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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Jon Grishpul, GreatBuildz <#0079240> - Qualcomm Ties With Niantic, Maker of Pokemon Go, For AR Efforts <#0079243> - Wave Neuroscience Acquires Newport Brain Research Laboratory <#0079241> - SpaceX Successfully Launches Another Payload To ISS <#0079242> - Video Interview: Dane Rudy, Leo Aerospace <#0079239> - Snap Pitches Spectacles As Filmmaking Tool <#0079236> *Marketplace* - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group – Brian Weber <#ad749> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> - Support Our News Coverage - Become A Member Today! <#ad680> *Friday, December 6, 2019* *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. The UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) team provides local 1:1 support to companies expanding internationally, helping de-risk market entry with free support services. DIT can provide tailored set-up information, including market research, legal and accounting introductions, recruitment support, policy insight, and partnership-building opportunities. As the #1 destination in Europe for inward investment and tech talent, and home to more fast-growth companies than any other European country, the UK has a lot to offer to US companies. We work with all companies, from start-ups/scale-ups through to the Fortune 500. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *Interview with Jon Grishpul, GreatBuildz* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079240.html> How do you find a good contractor for your home remodeling project? Encino-based GreatBuildz (www.greatbuildz.com) says it's a high touch, concierge service. For our interview today, we talked with CEO and co-founder Jon Grishpul about the startup, which offers up its services for free to homeowners in the Los Angeles area. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079240.html>) *Qualcomm Ties With Niantic, Maker of Pokemon Go, For AR Efforts* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079243.html> San Diego-based Qualcomm has launched a new chip for the augmented reality / virtual reality market, saying this week at the Snapdragon Tech Summit that it has also linked with Pokemon Go creator Niantic, as part of an effort to in the augmented reality market. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079243.html>) *Wave Neuroscience Acquires Newport Brain Research Laboratory* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079241.html> Newport Beach-based Wave Neuroscience, a newly formed startup, says it has acquired a number of assets from Newport Brain Research Laboratory (NBRL), along with "many different onshore and offshore holding companies" owned by NBRL, as part of its efforts to provide non-invasive neuromodulation technology. The company said it is focused on brain health, and treating Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079241.html>) *SpaceX Successfully Launches Another Payload To ISS* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079242.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched yet another payload to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, launching a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to space from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and launchpad SLC-40. The SpaceX Dragon is delivering science investigations, supplies and equipment. The SpaceX CRS-19 mission is delivering 5,700 pounds of supplies and payloads to the ISS. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079242.html>) *Video Interview: Dane Rudy, Leo Aerospace* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079239.html> Our video interview today is with *Dane Rudy*, the CEO and founder of *Leo Aerospace* (www.leoaerospace.com), a startup in the space industry, which is developing delivery systems for CubeSat satellites. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079239.html>) *Snap Pitches Spectacles As Filmmaking Tool* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079236.html> Santa Monica-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is still on a quest to make its fancy (and expensive) 3D image capturing Spectacles sunglasses a hit, and is now pitching the $380 Spectacles 3 as a film-making tool. According to Snap, it has funded and is now promoting a short film, "Duck Duck", which was made "to explore storytelling in 3D". Snap--which is streaming the short film on its Spectacles website, was created with its Spectacles 3 and its dual-HD cameras. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079236.html>) *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] *BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <http://www.bdo.com>* BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to publicly traded and privately held companies through more than 60 offices domestically and 160 countries globally. Our Southern California technology industry team professionals have deep experience helping online, software, hardware, and cleantech businesses in the local ecosystem to navigate the many issues affecting their businesses and to help them meet their larger strategic goals. 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