socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

For our interview today, we have an interview with Gabe Grifoni , CEO and founder of Rufus Labs (www.getrufus.com), which has has developed an Android-based, wearable device which is aimed at use in the enterprise, warehouses, and factories. Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 149

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

Los Angeles Times has found social media more welcoming than local TV news rivals.

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Social Media News Los Angeles Media 170

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Agoura Hills-based TouchCommerce , the provider of customer service software and services, which e-commerce companies use to add live chat and support to their websites, has been acquired by Nuance Communications , Nuance said Thursday. Nuance said it would pay $215M, split between $110M in cash and $85M in stock, with $20M in earn out. TouchCommerce was founded and led by Bernard Louvat, and had raised around $32M in funding from such backers as Dolphin Equity, Emergence Capital Partners, Hudso

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Agoura Hills Agoura Commerce Equity 138

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

Birchbox runs customer service test on Snapchat, Free Reign Entertainment launches Shattered Skies, and Easypose expands on-demand yoga instruction.

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Snapchat Customer Custom Services 116

Advertiser: Aggregage

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

JULY 22, 2016

In an interesting twist on an Airbnb-for-anything, a new, Los Angeles startup, MyLucke , has recently launched a marketplace for private parking spaces in Los Angeles, which lets people with their own parking spaces--say, your driveway--make them available to others. The startup says it lets users make their private parking spots available to others on an hourly, daily, weekly, or monthly basis, and is aimed at helping to make more parking spaces available for both consumers and commuters.

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Santa Monica Venice Los Angeles Startup 126

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

Online-focused ZestFinance hopes its algorithm model clicks with the Chinese market.

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Marketing 165

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

Citadel Environmental Services steps up its walking club program with the addition of Pokémon Go.

Services 150

Services 150

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Hollywood-based virtual reality technology and content developer Legend VR --the new unit of Legend 3D dedicated to creating virtual reality content--has announced its first major virtual reality project, a new series of virtual reality episodes for Stan Lee's Comic Crusaders. The company said it would debut those virtual reality episodes at Comic-Con.

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Hollywood Content Technology Develop 109

Tech.Co

JULY 22, 2016

Home theater systems come in many shapes and sizes, with audio qualities design for small rooms up to your true home theater. For California based Enclave Audio, not only are they creating a solution that is easily customizable for your setup, but does so without the ugly audio cables connecting back up to a receiver. Their first offering, the CineHome Wire-Free HD Audio Home Theater boasts true 5.1 surround sound, wireless speakers (does have power cords), and is fine tuned to ensure you have t

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Technical Review Design Startup Networking 100

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

San Diego-based AristaMD , which is developing software tools to help coordinate referrals by physicians to specialists, has raised $11M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Avalon Ventures, and also included Correlation Ventures. AristaMD says it has created software which is aimed at reducing the estimated 60 percent of specialists visits, which are routine and do not require and in-person visit.

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Avalon San Diego Tool Research 109

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016 -- Demystifying Data for Business. Data Scientist is the "sexiest job of the 21st century", according to Harvard Business Review. "Big data lives in the cloud. It knows what we do." - Pointy-haired boss. Despite the hype surrounding big data and where it's stored, data scientists know that the size of your data doesn't matter.

Education 100

Education Los Angeles Angel 100

L.A. Business Journal

JULY 22, 2016

As election season heats up, opinion polls are on everyone’s mind.

Research 145

Research 145

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016 -- Retirement Success for Women at Any Age! WITI. Join us as we host a panel of experts who will assist us in navigating the waters with regard to Financial Planning for the Future. Special attention will be paid to the unique considerations and concerns women must exercise to assure themselves of an optimal financially sound future.

WITI 100

WITI 100

Tech.Co

JULY 22, 2016

Join us for this special evening! Tech.Co and WeAreLATech are coming together to present the best local female-founded startups while celebrating the greater LA startup and tech community. Come join us for drinks, tacos, and great conversation, while supporting your favorite local startups as we search for the best early stage startups around. Proceeds from ticket sales will go to the top startup, sending them to compete at Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year competition in September.

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Los Angeles Startup Angel Competition 70

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016 -- Growth Capital Conference. Network with capital sources, advisors, deal makers and 100 entrepreneurs seeking capital and counsel. DEAL DISPLAYtm showcases growing firms needing capital. View products,videos, online demos.

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Conference Capital Networking Entrepreneur 100

Xconomy

JULY 22, 2016

The rise of ransomware has been striking over the past two years, rapidly dominating headlines with its frequency, its wide range of victims, and its profitability. So when news hit that two of the largest and most notorious delivery systems for ransomware — the Necurs botnet and the Angler exploit kit — had gone dark, that was obviously good news. Unfortunately, in the world of cybersecurity, respites like these never seem to last very long.

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News Research Tool Demand 54

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- HOLLYWOOD MEETS CHINA MEETS TECH. Speakers include: - Hollywood executives doing cross-border China deals - Dealmakers spearheading cross-border Hollywood-China transactions - Venture and angel investors - Founders of Startups and emerging companies in SoCal expanding to China KEYNOTE SPEAKER Henry Hsiao, Emerging Tech Innovations and Strategic Partnerships, Mattel with Rebecca Fannin, Founder/Editor, Silicon Dragon See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-dragon-la-2

SoCal 100

SoCal Southern California Hollywood Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

In this era of accelerating change, business-as-usual is the enemy of every business, new and old. Yet it’s an easy rut to fall into, and a tough one to break out of. Every business needs to “reach for the stars” on a regular basis, in much the same way the President Kennedy challenged a nation to put a man on the moon in an impossible timeframe more than fifty years ago.

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Startup Metrics Entrepreneur Resource 56

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- "From The Conceptual To The Successful" The Israeli Consulate in L.A in collaboration with the Israeli American Council. Join us for our startup salon event, to connect with some of the localand#8234; startup success stories in and#8234;LA. See [link].

Startup 100

Startup 100

Xconomy

JULY 22, 2016

The top news in biotech this week centers around one big job opening: the head seat at Biogen, now that George Scangos has announced plans to leave the company. Who takes the gig, and the strategic direction he or she chooses for Biogen will have implications not just for the company and its employees, but the sector overall. But there’s plenty more to dig through as well, from a shakeup at Zafgen to a few new high profile startups and a newly public gene therapy company.

Startup 50

Startup San Diego News Thousand Oaks 50

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- Day in the Life of a UX Designer. Generaly Assembly. Curious about the role of Tech's Most Wanted role, User Experience Designer at different companies? Wondering where most designers start their careers and why they're the highest demand tech job? Interested in hearing the diversity of paths and experiences designers take?

Design 100

Design Education Demand Los Angeles 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- The Roadmap to Commercialization: Confirming Your Product. Tritech SBDC. Why is the right business model critical to your venture start-up’s success? Can a bad value proposition kill your business? How well do you really know your target customer? As a founder, your “Hero’s Journey” will be fraught with numerous obstacles, “uncertainty, fear and doubt”.

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Product Startup Course Custom 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- MIT Enterprise Forum Wine Social. In just three weeks, we're hosting the best fundraising and networking event of the summer. The 13th annual Wine Social -- now with local craft beer! We've updated and expanded your favorite networking event with over 30 wineries -- many from Napa and Sonoma -- plus local breweries and sodas.

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Enterprise Forum San Diego Networking Funding 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- 2nd Annual State of 805 Tech, Awards and Investor Panel! Please nominate members of the startups community for the awards!

Startup 100

Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016 -- Startups In The Sky: Music Innovation Summit.

Startup 100

Startup 100