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Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --SpaceX Sets Resupply Mission To ISS For February 18th --Exactuals Gets $10M --Warner Brothers' TT Games Buys Playdemic --Ingenu Expands In Arizona --Ixia, Fortinet Tie On Terabit Firewall Testing --Southern California Biotech Execs Take Stand Against Immigration Order --The HomeFinder Group, Led By RealtyTrac Vet, Acquires HomeFinder.com --Techstars Launches Virtual Accelerator MARKETPLACE --Square 1 Bank --Binary Pulse Technology Marketing --Stradling --Introducing KeyCloud RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Associate Recruiter, Los Angeles, Safire Partners RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Oracle Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services for small and mid-sized businesses. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com. In Los Angeles, contact Ryan Mondillo ([email protected]). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SpaceX Sets Resupply Mission To ISS For February 18th ---- Hawthorne-based spacecraft developer SpaceX is aiming to launch its next payload into space--a resupply of the International Space Station (ISS)--on February 18th. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/spacex_sets_resupply_mission_to_iss_for_february_8th/s-0069126.html Exactuals Gets $10M ---- Los Angeles-based Exactuals ha raised $10M in a Series A funding, for a new software-as-a-service to handle residuals, royalties, and other complex payments for the film, TV, music, and entertainment market. The funding was led by City National and TTV Capital, and also included Stanford-StartX Fund, S-Cubed Capital, Palo Alto Venture Partners, Skyview Fund, The Strand Partners, Temerity Capital, and angel investors Russell Siegelman, Mark Leslie, Steve Dow, and John Svoboda. Exactuals announced the round, along with a deal with the entertainment industry union, SAG-AFTRA, to offer up direct deposit of residual payments to its 160,000 members. Exactuals is led by Mike Hurst. Warner Brothers' TT Games Buys Playdemic ---- TT Games, the European developer of the popular LEGO game titles--including LEGO Star Wars and LEGO Harry Potter, has acquired UK-based mobile game developer Playdemic. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. TT Games is part of Burbank-based Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The companies said PLaydemic will work on creating new LEGO games designed for players on mobile. Playdemic had 33 employees and develops such titles as Golf Clash and Village Life. Ingenu Expands In Arizona ---- San Diego-based Ingenu, which operates a machine-to-machine, Internet-of-Things network, says it has opened up a new, 12,763 square foot office in Scottsdale, Arizona, which will provide general and administrative functions to the company. The company said that its San Diego headquarters will continue to support engineering, procurement, operations, global licensing and other business functions. John Horn, Ingenu's CEO, shows his LinkedIn location as being in Arizona. Ixia, Fortinet Tie On Terabit Firewall Testing ---- Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software deeloper Ixia, and firewall and cybersecurity appliance developer Fortinet said late Wednesday that Ixia is being a validation of terabit-speed firewalls from Fortinet. The two said that they used Ixia's CloudStorm and BreakingPoint testing products to test Fortinet's FortiGate 3980E and 7060E enterprise firewalls. The 3980E provides 1 terabit per second throughput. Southern California Biotech Execs Take Stand Against Immigration Order ---- A long list of executives in Southern California have joined in a joint statement, published in Nature on Tuesday, which call the Presidential Immigration order a "misguided policy", and complained the move gave a message that "America is no longer welcoming of any immigrants, whatsoever. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/southern_california_biotech_execs_take_stand_against_immigration_order/s-0069112.html The HomeFinder Group, Led By RealtyTrac Vet, Acquires HomeFinder.com ---- Irvine-based The HomeFinder Group, led by RealtyTrac veteran Michael Sawtell, has acquired HomeFinder.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Newly formed The HomeFinder Group (THG) says it will focus on lead quality and conversion for brokers, agents and mortgage lenders through its own consumer facing web sites. HomeFinder was previously owned by real estate technology developer Placester. Sawtell was previously Executive Vice President and General Manager at Attom Data Solutions, heading up sales and operations for RealtyTrac.com and HomeFacts.com, and launched the home diligence site, HomeDisclosure.com. Sawtell also previously was President and COO at Local.com, where he was through its IPO. Techstars Launches Virtual Accelerator ---- Startup accelerator operator Techstars announced this morning that it is launching a new "virtual accelerator", which seeks to provide the same kind of experience virtually that the startup accelerator is offering. 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To learn more about KeyCloud, visit http://www.keycloud.com or call (818) 737-2186. ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Associate Recruiter, Los Angeles, Safire Partners http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5684 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 02/09/17 Exactuals $10.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80640 02/07/17 Netwrix $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80635 02/07/17 GOAT $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80577 02/03/17 Airware $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80462 01/30/17 Geneva Healthcare $1.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80203 01/30/17 Comparably $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80202 01/30/17 TheBouqs $24.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80201 01/27/17 Virtualitics $3.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80157 01/25/17 Kopari $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80154 01/25/17 Ring FKA Doorbot $109.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=80148 01/19/17 TeamDom $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=79860 01/16/17 SPACES $6.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=79800 01/13/17 Element Analytics $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=79729 01/10/17 MobileCause, LLC $15.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=79361 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 9, Irvine -- TCVN Workshop: Structure Your Company the Right Way. Choosing a structure for your company is typically a confusing and difficult process. Ask three lawyers and get five different answers! Corporation or LLC? Delaware, California or Nevada? C-corp. or S-corp.? Confused? Many factors come into play when choosing an organizational structure. While most choices are not irrevocable, it is in entrepreneur’s best interest to make a well-informed decision early. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25595 February 15, San Diego -- CASE STUDY: FuelRod -- Mobile Charging on the Go. MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego. One company is rethinking the world of mobile power through rechargeable batteries; in a way you might not expect. Chi Yau and Joe Yeagley are the developers behind FuelRod, a rechargeable mobile battery charger which is changing the travel experience. With backgrounds in innovative energy storage technology, Yau and Yeagley recognized the need for added battery power on-the-go and saw an opportunity in the rechargeable battery market for the introduction of charger swaps. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25588 February 15, Thousand Oaks -- Insight Into Dating, Social, & Lifestyle Industries - Speaker Series - Westlake. This is a free event and a part of the 805 Startups partnership with HUB101 to bring you valuable opportunities to learn and to network. The event features a panel of speakers with varying backgrounds and key experiences to share with youNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25602 February 22, Gardena -- AITP-LA February Tech Meetup. AITP-LA February Tech meetup You are invited to an outstanding networking event to connect with professionals in technology, content management, digital media, project and quality management. Celebrate in LA with our many community partners – trade/professional associations and social networking groups. Learn of others’ visions, find common interests and opportunitiesNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25599 February 23, San Diego -- Teradata Data Science Distinguished Speaker Series. Join Tech San Diego as we welcome Ramkumar Ravichandran, VISA. Ram has a track record of driving impact enabling effective data science decision-making, strategy formulation and execution. Ram drives Visa's actionable insights derived from Business Analytics, Advanced Analytics and A/B testingNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25601 February 25, Pasadena -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entertainment. Southern California is still the home of Hollywood -- the symbolic name for the motion picture industry, but that industry has changed dramatically in recent years. Many of the studios have sizable in-house technology development operations, but all acquire technology or technology products from outside their corporate borders. The program is designed to help would be developers and sellers of new movie-related technologies navigate among the giants, learn what areas might provide opportunities, and avoid areas where scale and other industry characteristics render it unlikely that a startup will make inroads. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25589 February 27, Los Angeles -- StartEngine Equity Crowdfunding Workshop. StartEngine is organizing the first equity crowdfunding one day free workshop for companies to go live the same day. Normally, a company will spend thousands of dollars on an accountant, lawyer, copywriter and other vendors to get their campaign to go live plus many dozen of hours in preparation time. The workshop provides all of these services at no cost. The idea of a same day go live workshop is helpful for entrepreneurs who are very busy. Contact Howard Marks, CEO at [email protected] . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25596 March 2, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs. LA CEOs presents: Belkin CEO, Chet Pipkin - Internet of Things (IoT)Chet Pipkin is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Belkin International based in Playa Vista, in the heart of Los Angeles. In his parents' garage in the early 1980s, he founded what became Belkin International and its three distinct brands, Belkin, Linksys, and WeMo. Fast Company recently named Belkin one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in the Internet of Things (IoT). The Belkin team’s people-centric approach to IoT innovations and Belkin’s passion for delightful user experiences anchor the company's successes. Today Belkin is a leading brand in the technology and consumer electronic sectors, and has offices in more than 20 countries around the world. Belkin is a multiple-time Inc. 500 This free event is restricted to qualified CEOs & CFOs only. Confirmed RSVP required. No service providers.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25600 March 2, Pasadena -- SCALE. Now celebrating its 15th year, the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 15X is the largest Linux and Open Source Software show in North America.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25597 March 3, Pasadena -- DevOpsDay LA. LA's very own 1 day DevOps conferenceNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25598 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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