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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Brainbase Snags $8 In Series A <#0079878> - XPRIZE Launches New Video Game Design Challenge <#0079877> - Happy Returns Links With BigCommerce <#0079876> - RelayCars Offers Up Virtual Showroom For Cars <#0079875> - Shayre Debuts File Sharing Software <#0079874> - United Dwelling Picks Up $10M <#0079873> - Miso Robotics Partners With PathSpot Technologies <#0079872> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Resources For UK Companies and Investors Impacted By Coronavirus <#ad762> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> *Wednesday, May 20, 2020* *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] *Brainbase Snags $8 In Series A* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079878.html> Los ANgeles-based Brainbase, a new startup developing software to help manage licensing, partnership and sponsorship agreements, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079878.html>) *XPRIZE Launches New Video Game Design Challenge* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079877.html> Los Angeles-based XPRIZE said it has launched a new initiative, which will provide "thousands of dollars" in prizes that invites the next generation to develop video games which "depict a better future for humanity". According to XPRIZE, the new effort, XPRIZE Connect, aims to "democratize access to learning through technology" and will be open for entrants between the ages of 10 and 18 years old. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079877.html>) *Happy Returns Links With BigCommerce* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079876.html> Santa Monica-based Happy Returns, which provides return management for e-commerce and other retailers, said today that it has partnered with BigCommerce, a developer of e-commerce software. According to Hppy Returns, it will offer up its full suite of returns software and reverse logistics services to BigCommerce merchants. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079876.html>) *RelayCars Offers Up Virtual Showroom For Cars* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079875.html> Los Angeles-based RelayCars, which provides a library of immersive and virtual reality content for the automotive industry, says it has launched a "virtual showroom" for individuals looking to shop and research a new car, as a result of more people being stuck at home. According to RelayCars, the website now features high quality, virtual realty (VR) content which lets users take virtual tours of any vehicle category, year, make, and model from its database of content. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079875.html>) *Shayre Debuts File Sharing Software* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079874.html> Los Angeles-based Shayre, a new startup developing data sharing software, says it has launched a new, "cloud-free" file sharing solution, aimed at enterprise businesses. According to Shayre, it has developed a point-to-point and point-to-multi-point software for file transferring and synchronization suited for enterprise businesses, which allows for unlimited files and file sizes to be transferred between devices. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079874.html>) *United Dwelling Picks Up $10M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079873.html> Los Angeles-based United Dwelling, a startup that helps homeowners convert garages or unused backyard space into newly allowed "Accessory Dwelling Units" which they can rent out to others, has raised $10M in a Series B funding round, the company said this week. The startup--led by longtime Southern California startup and venture capital veteran Steven Dietz--said the funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included Lightspeed Venture Partners. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079873.html>) *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>) *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. 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For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *Resources For UK Companies and Investors Impacted By Coronavirus <https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/>* If you are a UK company, or an investor in the UK, and the Coronavirus is affecting your business: https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/ If you have a UK registered business this is the primary source of information regarding the British Governments response and how to access that support. 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The Preccelerator® Program provides these benefits to as many as 10 promising young startups in separate growth tracks. http://stubbsalderton.com/preccelerator/ ------------------------------ *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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