*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, April 3, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Cornerstone OnDemand Helps K-12 Teachers With Move Online <#0079712> - BIO Shifts San Diego Convention Online <#0079711> - LA Startups Launch Effort To Buy N-95s For Local Hospitals <#0079710> - Amazon Employees At 6 Southern California Warehouses Now Positive For Virus <#0079709> - SteadyMD Picks Up $6M For Telehealth Efforts <#0079705> *Marketplace* - Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <#ad753> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> *Friday, April 3, 2020* *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 *Cornerstone OnDemand Helps K-12 Teachers With Move Online* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079712.html> Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand, which develops online employee training and development tools, says it is offering up its exertise to help K-12 teachers with their shift to online learning. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079712.html>) *BIO Shifts San Diego Convention Online* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079711.html> The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the biotechnology community group which had planned its big, annual convention for June 8th through 11th in San Diego, has shifted its convention to a digital-only conference, saying that it made the decision based on the impact of COVID-19, the safety of the attendees and global health recommendations regarding large, in-person gatherings. BIO had expected more than 17,000 attendees to its conference in June in San Diego. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079711.html>) *LA Startups Launch Effort To Buy N-95s For Local Hospitals* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079710.html> A number of Los Angeles area startups--including GOAT, Scopely, Honey, Factual, TotSquad, and others--has launched a new effort to buy N-95 protective masks for local Los Angeles area hospitals. The effort, being led by Jiake Lu, has a goal of raising $160,000, and so far has raised over $68,000 in donations from the local community. The group says it is looking to buy 30,000 face masks which it has already ordered from a supplier in China. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079710.html>) *Amazon Employees At 6 Southern California Warehouses Now Positive For Virus* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079709.html> Employees at six, Amazon Fulfillment Centers across Southern California have now tested positive for COVID-19, with centers in San Bernardino, Rialto, Hawthorne, and Glassell Park, including four all tested in the last 24 hours. According to a number of reports, the four latest cases were at Amazon's ONT2 fulfillment center in San Bernardino; LGB8 in Rialto; DLA8 in Hawthorne, and also an Amazon Prime warehouse in Glassell Park. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079709.html>) *SteadyMD Picks Up $6M For Telehealth Efforts* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079705.html> Los Angeles- and St. Louis, Missouri-based SteadyMD, a developer of an online telehealth service which matches up people with their own, personal doctors they can access via video, text, and phone, has raised $6M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=48879>)(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079705.html>) *Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <http://www.collective-genius.com>* Peak is a facilitated team off-site that empowers growth companies and venture firms to build a Three Year Vision, One Year Plan, and Quarterly OKRs. With the vision and plan set, we provide additional tools to keep the team aligned, accountable and on track. 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For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? Your company needs a reliable resource of analog/digital and software engineers to understand your issues, define the problem statements and lay out a course of action to output hardware products ready for integration into your system. Our unique capabilities, used by many in the medical, scientific, military and aerospace industries, allow us to offer engineering services that result in deliverable, production ready subsystems so you can concentrate on targeting your customer base and not stressing about the right mix and numbers of engineering talent needed to see your vision become reality. 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For more information, please contact our LA Technology leaders Anthony Ferguson, Tim Clackett, and Kris Kaufmann at [email protected]. http://www.bdo.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 4/02/20 SteadyMD, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99938> Westlake Village $6.00 M 3/31/20 AristaMD, Inc. <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99937> La Jolla $18.00 M 3/20/20 Robin Games <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99861> Venice $7.00 M 3/03/20 TaleSpin LLC <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99860> Culver City $15.00 M 2/27/20 Dray Alliance <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99854> Lakewood $10.20 M 2/26/20 Flock Freight <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99853> Solana beach $50.00 M 2/21/20 Brace <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99803> Santa Monica $10.00 M 2/20/20 Cloudbreak Health, LLC <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99732> El Segundo $10.00 M 2/20/20 SmartBug Media <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99733> Irvine $0.00 M 2/20/20 Liquid Death <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99802> Santa Monica $9.00 M 2/19/20 Digital Motors <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99731> Irvine $0.00 M 2/18/20 Open Raven <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99721> Marina Del Rey $4.10 M 2/13/20 GumGum <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99720> Santa Monica $22.00 M 2/13/20 Seqster <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99719> San Diego $0.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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