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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss Raises $3.1M <#m_2361162116820935777_0073093> - Dreamscape Immersive Raises $30M <#m_2361162116820935777_0073092> - Atom Tickets Signs Up Showcase Cinemas <#m_2361162116820935777_0073091> - Mondicon Sets Up Shop In Santa Monica, Rolls Out Mobile WiFi Hardware <#m_2361162116820935777_0073089> - March Capital Backs Video Game Developer nWay <#m_2361162116820935777_0073086> - Syndio Solutions Scores $650K Seed Funding <#m_2361162116820935777_0073085> - Aspiration Gets $47M For Online Banking Efforts <#m_2361162116820935777_0073077> - Fair Links With Assurant For Vehicle Insurance <#m_2361162116820935777_0073076> *Marketplace* - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_2361162116820935777_ad724> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_2361162116820935777_ad717> - Oracle <#m_2361162116820935777_ad683> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_2361162116820935777_ad596> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_2361162116820935777_ad188> *Thursday, December 14, 2017* *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. *Sophia Amoruso's Girlboss Raises $3.1M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073093.html> Los Angeles-based Girlboss, a startup founded by former NastyGal founder Sophia Amoruso, has raised $3.1M in seed funding. The funding was led by Lightpseed Venture Partners, and also included others. Girlboss is a "lifetyle brand" focused on female empowerment, and offers up articles, books, a podcast, and "rallies" featuring talks, panels, keynotes, and workshops led by women. As part of the funding, Lightspeed's Nicole Quinn joins the company's board of directors. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073093.html>) *Dreamscape Immersive Raises $30M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073092.html> Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive, which is working on opening up physical "VR centers" across the country, said Wednesday that it has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. The funding included investments from Nickelodeon, Majid Al Futtaim, VRSense Solutions Limited, and Image Nation Abu Dhabi along with Bold Capital Partners, 21st Century Fox, and Warner Bros. The company said it is hoping top open up its first location at the Westfield Century City Mall sometime next year. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073092.html>) *Atom Tickets Signs Up Showcase Cinemas* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073091.html> Los Angeles-based online movie ticketing service *<ahref="http: www.atomtickets.com <http://www.atomtickets.com>">Atom Tickets* has signed up a new, cinema chain, adding National Amusements' Showcase Cinemas to its platform. According to Atom Tickets, the deal will add nearly 400 screens Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island to its ticketing app and website. Atom Tickets says it now has nearly 19,000 screens across the U.S. on its platform.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073091.html>) *Mondicon Sets Up Shop In Santa Monica, Rolls Out Mobile WiFi Hardware* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073089.html> Dutch electronics developer Mondicon said Wednesday afternoon that it is setting up an office in Santa Monica, as it launched its products into the United States. The company said it is launching a secure, mobile Wi-Fi hotspot it calls the We.Stream at CES, a secure, mobile hotspot that lets users purchase data in increments of 2GB, 5GB or 10GB from its own touch screen. The company said it is now looking for U.S.based distributors and resellers for its device, which costs $179. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073089.html>) *March Capital Backs Video Game Developer nWay* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073086.html> Los Angeles-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners is one of the lead investors in a round for mobile video game developer nWay, which announced a $11M funding on Wednesday. According to nWay, the funding, which was facilitated by Lionsgate, was led by both March Capital Partners and Ridge Ventures, and also included Baseline Ventures (Steve Anderson), TransLink Capital (Jay Eum) and WI Harper Group (Jeffrey Chu). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073086.html>) *Syndio Solutions Scores $650K Seed Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073085.html> Los Angeles-based Syndio Solutions, a developer of web-based software to help companies ensure compliance with state and federal equal pay for equal work laws, has raised $650,000 in its seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Frontier Ventures. According to Syndio Solutions, Robert Perille of Frontier Ventures joins the company's board with the funding. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=89111> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073085.html>) *Aspiration Gets $47M For Online Banking Efforts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073077.html> Los Angeles-based Aspiration, and online banking startup which calls itself "the financial firm with a conscience", said on Tuesday that it has raised $47M in a Series B funding round. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=89097> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073077.html>) *Fair Links With Assurant For Vehicle Insurance* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073076.html> Santa Monica-based Fair, the new startup led by former TrueCar founder and CEO Scott Painter, said today that it has tied with auto insurance provider Assurant as its primary insurance partner. Fair--which offers up an app which lets users gain access to a car with no long term commitments and no physical paperwork--said that Assurant is now the primary underwriter for the Fair-branded property and casualty insurance offered for all vehicles available on the app. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073076.html>) *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? Want to reach Southern California's movers and shakers? 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