*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, September 26, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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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. *SpaceX To Deliver Robots To The Moon* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076121.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX has just signed a deal to deliver two robot payloads to the moon for a small Japanese company, ispace, ispace said this morning. According to ispace, it has signed a contract with SpaceX for two flights to land two lunar orbiters on the moon. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076121.html>) *ACEA Biosciences Acquired by Agilent* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076118.html> San Diego-based ACEA Biosciences, a developer of analytical instruments, systems, and software used in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, along with academia, has been acquired by Agilent Technologies. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, the acquisition will help Agilent expand its team and broaden its portfolio of technology. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076118.html>) *Shootsta Sets Up Shop In Carlsbad For On-Demand, Online Video Production* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076120.html> Subscription, on-demand video production company Shootsta, which offers up an online, subscription-based video production service aimed at large brands, has set up shop in Carlsbad, the company said today. The Sydney, Australia-based company said it launched its U.S. operations to grow its global footprint. The company said it serves U.S. brands in the mobile communications, healthcare, software and digital marketing industries. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076120.html>) *Procore Acquires BIManywhere* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076114.html> Carpinteria-based cloud software developer Procore, which develops software used in managing construction projects, has acquired BIManywhere, a developer of software used for construction and facilities management. Financial details of the buy were not announced. According to Procore, BIManywhere's platform offers up a 3D viewing engine for helping with communications across project teams, through both a mobile app and web application. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076114.html>) *Bonfire Ventures Aims To Raise New, $20M Fund, Bonfire Ventures Select I* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076113.html> Los Angeles-based venture investor Bonfire Ventures, the venture capital fund led by SoCal VC veterans Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, has launched a fundraising effort for a new fund, Bonfire Ventures Select I, according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076113.html>) *ObEN Shows Off Singing, Talking AI Personality* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076112.html> Pasadena-based artificial intelligence software developer ObEN has rolled out a new, singing and talking "AI personality" based on Chinese singing group SNH48, the company said today. The company said it has created the "world's first celebrity personal AI" based on one of the members of the Chinese music group, Aijia. ObEN's AI personality sang a duet with her real-life counterpart at a conference in China this week. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076112.html>) *HG Data Buys Pivotal iQ* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076110.html> Santa Barbara-based HG Data says it has acquired Pivotal iQ, a provider of IT contract data, spend intelligence, and related information. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Pivotal iQ was based in London, with offices in New York and India. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076110.html>) *Acuant Acquired By Audax Private Equity* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076109.html> Los Angeles-based Acuant, a developer of identity verification software, has been acquired by private equity investor Audax Private Equity. Financial details of the acquisition were ... (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076109.html>) *Snapchat Lets Users Take Photos, Get Products Via Amazon* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076106.html> Venice, California-based Snap has rolled out a new integration deal with Amazon, saying on Monday that it has added a new feature which lets users takes photos of physical products or barcodes, and automatically have those products ordered from the Snapchat camera. According to Snapchat, the new feature lets users point there camera at a product or barcode, and a link to that product--or similar ones--from Amazon will appear on their phone. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076106.html>) *Cirrus Insight Finds Growth Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076101.html> Irvine-based Cirrus Insight, a developer of software used to help sales people with managing their email inbox and calendar, has received what it says is a "significant" growth equity investment. The funding came from private equity investor Clovis Point Capital. Size of the funding was not announced. Cirrus Insight's software integrates directly with Gmail and Outlook, helping users manage the Salesforce sales process directly from their email inbox. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=58667>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076101.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! 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View the large interactive map at https://www.siliconmaps.com/tech-coast/ Contact [email protected] for more information and mention Socal Tech for special industry rates. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_5065660319373377521_funding>* 9/25/18 Cirrus Insight <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93806> Irvine $0.00 M 9/19/18 SnapMD, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93720> Glendale $7.10 M 9/17/18 Drinks <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93616> Los Angeles $15.00 M 9/13/18 CODA Biotherapeutics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93613> South San Francisco $19.00 M 9/12/18 Epic Sciences <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93585> San Diego $52.00 M 9/11/18 FirstClose <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93579> Austin $0.00 M 9/10/18 Momentum IoT <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93526> Long Beach $3.10 M 9/07/18 Daybreak Games <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93524> San Diego $0.00 M 9/06/18 OrderMark, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93510> Los Angeles $9.50 M 9/05/18 Factual <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=93494> Los Angeles $42.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html September 26, Irvine -- *MasterMinds OC Startup Accelerator Workshop #18* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26196 September 26, Venice -- *Silicon Beach Networking Happy Hour at Wurstkuche in Venice* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26211 September 26, Los Angeles -- *Mobile LAVA: Recurring Revenue* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26231 September 27, Los Angeles -- *TechDay Los Angeles* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26216 September 27, Culver City -- *Keys to Driving Innovation Success* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26221 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 27, Irvine -- *TCVN Fireside Chat w/Vijay Raman* TCVN Fireside Chat w/Vijay Raman. Tech Coast Venture Network. Meet Vijay Raman, Managing Director and Founder of more than $1,300,000,000 in venture capital investment funds. Vijay is passionate in his support of startups and emerging industries. His global venture capital funds have been the financial engine behind a large number of global companies. Nothing gets him more excited than social enterprise, companies that are investing back into their communities. Please join us for a very special and in depth Fireside Chat with this extraordinary venture capitalist, moderated by Michael Sawitz. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26185 September 27, Costa Mesa -- *OCBC: Josh D’Amaro, President, Disneyland Resort* OCBC: Josh D’Amaro, President, Disneyland Resort. Join Orange County Business Council for a Chairman’s Leadership Breakfast featuring Josh D’Amaro, President, Disneyland Resort. D’Amaro is the president of the Disneyland Resort. In this role, he oversees a workforce of 30,000 cast members and is responsible for all facets of the business. He also leads the development of a $2 billion expansion of the resort that includes the addition of a new four-diamond hotel and the much-anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – a new 15-acre themed land devoted to the Star Wars franchise. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to hear from one of Southern California’s leading executives, featuring Tom Phelps, Manatt, Phelps and Phillips, Chair of OCBC’s CEO Leadership Caucus and Steve Churm, Chief Communications Officer, Fivepoint Holdings LLC.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26182 September 27, Los Angeles -- *TechDay Los Angeles - Home* Techday LA. We know startups are looking for a few main resources to help propel their growth, and that’s exactly who we invite to join us as attendees. TechDay offers a unique opportunity to showcase your brand and connect with our attendees! Whether you’ve only just launched your startup or have grown into a household name, exhibiting at TechDay gives you access to the resources you need to succeed. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26189 September 28, Long Beach -- *20th Annual SoCalBio Conference* Tapping Non-Dilutive Funding for Success. 20th Annual SoCalBio Conference. The Annual SoCalBio Conference will feature a number of breakout sessions focused on investment and funding trends. We are pleased to announce that one of these sessions will feature experts on accessing non-dilutive grant funding from governmental sources. Learn from these experts about new funding initiatives that you should pursue, such as the new BARDA funding for sepsis or the NIDDK's solicitation of research applications that test innovative approaches to improve diabetes and obesity prevention. Also, hear from emerging companies that successfully accessed government funding from sources such as NIH, DoD, and BARDA. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26186 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. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26164 October 3, Los Angeles -- *2018 Hollywood Entertainment Technology Festival* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26214 October 3, Santa Monica -- *BOOST Sales Performance with Carrie Lauby* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26227 October 9, Santa Monica -- *FundingPost Los Angeles VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26229 October 10, Irvine -- *The Emergence of Cyber-Physical, and What it Means to Safety and Security* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26220 October 11, Carlsbad -- *nVerge 2018* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26194 October 11, Irvine -- *FundingPost Orange County VCs, Angels, Crypto and ICOs Event* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26230 October 12, Los Angeles -- *Financial Services Cybersecurity Roundtable* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26205 October 12, Santa Monica -- *13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo* 13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo. 13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo will return to Santa Monica on October 12-13, 2018 with brand new vehicles, speakers, and exhibitors to showcase the newest innovations of the alternative technology industry. This two-day event is free to attend and brings together in one place a variety of brands, technologies, and manufacturers specializing in alternative technology. An array of NEW vehicles will debut at the 2018 AltCar Expo including SOLO, Electra Mechannica’s new single-passenger EV. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26183 October 13, 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/26141 October 13, Pasadena -- *Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Longevity* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26224 October 13, Santa Monica -- *13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo* 13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo. 13th Annual City of Santa Monica AltCar Expo will return to Santa Monica on October 12-13, 2018 with brand new vehicles, speakers, and exhibitors to showcase the newest innovations of the alternative technology industry. This two-day event is free to attend and brings together in one place a variety of brands, technologies, and manufacturers specializing in alternative technology. An array of NEW vehicles will debut at the 2018 AltCar Expo including SOLO, Electra Mechannica’s new single-passenger EV. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26184 October 18, Los Angeles -- *TechCrunch Sessions: AR/VR* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26198 October 21, Los Angeles -- *PyData LA* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26202 October 24, San Diego -- *QuickPitch 2018 | San Diego Venture Group* San Diego Venture Group QuickPitch Competition. 10 startups go head-to-head for over $75K in prizes. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26187 October 24, San Diego -- *QuickPitch 2018 San Diego Venture Group* John G. Watson Quick Pitch. San Diego Venture Group. 10 startups go head-to-head for over $75K in prizes. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26170 October 25, Los Angeles -- *Growth Capital Conference* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26226 October 25, Los Angeles -- *Cybersecure LA 2018* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26204 October 25, Irvine -- *MasterMinds OC Startup Accelerator Workshop #19* *NEW* . 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