*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, January 10, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
*Sponsored By * TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments and acquisitions of growing software companies. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. 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Our thoughts with all of our readers who are affected by the disaster. Thanks, Ben Kuo - Editor. https://www.gofundme.com/Montecitomudslide ------------------------------ *Wednesday, January 10, 2018* *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. *Ring Teams With Shaquille O'Neal On Home Security Effort* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073305.html> Santa Monica-based Ring, the developer of video doorbells and security cameras, has teamed up with Shaquille O'Neal to promote the company's plans for 2018. According to Ring, its founder, Jamie Siminoff, along with Shaquille O'Neal, will host a Q&A session at CES talking about its whole home security plans around homes and neighborhoods. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073305.html>) *Overwatch League Boots Up First Season* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073303.html> The Overwatch League, the e-sports league based on Irvine-based Blizzard Entertainment's popular Overwatch videogame title, has officially begun its inaugural season, with 12 franchises spread across the U.S., Asia, and Europe. According to the sports league, it will begin the season by broadcasting on Twitch, OverwatchLeague.com, MLG.com, MLG's app, and a new dedicated Overwatch League companion app. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073303.html>) *Clearlake Capital Buys Perforce Software* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073304.html> Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital said this morning that it has acquired Perforce Software, a developer of version control software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Perforce was based in Minneapolis, MN, and had previously been owned by another private equity company, Summit Partners. According to Clearlake, Perforce will continue to be led by current CEO Janet Dryer, along with COO Mark Ties. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073304.html>) *QAD Offline Due To Massive Mudflow Disaster In Montecito* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073302.html> Santa Barbara, California-based ERP software developer QAD has lost its website--and has potentially undergone either mudflow or water intrusion--due to the massive disaster unfolding in Montecito, California. QAD's headquarters are immediately in the area in Santa Barbara where at least 8 people are dead, where hundreds are being rescued, and neighborhoods wiped out due to a mudflow off fire-stripped hills above Montecito, due to the massive Thomas Fire. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073302.html>) *ViaSat Enters Beta On Commercial Satellite Broadband Service* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073300.html> Carlsbad-based Viasat said on Tuesday that it has started beta service on its ViaSat-2 satellite, and plans full commercial launch in February. According to ViaSat, it has already demonstrated speeds over over 100 Mbps to production consumer terminals on the service, which serves North America, Central America, the Caribbean, a portion of northern South America, as well as the primary aeronautical and maritime routes across the Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073300.html>) *ShadeCraft Opens Preorders For Robotic Sun Shade* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073299.html> Los Angeles-based *ShadeCraft <https://shadecraft.com>* says it has begun taking preorders for its "robotic shade", which automatically tracks the sun and keeps consumers shaded while sitting outdoors. The startup, founded by CEO Armen Gharabegian, says it uses "Internet of Things (IoT) through artificial intelligence (AI) integration and voice activation features" in its product.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073299.html>) *Report: Super-Secret SpaceX Payload, Zuma, A Total Loss* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073295.html> A report in the Wall Street Journal this morning says that the highly secret rocket mission launched by Los Angeles-based SpaceX on Sunday was presumed to be a total loss, and failed to reach orbit. According to that report, Zuma the billion dollar spy satellite plummeted back into the atmosphere after failure to separate from the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon. For its part, SpaceX told the WSJ that its launch was "nominal". ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073295.html>) *ObEN Finds $10M More For Avatar Technology* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073289.html> Pasadena-based *ObEN <http://www.oben.com>*, which is developing intelligence avatar technology which allows users to create highly realistic avatars for use in augmented reality and virtual reality environments, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from K11. According to ObEN, the new funding brings its total raised to more than $23.7M. ObEN is led by Nikhil Jain. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=50992>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073289.html>) *REX Raises $15M Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073292.html> Woodland Hills-based REX Real Estate Exchange, a startup which helps homeowners sell their homes without using an MLS, has raised $15M in a Series B funding. According to REX, the funding included investments from Scott McNealy, co-founder and former chief executive officer, Sun Microsystems; Dick Schulze, founder, Best Buy; Gordon Segal, founder, Crate and Barrel; Amit Singhal, former senior vice president of search, Google; Jack Greenberg, former chief executive officer, McDonalds; and others. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073292.html>) *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *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]). *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 *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <[email protected]>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] *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. Add that to deployment complexity and capacity issues, and your business will struggle to reap the benefits of cloud. A multi-cloud consolidation platform from KeyInfo solves these issues and more! KeyInfo provides top notch multi-cloud services, management capabilities and tailored support. We enable customers to procure cloud services from a single source, allowing for the access and management of a full range of industry-leading IaaS cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, IBM, Microsoft and more. 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To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-6509023218808243469_funding>* 1/09/18 Oben, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89431> Pasadena $10.00 M 1/08/18 Neural Analytics, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89429> Los Angeles $15.00 M 1/04/18 Chrome River Technologies, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89386> Los Angeles $35.00 M 1/03/18 Expansion Therapeutics <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89355> San Diego $55.30 M 1/03/18 Critical Diagnostics <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89356> San Diego $8.50 M 12/20/17 Happy Returns <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89121> Santa Monica $8.00 M 12/19/17 Virgin Hyperloop One <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89116> Los Angeles $50.00 M 12/19/17 Luna DNA <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89117> San Diego $2.00 M 12/14/17 Girlboss <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89112> Los Angeles $3.10 M 12/14/17 Dreamscape Immersive, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89113> Santa Monica $30.00 M 12/13/17 Aspiration <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89097> Marina Del Rey $47.00 M 12/13/17 Syndio <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89111> Los Angeles $0.65 M 12/12/17 Slingshot Aerospace <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89095> El Segundo $3.25 M 12/07/17 Metacrine <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89091> San Diego $22.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html January 20, Pasadena -- *e-Gaming and e-Sports: The OpportunitiesAbound* e-Gaming and e-Sports: The Opportunities Abound. Caltech Enterprise Forum. e-Gaming and e-Sports has quickly evolved and exploded in popularity through amateur on-line games and professional competitions where thousands of fans attend live events in arena-sized venues as millions of people watch on-line. A powerful and growing audience has emerged, signaling big changes for the Video Game and Sports Media industries, creating new opportunities for brand sponsorship, media rights, location-based entertainment, advertising and marketing. Join us for an industry panel discussion for the opportunity to hear from four e-gaming and e-sports pioneers and entrepreneurs for an insider’s look at this wildly expanding industry. 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