Berkonomics
JULY 5, 2018
Ever think about growing your business with the plan to sell it someday, cashing in on your hard-earned work over the years? Or if you’re an employee with stock options, are you aware of the increases in value you can make with your efforts? Then again, you may be an architect or doctor or other professional managing your. Dave’s book on exits.
socalTECH
JULY 5, 2018
San Diego-based technology incubator EvoNexus , which has locations in both San Diego and Irvine, has named six new members of its board of directors, the group said this week. According to the group, it has added Lauren Kelly, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, The Irvine Company; Bridget Kimball, Chief Architect & Fellow, Intuit; Eddy Ortiz, Vice President of Innovation & Solution Acceleration, Royal Bank of Canada; Go Maruyama, Vice President of Strategic Planning, Mur
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 5, 2018
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 -- "Flying With Unicorns" LAVA Awards Celebration 2018. Celebrate Hall of Fame Honoree Hemi Zucker and J2 Communications Extraordinary MandA Activity. Hemi Zucker is a Managing Principal of OCV Partners. OCV is a Los Angeles-based venture fund that invests in, owns, and operates companies in the information technology, e-commerce, media and telecommunications, life sciences and healthcare, and clean technology sectors with the objective of creating sustainable long-term
socalTECH
JULY 5, 2018
San Diego-based MabVax Therapeutics said this week that it has granted a sublicense for its technology, to Y-mAbs Therapeutics , a clinical stage biopharmaceuticals company. According to MabVax, it has granted an exclusive sublicense to a bi-valent ganglioside based vaccine intended to treat neuroblastoma, a rare pediatric cancer. MabVax said the deal is worth $1.3M, plus additional amounts possible if the FDA approves the vaccine from Y-mAbs.
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L.A. Business Journal
JULY 5, 2018
AeroVironment Inc. is developing a helicopter drone that will fly on Mars.
socalTECH
JULY 5, 2018
Rancho Palos Verdes-based Kumbaya , a startup which is working on a device which combines connectivity, power, and content to "off-grid" communities--particularly in third world nations--said it has named Ms. Kay Ellen Consolver to its Board of Directors. Consolver has worked as an executive at ExxonMobil for more than 20 years. Kumbaya is developing a solar-powered platform which allows for charging and powering of devices, a single board computer, an information library, TV, radio, and other f
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socalTECH
JULY 5, 2018
Los Angeles-based ENTITY , a new media company focused on women, has raised a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Susan Rockefeller. According to ENTITY, it is creating a new "experiential media" company focused on "empowering and educating NextGen women". The company says its media brand focuses on highly curated, one-of-a-kind mentorship events, including a series call the ENTITY Academy, a seven week mentorship program focused on Gen Z and millennial women.
Xconomy
JULY 5, 2018
The “empathy economy” will help define the new reality of human and machine interactions in the customer service industry. A takeoff on the sharing economy, the empathy economy will grow due to brand mania and increased automation in the workplace. Consumers are inundated by brands in their day-to-day lives, and these brands sometimes create personal meaning in our consumer-based society.
socalTECH
JULY 5, 2018
Monrovia, California-based unmanned aerial vehicle maker Aerovironment said this week that it is collaborating with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory , to develop a drone which can fly on Mars. According to Aerovironment, the Mars Helicopter is now in production at JPL, with plans to fly the drone on Mars in less than three years. AeroVironment said that flying on Mars is very similar to flying at nearly 100,000 feet on Earth, with the same air density.
Xconomy
JULY 5, 2018
Boston Scientific is adding on to its heart rhythm management business again, this time with a deal to acquire atrial fibrillation device startup Cryterion Medical for $202 million. The cash payment covers the 65 percent of Cryterion that the Marlborough, MA, medical device giant does not already own. Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX ) had been an investor in Cryterion, based in Carlsbad, CA, since it launched in 2016.
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