| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 24, 2014 ============================================ Mid Atlantic Marketing Summit - Sept. 19, 2014 www.mamsummit.com o Sunnyvale-Based NextNav Raises $70 Million in Fourth Round o Priceline Completes $2.6 Billion Buyout of S.F.-Based OpenTable o Redwood City-Based ThreatStream Names Hugh Njemanze as CEO o San Francisco-Based PumpUp Lands $2.4 Million in Seed Funding o San Mateo-Based Opera Mediaworks to Acquire AdColony o Galvanize Forms San Francisco Apprenticeship Program with Pivotal Labs > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - Sept. 19, 2014 o Briefly Noted: Mosaic, Medallia _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Intel's IDF14 San Francisco. September 9–11 --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 --Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco --5th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Conference - Use Code "Techwire" --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Don't Miss Summer Rates On All Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising --Investment Adviser Executive --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based NextNav Raises $70 Million in Fourth Round Sunnyvale, Calif. -- NextNav, a Sunnyvale- and Virginia-based provider of location services for indoor and urban environments, said on Thursday it has raised $70 million in its fourth round of funding, co-led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Oak Investment Partners. Previous backers Columbia Capital, Telcom Ventures and Goldman Sachs Investment Partners also participated in the round, which the company will use to extend the commercialization of its Metropolitan Beacon System (MBS) positioning network. MBS provides horizontal and vertical location services inside buildings and in urban areas where satellite-based GPS signals aren't available or reliable. The company is deploying the network much like a cellular network, delivering wide-area coverage to every building within its network footprint. NextNav CEO Gary Parsons, who's best known as the founder of XM Satellite Radio, said the company aims to "deliver GPS-like reliability, accuracy and ubiquity to the indoor and dense urban environment." Peter Barris, managing general partner at NEA, and Bandel Carano, managing partner at Oak, will join the company's board of directors. http://www.nextnav.com/ http://www.nextnav.com/news/nextnav-closes-70-million-series-d-financing _____________________________________________ o Priceline Completes $2.6 Billion Buyout of S.F.-Based OpenTable San Francisco -- Priceline, the Connecticut-based operator of a discount hotel booking service, said on Thursday it has completed its $2.6 billion acquisition of OpenTable, the San Francisco-based operator of a popular restaurant reservation service. Priceline paid $103 a share under the deal, which was first announced in June. OpenTable will continue to be headquartered in San Francisco, operating as an independent unit of Priceline led by its current management team. "We look forward to supporting OpenTable's growth, through both enriched restaurant partnerships and innovative experiences for our collective customers," said Darren Huston, the president and CEO of Priceline. Besides Priceline.com, Priceline also operates Booking.com, Agoda.com, KAYAK and rentalcars.com. http://www.pricelinegroup.com/ http://www.opentable.com/ http://ir.pricelinegroup.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=861737 _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based ThreatStream Names Hugh Njemanze as CEO Redwood City, Calif. -- ThreatStream, the Redwood City-based developer of a web-based cyber security threat intelligence platform, on Thursday named Hugh Njemanze as its CEO. Njemanze, regarded as the initial architect of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), is the co-founder and former executive vice president and CTO of ArcSight. Most recently, he has served as an entrepreneur in residence at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Company founder Greg Martin, who previously served as CEO, will continue as CTO, and Colby DeRodeff will assume responsibilities as chief strategy officer. ThreatStream is backed by Google Ventures, Paladin Capital Group and individual investors. http://www.threatstream.com http://threatstream.com/news-events/press/security-visionary-hugh-njemanze-named-ceo-of-threatstream _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based PumpUp Lands $2.4 Million in Seed Funding San Francisco -- PumpUp, the San Francisco-based developer of a photo-based social network focused on healthy and active living, said on Thursday it has landed $2.4 million in a round of seed funding, led by General Catalyst Partners. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand its user base, which currently stands at 1.7 million, grow its staff and further develop its app. The app combines photo sharing, community and fitness tracking, allowing members to share content around their personal fitness. "The community we've cultivated is a positive, comfortable space where members come together to share, support, and motivate each other," said co-founder Phil Jacobson. http://www.pumpup.co http://pumpup.co/press-media _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-Based Opera Mediaworks to Acquire AdColony San Mateo, Calif. -- Opera Mediaworks, the San Mateo-based operator of a mobile ad network, said on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Los Angeles-based AdColony, developer of a mobile video advertising platform. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in June, were not disclosed. Opera said the acquisition will help it deliver mobile video advertising to publishers and advertisers. "Opera is a natural fit for us and helps us accelerate our vision to extend the reach of our TV-like experience to a global stage," said Will Kassoy, who will continue to lead AdColony and also will become the CMO of Opera Mediaworks. AdColony also has offices in San Francisco and New York. http://www.operamediaworks.com http://www.adcolony.com/ http://operamediaworks.com/press_07_24_14.html _____________________________________________ o Galvanize Forms San Francisco Apprenticeship Program with Pivotal Labs San Francisco -- Galvanize, which operates a network of urban campuses for digital innovators and entrepreneurs, and Palo Alto-based Pivotal Labs, the agile services unit of Pivotal, has announced the formation of an exclusive apprenticeship program in San Francisco offered through Galvanize's gSchool. The program, called Pivotal Labs at gSchool, will allow students to apply their technology development and coding skills to practical software development for Pivotal Labs clients. Galvanize also said it will grow its footprint in San Francisco with the expansion of its SoMa campus to 70,000 square feet, adding gSchool classroom, meeting and event spaces, including a 250-seat auditorium. The news comes a month after Galvanize said it had secured $18 million in its first round of funding, which it will use to open new campuses across the U.S. and significantly expand gSchool. http://www.galvanize.it/school http://www.gopivotal.com/ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/07/prweb12038699.htm _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 Leading marketers, technologists and agency professionals from throughout the region come together at this annual event to discuss major marketing, social, digital and advertising trends, along with dozens of case studies, presentations and keynotes. Now in its third year and co-produced by Potomac Tech Wire, this summit is becoming a "must attend" event for the region's marketing community. For more information: www.mamsummit.com |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Oakland) Oakland-based Mosaic, a provider of peer-to-peer solar finance services, has named Bruce Ledesma as its COO. Ledesma previously served as the executive vice president and general counsel of SunPower, and earlier was the COO of Roble Capital. http://www.joinmosaic.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mosaic-appoints-bruce-ledesma-as-chief-operating-officer-268435972.html (Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Medallia, a developer of web-based customer experience management tools, has named Dorian Stone as its vice president of customer experience strategies. Stone previously spent more than a decade at McKinsey & Company, where he co-founded McKinsey's Global Customer Experience practice and led North America as a partner. http://www.medallia.com/press-release/medallia-appoints-dorian-stone-vice-president-customer-experience-strategy/ =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Intel's IDF14 San Francisco. September 9–11. Join us this September to celebrate the most innovative minds in tech: yours. This IDF is all about you: the makers and creators from Silicon Valley and beyond. Register now to catch every insight and demo, and get hands-on with the newest tech in IoT, mobile, wearables, and more. Plus, get the opportunity to meet, greet, and connect in one of our largest Tech Showcases ever. 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