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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Miso Robotics Partners With PathSpot Technologies <#0079872> - Assembly Gets Investment Round <#0079871> - Amplyx Pharmaceuticals Adds $53M In Funding <#0079869> - ChromaCode Snags $10M In Series C <#0079870> - Ettitude Finds $1.6M For Direct To Consumer Bedding <#0079868> - TRASH Debuts AI Video Creation Tools <#0079867> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_6663286890949639009_ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_6663286890949639009_ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_6663286890949639009_ad749> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_6663286890949639009_ad752> *Tuesday, May 19, 2020* *Miso Robotics Partners With PathSpot Technologies* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079872.html> Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics says it is partnering with PathSpot Technologies, a developer of technology which scans the hands of employees to make sure they are free of contaminants. According to Miso Robotics, the partnership will allow it to offer PathSpot's hand scanning device for optional integration into its Flippy autonomous kitchen assistant. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079872.html>) *Assembly Gets Investment Round* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079871.html> Los Angeles-based Assembly, a developer of e-commerce tools and software, has received what it says is a "significant investment" from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. According to Assembly, the new funding will go to both build and acquire e-commerce software and services. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079871.html>) *Amplyx Pharmaceuticals Adds $53M In Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079869.html> San Diego-based Amplyx Pharmaceuticals has raised $53M in a Series C extension funding, bringing its Series C funding to over $90M, the comapny announced this morning. Amplyx--which is developing therapeutics for treating patients with compromised immune systems--said the funding was led by Sofinnova Inestments, and also included New Enterprise Associates, Lundbeckfonden Ventures, Arix Bioscience, Pappas Capital, RiverVest Venture Partners, 3×5 Partners, BioMed Ventures, along with Pfizer Inc. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=18079>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079869.html>) *ChromaCode Snags $10M In Series C* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079870.html> Carlsbad-based ChromaCode, which is developing molecular testing equipment, announced today that it has raised $10M in a Series C extension round. The funding came from Adjuvant Capital. As part of the funding, ChromaCode said that it will add Adjuvant Capital's Managing Partner, Jenny Yip, to its board. The company has now raised $38M in the Series C round. ChromaCode said the new funds will go to support global expansion and continued development of ChromaCode's high-definition PCR platform. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=53511>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079870.html>) *Ettitude Finds $1.6M For Direct To Consumer Bedding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079868.html> Los Angeles-based *Ettitude <https://www.ettitude.com/>*, which sells direct-to-consumer bamboo sheets and bedding, has raised $1.6M in a funding round, the company said mon Monday. The funding came from Drumbeat Ventures and TA Ventures. The company's co-founders are Phoebe Yu and Kat Dey. Yu founded the company in Melbourne, Australia, but recently moved to Los Angeles, according to the company.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079868.html>) *TRASH Debuts AI Video Creation Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079867.html> TRASH, a startup that was part of Venice-based Snap's Yellow accelerator program, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video creation platform. According to TRASH, its new AI software makes it easy to create and share videos from your phone, using the AI to automatically edit those videos. TRASH says it has raised $2.25M in pre-seed funding from Precursor, Dream Machine, and other institutional venture funds. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079867.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]. *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] *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>* 5/19/20 Amplyx Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100104> San Diego $53.00 M 5/19/20 ChromaCode, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100103> Carlsbad $10.00 M 5/14/20 Prodoscore <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100102> Irvine $0.00 M 5/13/20 Upkeep <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100100> Los Angeles $36.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html May 20, Los Angeles -- *The Mindset of an Investor Today: Mark Mullen, Bonfire Ventures* The Mindset of an Investor Today. 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