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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Miso Robotics Names New CEO <#0080226> - Omaze Raises $30M In Series B <#0080225> - Micronoma Finds $3M For Early Cancer Detection <#0080222> - Sesh Gets $1.6M <#0080223> - ViewSonic Donates 300 Raspberry Pi Clients To Boys and Girls Clubs <#0080224> - Report: Snap In Talks To Acquire Dubsmash <#0080221> - Uber Threatens To Shut Down Service In California <#0080220> *Marketplace* - Technology Management and Operational Outsourcing – PulseOne <#ad765> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Thursday, August 13, 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 *Miso Robotics Names New CEO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080226.html> Pasadena-based Miso Robotics--the robotics startup behind "Flippy", the robot aimed at use in fast food and restaurant chains--has named Mike Bell as its new CEO, the company announced this morning. Bell is the former COO of Ordermark. Existing CEO Buck Jordan has shifted to Chairman of the Board and President. According to the company, Bell will focus on scaling Miso Robotics' business. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080226.html>) *Omaze Raises $30M In Series B* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080225.html> Los Angeles-based Omaze, which operates an online fundraising platform for charities, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by FirstMark Capital, and also included Causeway Media Partners, BDMI, Tusk Ventures, Inherent Group, Gaingels, Penni Thow's Copper and Guy Oseary. According to Omaze, it will use the funding to expand its "experience categories" and accelerate international growth. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080225.html>) *Micronoma Finds $3M For Early Cancer Detection* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080222.html> San Diego-based Micronoma, a startup working on early cancer detection, announced this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed financing round. The funding was led by SymBiosis, LLc. According to the company, it will use the funding to further advance its cancer detection technology. Micronoma said it is working on developing and commercializing a minimally invasive, microbiome-based method of early cancer detection. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080222.html>) *Sesh Gets $1.6M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080223.html> Beverly Hills-based *Sesh*, a startup which is developing artificial intelligence software, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1.6M in a funding round. The "pre-seed" funding came from angel investors, including Behzad Kianmahd, co-founder of TAU Ventures and Kyle Schlotman, Connetic Ventures and Radest Ventures. The company says it is uses artificial inteligence to understand the emotions of people on video. Sesh is led by CEO David Dorfman.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080223.html>) *ViewSonic Donates 300 Raspberry Pi Clients To Boys and Girls Clubs* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080224.html> Brea-based display products manufacturer ViewSonic has donated 300, Raspberry Pi thin clients to the Los Angeles County Alliance for Boys and Girls Clubs, the company said this week. According to the company, the donation is aimed at providing technology resources for programs such as STEM and STEAM labs, SCALE-UP classrooms, robotics workshops and esports clubs. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080224.html>) *Report: Snap In Talks To Acquire Dubsmash* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080221.html> Venice, California-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has reportedly been in talks with New York-based Dubsmash on an acquisition, according to The Information, which says that Facebook also has been talking with the TikTok competitor. The Information cited "a person familiar with the matter". It's unclear how serious those talks are, or if--as is typical--an investment banker or executives are shopping Dubsmash. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080221.html>) *Uber Threatens To Shut Down Service In California* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080220.html> Uber has threatened to shut down its service entirely in California, for at least a "several months", after a California superior court judge ordered both Uber and Lyft to reclassify its drivers as employees. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080220.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]. *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]. *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 *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. 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