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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 9, 2016
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o San Francisco-Based Digital Shadows Raises $14 Million in Second Round
o Palo Alto-Based OpsPanda Raises $5 Million in First Round
o Foster City-Based Stellar Loyalty Secures $4 Million to Cap First Round
o San Jose-Based PayPal Names Sri Shivananda as New CTO
o San Francisco-Based Crittercism Changes Name to Apteligent
o Briefly Noted: Lumo Bodytech, Actian, NSFOCUS IB
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o San Francisco-Based Digital Shadows Raises $14 Million in Second Round
San Francisco -- Digital Shadows, the San Francisco- and London-based developer of a data analysis platform designed to provide clients with cyber situational awareness, said on Tuesday it has raised $14 million in its second round of funding. Trinity Ventures led the round, which also included participation from previous backers Storm Ventures, TenEleven Ventures and Passion Capital, as well as new investor Paladin Capital Group. Fred Wang, a general partner at Trinity, has joined the company's board of directors. Digital Shadows specializes in cyber situational awareness, which provides a view of an organization's digital footprint and profile of its attackers. The company's SearchLight platform continuously monitors more than 100 million data sources in 27 languages across the visible, deep and dark web. "This round will help us accelerate both development and hiring of cybersecurity talent," said co-founder and CEO Alastair Paterson.
http://www.digitalshadows.com
http://www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research/cyber-situational-awareness.
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o Palo Alto-Based OpsPanda Raises $5 Million in First Round
Palo Alto, Calif. -- OpsPanda, a Palo Alto-based developer of web-based software focused on sales resource planning, said on Tuesday it has landed $5 million in its first round of funding, led by TDF Ventures. An unspecified private university and seed investor PivotNorth Capital also took part in the round, which the company will use to bolster its sales and marketing activities. OpsPanda's web-based service uses predictive analytics to help sales teams align goals with results by leveraging data such as quotas, hiring, attrition, skills and ramp. Jon Kondo, the company's CEO, co-founded OpsPanda in late 2014 with fellow Oracle, Hyperion and Platinum veterans Robert Gersten (chief product officer) and Hung Vo (chief technology officer). OpsPands now has raised $6 million since its inception.
http://www.opspanda.com
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/opspanda-raises-5m-series-a-to-modernize-sales-resource-planning-2095172.htm
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o Foster City-Based Stellar Loyalty Secures $4 Million to Cap First Round
Foster City, Calif. -- Stellar Loyalty, a Foster City-based developer of technology designed to help brands instantly recognize, engage and reward loyal customers, said on Tuesday it has secured $4 million in new funding, capping its first round at $9 million. TDF Ventures led the latest tranche, along with InterWest Partners. The company said it will use the proceeds to accelerate its European expansion, and named Mario Invernizzi to lead its EMEA business unit. Invernizzi most recently developed the EMEA business for the LoyaltyLab division of TIBCO. "This latest investment will solidify our European expansion and spur our global growth," said co-founder and CEO Kevin Nix.
http://stellarloyalty.com/
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/stellar-loyalty-raises-us-4mm-in-additional-series-a-funding-2095103.htm
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o San Jose-Based PayPal Names Sri Shivananda as New CTO
San Jose, Calif. -- PayPal, the San Jose-based payment technology giant, on Tuesday named Sri Shivananda as its senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO), effective April 1. The appointment follows the decision by current CTO James Barrese to step down. Barrese will remain with the company for an unspecified period to assist with the transition. Shivananda previously spent 15 years with former PayPal-parent eBay, leading that company's global platform and infrastructure (GPI) team. Since the separation, he has served as PayPal's vice president of GPI. With Barrese's departure, PayPal said it will realign responsibilities within the company. As CTO, Shivananda will oversee the company's platform and infrastructure, while its payments and identity teams will move under the product and engineering organization.
https://investor.paypal-corp.com
https://investor.paypal-corp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=954001
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o San Francisco-Based Crittercism Changes Name to Apteligent
San Francisco -- Crittercism, a San Francisco-based developer of tools to monitor mobile app performance, said on Tuesday it has changed its name to Apteligent. The company, which has raised more than $48 million in funding since its inception, said the new name better highlights its mobile app intelligence service. "We're reaffirming our commitment to developers and companies running business-critical apps with a platform that not only provides operational information but its impact on end-user behavior and the mobile ecosystem as a whole," said CEO Dave Robbins. "This is our next evolution as a company." The company in 2014 raised $30 million in its third round of funding, led by Scale Venture Partners.
http://www.apteligent.com
http://www.crittercism.com/company/news-press/crittercism-becomes-apteligent/
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o Briefly Noted:
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Lumo Bodytech, developer of a technology platform that uses smart sensors and software to optimize body performance, on Tuesday named Mark Mastalir as its vice president of marketing and partnerships. Mastalir most recently was the vice president of marketing at Hoka One One, a division of Deckers Outdoor.
http://www.lumobodytech.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lumo-bodytech-hires-mark-mastalir-as-vice-president-of-marketing-and-partnerships-300217061.html
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Actian, a developer of transactional, integration and big data analytical tools, on Tuesday named Brad Crosby as general manager of its Data Management and Integration (DMI) division. Crosby most recently built the sales team at BDNA, and previously was the senior vice president of sales at Informatica.
http://www.actian.com/company/news-and-events/press-releases/actian-recruits-brad-crosby-expand-executive-leadership/
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(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based NSFOCUS IB, a provider of enterprise network security products, on Tuesday named Alex Cruz Farmer as its vice president of cloud services. Cruz Farmer most recently served as a group technical director with C4L, and previously was managing director with NetSumo.
http://nsfocusglobal.com/nsfocus-international-business-ib-appoints-industry-specialist-alex-cruz-farmer-as-vp-cloud-services/
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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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