*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, July 24, 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 * - Religion of Sports Raises $10M For Sports Media <#0080140> - Sensei Ag, Backed By Larry Ellison, Launches AgTech Efforts <#0080139> - Bird Loses Paris <#0080138> - NOM Names CEO <#0080137> - Arrive Outdoors Finds $4.75M In Funding For Outdoor Gear Rental <#0080136> - Sidecar Health Picks Up $20M <#0080134> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> *Friday, July 24, 2020* *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]. *Religion of Sports Raises $10M For Sports Media* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080140.html> Santa Monica-based Religion of Sports, a startup created by quarterback Tom Brady, said on Thursday that it has raised $10M in a funding round for its sports media efforts. The funding came from Elysian Park, Advancit, Courtside Ventures, LinkinFirm, and others. The company is best known for podcasts and feature films like Tom vs. Time, Stphen vs. The Game, Greatness Code, and Shut Up and Dribble. The company's co-founders are Gotham Chopra Tom Brady and Michael Strahan. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080140.html>) *Sensei Ag, Backed By Larry Ellison, Launches AgTech Efforts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080139.html> A new, Santa Monica-based startup, Sensi Ag, which was founded by Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, and Dr. David Agus, founding director of USC's Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine, said on Thursday that it has launched to tackle food growing, indoor farming, and other agtech efforts. The new company was split off from Sensei Holdings, the combined leisure and agriculture company run by Ellison on the Hawaiian island of Lana'i. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080139.html>) *Bird Loses Paris* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080138.html> Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird has failed to obtain a contract to deploy its scooters in Paris, in what is a high profile loss for Bird. According to Paris, it selected Lime, Tier, and Dott as the scooter companies for the city, which will result in deployment of 15,000 scooters in total through the city. The failure to win a contract with Paris comes despite a big push by Bird to set up shop in the city, where it had planned to hire "thousands" at a new European hub. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080138.html>) *NOM Names CEO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080137.html> Los Angeles-based NOM, a developer of tools to ensure that advertisement for brands reach the right YouTube, video and social audiences, said on Thursday that it has named Brian Atwood as its CEO. Atwood previously served at Zefr, dataxu, iHeart Radio and AOL, and was a member of the board at the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA). NOM says it uses both machine learning and human intervention to help ensure that clients' ads show up in places that reflect a brand's values. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080137.html>) *Arrive Outdoors Finds $4.75M In Funding For Outdoor Gear Rental* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080136.html> Los Angeles-based Arrive Outdoors, which operates an online rental service for outdoors gear such as tents, backpacks, stoves, skis, and more, has raised another $4.75M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The seed funding came from Freestyle Capital. Arrive Outdoors is part of the Science Incy . startup studio. The company's founders are Rachelle Snyder and Ross Richmond. Arrive Outdoors was initially known as Coozie. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080136.html>) *Sidecar Health Picks Up $20M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080134.html> Los Angeles-based Sidecar Health, a startup which is developing health insurance technology, says it has raised $20M in a new funding round. The round was led by Cathay Innovation, and included Comcast Ventures, Kauffman Fellows, and Anne Wojcicki (co-founder and CEO of 23andMe). Prior investors GreatPoint Ventures and Morpheus Ventures also participated. According to Sidecar Health, it has now raised $40M in total. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080134.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]. *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. 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[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? 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