*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Monday, October 7, 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 * - J2 Global Buys Four Companies In Q3 2019 <#0078958> - HyperX Ships Mechanical Gaming Keyboard <#0078959> - Esportz Entertainment Eyes Esports Production, Content <#0078957> - Virgin Orbit Selects RAF Pilot For Satellite Launch Effort <#0078956> - Moonshots Capital Gets First Exit At Threatcare <#0078953> - Video Interview: Cynthia Vincent, BAACAL <#0078952> *Marketplace* - Preccelerator Class 12 Demo Day <#ad757> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#ad749> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> - Stradling <#ad608> *Monday, October 7, 2019* *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. The UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) team provides local 1:1 support to companies expanding internationally, helping de-risk market entry with free support services. DIT can provide tailored set-up information, including market research, legal and accounting introductions, recruitment support, policy insight, and partnership-building opportunities. As the #1 destination in Europe for inward investment and tech talent, and home to more fast-growth companies than any other European country, the UK has a lot to offer to US companies. We work with all companies, from start-ups/scale-ups through to the Fortune 500. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *J2 Global Buys Four Companies In Q3 2019* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078958.html> Los Angeles-based Internet information and services giant J2 Global--the relatively unknown owner of such sites as Mashable, IGN, PCMag, and Everyday Health--has acquired four more companies, the company announced this morning. According to J2 GLobal it has acquired the equity and assets of BabyCenter, has acquired certain assets of OffSiteDataSync, certain assets of SaferVPN, and acquired the equity of Spiceworks. Financial terms of those acquisition were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078958.html>) *HyperX Ships Mechanical Gaming Keyboard* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078959.html> Fountain Valley-based HyperX has rolled out a new, mechanical keyboard for the computer gaming market, saying this morning that it has shipped the HyperX Alloys Origins gaming keyboard to market. According to HyperX, the new device uses its own keyboard switch the "linear HyperX Red" mechanical switch, which it says has an 80 million click rating. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078959.html>) *Esportz Entertainment Eyes Esports Production, Content* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078957.html> Irvine-based Esports Entertainment announced this morning that it plans to start covering e-sports news, and offer up live and pre-recorded, streaming content for the esports industry, with a plan to open up what it calls a "Southern California Esports Broadcast Center". According to the company, it plans to build out its "broadcast center" sometime by the end of the first quarter of 2020; however, the company says it has yet to select a site for the center. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078957.html>) *Virgin Orbit Selects RAF Pilot For Satellite Launch Effort* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078956.html> Virgin Orbit, the space launch startup led by Sir Richard Branson, which has been running its development program in Mojave, has selected a pilot from the UK's Royal Air Force (RAF) to be a part of its small satellite launch program. The Royal Air Force and Virgin Orbit had announced an earlier partnership in July of this year. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078956.html>) *Moonshots Capital Gets First Exit At Threatcare* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078953.html> Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital, the venture capital investment firm led by Kelly Perdew, has seen its first exit out of its portfolio, with the acquisition this week of Threatcare, a developer of cybersecurity software. Security management software developer ReliaQuest announced its acquisition of Threatcare this week, saying that Threatcare's team members and founder will join the company. Threatcare was based in Austin, and ReliaQuest is based in Tampa, Florida. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078953.html>) *Video Interview: Cynthia Vincent, BAACAL* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078952.html> For our video interview this Friday, we have a chat with *Cynthia Vincent*, serial entrepreneur, fashion designer, and founder of fashion company *BAACAL* (www.baacal.com), who was at the TuesdayNights IMPACT Conference last week. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078952.html>) *Preccelerator Class 12 Demo Day <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preccelerator-class-12-demo-day-tickets-71570269603>* Preccelerator Class 12 Demo Day. Clear your calendar - It's going down! The Preccelerator ® Program Class 12 Demo Day kicks off on October 23rd @ 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 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! Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/preccelerator-class-12-demo-day-tickets-71570269603 *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 *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 *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 *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 ( 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 <#funding>* 10/03/19 X1 Discovery <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98441> Pasadena $5.10 M 10/01/19 Molecular Assemblies <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98369> San Diego $12.20 M 9/18/19 WhiteFox Drone Defense <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98326> San Luis Obispo $12.00 M 9/17/19 Biproxi <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98320> San Diego $10.00 M 8/26/19 Podcorn <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98098> Los Angeles $2.20 M 8/14/19 Systum <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98062> Plano $10.70 M 8/13/19 Singularity 6 <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98060> Los Angeles $16.50 M 8/08/19 Tripalink, Corp. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=97935> Los Angeles $10.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html October 14, Los Angeles -- *Two Bit Circus Foundation Anti-Gala* Two Bit Circus Foundation Anti-Gala. The Two Bit Circus Foundation Anti-Gala—a gala reimagined—will be held on October 14, 2019 at their Micro-Amusement Park in downtown Los Angeles. The event reimagines all the typical aspects expected from a regular Gala, including multiplayer games, immersive experiences, circus performances, VR, AR, fire, lasers, robots, and much more. This is not your grandmother’s gala. Two Bit Circus Foundation is the combination of LA Makerspace, Imagination.org, Trash for Teaching, and STEAM Carnival, who all share the goal of finding, fostering, and funding creativity and entrepreneurship in children around the world. The four non-profit powerhouses joined forces in order to raise a new generation of innovators and problem solvers with the tools they need to build the world they imagine. Together, the combined organization is able to increase efficiency and broaden their program offerings, allowing them to deliver more globally, including expanding Imagination Chapters around the world and supporting creativity challenges like International Checkerboard Day, to be held on November 21, 2019. On this day, proceeds from the sale of Vans Checkerboard products around the world, up to $1 million, will be donated in support of Imagination.org, powered by Two Bit, in order to further foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in children around the world. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/two-bit-circus-foundation-anti-gala-tickets-66367439799#XYZ . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26548 October 16, Los Angeles -- *LAVA Meet the VC* LAVA Meet the VC: Start-Ups Only Registration. The 11th annual conference will showcase 80 of the hottest early stage and emerging growth technology, life sciences and clean-tech innovators along with presentations from 40 Venture and Angel Investors. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Annenberg Community Beachhouse. If you are a Startup seeking capital and/or partnerships, apply to attend at The 11th Annual LAVA Meet the VC, the premier venue connecting emerging growth companies with active Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Corporate VCs and Investment Firms. Presented by the Los Angeles Venture Association, The 2019 LAVA Meet the VC provides an unparalleled opportunity for startups to meet, network and showcase their innovative investment opportunities to a leading group of investors. However, this is a pitch made by the investors , not the Startups! A select group of 80 Top Innovators from the technology, life sciences and Clean-tech sectors will be chosen to “speed date” with an exclusive audience of Venture Capitalists, Private Investors, Investment Bankers, Corporate Investors, and Strategic Partners. The deadline for presenting company applications is October 6, 2019. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26512 October 21, Los Angeles -- *5G – Where Are We?* 5G – Where Are We? Cisco Mobile World Congress Newsmaker Event. “5G – Where Are We?”, which will bring together industry leaders from Cisco and other major companies to talk frankly about the challenges and customer experiences in this technology, which promises to propel mobile communications in vastly transformative ways. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26550 October 23, Anaheim -- *Nth Generation 19th Annual Symposium* Nth Generation 19th Annual Symposium. This year’s 19th annual technology event on October 23-24, 2019 in Anaheim, CA features 40+ showcase technologies & solutions, 600+ attendees, over 30 technology sponsors with breakout sessions, showcase booths and demos, 22+ subject matter expert keynotes & panelists, client excellence awards, executive luncheon & forum. Showcase technologies include: artificial intelligence, cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure, software defined data center, business continuity and disaster recovery, security, networking, nda sessions and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26504 October 23, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Class 12 Demo Day* Preccelerator Class 12 Demo Day. The Preccelerator Program Class 12 Demo Day kicks off on October 23rd @ 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 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. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26549 October 24, Los Angeles -- *Growth Capital Conference* Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with invvestors: Angels, VCs High Net Worths,Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs needing capital. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital & counsel.View products, videos, online demos.Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00 AM sharp. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26538 October 30, Irvine -- *25th Annual Economic Forecast Conference - Orange County Business Council* OCBC 25th Annual Economic Forecast Conference. The 25th Annual Economic Forecast Conference at Hotel Irvine is hosted by Orange County Business Council and California State University, Fullerton. This annual conference offers critical economic indicator insight to the leading business, government and academic leaders in Orange County. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26456 ------------------------------ *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. 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