*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, June 21, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
*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). ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Minnie Ingersoll, TenOneTen Ventures <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078350> - Nimble Rolls Out Major Upgrade To CRM Tool <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078353> - Sonos Sues Lenbrook Industries Over Patent Infringement <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078352> - Airgain Launches Testing Lab For 5G mmWave Products <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078351> - Kairos Ventures Raises $24.6M In First Close Of New Fund <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078349> - Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Hits 20 Investments <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078347> - Video Interview: Eli Eisenberg, Straight Line Management <#m_-4496191401126600899_0078345> *Marketplace* - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-4496191401126600899_ad737> - Stradling <#m_-4496191401126600899_ad608> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#m_-4496191401126600899_ad749> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#m_-4496191401126600899_ad752> *Friday, June 21, 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. i...@socalip.com www.socalip.com *Interview with Minnie Ingersoll, TenOneTen Ventures* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078350.html> What's the hardest part of being a startup entrepreneur? Minnie Ingersoll, who recently joined Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm TenOneTen Ventures (tenoneten.net), gives some great advice to entrepreneurs, on the biggest struggles for entrepreneurs, based on her most recent experience in starting Shift.com, an online used car marketplace, and also tells us about her recent move to venture capital here in Southern California. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078350.html>) *Nimble Rolls Out Major Upgrade To CRM Tool* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078353.html> Los Angeles-based cloud customer relationship management (CRM) software developer Nimble rolled out a major upgrade to its sofwtare this week, saying it added major updates to its contact records, added granular activity tracking, contact privacy, and integration with Office 365, Power BI, and Azure. According to the company, the changes also add two way synchronization with hundreds of business apps, new ways to track activities such as calls, tasks, and events, and more. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078353.html>) *Sonos Sues Lenbrook Industries Over Patent Infringement* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078352.html> Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos has sued Lenbrook Industries Ltd, the parent company of Bluesound Wireless Music Systems, over patent infringement, according to a court filing. According to a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Sonos sued Lenbrook Industries Limited and Lenbrook America Corp. alleging patent infringement. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078352.html>) *Airgain Launches Testing Lab For 5G mmWave Products* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078351.html> San Diego-based antenna technology developer Airgain says it has opened up a new, testing laboratory to specifically help in the development of new, 5G, millimeter wave (mmWave) products. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078351.html>) *Kairos Ventures Raises $24.6M In First Close Of New Fund* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078349.html> Beverly Hills-based Kairos Ventures, a venture capital investment firm which focuses on commercialization of scientific advances, has raised $24.6M in the first close of a new fund, Kairos Venture Opportunities I, L.P., according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week. The fund is targeted at an overall capitalization of $100M, per those regulatory documents. According to the filing, so far, 24 limited partners have signed up to the new fund. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078349.html>) *Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Hits 20 Investments* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078347.html> Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health, the healthcare startup investment fund led by Jay Goss, has now completed 20 early stage healthcare investments, after approximately one year of making investments, the fund said this week. According to the fund, 9 of the 20 investments it has made are Southern California companies, including Nicolette, Joany, Onramp Bio, Seqonce, Giblib, Evid Science, Health Tensor, Advekit, and Focus Motion. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078347.html>) *Video Interview: Eli Eisenberg, Straight Line Management* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078345.html> Our video interview today is with a long time advisor to startups in the Los Angeles area, Eli Eisenberg, founder of Straight Line Management. Eli sat down with us to share some of the knowledge he's gained over many years in the industry helping and mentoring startups. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078345.html>) *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 lat...@bdo.com. 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. *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 bwe...@pacwest.com *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? Your company needs a reliable resource of analog/digital and software engineers to understand your issues, define the problem statements and lay out a course of action to output hardware products ready for integration into your system. Our unique capabilities, used by many in the medical, scientific, military and aerospace industries, allow us to offer engineering services that result in deliverable, production ready subsystems so you can concentrate on targeting your customer base and not stressing about the right mix and numbers of engineering talent needed to see your vision become reality. Contact us at http://www.bestronics.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-4496191401126600899_funding>* 6/18/19 Elevate Services <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97508> Los Angeles $25.00 M 6/14/19 Sunbit, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97477> Los Angeles $26.00 M 6/13/19 CreatorIQ <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97476> Culver City $12.00 M 5/30/19 Mission <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97268> El Segundo $15.00 M 5/22/19 Locana <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97225> San Diego $55.00 M 5/15/19 Halla <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97031> Los Angeles $1.40 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html June 22, Burbank -- *AT&T SHAPE Conference* AT&T SHAPE Conference. Showcasing a number of interactive experiences, SHAPE 2019 will offer attendees exclusive experiences with the unprecedented responsiveness and speed of 5G. From the future of travel in an IoT-enabled Airstream Classic travel trailer that’s connected to AT&T’s 5G network to experiencing gaming on the latest 5G mobile devices to enjoying immersive entertainment with volumetric video capture and cutting-edge virtual reality content from Warner Bros, AT&T is offering something for everyone looking to learn more about the capabilities of AT&T 5G network. https://shape.att.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26476 June 22, Encino -- *First Time Entrepreneur Workshop 6/22/19* LAVA First Time Entrepreneur Workshop. LAVA is extremely pleased to announce its next First Time Entrepreneur training program. The program is open to entrepreneurs that are starting companies in areas that are likely to draw venture capital investment. The program is not open to service providers. You are encouraged to apply today for one of the 25 slots open in our workshop. LAVA members will receive first preference, but membership is not necessary to be accepted. During our five hour program, you will learn how to: Determine the value of your company; Put together a capitalization table; Understand how VCs screen potential investments; Understand the differences between trademarks, copyrights and patents and when you need them; Choose co-founders; Network at startup events -- the right way. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26484 June 23, Burbank -- *AT&T SHAPE Conference* AT&T SHAPE Conference. Showcasing a number of interactive experiences, SHAPE 2019 will offer attendees exclusive experiences with the unprecedented responsiveness and speed of 5G. From the future of travel in an IoT-enabled Airstream Classic travel trailer that’s connected to AT&T’s 5G network to experiencing gaming on the latest 5G mobile devices to enjoying immersive entertainment with volumetric video capture and cutting-edge virtual reality content from Warner Bros, AT&T is offering something for everyone looking to learn more about the capabilities of AT&T 5G network. https://shape.att.com/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26477 June 24, Irvine -- *UC Irvine Summer Academies in the Arts* UC Irvine Summer Academies in the Arts. UC Irvine's Claire Trevor School of the Arts presents Summer Academies in the Arts - college and career preparatory intensives in Art, Dance, Drama, Music and Technology for students ages 8-22 years old. Classes run through August 16, 2019. Scholarships and financial aid are available. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26440 June 25, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Class 11 Demo Day* Preccelerator Class 11 Demo Day. Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Preccelerator ® Program Class 11 Demo Day kicks off on June 25th @ 6:00 pm, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. What a wild ride it has been! Preccelerator cohort companies are early stage, and we work hand in hand with them throughout their 6-month term to know their market and users, foster their leadership skills, build and test their product, avoid legal pitfalls, ensure the defensibility of their products, acquire users and partnerships and prepare them for the fundraising process. Now it's time to showcase their efforts! Pitches will be followed by a special Startup Superhero Series speaker - who will be sharing the highs and lows and lessons learned on their startup journey. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26474 June 30, Woodland Hills -- *Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Professionals Awards* Chief Financial Officer and Human Resources Professionals Awards. San Fernando Valley Business Journal. The San Fernando Valley Business Journal is proud to present the 2019 CFO and HR Professionals of the Year Awards. This year we have expanded the awards program to recognize the increasingly critical work done by Human Resources departments. Both CFOs and HR professionals serve as essential members of a company’s core leadership team, and we are pleased to recognize their contributions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26424 ------------------------------ *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. 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