| ========================================== BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 1, 2017 ========================================== o Mountain View-Based BigPanda Raises $23 Million to Cap Second Round o o o o > Baird - A Global Leader in Technology Banking o Briefly Noted: HintMD, TiVo _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Bay Angels - Investors Welcome - Nov. 2 - South Bay --Intellectual Property Services / Patent Applications Drafted --Baird - A Global Technology Investment Banking --Campaigns & Marketing Summit - DC - Nov. 13 Full Job, Event, Marketplace and Services Descriptions Below in Classified Ad Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad at: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based BigPanda Raises $23 Million to Cap Second Round Mountain View, Calif. -- BigPanda, the Mountain View-based developer of a cloud platform designed to let enterprise IT intelligently automate and scale service operations, said on Wednesday it has raised $23 million in new funding, closing its second round at $49 million. Greenfield Partners led the latest tranche, which included participation from previous backers Sequoia Capital, Battery Ventures and Mayfield. The funding comes at a time of growth for the company, which has more than tripled its bookings over the past 12 months while adding customers such as Intel, Workday, Turner Broadcasting, Macy's and Riot Games. "Our vision of using machine learning to automate and scale service operations matches the needs of our new and existing customers," said CEO Assaf Resnick. "With [investors'] support, we plan to accelerate our enterprise go-to-market strategy and expand our technology leadership." BigPanda's platform uses machine learning to process large volumes of alert traffic from fragmented clouds, applications and IT monitoring tools, helping IT service operations teams resolve incidents in a more manageable fashion. http://www.bigpanda.io https://bigpanda.io/resources/bigpanda-expands-series-b-funding-49-million/ _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based AppZen Lands $13 Million in First Round of Funding Santa Clara, Calif. -- AppZen, the Santa Clara-based developer of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for back office automation, said on Wednesday it has secured $13 million in its first round of funding, led by Redpoint Ventures. Original seed investor Resolute Ventures also participated in the round, which increases the company's total funding to more than $17.5 million. The company said it will use the proceeds to scale its team and business. AppZen's platform provides automated T&E expense auditing and compliance to clients such as Amazon, Comcast and Intuit. "Finding errors in expense reports is like finding a needle in a haystack," said co-founder and CEO Anant Kale. "AppZen's platform detects problems before it's too late by analyzing all expense report data, and cross-checking it with hundreds of external and social media data sources in real-time." Alex Bard, a partner at Redpoint, will join the company's board of directors. http://www.appzen.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171101005817/en/AppZen-Secures-13M-Series-Funding-Redpoint-Ventures _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-Based Reali Lands New $3M Investment; Closes First Round at $9M San Mateo, Calif. -- Reali, the San Mateo-based developer of an interactive, app-enabled real estate service, said on Wednesday it has landed a new $3 million investment from Silicon Valley investor Oren Zeev, closing its first round of funding at $9 million. Zeev, who will serve on the company's board of directors, also has served on the boards of such companies as Houzz, Audible, Chegg and HomeLight. Reali said it will use the new capital, including an additional $1 million from previous investors, to bolster its marketing and engineering efforts and expand to new metropolitan areas. Lead investors in the round included Signia Venture Partners. Reali, which offers a flat fee model for both buyers and sellers, currently operates in the cities and surrounding areas of San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose and Sacramento. "Oren and I have enjoyed a successful collaboration for the past 20 years when he invested in a previous company that I started," said co-founder and CEO Amit Haller. "I'm pleased to have his expertise on hand as we continue building our business." http://www.reali.com/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/reali-closes-series-a-funding-round-with-total-of-9-million-300546992.html _____________________________________________ o Orbital ATK Launches Satellites into Orbit for S.F.-Based Planet San Francisco -- Orbital ATK, a developer of aerospace and defense technologies, said that its commercial Minotaur C rocket successfully launched 10 commercial spacecraft into orbit on Tuesday for San Francisco-based Earth imaging company Planet. The launch took place at 2:37 p.m. at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Planet will use its network of remote sensing satellites to deliver a global information feed to businesses, governments and non-governmental organizations. https://www.planet.com https://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/release.asp?prid=299 _____________________________________________ o Business Law Firm Womble Carlyle Completes Merger with Bond Dickinson Palo Alto, Calif. -- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, the large business law firm with local offices in Palo Alto, said it has completed its deal to combine with U.K.-based counterpart Bond Dickinson in a merger of equals. The new firm, Womble Bond Dickinson, now has more than 1,000 lawyers in 24 offices, with a focus on 11 key sectors, such as Pharmaceuticals Biotechnology & Life Sciences and Communications & Technology. "A growing percentage of our clients have operations on both sides of the Atlantic, and Womble Bond Dickinson will provide those clients with the consistent support they value highly," said Jonathan Blair, the firm's co-chair. The deal was first announced in June. http://www.womblebonddickinson.com https://www.womblebonddickinson.com/us/insights/news/womble-bond-dickinson-launches-transatlantic-law-firm-close-home _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Baird - A Global Leader in Technology Banking Baird's Global Technology & Services Investment Banking team delivers insightful, value-added services and expertise to middle-market clients across a broad range of sector verticals. We combine deep sector knowledge, an expansive relationship network, and premier M&A and capital-raising capabilities to help companies pursue growth plans or consider strategic alternatives. Access the advantages of Baird's global Technology banking capabilities. Learn more at: http://techservices.rwbaird.com/investment-banking/ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Pleasanton, Calif.) Pleasanton-based HintMD, developer of a cloud-based patient engagement and commerce platform for aesthetic practitioners, on Wednesday named Mark Foley as its chairman. Foley is the managing director of RWI Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on life sciences, networking, semiconductor and software investments. He most recently served as the chairman, president and CEO of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, earlier this year, leading the sale of ZELTIQ to Allergan for $2.5 billion. http://hintmd.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171101005936/en/Mark-Foley-Joins-HintMD-Chairman-Board (San Carlos, Calif.) San Carlos-based DVR giant TiVo said on Wednesday it has entered into a multi-year product agreement with Discovery Communications. Under the deal, Discovery will use TiVo's inventory management and execution platform, which lets users execute audience-driven on-air promotions and cross-channel media plans. The companies said the technology will help Discovery improve the process of finding and targeting new, lapsed, intermittent and prospective viewers of its networks. http://pr.tivo.com/file/4206196/Index?KeyFile=390885945 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Bay Angels - Investors Welcome - Nov. 2 - South Bay Bay Angels is pleased to announce its first of many events in the South Bay. This Thursday (11/2) from 6-8PM we will be holding a pitch event located at Promeets @ Spaces, 101 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park. Five pre-screened companies will pitch to an audience of investors. Details on Eventbrite. 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