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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Jan. 13, 2016
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Job of the Day: Chief Technology Officer - City of Cupertino, CA
o Mountain View-Based Shape Security Raises $25 Million in Fourth Round
o San Jose-Based GlobalLogic Acquires Poland's REC Global
o Los Gatos-Based Impetus Technologies Planning Hiring Spree
o San Francisco-Based Riverbed Names Phil Harris as Chief Strategy Officer
o Report: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz Have Most in IPO Pipeline
o Briefly Noted: MetricStream, Tegile Systems, Propel(x), PayPal
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o Mountain View-Based Shape Security Raises $25 Million in Fourth Round
Mountain View, Calif. -- Shape Security, the Mountain View-based developer of a service designed to stop automated web and mobile app attacks, said on Wednesday it has raised $25 million in its fourth round of funding. led by Baseline Ventures. Northern Light and Epic Ventures also joined previous backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Venrock, Norwest Venture Partners, Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt's Tomorrow Ventures. The company said that Beijingbased Northern Light's participation will help with its expansion into China. "Our new funding will allow us to take our proven approach and scale it to other major markets around the world," said CEO Derek Smith. Shape's technology protects are designed to protect clients' web and mobile apps from attacks, like account takeover, that are enabled by botnets and other forms of automation. The company now has raised $91 million since its inception.
https://www.shapesecurity.com/
http://shpsec-www-shapesecurity-com.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/shape-funding-release-jan2016.pdf (PDF)
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o San Jose-Based GlobalLogic Acquires Poland's REC Global
San Jose, Calif. -- GlobalLogic, a San Jose-based provider of software R&D services, said on Wednesday it has acquired Poland-based REC Global, a software engineering firm focused on embedded systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. GlobalLogic said the acquisition expands its presence in Europe while enabling it to deliver more sophisticated design and engineering services to customers. "REC's credibility and specialization will enable us to further differentiate our offerings and focus on emerging customer needs in the new software economy," said CEO Shashank Samant. REC specializes in designing software for customers across a range of industries, including automotive, telecommunications and industrial automation.
http://www.globallogic.com
http://www.rec-global.com/
https://www.globallogic.com/press-releases/globallogic-acquires-rec-global-extending-software-product-development-leadership/
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o Los Gatos-Based Impetus Technologies Planning Hiring Spree
Los Gatos, Calif. -- Impetus Technologies, a Los Gatos-based provider of big data software and services, said on Wednesday it plans to hire 150 big data architects, senior developers and data scientists to support business growth in the U.S. The company said it grew its big data business 125% last year, and expects to again more than double it in 2016. Impetus also said it plans to expand its U.S. sales, marketing and account management teams.
http://www.impetus.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/big-data-solutions-leader-impetus-technologies-reveals-plans-to-hire-150-senior-technologists-and-data-scientists-in-the-us-300202879.html
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o San Francisco-Based Riverbed Names Phil Harris as Chief Strategy Officer
San Francisco -- Riverbed Technology, the San Francisco-based application performance infrastructure giant, on Wednesday named Phil Harris as its senior vice president and chief strategy officer, a newly created position. Harris, most recently the chief technology officer (CTO) of BMC Software, will be responsible for helping shape the company's architectural approach to software-defined networking, as well as working on its long-term technology and business strategy and overseeing corporate development activities. "Phil is a well-known, sought-after expert and advisor on technology market shifts and transitions, such as cloud, virtualization and software-defined networking, and will play a key role as Riverbed continues to transform our business," said Jerry Kennelly, the company's chairman and CEO.
http://www.riverbed.com/about/news-articles/press-releases/Riverbed-Announces-Industry-Veteran-Phil-Harris-Joins-Company-as-Senior-Vice-President-and-Chief-Strategy-Officer.html
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o Report: Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz Have Most in IPO Pipeline
New York -- A pair of Menlo Park-based venture capital firms, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, have backed the most private tech companies that potentially are in line for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2016, according to as new report from CB Insights. Each has backed 52 startups with valuations believed to be greater than $100 million that could be in the IPO mix this year, given sustained momentum and the right conditions. Menlo Park-based Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which took the top spot in CB Insights' 2015 Tech IPO Pipeline rankings, ranked third, while Palo Alto-based Accel Partners and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) rounded out the top five. The complete report is available at the link below.
https://www.cbinsights.com/blog/sequoia-capital-andreessen-horowitz-lead-vcs-2016-tech-ipo-pipeline-class/?utm_source=CB+Insights+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0b3dd5a69d-IIoT_01_12_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9dc0513989-0b3dd5a69d-86390373
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> Chief Technology Officer - City of Cupertino, California
The City of Cupertino, California is conducting a national search to recruit its first Chief Technology Officer. Recently reorganized to include Communications, IT, and GIS, the Information Services Department will be led by this department head position. The next Chief Technology Officer will lead a dedicated staff in a well-resourced community in the heart of Silicon Valley, with strong access to innovative technologies. The ideal candidate will be a change agent who is an excellent communicator that leads with a coaching/mentoring style. A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field is required, as is 5 years of directly related experience, including 3 years of supervisory level experience. Annual salary range is $148,908 - $181,908 plus an excellent benefit package including CalPERS retirement and excellent work schedule. Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, and salary history via email to apply@ralphandersen.com. Apply by Friday, January 22, 2016. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900 ext. 137. Brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/chief-technology-officer-cupertino/
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o Briefly Noted:
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based MetricStream, a developer of governance, risk and compliance apps, on Wednesday named Bert Clement as its chief financial officer (CFO). Clement most recently served as the CFO and COO of Atrenta, where he played a key role in that company's acquisition by Synopsys. He earlier served as the senior vice president, CFO and controller at VeriSign.
http://www.metricstream.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/metricstream-appoints-bert-clement-as-chief-financial-officer-300203710.html
(Newark, Calif.) Newark-based Tegile Systems, a provider of flash-driven storage arrays for databases, virtualized server and virtual desktop environments, on Wednesday named Michael Morgan as its chief financial officer (CFO). Morgan most recently served as the CFO of Panzura, and previously was the CFO at Model N, Skybox Security and BackWeb Technologies.
http://www.tegile.com/release/tegile-appoints-michael-morgan-cfo-350-percent-year-over-year-growth-systems-delivered/
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Propel(x), the developer of an online angel investment platform designed to help angels source, evaluate and fund technology startups, said on Wednesday that it helped companies raise $3.6 million through 14 deals last year. All told, 37 startups were active on the company's platform during 2015, with 21 investment opportunities currently open to angel investors.
http://www.propelx.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160113005218/en/Propel-Celebrates-Milestone-Year-2015-Raising-3.6M
(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based online payments giant PayPal on Wednesday named Wences Casares to its board of directors. Casares is the founder and CEO of Xapo, a developer of tools used to purchase, manage and spend bitcoins. He will serve on the board's compensation committee.
https://investor.paypal-corp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=950123
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> Term Faculty Position in Cybersecurity Governance - Kogod - D.C.
The Department of Information Technology and the Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center (KCGC) invite applications for a term faculty position in cybersecurity governance and cyber risk management. Position is open immediately and will remain open until it is filled. The mission of the KCGC is to promote responsible governance in the preparation for, prevention and detection of, and response to cybersecurity breaches. Qualifications. The requirements for this position are a Ph.D. or a Masters degree with equivalent work experience in Cybersecurity Governance and Enterprise Cyber Risk Management. A track record of teaching excellence is preferred. Professional publication experience and evidence of research in scholarly journals are a plus. Experience in administering cybersecurity governance programs is also desirable. Responsibilities. Split between 1) developing and teaching cybersecurity and information technology courses and 2) research, writing and educational services for the Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center. Service participation in department, KCGC, school, and university activities are also required. For more information and to apply, go to: http://apply.interfolio.com/33488
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> Chief Technology Officer - City of Cupertino, California
The City of Cupertino, California is conducting a national search to recruit its first Chief Technology Officer. Recently reorganized to include Communications, IT, and GIS, the Information Services Department will be led by this department head position. The next Chief Technology Officer will lead a dedicated staff in a well-resourced community in the heart of Silicon Valley, with strong access to innovative technologies. The ideal candidate will be a change agent who is an excellent communicator that leads with a coaching/mentoring style. A Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field is required, as is 5 years of directly related experience, including 3 years of supervisory level experience. Annual salary range is $148,908 - $181,908 plus an excellent benefit package including CalPERS retirement and excellent work schedule. Interested candidates should submit their cover letter, resume, and salary history via email to apply@ralphandersen.com. Apply by Friday, January 22, 2016. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900 ext. 137. Brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/chief-technology-officer-cupertino/
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