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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - J2 Global To Deposit $10M In Black-Run Banks, Credit Unions <#0080396> - Fisker Opens New Software Development Office In San Francisco <#0080398> - Triller Sees 100M Installs On Africa's Transsion <#0080397> - Amazon Studios To Continue Diversity Program With Howard University <#0080400> - Eco Helicopters Plans Air Taxi Service <#0080399> - Helicoid Industries Finds $2.4M <#0080395> - Video: Amazon Ring's New Home Security Drone <#0080394> - SketchyMedical Finds $30M For Online, Visual Education <#0080393> - Ring Announces Home Security Drone <#0080392> *Marketplace* - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Friday, September 25, 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. *J2 Global To Deposit $10M In Black-Run Banks, Credit Unions* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080396.html> Los Angeles-based Internet services and information provider J2 Global--which owns a large portfolio of Internet services and publishers, including IGN, Mashable, Spiceworks, Everyday Health, BabyCenter, eFax, eVoice, and iContact--says it is moving $10M of its deposits into Black-run banks and credit unions. According to J2 Global, the move is intended to help those institutions to originate additional loans that will foster economic opportunity within underserved Black communities. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080396.html>) *Fisker Opens New Software Development Office In San Francisco* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080398.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Inc.--the latest incarnation of Fisker--says it has opened up a new "technology center" in San Francisco, which it says will help support design and engineering of software systems for the Fisker Ocean SUV and future products. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080398.html>) *Triller Sees 100M Installs On Africa's Transsion* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080397.html> Los Angeles-based social, musical video app developer Triller--which competes directly with TikTok--says it has reached over 100 million install on phones manufactured by Transsion, which it says is the world's fourth largest mobile phone manufacturer. According to Triller, Transsion is a dominant mobile phone brand in Africa. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080397.html>) *Amazon Studios To Continue Diversity Program With Howard University* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080400.html> Culver City-based Amazon Studios, the arm of Amazon which is focused on creating content for Amazon's streaming video service, says it is continuing a program it runs with Howard University, intended to help increase diversity in the entertainment industry. According to Amazon Studios and Howard University, the program is in its second year. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080400.html>) *Eco Helicopters Plans Air Taxi Service* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080399.html> Palm Springs-based Eco Helicopters, which is developing all electric helicopters, says it plans to launch an air taxi service in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in the second quarter of 2021. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080399.html>) *Helicoid Industries Finds $2.4M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080395.html> Indio, California-based Helicoid Idustries, a startup developing advanced composite materials for use in the wind turbine, aerospace, sporting goods, auto parts, defense, and industrial market, has raised $2.4M--the first part of what looks like an ongoing $5M investment round. According to a regulatory filing by the firm, it raised $2,425,810 from 3 investors so far in the funding round. Helicoid is a spinout of the University of California Riverside. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100928>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080395.html>) *Video: Amazon Ring's New Home Security Drone* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080394.html> Los Angeles-based Ring announced its new, autonomous indoor drone, designed to patrol your home and record video, and which communicates with Amazon Alexa, as well as to alert the homeowner of any intrusions or other issues, on Thursday. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080394.html>) *SketchyMedical Finds $30M For Online, Visual Education* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080393.html> Los Angeles-based SketchyMedical, a startup best known for presenting medical topics using graphical illustrations and art, said on Thursday that it has raised $30M in a funding round. The funding came from TCG. According to the company, the new funding will go towards scaling the company's growth, as well as for a new in-house studio for live content and animation. The company also says it plans to expand beyond its roots in the medical area to new subjects. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080393.html>) *Ring Announces Home Security Drone* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080392.html> Want to keep a better eye on your home while you are gone? Los Angeles-based Ring said on Thursday that it has developed an in-home security drone, which can patrol your home from room to room on a regular schedule, alerting homeowners of any intruders or other issues. Ring said the new Always Home Cam, a small drone, can't be manually controlled, but can be set on a regular patrol route through your home. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080392.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. 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