*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, January 9, 2020* 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 * - Robb Report's Bill Curtis On Why Podcasting Is The Next Media Frontier <#0079360> - AI Startup Gets Win With Warner Bros. For Greenlighting Films <#0079364> - Omniome Gets $60M For Gene Sequencing <#0079362> - Advantage Solutions Buys Quantum Networks <#0079365> - Whitmor/Wirenetics Acquired By BJG Electronics Group <#0079363> - Dub Frequency Raises $9.0M <#0079361> - Report: Ring Employees Fired For Unauthorized Video Viewing <#0079359> - Luxury Presence Finds $5.4M For Real Estate Marketing Services <#0079357> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#ad749> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> *Thursday, January 9, 2020* *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 *Robb Report's Bill Curtis On Why Podcasting Is The Next Media Frontier* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079360.html> For today's interview, we spoke to Bill Curtis, the founder of Malibu-based CurtCo Media (www.curtco.com). Curtis is the former publisher of the Robb Report, which he sold back in 2015, and has a long history of operating media companies that have published such titles as Home Office Computing, Home Theater, Mobile Computing, Worth, and many others. We spoke to Bill about CurtCo's move into the podcasting area, and why he thinks podcasting is the next frontier in media. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079360.html>) *AI Startup Gets Win With Warner Bros. For Greenlighting Films* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079364.html> Los Angeles-based Cinelytic, a developer of artificial intelligence software, says it has signed a deal with Warner Bros. Pictures International (WBPI), where Warner Bros. will use its AI-driven project management software. According to Cinelytic, the AI software will be used to help drive decision making as part of the greenlight process for film studios, and to inform decision making around content and talent valuation to support release strategies. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079364.html>) *Omniome Gets $60M For Gene Sequencing* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079362.html> San Diego-based Omniome, a startup developing a DNA sequencing platform, says it has raised $60M in a Series C financing round, bringing the company's total raised to $145M. The new funding was led by Madrone Capital Partners, and also included ARCH Venture Partners, Decheng Capital, Domain Associates, Biomatics Capital Partners, Altitude Life Sciences Ventures, Nan Fung Life Sciences and others. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=40691>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079362.html>) *Advantage Solutions Buys Quantum Networks* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079365.html> Irvine-based Advantage Solutions, which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks, a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079365.html>) *Whitmor/Wirenetics Acquired By BJG Electronics Group* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079363.html> Valencia-based Whitmor/Wirenetics, a value added manufacturer and distributor of wire and cable products for the aerospace, defense, space and industrial markets, has been acquired by BJG Electronics Group. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. BJG Electronics Group said the deal came alongside another acquisition, of Intro Corporation, a distributor of connectors, contacts and accessories to the commercial aviation and aerospace industry. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079363.html>) *Dub Frequency Raises $9.0M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079361.html> Culver City-based Dub Frequency Media (DFM), a marketing, public relations, and creative firm which focuses on millennials, has raised $9.0M in a funding round, part of an ongoing $10.97M funding effort, according to a regulatory filing by the company this week. The company, led by Jesse Lee, counts such major clients as Nike, Calvin Klein, Nordstrom, Tesla, Live Nation, Red Bull, and many others. According to the filing, 8 investors participated in the funding round for the company. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=61680>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079361.html>) *Report: Ring Employees Fired For Unauthorized Video Viewing* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079359.html> In the latest drumbeat of negative coverage of Santa Monica-based Ring, a report from Vice, published on Wednesday, says that a number of its employees had been fired over the last four years for improperly accessing user video data. The disclosure--which was leaked to Motherboard--apparently was made on January 6th, to U.S. Senators who have been inquiring into the company's handling of videos. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079359.html>) *Luxury Presence Finds $5.4M For Real Estate Marketing Services* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079357.html> Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence, a new startup which provides websites and digital marketing services to real estate agents, has raised $5.4M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Switch Ventures, and also included Bessemer Venture Partners, Toba Capital, plus Gerald Risk, Peter Kelly, Jonathan Erlich, and Blaine Vess. The company is led by CEO Malte Kramer. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=99247> )(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079357.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 *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 *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 *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 1/09/20 Omniome, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99344> San Diego $60.00 M 12/17/19 ChromaCode, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99144> Carlsbad $28.00 M 12/17/19 Trust & Will <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99145> San Diego $6.00 M 12/11/19 XOKind <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99036> San Diego $1.60 M 12/11/19 Camino Financial <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99037> Los Angeles $8.00 M 11/20/19 Mythical Games <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98807> Sherman Oaks $19.00 M 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 10/31/19 AutoVitals, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98799> Santa Barbara $0.00 M 10/29/19 Scopely <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=98626> Culver City $200.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html January 14, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator Workshop: Driving with Data w/ Sari M. Kern* Preccelerator Workshop: Driving with Data w/ Sari M. Kern. All companies generate information from the day-to-day operations. The question is: how can businesses organize and use this data to drive success? This workshop will walk you through the steps of how to use data to inform strategy and make decisions. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26610 January 16, Santa Monica -- *LA CEOs: Sales - Close More Business and Scale* LA CEOs: Sales - Close More Business and Scale. Start off your year with LA's top tech CEOs and our special guest Carrie Lauby, an LA-based sales expert with over 25 years growing B2B2C SaaS companies. This sponsor supported FREE event is restricted to qualified CEOs & CFOs only. Confirmed RSVP required.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26603 January 21, Santa Monica -- *AppSec California 2020 - by OWASP* Join your Information Security and Developer peers on the beach! Training classes start Jan 21, with the keynotes, talks and CTFs starting Jan 23. There will be 4 concurrent break-out sessions throughout both speaker days. The best speakers from around the world have been gathering at AppSec California now for six years. We guarantee you will leave the conference with lots of new knowledge and curiosity. An outdoor reception will allow conference goers to enjoy the ocean breezes as they sip on drinks and munch on appetizers on Jan 23. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26601 January 25, Pasadena -- *Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entrepreneur Lessons Learned * Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Entrepreneur Lessons Learned. The innovation arena is blessed with founders, investors and others ready to share insights. What’s not so often clear is which of the many admonishments was key to a particular venture’s journey. We’ve asked our speakers to include in their presentations examples highlighting oft-overlooked elements of success (or failure). See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26602 January 28, Malibu -- *Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine* Startup World Cup - SoCal Regional hosted by LAVA and Pepperdine. Startup World Cup ("SWC") offers innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the startup ecosystem around the world via a global series of startup conferences and competitions that bring together phenomenal startups, VCs, and world-class tech CEOs. Startups worldwide first compete at regional events, and the regional finalists will showcase themselves at the Grand Finale event in San Francisco and compete for a $1m investment prize. Application deadline January 10th. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26595 January 30, Los Angeles Westside -- *Growth Capital Conference* Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to & Network with Investors: Angels, VCs, High Net Worths, Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital & counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products, videos, online demos. Hot Networking Breakfast at 7:00am sharp. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26594 January 30, Newport Beach -- *Pitch and Learn With Investors* Pitch and Learn With Investors. Pitch and Learn engages and educates entrepreneurs on the art of pitching to investors. Pitch and Learn is meant to engage and educate entrepreneurs on the art of pitching to investors. Every pitching entrepreneur will have the opportunity to pitch their business, receive feedback from seasoned investors and then pitch again using investors’ input. The event is open to anyone to attend however, there are only 20 1-minute pitch tickets and only 4 3-minute pitch tickets available for entrepreneurs to pitch. 1 presenter per company. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26606 January 30, Newport Beach -- *Pitch and Learn With Investors* Pitch and Learn With Investors. Pitch and Learn is meant to engage and educate entrepreneurs on the art of pitching to investors. Every pitching entrepreneur will have the opportunity to pitch their business, receive feedback from seasoned investors and then pitch again using investors’ input. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26609 ------------------------------ *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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