*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, May 6, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://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 * - Activision Blizzard Gains As Video Games See Surge <#0079827> - Love Goodly Acquired By NOVICA <#0079825> - BURST Oral Care Finds New Funding <#0079826> - Caltech, Fullstack Team On Online Cybersecurity Program <#0079824> - Virgin Galactic Signs Up 400 For Possible Future Flights <#0079823> - Postal.io Raises $9M <#0079820> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> *Wednesday, May 6, 2020* *Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/>* Accelerating Growth for Early Stage Innovation The Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides interim office space, sophisticated legal services, mentorship and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ *Activision Blizzard Gains As Video Games See Surge* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079827.html> Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is seeing a surge in customers, the company said on Tuesday, as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. CEO Bobby Kotick told CNN yesterday that "the environment that we're in today, where you have high levels of unemployment and economic uncertainty, having free games on phones is going to probably be a big way to grow the audience". The video game industry seems to be one of the few industries benefiting from the ongoing pandemic. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079827.html>) *Love Goodly Acquired By NOVICA* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079825.html> Los Angeles-based Love Goodly, the women's subscription box company that was founded by Justine Lassoff and Katie Bogue Miller, has been acquired by Santa Monica-based Novica, which operates an e-commerce marketplace focused on handmade decor, art, and jewelry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Love Goodly was part of the Quake Seed Capital accelerator program, and was backed by Third Wave Digital/Allen DeBevoise. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079825.html>) *BURST Oral Care Finds New Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079826.html> Los Angeles-based BURST Oral Care, a manufacturer of electric toothbrushes, has raised a Series C funding round. Size of the funding was not announced. BURST Oral Care said the new funding was led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity (GS Growth), and comes on top of an earlier $20M in funding from Volition Capital and angels. BURST's founders are Hamish Khayat and Brittany Stewart. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62121>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079826.html>) *Caltech, Fullstack Team On Online Cybersecurity Program* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079824.html> A division of Pasadena-based Caltech, the Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education (Caltech CTME), is teaming up with Fullstack Academy to offer up a cyber training program online, Fullstack said on Tuesday. According to Fullstack Academy, the Caltech CTME Cybersecurity Bootcamp by Fullstack Academy is intended to turn beginners into cybersecurity professionals in as little as 12 weeks. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079824.html>) *Virgin Galactic Signs Up 400 For Possible Future Flights* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079823.html> Mojave-based Virgin Galactic said on Tuesday that it has now signed up over 400 people for its "One Small Step" program, the first step in reserving tickets on future space flight on the company's space tourism flights, adding to the existing 600 people who have already reserved trips with the company. According to Virgin Galactic, the 400 refundable deposits could potentially represent over $100M in potential future revenue. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079823.html>) *Postal.io Raises $9M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079820.html> San Luis Obispo-based Postal.io, a developer of software used to improve offline conversion rates with automated direct mail, corporate gifting and charitable giving, has raised $9M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Mayfield. According to the startup, it helps scale direct mail workflows for sales and marketing. The company's founders are Erik Kostelnik and Jed Danner. As part of the funding, Mayfield has added Partner Rajeev Batra to Postal.io's board of directors. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62120>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079820.html>) *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. *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. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *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. 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Contact us at http://www.bestronics.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 5/06/20 BURST Oral Care <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100010> Walnut $0.00 M 5/05/20 Orca Security <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100008> Los Angeles $20.00 M 5/05/20 Postal.io <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100009> San Luis Obispo $9.00 M 4/20/20 Faze Clan <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100003> Los Angeles $40.00 M 4/17/20 Movandi Corp <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100002> Irvine $27.00 M 4/16/20 Coconut Collaborative <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99984> Los Angeles $7.00 M 4/16/20 Greenbits <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99985> San Jose $23.00 M 4/14/20 Source Photonics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99983> West Hills $40.00 M 4/07/20 eResonate <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99965> Playa Vista $1.00 M 4/02/20 SteadyMD, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99938> Westlake Village $6.00 M 3/31/20 AristaMD, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99937> La Jolla $18.00 M 3/20/20 Robin Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99861> Venice $7.00 M 3/03/20 TaleSpin LLC <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99860> Culver City $15.00 M 2/27/20 Dray Alliance <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=99854> Lakewood $10.20 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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