*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, July 16, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - MomentFeed Rolls Out New Proximity Search Dashboard <#0080099> - PocketList Raises $2.8M In Seed Funding For Rental Info <#0080100> - iList Debuts New Home Sales Website <#0080101> - Creator Connect Looks To Connect Users With Artists, Designers <#0080102> - Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inks Deal With Lawrence Livermore <#0080103> - Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Others' Twitter Accounts Hit By Scam <#0080098> - Pod Network Picks Up $5M For Social Media App <#0080097> *Marketplace* - Technology Management and Operational Outsourcing – PulseOne <#ad765> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Thursday, July 16, 2020* *Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <http://www.preccelerator.com>* The Preccelerator® Program is an accelerator for early-stage startups offered to select companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides initial capital, sophisticated legal services, interim office space, mentorship, a targeted curriculum, investment strategy counseling and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. www.preccelerator.com *MomentFeed Rolls Out New Proximity Search Dashboard* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080099.html> Santa Monica-based MomentFeed, which develops software to help multi-location brands manage their reviews, location listings, and much more, says it has rolled out a new product. According to MomentFeed, its new Proximity Search Optimization Dashboard allows multi-location brands to easily monitor and manage how well their local marketing efforts are performing. Pricing on the new tool was not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080099.html>) *PocketList Raises $2.8M In Seed Funding For Rental Info* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080100.html> Los Angeles-based PocketList, a new startup which is starting up a rental marketplace driven by feedback from current and past tenants, announced on Wednesday that it has raised $2.8M in a seed funding round, and officially launched. The company said the funding was led by Craft Ventures, the venture firm founded by David Sacks, and also included Abstract VC and Wonder Ventures, as well as other angels, including Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080100.html> ) *iList Debuts New Home Sales Website* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080101.html> Los Angeles-based iList, a new startup in the residential real estate market, said on Wednesday that it has launched a new interactive service to help home sellers value, list, and market their homes. According to the company, its platform allows users to market their home on MLS and other channels, accept and review offers, complete paperwork and track milestones from an online dashboard. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080101.html>) *Creator Connect Looks To Connect Users With Artists, Designers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080102.html> Los Angeles-based Creator Connect announced this morning that it has launched a brand new service, which allows artists and designers to offer their services up to others. The new service said it lets users hire an artist to create your painting, sculpture, artifact or outfit of your dreams at your own budget. The new marketplace is available via both the company's website as well as an iOS app. Creator Connect also said it is the first service of its type which is Black owned. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080102.html>) *Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inks Deal With Lawrence Livermore* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080103.html> Irvine-based satellite developer Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory announced a $2M deal this morning, where Tyvak will help develop a new telescope system for nanosatellites. According to the two, the $2M cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to develop innovative compact and robust telescopes for nanosatellites, combining LLNL's Monolithic Telescope (MonoTele) technology with Tyvak's expertise producing high-reliability spacecraft. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080103.html>) *Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Others' Twitter Accounts Hit By Scam* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080098.html> The Twitter accounts of Elon Musk, the high profile founder of Hawthorne-based SpaceX, has been compromised--as have the accounts of Bill Gates, Joe Biden, Warren Buffet, former President Barack Obama, Apple, Uber, Kanye West, and many others. The hacked accounts of those users--and thousands of lesser known accounts with just a few followers--were pushing a Bitcoin scam, telling users to send Bitcoin to a specific account and promising "double back". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080098.html>) *Pod Network Picks Up $5M For Social Media App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080097.html> Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network, which says it is developing a mobile, social media network which connects users based on their physical location, plus professional and personal interests, has raised $5M in a seed funding. The company said the round was led by PACA Ventures and Anthony Misitano, founder of Post Acute Medical. The startup, led by founder and CEO Dr. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080097.html>) *Technology Management and Operational Outsourcing – PulseOne <https://pulseone.com/sct/>* PulseOne is a business services company specialized in delivering IT-enabled solutions to emerging and high growth companies. Bringing together the world's best technologies, renowned engineering design, and proven implementation, PulseOne is uniquely positioned for Central and South Coast based businesses to plan, build and manage your technology infrastructure - from strategy to ongoing support. Our scalable model allows companies to utilize the services they need as they grow, making high value outsourced IT management cost effective for your growing business. Staffed with technology specialists and lead by business veterans, PulseOne is designed to support your business needs. For more information on what we can do for you, contact us via https://pulseone.com/sct/ or email us 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 *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. 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