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Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Clinton Foy On CrossCut Ventures' New, $125M Fund <#m_4583822454228364193_0073006> - CrossCut Ventures Raises $125M Venture Fund, CrossCut 4 <#m_4583822454228364193_0073007> - Minkonet Raises $1M, Sets Up Headquarters In Los Angeles <#m_4583822454228364193_0073008> - XPRIZE Whittles IBM Watson AI Teams To 59 <#m_4583822454228364193_0073009> - Stunning Satellite Image Shows Southern California Burning <#m_4583822454228364193_0073010> - Esri Rolls Out Interactive Southern California Fire Map <#m_4583822454228364193_0073004> - Earny Gets $9M To Help Users Save Money When Prices Drop <#m_4583822454228364193_0072997> *Marketplace* - Neohire South <#m_4583822454228364193_ad720> - Oracle <#m_4583822454228364193_ad683> - Square 1 Bank <#m_4583822454228364193_ad695> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_4583822454228364193_ad611> *Wednesday, December 6, 2017* *Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone>* Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Information Systems A major downfall of a hybrid or multi-cloud environment is the difficulty in monitoring and maintaining numerous instances across several accounts and platforms. 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To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone *Clinton Foy On CrossCut Ventures' New, $125M Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073006.html> Los Angeles-based venture investment firm CrossCut Ventures (www.crosscut.vc) announced this morning that it has raised its fourth fund, CrossCut 4, a brand new, $125M early stage investment fund. CrossCut's four Managing Directors are Rick Smith, Brian Garrett, Brett Brewer, and Clinton Foy. We spoke with one of the firm's four Managing Directors, Clinton Foy, about the big new fund and its investments. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073006.html>) *CrossCut Ventures Raises $125M Venture Fund, CrossCut 4* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073007.html> Los Angeles-based CrossCut Ventures, the venture firm run by Rick Smith, Brian Garrett, Brett Brewer, and Clinton Foy, is announcing this morning that it has raised a big new fund--CrossCut 4--worth $125M. According to CrossCut, the new fund was targeted at $100M, but was highly oversubscribed, even beyond the fund's hard cap at $125M. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073007.html>) *Minkonet Raises $1M, Sets Up Headquarters In Los Angeles* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073008.html> Minkonet, a South Korean startup which is developing 3D video game capture technology, said this morning that it has raised $1M in a "Pre-Series A" investment round, and has set up a brand new headquarters in Los Angeles. The funding came from Evergreen Investment Partners, along with existing investors Bluepoint Partners and Kite Foundation. According to Minkonet, the funding specifically goes towards its operations in Los Angeles, and expansion into North America. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073008.html>) *XPRIZE Whittles IBM Watson AI Teams To 59* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073009.html> XPRIZE, the Los Angeles nonprofit which promotes development of new technology to help solve world problems, has whittled down the number of teams competing in the IBM Watson AI XPRIZE, focused on using AI to world's greatest challenges. According to XPRIZE, it now has 59 teams across 14 countries competing for the $5M prize, with the top ten teams being named this week at the annual conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS) in Long Beach. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073009.html>) *Stunning Satellite Image Shows Southern California Burning* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073010.html> NASA released a stunning satellite image on Tuesday afternoon, showing the vast plume of smoke coming from Southern California's plague of wildfires, including the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, the Creek Fire in Los Angeles, and the Rye Fire straddling the LA and Ventura County line. NASA said the image was captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on its NASA Terra satellite on Tuesday afternoon. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073010.html>) *Esri Rolls Out Interactive Southern California Fire Map* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073004.html> Redlands-based mapping technology developer Esri has released a new, interactive map which provides information on the reach and extent of the fires in Southern California, covering both the Thomas Fire in Ventura County, and the Creek Fire near Sylmar--as well as the Rye Fire just developing in Santa Clarita. Esri said the map will allow end users to keep up-to-date on events around the fires. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073004.html>) *Earny Gets $9M To Help Users Save Money When Prices Drop* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072997.html> Santa Monica-based *Earny <https://www.earny.co>*, a startup which scans your email for receipts and automatically applies for refunds when the prices of your purchases drop, has raised $9M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Mayfield, and also included Comcast Ventures and Science Inc. Earny is also part of Silicon Valley Bank's Commerce.Innovated startup accelerator.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072997.html>) *Neohire South <http://www.neohiresouth.com>* Your source for the most sought-after startup jobs. At Neohire South, we take our relationships seriously. We apply years of industry experience to assess and curate our talent pool - connecting only top-notch tech candidates with the most exciting startups in the industry. 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 *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. 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[email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_4583822454228364193_funding>* 12/04/17 NanoCellect Biomedical, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89085> San Diego $10.00 M 11/30/17 Enjoius <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89081> Los Angeles $1.40 M 11/30/17 TetraVue <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89082> Vista $0.00 M 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 Tear Film Innovations <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88846> San Diego $9.00 M 11/07/17 PROGENITY, INC. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=88857> San Diego $125.00 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html December 6, Los Angeles -- *10th Annual Digital FamilyReunion* 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. 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