*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Monday, May 13, 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 * - Los Angeles VC's Launch Internship Effort In Diversity Bid, Deadline Friday <#m_7299561323552053103_0078075> - XPRIZE Foundation Eyes Wildfire Detection, Suppression <#m_7299561323552053103_0078076> - TP-Link In Distribution Deal With Walmart <#m_7299561323552053103_0078077> - Virgin Galactic To Shift Space Vehicles, Crew To New Mexico <#m_7299561323552053103_0078079> - Neuron EV Targets Electric Vehicle Market <#m_7299561323552053103_0078078> - Zillow Expands Instant Home Buying Service To LA, San Diego <#m_7299561323552053103_0078072> - Scopely Buys DIGIT Game Studios <#m_7299561323552053103_0078069> *Marketplace* - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#m_7299561323552053103_ad749> - Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <#m_7299561323552053103_ad741> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_7299561323552053103_ad737> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_7299561323552053103_ad717> - Stradling <#m_7299561323552053103_ad608> *Monday, May 13, 2019* *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Los Angeles VC's Launch Internship Effort In Diversity Bid, Deadline Friday* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078075.html> Los Angeles area venture capitalists have launched a new internship effort, in a bid to help diversify their ranks, according to PledgeLA, a coalition of local venture capital and technology companies. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078075.html>) *XPRIZE Foundation Eyes Wildfire Detection, Suppression* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078076.html> Marina Del Rey-based XPRIZE Foundation, the group which runs competitions to spur innovation in technology to help solve major societal problems or very hard technical problems, says it is going to launch a new prize to spur ideas for wildfire detection and suppression. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078076.html>) *TP-Link In Distribution Deal With Walmart* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078077.html> Brea-based TP-Link is in a new distribution deal, with Walmart, to sell a whole home, mesh Wi-Fi system to via both Walmart and Walmart.com, the company announced this morning. According to TP-Link, it will sell a 2-pack, whole home mesh Wi-Fi system, the deco W2400, for just $99, exclusively at Walmart. The company said the system covers up to 3,000 square feet and can support up to 100 different Wi-Fi devices. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078077.html>) *Virgin Galactic To Shift Space Vehicles, Crew To New Mexico* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078079.html> Mojave-based Virgin Galactic said over the weekend that it is moving its space vehicles and nearly 100 employees in New Mexico, as it begins ramping up its efforts to send people to space as tourists. According to Virgin Galactic, it is moving its commercial spaceflight activities to Spaceport America, where it has a deal to base its operations as it starts ramping up efforts to put people into space. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078079.html>) *Neuron EV Targets Electric Vehicle Market* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078078.html> A new, Irvine-based startup, Neuron EV said late last week that it is targeting the electric vehicle market, unveiling a new idea for an EV called the "HUB". The startup--which did not disclose any details on its funding, executives, or background in the transportation industry--rolled out a series of artist's renderings of its HUB, which it says stands for "Harmony, Utility, Balance", and which it calls a "new paradigm of transportation that aims to make a positive impact in our society. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078078.html>) *Zillow Expands Instant Home Buying Service To LA, San Diego* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078072.html> Online real estate service Zillow is expanding its home buying service to both Los Angeles and San Diego, the company announced this week, in a move which will allow home buyers to get nearly instant offers on their homes--instead of going through a traditional broker and offering their home on the market. According to Zillow, the addition of Los Angeles and San Diego comes along with a move into six new markets. Zillow already had been offering up the service in the Inland Empire. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078072.html>) *Scopely Buys DIGIT Game Studios* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078069.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game publisher Scopely has acquired DIGIT Game Studios, the game development studio behind its hit mobile game, Star Trek Fleet Command, Scopely announced on Thursday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Scopely was already a strategic investor in Dublin, Ireland-based DIGIT, having made an investment in DIGIT in 2015. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078069.html>) *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 74 full-service branches located throughout California and one branch in Durham, North Carolina. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. For more information, visit http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to [email protected] *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 *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. The map is promoted through Print, Digital, and web with an online interactive version of the map. Take part in the effective map campaign to support your region, brand and location(s) while promoting your company as an industry leader. The custom imprinted Poster/Calendars make the perfect promotional year-end gift for stakeholders. View the large interactive map at https://www.siliconmaps.com/tech-coast/ Contact [email protected] for more information and mention Socal Tech for special industry rates. *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. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_7299561323552053103_funding>* 5/08/19 Neural Analytics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96997> Los Angeles $22.00 M 5/07/19 INDOSE INC. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96994> Woodland Hills $3.50 M 5/07/19 Liquid Death <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96995> Santa Monica $1.60 M 5/01/19 VideoAmp <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96885> Santa Monica $70.00 M 4/30/19 Trovata.io <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96886> San Diego $5.50 M 4/25/19 Happy Returns <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96847> Santa Monica $11.00 M 4/22/19 Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96795> La Jolla $142.00 M 4/17/19 Sistine Solar <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96702> 28 Dane Street $0.00 M 4/17/19 Slingshot Aerospace <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96701> El Segundo $5.00 M 4/16/19 Enevate <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96652> Irvine $0.00 M 4/10/19 Cullgen <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96588> San Diego $16.00 M 4/10/19 DroneBase, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96587> Los Angeles $0.00 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html May 13, Anaheim -- *North America CACS 2019* North America CACS 2019. IT Audit, Control, and Security Event. Stay ahead of trends and tools across your professional landscape. Join us at North America CACS 2019, 13-15 May in Anaheim, California, and be a part of the top conference for IS audit and security professionals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26465 May 14, Newport Beach -- *TIF/ Corporate VC Program* TIF/ Corporate VC Program. Something Ventured, Something Gained: Insight On The Evolution of CVC and It’s Impact on Venture. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26436 May 14, Los Angeles -- *University Venturing Summit 2019* University Venturing Summit 2019. The best and brightest ventures from top Southern California universities will demo their ventures to angel investors and other resources in the new venturing community. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26462 May 14, Anaheim -- *North America CACS 2019* North America CACS 2019. IT Audit, Control, and Security Event. Stay ahead of trends and tools across your professional landscape. Join us at North America CACS 2019, 13-15 May in Anaheim, California, and be a part of the top conference for IS audit and security professionals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26466 May 15, Anaheim -- *North America CACS 2019* North America CACS 2019. IT Audit, Control, and Security Event. Stay ahead of trends and tools across your professional landscape. Join us at North America CACS 2019, 13-15 May in Anaheim, California, and be a part of the top conference for IS audit and security professionals. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26467 May 20, San Diego -- *San Diego Investor Forum / May 2019* Keiretsu Forum. San Diego Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26457 May 20, San Diego -- *Keiretsu Westlake Village Investor Forum / May 2019* Keiretsu Forum. Westlake Village Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26458 May 20, San Diego -- *Keiretsu Forum Los Angeles* Keiretsu Forum. Los Angeles Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26459 May 21, Anaheim -- *AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference* AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference. AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference is North America’s leading vendor-neutral trade show and conference focusing on the implementation and integration of built world technology. Vendors offer hardware, software and services, emerging technology, and building/construction products complementing a comprehensive education program. It is co-located with SPAR 3D Expo and Conference and organized by Diversified Communications, a global event producer that also organizes Commercial UAV Expo Europe/Americas, GeoBusiness Show, International LiDAR Mapping Forum. 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 May 21, El Segundo -- *R.E.D Talk: The Future of the Supply Chain in LA County* R.E.D Talk: The Future of the Supply Chain in LA County. LAEDC. The Future of the Supply Chain in LA County: How Big Data and IoT are streamlining businesses for success. The success of a business and its supply chain is increasingly determined by the business’s ability to react quickly to market forces and make smart decisions based on hard data. That’s obvious—what’s less obvious is how to do this. For the past decade or so, large businesses have been obsessed with collecting and storing data about their customers, their own internal processes, external market information and so on. The problem is that many businesses have found themselves paralyzed by the amount of data they have collected. And, it’s not enough to simply collect data—it’s important to formulate questions the data can solve. To do that, these businesses need to invest in the analysis of data. That means hiring data scientists and investing in advanced business intelligence tools, so they can gain a competitive edge. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26464 May 23, Irvine -- *Keiretsu Forum Orange County* Keiretsu Forum. Orange County Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26460 June 12, Los Angeles -- *DigiMarCon West 2019 - Digital Marketing Conference & Exhibition* DigiMarCon West 2019 - Digital Marketing Conference & Exhibition. DigiMarCon West 2019 is your chance to ... - Hear from some of the most audacious and thought provoking speakers in the digital marketing industry. - Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. - Network with thought leaders, collaborate with your peers and build your network in a beautiful atmosphere. DigiMarCon West 2019 Digital Marketing Conference & Exhibition will be held from June 12th to 13th, 2019 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Whatever your goal is; reinforcing customer loyalty, improving lead generation, increasing sales, or driving stronger consumer engagement, the DigiMarCon West 2019 line up has been specifically designed to help you develop your audience. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26373 June 12, Los Angeles -- *TECHSPO Los Angeles 2019* TECHSPO Los Angeles Technology Expo - June 12-13, 2019 - Los Angeles, CA. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26379 June 12, San Diego -- *Cybersecurity Summit June 2019* Cybersecurity Summit June 2019. Tech San Diego. Although California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was intended to govern digital giants like Facebook, it will also impact small and medium-sized businesses. Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the sweeping digital privacy law gives consumers new rights over their personal information—and comes with financial risk related to non-compliance for the companies that hold it. So join ESET security expert Stephen Cobb, ESET General Counsel Alexandra Albro and Sheppard Mullin cyber attorney Justine Phillips for a candid discussion about CCPA for SMBs. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26463 ------------------------------ *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. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwc). Email [email protected] for more information about sponsoring this newsletter. ------------------------------ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the socalTECH.com TechNews from our web site, or otherwise requested a subscription. 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