*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, November 29, 2017* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Transphorm Receives $15M In New Investment <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072915> - Microsemi Completes $130M Acquisition of Vectron International's Timing Business <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072916> - Snapchat's Evan Spiegel: Fake News Is Social Media's Fault <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072921> - TigerText Debuts New Enterprise Offering <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072917> - Redfin Launches Concierge Home Sales In LA <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072918> - Jam City Highlights Social Media Stars in Cookie Day Promo <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072920> - Reliam Gets $75M For Managing The Public Cloud <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072911> - aapi, Founded By SecureAuth Vets, Aims At Software Developers <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072908> - Bridg Names New CTO <#m_-8895402668843708498_0072904> *Marketplace* - Oracle <#m_-8895402668843708498_ad683> - Square 1 Bank <#m_-8895402668843708498_ad695> - Neohire South <#m_-8895402668843708498_ad720> - Try 2 months with better backups - KeyCloud <#m_-8895402668843708498_ad723> *Wednesday, November 29, 2017* *SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <http://www.socalip.com>* IP Litigation . IP Transactions . Patent & Trademark Prosecution . IP Strategy . Westlake Village . Santa Barbara . Irvine. [email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Transphorm Receives $15M In New Investment* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072915.html> Goleta-based Transphorm, which is focused on developing gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, has raised $15M in a new investment round. The funding came from Yaskawa Electric Corporation. According to Transphorm, the investment comes only a few weeks after Yaskawa said it was using Transphorm's products for a servo motor. Transphorm said the new funding goes toward its product development efforts. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89079>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072915.html>) *Microsemi Completes $130M Acquisition of Vectron International's Timing Business* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072916.html> Aliso Viejo-based semiconductor developer Microsemi said it has completed its acquisition of the high performance timing business of Vectron International. The deal was worth $130M. Microsemi acquired the business from Knowles Corporation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072916.html>) *Snapchat's Evan Spiegel: Fake News Is Social Media's Fault* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072921.html> In an editorial, posted this morning, Snap, Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel blames social media--implying, indirectly, Facebook--for the phenomenon of "fake news", saying that personalized newsfeeds have revolutionized the way people share and consume content but at a "huge cost to facts, our minds and the entire media industry. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072921.html>) *TigerText Debuts New Enterprise Offering* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072917.html> Santa Monica-based TigerText, the developer of secure messaging tools that are popular with the healthcare industry, said on Tuesday that it has rolled out a new clinical communications product called TigerFlow Enterprise. TigerText said the new tools embed workflow communications and mimic the existing workflow of a hospital, integrating with EHR systems, managing a wide range of clinical alerts, and more. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072917.html>) *Redfin Launches Concierge Home Sales In LA* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072918.html> Online real estate brokerage Redfin said this morning that it is launching a brand new, "concierge" service in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., where the company will take care of the deep cleaning, painting, staging, and landscaping of a home before a sale. According to Redfin, the trial of the new Redfin Concierge Service will only be available in LA and Washington D.C., and will be available for a 2 percent listing fee. Redfin normally charges 1 percent for its home selling service. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072918.html>) *Jam City Highlights Social Media Stars in Cookie Day Promo* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072920.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is turning to two social media stars--sisters Justine (aka iJustine) and Jenna Ezarik--in an online social media promotion around National Cookie Day, which is December 4th. According to Jam City, it is taking viewer votes for which of the two sisters cookie recipes will be featured in its popular mobile game, Cookie Jam. Both sisters have posted their cookie recipes to YouTube, and Jam City says it is taking votes on Facebook in the promotion. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072920.html>) *Reliam Gets $75M For Managing The Public Cloud* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072911.html> Los Angeles-based Reliam, which provides managed services to help companies manage their operation on public cloud services like Amazon Web Services, has received a $75M commitment from private equity investor Great Hill Partners. According to the companies, the funding will go towards funding acquisitions, as well as for organic growth. As part of the investment, Simon Anderson, the former CEO of DreamHost of co-founder and chairman of InkTank, has joined the company as CEO. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072911.html>) *aapi, Founded By SecureAuth Vets, Aims At Software Developers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072908.html> A new Irvine-based startup, aapi, said today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping programmers research, discover, integrate, and test software APIs. According to aapi, which is led by experienced tech entrepreneur Craig Lund, the company has launched a new portal which helps developers simplify application integration, centrally manage API security, access, and auditing, in addition to reducing the learning curve associated with APIs. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072908.html>) *Bridg Names New CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072904.html> Los Angeles-based Bridg has named a new CTO, saying today that Rony Sawdayi has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer. Sawdayi was previously Vice President of Engineering at Bizrate Insights Inc. Bridg said that Sawdayi will report to Amit Jain, the company's CEO. Bridg develops software that uses point-of-sale (POS) data to drive personalized marketing campaigns. Bridg is backed by March Capital Partners, Morpheus Ventures, NextEquity Partners and Visa. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072904.html>) *Oracle <http://www.oracle.com>* Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications and platform services for small and mid-sized businesses. For more information about Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), visit www.oracle.com. In Los Angeles, contact Ryan Mondillo ([email protected]). *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. 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To receive a risk free 2 month trial of KeyCloud BRaaS, visit: http://www.keyinfo.com/braas-free-trial/ ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-8895402668843708498_funding>* 11/29/17 Transphorm, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89079> Goleta $15.00 M 11/22/17 Divergent3D <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88983> Los Angeles $65.00 M 11/21/17 HopSkipDrive <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=70908> South Pasadena $7.40 M 11/16/17 Inboard Technology <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88941> Santa Cruz $8.00 M 11/15/17 Hopscotch Mobile <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88940> Los Angeles $5.00 M 11/09/17 ScoreStream, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88930> San Diego $0.00 M 11/07/17 PROGENITY, INC. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88857> San Diego $125.00 M 11/07/17 Tear Film Innovations <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88846> San Diego $9.00 M 11/06/17 QLess <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88844> Pasadena $5.50 M 11/06/17 Aquam <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88845> San Diego $26.00 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 Onica <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88840> Santa Monica $20.00 M 11/02/17 Wiliot <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88843> San Diego $14.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html 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 November 30, Los Angeles -- *Global LAVA: Blockchain andCryptocurrency Investing* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25966 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 December 6, Los Angeles -- *10th Annual Digital FamilyReunion* 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. Please join us for the 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. If you've attended before, you already know the magic of DFR...and if this is your first, get ready to experience what happens when LA's entire tech community convenes to celebrate all that connects us. From Silicon Beach to DTLA and across So Cal, please join fellow digital media, entertainment and technology professionals for the event of the season -- and the decade. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25957 December 11, Dana Point -- *AIMed* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25967 December 12, Santa Monica -- *Book Launch Event for Media 2.0(18)with Peter Csathy* Book Launch Event for Media 2.0(18) with Peter Csathy. Media 2.0(18) : An Insider's Guide to Today's World of Digital Media & Where It's Going Peter Csathy's upcoming new book -- completely re-imagined and expanded for 2018 -- features exclusive interviews with 20 key CEOs, investors & influencers and takes you on a journey of how technology has transformed the world of content, offering a detailed snapshot of today’s digital media world — including Internet-driven over-the-top (OTT) video, music, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and eSports. Csathy identifies today’s digital media leaders, identifies their strengths and risks, and names his “Fearless Five” companies that made the boldest and most audacious Media 2.0 moves in 2017. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25964 December 12, Dana Point -- *AIMed* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25968 December 13, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuchein Venice* Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. 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