16 SkySafe, Inc. $3.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=73030 04/20/16 Brighter.com $21.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=72947 04/20/16 Otoy $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=72946 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18, Westlake Village -- Google I/O 2016 Extended - Conejo Valley. The Conejo Valley is full of innovative developers and we're bringing them together on May 18th! Google I/O Extended Conejo Valley is focused on bringing the local developer community together to experience the keynote and other main Google I/O sessions, in real-time. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25269 May 18, Thousand Oaks -- Wyoming Wind + Utah Energy Storage to Power Los Angeles. Lincoln Bleveans of Burbank Water and Power will discuss a proposed 1200 MW (Megawatt) underground compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility in Utah. The project combines 3000 MW of proposed wind energy in Wyoming, a proposed 500 mile high-voltage transmission line from Wyoming to Utah, 300 MW of existing wind in Utah, and an existing 500 mile high-voltage transmission line from Utah to Southern California. The CAES facility would be installed in 300 MW phases, and together with renewables, could help replace an existing 1900 MW coal-fired generating station in Utah. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25261 May 18, Thousand Oaks -- IEEE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPEAKER SERIES. Startups for Engineers: Tips about Starting Your Own Company as an Engineer. An Evening with Ben Kuo. Have you ever wondered about what it takes to start and fund your own company, especially as an engineer? Benjamin Kuo, founder of online technology news site socalTECH.com who regularly interviews startup and technology industry CEOs here in Southern California--gives some hints and tips about the startup process, from the perspective of an engineer. Ben Kuo is a longtime IEEE Senior Member who got his start in engineering, but now spends his days tracking local high tech startups and venture capital from the business end of the industry. See http://www.ieee-bv.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2016-05-18-Entrepreneurship-Ben-Kuo.pdf . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25274 May 19, Los Angeles -- Change Leadership. AITP. Change Leadership -- Driving and Sustaining Transformational Change In today’s world, change leadership is critical for organizations to align, execute, and renew themselves faster than the competition. Change management is a Critical Success Factor in project success. This month’s speaker, Ron Glickman, CIO Trader Joes, will present change leadership as a series of conversations….engaging the leadership team, building sponsorship, and communicating extensively. He will define the Change Journey, share insights and tools for setting the destination, and explore conversations for leading change in each of its phases. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25251 May 19, Santa Monica -- “FROM RUNWAY TO EXIT – HOW PROPER FINANCIAL MODELING SETS UP STARTUPS FOR RAISING CAPITAL & FINANCIAL SUCCESS”. Eli Eisenberg presents “FROM RUNWAY TO EXIT – HOW PROPER FINANCIAL MODELING SETS UP STARTUPS FOR RAISING CAPITAL & FINANCIAL SUCCESS” . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25277 May 19, Los Angeles -- May 2016: Innovations in Transportation. Automated vehicles, Hyperloop, Ridesharing, and the future of moving people. Startups In the SkyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25279 May 19, Los Angeles -- Essentials of AngularJS with Justin Vencel (Part I). In our next JavaScriptLA Meetup, we will have guest speaker Senior Developer Justin Vencel present in a two part series the essentials of AngularJS in its latest version, 1.5 -- what you need to know to get started with the framework, tips and tricks and best practices. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25270 May 24, Torrance -- Vistage South Bay Executive Event. Meet local business leaders and tackle your toughest challenges. Vistage is excited to invite you to an interactive event for select CEOs, business owners and senior executives in the South Bay area. During this half-day event, you’ll hear from speaker Dan Quiggle on the leadership lessons taught to him personally by Ronald Reagan, which will reframe the way you view your role as a leader. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25240 May 25, Venice -- CrossCut Summer Office Hours. CrossCut Ventures would like to invite the LA tech community to our office in Venice, CA for CrossCut Summer Office Hours. Sign up for 15 minute time slots and meet with a partner 1:1 to get feedback, ask for advice, pitch your startup.. or just come by to mix and mingle with others in the LA tech ecosystem. You can sign up for one 15 minute time slot with a member of our investment team at the door (spots are offered on a first come, first serve basis). The event will take place in our outdoor space at 373 Rose Ave.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25265 May 26, Los Angeles -- Los Angeles VC and Angel Investor Roundtable. Interested in meeting early-stage accredited investors in Los Angeles? Then register for the FundingPost Investor RoundTable on May 26th, 2016 at 2:00pm. FundingPost has hosted 300+ sold-out venture events in 23 cities over the past 14 years. At our LA 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! The first 25 entrepreneur attendees to sign up will also get the option to pitch their business idea in 1 min or less in front of the investor panel and receive feedback as a group from the panel.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25228 May 26, San Pedro -- ISPE LA GMP Expo & Exhibit Show. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25259 June 7, Santa Monica -- 2016 CTO Awards. The Los Angeles Business Journal is proud to announce the 2016 CTO Awards. The CTO Awards will honor Chief Technology Officers, or more broadly, those in the top information technology positions within their organizations (VP, Director, etc). These important individuals and teams play vital roles in making Los Angeles businesses, institutions and nonprofit groups successful. Together with their CEOs, their decisions impact all aspects of the businesses including their company’s growth, profitability, functionality and competitiveness in the marketplace.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25275 June 12, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25280 June 13, Santa Monica -- WHERE BUSINESS, TECH AND INNOVATION COLLIDE IN LA. Are you an early adopter of tech products? Looking for a job at a startup? Covering the Los Angeles tech scene for a publication? Looking to invest in the next Facebook? Or just a plain old tech enthusiast? Then YOU and thousands like you attend TECHSPO LA! The Best Part? It’s FREE!. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25056 June 13, Santa Monica -- Startup Summit 2016. Startup Summit 2016 is a premier worldwide event bringing together hundreds of entrepreneurs, founders, business owners, students, educators, investors and thought leaders from around the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25055 June 13, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25281 June 14, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25282 June 15, Santa Monica -- DIGIMARCON WEST 2016 - Digital Marketing Conference. If you want to be successful in digital marketing, you can’t miss DIGIMARCON WEST 2016! DIGIMARCON WEST 2016 Conference showcases the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry, providing attendees with emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25053 June 15, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25283 June 16, Santa Monica -- If you want to be successful in digital marketing, you can’t miss DIGIMARCON WEST 2016! DIGIMARCON WEST 2016 Digital Marketing Conference will be held from June 15th to 16th, 2016 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, CA. DIGIMARCON WEST 2016 Conference showcases the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry, providing attendees with emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies,. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25054 June 16, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25284 June 17, San Diego -- The 15th Annual Conference of the North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: Human Language Technologies. This is a week-long annual conference of the Association for Computational Linguistics, the premier international scientific and professional society for people working on computational problems involving human language. More than 800 computer science researchers in the Artificial Intelligence area will gather together to discuss and present their recent discoveries in machine learning algorithms and various applications, such as deep learning, machine translation, social media analysis, knowledge bases, dialog and interactive systems, to name just a fewNEW . 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