*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, February 14, 2019* 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 ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Insights and Opinions: Everything's On Fire...Every Day! <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077351> - Loop Media Unveils Streaming Media Service, Backed By $10M In Funding <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077351> - Ixia Selected By Telefonica <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077352> - Veritone Deploys At College Football Playoffs <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077353> - TuSimple Takes $95M For Autonomous Trucking Technology <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077349> - Forge Platform Finds $1M For Ethereum SDK <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077344> - JibJab Acquired By Catapult Capital <#m_-8843717690672500164_0077343> *Marketplace* - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_-8843717690672500164_ad188> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-8843717690672500164_ad737> - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_-8843717690672500164_ad729> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-8843717690672500164_ad737> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_-8843717690672500164_ad717> *Thursday, February 14, 2019* *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. *Insights and Opinions: Everything's On Fire...Every Day!* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077347.html> For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have a contribution from entrepreneur Braven Greenelsh, who talks about how--if you're an entrepreneur--you have to realize that sometimes, everything is on fire, every day. If this title scares you, then you shouldn't launch a startup. The main difference between a startup and a small business is the former has professionals funding it and is concerned with long-term growth and viability. It's the quest to go big or go home. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077347.html>) *Loop Media Unveils Streaming Media Service, Backed By $10M In Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077351.html> A new, Burbank-based startup, Loop Media, said on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a new "short-form" streaming media service, which it says will feature music videos, film trailers, game trailers and TV clips. The startup--which says it has been in "stealth" mode for over two years--says it is backed by $10M in seed funding. That funding came from angel investor Dianne Berry plus other private investors from California, Tennessee and Florida. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077351.html>) *Ixia Selected By Telefonica* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077352.html> Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software provider Ixia has been selected by Telefonica, to help monitor Telefonica's physical and virtual networks, according to Ixia's parent company, Keysight Technologies. Financial details of the win were not announced. Keysight said that Telefonica is using Ixia's Network Packet Brokers (NPB), network tap, and Ixia Fabric Controller (IFC) products for dealing with increasing monitoring requirements it has for 5G and VoLTE. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077352.html>) *Veritone Deploys At College Football Playoffs* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077353.html> Costa Mesa-based Veritone says its artificial intelligence software was deployed for the 2019 College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship, and was used to produce transcriptions, automated facial recognition of players and coaches, logo identification, and other tasks for the CFP's Media Day. Financial details of the deployment were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077353.html>) *TuSimple Takes $95M For Autonomous Trucking Technology* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077349.html> TuSimple, a developer of autonomous trucking technology which has offices in San Diego and in China, said on Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a Series D funding round. The funding came from Chinese investors SINA Corp. and Composite Capital. TuSimple says it has now raised a total of $178M. The new funding values the company at $1 billion. The company was founded in 2015. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077349.html>) *Forge Platform Finds $1M For Ethereum SDK* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077344.html> Santa Monica-based Forge Platform, which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Manta Ray Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company was founded by Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow. CEO Lorenz was previously in Product and Monetization at Snap, and prior to that was SVP of Product at Brand Networks, in addition to serving at a VP at SHIFT. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077344.html>) *JibJab Acquired By Catapult Capital* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077343.html> Los Angeles-based JibJab, which provides animated, personalized greeting cards and other social content, has been acquired by private equity investor Catapult Capital LLC, Catapult Capital announced this morning. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. JibJab's stable of electronic greeting cards allow users to send personalized videos for such things as birthdays, holidays, and other events. 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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! 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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 *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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TCVN now features four educational tracks in four specific areas. The four tracks are: Legal, Execution, Finance, and Marketing and will consist of a series of five, consecutive monthly programs designed to give the entrepreneur a comprehensive overview of each area. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26346 February 19, Santa Monica -- *Seed Stage Startup Pitch Competition* Seed Stage Startup Pitch Competition. Startup Coil. L.A. startups and entrepreneurs pitch on stage for product, business model, and investing feedback, and one winner will take home a valuable prize package. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26342 February 19, Santa Monica -- *Start-Up Options for Rapid Development, Funding, and Commercialization* Start-Up Options for Rapid Development, Funding, and Commercialization. LAVA. Is VC funding the only way to develop and grow your company? Have you heard of accelerators, incubators, angles, and other resources for rapid development, funding, and growth of your start-up? Attend our LAVA event on February 19th as our distinguished panel will share their expertise and insight. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26348 February 19, Los Angeles -- *CTO Mixer Cruise w/ Google's Denny Vrandecic Speaking about Wikidata & more* CTO Mixer Cruise w/ Google's Denny Vrandecic.On Tuesday, February 19th @ 6pm, LA CTO Mixers will set sail with Google's Denny Vrandecic who will be giving a presentation on Wikidata and beyond, followed by a demo by John Herzog on the use of screen readers. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26351 February 20, Playa Vista -- *Unconscious Bias & Diversity* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26355 February 20, Santa Barbara -- *Tech Acquisitions: Digital Strategies for Corporations & Exit Strategies for Startups - MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26358 February 20, Los Angeles -- *LAEDC Economic Forecast 2019* LAEDC Economic Forecast 2019. Panel discussion: Agents of Innovation: LA County Businesses Shaping The Future Economy. One of the first events of its kind in Los Angeles, The LAEDC's annual Economic Forecast has long been a lightning rod for cultivating meaningful economic advancement within our city. For the past 10+ years, our region's top influencers gather to ask the most pressing questions, take on challenging issues, and shape the relationships which keep LA strong. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26347 February 23, Pasadena -- *Quantum Computing: From Physics Lab to Applications* Quantum Computing: >From Physics Lab to Applications. Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum. Quantum computing is moving from lab experiments to real devices; but as with other disruptive computing innovations, what will be applications be? Will it be limited to a handful of niche scientific and government uses or will there be broad applications? And what of software platforms will be needed to leverage these devices? Our February Forum will address these questions and others with a panel of researchers, industry experts and entrepreneurs building companies in the quantum spac. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26350 February 26, Sant Monica -- *LAVA Digital: Investing with a Social Impact* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26356 March 6, Westlake Village -- *ACG101 Food Manufacturers and Distributors* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26354 March 7, Los Angeles -- *Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups* *NEW* . 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