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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Singlera Genomics Finds $60M For Cancer Diagnosis <#m_835451397346713145_0074216> - Fastdata.io Finds $5M <#m_835451397346713145_0074213> - Marlin Equity's AppRiver Buys Roaring Penguin <#m_835451397346713145_0074212> - Bird Launches National Expansion, Adds San Francisco, San Jose, DC <#m_835451397346713145_0074211> - Relativity Takes $35M More For 3D Printed Rockets <#m_835451397346713145_0074204> *Marketplace* - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_835451397346713145_ad729> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_835451397346713145_ad611> - Recurring Revenue Conference 2018—April 12, Marina del Rey Marriott <#m_835451397346713145_ad731> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_835451397346713145_ad724> - Neohire South <#m_835451397346713145_ad720> *Wednesday, March 28, 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. *Singlera Genomics Finds $60M For Cancer Diagnosis* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074216.html> La Jolla-based Singlera Genomics, which is developing genetic diagnostics for early stage cancer detection, has raised $60M in a Series A+ funding round, according to the company. The funding was led Green Pine Capital Partners and Prosperico Ventures plus UCF Medical Investment, Jointown Pharmaceutical Group, and Lilly Asia Venture, as well as others. Singlera is split between La Jolla and Shanghai, China. The company said it is focusing on early stage detection of cancer using cell-free DNA. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=90995> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074216.html>) *Fastdata.io Finds $5M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074213.html> Santa Monica-based Fastdata.io, a company that is developing GPU-native software specifically aimed at real-tie stream processing, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday afternoon. The funding was co-led by CrossCut Ventures and Pelion Venture Partners, and also included NVIDIA. Fastdata.io is led by CEO and founder Alen Capalik. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=50640>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074213.html>) *Marlin Equity's AppRiver Buys Roaring Penguin* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074212.html> AppRiver, a provider of cloud-based cybersecurity software and services which is owned by Los Angeles private equity investor Marlin Equity, has acquired Ottawa, Canada-based Roaring Penguin, the companies said this week. Roaring Penguin was a developer of email security software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. AppRiver, which is based in Florida, was acquired by Marlin Equity in October of 2017. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074212.html>) *Bird Launches National Expansion, Adds San Francisco, San Jose, DC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074211.html> Santa Monica-based Bird, which offers up rentals of electric scooters for the "last mile" of your commute, has expanded to San Francisco, San Jose, and Washington, DC. The startup--which just raised a massive $100M for expansion of its services this month, also said it is working with cities to share in revenues made from riders on those vehicles. Bird previously only offered up its services in Santa Monica, San Diego, and some other parts of Los Angeles. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074211.html>) *Relativity Takes $35M More For 3D Printed Rockets* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074204.html> Los Angeles-based Relativity, which is developing automated, robot-based, 3D printing technology specifically aimed at manufacturing space rockets, has raised $35M in a Series B funding round, the company said today. The funding came from Playground Global, Social Capital, Y Combinator Continuity, and angel investor Mark Cuban. The company has locations both in Los Angeles, as well as Stennis, Mississippi, and also has linked to both USC and Stanford. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=90980> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074204.html>) *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. We work with you to meet your cloud strategy needs and enable you to leverage all of the unique capabilities of the platform. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone *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. i...@socalip.com 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Recurring Revenue Conference 2018—April 12, Marina del Rey Marriott <http://www.recurringrevenueconference.com>* Presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Join 600+ entrepreneurs, SaaS and subscription innovators, leading VCs, private equity/angel investors and executives on April 12. 8am-5:30pm followed by cocktail reception. Speaker lineup includes 2 keynotes: Therese Tucker, Founder & CEO, BlackLine and Rick Stollmeyer, CEO & Co-Founder, MINDBODY, Inc. Register and use Promo Code: SocalTECH for 20% discount. Register at: http://www.recurringrevenueconference.com Questions: n...@suttoncapitalpartners.com *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? Become a SPONSOR or SOCALTECH SUPPORTER! Our sponsors and supporters are featured on our website, and online service provider directory, as well as in our newsletter multiple times per week. It's a great way to both get the word out about your services, as well as support our news coverage of local companies across the tech industry! 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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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_835451397346713145_funding>* 3/28/18 Singlera Genomics <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90995> La Jolla $60.00 M 3/27/18 Fastdata.io, Inc. <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90994> Santa Monica $5.00 M 3/27/18 Relativity <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90980> Los Angeles $35.00 M 3/26/18 Upkeep <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90968> Los Angeles $10.00 M 3/23/18 ServiceTitan <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90870> Glendale $62.00 M 3/23/18 BioIQ AKA Jentryx <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90871> Santa Barbara $26.50 M 3/22/18 Pairwise Plants <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90856> San Diego $25.00 M 3/21/18 PestRoutes <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90853> Mckinney $0.00 M 3/15/18 Pray.com <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90832> Westlake Village $14.00 M 3/13/18 Wpromote <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90798> El Segundo $0.00 M 3/12/18 Blast <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90716> Los Angeles $5.00 M 3/12/18 Radiology Partners Holdings, LLC <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90715> Manhattan Beach $234.00 M 3/09/18 Bird <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90699> Santa Monica $100.00 M 3/08/18 Atom Tickets <http:///intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=90658> Santa Monica $60.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html March 28, Playa Vista -- *Facebook Marketing Exclusive MASTERMIND Seminar (12 person limit)* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26050 March 29, Santa Monica -- *Los Angeles Ad Pros Mix Mingle Network * *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26054 April 3, Irvine -- *Orange County VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event* Orange County VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event. At our next event the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing & a fireside chat about ICO basics: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. ICOs raised a global record 1.1 billion dollars in December 2017 alone according to TokenMarket. That's HUGE, but what exactly does that mean? Can anyone do an ICO? Should everyone? and what exactly is an ICO anyway? Speakers: Moderator - Joe Daniels, McCarter & English Eric Shus, Angel Investor Chad Anderson, Co-founder, MT Digital Assets Michael Sawitz, Founder FastStart.studio Fred Haney, Founder, Venture Management Company Keynote - Patrick Lowry, Iconiq Lab Steve Kuh, Group Project Markus Levin, XYO Network. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26042 April 4, Marina Del Rey -- *FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event* FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event. At our next event the panel of investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing & a fireside chat about ICO basics: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! We will be discussing trends in Early-Stage Investing, hot sectors, sectors that these Angels and VCs look at, things that are most important to them when they are considering an Investment, the best and worst things an entrepreneur can do to get their attention, additional advice for entrepreneurs, and, of course, the best ways to reach these and other Investors. ICOs raised a global record 1.1 billion dollars in December 2017 alone according to TokenMarket. That's HUGE, but what exactly does that mean? Can anyone do an ICO? Should everyone? and what exactly is an ICO anyway? Speakers: Moderator, Joe Daniels, McCarter & English Rachael McCrary, CEO, JewelToned & Crypto Investor Eric Shus, Angel Investor Jor Law, Angel Investor, Founder of VerifyInvestor.com Melinda Moore, President, Moore Venture Media Chad Anderson, Co-founder, MT Digital Assets Marcus Weller, Ph.D, Manager, Interstellar Capital Steve Kuh, Group Project Keynote - Patrick Lowry, Iconiq Lab Markus Levin, XYO Network. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26041 April 9, Newport Beach -- *Software Test Professionals Conference& Expo* Software Test Professionals Conference& Expo. STPCon, Where Testers Come to Learn - The Software Test Professionals Conference is the leading event where test leadership, management, and strategy converge. The hottest topics in the industry are covered including agile testing, performance testing, test automation, mobile application testing, and test team leadership and management. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26036 April 10, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Digital Summit* Los Angeles Digital Summit. The Definitive Digital Marketing Gathering. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26005 April 11, Monrovia -- *MADIA Tech Launch Meet-up* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26056 April 11, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Digital Summit* Los Angeles Digital Summit. The Definitive Digital Marketing Gathering. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26006 April 12, Marina Del Rey -- *Recurring Revenue Conference 2018* Recurring Revenue Conference 2018. Sutton Capital Partners is proud to present the fourth annual RECURRING REVENUE CONFERENCE. We invite entrepreneurs, executives and investors who want to learn about the latest innovations, business models and customer retention to achieve explosive growth. Whether you are a SaaS or subscription business, or if customer retention is critical for your success, this is the premier Southern California event to learn from the tech pioneers. Today’s analytical insights, coupled with disciplined tactics are enabling companies to deepen their customer relationships in unparalleled ways. Come hear from experts who are successfully growing their industry-leading companies, as well as from the investors backing the. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25980 April 14, Culver City -- *Pitch Genius Workshops: Learn What Investors Want* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26052 April 14, Pasadena -- *Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Equity Funding* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26059 April 19, Santa Monica -- *Advancement of Women in STEM* WITI: Advancement of Women in STEM. In an era when women are more and more prominent in fields such as business, law, and medicine - why are there so few women pursuing career in Information Technology, Engineering and Science? Our panelists for our upcoming event "Advancement in STEM" are phenomenal women who are making significant contributions to technical communities that improve and impact our society through education, entertainment, and engineering. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26029 April 19, Glendale -- *HR101: Hiring, Onboarding, and Paying Employees* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26049 April 20, Santa Monica -- *StartEngine ICO 2.0 Spring Summit* StartEngine ICO 2.0 Spring Summit. The ICO marketplace has continued to grow exponentially; over $1.2B has already been raised in 2018; well on the way of passing the 2017 benchmark of $3.2B! The StartEngine ICO 2.0 Spring Summit will bring together hundreds of devoted cryptocurrency and blockchain investors, companies and influential keynote speakers to discuss a myriad of topics. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26025 April 24, Irvine -- *Gemalto KeySecure Certification course* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26053 April 26, Los Angeles -- *Growth Capital Conference* Network with capital sources: Angels,VCs,High Net Worths,advisors and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. 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