*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, February 1, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - AeroVironment Launches New Drone For Farm Analyics <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073578> - SpaceX Falcon 9 Survives Surprise Water Landing <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073577> - EDF Renewable Energy Opens 200MW Wind Project In Minnesota <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073579> - Funraise Finds $9.7M For Nonprofit Fundraising <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073576> - SpaceX Has Successful Satellite Liftoff of GovSat-1 <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073575> - SpaceX Tries Again On GovSat-1 Launch <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073574> - GDC Pulls Award To LA's Nolan Bushnell, After #MeToo Protests <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073570> - Scopely Reportedly Finds $125M, Nears Unicorn Territory <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073565> - Nolan Bushnell Target Of #MeToo Protests After GDC Award <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073564> - GameMine Claims It's Reached Profitability <#m_-3107674390271765474_0073563> *Marketplace* - Recurring Revenue Conference 2018 - April 12 - LA <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad730> - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad729> - Neohire South <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad720> - Stradling <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad596> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-3107674390271765474_ad724> *Thursday, February 1, 2018* *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 *AeroVironment Launches New Drone For Farm Analyics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073578.html> Monrovia, California-based AeroVironment has launched its commercial drones into the agriculture market, said on Wednesday that it has launched the Quantex hybrid drone and related analytics software, specifically for the agriculture market. The new drone and software bundle, which costs $16,500, allows farmers to collect and use aerial imagery--including both true color and multispectral imagery--allowing for better decision making and farm management. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073578.html>) *SpaceX Falcon 9 Survives Surprise Water Landing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073577.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully delivered its latest satellite payload, the GovSat-1 communications satellite, into orbit on Wednesday, and--as a bonus--managed to preserve the first stage of the Falcon 9 used in the launch. According to Elon Musk, SpaceX attempted a "very high retrothrust landing in water", which appeared to have been successful, as he posted a photo of the Falcon 9 floating in the Atlantic. SpaceX had said it would not attempt a landing of the stage. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073577.html>) *EDF Renewable Energy Opens 200MW Wind Project In Minnesota* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073579.html> San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy says it has put a new, 200 megawatt wind project in Minnesota online. Accoding to EDF RE, the 200MW Red Pine Wind Project is fully operational, and delivering electricity into the Northern States Power Hawks Nest Lake Substation. The wind project generates enough energy to power approximately 92,000 average Minnesota homes. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073579.html> ) *Funraise Finds $9.7M For Nonprofit Fundraising* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073576.html> Long Beach-based Funraise, which develops nonprofit fundraising software, has raised $9.7M in an investment in its Series A funding, the company said this week. According to Funraise, the funding was led by Toba Capital, and also included angel Blaine Vess, the founder of Student Brands. Funraise was founded by Justin Wheeler (CEO), Tony Sasso (CPO), and Jason Swenski (CTO). The company said it already has 28 full time employees, and nearly 400 customers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073576.html>) *SpaceX Has Successful Satellite Liftoff of GovSat-1* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073575.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully lifted the GovSat-1 payload into space, and was on the way to delivering the communications satellite into geosynchronous orbit, from Florida on Wednesday afternoon. SpaceX launched the GovSat-1 at 4:25pm EST on Wednesday, January 31st, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), after a one day delay related to a sensor replacement. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073575.html>) *SpaceX Tries Again On GovSat-1 Launch* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073574.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is set for another try on it latest satellite launch, the launch of a geosynchronous satellite for GovSat. According to SpaceX, GovSat-1 is set to launch at 4:25pm EST on Wednesday, January 31st, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40). The launch had been delayed from Tuesday, due to a sensor issue. According to SpaceX, the GovSat-1 satellite includes X-band and Military Ka-band capacity, and will enable secure communication links. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073574.html>) *GDC Pulls Award To LA's Nolan Bushnell, After #MeToo Protests* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073570.html> Los Angeles investor and entrepreneur Nolan Bushnell will no longer receive the "Pioneer Award" from the Game Developer's Conference, after a flap over Bushnell's description in a book of a "wild" atmosphere at Atari in the 1970's, including behavior which has been brought to light in recent months over sexual harassment in the workplace. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073570.html>) *Scopely Reportedly Finds $125M, Nears Unicorn Territory* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073565.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Scopely has raised $125M in new funding, which reportedly values the company at around $795M, according to reports today, moving the company closer to unicorn territory. Scopely has not yet announced the funding, and no investor details were released. Scopely has previously raised funding from such investors as Revolution Growth, Greenspring Associates, Sands Capital Ventures, Cross Creek Advisors, and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=29727>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073565.html>) *Nolan Bushnell Target Of #MeToo Protests After GDC Award* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073564.html> Nolan Bushnell, the Los Angeles-based founder of Atari--who is also a very active angel investor in Los Angeles and other companies--is the target of a protest after he was recognized by the Game Developers Conference with the "Pioneer Award". The protests come as a result of Bushnell's bragging in a book about holding board meetings in a hot tub, and trying to get attractive female employees to join them, among other in appropriate conduct in Atari's early days. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073564.html>) *GameMine Claims It's Reached Profitability* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073563.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game publisher GameMine said on Tuesday that has reached "sustainable profitability", claiming it "is on track to do more than $20 million in profits before the end of 2018." The company, led by CEO Daniel Starr, said the growth came as a result of the earlier, $20M funding round it announced in May of 2017. The investor in that funding round was CEO Daniel Starr, along with what the company says are other high net worth individuals. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073563.html>) *Recurring Revenue Conference 2018 - April 12 - LA <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/recurring-revenue-conference-2018-tickets-39268937449?mc_cid=baa792f715&mc_eid=2cd2c15b76>* Sutton Capital Partners is proud to present the fourth annual RECURRING REVENUE CONFERENCE. 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