Silicon Valley

Nimble, An Eco-Friendly Electronics Startup, Raises $2.5 Million in Capital

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Economy, Business, Entrepreneurship, Private equity, Giraffes, Okapi, Startup company, Silicon Valley

Jeff Bocan, partner at Okapi, and Tim Connors, general partner at Pivot North, have also joined Nimble's board of directors.

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  • Jeff Bocan, partner at Okapi, and Tim Connors, general partner at Pivot North, have also joined Nimble's board of directors.
  • "We're thrilled to have partners that not only provide capital, but extensive strategic experience within our market."
  • Nimble secured an additional $1 million in financing through a subsequent debt round from Silicon Valley Bank.
  • To learn more, visit gonimble.com or @nimbleforgood
    Okapi Capital provides long-term capital and management support to start-ups.

DHL Expands in San Francisco Bay Area with New Sunnyvale Facility to Serve Tech Industry

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Geography of California, California, Silicon Valley, Express mail, Broward County, Florida, DHL Express, Courier, San Francisco Bay Area, Sunnyvale, California, Fremont, California, Oakland, California

"DHL was founded in San Francisco nearly 50 years ago, and we are proud to have the opportunity to continue investing and growing in the area where it all started."

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  • "DHL was founded in San Francisco nearly 50 years ago, and we are proud to have the opportunity to continue investing and growing in the area where it all started."
  • The new $12 million, 39,000-square-foot facility features a sorting capacity of 3,000 packages per hour.
  • DHL now has four service centers in the Bay Area Fremont, Oakland, San Francisco and now Sunnyvale.
  • The company currently employs 500 Bay Area operational staff, including couriers, agents, and management.

Kambria Connects Pioneers Worldwide at an Innovation, Community and Impact Event in Vietnam

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Monday, November 12, 2018
Economy, Geography of California, Business, Entrepreneurship, Business incubators, Santa Clara County, California, Silicon Valley, Startup company

The event organized in partnership with Lixibox ( https://www.lixibox.com ) supports both companies initiatives of building a strong technology ecosystem in Vietnam.

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  • The event organized in partnership with Lixibox ( https://www.lixibox.com ) supports both companies initiatives of building a strong technology ecosystem in Vietnam.
  • The by-invitation-only event will bring together technology pioneers and prominent startup CEOs who are interested in leveraging the power of social connections and fostering long-term partnerships from Silicon Valley to Vietnam.
  • We're looking forward to fruitful discussions and to finding more ways to work with the top talent in Vietnam."
  • They believe the Kambria platform will be the catalyst for a similar explosion in the adoption of frontier technology.

New Report From Quid Highlights London and Silicon Valley as Global Hot Spots for Innovation

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Friday, November 9, 2018
Economy, Entrepreneurship, Business, Private equity, Business incubators, Corporate finance, Venture capital, Startup company, Silicon Valley

Over the past ten years, Silicon Valley has dominated the start-up investment landscape, receiving over $110bn worth of venture capital and private equity funding.

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  • Over the past ten years, Silicon Valley has dominated the start-up investment landscape, receiving over $110bn worth of venture capital and private equity funding.
  • The innovation report has been released to coincide with this year's Silicon Valley Comes to the UK - a series of events taking place across London, Oxford and Cambridge this week, bringing together investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders from both ecosystems.
  • With its global financial centre, London is particularly strong in this field, with Fintech start-ups accounting for 48% of all London tech companies across the seven sectors identified.
  • AI also emerged as one of the largest sectors for new products and services and represented 31% of all innovation patents filed over the last five years.

KoreConX Now Expands from Wall Street to Silicon Valley

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Thursday, November 8, 2018
Silicon Valley, License, Jofre, Cisco Systems, Series, Culture, Business

"I'm excited to join the KoreConX team and help our clients to conduct their capital raises using our fully automated, regulatory compliant platform.

Key Points: 
  • "I'm excited to join the KoreConX team and help our clients to conduct their capital raises using our fully automated, regulatory compliant platform.
  • In San Francisco, Byron Sanders will be in charge of KoreConX operations and is the new Director of Business Development in that area.
  • He then worked in the technology transfer and licensing industry as Business Developer for Tynax, a patent market exchange in Silicon Valley.
  • This makes it crucial for us to be present in both Wall Street and Silicon Valley," said Oscar Jofre, co-founder & CEO at KoreConX.

Bowman School Administrators Selected to Present at 2018 International Montessori Conference

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Palo Alto, California, Silicon Valley, Geography of California, Maria Montessori, Education, Learning, Montessori education

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bowman School, an internationally recognized, Montessori-accredited school located in Palo Alto for more than 20 years, announced today that two administrators have been selected to present at the 2018 International Montessori Conference , held in Sarasota Bay, Florida November 8-11, 2018.

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  • PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Bowman School, an internationally recognized, Montessori-accredited school located in Palo Alto for more than 20 years, announced today that two administrators have been selected to present at the 2018 International Montessori Conference , held in Sarasota Bay, Florida November 8-11, 2018.
  • Mary Beth Ricks, Head of School at Bowman, and Pam Shanks, Associate Head of School at Bowman, will lead workshops related to the conference theme "Living the Montessori Way: United in Purpose, Uniquely Expressed."
  • Pam Shanks will present "Living the Montessori Way through the Lessons of Grace and Courtesy".
  • Bowman School is an innovative, accredited Montessori program serving students in Palo Alto, Calif.

Spending Within Their Means: Some Cities Do It Better Than Others

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Geography of California, California, San Jose, California, Silicon Valley, San Diego

San Jose, Calif. (Silicon Valley), San Francisco and Raleigh, N.C., top the list for cities in which people are living within their means.

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  • San Jose, Calif. (Silicon Valley), San Francisco and Raleigh, N.C., top the list for cities in which people are living within their means.
  • Residents of San Antonio, Riverside, Calif., and Las Vegas are struggling to meet their bills.
  • This is among the highest, only behind other California cities Sacramento (126.5 percent), San Diego (131.1 percent) and Riverside (131.1 percent).
  • The median annual salary in the Twin Cities is $55,010, and the average home price is just over $237,000.

Printed Electronics USA 2018: Exhibition Highlights

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018
Consumer electronics, Santa Clara County, California, Silicon Valley, Consumer Electronics Show, California, Draft:Printed Electronics USA

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In just two weeks' time, the World's largest event on Printed Electronics will open in Santa Clara, California.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In just two weeks' time, the World's largest event on Printed Electronics will open in Santa Clara, California.
  • Held on November 14-15, the event features a stunning line-up of over 250 speakers and 275 exhibitors exceeding the event targets.
  • The exhibition will feature Demonstration Street, an area in the exhibition dedicated to showing a collection of printed electronics based products and prototypes in one place.
  • Prices start from just $150 for access to the exhibition benefits described above, including lunches.

Silicon Valley-backed Life House launches its first locally rooted, lifestyle hotels

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Geography of California, Travel, California, Boutique hotel, Hotel, Silicon Valley, Lifestyle

NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Life House launches a collection of lifestyle hotels that are experience-driven, locally-rooted, and accessible to everyone.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Today, Life House launches a collection of lifestyle hotels that are experience-driven, locally-rooted, and accessible to everyone.
  • As the first US-based lifestyle hotel company to be backed by venture and real estate capital, Life House is positioned to modernize an antiquated industry.
  • Life House remains asset-light and signs long term management agreements instead of leases, a rarity in Silicon Valley.
  • Based in New York City, Life House creates lifestyle, boutique hotels at an affordable price point, powered by world-class design, food & beverage, technology, and operations.

"Technology and storytelling are forever intertwined," says Louis Hernandez Jr. on importance of Beverly Hills Infinity Film Festival taking place Nov. 1-4 at venues throughout Beverly Hills

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Monday, October 29, 2018
Geography of California, California, Epic Games, Potomac, Maryland, Tencent, Film festival, Silicon Valley, Infinity

Hernandez serves as a technology advisor to the inaugural Infinity Film Festival , which begins Thursday, Nov. 1, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 4, at various venues in Beverly Hills.

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  • Hernandez serves as a technology advisor to the inaugural Infinity Film Festival , which begins Thursday, Nov. 1, and runs through Sunday, Nov. 4, at various venues in Beverly Hills.
  • Programming for the film festival will focus on emerging technology, featuring events that connect creative, business and technology icons from Hollywood, Silicon Valley and Silicon Beach.
  • The Infinity Film Festival is a superior event designed to bring together folks from the technology and creative communities to discover how their innovations can mesh and evolve.
  • Epic Games and Unreal Engine are title sponsors of the film festival, which is co-sponsored by D-Box.