Bay Area Tech Wire -- Sept. 25

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Sept. 25, 2014 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Cupertino-Based Numerify Raises $15 Million in Second Round o San Francisco-Based Taulia Adds $13 Million to Fourth Round o Pleasanton-Based Blackhawk Network to Acquire Parago o San Francisco-Based Tradeshift Announces Major European Expansion o Axon Dx Lands Investment from Menlo Park-Based SRI International o Briefly Noted: Citrix, NerdWallet _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Webinar - Don't Get Spiked - Best Practices for Keeping Website Traffic --Senior Manager, External Reporting - Mode Media, Brisbane CA --CyberMaryland 2014 Conference – Oct. 29-30 --Interop New York - Attend NY's Biggest IT Event - Sept. 29-Oct. 3 --Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US --Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Don't Miss -- Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Cupertino-Based Numerify Raises $15 Million in Second Round Cupertino, Calif. -- Numerify, a Cupertino-based developer of IT business analytics applications, said it has raised $15 million in its second round of funding, led by Sequoia Capital. Previous backer Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated in the round, which increased the company's total funding to more than $23 million since its inception. Doug Leone, a partner at Sequoia Capital, will join the company's board of directors. Following its product launch in April, Numerify now counts Netflix, the University of San Francisco, Incomm and Spansion among its clients. http://www.numerify.com http://numerify.com/news-posts/20140924/  _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Taulia Adds $13 Million to Fourth Round San Francisco -- Just two months after announcing a large, new round of funding, San Francisco-based Taulia, a developer of web-based software designed to help clients optimize their financial supply chain and payment terms with suppliers, said on Thursday it has added another $13 million to cap its fourth round at $40 million. New international investors included BBVA Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Spain's BBVA Group, and EDBI, the investment arm of Singapore's Economic Development Board. QuestMark Partners led the initial $27 million tranche, announced in July. The company now has raised $70 million since its inception in 2009. Taulia provides supplier financing through cloud-based invoice, payment and dynamic discounting tools. Clients include Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Pfizer, Pacific Gas & Electric and Hallmark. http://www.taulia.com http://www.taulia.com/en/resources/news  _____________________________________________ o Pleasanton-Based Blackhawk Network to Acquire Parago Pleasanton, Calif. -- Blackhawk Network, the Pleasanton-based developer of a prepaid and payments network, said on Thursday it will pay $290 million in cash to acquire Dallas-based Parago, a developer of technology that delivers rewards through consumer, sales channel and employee programs. The deal is expected to close by the end of October. "Adding Parago into our portfolio is a significant step forward for Blackhawk's expansion plans in the large but fragmented incentives market," said Blackhawk CEO Bill Tauscher. Parago will operate as a unit of Blackhawk and remain headquartered in Dallas. Juli Spottiswood of Parago will lead Blackhawk's incentive business. http://www.blackhawknetwork.com  http://www.parago.com  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blackhawk-network-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-parago-inc-277057881.html  _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Tradeshift Announces Major European Expansion San Francisco -- Seven months after landing $75 million in funding, San Francisco-based Tradeshift, developer of a business transaction and collaboration platform, said on Thursday it has opened new offices in France, Germany and Japan, and named Charles Royon as its vice president of EMEA. The company also announced Fred Macaraeg as its managing director in Japan and Aki Okubo as the president of Tradeshift Japan. The company announced its presence in China earlier this year. Tradeshift, which connects more than 500,000 companies with their supply chains to facilitate business transactions, in February landed $75 million in its third round of funding from Singapore’s Scentan Ventures. http://tradeshift.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140925005059/en/Tradeshift-Accelerates-Global-Growth-Office-Openings-France#.VCRrIZRdXng  _____________________________________________ o Axon Dx Lands Investment from Menlo Park-Based SRI International Menlo Park, Calif. -- Axon Dx, a unit of Virginia-based Axon Connected developing a scanning instrument for minimally invasive cancer and rare cell detection, said it has landed a new investment from Menlo Park-based nonprofit research institute SRI International. Financial terms of the deal, which also includes a non-exclusive license to certain SRI patents related to cancer diagnostics, were not disclosed. Kent Murphy, the president and CEO of Axon Dx, said the deal was born out of a collaboration between the two companies that began in 2012. http://www.axonconnected.com  http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/09/prweb12196246.htm  _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Citrix, the large provider of virtualization, mobility management, networking and cloud services, said on Thursday that it will open its new 170,000 square-foot office in Raleigh, N.C. on Oct. 9. Approximately 600 employees will be working from the facility. http://www.citrix.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140925005202/en/Citrix-Expand-Downtown-Raleigh-Open-Office#.VCRqMJRdXng  (San Francisco) San Francisco-based NerdWallet, developer of an online service designed to help consumers make better financial decisions, on Thursday named Bhaskar Ghosh as its vice president of engineering and operations. Ghosh most recently was the senior director of engineering and business operations at LinkedIn. http://cdn.nerdwallet.com/pr/NW_Hires_VP_of_Engineering_and_Operations.pdf (PDF) =================================================== 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 > Webinar - Don't Get Spiked - Best Practices for Keeping Website Traffic September 25th at 12pm ET/9am PT - Whether you're serving ecommerce customers, delivering media or managing a high-demand website, traffic spikes and DDoS attacks can be managed when you are ready for them. Otherwise, you risk performance and brand reputation. Register for this webinar to hear how you can keep the madness at bay. Join InfoWeek and Neustar for this FREE webinar. Register at: https://webinar.informationweek.com/18749?keycode=CAA1BC  ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, External Reporting - Mode Media, Brisbane CA Mode Media is a leading vertical social media company with the largest online global reach in lifestyle and among the top 10 of the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. venture-backed companies. The Sr. Manager, External Reporting has primary responsibility for all external reporting and compliance. This includes SEC reporting as well as all other regulatory agencies. This position will also act as coordination of any requirements globally. This person will work with the Corporate Accounting Group to provide assistance with the Company’s audit requirements and management of the public accounting firm (E&Y) during the quarterly and annual review/audit process. The manager helps build and maintain a “World Class” accounting and operations service and support organization. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required. 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years of experience at public accounting firm, Big 4 preferred and 2 yrs experience as SEC reporting manager. Strong project management, leadership, relationship development and people management skills. Results orientation with an ability to manage the overall project, collaborate with different individuals across the organization and at target companies. To Apply: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=o8CsZfwV&s=Bay_Area_Tech_Wire ____________________________________________ > CyberMaryland 2014 Conference – Oct. 29-30 - Baltimore Convention Center Collaborate, Educate and Innovate at the fourth annual CyberMaryland 2014 Conference October 29-30th at the Baltimore Convention Center, One W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. A two-day event of entrepreneurs, investors, academics, students, enterprises and government officials from across the nation and globe will convene in Maryland—the nation’s epicenter for cybersecurity. Network with nationally known speakers and entrepreneurs, join flash talks and pitch forums, attend sessions on commercialization and product ventures and Job Fair. Registration also includes National Cyber Security Hall of Fame Awards Dinner and MaryLand of Opportunity Night. Please visit www.cybermaryland.org Send inquiries to liz@fbcinc.com or (800) 878-2940 ____________________________________________ > Interop New York - Attend NY's Biggest IT Event - Sept. 29-Oct. 3 Interop is the leading independent technology conference and expo designed to inform and inspire the world’s IT community. Featured conference topics include IT Management & Career Development, Software-Defined Networking & Data Centers, Enterprise Mobility, DevOps, Cloud Computing, Security and more. Attend Interop New York, September 29-October 3, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Special Offer for New England Tech Wire Subscribers: Save $200 off Conference Passes or get a FREE Expo Pass! Register today. http://www.interop.com/newyork/?_mc=AD_NE_LE_INY_NETW Send inquiries to ally.thorndike@ubm.com ____________________________________________ > Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US Current Analysis is seeking to recruit a Senior Analyst to join the Consumer Services US team contributing to Current Analysis' existing capabilities and coverage in the US mobile, fixed and converged providers of consumer’s services. The ideal candidate will have exceptional knowledge of the key US wireless players, service portfolios and strategies, with strong knowledge in the following areas: Mobile data, WiFi calling, carrier-OTT partnerships, the MVNO competitive landscape and emerging innovation in the areas of carrier-branded VAS. Qualified candidates should have relevant market knowledge as well as a proven ability to analyze companies their services portfolios and corporate marketing positions. 5+ years professional experience as an analyst, technical writer, journalist, marketing or product management in IT, telecoms or related fields. Experience in tracking and analyzing Consumer Services in the US. Proven written, verbal and interpersonal skills in English required. Proven public event and/or sales presentation experience. Effective prioritization and time management skills. Able to work independently from home office and travel moderately within the US. Bachelor’s Degree required. Current Analysis offers competitive compensation packages and benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k). We are an Equal Employment Opportunity organization. To learn more about Current Analysis, please visit us at www.currentanalysis.com Send resumes to ieppolito@currentanalysis.com ____________________________________________ > Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco Seeking dynamic leader to manage $22.5 million division budget and staff of 75. An exciting civil service career opportunity to match system management expertise to improve client’s quality of life and customer experience through technology. Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of increasingly responsible experience with at least 3 years of management experience is required. Salary range up to $174,382 plus outstanding benefits and retirement. Detailed brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com Confidential inquires welcomed to Robert Burg at (916) 630-4900. Apply online at http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=PBT&R2=0942&R3=063112 ____________________________________________ > EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio Founded in 2002, EnMasse Design is a design studio specializing in industrial design, mechanical engineering, product development and user interface design. We have experience in designing a range of products from small hand held devices to large systems. We're located in Mountain View. Industrial design / innovation / mechanical engineering / user interface design / human factors and ergonomics / injection molding / snap fits / sheetmetal / castings / machined components / formed plastics / class A surfaces / Solidworks / mechanisms / GD&T / system engineering / Dfx / analyses / electrical engineering/Medical / biotech / consumer / telecom / industrial. 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