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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Tech Scenes Sarah Zurell of Pavemint - The Creative Tech Talent of Los Angeles <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072958> - Hyperloop One's Shervin Pishevar Accused Of Sexual Misconduct <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072958> - SpaceX Delays Launch Of Falcon Heavy To 2018 <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072962> - Qualcomm's Latest Lawsuit Against Apple Aimed At iPhone X <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072961> - Impact Biomedicines Raises $20M In Financing Tranche <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072963> - Leaf Group Names New CFO <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072959> - Aerie Pharmaceuticals Names HR VP <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072960> - Tuition.io Names New VP Of Engineering <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072957> - Snappr Hopes To Connect Users In LA, OC With Photographers <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072956> - The Boring Company Will Bid For High Speed Transport Loop In Chicago <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072953> - TetraVue Finds New Funding For LIDAR Cameras <#m_-8379654752151977368_0072944> *Marketplace* - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad724> - Try 2 months with better backups - KeyCloud <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad723> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad717> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad694> - Oracle <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad683> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad611> - Stradling <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad608> - Square 1 Bank <#m_-8379654752151977368_ad695> *Friday, December 1, 2017* *Tech Scenes Sarah Zurell of Pavemint - The Creative Tech Talent of Los Angeles* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072950.html> Welcome to Tech Scenes where we explore what makes tech founders and the cities they live in thrive. In this solo episode we meet up with Sarah Zurell and talk about Pavemint, the creative talent of Los Angeles, Hollywood to tech, collaboration, diversity, and running full featured product development. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072950.html>) *Hyperloop One's Shervin Pishevar Accused Of Sexual Misconduct* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072958.html> Shervin Pishevar, the co-founder and chairman of Los Angeles-based Virgin Hyperloop One, has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women, according to a report from Bloomberg. Bloomberg said it has documented multiple occasions where Pishevar used the prospect of a job, mentorship, or investment to "make an unwanted sexual advance. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072958.html>) *SpaceX Delays Launch Of Falcon Heavy To 2018* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072962.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has delayed the first launch of its giant, Falcon Heavy rocket to sometime early next year, the company disclosed this week. SpaceX had hoped to launch the big rocket this year. The Falcon Heavy would be the biggest rocket in existence, using 27 of the Merlin D engines--the same engines used in the SpaceX Falcon. SpaceX has said the first launch of the Falcon Heavy will not carry any customer payloads, and Elon Musk has said there is "a lot of risk" with this first flight. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072962.html>) *Qualcomm's Latest Lawsuit Against Apple Aimed At iPhone X* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072961.html> San Diego-based Qualcomm has filed another set of lawsuits against Apple, and is attempting to have a partial ban put on U.S. imports of Apple's iPhone X and iPhone 8 smartphones, according to legal documents filed by Qualcomm this week. The three patent infringement suits were filed in the San Diego Office of the California Southern District Court, and allege infringement on 16 Qualcomm patents. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072961.html>) *Impact Biomedicines Raises $20M In Financing Tranche* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072963.html> San Diego-based Impact Biomedicines said this morning that it has received a $20M, first tranche of financing, after meeting the first milestone in a previously announced, $90M financing agreement with OBerland Capital. The company said the funding cmae following a positive meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Impact Biomedicines had announced the $90M funding agreement in October. Impact Biomedicines is developing treatments for myelofibrosis (MF) and polycythemia vera. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072963.html>) *Leaf Group Names New CFO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072959.html> Santa Monica-based *Leaf Group Ltd. <http://www.leafgroup.com>*, the operator of Society6, Saatchi Art, Livestrong, eHow, and other sites, said late Thursday that it has named Jantoon Reigersman as its new Chief Financial Officer. Reigersman was most recently CFO of Ogin, and also worked at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Leaf Group said Reigersman will begin his new role on December 11th. Leaf Group--formerly, Demand Media--is led by CEO Sean Moriarty.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072959.html>) *Aerie Pharmaceuticals Names HR VP* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072960.html> Irvine-based *Aerie Pharmaceuticals <http://www.aeriepharma.com>* announced this morning that it has named Paul Bae as the company's new Vice President of Human Resources. The pharmaceuticals company, which is focused on developing therapies for treating glaucoma and other eye diseases, said Bae was previously at St. Jude Medical. Bae will report to Kathy McGinley, Aerie's Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072960.html>) *Tuition.io Names New VP Of Engineering* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072957.html> Santa Monica-based Tuition.io, the startup which helps employers offer up student loan repayment assistance as part of their employee benefits, has named Bobby Wall as Vice President of Engineering at the company. Wall was previously co-founder and CTO of on-demand laundry startup Washio. Tuition.io is venture backed by Wildcat Venture Partners, Mohr Davidow Ventures and MassMutual Ventures LLC, the corporate venture capital arm of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072957.html>) *Snappr Hopes To Connect Users In LA, OC With Photographers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072956.html> On-demand, photography marketplace Snappr said on Thursday that it is expanding its service across Los Angeles and Orange County, allowing users to get everything from graduation photos to headshots. According to the service, it connects professional photographers with people who need them, with as little as 12 hours of notice. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072956.html>) *The Boring Company Will Bid For High Speed Transport Loop In Chicago* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072953.html> Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will bid to build, fund, and operate a high speed loop connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to downtown Chicago, Elon Musk said late Wednesday. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this week that the city will begin taking requests for qualification to design, build, finance, and maintain an express train to O'Hare. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072953.html>) *TetraVue Finds New Funding For LIDAR Cameras* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072944.html> Vista-based TetraVue, a developer of LIDAR cameras being used in the automotive, augmented reality, virtual reality, and other industries, said Thursday that it has raised new funding. Size of the funding round was not announced. The funding came from KLA Tencor, Lam Research and Tsing Capital along with Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Samsung Catalyst Fund and Nautilus Ventures. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0072944.html>) *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? Want to reach Southern California's movers and shakers? Become a SPONSOR or SOCALTECH SUPPORTER! 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Founded in 1907, the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show), is one of the most influential and best-attended auto shows globally and spans more than 870,000 square feet. Each fall, show creator ANSA Productions gathers the who’s who of the auto industry to unveil the future of mobility in the car culture capital of the world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25914 December 6, Los Angeles -- *10th Annual Digital FamilyReunion* 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. Please join us for the 10th Annual Digital Family Reunion: Envisioning LA Tech in 2027. If you've attended before, you already know the magic of DFR...and if this is your first, get ready to experience what happens when LA's entire tech community convenes to celebrate all that connects us. From Silicon Beach to DTLA and across So Cal, please join fellow digital media, entertainment and technology professionals for the event of the season -- and the decade. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25957 December 11, Dana Point -- *AIMed* AIMed: Artificial Intelligence In Medicine. Event on AI in medicine and healthcare. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25967 December 12, Santa Monica -- *Book Launch Event for Media 2.0(18)with Peter Csathy* Book Launch Event for Media 2.0(18) with Peter Csathy. Media 2.0(18) : An Insider's Guide to Today's World of Digital Media & Where It's Going Peter Csathy's upcoming new book -- completely re-imagined and expanded for 2018 -- features exclusive interviews with 20 key CEOs, investors & influencers and takes you on a journey of how technology has transformed the world of content, offering a detailed snapshot of today’s digital media world — including Internet-driven over-the-top (OTT) video, music, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and eSports. 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