socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2016

This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 23, 2019

In what looks to be a rough transition for users of Lynda.com , library users of Lynda.com's wide range of educational topics and courses are finding they are running into major privacy issues through LinkedIn's new, forced move of users from Lynda.com to LinkedIn Learning. billion; LinkedIn was subsequently acquired by Microsoft in 2016.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based education technology developer GoGuardian says it has named a new Chief Revenue Officer. GoGuardian was acquired by private equity investor Sumeru Equity Partners back in 2016, and most recently acquired Pear Deck, a student engagement software developer.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 11, 2017

While we’re looking at venture deal numbers from the past year , let’s consider the education technology industry, which isn’t broken out by sector in the general reports I’ve seen. education tech companies totaled $1.03 billion (across 138 deals) in 2016. Those numbers are down from the $1.45

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Monday, November 7, 2016 -- Cal-Israel Innovation Expo. The Fall 2016 Cal-Israel Innovation Expo will be held at the University of Southern California (USC), Ronald Tutor Campus Center, November 6 - 7, 2016. See [link] (more)

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sunday, November 6, 2016 -- Cal-Israel Innovation Expo. The Fall 2016 Cal-Israel Innovation Expo will be held at the University of Southern California (USC), Ronald Tutor Campus Center, November 6 - 7, 2016. See [link] (more)

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Educational technology is one field worth examining, even though education hasn’t been a front-burner issue in the final months of the campaign. Both Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump say they’d spend billions on educational reforms, and while their visions diverge, they have some points in common.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2018

El Segundo-based PCM , which provides information technology products to the business, government, and education markets, said very late Wednesday evening that it has acquired Provista Technology Services Ltd. Provista UK was founded in 2016, and offers up products from such vendors as Cisco, Avaya, Cisco Meraki, Huawei, and Checkpoint.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -- TechCouncil Charity Luncheon: Toys for Tots! Join us on December 7 for a charity luncheon where the titans of technology will gather to celebrate 2016 and support Toys for Tots. At the TechCouncil of Southern California we believe in giving back.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2016

Monday, August 15, 2016 -- Make it on Mobile: Using Adobe Mobile Apps to Create Your Initial Design. education/make-it-on-mobile-using-adobe-mobile-apps-to-create-your-initial-design/los-angeles/27328. General Assembly. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/make-it-on-mobile-using-adobe-mobile-apps-to-create-your-initial-design/los-angeles/27328.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2017

Dr. Reddy has been at NantHealth since December of 2016, when he joined as Senior Executive Director of Medical Affairs. Reddy will be overseeing education, outreach, clinical development programs, and clinical trials for GPS Cancer, NantHealth's cancer analytics platform.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 9, 2016

Saturday, August 13, 2016 -- SOLA/HACK! education/solahack/los-angeles/27497. Generaly Assembl. In this mini-hackathon event, participants will use design thinking, UX design methods and web development skills in an entrepreneurial spirit to address social, economic, and environmental challenges specific to South L.A.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Wednesday, July 27, 2016 -- Day in the Life of a UX Designer. education/day-in-the-life-of-a-ux-designer/los-angeles/27169. Generaly Assembly. Curious about the role of Tech's Most Wanted role, User Experience Designer at different companies? Interested in hearing the diversity of paths and experiences designers take?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 18, 2016

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 -- Break into Mobile Development: Appy Hour with GA + Uber. education/break-into-mobile-development-appy-hour-with-ga-uber/los-angeles/27269. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/break-into-mobile-development-appy-hour-with-ga-uber/los-angeles/27269.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 -- Startup Café. You'll leave caffeinated and educated. You'll leave caffeinated and educated. Startups In The Sky. Welcome to the new monthly morning series, "Startup Cafe in DTLA" presented by Startups in the Sky! https://www.meetup.com/Startups-in-the-Sky/events/235362221/.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 3, 2016

Tuesday, August 9, 2016 -- Intro to React - Javascript LA Meetup. education/intro-to-react-javascriptla-meetup/los-angeles/27433. General Assembly. As many of you have heard, React.JS is one of the hottest JavaScript frameworks right now in our industry. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/intro-to-react-javascriptla-meetup/los-angeles/27433.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

6 Entrepreneurs share their predictions for this year’s evolution of online industries, which will be key for small businesses across the globe in 2016. The industry will continue to invest heavily in educating people and convincing them to try internet security products (free versions & life-time trials).

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 15, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016 -- Female Entrepreneurs Panel: Ask Us Anything. education/female-entrepreneurs-panel-ask-us-anything/los-angeles/27429. General Assembly. Join us for an evening of networking, libations and good conversation with a panel of women sharing their stories of trials, tribulations and success in their endeavors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 4, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 -- Career Negotiation Strategies. education/career-negotiation-strategies/los-angeles/27163. General Assembly. It pays to be persuasive — especially when it comes to your career. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/career-negotiation-strategies/los-angeles/27163.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 15, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016 -- Design Mornings - Design Thinking for Sustainability. education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036. General Assembly. Experience the magic of the design thinking process as we re-design sustainability in LA. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/design-mornings-design-thinking-for-sustainability/los-angeles/28036.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 22, 2016

Thursday, July 28, 2016 -- Demystifying Data for Business. education/demystifying-data-for-business/los-angeles/24581. 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. It's all about what you do with it.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2016

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 -- Building Beautiful Apps in the Mobile Age. education/building-beautiful-apps-in-the-mobile-age/los-angeles/25600. General Assembly. What leads to beautifully designed apps and products? It’s rarely a flash of genius. What does that process look like? See https://generalassemb.ly/education/building-beautiful-apps-in-the-mobile-age/los-angeles/25600.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 7, 2016

Thursday, July 7, 2016 -- Learn About AMP - Accelerated Mobile Pages. education/learn-about-amp-accelerated-mobile-pages/los-angeles/26436. Come join GDG Los Angeles as we gratefully welcome Malte Ubl to speak to us about AMP, Accelerated Mobile Pages. Malte Ubl (@cramforce, +MalteUbl) is the tech lead of the AMP Project.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 10, 2017

According to MacFarlane, he will remain an employee of Sonos, where he will "help and advise" the company, and also focus on STEM education. Spence has been President of Sonos since July of 2016, and had joined Sonos in 2012 as Chief Commercial Officer. Spence also had served at Research in Motion and IBM Canada.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based residential solar power installer OneRoof Energy said late Friday that it has "significantlyr educed" its work force, and has begun winding down its operations, after it said it was unable to secure financing necessary to continue sales, marketing, and development. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Thursday, September 22, 2016 -- Drive Retention, Engagement and Growth w/ Behavioral Analytics. education/drive-retention-engagement-growth-w-behavioral-analytics/los-angeles/29427. We are thrilled to partner with Interana for an awesome evening about products, growth and analytics. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/drive-retention-engagement-growth-w-behavioral-analytics/los-angeles/29427.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Tuesday, September 20, 2016 -- Latin America Tech Meetup Los Angeles (LATM LA). education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529. Latin America is the one of the most observed emerging economies. See https://generalassemb.ly/education/latin-america-tech-meetup-los-angeles-latm-la/los-angeles/27529.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Thursday, October 20, 2016 -- GAN-LA Presents Small Business Breakfast Series: How to Build a Brand with Authentic Storytelling. They're seeking community, education, entertainment, and most of all, a sense of authenticity. Breakfast provided. Consumers these days are looking to connect with companies on a much deeper level.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Friday, October 28, 2016 -- HOWL-O-WEEN Yappy Hour! education/howl-o-ween-yappy-hour/los-angeles/29493. General Assembly. About This Event Admit it - you've been planning your pup's Halloween costume for months. So have we. Bring your furry friends for a fun costume contest and yappy hour with the Silicon Beach tech community.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Encantos was foudned in 2016 by Steven Wolfe Pereira (CEO) and Susai Jaramillo (President and Chief Creative Officer). Encantos said the new funds will go to accelerate its subscription services. Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures joins the company's board as part of the funding. Encantos last raised funding back in January. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Christensen made his observations during a presentation at the 2016 Contextual Robotics Forum, a recent conference at UC San Diego focused this year on “new directions in human-machine interaction.”. He also called for improved education and training in robotics and STEM, especially among younger students from kindergarten to 12th grade.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2017

Put it in the slides: At the 2016 event, Liu & Huang overlooked the need to include some of their key findings in their slide deck. Delivery is key: The guys picked up the pace of their presentation after going too slowly in 2016. This time, they made sure to include all of their pertinent analysis in their presentation.

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LATechDigest

MAY 30, 2016

Students & Educators — Win $25k in THE MAYOR’S CUP ( link ). echo factory (@echofactory) May 21, 2016. Amplify.LA (@amplifyla) May 24, 2016. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) May 25, 2016. . LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) May 25, 2016. LATech Digest (@LATechDigest) May 25, 2016.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

Or maybe it’s healthier in the long run when the government imposes more progressive taxation and puts the funds into education, social programs, and R&D. Startups and technology giants alike depend on legions of highly educated foreigners working in the U.S. But she hasn’t talked about the issue much during the 2016 campaign.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Deepak’s meditation guide will be available Fall 2016 for both mobile and desktop VR systems. Unimersiv is a platform for VR educational experiences and publish new content each month, including learning how to meditate. For those with HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, it’s in public BETA and available here.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

For K-12 school districts to keep up with technology and enable a fully modern, effective environment, they need to augment the fundamentals with key technology advancements and essentials including Artificial Intelligence, updated communication tools, and high-speed networks tailored for educational institutions. High-Speed Fiber Networks.

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