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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - NantHealth Slashes Staff, Sells Some Assets To Allscripts <#m_1246346290575680126_0071542> - Blizzard Expands Hearthstone With Knights of the Frozen Throne <#m_1246346290575680126_0071541> - Cylance Names New CFO, Touts Growth Numbers <#m_1246346290575680126_0071540> - Snap Loses $443M On Revenues Of $181M In Second Quarter <#m_1246346290575680126_0071539> - Famous Birthdays Grows To 17 Million Uniques <#m_1246346290575680126_0071538> - Voicebank.net Acquired By Voices.com <#m_1246346290575680126_0071536> - Ocular Data Systems Raises Funding <#m_1246346290575680126_0071532> - Chef'd Finds $35M For Meal Kits <#m_1246346290575680126_0071530> - Prodege Buys ShopAtHome.com <#m_1246346290575680126_0071524> - Owners Of LA Rams Buy Into Overwatch League, Set Up LA Team <#m_1246346290575680126_0071519> *Marketplace* - Square 1 Bank <#m_1246346290575680126_ad695> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_1246346290575680126_ad611> - Safire Partners Executive Search <#m_1246346290575680126_ad677> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_1246346290575680126_ad694> - Support Our News Coverage - Become A Member Today! <#m_1246346290575680126_ad680> *Friday, August 11, 2017* *NantHealth Slashes Staff, Sells Some Assets To Allscripts* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071542.html> Los Angeles-based NantHealth, one of the biotech companies run by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has slashed its staff and sold off some of its assets, as part of a major restructuring. According to NantHealth, it has reduced its headcount by approximately 300, and sold off its provider/patient engagement assets to Allscripts. According to NantHealth, the move will result in a "significant reduction" in its operating losses, and will allow its remaining engineering teams to focus on cancer. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071542.html>) *Blizzard Expands Hearthstone With Knights of the Frozen Throne* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071541.html> Irvine-based *Blizzard Entertainment <http://www.blizzard.com>* has rolled out an expansion pack to its popular *Hearthstone* digital card game, called *Knights of the Frozen Throne <http://thefrozenthrone.com>*. Blizzard said the expansion adds 135 new cards to the title, which runs on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071541.html>) *Cylance Names New CFO, Touts Growth Numbers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071540.html> Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance announced on Thursday that it has named Brian Robins as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Robins was most recently CFO of AlienVault, and also has served at CSC, Verisign, NeuStar, MCI, and Bankers Trust. Along with the new appointment, Cylance said it had had 283 percent growth in overall revenue year-over-year, although it did not release any actual financials. Cylance develops artificial intelligence driven antivirus software. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071540.html>) *Snap Loses $443M On Revenues Of $181M In Second Quarter* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071539.html> Venice-based *Snap Inc. <http://www.snap.com>* announced its quarterly results for its second quarter, saying that it had a net loss of $443.0M on revenues of $181.67M for the quarter ended June 30th, 2017. The company's revenues increased from Q2 of 2016, when it had $71.798M in revenues. According to Snap, it now had daily active users (DAUs) of 173 million in Q2.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071539.html>) *Famous Birthdays Grows To 17 Million Uniques* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071538.html> Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays, an online website which look up the birthdays of famous people and read profiles of those celebrities, said on Thursday that it just passed up 17 million monthly unique users in July. The company, led by founder Evan Britton, publishes information on celebrities, including actors, singers, and social media stars. The company says it is now seeing over 900,000 visits a day on its site, and has 24 full time employees in its Santa Monica offices. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071538.html>) *Voicebank.net Acquired By Voices.com* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071536.html> Beverly Hills-based *Voicebank.net <http://www.voicebank.net>*, an online marketplace which connects advertising agencies, casting directors, and others with voice talent, has been acquired by Canadian company *Voices.com <http://www.voices.com>*. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Voices.com operates an online marketplace for audio and voice over products and services. Voicebank.net was founded in 1998, and had been founded by CEO Jeff Hixon.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071536.html>) *Ocular Data Systems Raises Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071532.html> Pasadena-based Ocular Data Systems, a startup that develops a high resolution camera which is used by law enforcement to document signs of drug and alcohol impairment and other issues with drivers, has raised a round of investment from the Pasadena Angels. Size of the funding round was not announced, however, the company says it has now raised $1M in total funding. Ocular, led by CEO Marcus O. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=87111>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071532.html>) *Chef'd Finds $35M For Meal Kits* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071530.html> Los Angeles-based *Chef'd <https://www.chefd.com>*, a service which provides personalized "meal kits" to shortcut the process of making meals for cooks, has raised $35.2M in funding, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. The funding came from Smithfield Foods, which invested $25M in the round, along with Campbell Soup ($10M), and Fresh Direct. The company, led by CEO Kyle Ransford, sells its meal kits directly to consumers from an online marketplace. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=55113>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071530.html>) *Prodege Buys ShopAtHome.com* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071524.html> El Segundo-based Prodege, the parent company of Swagbucks and MyPoints, announced Thursday morning that it has acquired cash-back shopping and coupon site ShopAtHome. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. ShopAtHome, which was headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, was previously owned by Belcaro Group, Inc. Prodege is run by CEO Chuck Davis, who previously served as CEO of both Fandango and Shopzilla. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071524.html>) *Owners Of LA Rams Buy Into Overwatch League, Set Up LA Team* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071519.html> The Overwatch League, the new e-sports league based on Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment's game, Overwatch, said it has added two teams this morning--one in Los Angeles, the other in London. According to the league, the London team was purchased by Jack Etienne of Cloud9, with the Los Angeles team purchased by Stan and Josh Kroenke, the owners of the Los Angeles Rams, Arsenal Football Club, Denver Nuggets, and Colorado Avalanche. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071519.html>) *Square 1 Bank <http://www.square1bank.com>* Square 1 Bank is a division of Pacific Western Bank, a Los Angeles-based commercial bank with over $21 billion in assets. 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