*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, December 7, 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 * - WhiteFox Defense Lands $12M For Drone, Airspace Management <#m_1253254966394995568_0076746> - Sanebox Wins School District In Washington <#m_1253254966394995568_0076753> - 8minutenergy Completes Largest Solar Farm In California <#m_1253254966394995568_0076751> - Clearlake Capital Buys symplr <#m_1253254966394995568_0076748> - Call of Duty World League Adds New Sponsors <#m_1253254966394995568_0076752> *Marketplace* - Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <#m_1253254966394995568_ad741> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_1253254966394995568_ad737> - Stradling <#m_1253254966394995568_ad608> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_1253254966394995568_ad611> *Friday, December 7, 2018* *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <[email protected]>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] *WhiteFox Defense Lands $12M For Drone, Airspace Management* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076746.html> San Luis Obispo-based WhiteFox Defense Technologies, a new startup developing technology which protects critical infrastructure against drone intrusions, has raised $12.0M in a Series Seed funding round. The funding was led by JAM Capital, and also included Stage Venture Partners, Okapi Venture Capital, Serra Ventures, OCA Ventures, as well as Frontier Venture Capital. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=94518> )(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076746.html>) *Sanebox Wins School District In Washington* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076753.html> Los Angeles- and Boston-based email software developer Sanebox has scored a win with a school district in Washington, the company said this week. Financial details of the win were not announced. Sanebox, which develops software to help prioritize and sort emails, highlight important emails, track emails to make sure you get replies, and more, said that the North Thurston Public School System in Lacey, Washington selected its software to help its staff of 2,000 better manage their emails. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076753.html>) *8minutenergy Completes Largest Solar Farm In California* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076751.html> 8minuteenergy, a solar power project developer which has one if its offices in Los Angeles, says it has completed the largest solar farm in California, and among the largest in the world. According to 8minutenergy and its financing partner, Capital Dynamics, it recently completed the 328MW Mount Signal 3 Solar Farm, which is part of the larger 800 MW Mount Signal solar cluster, the largest PV project in California, but also among the largest solar power projects in the world. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076751.html>) *Clearlake Capital Buys symplr* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076748.html> Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Houston, Texas-based symplr, a provider of healthcare governance, risk, and compliance software. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Clearlake acquired symplr from its existing set of private equity investors, Pamlico Capital and The CapStreet Group. Clearlake said that symplr has over 1,500 customers representing more than 4,000 healthcare facilities in North America. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076748.html>) *Call of Duty World League Adds New Sponsors* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076752.html> Santa Monica-based Call of Duty World League, the e-sports league based on Activision Blizzard's popular Call Of Duty videogame, announced its new set of sponsors for its 2019 season this week, saying that the presenting sponsor for the league will be PlayStation4. Also joining as sponsors will be ASTRO and SCUF Gaming, both returning from last season, and adding MTN DEW AMP and ASUS as new sponsors. Financial arrangements between the league and its sponsors were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076752.html>) *Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <https://collective-genius.com/getting-to-peak/>* 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. *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 *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_1253254966394995568_funding>* 12/06/18 WhiteFox Drone Defense <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94518> San Luis Obispo $12.00 M 12/04/18 Freeletics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94355> Los Angeles $45.00 M 11/30/18 Viacyte <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94286> San Diego $80.00 M 11/21/18 PlayVS <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94252> Santa Monica $30.50 M 11/07/18 Mirium Pharmaceuticals <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94247> San Diego $120.00 M 11/06/18 Engineer.ai <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94246> Los Angeles $29.50 M 11/02/18 Syntiant <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94171> Irvine $25.00 M 11/01/18 Imbellus <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94168> Los Angeles $14.50 M 11/01/18 RingDNA, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94170> Sherman Oaks $10.00 M 10/31/18 PatientPop, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94133> Santa Monica $65.00 M 10/30/18 LegalZoom.com <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94128> Glendale $0.00 M 10/30/18 WAYV <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94129> Los Angeles $5.00 M 10/25/18 Pathmatics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94080> Santa Monica $3.00 M 10/23/18 Tala <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=94079> Los Angeles $0.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html December 7, Los Angeles -- *LA Auto Show* LA Auto Show.Last year, the global show had 1,000 of the latest models, vehicle debuts, and concept cars on display and this year, the expectation is no different. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26247 December 8, Los Angeles -- *LA Auto Show* LA Auto Show.Last year, the global show had 1,000 of the latest models, vehicle debuts, and concept cars on display and this year, the expectation is no different. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26248 December 9, Los Angeles -- *LA Auto Show* LA Auto Show.Last year, the global show had 1,000 of the latest models, vehicle debuts, and concept cars on display and this year, the expectation is no different. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26249 December 10, Irvine -- *South Bay Monday Club Member Holiday Lunch* South Bay Monday Club Member Holiday Lunch. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26284 December 13, Palos Verdes -- *South Bay Monday Club Member Holiday Lunch* South Bay Monday Club Member Holiday Lunch. Email [email protected]. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26285 December 14, Los Angeles -- *Financial Services Cybersecurity Roundtable* Financial Services Cybersecurity Roundtable. Special Guest: Joseph Moussiaux, City National Bank, is a retired Special Agent of the U.S. Department of Justice and is currently a Corporate Security Investigator at City National Bank. Joe was instrumental on numerous investigative cases leading to the arrest and conviction of the illicit use of bitcoin. He will provide an overview on bitcoin: how and where it’s purchased, mined, used for illicit purposes, what is a block-chain, a digital wallet, and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26206 December 14, San Diego -- *Stradling Office Hours @ CONNECT, Dec 14* Office Hours @ CONNECT with Stradling. Amit Singh is a shareholder in Stradling’s Corporate and Securities practice group and is a member of the firm's Mergers & Acquisitions and Emerging Growth practice groups. 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