*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, November 15, 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. KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Dan LeBlanc, CEO and Co-founder, Daasity <#0079153> - Caltech Continues Legal Battle With Apple Over Wi-Fi Patents <#0079156> - MemComputing's Founder Gets $500K In Grant From DARPA <#0079154> - Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals COO, R&D Head To Retire <#0079155> - PushPress Gets $500K Debt Funding <#0079152> - SpaceX Completes Static Fire Testing For Crew Dragon <#0079149> *Marketplace* - 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> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> *Friday, November 15, 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 *Interview with Dan LeBlanc, CEO and Co-founder, Daasity* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079153.html> San Diego-based Daasity (www.daasity.com) – which just raised $2.3M in a funding led by Orange County's Okapi Venture Capital—is looking to help direct to consumer brands use better data to direct their marketing and other efforts. We spoke with CEO and co-founder Dan LeBlanc, a veteran of ProFlowers and FTD, on how he started the company and he problem the startup is solving for direct to consumer brands. What does your startup do? Dan LeBlanc: Daasity is about two years old. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079153.html>) *Caltech Continues Legal Battle With Apple Over Wi-Fi Patents* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079156.html> A Federal Circuit court has upheld a decision in favor of Caltech, over a decision by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, which upheld parts of two Wi-Fi patents held by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in a continuing battle between Caltech and Apple. The decision is the latest chapter in a lawsuit filed by Caltech in 2016, which alleges that Apple is using Wi-Fi chips that infringe on four of Caltech's patents. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079156.html>) *MemComputing's Founder Gets $500K In Grant From DARPA* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079154.html> The co-founder of San Diego-based startup MemComputing, UC San Diego professor Max Di Ventra, has received a $500,000 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to advance the research behind MemComputing's computing technology. According to UC San Diego, the funding will go towards exploring the use of new computing technology in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). That technology--"memcomputing"--is the basis of MemComputing's products. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079154.html>) *Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals COO, R&D Head To Retire* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079155.html> Pasadena-based Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals said this morning that its Chief Operating Officer and head of R&D, Bruce Given, is retiring. According to the company, it has hired Javier San Martin, M.D., in the role of Chief Medical Officer, and Curt Bradshaw, Ph.D., in the role of Chief Scientific Officer, who will work with Given in a transition over the next six months; the company also said that Given will be retained in an advisory capacity for at least one year. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079155.html>) *PushPress Gets $500K Debt Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079152.html> El Segundo-based PushPress, a startup which develops a gym billing and business management platform, has raised $500,000 in a debt round of funding, which the company says it is using to expand its team. The startup, led by CEO Dan Uyemura, also says it is about to launch a free version of its gym management platform which it says helps startup, smaller gyms, and location-less trainers get their businesses ramped up without the high fixed cost of a software system. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079152.html>) *SpaceX Completes Static Fire Testing For Crew Dragon* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079149.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX appears to be back on track to launching astronauts into space, after successful completion of a static firing test of the Crew Dragon on Wednesday. According to NASA, the static fire engine testing come in advance of an in-flight launch escape demonstration, known as an In-Flight Abort Test, which is one of the requirements of using the Crew Dragon for NASA astronauts. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079149.html>) *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 *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] *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. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 11/13/19 Avidity Biosciences <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98748> La Jolla $100.00 M 11/06/19 HMBradley <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98692> Santa Monica $3.50 M 11/06/19 Valence <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98693> Los Angeles $2.50 M 11/05/19 Clarify Medical <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98631> San Diego $18.00 M 11/04/19 Boulevard <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98629> Santa Monica $11.00 M 11/04/19 BuildOps <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98630> Santa Monica $5.80 M 10/29/19 Scopely <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98626> Culver City $200.00 M 10/23/19 LegalMation <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98616> Los Angeles $0.00 M 10/17/19 Invoca <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98518> Santa Barbara $56.00 M 10/16/19 Labrador Systems <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98517> Oak Park $2.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html November 15, Los Angeles -- *The Future of Intellectual Property* The Future of Intellectual Property. Intellectual property issues shape many areas of modern life and can be critical to an entrepreneur's success. Join us at USC on November 15th as we discuss key IP trends in entertainment, biotech and global IP security. Attendees will hear insights from thought leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and some of the nation’s most innovative companies! Lunch will be provided. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26590 November 16, Pasadena -- *Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Transportation* Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Transportation. Emerging Opportunities in Urban Mobility and the Business Models It Will Enable. The ways that people and products move around cities worldwide are rapidly changing. As traditional car ownership declines, companies are offering cost-effective alternatives powered by new technology and networks. The secondary effects are changing the nature of businesses: traditional retail and restaurant experiences are being replaced by on-demand delivery; Transportation-as-a-Service is now viable and cities are partnering with startups to deliver competitive options for mass transit. Join John Roussant and a panel of nationally recognized visionaries, vehicle manufacturers, startups and investors in the advanced mobility space who will explain the massive changes and focus on opportunities for innovation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26572 November 18, Los Angeles -- *AutoMobility 2019* AutoMobility LA is a press and trade event featuring vehicle debuts, auto-tech exhibits, competitions, speakers and networking events over the course of four days. Held in Los Angeles – the world’s top car-buying, luxury and EV market – AutoMobility LA is where the who’s who of mobility meet to gain insights, break news and do business. Join a diverse group of automakers, tech companies, media, designers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts and more for this must-attend event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26530 November 19, Los Angeles -- *AutoMobility 2019* AutoMobility LA is a press and trade event featuring vehicle debuts, auto-tech exhibits, competitions, speakers and networking events over the course of four days. Held in Los Angeles – the world’s top car-buying, luxury and EV market – AutoMobility LA is where the who’s who of mobility meet to gain insights, break news and do business. Join a diverse group of automakers, tech companies, media, designers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts and more for this must-attend event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26531 November 19, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Workshop: Pivoting with Constraints w/ Jim Cooper, Braid Theory* Preccelerator Workshop: Pivoting with Constraints w/ Jim Cooper, Braid Theory. Pivoting with Constraints Direction and position of a company's pivot, relative to risk and other factors, strongly affects how a startup progresses through barriers and objects in the market. These constraints can be difficult for a startup to identify, navigate and adjust to. By applying the constraint model, allows alignment to pivoting. To know more about this characteristic of constraints, make sure you're familiar with the "axis" of your company. Pivoting can be disastrous for some companies without intellectual capital and customer evidence to support the move. In this workshop we investigate the challenges. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26577 November 20, Los Angeles -- *AutoMobility 2019* AutoMobility LA is a press and trade event featuring vehicle debuts, auto-tech exhibits, competitions, speakers and networking events over the course of four days. Held in Los Angeles – the world’s top car-buying, luxury and EV market – AutoMobility LA is where the who’s who of mobility meet to gain insights, break news and do business. Join a diverse group of automakers, tech companies, media, designers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts and more for this must-attend event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26532 November 21, Los Angeles -- *AutoMobility 2019* AutoMobility LA is a press and trade event featuring vehicle debuts, auto-tech exhibits, competitions, speakers and networking events over the course of four days. Held in Los Angeles – the world’s top car-buying, luxury and EV market – AutoMobility LA is where the who’s who of mobility meet to gain insights, break news and do business. Join a diverse group of automakers, tech companies, media, designers, startups, investors, dealers, government officials, analysts and more for this must-attend event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26533 November 21, Culver City -- *CTOs on Emerging Technologies and Business Transformation* CTOs on Emerging Technologies and Business Transformation. AITP-LA. A distinguished panel of technology executives will share in-depth views of emerging technologies having transformative impacts to our world and implications going forward. Jeffrey Sullivan, CTO, Cloud Fax, J2 Global Paul Barros, CTO of Currency Drew Tennanbaum, CTO of Atom Tickets Tony Karrer, Founder & CEO of TechEmpower, Founder & CTO of Aggregage. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26587 November 22, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26520 November 23, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26521 November 24, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26522 November 25, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26523 November 26, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26524 November 27, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26525 November 28, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26526 November 29, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26527 November 30, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26528 December 1, Los Angeles -- *Los Angeles Auto Show 2019* Los Angeles Auto Show 2019. The Los Angeles Auto Show welcomes visitors from Southern California and beyond to Los Angeles’ biggest annual gathering. Over the course of ten days, visitors come together to celebrate car culture, connect with their favorite automotive brands, test drive the latest vehicles, explore the nation’s largest public aftermarket showcase and even discover transportation services that are changing how we get from point A to point B. With a variety of activations and experiential showcases, the LA Auto Show has something for everyone. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26529 December 10, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Workshop: Employment Contracts & Alternative Compensation for Startups with Louis Wharton* Preccelerator Workshop: Employment Contracts & Alternative Compensation for Startups with Louis Wharton. Equity & Alternative Compensation Structures for Startups For a company founder, it is easy to understand the benefits of providing stock or stock options to employees. It’s a way of compensating employees that doesn’t drain cash from the business. Employees will feel invested in the future success of the company. Join us to get insights and wisdom about maximizing opportunities and minimizing mistakes in creating equity compensation. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26591 ------------------------------ *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. KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG 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. If you do not want to receive this newsletter go to: http://listserv.socaltech.com/mailman/listinfo/socaltech or email us at [email protected] ------------------------------ Legal Notices ---- While SOCALTECH LLC has used its best efforts in collecting and preparing the information published herein, SOCALTECH LLC does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions resulted from negligence, accident or other causes. All contents Copyright (c) 2017 SOCALTECH LLC. All rights reserved. socalTECH.com - Dedicated to High Tech in Southern California http://www.socaltech.com/ SOCALTECH LLC 4607 Lakeview Canyon Road, Suite 290, Westlake Village, CA 91361
_______________________________________________ Socaltech mailing list [email protected] http://listserv.socaltech.com/mailman/listinfo/socaltech
