*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, September 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 * - YAPI Finds Funding For Dental Software <#0080351> - Sootchy Dangles $40K For College <#0080353> - Greenfield Groves Buys Telehealth Software Platform <#0080352> - Million Girls Moonshot Aims At STEM Learning For Girls <#0080354> - LA's Newest Venture Fund, Mantis, Raises $35M <#0080350> - Bonfire Ventures Expands Team <#0080349> - Violux Finds $1.2M In Funding For UV Light Cleaning <#0080345> *Marketplace* - KPMG: SPACs: Unlocking a "blank check" <#ad768> - 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> *Wednesday, September 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 *YAPI Finds Funding For Dental Software* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080351.html> North Hollywood-based Yapi, a provider of paperless communications and account management software for dental practices, says it has raised a round of growth investment from M33 Growth. Financial details of that investment were not announced. According to YAPI, it will use the new funding to build out its account management, customer success, and R&D teams, plus bolster existing sales and marketing. YAPI's software allows dental practices to automate administrative tasks. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62650>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080351.html>) *Sootchy Dangles $40K For College* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080353.html> Los Angeles-based college savings app developer Sootchy/a>, which is developing a way for families to save money for their children's education through 529 savings plans, says it will give away $40,000 to one winner for use in a college savings, K-12 education expense, or to pay off existing student loans. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080353.html>) *Greenfield Groves Buys Telehealth Software Platform* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080352.html> Irvine-based Greenfield Groves,, a telehealth and wellness company, said it is acquiring a proprietary telehealth software platform developed by Healthcare Technologies LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Greenfield Groves, it will use the acquisition to help accelerate its speed to market. Greenfield Groves is led by founder and CEO Lindsay Giguiere; Healthcare Technologies LLC was founded by Dr. Tony Ganem. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080352.html>) *Million Girls Moonshot Aims At STEM Learning For Girls* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080354.html> A new effort, out of San Diego, the Million Girls Moonshot, launched this morning, backed by The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation plus the STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080354.html>) *LA's Newest Venture Fund, Mantis, Raises $35M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080350.html> A new, Los Angeles-based venture capital fund--Mantis--announced on Tuesday that it has raised $35M in commitments for its debut fund, Mantis Capital Fund I, LP. The new fund--created by Alex Pall and Drew Taggart of the musical group The Chainsmokers, says its limited partners include Mark Cuban, Keith Rabois, Jim Coulter, and Ron Conway. The new investment fund is being managed by Milan Koch (formerly a venture partner at Base Ventures), and record label founder Jeffrey Evans. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080350.html>) *Bonfire Ventures Expands Team* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080349.html> Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Bonfire Ventures said this week that it has expanded its team, hiring Jennifer Richard as a Principal, and promoting Tyler Churchill to Principal. Richard previously has served at CAA, having served for four years at e-commerce startups, and has two years in venture capital. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080349.html>) *Violux Finds $1.2M In Funding For UV Light Cleaning* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080345.html> Orange County-based Violux, a startup developing ultraviolet light (UV-C) home cleaning devices, announced this morning that it has raised $1.2M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Okapi Venture Partners, and also included Unlock Ventures and Envoy Ventures. Violux says it has developed a UV-C light disinfection device, designed to fight the COVID-19 coroanvirus adn other germs, bacteria, and viruses, and which can be used to quickly disinfect high touch objects. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=100892> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080345.html>) *KPMG: SPACs: Unlocking a "blank check" <https://events-meetings.kpmg.com/events/capital-markets-series/registration-ac9d9c102598479ab8cd432612713837.aspx?fqp=true>* KPMG Capital Markets and Fenwick Capital Markets Series SPACs: Unlocking a "blank check" Blank check investors--also known as special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)--raised more than $12 billion in the first half of 2020. Now, they are looking to spend that capital on privately held companies. But securing that blank check investment isn't as easy as it sounds. Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT Register today! https://events-meetings.kpmg.com/events/capital-markets-series/registration-ac9d9c102598479ab8cd432612713837.aspx?fqp=true *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. 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] *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 9/16/20 YAPI (Practical Dental Solutions, Inc.) <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100894> Canyon Country $0.00 M 9/15/20 Violux <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100892> Orange County $1.20 M 8/25/20 Songtradr, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100821> West Hollywood $30.00 M 8/24/20 Connect Biopharma <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100820> San Diego $115.00 M 7/30/20 MomentFeed <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100700> Santa Monica $10.00 M 7/29/20 Heal <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100699> Pacific Palisades $100.00 M 7/22/20 TrackStreet, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100695> Santa Barbara $5.10 M 7/20/20 Gemist <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100579> Los Angeles $0.00 M 7/20/20 Carbonated Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100581> El Segundo $8.50 M 7/20/20 Ready, Set, Food! <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100582> Encino $3.00 M 7/09/20 Kernel <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100542> Los Angeles $53.00 M 7/08/20 VelosBio Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100084> San Diego $137.00 M 6/25/20 Treehouse Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100533> Los Angeles $2.60 M 6/25/20 Clickup <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100534> San Diego $35.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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