*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, September 11, 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 * - ProSciento Finds Funding For Clinical Research <#0080336> - 8minute Solar Energy Signs Big Solar Plus Storage Project <#0080333> - The List Completes Startup Academy, Competes For Investment Dollars <#0080335> - Final Draft Names President <#0080334> - Bonfire Ventures Closes Second Fund, Bonfire II <#0080332> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Friday, September 11, 2020* *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *ProSciento Finds Funding For Clinical Research* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080336.html> San Diego-based ProSciento, a clinical research organization (CRO) which focuses on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), diabetes, obesity, and related metabolic diseases, has raised a round of funding, the company said this week. Size of the funding was not announced. According to ProSciento, the growth financing came from 1315 Capital. The company said it was advised by SVB Leerink in the transaction. ProSciento is led by Dr. Marcus Hompesch. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080336.html>) *8minute Solar Energy Signs Big Solar Plus Storage Project* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080333.html> Los Angeles-based solar power developer 8minute Solar Energy and Southern California's Clean Power Alliance announced on Thursday that the Clean Power Alliance has signed a 15-year, power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 400 megawatt solar power plant, with 180MW/540MwH energy storage project in Tulare County. According to the two, the Rexford 1 Solar & Storage Center will be the largest solar-plus-storage effort for a community choice aggregator. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080333.html>) *The List Completes Startup Academy, Competes For Investment Dollars* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080335.html> El Segundo-based The List, a startup which operates a matchmaking service for business professionals, is one of four, female-led startups which is part of Beta Boom, a startup accelerator focused on training traditionally overlooked founders, such as women and people of color. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080335.html>) *Final Draft Names President* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080334.html> Burbank-based Final Draft--which is owned by software developer Cast & Crew--says it has named Shelly Mellot as President of the company. Final Draft is a developer of screenwriting software. According to Cast& Crew, Mellott has been at Final Draft for 14 years, having joined the company in 2006. Mellot was most recently Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the company. Final Draft's software is used by scriptwriters, and automatically formats scripts to industry standards. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080334.html>) *Bonfire Ventures Closes Second Fund, Bonfire II* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080332.html> Los Angeles-based Bonfire Ventures has closed its second fund, Bonfire Ventures II, at $100M. According to the firm, the new fund was oversubscribed. The fund is a boost from the firm's last fund, which closed in January of 2017 at $63M. Bonfire says it plans to invest in 25 to 30 companies over a three year investment period, focused on the seed stage of investing. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080332.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. 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