Berkonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Dave’s comment: This week we welcome our perennial favorite contributor, Kim Shepherd, CEO of Decision Toolbox, to offer us her sage advice on a subject where she is expert. Outgoing, full of creative ideas, and certainly the best person to teach us how, here is Kim on networking… By Kim Shepherd . Networking with others you want to meet is second nature to some, but it fills others with dread.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Los Angeles-based Somabar , which is developing a robotic bartender which automatically mixes cocktails for you, has raised $1.5M in a bridge funding round, according to lead investor the Tech Coast Angels. The TCA said that the round also included members of the Harvard Business School Angels and the Duke University Angel Network, as well as local private equity fund rainforest.LA.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2016

SpaceX aims to resume flights on Dec. 16, Breitbart hits back against boycotting advertisers, and 21st Century Fox invests in augmented and virtual reality glasses company.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

21st Century Fox is the lead investor in a $58M, Series A funding for San Francisco-based Osterhaut Design Group (ODG), a developer of augmented reality sunglasses. According to ODG, the Series A was led by 21st Century Fox, and also included Shenzhen O-film Tech Co., Ltd., Vanfund Urban Investment & Development Co. Ltd. and individuals. READ MORE>>.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -- Burbank Tech Talks: December. Save the date for December's edition of Burbank Tech Talks on Dec. 7, presented by The City of Burbank, in partnership with TechFire. The event will feature a look ahead to the future of technology in 2017 and beyond. We're honored to have two distinguished speakers joining us as panelists: Erik Rannala, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Mucker Capital, a VC fund, and co-founder of MuckerLab, ranked among the elite accelerators in the

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the rocket company led by Elon Musk, is hoping to launch on its next mission on December 16th, launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just North of Santa Barbara. According to satellite constellation operator Iridium--best known for its satellite phones--it hopes to launch 10 Iridium NEXT satellites into low-earth orbit via the SpaceX Falcon on December 16th at 12:36pm PT.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Monrovia-based biotechnology developer Xencor has launched a public offering of its common stock, with the aim of raising approximately $110M in funding, the company said on Wednesday. The publicly traded biotechnology developer--which trades on the NASDAQ as XNCR--said it has priced the offering at $24.000 per share. The company said the new funding will go towards working capital and general corporate purposes, including investing in its pipeline and lead compoound.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Wednesday, December 7, 2016 -- Crowd Invest Summit. The first ever Crowd Invest Summit will debut December 7-8, 2016 at the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel in Santa Monica, California. The summit will feature a robust agenda spanning a variety of equity crowdfunding themes including investment analysis, marketing strategies, trends and insights from industry experts.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Irvine-based endpoint protection software developer CrowdStrike said today that it has appointed Michael Carpenter as President of Global Sales and Field Operations. Carpenter joins the company from Tanium, where he was President Global Sales and Field Operations. He also had served at Intel Security. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

Is it tax time already? San Diego-based TurboTax , the software division of Intuit which makes the popular tax filing software, says on Wednesday that it has opened up for the season, and has begun allowing its users to start working on their taxes. According to TurboTax, it has opened up for the 2016-2017 filing season, including again offering up its TurboTax Absolute Zero free edition.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

SendGrid , which provides email delivery services and software for sending transactional emails, has raised $33M in a Series D funding, the company said on Wednesday. The company, which has engineering offices in Irvine, said the funding was led by Bain Capital Ventures, and also included Foundry Group, Bessemer Venture Partners, and SoftTech VC. SendGrid's software is used by such companies as Airbnb, Costco, eBay, Spotify, Uber and Yelp, to ensure delivery of emails to their customers.

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