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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - I.am+ Raises $117M, Takes Aim At AI Tools <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072653> - Tear Film Innovations Raises $9M <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072651> - H Code Media Signs Webconsultas In Digital Ad Deal <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072652> - Digital Domain Expands In India <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072650> - WeWork Advances Four LA Teams To Creator Awards <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072647> - SendGrid IPO Expected Next Week <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072644> - Girls Who Code Plans Two New LA Programs <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072640> - Keysight Technologies' HQ Finally Back In Operation <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072638> - How To Sell A Used 1996 Honda Accord, LA Style <#m_-5969560391663762344_0072632> *Marketplace* - SVB's Startup Outlook Survey! <#m_-5969560391663762344_ad727> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-5969560391663762344_ad724> - Try 2 months with better backups - KeyCloud <#m_-5969560391663762344_ad723> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_-5969560391663762344_ad188> - Neohire South <#m_-5969560391663762344_ad720> *Tuesday, November 7, 2017* *"Roadmap to Small Business Success" with Christine Perakis - Nov 9 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roadmap-to-small-business-success-with-christine-perakis-tickets-39191377465>* "Roadmap to Small Business Success" with Christine Perakis. Stubbs Alderton Precellerator! Thursday, November 9th, 2017 5:30-8:00pm Find out what makes some people more successful than others. During this event you will create your custom Roadmap to Small Business Success using the 7-TEER system from Christine's bestselling book, “The Entrepreneur’s Essential Roadmap – Take Your Business from 0 to 7-Figures in Record Time”. Now you can focus on the 20% of your activities that really matter to get where you want to go, faster and more efficiently! Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roadmap-to-small-business- success-with-christine-perakis-tickets-39191377465 *"Roadmap to Small Business Success" with Christine Perakis - Nov 9 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roadmap-to-small-business-success-with-christine-perakis-tickets-39191377465>* "Roadmap to Small Business Success" with Christine Perakis. Stubbs Alderton Precellerator! Thursday, November 9th, 2017 5:30-8:00pm Find out what makes some people more successful than others. During this event you will create your custom Roadmap to Small Business Success using the 7-TEER system from Christine's bestselling book, “The Entrepreneur’s Essential Roadmap – Take Your Business from 0 to 7-Figures in Record Time”. Now you can focus on the 20% of your activities that really matter to get where you want to go, faster and more efficiently! Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/roadmap-to-small-business- success-with-christine-perakis-tickets-39191377465 *I.am+ Raises $117M, Takes Aim At AI Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072653.html> Los Angeles-based I.am+, the tech startup started by pop star will.i.am, said on Monday that it has raised $117M in a venture funding round, and has launched itself into the artificial intelligence tools market for the enterprise. According to I.am+, the round includes Salesforce Ventures, along with other. I.am+ had previously focused on developing headphones and other consumer electronics devices. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072653.html>) *Tear Film Innovations Raises $9M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072651.html> San Diego-based Tear Film Innovations, a developer of a medical device for treating "dry eye", has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company said this morning. The funding round was led by Visionary Ventures Fund and Tigris Ventures. TearFilm is developing a investigational device, the iLux system, which is used by eye care professionals to treat blocked meiboian glands, using targeted heating and compression of eyelids. Tear Film Innovations is led by CEO and President Rob Thornhill. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=88846> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072651.html>) *H Code Media Signs Webconsultas In Digital Ad Deal* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072652.html> Los Angeles-based digital advertising company H Code Media, which focuses on the US-Hispanic advertising market, said today that it has signed a partnership deal with Webconsultas, an online health and wellness portal for Spanish speaking readers. According to H Code, it will solely represent 100 percent of Webconsultas's digital display inventory, rich media, video, and custom content solutions in the US market. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072652.html>) *Digital Domain Expands In India* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072650.html> Los Angeles-based visual effects and virtual and augmented reality developer Digital Domain has opened up a new studio in Hyderabad, India, the company said on Monday. According to Digital Domain, the new studio, Digital Domain India, is located at IT/ITES Special Economic Zone campus in Hyderabad, which is also home to offices for Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072650.html>) *WeWork Advances Four LA Teams To Creator Awards* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072647.html> Coworking space operator WeWork says that four LA entrepreneurs are advancing as finalists in its WeWork Creator Awards, with a chance to win $1.5M in funding at an event next week. According to WeWork, LA-based Swipe Out Hunger, LeVar Burton Kids, Nouvella, and Jae Jin Music will compete against twenty nine total finalists to win funding for their ideas at an event in New York on November 16th. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072647.html>) *SendGrid IPO Expected Next Week* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072644.html> The next IPO of a technology company with Southern California roots is expected next week, as SendGrid now appears to be planning its IPO, on Wednesday, November 15th. According to the upcoming market IPO calendar, SendGrid is planning on its IPO on Wednesday. SendGrid is offering up 7,700,000 shares of its common stock, and most recently estimated an IPO range of between $13.50 and $15.50 per share. The company has been approved to list as SEND on the NYSE. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072644.html>) *Girls Who Code Plans Two New LA Programs* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072640.html> Girls Who Code, the group which aims at helping girls learn coding and software skills, said it is launching two new programs in Los Angeles next summer, centered around two local university campuses. According to Girls Who Code, it will launch a program at Loyola Marymount University and another at Scripps College, which will help middle and high school girls with such topics as Website Design and Development to Wearable Tech & Fashion Design and iPhone App Development. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072640.html>) *Keysight Technologies' HQ Finally Back In Operation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072638.html> Keysight Technologies--the parent company of Calabasas-based Ixia--said today that its headquarters in Santa Rosa are finally back up and running, after being closed due to the devastating Northern California wildfires in early October. Keysight's headquarters were nearly destroyed when fire overran the community of Santa Rosa, and stopped in Keysight's parking lot--though not before destroying Hewlett-Packard's historical archives--which were housed in a modular building in that parking lot. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072638.html>) *How To Sell A Used 1996 Honda Accord, LA Style* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072632.html> In an example of why technology companies serious about content continue to flock to Los Angeles, an epic Youtube video selling a used 1996 Honda Accord--complete with overhead drone video across the Southern California coast--posted last Thursday--has gone viral. The video was created by a Youtube user for his girlfriend, who is selling her car on eBay. The auction for the car briefly went up above $100,000 before being reset by eBay. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072632.html>) *SVB's Startup Outlook Survey! <https://bit.svb.com/2gvUuaG>* SVB recently released its 9th annual Startup Outlook survey, which asks startups from around the world for insights about their outlook on business conditions, hiring, fundraising, and the policy issues affecting their ability to succeed. 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Whether you’re building your team or searching for a job you love, we want to understand your unique needs and goals to create an incredible fit for your future. http://www.neohiresouth.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-5969560391663762344_funding>* 11/07/17 Tear Film Innovations <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88846> San Diego $9.00 M 11/06/17 Aquam <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88845> San Diego $26.00 M 11/06/17 QLess <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88844> Pasadena $5.50 M 11/03/17 Globality <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88841> Menlo Park $35.00 M 11/03/17 Wiliot <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88842> San Diego $5.00 M 11/02/17 Wiliot <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88843> San Diego $14.00 M 11/02/17 Onica <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88840> Santa Monica $20.00 M 11/01/17 DermTech International <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88818> La Jolla $10.00 M 10/23/17 Cloud9 Esports, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88592> Santa Monica $25.00 M 10/23/17 SmartDrive <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88489> San Diego $0.00 M 10/20/17 Fair <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88488> Santa Monica $1000.00 M 10/17/17 Beyond Meat <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88293> El Segundo $0.00 M 10/17/17 PlutoTV <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88291> Los Angeles $5.00 M 10/14/17 Beauty Bakerie <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88286> San Diego $3.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html November 7, Thousand Oaks -- *Cognitive Buildings: The NextFrontier* Cognitive Buildings: The Next Frontier. Clean Technology Council. Dr. Burchin Beceric-Gerber from USC reviews exciting technologies that will improve a buildings safety and reduce energy use. She has published over 120 journal and conference papers and received over $5 million from the National Science Foundation, Dept. of Energy, Dept. of Transportation and corporate sponsors. MIT’s 2012 Technology Review named her one of the world’s top young innovators under the age of 35.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25940 November 7, San Diego -- *All Talk: Veterans in Innovation* All Talk: Veterans in Innovation. CONNECT. As many veterans are returning to, or looking to enter the private sector, the tech industry is rapidly expanding with opportunities. Tech companies are looking for highly skilled individuals, skills veterans have often built in their time in the service. Many veterans are getting involved in this booming industry and have success stories to share. This panel will feature veterans who've entered the tech economy successfully sharing their stories and tips to encourage other veterans on their path into the innovation economy. If you are a veteran, join us to find out how your strengths can be utilized in the innovation world. If you are a civilian, come learn why a veteran may be your best hire. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25893 November 7, Los Angeles -- *Vision Right Now 2018 TechnologyConference & Expo* Vision Right Now 2018 Technology Conference & Expo.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25946 November 8, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuchein Venice* Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25889 November 9, Santa Monica -- *Roadmap to Small Business Success withChristine Perakis* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25954 November 9, Playa Vista -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At WeWorkin Playa Vista* Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At WeWork in Playa Vista. Thursday, November 9th Starting at 6pm! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Make sure to bring your business cards and be ready to make awesome connections with people across all industries. We always have a great mix of people from Influencers to Startup CEO's and more. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. Quick note: Book a presentation ticket and get 5 minutes of stage time to present your company, talent or host a demonstration. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25939 November 10, Corona -- *TriTech Technology Rodeo* TriTech Technology Rodeo. TriTech’s Technology Rodeo will be showcasing and demonstrating technological solutions from NASA, Navy, UC Riverside, and other small local businesses. Each sector will showcase a number of technologies, after which members of the audience will be encouraged to ask questions, inspiring high-level networking and collaboration. Email [email protected] to register.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25933 November 10, Santa Monica -- *The StartEngine ICO 2.0Summit* The StartEngine ICO 2.0 Summit. Hear from top leaders in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and equity crowdfunding about how the U.S. is already positioned to accommodate regulated coin offerings. And meet the ambitious entrepreneurs who are going to make it all happen. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25945 November 11, Pasadena -- *Entrepreneurs in Neuromodulation* Entrepreneurs in Neuromodulation. Caltech Enterprise Forum. Neurons and Electrons: Integrating neural devices with the human body Our program will explore the near and intermediate term prospects for researching, developing and implementing devices that interact with the body’s neural network. These type of devices might affect the five senses, muscle control and other functions within the body. These devices could include anything from computer chips, electrodes, hardware, electrical signals and other synthetic items that interact with the human body.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25941 November 15, Los Angeles -- *LA CoMotion* LA CoMotion. LA CoMotion brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution — a revolution that is set to transform every city in the world, large and small. Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present in November for LA CoMotion. Five days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives and exhibitions — a glimpse into our new urban future. Seee http://www.lacomotion.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25947 November 16, Playa Vista -- *Leveraging Machine Learning and DataScience to Drive Business Results* Leveraging Machine Learning and Data Science to Drive Business Results. AITP. Tony Karrer, Founder/CEO of TechEmpower & CTO of Aggregage Jon Morra, VP Data Science, ZEFR Jeong-Yoon Lee, Technical Evangelist, Microsoft These well-known technology executives will share an overview of cutting-edge technologies used in data science/machine learning and will provide multiple use cases on how the technologies are being implemented -- such as predictive data analytics, fraud detection, and computer vision/image recognition. This joint event between AITP-LA, Technology Council of Southern California, and the CTO Forum promises many technology insights as well as outstanding networking.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25918 November 16, Playa Vista -- *Leveraging Machine Learning and DataScience to Drive Business Results* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25953 November 16, Woodland Hills -- *The Valley Economic ForecastBreakfast* The Valley Economic Forecast Breakfast. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal and California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. For the first time, Matthew Fienup of Cal Lu’s highly regarded Center for Economic Research and Forecasting will provide an economic outlook specifically tailored to the San Fernando Valley. At this forecast breakfast at Ruth’s Chris, you will learn how the Valley’s economy will compare to the rest of the region and how last year’s elections changed the trajectory of the economy. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25924 November 16, Los Angeles -- *LA CoMotion* LA CoMotion. LA CoMotion brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution — a revolution that is set to transform every city in the world, large and small. Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present in November for LA CoMotion. Five days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives and exhibitions — a glimpse into our new urban future. Seee http://www.lacomotion.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25948 November 16, Los Angeles -- *NextUp: Pop! Bursting the CaliforniaWater Bubble - BizFed Institute* NextUp: Pop! Bursting the California Water Bubble. The NextUp Economic Forum presents a multi-part series exploring the impacts of California's population change and growth on vital resources and the economy. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25952 November 17, Los Angeles -- *LA CoMotion* LA CoMotion. LA CoMotion brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution — a revolution that is set to transform every city in the world, large and small. Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present in November for LA CoMotion. Five days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives and exhibitions — a glimpse into our new urban future. Seee http://www.lacomotion.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25949 November 18, Los Angeles -- *LA CoMotion* LA CoMotion. LA CoMotion brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution — a revolution that is set to transform every city in the world, large and small. Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present in November for LA CoMotion. Five days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives and exhibitions — a glimpse into our new urban future. Seee http://www.lacomotion.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25950 November 19, Los Angeles -- *LA CoMotion* LA CoMotion. LA CoMotion brings together the brave new world of the urban mobility revolution — a revolution that is set to transform every city in the world, large and small. Global mayors, leading technologists, public transport operators and venture capitalists, start-ups and established players — the entire landscape of new urban mobility will be present in November for LA CoMotion. Five days of immersive and inspirational talks, demos, test drives and exhibitions — a glimpse into our new urban future. Seee http://www.lacomotion.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25951 November 27, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show* Los Angeles Auto Show. AutoMobility LA is the new auto industry’s first true trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility. It provides a space to connect with investors, tech influencers, automakers and more in the days preceding the LA Auto Show, with manufacturer vehicle debuts intermixed. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25710 November 29, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuchein Venice* Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25890 December 1, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show* Los Angeles Auto Show. Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show), is one of the most influential and best-attended auto shows globally and spans more than 870,000 square feet. Each fall, show creator ANSA Productions gathers the who’s who of the auto industry to unveil the future of mobility in the car culture capital of the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25914 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs CFO or VP Finance <http:///showjob.php?id=5698> withheld 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 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). Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas Neohire South (http://www.neohiresouth.com) Scaling startups since 2007. The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. 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