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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 17, 2016
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o Apple CEO Writes Letter Opposing FBI's Demand to Unlock iPhone
o MindMaze Lands $100M in Funding for Multisensory Computing Platform
o YouAppi Raises $13.1 Million, Plans to Move Headquarters to San Francisco
o San Francisco-Based Rainforest QA Raises $12 Million in First Round
o San Jose-Based PayActiv Secures $9.2 Million in First Round
o China's Cheetah Mobile Hires CTO, Plans Major Silicon Valley Expansion
o Redwood City's Zoomdata Raises $25 Million in Third Round of Funding
o Briefly Noted: Protagonist Therapeutics, Nexenta, Parade Technologies
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--Should Work Be Fun? Six Components of a Positive Workplace Culture
--Federal Business Development Director - Norfolk, Virginia
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--Information Systems Manager and Senior Systems Analyst - Berkeley, CA
--Director of Programming - Government Executive - Washington DC
--Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22
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o Apple CEO Writes Letter Opposing FBI's Demand to Unlock iPhone
Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday published on open letter voicing his vehement opposition to a "demand" from the federal government for his Cupertino-based company to build a new version of its iPhone operating system that lets security officials access owners' personal data. Specifically, Cook said the FBI has asked the company to make a new version of the iOS that circumvents several key security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation of December's terrorist attack in San Bernardino. Cook said that Apple has willingly complied with all of the FBI's requests for data, but that the latest demand simply goes too far. "We are challenging the FBI's demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country," wrote Cook. "We believe it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications. While we believe the FBI's intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect."
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/ (Cook's full letter)
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o MindMaze Lands $100M in Funding for Multisensory Computing Platform
San Francisco -- MindMaze, the Swiss developer of a multisensory computing platform with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million in a new round of funding, led by the Hinduja Group. Unspecified family offices also participated. The company, which had a pre-money valuation of more than $1 billion, said it will use the proceeds to continue building its medical-grade neural virtual reality platform combining virtual reality, computer vision, neuroscience, AI and haptics. The technology already has been commercialized for stroke and brain-injury survivors, with recent regulatory approvals in Europe and Asia. MindMaze now hopes to make it more broadly available through licensing, with the goal of powering virtual reality-optimized products for mainstream experiences. "This funding round is the first endorsement of the investment potential for the MindMaze platform and supports our vision to build the human interface," said founder and CEO Tej Tadi.
http://www.mindmaze.ch/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mindmaze-the-worlds-first-multisensory-computing-platform-raises-commitments-of-100-million-in-new-funding-round-300221196.html
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o YouAppi Raises $13.1 Million, Plans to Move Headquarters to San Francisco
San Francisco -- YouAppi, the Chinese developer of a mobile media buying platform, said on Wednesday it has raised $13.1 million in its second round of funding, which the company will use, in part, to relocate its corporate headquarters to San Francisco. Participants included Hawk Ventures, Global Brain, Click Ventures, Digital Future, Emery Capital, Altair Capital, and previous backers Glilot Capital Partners, 2B Angels and Flint Capital. Founded in 2012, YouAppi combines machine learning with predictive algorithms to help app-makers find the right customers at the right conversion price, based on post-install event analytics. The platform currently drives 15,000 campaigns for 450 advertisers. YouAppi, which now has raised $18.1 million since its inception, currently works with Asian clients such as Baidu, UC Union (Alibaba Mobile Business Group), Sungy Mobile, Apus, NewBornTown, Kika and Bandai Namco.
http://www.youappi.com
http://www.youappi.com/series-b-funding/
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o San Francisco-Based Rainforest QA Raises $12 Million in First Round
San Francisco -- Rainforest QA, the San Francisco-based creator of a continuous quality assurance platform for software developers, said on Wednesday it has landed $12 million in its first round of funding, led by BVP. Rincon Venture Partners, Industry Ventures and Salesforce founder Marc Benioff also took part in the round, which the company will use to expand its mobile capabilities and offer new services for enterprises, in addition to growing its team from 36 people to 80 by 2017 and opening a headquarters in San Francisco. Byron Deeter, a partner at BVP, will join the company's board of directors. Rainforest's platform is designed to perform on-demand regression testing by leveraging a crowd of 50,000 testers. The platform combines the human crowd with machine learning to reduce the time it takes to do manual testing, with results often returned in less than 30 minutes. "Today, to build world class software you need to build a world class QA team," said co-founder and CEO Fred Stevens-Smith. "We're working to make it so, just like with infrastructure, that no longer needs to be the case."
https://www.rainforestqa.com/
https://blog.rainforestqa.com/2016-02-17-rainforest-series-a/
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o San Jose-Based PayActiv Secures $9.2 Million in First Round
San Jose, Calif. -- PayActiv, a San Jose-based developer of cloud-based financial tools, said on Wednesday it has landed $9.2 million in its first round of funding. Identities of the investors were not disclosed. The company, which initially was seeded by an early stage fund affiliated with SoftBank Capital, said it will use the proceeds to grow its suite of employment-based financial wellness offerings. PayActiv's cloud-based MyMoNow tool is designed to reduce the time lag between earning income and allocating it to daily necessities. The technology, which lets employees instantly access up to $500, is offered by employers as a membership program. "Living on debt is to live a borrowed dream," said founder and CEO Safwan Shah. "With PayActiv, employers help their employees own their dreams and take control of their personal finances, and avoid debt."
http://www.payactiv.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160217005239/en/PayActiv-Secures-9.2-Million-Financing-Innovate-Financial
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o China's Cheetah Mobile Hires CTO, Plans Major Silicon Valley Expansion
San Francisco -- Cheetah Mobile, a Chinese developer of mobile security and utility apps, on Wednesday named Charles Fan as its new chief technology officer (CTO), and announced plans to grow its Silicon Valley office into its second world headquarters, alongside Beijing. Fan, who will lead the company's global R&D activities, most recently served as a senior vice president at VMware, leading its storage and big data businesses. He succeeds Ming Xu, who will remain in the role of president. The latest hiring is part of the Cheetah's larger plan to establish a major R&D Center in Silicon Valley. The company, which claims 567 million mobile monthly active users, currently employs more than 1,400 R&D personnel worldwide, but only about 50 in the U.S. That number is expected to balloon over the next two years. "China and the U.S. are the two centers of the mobile Internet industry today," said CEO Sheng Fu. "Cheetah Mobile will ramp up our investments in both centers, especially the U.S. market, to connect the global markets, as well as to deliver innovations to our users around the world."
http://www.cmcm.com/en-us/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cheetah-mobile-names-charles-fan-as-chief-technology-officer-and-announces-plan-to-establish-major-silicon-valley-presence-300221263.html
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o Redwood City's Zoomdata Raises $25 Million in Third Round of Funding
Redwood City, Calif.. -- Zoomdata, the Virginia-based developer of a visual analytics tool for big data, with West Coast offices in Redwood City, said it has raised $25 million in its third round of funding, led by Goldman Sachs' Principal Strategic Investments Group. New investor Comcast Ventures and previous backers Accel, Columbus Nova Technology Partners and NEA also participated in the round. Rana Yared, managing director in the Principal Strategic Investments Group at Goldman Sachs, will join the company's board of directors, and Hilary Packer, managing director in the Technology Division at Goldman Sachs, will join its advisory board. Zoomdata now has raised $47.2 million since its launch in 2012, and over the past year has added 35 new enterprise customers including Cisco, Deloitte and Markerstudy. the company's Data Sharpening technology offers visual analytics for real-time streaming and historical data, while its Fusion tool enables the joining of big data with other datastores.
http://www.zoomdata.com
http://www.zoomdata.com/press-release/goldman-sachs-leads-25-million-investment-zoomdata/
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o Briefly Noted:
(Milpitas, Calif.) Milpitas-based Protagonist Therapeutics, a developer of peptide therapeutics for gastrointestinal diseases, on Wednesday named Thomas O'Neil as its chief financial officer (CFO). O'Neil previously served as the CFO of Arcadia Biosciences, a publicly traded agricultural biotechnology firm.
http://www.protagonist-inc.com/news/2016/pr-021716.html
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Nexenta, a developer of software-defined storage tools, on Wednesday named Adrian Ionel to its advisory board. Ionel is the founder of Restack and former co-founder and CEO of Mirantis.
https://nexenta.com/company/media/press-releases
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Parade Technologies, a developer of video display and interface chips, on Wednesday named Randy Baker as a senior vice president, overseeing global manufacturing and foundry operations. Baker most recently was a corporate vice president of the Oregon operations at Lattice Semiconductor.
http://www.paradetech.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160217005424/en/Randy-Baker-Joins-Parade-Technologies-Senior-Vice
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> Should Work Be Fun? Six Components of a Positive Workplace Culture -- and Why Your Company Needs One.
A positive company culture is quickly becoming a must-have for millennials who are entering the job market. Here, we share how to create this environment and explain why more fun can actually mean more funds. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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> Federal Business Development Director - Norfolk, Va.
A Virginia-based Healthcare Management Consulting company in pursuit of continued growth in an entrepreneurial environment is seeking a Federal Business Development Director to be responsible for significant customer acquisitions as well as expansion into the commercial market. RESPONSIBILITIES: New Federal (government) Business Development with the ability to expand sales into the commercial market. Achieve or exceed sales quotas on a quarterly and annual basis. Execute the entire client development cycle. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required; Master's Degree preferred. A minimum of 8 years' experience in the Federal market to include business development, sales and consultant experience across various government departments and agencies. Must have an extensive network within the Federal market that can be leveraged for sales. The full job description is at: www.potomactechwire.com/listing5733.html Interested applicants, please submit resume to recruiting@ardx.net
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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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> Director of Programming - Government Executive - Washington DC
Government Executive Media Group (GEMG) is Atlantic Media's b-to-b division and the leading source of information and analysis for public sector managers nationwide. Its media brands include Government Executive, Nextgov, Defense One and Route Fifty. The Director of Programming serves as the key architect of new event product concepts for all of GEMG's public sector brands, constantly striving to look for emerging event models and innovative speakers. Responsibilities: Leads development of event content ideas and innovations to maintain GEMG as the leader in the public sector event marketplace. Develops program content through research and evaluation, including topic generation, expert speaker identification, program format options, high-level attendee lists. Closely tracks prospect movement and engages with the sales team and directly with clients. Qualifications of the Ideal Candidates: Creative and strategic thinking with emphasis on customer service meeting client objectives for an event. Experience in the public sector industry preferred. Experience in managing events. Bachelor's degree and five years related experience. For full information on the position and to apply, go to: https://atlanticmedia.applytojob.com/apply/NPJDTQ/
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> Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22
Now in its fifth year, the annual summit has become the "must-attend" annual marketing event for the DC region and beyond. The summit brings together 400+ CMOs, Senior Marketers, Agency Professionals and Technology Executives from the DC area. The event features dozens of case studies, keynotes, presentations and networking breaks on the most important issues facing marketers in 2016-2017. For more information, go to: www.mamsummit.com
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