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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Rocket Lab Preps For First U.S. Mission <#0080372> - Illumina Acquires GRAIL For $8 Billion <#0080370> - BrainChip Expands In India <#0080371> - Newegg Launches Fundraising Effort For California Fire Relief <#0080373> - QualityWorks Offers Up Free Bootcamp For BIPOC Community <#0080369> - Esri Rolls Out Air Quality Mapping App <#0080368> - Report: Scopely Seeking $200M More <#0080367> *Marketplace* - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - 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> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Monday, September 21, 2020* *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 *Rocket Lab Preps For First U.S. Mission* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080372.html> Huntington beach-based Rocket Lab is preparing to launch its first rocket launch from U.S. soil, saying last week that it successfully completed a "wet" dress rehearsal of an Electron vehicle launch at Wallops Island, Virginia. According to Rocket Lab, the dress rehearsal was at the Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island. Wallops Island is a common launch location for U.S. military space payloads. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080372.html>) *Illumina Acquires GRAIL For $8 Billion* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080370.html> San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina announced this morning that it has acquired Menlo Park-based GRAIL, a developer of cancer early detection technology. According to Illumina, it will acquire GRAIL for cash and stock worth $8 billion. The deal also includes unspecified future earnout based on future revenues related to GRAIL. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080370.html>) *BrainChip Expands In India* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080371.html> Aliso Viejo-based artificial intelligence software developer BrainChip says it is opening up a new software development center in Hyderabad, India, which it says will provide software and firmware development for its systems-on-a-chip technology. According to BrainChip, the new software development center initially will be staffed by five software engineers and local management. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080371.html>) *Newegg Launches Fundraising Effort For California Fire Relief* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080373.html> Los Angeles-based electronics e-commerce giant Newegg says it is pitching in to help raise funds for California fire relief. According to Newegg, it is giving its customers the option to make small, individual donations to the Los Angeles Fire Department in $1, $5, $10, $25 and $100 increments. The company says it will provide a dollar-for-dollar match on those donations, up to $100,000. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080373.html>) *QualityWorks Offers Up Free Bootcamp For BIPOC Community* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080369.html> Los Angeles-based software company QualityWorks said this week that it is offering up a free, bootcamp for people in the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) community, to learn about software testing. According to QualityWorks, it is running a free, six-week Agile Testing Bootcamp aimed at helping individuals with non-technical backgrounds gain high-paying, high-demand technical jobs in software test. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080369.html>) *Esri Rolls Out Air Quality Mapping App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080368.html> Redlands, California-based mapping software maker Esri said this week that it has rolled out a new app, Air Quality Aware, which helps people understand the air quality in their area. The new all uses data from the EPA's AirNow program and the NOAA's National Weather Service, along with the American Community Survey. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080368.html>) *Report: Scopely Seeking $200M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080367.html> L (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080367.html>) *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. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *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 *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. 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