*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, April 26, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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IP Transactions . Patent & Trademark Prosecution . IP Strategy . Westlake Village . Santa Barbara . Irvine. i...@socalip.com 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Interview with Catherine McCord, One Potato* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074567.html> What do you do, if you grew up and became an adult, and now are starting a family—but you never learned to cook? If you're part of the generation that grew up always going out for food or buying pre-prepared food, you might feel a bit overwhelmed with the cooking that comes with becoming a parent and having a family. That's where Los Angeles-based One Potato ( www.onepotato.com) comes in. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074567.html>) *Chalice Wealth Partners Finds $4.6M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074570.html> San Diego-based Chalice Wealth Partners, a new startup developing a technology-enabled, membership-based organization for registered independent advisors (RIAs) and wealth managers, has raised $4.6M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Uinta Investment Partners. According to Chalice Wealth Partners, it has created a technology platform which provides financial advisors with a link to a large suite of technology products and business services in one location. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=57535>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074570.html>) *Mitchell International Gets Private Equity Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074568.html> San Diego-based Mitchell International, a provider of technology and information products for the property and casualty and collision repair industries, has scored a private equity funding from Stone Point Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. According to the companies, Stone Point Capital is acquiring the equity position in Mitchell currently held by KKR> and Elliott Management. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074568.html>) *Illumina Selects Companies For Startup Accelerator* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074571.html> San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina says it has selected five companies to participate in its startup accelerator the Illumina Accelerator. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074571.html>) *Gossamer Bio Names CFO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074569.html> San Diego-based Gossamer Bio said Wednesday that it has named Bryan Giraudo as the company's new Chief Financial Officer, to head up the company's finance and administrative functions. Giraudo was most recently an investment banker at LEERINK Partners, where he served as Senior Managing Director heading up its Western North America and Asia life sciences investment banking practice. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074569.html>) *Sonos Files For IPO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074566.html> Santa Barbara-based Sonos has filed for a confidential IPO, according to a report on Wednesday, which says that Sonos is hoping to go public as soon as June. The report, from the Wall Street Journal, says the IPO will value Sonos at between $2.5 billion and $3.0 billion. Sonos has received backing from such investors as BV Capital, Elevation Partners, Index Ventures, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and Redpoint Ventures. The company's founder and CEO is John Macfarlane. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074566.html>) *JMI Equity Backs CampusLogic In $55M Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074562.html> JMI Equity, the private equity firm which has one of its main offices in La Jolla, is the lead investor in a round for Phoenix, Arizona-based CampusLogic. CampusLogic, which develops software tools to help streamline the management of student financial aid for schools, said Wednesday morning that it had raised $55M in a funding round from JMI Equity. CampusLogic said it will use the new investment for product development, customer success, and sales and marketing. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=52753>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074562.html>) *NEXT Trucking, Backed By $21M From Sequoia Capital, Plans Big Hiring Push* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074558.html> Lynwood, California-based NEXT Trucking, which operates an online marketplace which connects carriers to shippers, says it is planning a big hiring push in Southern California, after a big $21M funding round from Sequoia Capital. The startup, led by CEO and Co-founder Lidia Yan, says it plans to double its workforce in Southern California, with a plan to hire more than 50 engineering, sales, operations, and marketing roles this year. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074558.html>) *TaskUs Names Chief Customer Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074553.html> Los Angeles-based *TaskUs <http://www.taskus.com>*, which provides outsourced customer support and other back-end support for technology companies, said today that it has named Jarrod Johnson as Chief Customer Officer. Johnson was previously SVP of Sales at TaskUs, and will be based in the company's Dallas offices. Johnson also had served at ACS and IBM. TaskUs--which has a very significant employee base in the Philippines--also has an on-shore facility in Austin, Texas. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showperson&id=81989> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074553.html>) *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. 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