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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Inseego Snags New CMO From Amazon Web Services <#0078936> - Apex Innovation Sciences Forms From Three Way Merger <#0078935> - Semtech Rolls Out Reference Design For Indoor LoRa Gateways <#0078937> - Video Interview: Morgan Sacco, Athena LA <#0078934> - Insights: Latinx Venture Capitalists: Getting to Know the One Percent <#0078933> - Dave Finds $50M For Mobile Money Management <#0078932> - Knowable Launches Audio Classes, Backed By $3.75M <#0078931> - Relativity Space Finds $140M More For 3D Printed Rockets <#0078930> - Immunicom Finds $1.85M In Series B Funding <#0078928> - Molecular Assemblies Finds $12.2M in Series A Funding <#0078926> *Marketplace* - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> - Stradling <#ad608> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Wednesday, October 2, 2019* *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 74 full-service branches located throughout California and one branch in Durham, North Carolina. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. For more information, visit http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to [email protected] *Inseego Snags New CMO From Amazon Web Services* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078936.html> San Diego-based 5G wireless equipment developer Inseego announced today that it has named Wendy Caceres as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Caceres was most recently Worldwide Head of Enterprise Marketing for Amazon Web Services (AWS), and also had served as VP of Marketing at Ayla Networks, in addition to serving at such companies as Echelon, Global IP Solutions, Knight Ridder, Personify, Tessera Enterprises and NEC. Inseego said Caceres will report to Chairman and CEO Dan Mondor. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078936.html>) *Apex Innovation Sciences Forms From Three Way Merger* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078935.html> A new company, Apex Innovation Sciences--with headquarters in Long Beach, California and Marlton, New Jersey--has formed out of a corporate merger of CNS Network and Hassman Research Insitute, along with the Clinical Trial Centers Alliance, three companies in the clinical trial studies industry, the companies said this morning. Financial details of the merger were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078935.html>) *Semtech Rolls Out Reference Design For Indoor LoRa Gateways* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078937.html> Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor developer Semtech has rolled out a new reference design for its line of LoRa low power wireless products, with a design for indoor wireless gateways for its LoRa protocol. According to Semtech, the reference design will accelerate time-to-market for indoor gateway applications, targeted at smart home and building and factory automation applications. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078937.html>) *Video Interview: Morgan Sacco, Athena LA* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078934.html> Our video interview today is with *Morgan Sacco*, the founder of *Athena.LA* (www.athena.la), a networking group aimed at women in Los Angeles. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078934.html>) *Insights: Latinx Venture Capitalists: Getting to Know the One Percent* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078933.html> In today's Insights and Opinions section, we have a post from Alejandro Guerrero of Silicon Valley Bank. This post aims to bring attention to another community that I call “The 1%” — the Latinx Venture Capitalist (VCs) who represent only 1% of all the VCs in the U.S. even though the Latinx community represents 18% of the U.S. population. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078933.html>) *Dave Finds $50M For Mobile Money Management* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078932.html> Los Angeles-based Dave, a fintech startup which offers up tools that helps users track their spending and avoid overdraft fees, has raised $50M more in a funding round, according to the company. The funding apparently values Dave at $1 billion. The new funding came from Norwest Venture Partners. Dave--which is led by co-founder and CEO Jason Wilk--offers up a range of financial tools which run on the company's platform to help consumers with saving money. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078932.html>) *Knowable Launches Audio Classes, Backed By $3.75M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078931.html> Los Angeles-based Knowable, which offers up paid, audio classes on a wide range of topics, said it launched on Tuesday morning, charging students $100 per student for access to a wide range of audio course on topics ranging from launching a startup to sleeping better at night. According to the startup, it raised $3.75M in a seed funding round for the company, which was led by Andreessen Horowitz, and also included Upfront Ventures, First Round Capital, and Initialized Capital. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078931.html>) *Relativity Space Finds $140M More For 3D Printed Rockets* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078930.html> Los Angeles-based Relativity Space, which is developing technology to 3D print rockets, has raised $140M in a Series C funding round, the company announced on Tuesday morning. According to the company, the funding was led by Bond and Tribe Capital. The funding also included Lee Fixel, Michael Ovitz, Spencer Rascoff, Republic Labs, and Jared Leto, along with Playground Global, Y Combinator, Social Capital, and Mark Cuban. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078930.html>) *Immunicom Finds $1.85M In Series B Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078928.html> San Diego-based Immunicom, a developer of immunotherapy products for treating cancer, has raised $1.85M in its Series B funding, bringing the total raised in its Series B to $12.85M, the company said today. According to Immunicom, it has now raised $21.85M in total. Immunicom says it is developing a non-pharmaceutical solution for treating stage IV metastatic cancer. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078928.html>) *Molecular Assemblies Finds $12.2M in Series A Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078926.html> San Diego-based Molecular Assemblies, a developer of enzymatic DNA synthesis technology, has raised $12.2M in its Series A funding round, the company said this morning. According to the company, the financing was led by iSelect Fund, and also included Agilent Technologies, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Keshif Ventures, all existing investors in the company. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=51725>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0078926.html>) *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? Want to reach Southern California's movers and shakers? Become a SPONSOR or SOCALTECH SUPPORTER! 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LAEDC. The LAEDC’s next Future Forum featuring the topic of Healthcare Personalization will take place on October 2, 2019. The Future Forum series is presented by California State University, Dominguez Hills. Keynote Speaker is Nichole Elliott, SOPHiA Key Account Manager, is the Future Forum: Healthcare Personalization Keynote Speaker. SOPHiA GENETICS, a leader in Data-Driven Medicine, is a health tech company that developed SOPHiA, the advanced technology helping healthcare professionals make sense of the large amount of clinical data. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26547 October 16, Los Angeles -- *LAVA Meet the VC* LAVA Meet the VC: Start-Ups Only Registration. The 11th annual conference will showcase 80 of the hottest early stage and emerging growth technology, life sciences and clean-tech innovators along with presentations from 40 Venture and Angel Investors. Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Annenberg Community Beachhouse. If you are a Startup seeking capital and/or partnerships, apply to attend at The 11th Annual LAVA Meet the VC, the premier venue connecting emerging growth companies with active Venture Capitalists, Angel Investors, Corporate VCs and Investment Firms. Presented by the Los Angeles Venture Association, The 2019 LAVA Meet the VC provides an unparalleled opportunity for startups to meet, network and showcase their innovative investment opportunities to a leading group of investors. However, this is a pitch made by the investors , not the Startups! A select group of 80 Top Innovators from the technology, life sciences and Clean-tech sectors will be chosen to “speed date” with an exclusive audience of Venture Capitalists, Private Investors, Investment Bankers, Corporate Investors, and Strategic Partners. The deadline for presenting company applications is October 6, 2019. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26512 October 23, Anaheim -- *Nth Generation 19th Annual Symposium* Nth Generation 19th Annual Symposium. This year’s 19th annual technology event on October 23-24, 2019 in Anaheim, CA features 40+ showcase technologies & solutions, 600+ attendees, over 30 technology sponsors with breakout sessions, showcase booths and demos, 22+ subject matter expert keynotes & panelists, client excellence awards, executive luncheon & forum. Showcase technologies include: artificial intelligence, cloud, hyperconverged infrastructure, software defined data center, business continuity and disaster recovery, security, networking, nda sessions and more. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26504 October 24, Los Angeles -- *Growth Capital Conference* Growth Capital Conference. Pitch to and Network with invvestors: Angels, VCs High Net Worths,Strategic Partners and 100 entrepreneurs needing capital. 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