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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SiFi Networks Finds $50M <#0079888> - PatientPop Adds New Telehealth Features <#0079887> - Zadara Partners with Cyxtera <#0079886> - Ingram Micro Offers Up Financing, Credit To Partners In Europe <#0079889> - Aspiration Draws $135M More In Funding <#0079885> - Virgin Orbit Plans Demonstration Mission This Weekend <#0079884> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Resources For UK Companies and Investors Impacted By Coronavirus <#ad762> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Friday, May 22, 2020* *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 *SiFi Networks Finds $50M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079888.html> SiFi Networks, which develops open access fiber optic networks, which it offers up to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), says it has received $50M to build out its network in the United States. The company--which has one of its offices in El Segundo--said it will use the funding for recruitment and training of industry specialists, to help it expand its deployments. The company said it will receive up to $400M in additional support for project funding. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079888.html> ) *PatientPop Adds New Telehealth Features* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079887.html> Santa Monica-based healthcare practice management software developer PatientPop is adding a new set of telehealth features to its software suite, saying this week that it has launched a new product called PatientPop Pro. According to PatientPop, the new software offers telehealth, digital communications, and patient intake tools, allowing healthcare practices to deliver virtual care, connect with patients, and streamline office tasks. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079887.html>) *Zadara Partners with Cyxtera* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079886.html> Irvine-based storage-as-a-service provider Zadara said this week that it has partnered with data center colocation and interconnection provider Cyxtera. According to Zadara, its fully managed storage-as-a-service is now available in 62 of Cyxtera's data centers worldwide. Financial details of the partnership deal were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079886.html>) *Ingram Micro Offers Up Financing, Credit To Partners In Europe* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079889.html> Irvine-based technology distributor Ingram Micro is looking to help its technology channel partners in Europe, who have been hit by cash flow challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a new suite of financing options. According to Ingram Micro, it has rolled out new low interest and long term financing, extended credit terms, deferred payments, as-a-service models, and pay-as-you-go options for its customers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079889.html>) *Aspiration Draws $135M More In Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079885.html> Los Angeles-based Aspiration, which offers up financial services, no-fee checking accounts, and a debit card focused on socially conscious spending, has raised $135M in funding, the company said Thursday. The Series C funding came from Alpha Edison led, along with UBS O'Connor Capital Solutions, DNS Capital, Radicle Impact, Sutter Rock, Jeff Skoll, Joseph Sanberg, Social Impact Finance, the Pohlad Companies, and AGO Partners. The company says it has now raised $200M in total. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=56104>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079885.html>) *Virgin Orbit Plans Demonstration Mission This Weekend* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079884.html> Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit is planning a demonstration launch of its small satellite delivery vehicle this weekend, saying it is hoping to launch a satellite into space on Sunday, May 24th at 10 AM PT. The launch--which will be made from the Mojave Air and Space Port---is intended to put the LauncherOne rocket into space, launched from Virgin Orbit's modified 747 launch platform. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079884.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. 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] *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. This includes employee furlough support, the large business loan scheme, corporate financing facility, HMRC’s ‘Time to Pay’ tax service, and VAT deferral. >From UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) *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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