*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, August 23, 2017* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Elon Musk Shows Off First SpaceX Spacesuit <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071682> - ID Analytics Names Chief Science Officer <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071681> - MabVax Raises $1.3M, Hires Investment Banker To Sell Company <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071679> - Axial Biotherapeutics Names New Executives <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071680> - Dreamhost Gets Win As DOJ Backs Off Requests For Anti-Trump Website Visitors <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071678> - Spokeo Taps Technology Vet As CFO <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071673> - FreedomPop Rolls Out $49 Annual Mobile Phone Plan <#m_-4230414992283429670_0071672> *Marketplace* - Square 1 Bank <#m_-4230414992283429670_ad695> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_-4230414992283429670_ad694> - Safire Partners Executive Search <#m_-4230414992283429670_ad677> - Stradling <#m_-4230414992283429670_ad608> *Wednesday, August 23, 2017* *Try 2 months with better backups - KeyCloud <http://www.keyinfo.com/braas-free-trial/>* 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. Including software, offsite storage and support, KeyCloud BRaaS causes NO IMPACT on your daily business or production, and gives you the confidence of having a solid cloud resiliency plan in place. With KeyCloud, rest assured knowing your most important data is always protected and available, without the hassle of managing it yourself. To receive a risk free 2 month trial of KeyCloud BRaaS, visit: http://www.keyinfo.com/braas-free-trial/ *Elon Musk Shows Off First SpaceX Spacesuit* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071682.html> Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Los Angeles-based SpaceX, has released the first photo of a SpaceX designed spacesuit. Musk posted a photo of what he said is a working spacesuit to Instagram on Tuesday, saying it was "incredibly hard to balance esthetics and function" in the design, and that the spacesuit was working and tested to "double vacuum pressure." SpaceX has been working with NASA on launching astronauts into space on its Falcon 9 rockets and Dragon spacecraft. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071682.html>) *ID Analytics Names Chief Science Officer* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071681.html> San Diego-based ID Analytics, which develops consumer risk management and analytics tools for fraud prevention, said on Tuesday that it has named Sameer Chopra as the company's Chief Analytics and Science Officer. Chopra was most recently Chief Analytics Officer at GoDaddy, and also had served in that role at Orbitz, in addition to positions at Intuit and eBay. ID Analytics said Chopra will take over the role from Dr. Stephen Coggeshall, who retired last month from the company. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071681.html>) *MabVax Raises $1.3M, Hires Investment Banker To Sell Company* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071679.html> San Diego-based MabVax Therapeutics, a biotechnology developer developing antibody-based treatments for cancer, said on Tuesday that it has raised $1.3M in a Series J Convertible Preferred Stock financing, and has engaged an investment banking firm to "explore strategic alternatives" for the company. The publicly held company, which trades on the Nasdaq at MBVX, said the new funding will go toward working capital and general corporate purposes. Sorce of the new funding was not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071679.html>) *Axial Biotherapeutics Names New Executives* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071680.html> Pasadena- and Boston-based Axial Biotherapeutics, which is developing treatments for neurological diseases, said on Tuesday that it has named Srinivas G. Rao, M.D., Ph.D. as its Chief Medical Officer, Ryan Barrett as Vice President, Corporate Development and Intellectual Property, and Bridget M. Cole, Ph.D. as Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry. Rao was most recently CMO at DepoMed, and also served at Kyalin Biosciences, and was involved with Avalon Ventures, among other experience. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071680.html>) *Dreamhost Gets Win As DOJ Backs Off Requests For Anti-Trump Website Visitors* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071678.html> Los Angeles-based hosting provider Dreamhost has scored a big legal win, after the U.S. Department of Justice retreated on its original request for the IP addresses and information for every visitor to the anti-Trump website, DisruptJ20.org. According to Dreamhost, the DOJ has now asked the court to exclude the HTTP access and error logs for the website, as well as unpublished text and photographs which had not been published by the owner of the site. The filing by the U.S. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071678.html>) *Spokeo Taps Technology Vet As CFO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071673.html> Pasadena-based people search site Spokeo has named longtime Los Angeles technology veteran Tom Fuelling as its new Chief Financial Officer, the company said today. Fuelling was most recently CFO over at Laurel & Wolf, and also has served at such companies as OpenX and Hulu. Spokeo said Fuelling will help support its growth and ongoing innovation, and will oversee its accounting and finance teams. Fuelling also previously served at ARTISTdirect, SegaGameWorks, and Village Roadshow Pictures. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071673.html>) *FreedomPop Rolls Out $49 Annual Mobile Phone Plan* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071672.html> Tired of forking over what amounts to nearly a car payment worth of dollars for your mobile phone plan every month? Los Angeles-based FreedomPop has rolled out a new, annual mobile phone plan which costs a mere $49 for an entire year, including 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 1 GB of data per month. According to FreedomPop, it's looking to move the mobile phone industry to an "internet-centric' model similar to Dropbox, LinkedIn, and others with the move. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071672.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. A full service financial services partner to entrepreneurs and their investors, Square 1 provides clients flexible resources and attentive service to help their companies grow. Square 1 offers a broad range of venture debt, treasury and cash management solutions through offices in top innovation centers: Atlanta, Austin, the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Durham, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC. Pacific Western Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW). For more information, visit www.square1bank.com, or send an email to [email protected]. *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *Safire Partners Executive Search <http://www.safirepartners.com>* Safire Partners is a 15-person Los Angeles-based executive search firm built for SoCal's emerging companies working on ~100 searches per year. Clients cross over mobile, adtech, media, gaming, software, ecommerce, services, and consumer products. We always want to meet great companies, investors and executives, please reach out via http://www.safirepartners.com. *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law (<a href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-4230414992283429670_funding>* 8/16/17 NuORDER, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87124> West Hollywood $8.00 M 8/16/17 SecureLink <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87161> Austin $0.00 M 8/14/17 Filmtrack <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87119> Studio City $5.50 M 8/14/17 Mabvax Therapeutics <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87118> San Diego $1.30 M 8/10/17 Ocular Data Systems Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87111> Pasadena $0.50 M 8/10/17 Chef'D <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87110> Los Angeles $35.20 M 8/10/17 Modern Fertility <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87114> San Francisco $1.00 M 8/09/17 Pistol Lake, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87108> Los Angeles $0.60 M 8/09/17 Funraise <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87107> Long Beach $3.00 M 8/08/17 TYT Network <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87001> Los Angeles $20.00 M 8/03/17 Sugarfina, LLC <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=86954> Los Angeles $35.00 M 8/02/17 TrackR, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=86906> Santa Barbara $50.00 M 8/01/17 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=86890> San Diego $67.00 M 7/31/17 FanAI <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=86732> Santa Monica $1.80 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html August 23, -- *An evening with CTO Mixers on a Yacht with Blockchain Luminaries* An evening with CTO Mixers on a Yacht with Blockchain Luminaries. CTO Mixers. CTO Mixers is a highly curated, invite only event. Geared at C-Level and SVPs in Enterprise and high quality Startup Execs and entrepreneurs. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25861 August 24, Los Angeles -- *XMAS In August* XMAS In August/ Get in front of LA media in one amazing night of demo's at XMAS in August. Early bird registration ends on July 13th. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25842 August 29, Santa Monica -- *Better Living Through Analytics - Strategies for Data Decisions* Better Living Through Analytics - Strategies for Data Decisions. Product School. Data is king! Get ready to understand how a successful analytics team can empower managers from product, marketing, and other areas to make effective, data-driven decisions. Louis will be sharing some case studies and successful strategies that he has used at ZipRecruiter as well as previous experiences. The purpose of this data talk will enlighten people on how to make sure that analysts can successfully partner with other departments and get them the information they need to do great things. Speaker: Louis Cialdella. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25858 August 30, Los Angeles -- *8th Annual Women in Green Forum* 8th Annual Women in Green Forum. Now in its 8th year, the Women In Green Forum is the largest conference of its kind. It highlights women’s impact on the environmental industry and has attracted a global audience from a wide range of sectors including government officials, corporate executives, academic researchers, technology developers, and clean tech financiers. From the White House to Fortune 500 company leaders, the Forum’s program features the environmental industry’s brightest and most innovative speakers. The 2017 program features a blend of interactive sessions, spotlight presentations, and curated tech demos around the theme "Innovate. Impact. Inspire." Throughout the day, each speaker will demonstrate how their innovations impacted their industries and inspired further environmental advances. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25845 September 7, Los Angeles -- *Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day* Startup UCLA Summer Accelerator Demo Day. After 10 weeks of intense preparation, Startup UCLA's Summer Accelerator teams will be showcasing their startups to Los Angeles and the surrounding community. Don't miss your chance to see UCLA entrepreneurs pitch their latest innovations. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25859 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Product Engineer I <http:///showjob.php?id=5697> Aerovironment Head of CRM Marketing <http:///showjob.php?id=5696> Thrive Market Accounts Payable Specialist <http:///showjob.php?id=5695> Snap Inc. Hardware Development Manager <http:///showjob.php?id=5694> SpaceX Cloud Management Architect <http:///showjob.php?id=5693> Withheld CFO <http:///showjob.php?id=5692> Tech Startup Engineering Mgr, Electrical Hardware. Aerospace. Valencia <http:///showjob.php?id=5691> withheld Sr. DevOps Engineer near Hollywood, CA at Awesome Startup <http:///showjob.php?id=5690> ZestFinance Director, Product Management, Video <http:///showjob.php?id=5689> OpenX Vice President, Investor Relations <http:///showjob.php?id=5688> Rubicon Project Senior Accountant, Technical Accounting <http:///showjob.php?id=5687> Snap Inc. Development Test Engineer <http:///showjob.php?id=5686> SpaceX Quality Assurance Engineer <http:///showjob.php?id=5685> Leaf Group Associate Recruiter <http:///showjob.php?id=5684> Safire Partners Senior Product Development Manager <http:///showjob.php?id=5680> Belkin ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments 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. PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwc). Safire Partners (http://www.safirepartners.com). Los Angeles-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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