*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, November 28, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Jam City Acquires Bingo Pop, Expands In Canada <#m_1080589560730485382_0076660> - Elon Musk's Boring Company Abandons Plans for West LA Tunnel <#m_1080589560730485382_0076659> - Bird Lets You Become Your Own Scooter Entrepreneur With Bird Platform <#m_1080589560730485382_0076663> - YouTube Pulling Back On Original Content <#m_1080589560730485382_0076662> - SpaceX Delays Satellite Launch Mission From Vandenberg <#m_1080589560730485382_0076652> - General Atomics Opens Office In India <#m_1080589560730485382_0076661> - Disney, Google Ink New Advertising Deal <#m_1080589560730485382_0076658> - Silicon Valley Bank's Startup Outlook Survey <#m_1080589560730485382_0076656> - Bird, AT&T Roll Out PSA On Scooting Distracted <#m_1080589560730485382_0076655> - March Capital Backs Nifty Games In $3M Funding <#m_1080589560730485382_0076654> - Findaspot Launches API For Meeting Coordination <#m_1080589560730485382_0076648> - Wavemaker Three Sixty Teams With USC Keck School of Medicine <#m_1080589560730485382_0076647> - Qualcomm Returns To Back Brazilian Apartment Rental Marketplace <#m_1080589560730485382_0076646> *Marketplace* - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_1080589560730485382_ad737> - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_1080589560730485382_ad729> - Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <#m_1080589560730485382_ad741> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_1080589560730485382_ad611> - Stradling <#m_1080589560730485382_ad608> *Wednesday, November 28, 2018* *Silicon Valley Bank's Startup Outlook Survey <https://bit.svb.com/2D5K6Ad>* Silicon Valley Bank's Startup Outlook Survey: What's on the horizon for YOUR startup? Silicon Valley Bank recently opened its 10th annual Startup Outlook survey, which asks tech and life science startups from around the world for their outlook on business conditions, hiring, fundraising, and public policy issues that impact their success. SVB uses the anonymized findings to highlight opportunities and challenges for companies like yours and help the public and policymakers understand the role innovation companies have in driving local and global economies. See last year's report here: http://link.svb.com/CA000o0D90hZ0A00100wF00 SVB is a great partner to socaltech; help represent the startup economy by taking 10 minutes to share your thoughts: https://bit.svb.com/2D5K6Ad *Jam City Acquires Bingo Pop, Expands In Canada* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076660.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City is announcing this morning that it has acquired the mobile game Bingo Pop, from Canadian game developer Uken Games. According to Jam City, Bingo Pop's mobile games team has joined Jam City, which is expanding its global operations to Toronto, Canada. Finacial details of the acquisition were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076660.html>) *Elon Musk's Boring Company Abandons Plans for West LA Tunnel* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076659.html> Hawthorne-based Boring Company, the company created by Elon Musk to create a network of underground tunnels to bypass traffic in Los Angeles, has abandoned plans to dig a tunnel on LA's Westwide. The company had hoped to build a tunnel below the 405 freeway and Sepulveda Boulevard. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076659.html>) *Bird Lets You Become Your Own Scooter Entrepreneur With Bird Platform* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076663.html> Santa Monica-based on-demand, scooter rental service Bird said on Tuesday it has launched a new program, which will let anyone build and operate their own Bird e-scooter network. According to Bird, it has created the Bird Platform, which lets people apply to run their own fleet of Bird scooters. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076663.html>) *YouTube Pulling Back On Original Content* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076662.html> In a move that is expected to hit local content production in Los Angeles, YouTube is reportedly scaling back its plans on original content in a dramatic way, starting in 2020, according to a report. The report--which cites "a source with direct knowledge"--says that Google is dramatically cutting its budget for YouTube Originals, its original content effort. The report came from The Hollywood Reporter. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076662.html>) *SpaceX Delays Satellite Launch Mission From Vandenberg* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076652.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just delayed its upcoming satellite launch mission--of the Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express--due to the incoming weather system into California. According to SpaceX, the launch is being delayed to extreme high-altitude winds that violate its Range requirements. The mission had been scheduled to launch on Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Santa Barbara. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076652.html>) *General Atomics Opens Office In India* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076661.html> San Diego-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker General Atomics has opened up its first office in India, in New Delhi, the aerospace developer said late Tuesday evening. One of General Atomics' customers in the region is the Indian Navy. As part of the international expansion, General Atomics said it has named Mr. Pratesh Gandhi as Director of India Strategic Development, with responsibility for directing business and strategic outreach efforts for General Atomics in India. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076661.html>) *Disney, Google Ink New Advertising Deal* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076658.html> Google and The Walt Disney Company said on Tuesday that the two companies have inked a new, global strategic relationship, where Disney will move its digital video and display business onto Google's Ad Manager. Google said that Disney will use Google as its core ad technology platform, where Google will power the advertising for all of Disney's properties, including Disney, ABC, ESPN, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, including live streaming, direct-to-consumer content, mobile apps, and live events. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076658.html>) *Silicon Valley Bank's Startup Outlook Survey* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076656.html> Silicon Valley Bank's Startup Outlook Survey: What's on the horizon for YOUR startup? Silicon Valley Bank recently opened its 10th annual Startup Outlook survey, which asks tech and life science startups from around the world for their outlook on business conditions, hiring, fundraising, and public policy issues that impact their success. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076656.html>) *Bird, AT&T Roll Out PSA On Scooting Distracted* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076655.html> Although it's probably obvious to most, trying to ride one of the many on-demand scooters across the region while using your phone is just as dangerous as texting and driving. However, for those who just can't break the using-your-phone-while-you-should-be-doing-something-else-habit, Santa Monica-based Bird, and AT&T have just launched a new public service announcement campaign, focused on safe use of scooters. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076655.html>) *March Capital Backs Nifty Games In $3M Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076654.html> Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital is one of the lead investors in a new, video game publishing startup called Nifty Games, in a $3M funding round, announced on Tuesday by Nifty Games. The startup--based in San Francisco--says it was founded by videogame industry veterans Jon Middleton and Pete Wanat, and is focused on interactive entertainment and specifically sports videogames. The seed funding round came from aXiomatic Gaming, March Capital Partners, Defy. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076654.html>) *Findaspot Launches API For Meeting Coordination* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076648.html> Los Angeles-based Findaspot, a developer of geolocation technology which it says helps coordinate meeting spots, says it has rolled out a new API and software which helps find meeting spots for colleagues, family, friends, and dating prospects. The startup--which provides its API to others--also has launched an app on iOS and Android which helps recommend spots on a map based on where people are treavling from and to, with links to Yelp and other information. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076648.html>) *Wavemaker Three Sixty Teams With USC Keck School of Medicine* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076647.html> Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three Sixty Health, LP, the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has teamed up with the University of Southern California's MESH (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Humanities) Academy at the USC Keck School of Medicine. According to the two, they are in a collaborative agreement where the two will collaborate on supporting promising life and health science companies affiliate with USC. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076647.html>) *Qualcomm Returns To Back Brazilian Apartment Rental Marketplace* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076646.html> Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital arm of San Diego-based Qualcomm, has returned in a new round for Brazilian apartment rental marketplace QuintoAndar, as part of a $64M, Series C funding. QuintoAndar said the funding was led by General Atlantic Ventures, and also included Kaszek Ventures, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, Qualcomm Ventures and QED. Qualcomm Ventures' investment in QuintoAndar is managed by Carlos Kokron. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076646.html>) *BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <http://www.bdo.com>* BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to publicly traded and privately held companies through more than 60 offices domestically and 160 countries globally. Our Southern California technology industry team professionals have deep experience helping online, software, hardware, and cleantech businesses in the local ecosystem to navigate the many issues affecting their businesses and to help them meet their larger strategic goals. Our team provides a wide range of guidance in the key issues effecting technology companies including, M&A advisory, initial public offerings, tax planning and consulting, intellectual property agreements, financial reporting and regulatory compliance matters. For more information, please contact our LA Technology leaders Anthony Ferguson, Tim Clackett, and Kris Kaufmann at [email protected]. http://www.bdo.com *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 *Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <http://www.collective-genius.com>* If you wanted to reach the peak of Mount Everest, you wouldn’t just gather a few friends, buy some supplies, and start hiking. Similar to building a growth company, you wouldn’t just hire a few people, build some products, and win a market. Peak is a facilitated annual leadership team planning session for emerging growth companies. It's a one day leadership team session to create company focus and clarity around a three year vision, one year plan, and quarterly priorities. With the vision and plan set, Peak provides leadership tools and systems to keep the team on track. To learn more contact us to schedule a 45 minute walk through at [email protected] or 1.424.259.3036. Collective Genius - Leadership Planning and Recruiting for Emerging Growth Companies. http://www.collective-genius.com. *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 *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. 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