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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Facebook SDK Upgrade Appears To Cause Widespread App Crashes <#0080076> - Trade Desk Chief Strategy Officer Steps Down <#0080074> - Xencor Links With Atreca <#0080075> - Viasat Drops Speed Limits On In-flight Internet For Business Aviation <#0080077> - NotMe Taps Former Google Complience Chief, Medallia Exec As Advisor <#0080073> - Synadia Communications Snags Investment From Accenture <#0080069> - Kernel Collects $53M For Brain Recording <#0080068> *Marketplace* - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Rucksack: Build an unstoppable team <#ad766> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Friday, July 10, 2020* *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]. *Facebook SDK Upgrade Appears To Cause Widespread App Crashes* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080076.html> iPhone apps from Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder--not to mention other services like Spotify, Pinterest, and Waze--all were crashing or unavailable this Friday morning, as a result of what was believed to be an upgrade to the Facebook software development kit (SDK) in iOS. All of those apps--and many others--allow users to use their Facebook profiles to log into their apps. The crashes are only occurring on iOS, and are not affecting esktop and Android users. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080076.html>) *Trade Desk Chief Strategy Officer Steps Down* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080074.html> Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says that its Chief Strategy Officer, Brian Stempeck, will step down from the firm on September 1st. Stempeck was employee number eight at the company, and has been at the company for more than ten years. e originally founded and ran the company's New York office, before moving to Los Angeles in 2018. HThe company said Stempeck will continue in an advisory role through January 31, 2021. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080074.html>) *Xencor Links With Atreca* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080075.html> Monrovia, California-based biopharmaceuticals developer Xencor says it has linked with another biotechnology company, Atreca, to research, develop and commercialize T cell engaging bispecific antibodies as potential therapeutics in oncology. According to the companies, they will team in a three-year discovery program, where Atreca will provide antibodies against novel tumor targets from which Xencor will engineer XmAb bispecific antibodies that also bind to the CD3 receptor on T cells. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080075.html>) *Viasat Drops Speed Limits On In-flight Internet For Business Aviation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080077.html> Carlsbad, California-based satellite Internet provider Viasat says it has removed the speed limits on its Ka-band in-flight Internet for its business aviation customers. The company did not say why it decided to remove the prior limits, however, the company provides both commercial in-flight Internet as well as business in-flight Internet through those same satellites, in addition to running an at-home satellite broadband serviec, WildBlue. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080077.html>) *NotMe Taps Former Google Complience Chief, Medallia Exec As Advisor* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080073.html> Los Angeles-based Not Me Solutions, which develops software used for reporting misconduct at companies, has named two new advisors, including the former Chief Compliance Officer of Google. According to the company, it appointed Andy Hinton, former Vice-President and Chief Compliance Officer at Google Inc, as well as Susan Lovegren, a former Medallia exec who was in charge of that firm's People and Culture team. NotMe is led by founder and CEO Ariel Weindling. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080073.html>) *Synadia Communications Snags Investment From Accenture* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080069.html> Los Angeles-based Synadia Communications, a software startup that is behind the open source NATS.io project, has raised a round of funding from Accenture, the two companies said today. Size of the strategic investment was not announced. NATS.io is an open source project for cloud applications, IoT messaging, and microservice architectures, which says it is being used by companies such as MasterCard, Ericsson, HTC, Siemens, VMware, and others. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080069.html>) *Kernel Collects $53M For Brain Recording* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080068.html> Los Angeles-based Kernel, a startup developing "brain recording" technology which monitors magnetic fields and neural activity in the brain, has raised $53M in a Series C funding round, the company announced this morning. the funding was led by General Catalyst, and also included Khosla Ventures, Eldridge, Manta Ray Ventures, and Tiny Blue Dot. The startup, led by founder and CEO Bryan Johnson, said the funding is the first outside funding of the company. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=100542> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080068.html>) *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. The UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) team provides local 1:1 support to companies expanding internationally, helping de-risk market entry with free support services. DIT can provide tailored set-up information, including market research, legal and accounting introductions, recruitment support, policy insight, and partnership-building opportunities. As the #1 destination in Europe for inward investment and tech talent, and home to more fast-growth companies than any other European country, the UK has a lot to offer to US companies. We work with all companies, from start-ups/scale-ups through to the Fortune 500. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *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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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] ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 7/09/20 Kernel <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100542> Los Angeles $53.00 M 7/08/20 VelosBio Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100084> San Diego $137.00 M 6/25/20 Treehouse Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100533> Los Angeles $2.60 M 6/25/20 Clickup <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100534> San Diego $35.00 M 6/24/20 Pipe <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100532> Los Angeles $60.00 M 6/23/20 Scalefast <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100510> Manhattan Beach $21.58 M 6/17/20 DroneBase, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100472> Los Angeles $7.50 M 6/16/20 UNEST <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100471> Hollywood $9.00 M 6/03/20 TAE Life Sciences <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100255> Foothill Ranch $30.00 M 5/26/20 Apeel Sciences <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100217> Goleta $250.00 M 5/21/20 Aspiration <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100213> Marina Del Rey $135.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html July 13, Orange County -- *Entrepreneurship and innovation with Prof and Investor Steven Mednick* *NEW* . 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