*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Monday, August 19, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - How Element 16 Hopes To Help Cut Power Use In Industrial Plants, Parker Wells <http://#0078687> - Rocket Lab Places More Small Satellites Into Space <http://#0078690> - ScoreStream Connects With Amazon Alexa <http://#0078688> - OpenGate Capital Acquires InRule Technology <http://#0078689> - CloudBlue Signs New Customer <http://#0078691> *Marketplace* - Stradling <http://#ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <http://#ad596> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://#ad694> - Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <http://#ad753> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <http://#ad752> *Monday, August 19, 2019* *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 *How Element 16 Hopes To Help Cut Power Use In Industrial Plants, Parker Wells* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078687.html> For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Parker Wells, the CEO of Element 16 (www.element16.com), based in Glendale, which has developed new heat energy storage technology aimed at use in the industrial sector. The startup was part of the Techstars Dubai Accelerator earlier this year. Parker told us about the origins of its technology, and how the company hopes to use its technology to make a big impact on fossil energy use at heavy industrial facilities. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078687.html>) *Rocket Lab Places More Small Satellites Into Space* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078690.html> Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab successfully launched a new set of satellites into space early on Monday morning, in the "Look Ma No Hands" launch. According to Rocket Lab, the mission carried satellites for UNSEENLABS, and a new set of rideshare payloads from Spaceflight, including spacecraft for the BlackSky and United States Air Force Space Command. The four-satellite rocket launch lifted off from New Zealand successfully on Monday morning. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078690.html>) *ScoreStream Connects With Amazon Alexa* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078688.html> San Diego-based ScoreStream, which provides crowdsourced, local sports scores, photos, videos, and more for high school football and other teams, is connecting with Amazon Alexa, the company said on Friday. According to the venture backed startup, it will soon begin offering up real-time, hyper-local prep football scores from thousands of games across the country through Alexa. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078688.html>) *OpenGate Capital Acquires InRule Technology* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078689.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital announced this morning that it has acquired Chicago-based InRule Technology, a developer of decision management and business rules management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to OpenGate Capital, it obtained a majority interest in InRule, the fifth investment through its second institutional fund. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078689.html>) *CloudBlue Signs New Customer* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078691.html> Irvine-based CloudBlue, which develops a platform to let telecommunications companies, technology distributors, managed service providers, and others to sell cloud and digital services, reported a win today with HGC Global Communications Limited (HGC). According to CloudBlue, HGC will use its platform to power the "HGC Marketplace". Financial details of the win were not announced. CloudBlue is owned by Ingram Micro. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078691.html>) *Amazon Maisel Day Goes Wrong In Santa Monica* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078684.html> A promotion by Amazon went awry in Santa Monica on Thursday, after the Santa Monica Police had to shut down a promotion at a local Chevron for causing major traffic woes. As part of the promotion, Amazon had offered up 1959 pricing on gasoline (30 cents a gallon) to Amazon Prime members. The promotion had included deals that featured 1959 prices for food, movie tickets, hotel tickets, and other purchases to promote the original Amazon Prime series "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel". (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078684.html>) *Within Rolls Out New Augmented Reality Story* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078686.html> Los Angeles-based Within, a venture-backed startup which is developing augmented reality software, said this week that it has relased another, augmented reality title on its app, Wonderscope. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078686.html>) *Adesso Expands Line Of KODAK Peripherals* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078685.html> Walnut, California-based Adesso, which manufactures computer peripherals, says it is rolling out a line of products with the KODAK brand on it, including new education and office peripherals for the PC and Mac platforms. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078685.html>) *Activision Blizzard Names Entertainment Vet As CMO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078682.html> Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has turned to a veteran of the entertainment industry to head up its marketing efforts, saying on Thursday that it has named David Messinger, a veteran of CAA, as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Messinger previously spent more than 15 years at sports and entertainment agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), most recentl as co-head of CAA Marketing. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078682.html> ) *Virgin Galactic Shows Off Swanky Lounge For Space Tourists* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078680.html> Virgin Galactic, the Richard Branson-backed startup which is working on a space tourism venture which hopes to launch well heeled tourists into space, showed off a new, swanky lounge, which it said that its "Future Astronauts" will be able depart and return from space. The "Gaia Lounge" at its "Gateway to Space" is at Virgin Galactic's new hangar at Spaceport America in New Mexico. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078680.html>) *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( 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. 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This session will discuss: What UX is (and isn't) and why it's important UX costs and how to incorporate it into your strategy The UX process including brainstorming, feature prioritization, and usability testing. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26509 August 20, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting* Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting. Come meet three of the most active Venture Capital funds in Los Angeles. Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make. Panel includes: Evan Richter, Smash Ventures; Adam Corey, Global Village; Chris Wadden , Pasadena Angels. 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