*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, March 12, 2020* 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 * - Overwatch League Cancels March, April Homestands Events <#0079625> - Mica Energies Gets Seed Funding <#0079624> - E3 Expo Cancelled Over Virus Fears <#0079623> - Ring Rolls Out New Preview Feature For Doorbells <#0079622> - Scopely Elevates O'Brien To Board <#0079621> - Google Suggests Employees Work From Home <#0079620> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Thursday, March 12, 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 *Overwatch League Cancels March, April Homestands Events* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079625.html> The Overwatch League, the e-sports league run by Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard, says it is cancelling all of its Homestands events scheduled for March and April. The league said that the health and safety of employees, fans, players, teams, and partners is "paramount" to Activision Blizzard Esports, and after careful review and collaboration with teams, it has cancelled all Overwatch League Homestands events for those months. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079625.html>) *Mica Energies Gets Seed Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079624.html> Irvine-based Mica Energies announced Wednesday afternoon that it has received a seed funding, and says it is working on a "proof of concept" for ite technology, focused on harvesting radio frequencies from the environment. Source and amount of that seed funding was not announced. The company claimed that the seed funding values the company at $39M. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079624.html>) *E3 Expo Cancelled Over Virus Fears* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079623.html> The E3 Expo, the video game industry gathering which had been scheduled for June 9-11 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, has been cancelled, as a result of the global COVID-19 virus outbreak. According to the organizers of the event, E3 2020 has been cancelled over concerns for the health and safety of everyone in the industry, including fans, employees, exhibitors, and partners. E3 Expo said it will provide full refunds to exhibitors and attendees. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079623.html>) *Ring Rolls Out New Preview Feature For Doorbells* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079622.html> Los Angeles-based doorbell and security camera maker Ring rolled out a new feature on Wednesday, which it said will help the users of its battery-powered doorbells see the four seconds of video before motion is detected on its doorbells. According to the company, the new feature helps provide more context to what triggered its notifications. Ring said the feature is available exclusively on the Ring Video Doorbell 3 Plus. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079622.html>) *Scopely Elevates O'Brien To Board* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079621.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game developer *Scopely <http://www.scopely.com>* said on Wednesday that it has appointed *Tim O'Brien*, the company's current Chief Revenue Officer, to its board of directors. O'Brien has served as Chief Revenue Officer at the company since 2014. O'Brien had joined Scopely in 2014 after serving as VP of Worldwide Business Development at Disney Interactive.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079621.html>) *Google Suggests Employees Work From Home* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079620.html> Google, the Internet giant, which has a big presence and offices in the Los Angeles area, is now suggesting all of its North American employees work from home, as the spread of the COVID-19 virus has extended into the Bay Area and elsewhere in the nation. Google--which had already recommended its Washington State employees work remotely last week--said it is looking to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19 worldwide. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079620.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? 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. 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For more information about the Venture Banking Group, visit www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to Brian Weber at [email protected] ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 3/03/20 TaleSpin LLC <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99860> Culver City $15.00 M 2/27/20 Dray Alliance <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99854> Lakewood $10.20 M 2/26/20 Flock Freight <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99853> Solana beach $50.00 M 2/21/20 Brace <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99803> Santa Monica $10.00 M 2/20/20 Cloudbreak Health, LLC <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99732> El Segundo $10.00 M 2/20/20 SmartBug Media <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99733> Irvine $0.00 M 2/20/20 Liquid Death <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99802> Santa Monica $9.00 M 2/19/20 Digital Motors <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99731> Irvine $0.00 M 2/18/20 Open Raven <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99721> Marina Del Rey $4.10 M 2/13/20 GumGum <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99720> Santa Monica $22.00 M 2/13/20 Seqster <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99719> San Diego $0.00 M 2/12/20 HEADSPACE, INC. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99703> Santa Monica $53.00 M 2/10/20 JenaValve Technology Inc <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99680> Irvine $50.00 M 2/05/20 Gento <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99607> Los Angeles $5.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html March 23, Los Angeles -- *Digital Summit LA* Digital Summit LA. 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