L.A. Business Journal

JULY 10, 2017

Asian goods e-tailer Yamibuy has raised a $10 million Series A round led by GGV Capital of Beijing, according to a Monday press release.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

Jstar, the creators of Joshai , a voice activated home assistant, has raised $11M in funding, according to the company. The company has offices in Los Angeles, and is led by longtime LA serial entrepreneur Alex Capecelatro. Source of the funding was not announced. Capecelatro previously founded Yeti and AtThePool. Josh.ai was co-founded by CTO Tim Gill, who was founder of Quark, Inc.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2017

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 -- Interviewing for a Game PM Job w/ EA's former Lead PM. Product School. How to Interview for a Game PM Job, the Difference Between Good vs Great. We'll talk about how to show off quantifiable successes, understand the space, understand live service, understand data, and demonstrate your soft skills (influence, communication, curiosity, humility).

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JULY 10, 2017

Troubled electric car maker Faraday Future has halted its plans to build a factory in Las Vegas, due to a cash crunch, according to a report from local Nevada news sources. According to the report, Faraday Future has decided to "put a hold on" its factory in Nevada, where it had planneds to spend $1 billion on creating a 3 million square foot megafactory that Faraday Future claimed would create more than 13,000 jobs in Nevada.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

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

JULY 10, 2017

Tuesday, July 11, 2017 -- Hollywood Tech Happy Hour. Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A PHP engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with his vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day.

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JULY 10, 2017

Irvine-based videogame publisher Blizzard Entertainment said last week that it is rolling out a new expansion to its Hearthstone digital card came. Blizzard said its new expansion, Knights of the Frozen Throne , will roll out in August. The expansion pack will run on Windows and Mac PCs, plus iOS and Android tablets and mobile phones; Blizzard said it will be providing a pre-launch "card pack" for $49.99.

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JULY 10, 2017

There's been a revolution in the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the last few years, by both startups and large companies, to help in a large number of areas. Tim Grace , who co-founded San Diego-based PointPredictive with Frank McKenna and Joe Jackson, is a startup veteran, who sold BasePoint Analytics to CoreLogic in 2009, and is a former executive from HNC Software.

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Artificial Inteligence Software Review San Diego .Net 124

SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2017

Thursday, July 13, 2017 -- VR Happy Hour. July 13th @ Upload LA in Marina Del Rey. Refreshments, VR demos, and exhibits included.

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JULY 10, 2017

City Of Industry-based Yamibuy , an online e-commerce startup selling Asian snacks, cookies, candy, instant food, tea, and more, aimed at Asian American consumers, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, the company said on Monday. The funding was led by GGV Capital, and also included New Oriental Education & Technology Group and K2VC. The startup, led by founder and CEO Alex Zhou, said that Hans Tung of GGV Capital has joined the company's board.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2017

Sunday, July 16, 2017 -- GENBAND Perspectives. GENBAND user conference.

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JULY 10, 2017

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer CrowdStrike said on Monday that it has named Matthew Polly as Vice President of Worldwide Business Development and Channels. According to CrowdStrike, Polly joins from AppDynamics, where he served as Vice President, Worldwide Alliances and Business Development, before its acquisition by Cisco. CrowdStrike provides endpoint protection software for the enterprise.

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Tech.Co

JULY 10, 2017

Come mix and mingle with other Financial Technologist’s Tues July 25. Learn about the newest and fastest changes going on in financial technology. Finance is undergoing a massive change some call the “financial paradigm” Laws from 1930-1940 (old right?) are getting broken down with technological innovation in finance. Find partners, talk about your project, bounce ideas, discover LA Fintech.

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JULY 10, 2017

San Diego-based ChiroTouch , a developer of electronic health records and practice management software for the chiropractic market, has raised a round of private equity funding. The funding came from Waud Capital Partners. Size of the funding was not announced. According to the companies, George Ahn, Operating Executive at Waud Capital, has become ChiroTouch's new CEO, and has also joined the company's board as Vice Chairman.

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Tech.Co

JULY 10, 2017

With technology, the advertising industry is going under massive disruptions right now. Mix, mingle, and network with other advertising professionals. Find partners with advertisers, ad agencies, publishers, and ad tech companies. Free parking 3 hr validation w/ $10 purchase from the bar with the parking structure on 646 S. Olive St., Platinum Parking 637 S Olive Los Angeles 90014 $6, or Metro exit 7th St.

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JULY 10, 2017

Irvine-based IOGEAR announced a new, Thunderbolt 3 docking station, which provides a way for both MacBook or Window laptops to connect to peripherals such as external monitors, storage devices, and other accessories. According to IOGEAR, its GTD733 Thunderbolt 3 Quantum Docking Station features two USB-A ports, one USB-C port, audio input and output jacks, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and support for external 4K and 5K monitors.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JULY 10, 2017

Sunday, July 16, 2017 -- D23expo. The Ultimate Disney Fan Event.

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JULY 10, 2017

San Diego-based Inseego announced a customer win in Austria for its fleet management products, the company said this morning. Inseego said the Red Cross Rescue Service in Tyrol, Austria has signed a five year contract for its fleet management, software-as-a-service solution for its rescue vehicles. Financial impact of the win was not announced. The win came from Inseego's Ctrack unit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2017

I’ve been a manager in business for many years, and like most of you, I’ve also had my share of bad managers, as well as a few good ones. As a result, I’m certainly convinced that engaging, retaining, and developing people for maximum performance is one of the toughest jobs you will ever have. I’m also convinced that the conventional wisdom for best practices isn’t always right.

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JULY 10, 2017

Lake Forest-based, in-flight wireless connectivity provider Panasonic Aviation said this morning that it has teamed up with Eutelsat and Hunter Communications, to extend its capacity over Canada. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Panasonic said the deal expands a multi-transponder contract on the EUTELSAT 115 West B satellite. Panasonic said the deal will help expand connectivity for domestic flights inside Canada, from Newfoundland to the Yukon.

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Xconomy

JULY 10, 2017

TP Therapeutics, which raised $45 million in May to advance its work on drug-resistant cancers, raised the most venture capital in San Diego County during the three months that ended June 30, according to regional data released today. Altogether, venture firms invested a total of $406.4 million in San Diego companies during the second quarter, according to data from the Venture Monitor report from Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association.

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Xconomy

JULY 10, 2017

U.S. venture capital investments are showing more signs of returning to steady levels. Investors pumped $21.78 billion into 1,958 companies in the second quarter, according to data from the quarterly Venture Monitor report from Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). The number of deals was roughly the same as in the first quarter of the year, but the total dollar amount grew 36 percent from the nearly $16 billion invested in the previous quarter.

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