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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - LiveXLive Acquires PodcastOne <#0079836> - IMDb Launches Podcast Series <#0079832> - Green Dot Taps Former Walmart Exec As Chief Product Officer <#0079835> - GoodRx Launches COVID-19 Testing Marketplace <#0079833> - Semtech Gets Design Win With YoSmart <#0079834> - Alteryx Offers Up Free Data Science, Analytics Training <#0079831> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> - Stradling <#ad608> *Friday, May 8, 2020* *The Mindset of an Investor Today <https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6515887198661/WN_wvniCritQEabyQHU4bjAgQ>* The Mindset of an Investor Today. Join Peter Cowen (Managing Director, Sutton Capital Partners) as we explore what SaaS investors are looking for in the current climate. Sutton Capital Partners and the Recurring Revenue Conference. 5/13/20 - Tim Draper, Founder, Draper Associates 5/20/20 - Mark Mullen, Co-Founder, Bonfire Ventures 5/27/20 - TBD 6/3/20 - Ben Narasin, Venture Partners, NEA Register today! https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/6515887198661/WN_wvniCritQEabyQHU4bjAgQ *LiveXLive Acquires PodcastOne* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079836.html> Los Angeles-based LiveXLive announced this morning that it has acquired Los Angeles-based PodcastOne, a subscription and advertiser-supported podcasting network. According to LiveXLive, the deal is worth $18.1M. LiveXLive said that PodcastOne produces over 350 episodes per week, and had gross revenues of $27.5M in calendar year 2019. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079836.html>) *IMDb Launches Podcast Series* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079832.html> Los Angeles-based IMDb, the online movie, TV, and celebrity information site which is owned by Amazon.com, said this week that it has launched its first ever podcast series. According to IMDb, its new podcast, Movies That Changed My Life, will be offered up weekly, and feature celebrities and filmmakers discussing the movies that inspired them and help them launch their careers. The first podcast features "Westworld" Actor Jeffrey Wright. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079832.html>) *Green Dot Taps Former Walmart Exec As Chief Product Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079835.html> Pasadena-based Green Dot Corporation, which offers up banking services, and is best known for its prepaid Mastercard products, has named former Walmart executive Daniel Eckert as Executive Vice President & Chief Product, Strategy and Development Officer. Green Dot said Eckert will be responsible for product vision, strategy, design and development, and business development activities. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079835.html>) *GoodRx Launches COVID-19 Testing Marketplace* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079833.html> Santa Monica-based GoodRx, which operates an online health marketplace, says it has launched a new lab marketplace to help patients find COVID-19 testing options. According to GoodRx, its marketplace offers educational information along with access to two providers of COVID-19 tests, and at-home and walk-in testing options. The company says it plans to add more test and providers as they become available. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079833.html>) *Semtech Gets Design Win With YoSmart* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079834.html> Camarillo-based analog and mixed-signal semiconductor provider Semtech Corporation has scored a design win for its LoRa wireless products, saying this week that YoSmart will use its LoRa devices in a new line of Internet of Things (IoT) products. Semtech said YoSmart will use LoRa in its YoLink product line, which connect a variety of home applications, including doors, security systems, electrical outlets, and water piping to accurately monitor data in real time. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079834.html>) *Alteryx Offers Up Free Data Science, Analytics Training* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079831.html> Irvine-based data science and analytics software developer Alteryx says it is offering up free training to help train workers who have found themselves unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Alteryx, the new program--Advancing Data and Analytics Potential Together (ADAPT)--is an extension to its corporate social responsibility initiative, Alteryx For Good. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079831.html>) *From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice < [email protected]>* KPMG provides Bookkeeping, Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to assist you at any stage of your life cycle. Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. 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. Contact us at http://www.bestronics.com *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 76 branches primarily located in California, with one in Denver, Colorado and another 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 about the Venture Banking Group, visit www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to Brian Weber at [email protected] *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/ *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. ------------------------------ *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 May 13, Los Angeles -- *The Mindset of an Investor Today: Tim Draper* *NEW* . 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