Monday, July 29, 2013

Bay Area Tech Wire -- July 29

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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 29, 2013
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Foster City-Based GridGain Systems Raises $10 Million in Second Round
o Palo Alto-Based Kiwi Lands $9 Million in New Funding
o Palo Alto-Based WSO2 Launches Federal Unit Near Washington
o Silicon Valley Bank Provides $10 Million to aTyr Pharma
o CTIA Accepting Nominations for MobITS Awards in San Jose
o Briefly Noted: Sanmina, Atrenta, Moxie Software

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o Foster City-Based GridGain Systems Raises $10 Million in Second Round

Foster City, Calif. -- GridGain Systems, the Foster City-based developer of an in-memory computing platform designed for big data environments, said on Monday it has raised $10 million in its second round of funding, led by new investor Almaz Capital. Previous backer RTP Ventures, the U.S. arm of ru-Net Holdings, also participated. The company plans to use the new capital to expand its sales, marketing and new product development activities. Geoff Baehr, managing partner of Almaz Capital, has joined the company's board. Founded by Nikita Ivanov and Dmitriy Setrakyan, GridGain develops software for businesses needing to process big data in real-time. "This round of financing will enable us to aggressively invest in our products and go-to-market strategies," said Ivanov.
http://www.gridgain.com/ 
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gridgain-secures-10-million-series-120000244.html;_ylt=A2KJ2Uh1xPZRF3MA5ezQtDMD 
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o Palo Alto-Based Kiwi Lands $9 Million in New Funding

Palo Alto, Calif. -- Kiwi, a Palo Alto-based developer of Android-focused mobile games, said on Monday it has landed $9 million in a new round of funding, led by Sequoia Capital. AdMob founder Omar Hamoui. Guitar Hero co-creator Charles Huang and SV Angels also participated in the round. Kiwi, founded in 2011 by Omar Siddiqui and Shvetank Jain, focuses on character-driven games for Android devices, ranging from adventure titles such as Shipwrecked and Brightwood Adventures to strategy game Enemy Lines. Siddiqui and Jain have worked together since 2007 in the mobile and social games space at Trippert Labs, Playdom and Disney.
http://www.kiwiup.com 
http://kiwiup.com/pdf/kiwi20130729.pdf (PDF)
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o Palo Alto-Based WSO2 Launches Federal Unit Near Washington

Palo Alto, Calif. -- WSO2, a Palo Alto-based developer of open source service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology, said on Monday it has launched a new federal unit based in Alexandria, Va., near Washington, DC. The unit, known as WSO2 Federal Systems, will offer the company's open source computing technology to government, intelligence, law enforcement and defense clients. Jonathan Marsh, who has served as WSO2's vice president of business development, will head the unit as CEO, with Adam Firestone serving as director of solutions. "The government sector is well positioned to leverage the SOA and cloud transformation technologies, IT strategies and lessons learned by private industry," said Marsh. "At the same time, there are challenges, requirements and processes unique to the defense and government sectors." The news comes six months after WSO2 raised $10 million in a round of funding led by Toba Capital, with Cisco and Intel Capital also participating.
http://wso2federal.com 
http://wso2.com/about/news/wso2-launches-wso2-federal-systems-subsidiary-to-focus-on-defense,-intelligence,-law-enforcement-and 
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o Silicon Valley Bank Provides $10 Million to aTyr Pharma

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Santa Clara-based Silicon Valley Bank said on Monday it has provided $10 million in debt financing to San Diego-based aTyr Pharma, a developer of protein therapeutics focused on rare diseases. The funds will support clinical development of the company's first therapeutic program to treat rare autoimmune diseases and a rare disease pipeline in immune disorders.
http://www.svb.com 
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/atyr-pharma-closes-10-million-120000933.html;_ylt=A2KJ2UY1ZfZRJUkAxl7QtDMD 
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o CTIA Accepting Nominations for MobITS Awards in San Jose

San Jose, Calif. -- Wireless association CTIA said on Monday it is now accepting entries for its MobITS awards, which will honor the year's top mobile IT products and services. The deadline for submission is Aug. 9, with finalists announced on Sept. 12. Ten winners then will be announced at MobileCON 2013, which takes place this October at the San Jose Convention Center. Complete details are available at the link below.
http://www.mobilecon2013.com/info/index.cfm/the-mobits-awards 
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(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Sanmina, a provider of electronics manufacturing services, said that Jean Manas has retired from its board of directors. Manas, the founder and CEO of financial services firm Foros, had served on the board since 2009.
http://ir.sanmina.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=69249&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1841720&highlight= 

(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Atrenta, a developer of software used to improve design efficiency for semiconductor and consumer electronics companies, has named Doug Aitelli as its vice president of worldwide sales. Aitelli previously served as the vice president of worldwide sales and then CEO at Calypto Design Systems.
http://www.atrenta.com/atrenta-news/162.news 

(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based Moxie Software, a developer of social software designed to help companies connect employees, customers and partners, has named Stephen Yount as its senior vice president of global field operations. Yount previously served as the vice president of worldwide sales and marketing at WorkShare Technology.
http://www.moxiesoft.com

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Mobile Commerce World is for retail and enterprise executives charged with developing their company’s mobile commerce strategy. Mobile Commerce World brings together the mobile commerce ecosystem, including marketers, retailers, mobile app developers, software and service providers, integrators, security providers, operators, business strategists and leading companies. The 3 day conference program offers more than 50 sessions, 120+ experts, along with an exhibit of leading solution providers, all focused on educating the next generation of retailers and businesses who are developing their mobile commerce strategy. Register today for a free expo pass at http://www.mcommworld.com/sanfrancisco/?sourceCode=WEMCW13111
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> Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications

Current Analysis is a provider of competitive intelligence, market analysis products, and advisory services to Fortune 100 Telecom Service Providers and IT Software and Service Vendors. We currently seek a Research Leader to work in our Collaboration and Communications group. Qualified candidates should have a thorough understanding of the collaboration and communications marketplace as well as technical knowledge of and/or expertise with unified communications, PBX systems, hosted telephony platforms, presence and chat, voice and video conferencing, and tele-presence solutions. The Research Leader will deliver intelligence and analysis to our clients and gives end-users insight into the strengths and weaknesses of competing vendors and their offerings; Proactively track and analyze the collaboration and communications marketplace; Attend industry trade shows, analyst conference, webinars and vendor briefings; Present research findings in both live and online events. To apply for this position send your resume to: hr@currentanalysis.com or fax at: 703.421.3077
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