socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

Santa Monica-based Sweep , a startup which is focused on cleanup and maintenance of the many scooters from Bird, Lime, Spin, and others, said this week it's looking to create a nationwide network of e-scooter logistics hubs. The startup, led by CEO Rich Banning, is harnessing an "on-demand" workforce to sweep up scooters from the streets, for inventory checks, and also says it has specialized mechanics working on maintenance of the scooers.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Let’s dive a little deeper and present some “gray area” scenarios to consider. Then we’ll address the success or failure of the buyer with your product… First the obvious case in point. What if you are the seller of a previous business or shares amounting to more than an insignificant percentage of a previous business?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by multi-location brands to manage the mobile experience for their customers on a location-by-location basis, has named Ed Shaughnessy as the company's new Chief Financial Officer, the company said on Thursday. Shaughnessy was previously CFO of LogicMonitor. The company also said Shaughnessy spent more than a decade at Intel Corporation, and also had served at Intel Capital.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 31, 2019

Last week we introduced the subject of non-compete agreements. Let’s dive a little deeper and present some “gray area” scenarios to consider. Then we’ll address the success or failure of the buyer with your product… First the obvious case in point. What if you are the seller of a previous business or shares amounting to more than an insignificant percentage of a previous business?

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Patents Sales Product Email 120

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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 31, 2019

Westlake Village-based Avinew , a new startup looking at developing auto insurance for the autonomous vehicle market, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Crosscut Ventures, and also included American Family Ventures, Draper Frontier, and RPM Ventures. The startup--led by former venture capitalist Dan Peate--said it is developing insurance programs around vehicles equipped with advanced active safety features, which reward consumers and fleets

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -- Founder Meet Funder (Invite Only). Founder Meet Funder focus on supporting entrepreneur growth by connecting them with mentors, influencers, and investors within the community. A special social sphere is created due to the culture and diversity of experience brought along the way to encourage everyone to help one other's business growth.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 -- Culver City Tech Happy Hour.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

Camarillo-based Semtech Corporation , which develops analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has released software for its LoRa-based, wireless communications gateway into open source. According to Semtech, its open source packet forwarder works on Linux, allowing data communications and remote management across its LoRa system. Semtech said the open source, Linux software is ideal for creating miniature gateways for use indoors in mart building applications or as mobile gateway in asset trackin

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Xconomy

JANUARY 31, 2019

Taylor Cavanah, whose background is in physics, once caused a fellow scientist to do a spit take after learning Cavanah runs a software startup focused on pet care. Just as surprising is the tale of how Cavanah and co-founders Ken Tsui and Aaron Bannister built the San Diego, CA-based company, called PetDesk. It sells online tools for veterinarians looking to automate appointment requests and marketing messages, and offers a free mobile app allowing pet owners to schedule visits and complete oth

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2019

In a move to again raise the question of it you truly own those digital movie and TV titles you have purchased, Ultraviolet , the digital movie locker service which had acted as a cloud-based digital "locker" location for movies and television shows, is shutting down. Ultraviolet said on its home page that it will close on July 31, 2019. According to Ultraviolet, it is "working with retailers" to continue to make those digital movies and television shows available to consumers.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 31, 2019

Gossamer Bio is dropping its plan to pursue a little-used path to the public markets and will instead return to a conventional IPO that is reviewed by securities regulators. The company initially filed for an IPO as activity at the SEC ground to a halt during the partial federal government shutdown. The San Diego startup, which made it public debut about a year ago with $100 million in backing and has since raised $230 million more, used a regulation that would allow it to go public at a fixed s

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2019

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 --.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 31, 2019

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