Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You had an amazing meeting with an investor. Your product demo crushed. The dialog was great. They told you how much they loved your space. The meeting was only supposed to last 45 minutes but you ran 90. The assistant tried to end the meeting twice but was shoooshed away. You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 9, 2018

What could be more perfect than moving the inaugural championship finals for an esports league from its Los Angeles home to Brooklyn? For Overwatch League , the esports conference created by fiat from Activision Blizzard , the move is the first step in its plans for housing esports teams in cities around the country. Heading from sunny Burbank, Calif. to the hipster heartland of Brooklyn conjures up echoes of the famed Dodger franchise move (in reverse) while tapping into one of the few other ma

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and sound processing software which is now owned by Xperi Corporation, says its technology is now available on Analog Devices, Inc. digital signal processing (DSP) products. According to DTS, its DTS Virtual:X SDKs are ready for integration into AVRs and sound bars using Analog Devices' various DSP products, including the ADSP-2148x, ADSP-2157x, ADSP-SC57x, ADSP-2158x.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 9, 2018

Wednesday, May 9, 2018 -- UBER Elevate Summit. The Second Annual Elevate Summit brings together 700+ of the world's foremost on-demand aviation leaders in industry, government, and academia for 2 full days of programming.

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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

MAY 9, 2018

Irvine-based Syntiant , a developer of semiconductors used for "edge computing" and machine learning applications, has raised a Series A round of funding, led by Intel Capital, Syntiant said on Tuesday. The size of the funding round was not disclosed. The round also included Seraph Group, Danhua Capital and Embark Ventures. Syntiant says it is developing ultra low power semiconductor designed designed for analog neural computation on battery-powered devices, including mobile phones, drones, wear

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 9, 2018

Ring launches Neighbors app; SpaceX Block 5 strives for reusability, Cornerstone OnDemand adds to board.

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Xconomy

MAY 9, 2018

The temperature in California’s Palm Desert hit 107 degrees Tuesday, but indoors at Intel Capital’s Global Summit meeting, the corporate venture arm said it has invested a cool $115 million so far this year. Intel Capital wasn’t ready to disclose exactly how many startups it has funded, but it highlighted a dozen tech companies that got almost two-thirds of the total ($72 million) with innovations in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

Amgen Ventures , the venture capital arm of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen , is one of the investors in a Boston biotech company, Akili Interactive. Akili said Tuesday that it has raised $55M in a Series C funding, which was led by Temasek, and also included Baillie Gifford, Amgen Ventures, M Ventures (the CVC fund of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), JAZZ Venture Partners, Canepa Advanced Healthcare Fund, and Brooklands Capital Strategies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 9, 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 --.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Ring , which develops the popular line of video doorbells, as well as security cameras and other products, said on Tuesday that it has launched a new app, Neighbors , which allows users to get real time, local crime and safety information from their neighbors and law enforcement. The app also allows users to share videos and screen grabs from Ring's devices.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 9, 2018

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 --.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops cloud-based learning and human capital management software for the enterprise, said late Tuesday that it has nominated a trio of new members to its board of directors. According to Cornerstone OnDemand, it has nominated Elisa Steele, Richard Haddrill and Marcus Ryu for election to its board of directors, after an "extensive search".

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

San Diego-based Escient Pharmaceuticals announced Wednesday morning that it has raised $40M in a Series A funding, to develop drugs to treat neuro-immuno-inflammatory and autoreactive diseases. The funding came from The Column Group and 5AM Ventures, along with Osage University Partners. The company said the funding will go to build out its team, advance its pipeline, and progress its initial preclinical programs to clinical study.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2018

SendGrid , the provider of back-end email services which has a big presence in Orange County, says it is expanding its operations in Silicon Valley. The company--which just tripled its space in OC with brand new offices in Irvine in March--is expanding its space in Silicon Valley, in Redwood City. According to SendGrid, it has a new, 15,000 square foot space, which can accommodate up to 80 employees.

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