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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --MaxLinear Gets Design Win With Comtrend --SpaceX Dragon Returns From ISS --Terran Orbital Gets Investment From Lockheed Martin --SpaceX Dragon Headed Back From ISS On Sunday Morning --Vector Challenges SpaceX With $21M In Funding For Satellite Launch Systems --Headspace Lands $36.7M More --Elon Musk Shows Off LA Tunnel Construction MARKETPLACE --Two Months to Better Backups - KeyCloud --Neohire South --Oracle --Support Our News Coverage - Become A Member Today! --Project X – New Design Focused Accelerator in Los Angeles --Binary Pulse Technology Marketing RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Cloud Management Architect, Westside, Withheld --CFO, Redondo Beach, Tech Startup --Engineering Mgr, Electrical Hardware. Aerospace. Valencia, Valencia, withheld --Sr. DevOps Engineer near Hollywood, CA at Awesome Startup, Los Angeles, ZestFinance --Director, Product Management, Video, Pasadena, OpenX --Vice President, Investor Relations, Playa Vista, Rubicon Project RECENT FUNDING EVENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *** As most of our readers know, we pretty much follow the market holiday schedule for our newsletter. To that end, for those who are in the office today (it's a half-holiday for th emarkets), here's the newsletter! We'll be off tomorrow in observation of July 4th, and back on Wednesday. Happy Fourth! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MaxLinear Gets Design Win With Comtrend ---- Carlsbad-based radio frequency chipmaker MaxLinear said Friday that it has been selected by Comtrend Corp., for a new powerline adapter. According to MaxLinear, its powerline G.hn wave-2 networking chipset is being used in Comtrend's PG-9083 G.hn Powerline Adapter, which lets users extend their home local area networks using existing power outlets. Expected shipment volumes on the new device were not announced. SpaceX Dragon Returns From ISS ---- The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which has been docked at the International Space Station since early June, has successfully splashed down in the Pacific, in the first re-flight of a complete spacecraft to and from the ISS. The SpaceX Dragon splashed down around 5:15 a.m. this morning after departing the ISS early Monday morning. The Dragon had originally been scheduled to leave the ISS on Sunday morning, but the return of the Dragon was shifted a day due to rough seas in the Pacific. Terran Orbital Gets Investment From Lockheed Martin ---- Irvine-based Terran Orbital, a developer of nanosatellite technology, has received a strategic funding round from Lockheed Martin, via Lockheed Martin Ventures. Financial details of the funding were not announced. Lockheed announced the investment on Friday. Terran Orbital is focused on nanosatellite design, development, manufacturing, testing and launch, and is led by CEO Tony Previte. http://www.socaltech.com/terran_orbital_gets_investment_from_lockheed_martin/s-0071004.html SpaceX Dragon Headed Back From ISS On Sunday Morning ---- The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft currently docked at the International Space Station is scheduled to return to earth on Sunday, according to NASA. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/spacex_dragon_headed_back_from_iss_on_sunday_morning/s-0071002.html Vector Challenges SpaceX With $21M In Funding For Satellite Launch Systems ---- Vector, a developer of micro-satellite launch systems and rocket technology whose founders came from SpaceX, said on Thursday that it has raised $21M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Sequoia Capital, and also included Shasta Ventures and Lightspeed. The company is based in Arizona, but the majority of its founders are from Los Angeles. The company says it has now raised $31M in total. Vector, led by CEO Jim Cantrell, is developing a rocket-pwered launch vehicle specifically aimed at launching "microsatellites" into space. The company's other co-founders include CTO John Garvey (SpaceX), here in Los Angeles; COO/CFO Ken Sunshine (Virgin Galactic, Moon Express, Orbital Science), also in LA; and VP of Enginering Eric Besnard (NASA, Air Force), also here in LA. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=85160 Headspace Lands $36.7M More ---- Los Angeles-based Headspace, which develops meditation applications for your smartphone or tablet, has raised $36.7M in funding, the company disclosed on Friday. The funding came from Spectrum Equity. The company has now raised $73.7M in total. Headspace is now led by co-founder Rich Pierson, after a a big management shakeup. Headspace has previously raised funding from The Chernin Group, Advancit Capital, Allen & Co., Breyer Capital, Broadway Video Ventures, Deerfield Management, Freelands Ventures, and William Morris Endeavor, along with such celebrities as Jessica Alba, Cash Warren, Jared Leto, and Ryan Seacrest. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=85159 Elon Musk Shows Off LA Tunnel Construction ---- Elon Musk has released several videos of tunnel construction at the SpaceX, showing the installation of an elevator designed to take cars or "pods" down to a newly completed tunnel. The tunnel's entrace is apparently being built in SpaceX's parking lot. Musks's "The Boring Company" is hoping to build a network of tunnels under Los Angeles to help people avoid traffic congestion and transport people across the city, but has mostly been mum about its efforts. http://www.socaltech.com/elon_musk_shows_off_la_tunnel_construction/s-0070995.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Two Months to Better Backups - KeyCloud Right now, sign up for 2 months FREE Cloud Backup and Recovery services with KeyCloud. The most important part of your backups isn’t the taking of that backup, but the guaranteed ability to recover and restore. KeyCloud Backup and Recovery as a Service (BRaaS) is hosted on enterprise grade technology and performs “0” downtime backups, a capability unique to KeyCloud. 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Valencia, Valencia, withheld http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5691 Sr. DevOps Engineer near Hollywood, CA at Awesome Startup, Los Angeles, ZestFinance http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5690 Director, Product Management, Video, Pasadena, OpenX http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5689 Vice President, Investor Relations, Playa Vista, Rubicon Project http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5688 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 06/30/17 HEADSPACE, INC. $36.7M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=85159 06/28/17 Wonder $14.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=85155 06/26/17 RentTrack $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84996 06/26/17 PetDesk $2.1M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84993 06/21/17 BlockFraud $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84936 06/21/17 Serimmune Inc. $8.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84932 06/21/17 FloQast $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84931 06/21/17 Amionx $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84930 06/20/17 easecentral $6.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84934 06/20/17 FinalPrice $4.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84925 06/20/17 Immortals $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84923 06/20/17 KEYPR $12.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84924 06/19/17 EdenIQ $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84843 06/15/17 Scopely $60.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84794 06/15/17 Trace3 $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84744 06/14/17 Episona $4.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84651 06/13/17 Yumi $4.1M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84648 06/13/17 CLUTTER INC. $64.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84646 06/12/17 Vertos Medical $28.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=84643 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 8, Los Angeles -- AT&T SHAPE Hackathon. This year’s event will bring together developers, designers, and creators to hack innovative and disruptive entertainment solutions. You bring the innovative ideas and designs and we'll bring the tech to help you transform them into apps in just 24 hours. We’re looking for creative developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and students interested in hacking away! The winning team will take home $20,000 in cash. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25734 July 10, San Diego -- 37th Annual Esri User Conference. Renowned author and theoretical physicist Dr. Geoffrey West will join Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president, on the plenary stage at the world's largest GIS event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25777 July 11, San Diego -- 37th Annual Esri User Conference. Renowned author and theoretical physicist Dr. Geoffrey West will join Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president, on the plenary stage at the world's largest GIS event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25778 July 13, Irvine -- Intellectual Property: What, When, Where, Why, and How. TCVN. Intellectual property is becoming increasingly important when it comes to business valuation as well as success – especially for tech companies. A well-developed patent portfolio (along with an intellectual property portfolio, generally) conveys a high degree of technical and commercial sophistication to potential investors, customers, competitors, and licensees. It also proves that you value investment in research and development and are prepared to take appropriate steps to protect those investments. This presentation will provide an introduction to intellectual property generally (including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets), as well as related issues to keep in mind, so that you will be better equipped to identify and protect your intellectual property in a timely manner, both in the U.S. and abroad. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25792 July 13, San Diego -- 37th Annual Esri User Conference. Renowned author and theoretical physicist Dr. Geoffrey West will join Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president, on the plenary stage at the world's largest GIS event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25779 July 14, San Diego -- 37th Annual Esri User Conference. Renowned author and theoretical physicist Dr. Geoffrey West will join Jack Dangermond, Esri founder and president, on the plenary stage at the world's largest GIS event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25780 July 14, Anaheim -- D23expo. The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25784 July 15, Anaheim -- D23expo. The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25785 July 16, Los Angeles -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25771 July 16, Anaheim -- D23expo. The Ultimate Disney Fan Event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25786 July 17, Los Angeles -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25772 July 18, Los Angeles -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25773 July 19, Los Angeles -- R.E.D. Talks: Building a Successful Brand in LA. Join us on Wednesday, July 19th and enjoy hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and be a part of a fascinating discussion with Tracy Dinunzio, founder and CEO of Tradesy, the world’s leading peer-to-peer marketplace for women’s fashion. Tracy will share her entrepreneurial story and how her early recognition of online consignment shopping helped her in building one of LA’s better-known e-commerce brands. R.E.D. Talks is a series of discussions with innovators who are creating new paradigms and breaking new ground in some of the most dynamic industries across our region. Many of the thought leaders now taking the lead in the new global economy have well-established roots right here in L.A. County. This diverse group of influencers will share their visions for Regional Economic Development (R.E.D) and the role the business community can play in securing a sound future as one of the world’s most vital economic powerhouses. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25736 July 19, Los Angeles -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25774 July 20, Irvine -- Tech Panel: AI, Machine Learning & Automation. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Automation are the buzzwords of tomorrow. Virtual assistants, autonomous vehicles, purchase predictions & smart home products are a few examples of how these technologies are being utilized today. This panel will feature local innovators working daily to bring these budding technologies to limelight.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25745 July 20, Los Angeles -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25775 July 22, Los Angeles -- State of Digital Money. The State of Digital Money is Los Angeles’ premier professional event and conference focused on the conversation of the evolving trends and emerging technologies disrupting the global financial system and worldwide transactions. In recent years, fintech has seen billions of dollars of growth in investments, capitalizing on disruptive technologies in payment services, wealth management, and funding applications. In early 2017, the most prominent digital currency, bitcoin, reaches an all-time high since November of 2013, validating a continued disruptive value of the cryptocurrency on a global scale. Simultaneously, blockchain technology, the underlying system in which bitcoin is founded on, makes major strides as financial institutions and enterprise technology companies explore its potential applications and it’s ability to improve upon digital security and valuable asset transactions.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25713 July 22, Los Angeles, CA -- State of Digital Money 2017. State of Digital Money is the premier industry event gathering leaders, stakeholders, and innovators in fintech, blockchain, and digital currency. Come discuss trends, opportunities, and emerging technologies disrupting the global financial system and worldwide transactions. Current speakers include Brock Pierce (Blockchain Capital), Scott Bambacigno (Alphapoint), Chase Barnett (Crowdfunder), Paul Puey (Airbitz), Ronny Boesing (OpenLedger), Jesse Grushack (Consensys), Simon Jaud (City National Bank), Alyse Kileen (StillMark), Brian Klein (Baker Marquart LLP), Tiana Laurence (Factom), Justin Newton (Netki), and Vicky Zhou (Wisebanyan). Location: Cross Campus Downtown. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25766 July 26, Los Angeles -- Launching Your Product in the New Reality of Retail (MAKE IT). If you have a consumer product, planning and executing your launch is critical to thrive–or even just survive–in today’s repidly changing landscape of retail. From pricing and packaging to customer engagement and the order you approach each channel, everything matters. Hear war stories and learn hard-earned tips from experts that are living it today. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25767 July 27, Los Angeles -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25719 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). SoCal-based executive search for emerging growth companies Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (http://www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. 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