socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
Los Angeles-based MobileCause , which develops fundraising and communications software for nonprofits, has rolled out an enhanced crowdfunding software product. According to the company, which is venture backed by Level Equity, said its software allows for use of dynamic templates, social sharing, and other features. MobileCause is led by CEO Sean MacNeill.
Xconomy
APRIL 10, 2017
[Editor’s note: Jay Lichter will discuss his personal odyssey in drug development on April 19 at The Xconomy Forum on the Human Impact of Innovation. Online registration is here. ] I am a pharmaceutical scientist and a biotech venture capitalist. I start companies that are focused on creating new drugs. So when my doctor told me I had Meniere’s disease, and that there are no FDA-approved products for treatment, my reaction was, “there has to be something better, and we are going to figure it out
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socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
Irvine-based Vizio and Chinese electronics giant LeEco have called off the $2 billion acquisition of Vizio by LeEco, citing "regulatory headwinds". Hints that the deal were going south have been apparent for months, as LeEco has faced a cash crunch , issues getting cash for the deal from overseas , and more. The two had reached an agreement in July of 2016 for LeEco to buy Vizio, a move which would have made Vizio founder William Wang a billionaire.
Xconomy
APRIL 10, 2017
We are a little over a week away from the Xconomy Forum on the Human Impact of Innovation and we’re excited to announce that thanks to a generous sponsor we have a block of 25 complimentary tickets to give to bootstrapped entrepreneurs in San Diego. It all takes place at The Ilumina Theater at the Alexandria in San Diego on Wednesday, April 19. To get a complimentary ticket, we’re asking entrepreneurs to offer their predictions on what innovations have the greatest impact on human lives.
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socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics , a startup which is developing medical devices used to measure, diagnose, and track brain health, has raised $10M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Reimagined Ventures. As part of the funding, the company said that Ted Koutouzis of Reimagined Ventures joins the company's board.
Xconomy
APRIL 10, 2017
Soci, a San Diego startup that created a Web platform for managing social media, has closed on $8.5 million in Series A financing that will be used to build on the company’s recent growth, including a second office in Austin, TX, according to co-founder and CEO Afif Khoury. The five-year-old startup, which had 35 employees five months ago when it was named as a 2017 Xconomy San Diego company to watch , now has 50 employees.
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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 10, 2017
Many aspiring entrepreneurs are jealous of inventors, thinking that new inventions are the key to new ventures. In my experience advising startups, I have found that the invention is usually the easy part, and the hard part is turning the invention into a business. It takes a special kind of person to turn an idea into a business, with strengths often opposite those of an inventor.
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
Santa Monica- and Singapore-based Wavemaker Partners is one of the investors in Saleswhale , a Singapore startup developing artificial intelligence software for managing sales leads and sales conversations. Saleswhale said it raised $1.2M in a seed funding over the weekend, which came from Monk's Hill Ventures, Gree Ventures, and Wavemaker Partners.
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
Irvine-based Aerie Pharmaceuticals , a pharmaceuticals company developing treatments for glaucoma and other eye diseases, said it has named Gary Menichini as Vice President of Sales, Dale Seibt as Vice President of Market Access, and Gerry McKenzie as Vice President of Commercial Operations. The company also has appointed Michael McCleerey to the new position of Vice President of Portfolio Development.
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
San Diego-based lifesciences equipment maker Illumina said late Sunday evening that it has launched its prenatal testing solution, VeriSeq NIPT, in Europe. The company's product allows laboratories to screen for fetal chromosomal abnormalities indicating conditions such as Down syndrome in about one day. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
APRIL 10, 2017
San Diego-based antenna technology developer Airgain announced late Sunday that it has acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of Antenna Plus , a developer of antenna products for the mobile and automotive fleet market. Airgain said it is paying approximately $6.4 million in cash for Antenna Plus, which was in bankruptcy proceedings.
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