*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, July 29, 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 * - Heal Partners With Humana, Raises $100M <#0080156> - Whistle Links With ThinkReservations <#0080157> - Anchore Expands In UK <#0080158> - BioTheryX Finds $35M More <#0080159> - Virgin Galactic Shows Off SpaceshipTwo Cabin <#0080155> - RepairSmith Expands Mobile Car Repair Service <#0080154> *Marketplace* - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Technology Management and Operational Outsourcing – PulseOne <#ad765> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> *Wednesday, July 29, 2020* *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com ) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. *Heal Partners With Humana, Raises $100M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080156.html> Los Angeles-based in-home, healthcare provider Heal, as well as nationwide health insurance company Humana, announced a new partnership this morning, which includes a $100M investment in Heal by Humana. According to the two, the effort will focus on bringing primary care to the home through house calls and one-touch telemedicine. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=44688>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080156.html>) *Whistle Links With ThinkReservations* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080157.html> Los Angeles-based Whistle, which develops hotel messaging systems, has integrated its systems with ThinkReservations, a developer of online booking engines, the two said Tuesday. ThinkReservations provides its online booking engines to the small and medium sized lodging market. The companies said they already have run some initial integration with some test properties. Other terms of the deal were not announced. Whistle is led by co-founder and CEO Christopher Hovanessian. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080157.html>) *Anchore Expands In UK* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080158.html> Santa Barbara-based Anchore, a provider of security and compliance tools for the "container" market, said it is expanding its footprint internationally, with an office in the United Kingdom. According to Anchore, the new office in the UK will be for its sales and customer support teams, and it also plans additional hires. "Containers" are a software technique used to deploy and manage applications across the cloud, and are particularly popular for DevOps. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080158.html>) *BioTheryX Finds $35M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080159.html> San Diego-based BioTheryX, a biotechnology company focused on protein modulation, has raised $35M in a Series D funding, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by MSD Partners, L.P. According to the company, Robert Platek, a Partner and Portfolio Manager at MSD Partners L.P., will be joining the company's Board of Directors. BioTheryx says is will use the financing to accelerate expansion of its ongoing clinical trial of BTX-A51, aimed at treating AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080159.html>) *Virgin Galactic Shows Off SpaceshipTwo Cabin* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080155.html> Virgin Galactic, the space tourism developer which developed its space vehicles in Mojave, has unveiled the interior design of its SpaceshipTwo spacecraft, in a virtual event. The company also rolled out an augmented reality (AR) app which allows people to experience what its cabin and spaceflight experience might be, once it is up and running with its space tourism flights. The app is free for download, and runs on both Android and iOS. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080155.html>) *RepairSmith Expands Mobile Car Repair Service* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080154.html> Los Angeles-based RepairSmith, which operates a mobile car repair and maintenance service, says it is expanding its service area, and has added a number of cities, including Thousand Oaks and Fresno, California, as well as Tucson, Arizona. The company says the expansion brings it to more than 325 cities in total. The company said that it is actively hiring technicians in all of its markets for its service. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080154.html>) *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. Contact: John Huttinger, CIC, CRM Vice President Ph#310-370-5000 Ext 3025 w Fx 310-370-5454 [email protected] *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. 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