*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, February 22, 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 * - The Action Network Finds $17.5M For Sports Betting Media <#m_8391727729155872245_0077427> - Boingo Names New CEO After Longtime Head Dave Hagan Retires <#m_8391727729155872245_0077431> - Tapatalk Turn To Blockchain To Monetize Forum Content <#m_8391727729155872245_0077430> - DTS Signs CJ 4DPLEX For Immersive Audio <#m_8391727729155872245_0077429> - BlackLine Names New CTO <#m_8391727729155872245_0077428> - Arrowroot Backs ParkHub In $13M Funding <#m_8391727729155872245_0077425> - Loop Media Buys ScreenPlay <#m_8391727729155872245_0077423> - Clearlake's Perforce Completes Acquisition Of Rogue Wave Software <#m_8391727729155872245_0077421> - JMI Equity Leads $35M Investment In Lytics <#m_8391727729155872245_0077419> - Beyond Meat Adds Celebrity Investors <#m_8391727729155872245_0077412> *Marketplace* - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_8391727729155872245_ad611> - Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <#m_8391727729155872245_ad741> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_8391727729155872245_ad737> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_8391727729155872245_ad188> *Friday, February 22, 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. *The Action Network Finds $17.5M For Sports Betting Media* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077427.html> Los Angeles-based The Action Network, a sports media company which provides content, tools, and analytics for sports betting fans, has raised $17.5M in a Series B funding round, the company said on Thursday. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=95811> )(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077427.html>) *Boingo Names New CEO After Longtime Head Dave Hagan Retires* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077431.html> Los Angeles-based wireless services provider Boingo Wireless said on Thursday afternoon that it has named a new CEO, appointing Mike Finley, an existing member of the company's board of directors, as CEO of the company. Finley will remain on the board. According to Boingo, Finley replaces current CEO and Chairman Dave Hagan, who the company said had announced his desire to retire after serving for 17 years with the company. Hagan will continue to serve on Boingo's board of directors. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077431.html>) *Tapatalk Turn To Blockchain To Monetize Forum Content* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077430.html> Santa Monica-based Tapatalk, which develops a popular mobile application to allow users to access and read online forums, is turning to Blockchain in an attempt to reward content creators. According to Tapatalk, its "Gold Points" reward system--which rewards forum content creators based on pageview or ad impressions--will now be powered by blockchain technology. Tapatalk said its adoption of blockchain will make "micro-payments" more feasible. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077430.html>) *DTS Signs CJ 4DPLEX For Immersive Audio* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077429.html> Calabasas-based DTS, and cinema technology provider CJ 4DPLEX announced this week that CJ 4DPLEX will use the DTS:X immersive audio technology to theaters worldwide, in a deal which will incorporate the DTS:X technology into the CJ 4DPLEX ScreenX theater technology. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to the two, starting sometime this year, DTS will work with ScreenX and exhibitors to implement its DTS:X technology into ScreenX locations. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077429.html>) *BlackLine Names New CTO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077428.html> Los Angeles-based BlackLine, which develops financial controls and automation software, says it has named a new Chief Technology Officer. According to BlackLine, it has named Peter Hirsch as its new CTO, to head up the technology direction of its cloud software platform. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077428.html>) *Arrowroot Backs ParkHub In $13M Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077425.html> Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for parking technology developer ParkHub, in ParkHub's first instituional funding. ParkHub said it raised $13M in a series B funding round, which was led by ArrowRoot Capital, and which will go towards sales and marketing, plus product development. According to the company, the funding is its first institutional funding round. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=59702> )(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077425.html>) *Loop Media Buys ScreenPlay* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077423.html> Burbank-based streaming video startup Loop Media announced on Thursday that it has acquired ScreenPlay, a video service provider which licenses videos for use in such locations as Hard Rock Cafes, Norwegian Cruise Line, Yard House, Buffalo Wild Wings and Margaritaville. Financial details of the cash-and-stock deal were not announced. Loop Media said the deal will provide it with a "deep library" and licensing rights to over 200,000 music videos and film, game, and TV trailers. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077423.html>) *Clearlake's Perforce Completes Acquisition Of Rogue Wave Software* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077421.html> Software development tools maker Perforce, which is owned by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital, has completed its acquisition of Rogue Wave Software, another developer of software development tools. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077421.html>) *JMI Equity Leads $35M Investment In Lytics* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077419.html> San Diego-based private equity investor JMI Equity is the lead investor in Lytics, a developer of marketing personalization software, in a $35M, Series C investment announced by Lytics on Thursday. Lytics--which is based in Portland, Oregon--said the funding was led by JMI Equity, and also included existing investors Comcast Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and Voyager Capital. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=37874>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077419.html>) *Beyond Meat Adds Celebrity Investors* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077412.html> El Segundo-based Beyond Meat, which develops plant-based burger products, says it has added a long list of celebrities as investors in the company. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077412.html>) *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. i...@socalip.com 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <https://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. 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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* LAVA Digital: Investing with a Social Impact. Wide World, Small Planet: MarTech, Brands, Philanthropic Investors Do Well by Doing Good presented by LAVA Digital Media. Digital has brought about a sea change on the economics of good works. Supporting social causes isn’t soft sophistry, but a hard business opportunity. Media tech has enabled more efficient—and profitable!—ways of fundraising and extending philanthropy. New tools and models have remade cause marketing as a profit center, no longer relegated to the charity ghetto. Campaigns on issues like diversity, anti-bullying, environmentalism reach millions in an instant, changing hearts and minds, affecting positive contributions to society and generating profits. Investors, too, are putting money where their hearts are. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26356 February 26, Santa Monica -- *Cause Investing & Social Impact* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26360 March 6, Westlake Village -- *ACG101 Food Manufacturers and Distributors* ACG101 Food Manufacturers and Distributors. California's agriculture is the most productive and varied in the U.S., owing to the climate, topography, complex systems of water delivery and diverse population of growers in our state. This year, the ACG 101 annual Food & Ag program takes a look at a different aspect of this fertile industry: Manufacturing and Distribution. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26354 March 7, Los Angeles -- *Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups* Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups. Panelists: Liron Brish - CEO of Farm Dog; Liat Sade-Sternberg - CEO of fuse.it; Guy Katsovich, co-founder of Fusion LA. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26357 March 21, Irvine -- *TCVN's 2019 Investor Speed Dating* TCVN Speed Dating. Your palms are sweaty. Your legs are shaking. You can’t get the words out of your mouth fast enough. Finally, everything starts to flow. You’re in the zone. Then suddenly, without notice, the buzzer rings and you have to move on. This is not the typical speed-dating scenario. This is how you will feel as an entrepreneur who will soon make investor pitches at the 2019 Speed Dating with Investors event March 21, 2019. Why the anxiety? The presentations will be made one-on-one to many potential investors including members of Tech Coast Angels and you’ve only got few short minutes to pitch, Q&A and listen to seasoned advice and recommendation. That’s not a lot of time. Fortunately, TCVN and the Speed Dating with Investors event is designed to introduce entrepreneurs and startup companies to the world of angel investing. This is not a sales event. Our focus is education, networking and the potential opportunity to connect entrepreneurs with investors. In addition to the TCVN team, investors will be present to speak to participants about their needs. Spots are limited. Acceptance will be on a first come first serve basis, so entrepreneurs, sign up early. 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