*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, March 13, 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 * - Interview with Dmitri Leonov and Constantine Suychmez, Ulevate <#0079630> - NantHealth Expands Board <#0079629> - Semtech Gets LoRa Win For Pallet Tracking <#0079628> - BlackLine Shifts User Event To Virtual Conference <#0079627> - Paper Picks Up $7.5M For Remote Learning <#0079626> - 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> *Marketplace* - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <#ad753> *Friday, March 13, 2020* *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 *Interview with Dmitri Leonov and Constantine Suychmez, Ulevate* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079630.html> Our interview today is with Dmitri Leonov and Constantine Suychmez of Ulevate (www.ulevate.com), a startup which is combining technology with the beauty and spa industry. Constantine is CEO of Ulevate, and Dmitri is an advisor, and also is known as the co-founder of email management and filtering software developer SaneBox. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079630.html>) *NantHealth Expands Board* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079629.html> Culver City-based NantHealth said this week that it has named Deanna L. Wise to its board of directors. The company, which develops personalized healthcare and clinical decision making software, said Wise is currently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Banner Health. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079629.html>) *Semtech Gets LoRa Win For Pallet Tracking* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079628.html> Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer Semtech says that its LoRa low power wireless networking device technology has been adopted by the Pallet Alliance, a developer of systems used for pallet management at multi-site manufacturing and distribution companies. Semtech said that the Pallet Alliance has integrated its devices and the LoRaWan protocol into its IntelliPallet Internet of Things (IoT) pallet monitoring logistics platform. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079628.html>) *BlackLine Shifts User Event To Virtual Conference* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079627.html> Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine is taking a new approach to its annual user conference in Europe, saying that it will now run its InTheBlack London 2020 event as a fully virtual event--but which will still feature thought leaders from its customers and users, instead as a series of virtual event sessions. The company--like the rest of the world--has had to rapidly shift its plans in light of the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079627.html>) *Paper Picks Up $7.5M For Remote Learning* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079626.html> Los Angeles- and Montreal-based Paper has raised $7.5M in a funding round, to go towards its remote learning systems, the company said this week. The company--formerly known as GradeSlam--said the funding was led by Reach Capital, and also included Bullpen Capital, along with Birchmere Ventures, BDC Capital, Real Ventures, Google, Red House Education, Edovate Capital, and Anges Quebec. The company's remote learning tools are used by schools to manage remote learning for K-12 students. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079626.html>) *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>) *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 *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. 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