*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, June 25, 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 * - Video Interview: Nasam Chokr, NOWA Innovations, On Improving Asthma Inhalers <#m_814798418733853240_0078371> - HG Insights Ties With LinkedIn <#m_814798418733853240_0078370> - Retina Launches AI, Machine Learning Tool For E-commerce Companies <#m_814798418733853240_0078369> - SpaceX Successfully Launches Another Falcon Heavy Mission, But Loses Core <#m_814798418733853240_0078367> - Buy It Installed Names COO <#m_814798418733853240_0078368> - Virgin Hyperloop One In Design Link With St. Louis School <#m_814798418733853240_0078366> - Acutus Medical Collects $170M <#m_814798418733853240_0078361> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#m_814798418733853240_ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#m_814798418733853240_ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#m_814798418733853240_ad749> - Stradling <#m_814798418733853240_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_814798418733853240_ad596> *Tuesday, June 25, 2019* *Preccelerator Class 11 Demo Day - June 25 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preccelerator-class-11-demo-day-tickets-59022004404>* 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! Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preccelerator-class-11-demo-day-tickets-59022004404 *Video Interview: Nasam Chokr, NOWA Innovations, On Improving Asthma Inhalers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078371.html> NOWA Innovations (www.nowainnovations.com), a University of California, Irvine spinout, is designing a medical device aimed at improving asthma inhalers. For our video interview today, we spoke with Nasam Chokr, the founder and CEO of NOWA Innovations, about the startup and its technology. NOWA Innovations was one of the startups at the First Look 2019 Startup Showcase last week in Pasadena. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078371.html>) *HG Insights Ties With LinkedIn* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078370.html> Santa Barbara-based *HG Insights <http://www.hginsights.com>*, which provides analytics around technology installs, IT spend, and contracts, says it has tied with LinkedIn with a new product, HG for LinkedIn. According to the company, it has integrated with LinkedIn's Matched Audiences API, which will help marketers target prospective customers and increase response rates with more relevant advertising on the LinkedIn platform. Pricing on the new product was not announced.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078370.html>) *Retina Launches AI, Machine Learning Tool For E-commerce Companies* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078369.html> Los Angeles-based Retina, a startup which develops machine learning and artificial intelligence software for predicting customer lifetime value (CLV) of a company's customer, said it has launched a new tool that it is offering up to small to middle-market e-commerce businesses. According to the company, its new service, Retina Go! helps e-commerce companies lower their cost-per-acquisition (CPA) of customers by up to 20 to 30 percent. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078369.html>) *SpaceX Successfully Launches Another Falcon Heavy Mission, But Loses Core* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078367.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has successfully delivered another Falcon Heavy into space late Monday evening, delivering a payload of satellites into space for the Department of Defense. The launch--the first for the Department of Defense--also delivered a number of ride-shared projects into space for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and others. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078367.html>) *Buy It Installed Names COO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078368.html> Irvine-based Buy It Installed, a startup which bundles in-home installation of electronics with electronic purchases, has named Hassan Archer as its Chief Operating Officer, the company said on Monday. Archer previously served at Originate, SG Entertainment, Airbiquity and Microsoft. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078368.html>) *Virgin Hyperloop One In Design Link With St. Louis School* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078366.html> Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One, which is developing futuristic transportation technology, says it has linked up with the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. According to Virgin Hyperloop One, the two will create a "Master of Architecture (MArch) studio" to map out the "social, political and physical context of the state" and to and explore "elegant hyperloop infrastructure proposals" for Missouri. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078366.html>) *Acutus Medical Collects $170M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078361.html> Carlsbad-based Acutus Medical, a developer of cardiac imaging and mapping systems for real-time arrhythmia, has raised a big, $170 funding round, split between both equity and credit. According to the company, it raised $100M in a Series D equity funding, plus a $70M credit facility. The equity funding came from 8VC, Opaleye Management, Pura Vida Investments, plus OrbiMed, Deerfield Management Company, Advent Venture Partners, Xeraya Capital and GE Ventures. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078361.html>) *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? 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Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_814798418733853240_funding>* 6/24/19 AFYX Therapeutics <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97538> San Diego $13.00 M 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 Liquid Death <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96995> Santa Monica $1.60 M 5/07/19 INDOSE INC. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96994> Woodland Hills $3.50 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html 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 25, Santa Monica -- *Rise, Acquisition & Growth of Pluto TV* Rise, Acquisition & Growth of Pluto TV. LAVA. Join us for an informal conversation with Mike Drath, CFO and COO, Pluto TV. The company just completed a $340M acquisition by Viacom, making headlines worldwide. We’ll be talking about the OTT video market, one of the hottest in media. The promise of free TV online means we’re trending from SVOD (subscription video on demand) to AVOD (ad supported video on demand).Mike Joins us to celebrate this win in our Silicon Beach community and: Explain the streaming video market, OTT and online video opportunities; Discuss advanced advertising and how Pluto TV and AVOD drive market; Outline next generation ad formats and opportunities for brands, and Share tips and insight on how they built the company to success community. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26485 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. 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). 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