socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Soraa , the developer of Gallium Nitride (GaN) LED lighting technology, based on research out of UC Santa Barbara, has deployed its products at a museum in the United Kingdom. Soraa said its lighting systems are now being used at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, England, which the company says is the world's oldest public museum. Soraa's LED lighting systems are being used to replace what had been a halogen powered light generator system.
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Online collectible sneaker reseller Goat raised a $25 million round led by venture capital firm Accel.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Los Angeles-based cloud and web hosting operator Media Temple said this morning that it has named Lou Kikos as the company's new Vice President of Marketing. Kikos was most recently at iRise, and also had served at CC Information Services, and co-founded The Magis Group. Media Temple focuses on providing its web hosting to web designers, developers, app publishers, creative agencies and enterprises.
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Collectible sneaker reseller Goat raises $25 million, SpaceX plans to launch rockets every 2 weeks, and Virtual reality firm Upland expands into SoCal.
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socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Los Angeles-based Stem , a company which is helping artists collect royalties across online and other platforms, has raised $4.5M in funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Upfront Ventures and Scooter Braun. READ MORE>>.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
President Trump’s order to bar refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries is on temporary hold, and a court hearing later today could eventually force a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. One of the latest biotech executives to speak out against the ban is in the backyard of Mitch McConnell (R-KY), the top Republican in the U.S.
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Xconomy
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
The blowback from U.S. business leaders to President Trump’s travel ban continues—today from a throng of biotech executives. This morning, 165 U.S. biotech leaders have signed a letter voicing “deep concern and opposition” to the order, which bars entry to the U.S. to refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. The Jan. 27 order placed a 90-day ban on immigrants from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Los Angeles-based Ranker said today that it has grown its revenue 115 percent year over year, and doubled its staff. The company did not release any actual financials behind the growth. The company led by CEO Clark Benson, says the company now has a "healthy 8-figure" in revenues. The company says it has more than 35 million monthly unique visitors, who go to the site for its opinion-based, crowdsourced rankings of everything.
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
For the entire staff at Global Detroit, the Executive Orders from President Trump on immigration, refugees, the so-called Muslim ban, and the wall have been devastating and deeply distressing. They challenge our sense of American values and history. Beyond our personal and moral reactions, however, the Executive Orders also may have some impact on the work of Global Detroit to spark regional economic growth, job creation, and prosperity.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Santa Barbara-based QAD said this morning that its QAD Automation Solutions software has received Honda "Approved Software" status. According to QAD, Honda North America requires all of its original equipment manufactured parts suppliers to use an authorized integrated electronic data interchange (EDI), barcode and demand management solution. QAD says its software now meets those standards.
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
With so many smart technology devices and users— six billion Internet of Things (IoT) connections in 2015—we’ve long surpassed the adoption phase. Now, the focus has shifted to refining and improving features to help products stand out from the competition, especially in the realm of security. For years, tech enthusiasts, users, creators, and hackers have expressed their concern over the safety vulnerabilities of numerous IoT devices, from smart locks to thermostats.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Irvine-based VIZIO said Monday that it is now working forward to set the "standard for best industry privacy practices", after an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, where it paid $2.2M to settle charges it was collecting consumer information without permission. According to VIZIO, even before the agreement, it had been addressing the concerns by updating online and onscreen disclosures related to the automated collection of information ab
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Mark Cuban opened the Upfront Summit in an epic interview by Jason Hirschhorn , founder of Media REDEF. Machine Learning / AI They discussed many topics ranging from protection of the press to what Mark looks for in an entrepreneur to investing outside of Silicon Valley and of course Trump and sports. But perhaps to most insightful was their discussion about Machine Learning / AI.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket launch firm led by Elon Musk, is planning a torrid launch pace--hoping to send up rockets into space every two or three weeks-- according to Reuters. SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell told Reuters the company hopes to start those launches as soon as the company's new launch pad in Florida is put into service next week.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2017
Los Angeles-based online ad marketplace operator Rubicon Project and Integral Ad Science (IAS) said on Monday that the two are in a new partnership, where they will be providing third-party viewability scores for display and video advertising. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. The two said the deal will allow media buyers to make better informed pricing decisions for individual ad placements.
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