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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 27, 2017
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o Menlo Park-Based Workfit Raises $5.5 Million in Seed Funding
o San Francisco-Based Dubset Media Lands $4 Million in First Round
o Menlo Park-Based LeoLabs Lands $4 Million in New Funding
o Santa Clara-Based ServiceNow Names Former eBay Head as New CEO
o Blockchain Software Firm Bloq Acquires Palo Alto-Based Skry
> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
o Briefly Noted: Xvela, Comcast - YouTube, GlobalReach Business Solutions,
Marvell Technology Group
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> Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories)
--Private VC Event with 3Q Digital at Google San Francisco - Feb. 28
--Bluetooth World 2017, 28-29 March, Santa Clara Convention Center
--The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
--Job Listing: Director of the Department of Technology/Chief Information Officer
--Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 21 - DC
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o Menlo Park-Based Workfit Raises $5.5 Million in Seed Funding
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Workfit, the Menlo Park-based developer of a voice assistant that utilizes artificial intelligence and speech recognition, said on Monday it has raised $5.5 million in seed funding. Battery Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Salesforce Ventures led the round, which the company will use to expand its staff and roll out its inaugural products this spring. Workfit's inaugural device is designed to address the problem of time-consuming yet unproductive meetings. The company's technology is designed to make meetings searchable, take note of decisions and encourage follow-up on action items. "We believe that meetings should be the most powerful collaborative solution. But for many companies, the amount of time wasted in meetings is akin to taking truckloads of cash and setting them on fire," said CEO Omar Tawakol, the former founder of BlueKai, acquired by Oracle in 2014. "In too many meetings, a lot is said, little is remembered and follow-up is inconsistent." Workfit also named co-founder Ahmad Abdulkader as its chief technology officer (CTO), co-founder David Wiener as its chief product officer and Mohamed El-Geish as its senior director of engineering. Bios on all three are available at the bottom link below.
http://www.workfit.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/workfit-secures-55-million-seed-funding-round-to-add-artificial-intelligence-to-meetings-300413870.html?tc=eml_cleartime
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o San Francisco-Based Dubset Media Lands $4 Million in First Round
San Francisco -- Dubset Media, the San Francisco-based developer of a technology platform used to identify musical recordings used in mixes and remixes, determine the appropriate rights holders and clear the mix or remix across all rights holders, said on Monday it has raised $4 million in its first round of funding. Cue Ball Capital led the round, which also included participation from MediaNet, Neoteny 3, Resolute Venture Partners and Redwood Venture Partners. Dubset enables record labels and music publishers to set permissions for access through a rules-based system. The technology allows DJ mixes to be available across music services for legal streaming.
http://www.dubset.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dubset-media-holdings-closes-4m-series-a-funding-round-led-by-cue-ball-capital-300413562.html
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o Menlo Park-Based LeoLabs Lands $4 Million in New Funding
Menlo Park, Calif. -- LeoLabs, a Menlo Park-based provider of data to track space debris and prevent collisions in low Earth orbit (LEO), said on Monday it has raised $4 million in a new round of funding from SRI International, Horizons Ventures and Airbus Ventures. The company said it will use the proceeds to bolster its cloud-based debris and satellite tracking service, expand its ground-based radar infrastructure and support engagements with commercial and governmental customers. "What we are witnessing is the birth of the LEO ecosystem and the rise of a LEO economy, ranging from real time imaging to communications to space tourism," said CEO Dan Ceperley. "LeoLabs was founded precisely to address the collision and navigation risks threatening the sheer number of satellites needed to support these services."
http://www.leolabs.space/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/leolabs-closes-funding-round-for-leo-mapping-platform-300413737.html
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o Santa Clara-Based ServiceNow Names Former eBay Head as New CEO
Santa Clara, Calif. -- ServiceNow, the Santa Clara-based enterprise cloud computing giant, on Monday named former eBay head John Donahoe as its new president and CEO. He will succeed Frank Slootman, who will continue as chairman upon stepping down from his management role on April 3. Donahoe previously served as the president and CEO of eBay from 2008-2015, and currently serves as the chairman of PayPal. "John is a highly capable and proven CEO, uniquely suited to lead ServiceNow in its next phase of growth," said Slootman, who has led ServiceNow for the past six years. "I am confident that we are making this transition from a position of strength."
http://www.servicenow.com
http://www.servicenow.com/company/media/press-room/servicenow-names-john-donahoe-president-and-ceo.html
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o Blockchain Software Firm Bloq Acquires Palo Alto-Based Skry
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Bloq, a Chicago-based developer of blockchain software, said on Monday it has acquired Palo Alto-based Skry, maker of a blockchain analytics platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition, which includes all of Skry's intellectual property and employees, provides Bloq with a platform designed to let clients manage, visualize and analyze blockchain data from disparate sources. It allows users to detect anomalies -- such as a DDoS attack, spike in transaction fees or certain block dynamics -- both on public and private blockchains. "Blockchain networks need more than a rudimentary finder or explorer," said Jeff Garzik, the co-founder and CEO of Bloq. "We're ensuring that enterprises won't have to `fly blind' without a complete understanding of the performance, economics and irregularities of their underlying networks." The deal comes months after Bloq teamed with PwC Australia to launch Vulcan Digital Asset Services, a platform designed to let digital assets be used for banking, commerce and asset related services.
http://www.bloq.com
https://skry.tech/
http://www.bloq.com/bloq-acquires-blockchain-analytics-pioneer-skry.html
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> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
The old "if-then motivators" of giving bonuses for the achievement of goals no longer work. Work has become too complex and is changing too rapidly for such simple formulas to be relevant and to motivate performance. Here, we summarize research on shifts in employee motivators.
http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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o Briefly Noted:
(Oakland) Oakland-based Xvela, a unit of Navis that has developed an SaaS collaboration platform for ocean carriers and terminal operators, on Monday named Guy Rey-Herme to lead its business. Rey-Herme previously served as co-founder and chief operating officer (COO) of GT Nexus, now Infor, and also has held executive positions at Seabury Trade Finance Exchange, International Trade Bank, Bank of America and Citigroup.
http://www.xvela.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170226005109/en/Navis-Appoints-GT-Nexus-Co-founder-Guy-Rey-Herme
(San Bruno, Calif.) Cable giant Comcast on Monday announced a deal that will launch Google's YouTube app on Xfinity X1 across the country later this year. With the move, X1 customers will be able to access YouTube's entire catalog over the Internet, as well as the live, on demand, DVR and web programming included with their subscriptions.
http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/comcast-to-launch-youtube-on-xfinity-x1
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based GlobalReach Business Solutions, a provider of business intelligence and international development services, on Monday named Jim Jacketti as its vice president of business development for the Americas. Jacketti previously was the vice president of business development at Adaptive Clinical Systems.
http://www.globalreachbi.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170227005265/en/GlobalReach-Business-Solutions-Hire-Announcement-VP-Business
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Marvell Technology Group, a developer of storage, networking and connectivity semiconductors, on Monday named Gary Ignatin as its senior vice president of corporate development. Ignatin previously spent 16 years at Broadcom, most recently as that company's vice president of corporate development.
http://www.marvell.com/company/news/pressDetail.do?releaseID=8996
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Join us to get inspired and discover the future of connectivity and IoT. There's nothing more inspirational than seeing, playing and experiencing amazing IoT gadgets that have successfully gone to market and made it big. Entry is FREE and you will be able to visit the various zones including Automotive, Audio, Smart Home and Health & Fitness, test your innovations at the Testing Stations and meet a range of suppliers. For just $50 you also have access to a wide range of developer sessions as well as hear from inspirational keynotes from big brands including Garmin, Google, Zipcar and Plantronics. Register for FREE entry or purchase an 'Access all areas pass' for just $50!
For more information: www.bluetoothworldevent.com
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> Private VC Event with 3Q Digital at Google San Francisco
When can three hours make you millions of dollars? When 3Q Digital and Google host you as part of an exclusive focus group of VCs to explain two things: what makes a start-up viable; and what digital tools they can and should use to recognize their potential. On Feb. 28, from 4-7 pm at Google's San Francisco office, join 3Q Digital CEO David Rodnitzky and select Google experts to hear how 3Q has grown some of the Bay Area's biggest companies (Eventbrite, GoPro, SurveyMonkey, Square, and more) from seed money to household brand -- and what those companies had in common at the beginning. You'll also learn why we've turned down partnerships with so many start-ups seeking digital marketing over the years, and you'll get a first-hand look at Google's most current suite of digital growth tools. The event is intimate (and so exclusive we're holding it in a secret room). If you'd like to claim your spot, please claim your spot here,
https://3qdigital.com/private-vc-event-3q-digital-google-san-francisco/
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> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
The old "if-then motivators" of giving bonuses for the achievement of goals no longer work. Work has become too complex and is changing too rapidly for such simple formulas to be relevant and to motivate performance. Here, we summarize research on shifts in employee motivators.
http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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> Director of the Department of Technology/Chief Information Officer
The City and County of San Francisco is conducting a national search for an engaging, customer-service driven executive to oversee the award-winning Department of Technology with over 220 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $100 million. The Director of the Department of Technology/Chief Information Officer (Director of DT/CIO) is at-will management-level position reporting to the Mayor with functional reporting to the City Administrator. Interested candidates should apply by by submitting a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and current salary to apply@ralphandersen.com. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Ms. Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Detailed brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com.
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