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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Jan. 29, 2016
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Job of the Day: Chief Marketing Officer - Tampa, Florida
o Mountain View-Based BloomReach Lands $56 Million in Fourth Round
o San Francisco-Based Lever Lands $20 Million in Second Round
o Mountain View-Based Gristore Raises $19 Million, Names New Chairman
o Cupertino-Based Apple Acquires San Francisco's LearnSprout
o 500 Startups Partners with Sacramento to Build Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
o Briefly Noted: Visit California - Joe Montana,
World Golf Tour - Topgolf Entertainment Group
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o Mountain View-Based BloomReach Lands $56 Million in Fourth Round
Mountain View, Calif. -- BloomReach, the Mountain View-based developer of a cloud personalization platform, said on Friday it has raised $56 million in its fourth round of funding. Investors included Bain Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Salesforce Ventures. Marcus Ryu, the co-founder and CEO of Guidewire Software, will join the company's board of directors. BloomReach's personalization platform is designed to match and personalize content based on what and how people are searching. The goal is to make products more discoverable and relevant for clients such as Neiman Marcus, Sears Outlet, Staples, Drugstore.com and Williams-Sonoma. The company, which captures data from approximately 20.5% of all U.S. e-commerce and counts more than 175 customers, said it will use the funds to bolster its big-data technology and scale its business globally. It also plans to increase its headcount, which now stands at more than 250.
http://www.bloomreach.com
http://bloomreach.com/2016/01/series-d-funding/
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o San Francisco-Based Lever Lands $20 Million in Second Round
San Francisco -- Lever, the San Francisco-based developer of applicant tracking software designed to help clients streamline the hiring process, said it has raised $20 million in its second round of funding, led by Scale Venture Partners. Previous backers Matrix Partners and Index Ventures also participated. Founded in 2012, Lever aims to help fast-growing companies reduce the challenges associated with hiring by allowing recruiters to better keep track of candidates and share them with hiring managers. Clients include Lyft, Change.org, Eventbrite, Netflix, Quora, Zuora and Reddit.
http://www.lever.co/
https://www.lever.co/inside/the-lever-team-raises-20m-to-power-next-phase-of-growth
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o Mountain View-Based Gristore Raises $19 Million, Names New Chairman
Mountain View, Calif. -- Gridstore, a Mountain View-based developer of hyper-converged all-flash infrastructure appliances, said it has raised $19 million in a new round of funding, led by Atlantic Bridge Capital. Previous backers Acero Capital, GGV Capital and ONSET Ventures also participated in the round, which the company will use to expand its international geographic coverage, bolster partner recruitment programs and grow its sales teams and engineering and product development initiatives. Gridstore also has named Nariman Teymourian as its new chairman and Kevin Dillon, a general partner of Atlantic Bridge Capital, as a board member. Teymourian most recently was a senior vice president and general manager at HPE, and previously was the CEO of Gale Technologies. In addition, the company has named James Thomason as chief strategy officer, Phillip Lavery as vice president of sales in the Americas and Kevin Rains as chief financial officer (CFO). Complete bios on each are available at the bottom link below.
http://www.gridstore.com/
http://www.gridstore.com/press-releases/2016-01-27/
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o Cupertino-Based Apple Acquires San Francisco's LearnSprout
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple has acquired San Francisco-based education-technology startup LearnSprout, a developer of software designed to help educators analyze and better understand student data, Bloomberg reported. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition reportedly will help Cupertino-based Apple develop new educational tools for the iPad. LearnSprout, which has raised about $4.7 million in venture capital, said that more than 2,500 schools across 42 states currently use its platform to better understand student data.
http://www.learnsprout.com/
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/apple-acquires-education-tech-startup-learnsprout
http://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/apple-acquires-education-startup-learnsprout/#.rybdir6:pBBV
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o 500 Startups Partners with Sacramento to Build Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Mountain View, Calif. -- 500 Startups, the Mountain View-based seed fund and startup accelerator, said on Friday it will partner with the City of Sacramento to develop a startup ecosystem in that city. The goal of the program is to encourage entrepreneurs and startups to develop in the Capital Region of California. "As cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area continue to rise, it makes sense for us to look at other large metro areas in California, like Sacramento, that are rich in entrepreneurial talent," said co-founder Dave McClure.
http://500.co/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/silicon-valley-based-500-startups-partners-with-sacramento-to-build-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-300211998.html
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> Chief Marketing Officer - Tampa, FL.
The Vice President of Marketing & CMO will be responsible for positioning Pilgrim as a world-class provider of Quality Management Solutions for global life science organizations. The CMO will have responsibility for Market Strategy, Marketing Communications and Marketing Execution. This individual will lead all of Pilgrim's marketing initiatives including market management/product marketing, sales enablement, demand/lead generation, branding, online marketing, marketing communications, analyst relations, solution marketing and event management. Please email resumes to nicole.debourg@pilgrimquality.com
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o Briefly Noted:
(Sacramento, Calif.) Visit California on Friday launched its new three-episode web series featuring San Francisco 49ers-legend Joe Montana. The series, called "Bay Area or Bust," revolves around Montana hitchhiking across California on his way to Super Bowl 50, along the way re-enacting "The Catch" as he travels with YouTube stars Brandon Armstrong, Zachary Piona, Brittani Louise Taylor and Tyler Ward.
https://www.youtube.com/user/VisitCA
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based World Golf Tour (WGT), developer of a web and mobile golf game with more than 14 million players worldwide, said it has been acquired by Dallas-based Topgolf Entertainment Group (TEG). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As a result of the move, TEG has formed a new division called Topgolf Media, led by WGT co-founder and CEO YuChiang Cheng. All of WGT's employees are expected to remain at their current San Francisco office.
http://topgolf.com/us/company/press-room/press-releases/2015/topgolf-acquires-world-golf-tour-launches-new-media-and-international-divisions-plus-holding-company/
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> Chief Marketing Officer - Tampa, FL.
The Vice President of Marketing & CMO will be responsible for positioning Pilgrim as a world-class provider of Quality Management Solutions for global life science organizations. The CMO will have responsibility for Market Strategy, Marketing Communications and Marketing Execution. This individual will lead all of Pilgrim's marketing initiatives including market management/product marketing, sales enablement, demand/lead generation, branding, online marketing, marketing communications, analyst relations, solution marketing and event management. Please email resumes to nicole.debourg@pilgrimquality.com
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> Information Systems Manager and Senior Systems Analyst - Berkeley, CA
The City of Berkeley is distinguished by its unparalleled understanding and prominence of diversity, community engagement, and activism. The Information Technology Department is staffed with 40.5 positions across five divisions with each division led by a manager. With an annual operating budget of $8.8 million, the Information Technology Department provides comprehensive services to support the City of Berkeley's overall mission. The Information Systems Manager is an unrepresented position that works to directly support the Director of Information Technology, both over specific administrative functions and also filling in for the Director's duties in her absence. A Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in project management implementation, which included experience in either business systems analysis, software administration, network administration, or specific enterprise-wide applications is required. At least two of the five years of experience must have included supervision of professional or technical staff. The Senior Systems Analyst is a represented position that reports to the Information Systems Manager overseeing Programming and Configuration. Specific areas of responsibility include Project Management, Supervision, Programming and Analysis. A Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in systems analysis and programming of business applications, including one year in the analysis or design of large-scale computer systems and databases. The salary range for the Information Systems Manager is $118,416-$143,112 and the salary range for the Senior Systems Analyst is $96,792-$117,888. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/information-systems-manager-berkeley-ca/. Confidential inquiries encouraged to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. Send cover letter, resume, and supporting materials to apply@ralphandersen.com prior to Friday, March 4, 2016.
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> Events Manager, Government Executive - Washington, DC.
Government Executive Media Group is the leading source of information and analysis for public sector managers nationwide. We produce over 75 events each year and have exceptional capabilities in research and marketing services. Our ideal candidate for the Events Manager position will have 3-5 years previous event management experience, preferably in a high-velocity, bottom-line focused industry. Responsibilities include: Plan and execute events ranging in size from intimate round tables and briefings to large-scale, multi-day conferences, locally and nationally. Serve as the event's project manager, owning the logistics and overall management for all assigned events as well as the related day-to-day communications with: underwriters; internal executives, staff, and colleagues; relevant speakers and other program participants; vendors and other external partners. Meet or exceed budgetary goals through vendor contract negotiation and other creative cost efficacy measures. Be an enterprising, entrepreneurial, and productive team contributor. For full details on the position and to apply, go to: https://atlanticmedia.applytojob.com/apply/DCV5tQ/
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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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