*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, April 21, 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 * - K1 Sells Interest In Checkmarx For $1.15 Billion <#0079772> - BlackLine Sees High Interest, Attendance At Online Conference <#0079771> - Zefr Selected For Expanded YouTube Program <#0079770> - eharmony Adds Video Dating <#0079769> - FaZe Clan Finds $40M <#0079768> - Fandango Acquiring Vudu Streaming Service From Walmart <#0079767> *Marketplace* - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <#ad753> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> *Tuesday, April 21, 2020* *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com ) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. *K1 Sells Interest In Checkmarx For $1.15 Billion* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079772.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor K1 Investment Management has sold its interest in security software developer Checkmarx, in a deal worth $1.15 billion, the company said on Monday. The company said it sold its interest in Checkmarx to Hellman & Friedman LLC, which was also joined by TPG in the deal. K1 said it will continue to own a minority interest in Checkmarx. Checkmarx is a developer of security software for the DevOps market. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079772.html>) *BlackLine Sees High Interest, Attendance At Online Conference* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079771.html> Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine reports that its recent switch to a "virtual" user conference was a success, drawing nearly 1,100 attendees--twice what it had expected at its in-person conference. The company, like the rest of the world, was forced to cancel its European user conference in March due to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic. The company had converted its event from in-person to virtual in a hasty one week conversion. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079771.html>) *Zefr Selected For Expanded YouTube Program* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079770.html> Los Angeles-based Zefr, which develops software used by brands advertising on YouTube, says it has been selected for an expanded YouTube Measurement Program (YTMP). The company said the selection for participating in the program are linked to the company's recently expansion of its Context DMP product to support 20 languages, including Spanish and Japanese. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079770.html>) *eharmony Adds Video Dating* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079769.html> Los Angeles-based dating app and service operator eharmony is adapting to the world of pandemic shelter-in-place, saying on Monday that it has rolled out a new "Video Date" feature. According to eharmony, the new feature allows people to "meet" face-to-face via a virtual get-together. The dating service said it has seen a 27 percent increases in messages in April, compared to March, as people have been spending more time at home with their devices. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079769.html>) *FaZe Clan Finds $40M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079768.html> Los Angeles-based esports organization, FaZe Clan said last week that it has raised $40M in a Series A funding round. The funding was co-led by Jimmy Iovine and NTWRK. It also included quite a few angels, including Meyers Leonard (Miami Heat), Josh Hart (New Orleans Pelicans), Jamal Murray (Denver Nuggets), Kiari "Offset" Cephus, Armando "Pitbull" Perez, Khalif "Swae Lee" Brown, Mario "Yo Gotti" Mims, Paul "DJ Paul" Beauregard, William Ray "Ray J" Norwood Jr. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079768.html>) *Fandango Acquiring Vudu Streaming Service From Walmart* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079767.html> Los Angeles-based movie ticketing and movie streaming company Fandango is acquiring the Vudu on-demand video streaming service from Walmart, according to a notice from Vudu on its website. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Vudu, Fandango will continue to run the video streaming service, and all of its users will continue to have access to their movies and television shows they have purchased. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079767.html>) *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency < [email protected]>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. 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