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(http://www.technicalconnections.com) Successfully connecting Tech Talent with Premier Clients in SoCal for over 30 years. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Interview with Gabe Gottlieb, Pathmatics --Insights and Opinions: Branding in the Age of Digital --PeerStreet Raises $15M For Real Estate Loan Marketplace --Silicon Valley Bank Opens Startup Outlook Survey --Spireon Names Hardware VP --Qualcomm Backs M87 To Improve Access To Wireless Networks --OC Tech Alliances Set To Become Part Of OCTANe --Snapchat's Spectacles Vending Machine Back In LA, On Santa Monica Pier --EDF Renewable Energy Wins 150 Megawatt Wind Project MARKETPLACE --Technical Connections - Connecting Tech Talent with Premier Clients in SoCal --Oracle --Binary Pulse Technology Marketing --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services RECENT JOB POSTINGS RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interview with Gabe Gottlieb, Pathmatics ---- Our interview today is with Gabe Gottlieb, Co-founder and CEO at Santa Monica-based advertising analytics firm Pathmatics (www.pathmatics.com). We spoke with Gabe to learn more about his company—which is backed by Bertelsmann and Upfront Ventures--and what it is working on. Tell us about your company? Gabe Gottlieb: We provide competitive and market intelligence for online advertising (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/interview_with_gabe_gottlieb_pathmatics/s-0068101.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Insights and Opinions: Branding in the Age of Digital ---- For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have Braven Greenelsh, CEO and founder of digital agency LaVisual (www.lavisual.com), who talks about how important branding is in the digital age. Today each decision has multiple people behind it, and a plethora of eyeballs looking into your usiness. Each one sharing your company's information at a rapid rate. People with the power and influence to hire your business or fire your business. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/insights_and_opinions_branding_in_the_age_of_digital/s-0068102.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- PeerStreet Raises $15M For Real Estate Loan Marketplace ---- Los Angeles-based PeerStreet, a startup which operates a marketplace for investing in real estate backed loans, has raised $15M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz, and also included The Kaiser Family Foundation, Rembrandt Venture Partners, Montage Ventures and others. Alex Rampell of Andreessen Horowitz joins the company's board with the funding. Brew Johnson is the CEO and co-founder of PeerStreet. The company also has previously raised funding from Michael Burry of Scion Asset Management; Adam Nash, former CEO of Wealthfront; Toba Capital; LeFrak and others. PeerStreet was co-founded by Johnson and Brett Crosby, who founded Urchin Software (which was acquired by Google). http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=78547 Silicon Valley Bank Opens Startup Outlook Survey ---- Silicon Valley Bank, which provides banking services, loans, and other financial products to many startups in Southern California, has opened up its annual Startup Outlook Survey, according to the company this week. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/silicon_valley_bank_opens_startup_outlook_survey/s-0068104.html Spireon Names Hardware VP ---- Irvine-based telematics equipment developer Spireon announced this morning that it has named Ed Suski as its new Vice President of Hardware Engineering. Suski has previously served at General Electric and United Technologies Corporation, serving as Chief Technology Officer at various divisions at the companies. He also has served at such companies as Acer, Gateway, eMachines, Packard Bell, Samsung and AST Computer. Suski reports to Spireon CTO Rick Gruenhagen. Qualcomm Backs M87 To Improve Access To Wireless Networks ---- San Diego-based Qualcomm is one of the backers in a startup which is developing technology to create a network of peer-to-peer, wireless devices, to help improve access for phones in poor coverage areas. Seattle-based M87 said it raised $5M in a funding round, which was led by Madrona Venture Group, and also included Qualcomm Ventures and Trilogy Equity Partners. Cole Brodman, the former Technology and Innovation Chief and CMO of T-Mobile, and investor at Trilogy Equity, is the company's new CEO. http://www.socaltech.com/qualcomm_backs_m87_to_improve_access_to_wireless_networks/s-0068098.html OC Tech Alliances Set To Become Part Of OCTANe ---- The OC Tech Alliance, one of the groups supporting the technology industry in Orange County, says it will become part of another local industry group, OCTANe, effective December 31st. The two--who had announced their intent to merge in September--will be merging their various events and activities. OC Tech Alliance said OCTANe will continue on with its 2017 High-Tech Innovation Awards, the members only CEO Round Table, and its other various "Round Tables" which serve the community. As part of the merger, current members of the OC Tech Alliance must re-join and become an OCTANe member, according to the group. The OC Tech Alliance had been headed by CEO Peter Craig and the events had been run by Event Program Manager Brenda Scialdone. Snapchat's Spectacles Vending Machine Back In LA, On Santa Monica Pier ---- In a sign that, perhaps, it will not be as difficult to get Snapchat's new Spectacles sunglasses for those of us in Los Angeles, the Snapbot vending machine--the only way to buy Snapchat's new combined sunglasses/camera--has appeared on the Santa Monica Pier Thursday morning. The Snapbot had debuted just a few miles down the road, in Venice, then took a trip out to Tulsa, Oklahoma on Tuesday. http://www.socaltech.com/snapchat_s_spectacles_vending_machine_back_in_la_on_santa_monica_pier/s-0068089.html EDF Renewable Energy Wins 150 Megawatt Wind Project ---- San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy and Otter Tail Power Company announced Thursday morning that the two are working together on a 150 megawatt (MW) wind project in North Dakota. The two said that EDF RE will build the 150MW Merricourt Wind Project, which will be purchased by Otter Tail Power Company upon completion. The deal includes 75 wind turbines, which will be erected on 13,700 ares near Edgeley, North Dakota. The two said the wind farm will power approximately 65,000 homes in Otter Tail Power Company's service territory, and bring the power company's wind mix to nearly 28 percent. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Technical Connections - Connecting Tech Talent with Premier Clients in SoCal Technical Connections is Southern California’s premier staffing firm specializing exclusively in web, software and information technology professionals. 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Our services include: -- Demand Generation Planning and Execution -- Content Strategies & Editorial Calendar Management -- Marketing Automation Systems and Administration -- Channel Program Development -- Web Site Design & Development -- Corporate and Product Branding -- Video Production and Marketing -- Whitepaper Authoring and Syndication -- Social Media Marketing Please visit us at http://www.binarypulse.com to learn more or give us a call at 949-336-7400. ------------------------------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 Senior Product Development Manager, Irvine, Belkin http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5680 Director of Communication Systems Engineering, Hawthorne, SpaceX http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5679 Marketing Manager, Los Angeles, Belkin http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5678 Software Engineer, Los Angeles, Factual http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5677 Interim Controller/CFO Consultants and other Accounting/Finance Consultants, Los Angeles, Agility Financial Partners, LLC http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5676 Senior iOS / Mobile Developer, Santa Monica, Mobolize http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5674 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 11/18/16 PeerStreet $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78547 11/16/16 Mavenlink, Inc. $39.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78541 11/10/16 ReVision Optics $32.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78485 11/08/16 Roofstock, Inc. $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78399 11/08/16 Utegration $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78372 11/03/16 Hollar Inc. $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78297 11/02/16 GoMeta $2.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78229 11/01/16 Replicated $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78228 11/01/16 Classy $30.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78224 10/26/16 Mobcrush $20.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78126 10/24/16 Joymode $3.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78104 10/19/16 MEMS Drive $11.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78068 10/19/16 Utelogy $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=78066 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 November 19, Los Angeles -- ProtoHack: Code-Free Hackathon. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25464 November 22, Los Angeles -- Startup Café. Startups In The Sky. Welcome to the new monthly morning series, "Startup Cafe in DTLA" presented by Startups in the Sky! Select DTLA-dwelling tech and creative entrepreneurs are invited to enjoy breakfast (scones from Sugarbird, fresh fruit, tea & coffee) at the new Industrious LA co-working space. You'll leave caffeinated & educated. You're invited to work at Industrious LA the rest of the day if you're one of the first 50 to RSVP. https://www.meetup.com/Startups-in-the-Sky/events/235362221/ NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25521 November 28, Los Angeles -- Emotion & Motivation for Digital Behavior Change. In this workshop, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of human-centered design, by learning the neurochemical factors that shape your users’ emotions, motivation, cognition, and behavior. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25485 December 7, Santa Monica -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The summit will feature a robust agenda spanning a variety of equity crowdfunding themes including investment analysis, marketing strategies, trends and insights from industry experts. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25327 December 8, Santa Monica -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The summit will feature a robust agenda spanning a variety of equity crowdfunding themes including investment analysis, marketing strategies, trends and insights from industry experts. 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