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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird <#m_8890901662940896517_0071785> - Domuso Finds $3.1M To Ease Rental Payments <#m_8890901662940896517_0071770> - Ionis Pharmaceuticals Gets $40M Milestone Payment From Biogen <#m_8890901662940896517_0071787> - Qualcomm Teams On 3D Computer Vision Technology <#m_8890901662940896517_0071786> - Kutcher, Oseary Back Gigster Next To Michael Jordan <#m_8890901662940896517_0071779> - Mitu Sells Two Shows To Facebook <#m_8890901662940896517_0071775> - Western Digital Buys Tegile Systems <#m_8890901662940896517_0071773> - Calimmune Acquired For $91M <#m_8890901662940896517_0071765> *Marketplace* - Safire Partners Executive Search <#m_8890901662940896517_ad677> - Neohire South <#m_8890901662940896517_ad720> - Try 2 months with better backups - KeyCloud <#m_8890901662940896517_ad723> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_8890901662940896517_ad611> *Wednesday, August 30, 2017* *How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071785.html> Santa Monica-based Gigmor (www.gigmor.com) is an online marketplace for musicians, and recently expanded beyond connecting musicians with each other, to connecting musicians with venues, club organizers, and others. We caught up with the company's founder and CEO, David Baird, a former AOL executive, to learn more about what Gigmor is working on. What is Gigmor? David Baird: We're a live music marketplace. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071785.html>) *Domuso Finds $3.1M To Ease Rental Payments* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071770.html> Los Angeles-based Domuso, a startup which is looking to help renters by offering up a better selection of ways to pay their rent to landlords, including installment loans, has raised $3.1M in a funding round. The funding came from a number of un-named owner/operators of rental properties, and also included David Kim, the founder of Bascom Group. The company says it has now raised $5.8M in funding. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87238>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071770.html>) *Ionis Pharmaceuticals Gets $40M Milestone Payment From Biogen* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071787.html> Carlsbad-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals, a developer of treatments for infantile-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), said it has received $40M more in a milestone payment from Biogen. Ionis said the payment was related to pricing approval for SPINRAZA in Japan. Ions says it has now earned more than $435M from Biogen related to SPINRAZA. Ionis Pharmacueticals said the compound is now available in the U.S., EU, Japan, Canada and Brazil. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071787.html>) *Qualcomm Teams On 3D Computer Vision Technology* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071786.html> San Diego-based Qualcomm announced this morning that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, and Taiwan-based Himax Technologies, are collaborating on a 3D depth sensing camera systems, aimed at use in computer vision. According to the companies, they effort will enable computer vision capabilities for use cases such as biometric face authentication, 3D reconstruction, and scene perception for mobile, IoT, surveillance, automotive and AR/VR. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071786.html>) *Kutcher, Oseary Back Gigster Next To Michael Jordan* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071779.html> Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary's Sound Ventures, which is based in Los Angeles, has made an investment in the Series B funding round for San Francisco-based software development provider Gigster, in a round that also included basketball legend Michael Jordan. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071779.html>) *Mitu Sells Two Shows To Facebook* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071775.html> Los Angeles-based Mitu, the online content developer focused on media and entertainment from a Latino perspective, has just sold two shows to Facebook, the company said on Tuesday. Mitu said "Mom's Movie Review" and "What's Good in Your Hood" will both debut on Facebook's "Watch" on Wednesday, after becoming "viral hits" on its channels. What's Good In Your Hood focuses on food and people in their community, and Mom's Movie Review includes movie reviews by a Latina mother and her son. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071775.html>) *Western Digital Buys Tegile Systems* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071773.html> Irvine-based Western Digital, which seems to be in an acquisitive mood, has acquired Tegile Systems, a developer of flash-based storage for the enterprise data center market. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced by the companies. The acquisition is the second for Western Digital this week. Tegile Systems was based in Newark, California, and was venture backed by August Capital, Meritech Capital, and SanDisk, in addition to Western Digital itself. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071773.html>) *Calimmune Acquired For $91M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071765.html> Pasadena-based Calimmune, a biotechnology company focused on stem cell therapy, has been acquired by CSL Behring, CSL said on Monday, in a deal worth $91M up front, but worth up to $400M total when you include possible earn out. Calimmune has R&D facilities in both Pasadena, California and Sydney, Australia. Calimmune's lead product is CAL-H, an HSC gene therapy for the treatment of sickle cell disease. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071765.html>) *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. 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[email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_8890901662940896517_funding>* 8/29/17 Domuso <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87238> Santa Monica $3.10 M 8/28/17 SetPoint Medical Corp <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87235> Valencia $30.00 M 8/24/17 Bridg <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87229> Los Angeles $11.00 M 8/24/17 ART19 <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87230> San Francisco $7.50 M 8/24/17 Romeo Power <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87233> Vernon $30.00 M 8/16/17 SecureLink <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87161> Austin $0.00 M 8/16/17 NuORDER, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87124> West Hollywood $8.00 M 8/14/17 Mabvax Therapeutics <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87118> San Diego $1.30 M 8/14/17 Filmtrack <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=87119> Studio City $5.50 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html 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 August 30, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25866 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 September 13, Los Angeles -- *Graphene Super-Capacitors -The Key to Hybrid Electric Vehicles* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25870 September 13, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator® Program Demo Day + 5-Year Anniversary Party* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25872 September 13, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25867 September 14, Santa Monica -- *LA CEOs: Building High Performing Cultures* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25871 September 16, Woodland Hills -- *UCLA Extension Open House at Woodland Hills* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25869 September 16, Encino -- *First Time Entrepreneur Workshop * *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25873 September 26, Newport Beach -- *TCOSC Executive Forum: Deciphering Cyber Security* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25862 ------------------------------ *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. 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