Berkonomics

JANUARY 7, 2016

There is so much information being shot at us daily via social media streams that we should monitor and control that which pertains to our business – and do so with some level of expertise. There are tools to inform you when your company name or personal name is mentioned. Google Alerts can be set for any parameter and then be set to deliver your results daily or more often using Google.com/alerts.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

San Diego-based Emotient , a developer of facial expression recognition software, has been acquired by Apple , Apple disclosed on Thursday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Emotient, which was backed by Handbag and Intel Capital, had developed applications for Google Glass and other platforms to be able to tell what a person was feeling based on their facial expression.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 7, 2016

There seems to be a lot of emphasis on getting things done as quickly as possible these days. Perhaps that’s just the nature of the world we live in now. Endless information is available to us at the tap of a button or the click of a mouse. Computers are faster than ever and now can easily fit into a pocket. A whole library of music and movies are just seconds away.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Venice-based Gem , the blockchain security and technology developer led by Micah Winkelspecht, said Wednesday that it has raised $7.1M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Pelion Venture Partners, and also included KEC Ventures, Blockchain Capital, Digital Currency Group, RRE Ventures and others. Ben Dahl, who led the investment for Pelion Venture Partners, joins the company's board with the funding round, as does Scott Kriz of Bitium.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen is the a new investor in a round for Alector , a developer of immuno-modulatory therapies for Alzheimer's disease and other neurogenerative disorders, which announced a $29.5M funding today. Alector said that its Series D funding was led by Dementia Discovery Fund, and also included new investor Amgen Ventures and AbbVie, along with prior investors Merck Research Lab Ventures, OrbiMed, Polaris Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Topspin Partners and M

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Carlsbad-based Source Intelligence , a provider of supply chain compliance services and data, has raised $17.5M in an investment round, according to the company. The funding came from Kayne Partners. Source Intelligence said the funding goes to growing its network and advancing its platform. Source Intelligence helps its users, including many Fortune 500 companies, track supply chain compliance, particularly in the areas of conflict minerals, restricted chemicals, and similar areas.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

RASRx , a biopharmaceuticals startup developing an oral therapy to treat muscle degeneration, has scored funding from venture philanthropy company CureDuchenne Ventures , CureDuchenne Ventures announced Tuesday. Size of the funding was not announced. CureDuchenne funds research into finding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that causes muscles to degenerate.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

A new company, J5 Infrastructure Partners , has launched in Orange County, after the acquisition of two companies by private equity investor Ridgemont Equity Partners. Ridgemont said it purchase two, telecommunications infrastructure companies-- Coretel Inc. and TowerCom Technologies LLC , to form Irvine-based J5 Infrastructure Partners. The new company, led by Jerrry Elliott, will provide acquisition, leasing, permitting, zoning, structural engineering, utility coordination and equipment instal

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. We caught up with Omkar Kulkarni , Director of the new accelerator, to hear more about what the accelerator is looking for, and how it hopes to help promising startups.

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