*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, May 9, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwc). ------------------------------ *Headlines * - How Runtriz Is Powering Mobile Apps For Hotels, with Alonso Vargas <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078057> - Pearl Picks Up $11M To Apply AI Vision To Dental Industry <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078061> - LunaPBC Gets $4.6M For Genomic Health Platform <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078058> - St. Cloud Capital Rolls Up Healthcare Firms Into A New Company, AleraCare <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078059> - LiveXLive Inks Livestream Deal With Tencent Video <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078060> - GOAT Jumps On Augmented Reality <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078056> - Appetize Sees Gains With Self Service Kiosks <#m_-3901788890651009825_0078055> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#m_-3901788890651009825_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_-3901788890651009825_ad596> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-3901788890651009825_ad737> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#m_-3901788890651009825_ad749> - Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <#m_-3901788890651009825_ad741> *Thursday, May 9, 2019* *** Hello all -- we've just started to put together some informal videos with entrepreneurs, investors, and others in the tech community here. You can see our first one, a video version of our interview with Invia's Lior Elazary, here: https://www.socaltech.com/watch.php?v=00000156 *How Runtriz Is Powering Mobile Apps For Hotels, with Alonso Vargas* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078057.html> For our interview this morning, we caught up with Alonso Vargas, the CTO and co-founder of Runtriz (www.runtriz.com), a Los Angeles company which has been powering the mobile apps and experiences for Radisson, Best Western, a lot of boutique brands. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078057.html>) *Pearl Picks Up $11M To Apply AI Vision To Dental Industry* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078061.html> Los Angeles-based Pearl, the machine learning startup which was spun out of advertising AI software startup GumGum, has raised $11M in a funding round, which came from Craft Ventures, as well as un-named strategic investors. The startup, led by GumGum founder Ophir Tanz, says it is uses artificial intelligence to help the dental industry, with plans to roll out artificial intelligence-powered dentistry tools using computer vision technology. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078061.html>) *LunaPBC Gets $4.6M For Genomic Health Platform* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078058.html> Are you willing to share your DNA with researchers, if only they'd pay you something for that data? San Diego-based LunaPBC, which operates the online LunaDNA genomic and health data community, has raised $4.6M in a funding round, according to the company. The funding included ARCH Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Illumina Ventures, and Osage University Partners. According to LunaPBC, it has now raised a total of $7.6M. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96913>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078058.html>) *St. Cloud Capital Rolls Up Healthcare Firms Into A New Company, AleraCare* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078059.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor St. Cloud Capital announced on Wednesday that it has made a growth capital investment in a new company, AleraCare Holdings, which will provide home and community-based healthcare and pharmacy services for high-need and medically complex populations. Size of the investment was not announced. According to St. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078059.html>) *LiveXLive Inks Livestream Deal With Tencent Video* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078060.html> West Hollywood-based LiveXLive Media, which produces digital media for the live entertainment space, has inked a distribution deal with Chinese video platform Tencent Video, where LiveXLive will stream the EDC Las Vegas music festival to Chinese viewers. According to LiveXLive, it has granted Tencent exclusive rights to distribute the livestream of Insomniac's EDC Las Vegas throughout China, including Macau and Hong Kong, for the weekend of May 17th to 19th. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078060.html>) *GOAT Jumps On Augmented Reality* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078056.html> Los Angeles-based online sneaker marketplace operator GOAT has rolled out an augmented reality (AR) feature, which lets buyers on the site see sneakers feature on the site in AR, the company said on Wednesday. According to GOAT, users on iOS and Android can both view sneakers in a new AR feature of those apps, starting with the Travis Scott x Air Jorcan 1 Retro High OG 'Mocha'. GOAT recently raised $100M in a funding round led by Footlocker, and has raised nearly $200M in total for its efforts. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078056.html>) *Appetize Sees Gains With Self Service Kiosks* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078055.html> Playa Vista-based point-of-sale equipment and software provider Appetize says that its recent move to offer up "self-service" kiosks to its customers, has resulted in its customers seeing more spending and demand. The company--which uses tablets and other technology to provide a more modern approach to point-of-sale terminals--said its customers are seeing an up to 40 percent increase in order size due to the availability of its self-service kiosks. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078055.html>) *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law (<a href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <[email protected]>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] *BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <http://www.bdo.com>* BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to publicly traded and privately held companies through more than 60 offices domestically and 160 countries globally. Our Southern California technology industry team professionals have deep experience helping online, software, hardware, and cleantech businesses in the local ecosystem to navigate the many issues affecting their businesses and to help them meet their larger strategic goals. Our team provides a wide range of guidance in the key issues effecting technology companies including, M&A advisory, initial public offerings, tax planning and consulting, intellectual property agreements, financial reporting and regulatory compliance matters. For more information, please contact our LA Technology leaders Anthony Ferguson, Tim Clackett, and Kris Kaufmann at [email protected]. http://www.bdo.com *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 74 full-service branches located throughout California and one branch in Durham, North Carolina. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. For more information, visit http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to [email protected] *Peak - OKR Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms by Collective Genius <https://collective-genius.com/>* If you wanted to reach the peak of Mount Everest, you wouldn’t just gather a few friends, buy some supplies, and start hiking. Similar to building a growth company, you wouldn’t just hire a few people, build some products, and win a market. Peak is a facilitated annual/quarterly leadership team OKR planning session for emerging growth companies and venture capital firms. It's a one day leadership team session to create company focus and clarity around a three year vision, one year plan, and quarterly priorities. With the vision and plan set, Peak provides leadership tools and systems to keep the team on track. To learn more and schedule a 45 minute walk through meeting contact us at [email protected] or by phone 424.259.3036. Collective Genius - Planning and Recruiting for Emerging Growth Companies and Venture Capital Firms. www.collective-genius.com. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#m_-3901788890651009825_funding>* 5/08/19 Neural Analytics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96997> Los Angeles $22.00 M 5/07/19 INDOSE INC. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96994> Woodland Hills $3.50 M 5/07/19 Liquid Death <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96995> Santa Monica $1.60 M 5/01/19 VideoAmp <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96885> Santa Monica $70.00 M 4/30/19 Trovata.io <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96886> San Diego $5.50 M 4/25/19 Happy Returns <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96847> Santa Monica $11.00 M 4/22/19 Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96795> La Jolla $142.00 M 4/17/19 Sistine Solar <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96702> 28 Dane Street $0.00 M 4/17/19 Slingshot Aerospace <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96701> El Segundo $5.00 M 4/16/19 Enevate <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96652> Irvine $0.00 M 4/10/19 Cullgen <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96588> San Diego $16.00 M 4/10/19 DroneBase, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96587> Los Angeles $0.00 M 4/03/19 GIBLIB <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96481> Los Angeles $2.50 M 3/27/19 Trellis Research <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=96436> Los Angeles $2.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html May 9, Los Angeles -- *The Original Mixer* The Original Mixer. The Original Mixer is one of the premier networking events in Southern California, attracting hundreds of professionals from as far as San Diego, Las Vegas, & San Francisco. This event has been produced for more than a decade resulting in tens of closed deals and thousands of new connections. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26454 May 9, Valencia -- *CalArts Expo 2019* CalArts Expo 2019. Reflecting California Institute of the Arts’ experimental ethos, the Institute’s CalArts Expo rolls out its latest projects integrating cutting-edge engineering and computer science with visual and performing arts. Highlighting new student and faculty projects made over this last academic year, the Expo’s exhibitions and performances run from early afternoon to late evening in the ROD Music Hall, MOD Theater, Main Gallery, Wild Beast, Machine Lab, and Lund Dance Theater. The Expo reflects the latest practices in technologically sophisticated arts, involving viewers in interactive experiences, bringing artists’ perspectives to computer games, forecasting future directions of digital performance, animation, and projection mapping, and exploring the latest in software and hardware as a means of commenting on our increasingly connected world. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26453 May 11, Pasadena -- *Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Robotics* Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Robotics. The past few years have seen significant improvements in ease of adoption of robots with the introduction of collaborative robots, low-cost easy-to-use drones, and level 3 autonomous vehicles. In parallel, low-cost 3D machine vision systems and widely available deep learning AI toolsets have been adopted in the enterprise. The next wave of robotics will be driven by the integration of these 3 technologies to reduce the cost and time-to-market of robotic systems by an order of magnitude or more. This in turn is changing the business model enabling solutions like robots-as-a-service or build-to-order robots. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26448 May 14, Newport Beach -- *TIF/ Corporate VC Program* TIF/ Corporate VC Program. Something Ventured, Something Gained: Insight On The Evolution of CVC and It’s Impact on Venture. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26436 May 14, Los Angeles -- *University Venturing Summit 2019* University Venturing Summit 2019. The best and brightest ventures from top Southern California universities will demo their ventures to angel investors and other resources in the new venturing community. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26462 May 20, San Diego -- *San Diego Investor Forum / May 2019* Keiretsu Forum. San Diego Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26457 May 20, San Diego -- *Keiretsu Westlake Village Investor Forum / May 2019* Keiretsu Forum. Westlake Village Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26458 May 20, San Diego -- *Keiretsu Forum Los Angeles* Keiretsu Forum. Los Angeles Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26459 May 21, Anaheim -- *AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference* AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference. AEC Next Technology Expo + Conference is North America’s leading vendor-neutral trade show and conference focusing on the implementation and integration of built world technology. Vendors offer hardware, software and services, emerging technology, and building/construction products complementing a comprehensive education program. It is co-located with SPAR 3D Expo and Conference and organized by Diversified Communications, a global event producer that also organizes Commercial UAV Expo Europe/Americas, GeoBusiness Show, International LiDAR Mapping Forum. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26385 May 21, Anaheim -- *SPAR 3D Conference & Expo* SPAR 3D Conference & Expo. SPAR 3D Expo & Conference, presented by SPAR 3D.com and co-located with AEC Next, is the premier international event for the commercial application of 3D technologies focused on 3D sensing, 3D processing, and 3D visualization tools. From sensing with drones, mobile rigs, and hand-held devices to using augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality visualization tools, everything 3D is here at the only vendor-neutral, industry-agnostic event in the market. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26386 May 21, El Segundo -- *R.E.D Talk: The Future of the Supply Chain in LA County* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26464 May 23, Irvine -- *Keiretsu Forum Orange County* Keiretsu Forum. Orange County Forum. Angel investor event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26460 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * TVC Capital LLC (www.tvccapital.com) Investments and acquisitions of growing software companies. Silicon Valley Bank (http://www.svb.com). Make next happen now. Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwc). Email [email protected] for more information about sponsoring this newsletter. ------------------------------ You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the socalTECH.com TechNews from our web site, or otherwise requested a subscription. 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