*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, April 24, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwc). ------------------------------ *Headlines * - How Rolebot Wants To Eliminate The Resume, With Shane Bernstein <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077954> - EvoNexus Launches Fintech Startup Effort <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077956> - Clubspeed Collects $20M <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077958> - Two Bit Circus Aims At Game Developers, Offers Up Game Experiences <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077955> - Snap Sees Active User Increase, But Still Seeing Steep Losses <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077957> - March Capital Leads $15.5M Round In AI Startup <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077951> - Cedars-Sinai Backs Censinet In $7.8M For Risk Management <#m_-7521999620902361692_0077950> *Marketplace* - Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <#m_-7521999620902361692_ad741> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-7521999620902361692_ad737> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-7521999620902361692_ad724> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_-7521999620902361692_ad694> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_-7521999620902361692_ad188> *Wednesday, April 24, 2019* *Recurring Revenue Conference - April 30 to May 1st - Marina Del Rey <https://www.recurringrevenueconference.com/>* Welcome to the 5th annual Recurring Revenue Conference: Scaling SaaS & Subscription Businesses presented by Sutton Capital Partners. Join 700+ entrepreneurs, executives and leading investors to discuss the Subscription Economy. Hear from companies including Zenefits, Mavenlink, Dollar Shave Club, ipsy, Sage Intacct, ProfitWell, Headspace, Winc and many more. Attend the pre-conference workshop on April 30, 1-5pm followed by Happy Hour. Real tactics and actionable takeaways. Interested in Sponsorship or exhibiting? Contact: Nancy Hammerman [email protected] Register today! Use Promo Code: SoCalTECH to get 20% discount. Tickets and info: bit.ly/2TXSCqc https://www.recurringrevenueconference.com/ *How Rolebot Wants To Eliminate The Resume, With Shane Bernstein* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077954.html> Anyone who hires anyone, or has ever looked for a jobs knows how important a resume is. However, in the technical arena--as a programmer, developer, or software engineer--it's hard to tell from a resume how good you really are. Plus, it's often difficult to find that technical talent, which might not be looking for a job. That's where Los Angeles-based Rolebot ( www.rolebot.net) comes in. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077954.html>) *EvoNexus Launches Fintech Startup Effort* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077956.html> San Diego- and Irvine-based startup incubator operator EvoNexus says it is looking to attract financial technology (fintech) startups, and is now accepting startup applications for a new financial technology incubator it has launched with Franklin Templeton and Royal Bank of Canada. Acording to EvoNexus, it is seeking early stage companies with emerging financial technology to the new fintech incubator program. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077956.html>) *Clubspeed Collects $20M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077958.html> Corona, California-based Clubspeed, a software developer which develops software used by entertainment and activity centers to manage their business, has raised $20M in a funding round, according to investor Bellwether Financial Group. Bellwether said it joined Navadon Capital Partners in the $20M funding round, which gives the two companies a majority interst in Clubspeed. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077958.html>) *Two Bit Circus Aims At Game Developers, Offers Up Game Experiences* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077955.html> Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus, which has a "micro amusement park" which incorporates technology, games, entertainment, and more in its own physical, 38,000 square foot space, is offering up a new program which seeks to link with game developers. According to Two Bit Circus, it has launched a new "Park as a Platform", where it will work with game developers to adapt those games and experiences for "location-based entertainment". (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077955.html>) *Snap Sees Active User Increase, But Still Seeing Steep Losses* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077957.html> Santa Monica-based Snap Inc., the parent firm of Snapchat, reported its quarterly results on Tuesday afternoon, saying that its daily active users (DAU) increased by 2 percent quarter-to-quarter, to 190 million. However, Snap continues to post steep losses, saying it had a net loss of $310M in Q1 of 2019, on revenues of $320M. Its Q1 revenues were up 39 percent compared to last year. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077957.html>) *March Capital Leads $15.5M Round In AI Startup* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077951.html> Los Angeles-based March Capital is the lead investor in an artificial intelligence startup, which is aiming at improving employee service, as it further continues its theme of investing in big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning startups in the enterprise. March--in an investment led by Sumant Mandal--led the $15. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=60271>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077951.html>) *Cedars-Sinai Backs Censinet In $7.8M For Risk Management* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077950.html> Los Angeles-based Cedars Sinai is one of the major backers of a new startup, Censinet, in the company's Series A funding. According to Censinet, it raised $7.8M in a Series A, co-led by HLM Venture Partners and Cedars-Sinal Health System, to provide third party risk management for healthcare providers. The funding also included seed investors Schooner Capital, LRVHealth and Excelerate Health Ventures. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077950.html>) *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. 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/quarterly leadership team OKR planning session for emerging growth companies and venture capital firms. 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 and schedule a 45 minute walk through meeting contact us at [email protected] or by phone 424.259.3036. Collective Genius - Planning and Recruiting for Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms. 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 *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? 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! 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The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-7521999620902361692_funding>* 4/22/19 Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96795> La Jolla $142.00 M 4/17/19 Slingshot Aerospace <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96701> El Segundo $5.00 M 4/17/19 Sistine Solar <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96702> 28 Dane Street $0.00 M 4/16/19 Enevate <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96652> Irvine $0.00 M 4/10/19 DroneBase, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96587> Los Angeles $0.00 M 4/10/19 Cullgen <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96588> San Diego $16.00 M 4/03/19 GIBLIB <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96481> Los Angeles $2.50 M 3/27/19 Trellis Research <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96436> Los Angeles $2.00 M 3/22/19 Cardea Bio <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96273> San Diego $7.80 M 3/01/19 Jet Edge International <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96079> Van Nuys $60.00 M 2/27/19 Pathnostics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=95978> Irvine $0.00 M 2/27/19 Axial Biotherapeutics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=95977> Boston $25.00 M 2/25/19 Dray Alliance <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=95860> Lakewood $3.50 M 2/22/19 The Action Network <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=95811> Playa Vista $17.50 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html April 24, Malibu -- *Start-up World Cup - Los Angeles Regional Pitch Competition* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26433 April 25, Culver City -- *Navigating the Green Rush: Canna Advertising, Marketing & Branding* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26445 April 25, Irvine -- *TCVN Execution Program #4: Scaling* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26450 April 27, San Diego -- *Global Azure Bootcamp* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26438 April 27, Los Angeles -- *Paramount and Broken Road Productions brunchwork* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26446 April 30, Los Angeles -- *Diversity Innovation Forum* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26442 April 30, Marina del Rey -- *Recurring Revenue Conference* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26451 May 1, Marina del Rey -- *Recurring Revenue Conference* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26452 May 8, Santa Monica -- *Customer Discovery & Product Market Fit with Eric P. 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See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26385 May 21, Anaheim -- *SPAR 3D Conference & Expo* SPAR 3D Conference & Expo. SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, presented by SPAR 3D.com and co-located with AEC Next, is the premier international event for the commercial application of 3D technologies focused on 3D sensing, 3D processing, and 3D visualization tools. From sensing with drones, mobile rigs, and hand-held devices to using augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality visualization tools, everything 3D is here at the only vendor-neutral, industry-agnostic event in the market. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26386 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments and acquisitions of growing software companies. Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Make next happen now. 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