*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, August 2, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - inVia Robotics Rounds Up $20M For Warehouse Robots <#m_5139223366533886564_0075588> - Internet Brands' WebMD Launches New Financial Wellness Product <#m_5139223366533886564_0075589> - AirMap Deploys In Czech Republic <#m_5139223366533886564_0075592> - EDF Renewables Inks New 332MW Wind, Solar Deal <#m_5139223366533886564_0075590> - Apeel Sciences Finds $70M <#m_5139223366533886564_0075584> - Vizio Launches Its Own Video Streaming Service <#m_5139223366533886564_0075582> - Faraday Future Names Administrative Chief <#m_5139223366533886564_0075577> - Broadvoice Acquires YipTel <#m_5139223366533886564_0075572> - Bird Expands Dockless Scooters To Paris <#m_5139223366533886564_0075571> - The RealReal Launches First Bricks And Mortar Store, In West Hollywood <#m_5139223366533886564_0075569> *Marketplace* - Neohire South <#m_5139223366533886564_ad720> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_5139223366533886564_ad717> *Thursday, August 2, 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. *inVia Robotics Rounds Up $20M For Warehouse Robots* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075588.html> Westlake Village-based inVia Robotics, the developer of warehouse robots led by Lior Elazary, has raised $20M more in funding, in a Series B round. inVia said the new funding was led by Point72 Ventures and also included investments from Upfront Ventures and Embark Ventures. The funding brings the company's total raised to $29M. According to inVia, the new funds will support expansion of deployment of its robots. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=58291>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075588.html>) *Internet Brands' WebMD Launches New Financial Wellness Product* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075589.html> WebMD Health Services, which is a subsidiary of WebMD, itself a part of Los Angeles-based Internet Brands, said this morning that it hass launcheda new financial wellness product. WebMD Health Services said the new iGrad Enrich platform provides information and isnights to help consumers improve financial literacy through an in-depth, online assessment, and is targeted at helping employees and health plan members become better educated about their financial challenges. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075589.html>) *AirMap Deploys In Czech Republic* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075592.html> Santa Monica-based drone software maker AirMap, which develops software used to manage the access of drones to controlled airspace, said this morning that the Czech Republic is deploying its software to manage some of the country's busy airspace. According to AirMap, the Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic (ANS CR) is deploying its AirMap UTM product to manage authorizations for drone flights in the controlled airspace around Vaclav Havel Airport Prague. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075592.html>) *EDF Renewables Inks New 332MW Wind, Solar Deal* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075590.html> San Diego-based EDF Renewables North America has inked a new 332 megawatt (MW) wind and solar development deal, covering a wind farm in Iowa and a solar farm in Kern County. According to EDF Renewables North America, the PGGM Infrastructure Fund will acquire a 50 percent ownership in two projects, through two purchase and sale agreements. The projects are the Glacier's Edge Wind project in Iowa, and the Valentine Solar project in Kern County. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075590.html>) *Apeel Sciences Finds $70M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075584.html> Goleta-based Apeel Sciences, a startup which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce--using substances derived from other plants--has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. The company said the funding round came from Viking Global Investors, and also included Andreessen Horowitz, Upfront Ventures, and S2G Ventures. Walter Robb, the former CEO of Whole Foods Market, joins the company's board as part of the funding round. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075584.html>) *Vizio Launches Its Own Video Streaming Service* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075582.html> In a move which seems to aim at keeping high definition televisions relevant in the era of online streaming, Irvine-based Vizio announced its very own video streaming service on Wednesday, powered by LA's Pluto TV. According to Vizio, it has launched a new service called WatchFree, which will offer access to more than 100 live and linear channels for free, direct streaming. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075582.html> ) *Faraday Future Names Administrative Chief* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075577.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle upstart Faraday Future has named a new Chief Administrative Officer, Global Executive Vice President, and Global General Counsel at the company, Faraday said on Wednesday morning. According to Faraday Future, it has named Henry (Hong) Liu to the position, based at its main campus in Gardena. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075577.html>) *Broadvoice Acquires YipTel* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075572.html> Los Angeles-based Broadvoice, which provides unified communications, voice, and SIP trunking services for businesses, said Wednesday morning that it has acquired YipTel, a cloud communications services provider. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Broadvoice said YipTel serves customers from offices in Utah, Colorado and Texas, providing services to customers worldwide. YipTel has 54 employees, who will join Broadvoice as part of the acquisition. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075572.html>) *Bird Expands Dockless Scooters To Paris* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075571.html> In its first move to international markets, Santa Monica-based Bird said on Tuesday that it is launching into Paris, as part of its first expansion into international markets. Bird said it is launching a pilot program in Paris, and also plans to deploy its scooters in Tel Aviv. The expansion to Paris follows the entry of chief competitor Lime, which deployed its own scooters in Paris earlier this year. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075571.html>) *The RealReal Launches First Bricks And Mortar Store, In West Hollywood* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075569.html> Online luxury consignment store The RealReal is making its foray into the retail market, with its first ever bricks-and-mortar, physical store, in Los Angeles. TheRealReal said it will open up a "concept store" in Los Angeles on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, where it will both offer up its luxury goods and also accept consignments. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075569.html>) *Neohire South <http://www.neohiresouth.com>* Your source for the most sought-after startup jobs. At Neohire South, we take our relationships seriously. We apply years of industry experience to assess and curate our talent pool - connecting only top-notch tech candidates with the most exciting startups in the industry. 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 *Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <https://www.siliconmaps.com/tech-coast/>* Include your company on the Tech Coast Map and be part of the iconic industry symbol of Technology Innovation in Southern California. 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