*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, September 5, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
*Sponsored By * TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments and acquisitions of growing software companies. Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with David Sobie, Happy Returns <#m_432294764934899712_0075892> - Amazon Expands Tech Hub In San Diego <#m_432294764934899712_0075894> - Smith Micro Looks To Sell Off Product Line <#m_432294764934899712_0075896> - Netflix Boosts Consumer Products Efforts In LA <#m_432294764934899712_0075899> - Gossamer Bio Names Chief Scientific Officer <#m_432294764934899712_0075895> - Omnicharge Launches New Power Bank <#m_432294764934899712_0075897> - Songtradr Names CFO <#m_432294764934899712_0075898> *Marketplace* - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_432294764934899712_ad729> - Stradling <#m_432294764934899712_ad608> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_432294764934899712_ad611> *Wednesday, September 5, 2018* *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! Contact [email protected] for details. *Interview with David Sobie, Happy Returns* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075892.html> Why is it that consumers overwhelming prefer to return unwanted products in person, rather than by mail--and how do you make that complex and cumbersome process easier for both consumers and online retailers? Santa Monica-based Happy Returns (www.happyreturns.com) is solving that issue, with a network of "return bars" it has opened in partnership with physical retailers. We chatted with co-founder and CEo David Sobie about the company and the problem it's solving. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075892.html>) *Amazon Expands Tech Hub In San Diego* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075894.html> Online e-commerce giant Amazon announced this morning that it is expanding at its "tech hub" in San Diego, and plans to create 300 new high tech jobs at the location. According to Amazon, it has opened up a new, 85,000 square foot office as its San Diego Tech Hub, where employees will work in the areas of software development, machine learning, cloud computing, and digital entertainment. The company says the new office is at Campus Pointe in the University Town Center neighborhood. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075894.html>) *Smith Micro Looks To Sell Off Product Line* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075896.html> Aliso Viejo-based software developer Smith Micro Software announced this morning that it is seeking "strategic options" for one of its product lines. According to Smith Micro, it is seeking strategic options for its QuickLink IoT product line, its line of software that is used to manage smartphones and IoT devices which implement the Open Mobile Alliance OMA-DM stack, including its patents in the area. Smith Micro said it is being advised by Palmares Advisors in the process. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075896.html>) *Netflix Boosts Consumer Products Efforts In LA* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075899.html> Streaming entertainment provider Netflix is boosting its consumer products efforts out of its Los Angeles office, saying on Tuesday that it has tapped a Disney Parks veteran as its new global products head. According to Netflix, it has hired Christie Fleischer as Global Head of Products, overseeing retail and licensee partnerships, publishing, interactive games, merchandising and experiential events. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075899.html>) *Gossamer Bio Names Chief Scientific Officer* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075895.html> San Diego-based Gossamer Bio, the biopharmaceuticals firm which is focused on therapeutics in the autoimmune, allergy/inflammation and immuno-oncology disease areas, said today that it has named Luisa Salter-Cid, Ph.D., as its new Chief Scientific Officer. Salter-Cid spent the last 13 years at Bristol Myers Squibb, having served in such roles as Vice President and Head of Immunology, small molecule Immuno-Oncology and Genomics Discovery. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075895.html>) *Omnicharge Launches New Power Bank* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075897.html> Los Angeles-based Omnicharge, a startup that is developing portable power banks, said it has launched a new product called the Omni Ultimate, a portable power bank aimed at business travelers, photographers, filmmakers, and outdoor enthusiasts. The new device includes a 120W pure sine wave output, up to 150W of DC output, and 145Wh of capacity, and will have a MSRP of $599. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075897.html>) *Songtradr Names CFO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075898.html> Santa Monica-based Songtradr, a startup developing a music licensing platform, said today that it has named Clare Nicholls as its new Chief Financial Officer. Nicholls will be based at the company's UK office. Songtradr said Nicholls previously worked at Salomon Brothers (now part of Citigroup), UBS Warburg and ABN Amro, and is an advisor to the Marine Transport International, a blockchain enabled supply chain logistics business. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075898.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 *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. *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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_432294764934899712_funding>* 8/29/18 Zadara <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93402> Irvine $25.00 M 8/27/18 Rakuten Aspyrian <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93297> San Diego $150.00 M 8/22/18 Opkix <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93298> Costa Mesa $11.80 M 8/17/18 Cargomatic, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93293> Venice $35.00 M 8/15/18 AuditBoard <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93227> La Palma $40.00 M 8/14/18 Airspace Technologies <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93223> Carlsbad $8.00 M 8/10/18 Appetize <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93222> Los Angeles $23.00 M 8/07/18 Sagewise <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93193> Los Angeles $1.25 M 8/03/18 WeeCare <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93142> Venice $4.20 M 8/02/18 inVia Robotics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93141> Westlake Village $20.00 M 7/30/18 Cool Planet Energy <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93134> Greenwood Village $20.30 M 7/23/18 Gossamer Bio, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=89673> San Diego $230.00 M 7/18/18 AdQuick <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93105> Los Angeles $2.10 M 7/17/18 Openpath <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93069> Culver City $20.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html September 5, Thousand Oaks -- *Thinking Like a VC* Thinking Like a VC. Cal Lutheran Center for Entrepreneurship. Featuring: Rob Vickery, Partner & Co-Founder: Stage Venture Partners. Rob Vickery, Co-Founder of Stage Venture Partners, which is one of LA's leading enterprise software venture capital fund, will be exploring the core principles of venture capital and core due-diligence techniques that are adopted in this area of finance. During this interactive session, he will also be discussing his own journey from building a business that generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to creating Stage from scratch. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26163 September 5, Los Angeles -- *Intro To Javascript* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26178 September 7, Pasadena -- *Pasadena's Newest Venture Fund For Healthcare* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26176 September 8, Culver City -- *Pitch Genius Workshop * Pitch Genius Workshop. The purpose of this workshop is to educate idea-to-early stage startups about investors, fundraising, and how to make a successful pitch. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26140 September 8, El Segundo -- *Cross Campus End Of Summer Bash* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26175 September 10, Pasadena -- *Design Thinking Workshop* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26180 September 11, Los Angeles -- *Mobile World Congress Americas* Mobile World Congress Americas. Mobile World Congress Americas is the premier mobile tech event of the Americas region and it’s coming to the LA Convention Center from September 12th – 14th. With nearly 1,000 exhibitors and participating companies, extensive thought-leadership and education, and the industry’s best networking opportunities, MWC Americas is where tech leaders come together to share their stories and vision, and take innovation to the next level. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26171 September 12, Camarilllo -- *BioScience Alliance Event* BioScience Alliance Event. REMD Biotherapeutics. REMD Bio Executives will give tours of their new facility and briefly discuss their company’s ongoing drug development efforts relating to Diabetes. Come tour REMD’s new facility and gather with others who are involved in our region’s life science industry. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26161 September 12, Santa Monica -- *ACGLA: Beers With Peers* Beers with Peers. ACG LA. Craft beer tasting with colleagues. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26166 September 12, Los Angeles -- *Mobile World Congress Americas* Mobile World Congress Americas. Mobile World Congress Americas is the premier mobile tech event of the Americas region and it’s coming to the LA Convention Center from September 12th – 14th. With nearly 1,000 exhibitors and participating companies, extensive thought-leadership and education, and the industry’s best networking opportunities, MWC Americas is where tech leaders come together to share their stories and vision, and take innovation to the next level. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26172 September 13, Los Angeles -- *Mobile World Congress Americas* Mobile World Congress Americas. Mobile World Congress Americas is the premier mobile tech event of the Americas region and it’s coming to the LA Convention Center from September 12th – 14th. With nearly 1,000 exhibitors and participating companies, extensive thought-leadership and education, and the industry’s best networking opportunities, MWC Americas is where tech leaders come together to share their stories and vision, and take innovation to the next level. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26173 September 14, Los Angeles -- *Mobile World Congress Americas* Mobile World Congress Americas. Mobile World Congress Americas is the premier mobile tech event of the Americas region and it’s coming to the LA Convention Center from September 12th – 14th. With nearly 1,000 exhibitors and participating companies, extensive thought-leadership and education, and the industry’s best networking opportunities, MWC Americas is where tech leaders come together to share their stories and vision, and take innovation to the next level. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26174 September 14, Pasadena -- *Venture Capital What They Are Looking For In A Startup* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26177 September 19, Los Angeles -- *Intro to Javascript: Build A Virtual Pet* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26179 September 27, Newport Beach -- *OCTANE 5th Annual High Tech Innovation Awards* OCTANE 5th Annual High Tech Innovation Awards. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26133 September 28, Los Angeles -- *USC Body Computing Conference* USC Body Computing Conference. On Friday, Sept. 28, the USC Center for Body Computing (CBC), part of the Keck School of Medicine of USC, will host thought leaders and innovators across medicine, military, sports, business, public policy and cybersecurity at the 12th Annual Body Computing Conference. The theme of this year's conference, The Decline of HealthCare, The Rise of LifeCare, will touch on the role of technology in all aspects of life — from ridesharing and digital health cars to combat training — and how security for digitally enabled LifeCare data has deep implications for individuals, organizations and even national security. 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