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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 2, 2015
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Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - Washington, D.C.
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o San Francisco-Based Sighten Lands $3.5 Million in First Round
o Oakland-Based Pandora Completes $450M Acquisition of Ticketfly
o Santa Clara-Based Agilent Completes Acquisition of Seahorse Bioscience
o S.F.-Based Kaybus Names Satish Ramakrishnan as Chief Strategy Officer
o Amazon to Shutter Daily Deals Business in December
o Study: California Ranked as Third Best State for Entrepreneurs
o Briefly Noted: Asterias Biotherapeutics, Thoma Bravo - Sirius Computer Solutions
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o San Francisco-Based Sighten Lands $3.5 Million in First Round
San Francisco -- Sighten, a San Francisco-based developer of solar software, said on Monday it has raised $3.5 million in its first round of funding, led by Obvious Ventures. The company said it will use the proceeds to further develop its platform and support its growing customer base in the solar industry. The platform includes tools designed to streamline origination, system design and sales and operations, as well as to automate ongoing reporting and analytics. "While we have seen significant advances in solar hardware, financing, and sales, software has grown more slowly and still involves horizontal tools and point solutions," said Andrew Beebe, the managing director of Obvious Ventures. "A complex industry like solar benefits from dedicated software which acts as a standard platform for all parties in the value chain." Beebe will join the company's board of directors.
http://www.sighten.io
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151102005501/en/Sighten-Closes-3.5M-Series-Funding-Obvious-Ventures
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o Oakland-Based Pandora Completes $450M Acquisition of Ticketfly
Oakland -- Pandora, the Oakland-based Internet radio service, said on Monday it has completed its $450 million acquisition of Ticketfly, the San Francisco-based developer of online ticketing, digital marketing and analytics tools. The deal was first announced in early October. The combined company said it plans to create "the definitive music platform for connecting fans, artists and event promoters." Pandora's more than 78 million monthly active users will now be directed toward live shows being sold through Ticketfly. "Pandora's entry into live events is a watershed moment for the music industry and will forever change the landscape for artists, promoters and fans," said Andrew Dreskin, Ticketfly's co-founder and CEO, at the time of the announcement last month.
http://www.pandora.com/
http://www.ticketfly.com/
http://press.pandora.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251764&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2105185
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o Santa Clara-Based Agilent Completes Acquisition of Seahorse Bioscience
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Agilent Technologies, the Santa Clara-based provider of instruments, software and services to labs, said on Monday it has completed its $235 million acquisition of Massachusetts-based Seahorse Biosciences, a maker of analyzers and stress test kits for cell metabolism measurements. The deal was first announced in September. Most of the 200 employees who were with Seahorse are now part of the Mass Spectrometry Division of Agilent’s Life Sciences and Applied Markets Group. Scientists use Seahorse's XF Technology to research the role of cell metabolism in aging, cancer and a plethora of other diseases.
http://www.seahorsebioscience.com
http://www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2015/02nov-gp15026.html
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o S.F.-Based Kaybus Names Satish Ramakrishnan as Chief Strategy Officer
San Francisco -- Kaybus, a San Francisco-based developer of tools designed to provide task specific personalized content recommendations to employees' desktops, tablets or smart phones, on Monday named Satish Ramakrishnan as its chief strategy officer (CSO). Ramakrishnan most recently was the vice president of technology development at Comcast, where he established the Comcast brand in Silicon Valley and launched Watchable, the company's first nationwide multi-platform OTT video service. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing the company's product and strategic direction while strengthening its channel partnerships worldwide. Kaybus has 65 employees, and has raised $11 million in funding, led by Artiman Ventures.
http://www.kaybus.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/kaybus-hires-satish-ramakrishnan-as-chief-strategy-officer-300169837.html
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o Amazon to Shutter Daily Deals Business in December
Seattle -- Following an industry trend away from the once-hot daily deals space, online retail giant Amazon said it will shutter its Amazon Local service, which competes with sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial. The site will continue to sell daily deals through Dec. 18, the company said, and the terms of vouchers already purchased won't be affected. Amazon, a major investor in LivingSocial, launched Local Deals in 2011. The market for daily deals from local merchants has shrunk significantly in the past couple of years, with LivingSocial beginning to focus more on selling goods and Google scrapping its Google Offers service last year.
https://local.amazon.com/help
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o Study: California Ranked as Third Best State for Entrepreneurs
California is the nation's third best state for entrepreneurs, according to a new study by personal finance website GOBankingRates. The website considered nine factors to rank all 50 states on the strength of existing small businesses and startups, as well as how favorable the state's business climate is for entrepreneurs. The study found Washington, Wyoming and California as the best states for entrepreneurs, and West Virginia as the worst. Complete details are available at the link below.
http://www.gobankingrates.com/personal-finance/10-best-worst-states-entrepreneurs/
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> Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - DC
The Campaigns & Marketing Summit on Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C. will bring together 300 marketers and executives from the political, technology and brand communities to discuss their common tactics, strategies, tools and platforms. It is the first major conference to bring together both brand and political marketers. With over a dozen panel discussions on social, mobile, data, digital advertising, analytics and more, attendees will gain insights into the wave of change and innovation coming to marketing and social media in 2016.
http://www.camsummitdc.com
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o Briefly Noted:
(Menlo Park, Calif.) Menlo Park-based Asterias Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology company focused on the field of regenerative medicine, on Monday named Georgia Erbez as its CFO. Erbez previously served as the CFO of Raptor Pharmaceutical, and has been a financial consultant to numerous biotechnology companies.
http://asteriasbiotherapeutics.com/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/georgia-erbez-appointed-chief-financial-officer-of-asterias-biotherapeutics-300170024.html
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based private equity firm Thoma Bravo said on Monday it has completed the sale of Texas-based Sirius Computer Solutions to Kelso & Company. Thioma Bravo first invested in the company, which sells technology-based business products, in 2006. As part of the sale, Harvey Najim, the founder and executive chairman of Sirius, will retire.
https://thomabravo.com/2015/11/02/thoma-bravo-completes-sale-of-sirius-computer-solutions/
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