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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 10, 2015
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o San Francisco-Based PAX Labs Raises $46.7 Million in Funding
o San Mateo-Based Lattice Engines Raises $28 Million in Fourth Round
o S.F.-Based Volta Lands $4.5 Million for Free Charging Stations
o Whitepages Acquires San Francisco-Based NumberCop
o San Francisco-Based Quantcast Names Stephen Collins as New CFO
o Hercules Technology Growth Capital Names Mark Harris as New CFO
o Briefly Noted: Bessemer Venture Partners
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--Director of Information Technology - City of Berkeley, CA
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o San Francisco-Based PAX Labs Raises $46.7 Million in Funding
San Francisco -- PAX Labs, a San Francisco-based developer of vaping and e-cigarette technology, said on Wednesday it has raised $46.7 million in a new round of funding. Previous backers Tao Capital Partners and Sand Hill Angels joined Fidelity Management & Research Company, Sivia Capital, a group led by Chuck Pieper and Brian Finn and several individuals in the round. The company will use the proceeds to expand its product availability both domestically and internationally, scale its tobacco vapor products and extend the application of its vapor science technology into new vertical markets. "We are focused on applying our innovations across new industries and use cases," said co-founder and CEO James Monsees.
http://www.pax.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150610005350/en/PAX-Labs-Raises-46.7-Million-Series-Funding#.VXhoHflViko
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o San Mateo-Based Lattice Engines Raises $28 Million in Fourth Round
San Mateo, Calif. -- Lattice Engines, a San Mateo-based developer of predictive marketing and sales apps, said on Wednesday it has raised $28 million in its fourth round of funding, co-led by River Cities Capital Funds and Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking. Blue Cloud Ventures and previous investors Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) also took part in the round, which increases the company's total backing to $75 million. Sequoia partner Doug Leone will join the company's board of directors. Lattice's marketing and sales apps are designed to predict who will buy, what they are likely to buy and when. Clients include Dell, Staples and SunTrust Bank. The company plans to use the latest proceeds to bolster its engineering, go-to-market and partner ecosystem activities.
http://www.lattice-engines.com
https://www.lattice-engines.com/about/news/lattice-engines-raises-28-million
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o S.F.-Based Volta Lands $4.5 Million for Free Charging Stations
San Francisco -- Volta Industries, a San Francisco-based provider of free electric car charging services, said on Wednesday it has raised $4.5 million in its first round of funding led by Three Bridges Ventures. Riverwood Capital and previous seed investors 500 Startups and Epic Ventures also participated. In addition, the company has landed a $3 million project financing facility from SQN Capital. The funding comes as Volta officially debuts a new community engagement model anchored by a network of more than 100 stations across five cities for free electric car charging service underwritten by brands. "We're driving the price of both the service and the infrastructure to zero as we tap major brands to join our community engagement model," said co-founder and CEO Scott Mercer. "We've seen early success with companies like Macy's, Whole Foods Market and Sungevity, and we expect that list to expand as we grow." Volta currently operates stations in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Los Angeles metropolitan area, San Diego, Phoenix and Honolulu.
http://voltacharging.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volta-debuts-new-community-engagement-model-for-free-electric-car-charging-300096811.html
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o Whitepages Acquires San Francisco-Based NumberCop
San Francisco -- Whitepages, a Seattle-based provider of contact information services, said on Wednesday it has acquired San Francisco-based NumberCop, a provider of services designed to help users identify high-risk calls and texts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Whitepages said the acquisition will bolster existing spam identification features currently offered in its mobile app and business tool. "Phone-based fraudsters and abusive robocalls are becoming more aggressive as the cost of calls and texts decrease," said Alex Algard, founder and CEO of Whitepages. "Now, not only are we detecting annoying telemarketers, but we're also adding protection against the really bad guys." Existing NumberCop app users will be transitioned to Whitepages Caller ID, and NumberCop's app will be discontinued in December. NumberCop founder Jan Volzke will join Whitepages as vice president of reputation services.
http://www.numbercop.com/
http://www.whitepages.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150610006026/en/Whitepages-Acquires-NumberCop-Bolster-Fight-Phone-Scams#.VXhkSvlViko
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o San Francisco-Based Quantcast Names Stephen Collins as New CFO
San Francisco -- Just six months after hiring its most recent CFO, San Francisco-based Quantcast, a developer of real-time advertising and audience measurement technology, on Wednesday announced his replacement. The company has named Stephen Collins as its new CFO, succeeding Peter Kuipers, who has left to pursue other opportunities. Collins, who has been an advisor to the company’s leadership team for the past 18 months, most recently served as the CEO of Bazaarvoice, and earlier was the CFO of DoubleClick. Quantcast had announced the hiring of Kuipers this past December.
https://www.quantcast.com/
https://www.quantcast.com/press/quantcast-appoints-stephen-collins-as-chief-financial-officer/
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o Hercules Technology Growth Capital Names Mark Harris as New CFO
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Hercules Technology Growth Capital, a Palo Alto-based provider of senior secured loans to venture capital-backed tech companies, on Wednesday named Mark Harris as its new CFO, effective Aug. 1. Harris, most recently the CFO of Avenue Capital Group's Asia Strategy, will lead the firm's finance and accounting groups, as well as oversee its operations, investor relations and human resources teams. Andrew Olson, Hercules' corporate controller, will assume the roles of interim CFO and interim principal accounting officer until Harris takes over. The vacancy was created by the departure of Jessica Baron, who officially stepped down Tuesday, three months after the company announced her intention to leave.
http://investor.htgc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=917332
http://investor.htgc.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=917357
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o Briefly Noted:
(Menlo Park, Calif.) Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) on Wednesday named Umair Akeel as its CTO in residence and operating partner. Akeel, formerly the chief architect of Eloqua through its IPO and subsequent acquisition by Oracle, will serve as a technology resource for all of the firm's portfolio companies, and also help it to analyze technology trends and products globally.
http://www.bvp.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150610005300/en/Bessemer-Venture-Partners-Names-Eloqua-Chief-Architect#.VXhvgflViko
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> SFW Capital Partners
SFW Capital Partners, a leading investor in analytical tools & related services companies, is pleased to announce the closing of SFW Capital Partners Fund II, LP and its related entities. The fund is a partnership formed to invest in middle market businesses that provide instruments, information, software or services to support critical decision-making processes across all major sectors of the global economy. http://www.sfwcap.com
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> USGIF GEOINT Hackathon - June 12-14 - Herndon, VA
USGIF invites coders, data scientists, and thought leaders to the first ever GEOINT Hackathon. Individuals and teams will partner, program, and pitch solutions as they compete for $15,000. Participants will be challenged to create an open-source solution within a roughly 40-hour timeframe. This is a GEOINT hack and location matters! The geography of interest and specific hack goal will be announced Friday during the kick-off briefing. Here’s a hint: We are more interested in fostering collaboration than creating apps. All collaboration-centric coders are encouraged to sign up. The winning team will not only receive the cash prize but also passes to attend the GEOINT Symposium. More information and registration details can be found here: http://usgif.org/events/EventsAtAGlance/hackathon
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> Director of Information Technology - City of Berkeley, CA
The Director of Information Technology leads a large municipal department in providing a diverse array of digital services to its employees, citizens, and beyond. Reporting to the City Manager, the Director of IT will be seen as the technology leader working across the organization to ensure a forward-thinking and strategic approach to technology in support of all municipal business units. Bachelor’s degree is required. This position requires six years responsible experience in information technology, four years of which must have been at a supervisory or management level. Salary range $137,772 to $189,396 DOQ, plus benefit package including CalPERS. Detailed brochure by clicking here. Confidential inquiries to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. Submit cover letter and resume to apply@ralphandersen.com prior to Friday, July 3, 2015.
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> San Francisco International Airport - Enterprise Architect
This is truly a rare opportunity to join an award winning and progressive organization that is innovating to be the most technologically empowering airport in North America! This newly created position of Enterprise Architect for San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is focused on developing and delivering the strategic technology roadmap for both the short- and long-term. By providing expertise on the design of architectural solutions as well as the establishment of architecture standards, the Enterprise Architect will play an integral role in building a holistic view and framework for the Airport’s technology strategy, processes, and information technology roadmap. Top contenders will be strategic thinkers and strong communicators to ensure proposed technical solutions are aligned with the Airport’s overall objectives, mission, and vision. Requires five years of experience at a senior level as an application and systems architect; experience in the development of platf! Bachelor’s degree required. Annual salary range is $123,578 to $157,742 plus outstanding benefits including retirement plan. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/sfo_enterprise_architect.html
To apply, send a compelling cover letter and a comprehensive resume to apply@ralphandersen.com by June 15, 2015. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Heather Renschler or Greg Nelsen at (916) 630-4900.
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