Culver City-based PacketFabric , a startup working on connecting major, carrier-neutral colocation facilities with terabit-scale network technology, has raised $25M in a Series B funding, according to the company. PacketFabric said, as part of the funding, it has named Chad Milam, most recently CTO at NantWorks and Mox Networks, as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). fiber fibre route routing networking network terabit colocation capital venture packetfabric MORE

Los Angeles-based ScaleLab , a multi-channel network which helps Youtube creators with growing their audiences, says it has topped more than 2 billion monthly views, and now has 90,000 online video influencers in its network. scalelab multi channel network youtube content international MORE

Goleta-based Aurrion , a developer of networking semiconductor technology which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara, has been acquired by Juniper Networks , according to Juniper's blog. aurrion juniper networks merger acquisition semiconductor electrooptics optics electronics ucsb spinout technology transfer MORE

Aliso Viejo-based Veracity Industrial Networks , which develops secure industrial networking technology, has raised $1.5M Veracity's technology is used in such industrial networking as power plants and water treatment facilities. switch networking security cybersecurity capital venture networks industrial veracityin a Seed D funding, the company announced this morning. MORE

This past week has had an interesting confluence of events that's led me to conclude that I want to start doing a lot of visible networking among the tech / web crowd here in Los Angeles. I want to take you through a bit of what brought me here, because I think it will help explain what I mean by visible networking. Person 2: Very discouraging (few if any happy with their networking efforts) but not unexpected. It's likely much more time effective than in-person networking. MORE

San Diego-based Internet-of-Things (IoT) networking technology developer Ingenu said it has deployed its systems in New Orleans, to help support support oil & gas, logistics and transportation applications. The company, which is developing networking technology for communications with Internet-of-Things devices, said the new network reaches 240 square miles. The company did not say if there are any customers using its network in New Orleans yet. MORE

Los Angeles-based Zealot Networks , the startup led by Danny Zappin which connects creators and influencers with brands, has acquired viral content site ViralNova. zealot networks viralnova merger acquisition viral content hollywood brands influencer creatorFinancial terms of the buy were not disclosed, but the price was reportedly around $100M. MORE

Irvine-based wireless broadband hardware developer Vubiq Networks announced this morning that it has named John Dilworth as the company's new CEO. Vubiq Networks develops 60 Ghz, millimeter wave Gigabit Ethernet wireless equipment, which is being aimed at broadband wireless fiber extensions, wireless metropolitan area networks, and mobile backhaul applications. vubiq networks wireless broadband hardware executive john dilworth snyder 60ghz millimeter wave MORE

Irvine-based real estate and property information provider CoreLogic said this morning that it has acquired 100 percent of Mercury Network , a provider of software for valuation and appraisal management. Mercury Network was owned by private equity investor Serent Capital. CoreLogic had previously purchase a 45 percent, minority stake in Mercury Network in June. corelogic mercury network real estate property information appraisal software merger acquisition serent capital MORE

San Diego-based BUMP Network , a developer of online software used by membership programs to manage registrations and partnership programs, has raised $2.3M bump network venture capital membership saas software MORE

Chatsowrth- and Santa Clara, California-based DataDirect Networks , a developer of enterprise storage systems, announced on Monday that it has opened up a new engineering facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. datadirect networks colorado springs research developmentDDN said the new facility will focus on research and development for the company. MORE

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Los Angeles-based TYT Network , the online news network behind The Young Turks, said Thursday that it has just passed up 6 billion lifetime online views. The network--known for its political coverage--has benefited from surge in views this year due to the recent presidential election. TYT Network says that the most recent, comScore numbers from December show it had more online views than CNN Politics, Politicsweekly.com, MSNBC, and Fox News Politics. MORE

San Diego-based machine-to-machine networking provider Ingenu said Thursday that it has launched an M2M network in Tampa Bay, Florida, to help support environmental monitoring, logistics and transportation, smart city and smart grid applications. According to Ingenu, it is serving the entire 2,500 mile Tampa Bay network area with 16 access points to its RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) communications technology network. ingenu network networking MORE

qualcomm facebook high speed networking wifi wireless 60ghz urban 802.11ay millimeter wave meshSan Diego-based Qualcomm and Facebook announced this morning that the two are teaming together to provide high speed Internet connectivity in urban areas, using 60Ghz technology from Qualcomm. According to the two, they are using Terragraph technology from Facebook combined with the high speed 60Ghz wireless technology from Qualcomm to develop high speed broadband service in urban areas. MORE

Westlake Village-based Pray.com , which develops social networking applications for religious communities, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said this week. faith religion investment startup hub101 capital venture religious networking social prayThe funding was led by TPG Growth, and also included Science Inc. and Greylock Partners. MORE

Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations. ownzones media network technology entertainment digital security officer MORE

Irvine-based 5 Bars , a distributed antenna systems (DAS) installer and operator, has been acquired by Florida-based Neutral Connect Networks (NCN), the companies announced earlier this month. The acquisition was announced by Neutral Connect Networks, as part of a $30M funding from M/C Partners. 5bars neutral connect networks distributed antenna system merger acquisition MORE

Los Angeles-based Zenlayer said this week that it acquired the majority of the assets of C3 Networks , a provider of network services. Zenlayer is a provider of software defined networks and services, and is venture backed by F&G Venture and NSFOCUS. zenlayer networks merger acquisition networking colocation cloud software defined MORE

Newport Beach-based Jeda Networks , a new startup in the storage networking arena, said today that it has unveiled its technology, with the backing of U.S. jeda networks venture capital storage area network software emulex MORE

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer. Every month we get together to network and mingle with local startup founders and their teams. Join our group to meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the silicon beach community See https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silicon-beach-networking-mixer-at-wurstkuche-in-venice-tickets-31584566288?aff=socaltech. MORE

Newport Beach-based software defined networking (SDN) technology developer Jeda Networks has announced its first product, the Fabric Network Controller (FNC). jeda networks storage area network software emulex ethernet fcoe data MORE

funding seed capital venture dating tinder friend networking female vina heyvinaLos Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder said this morning that it has made an investment in Hey! VINA , the developer of a Tinder-like mobile app to help women find friends. Tinder participated as part of a $1.4M, seed funding round, which also included Greylock Partners, New Enterprise Associates, and Wildcat Venture Partners. Tinder said it would help share "best practices" to help Hey! MORE

Los Angeles-based Maverick , a new startup launching a social network for girls, has raised $2.7M According to Maverick, its new social network is aimed at providing new opportunities for girls and young women to "exercise and share their creative powers" and connect with the "next generation" of leaders, innovators, artists, and entrepreneurs. smartphone capital venture inspiration female girl networking network social maverick MORE

Calabasas-based Ixia reports a win with Barefoot Networks this morning, saying that the network equipment maker has chosen its 100 Gigabit Ethernet (GE) test products. Barefoot Networks is using Ixia's equipment for testing its Tofino switches. Ixia said Barefoot is using its equipment to recreate real-life network traffic patterns and load to make sure their switches can perform and scale as designed. MORE

Irvine-based Vubiq Networks , which develops ultra high speed networking equipment which uses unlicensed, 60 GHz spectrum, said it has deployed its products in Seattle, Washington, in a deal with Atlas Networks. vubiq networks wireless broadband seattle deployment atlast MORE

Carlsbad-based MaxLinear , which develops radio frequency, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, reported a win this morning with German home networking equipment maker devolo. Wave 2 transceiver ICs, for a new line of powerline networking products. According to MaxLinear, devolo has selected its G.hn Financial impact of the win, and anticipated shipment volumes were not announced. devolo's products are aimed at service providers and carriers in Europe. READ MORE>>. MORE

Monday, October 17, 2016 -- TCOSC Special Networking Event. This special networking event features, Dushyant Sukhija, Author of the Silicon Valley best seller, “The Cisco Way: Leadership in the New Service Economy”, who will share some essential leadership skills to transform your company. MORE

Irvine-based QOS Consulting , a provider of managed services and software defined wide area networks (SD-WAN), said it has renamed itself QOS Networks , to better focus its brand around its core competency. consulting networks managed services sdwanThe company, headed by CEO Frank Cittadino, said it focuses on supporting enterprise deployment of SD-WAN technology. MORE

has officially launched a new company, SpringRole , which it says will use blockchain to create a new, professional reputation network. The new network looks to be taking aim at LinkedIn, currently the dominant professional networking service. Science said SpringRole is the very first, blockchain-based network incubated by Science Blockchain, which is the startup studio's new Blockchain investment fund. Los Angeles-based startup studio Science Inc. MORE

El Segundo-based ClearPath Networks , a developer of a cloud-based platform aimed at helping network, broadband, and cloud operators manage their services, has named a new VP. He also is very active in the Open Networking Foundation (ONF), a group focused on software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). marketing executive management network platform networks clearpath MORE

Manal Richa Social networking is not about technology or what you had for lunch. While creating a major shift in messaging and communication, social networking is literarily changing the way we look at the world. It is about building a global network while having access to instant information and exposing your message to viral growth. Keep in mind though that social networking is a two-way street. Here are few of the social networking benefits: Lead Generation. MORE

Studio City-based AdRev , the digital rights management startup that also operates AudioMicro , has been acquired by Zealot Networks , according to AdRev founder Ryan Born. Zealot Networks already owned a majority of AdRev, having acquired that stake in 2014 for $20M. adrev zealot networks merger acquisition digital rights management content youtube music musician studio MORE

Los Angeles-based PeeqSee , a new startup developing social networking and media apps, has launched an app which lets users create interactive, visual posts. peeqsee social networking media sharing androidThe startup--founded by Vacit Arat--lets users posts photos with an interactive component, which unveil additional information when users click on objects in those photos. MORE

Los Angeles-based EVgo , which operates a network of public, electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations, has inked a deal with General Motors and its Maven car sharing brand. According to EVgo, it will construct a nationwide, dedicated, DC fast charing network for Maven Gig Chevrolet Bolt EV drivers. The network is an extension of an ongoing pilot program that EVgo has with Maven in seven major US cities. evgo general motors fast charging network electric vehicle maven MORE

We asked him about building relationships and advice for founders needing to expand their network. What is one practical tip you’d give a young entrepreneur who is just setting out to build a professional network? There is no better network builder than providing value. MORE