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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Liquid Death Finds $23M More <#0080406> - Clearlake's Ivanti Buys MobileIron, Pulse Secure <#0080403> - Rocket Lab Launches Effort To Explore Venus <#0080402> - Logically To Apply AI To Presidential Debate Fact Checking <#0080404> - HyperX Launches New USB Microphone <#0080405> - Riot Ventures Looks To Raise Second Venture Capital Fund, Worth $75M <#0080401> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Monday, September 28, 2020* *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]. *Liquid Death Finds $23M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080406.html> Los Angeles-based canned water brand Liquid Death, the Science, Inc.-based startup offering up bottled water in aluminum cans, has raised $23M in a Series B funding round, the company disclosed over the weekend. The funding included Convivialite Ventures, Fat Mike, Pat McAfee, Velvet Sea Ventures, and a number of other investors. The company said the funding goes towards growth. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080406.html>) *Clearlake's Ivanti Buys MobileIron, Pulse Secure* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080403.html> Ivanti, the IT and security operations company owned by Los Angeles-based private equity company Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired two other companies--MobileIron and Pulse Secure, Clearlake announced this morning. MobileIron is a provider of unified endpoint management software, and Pulse Secure develops secure access and mobile security software. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080403.html>) *Rocket Lab Launches Effort To Explore Venus* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080402.html> Huntington Beach-based Rocket Lab, the space launch startup led by Peter Beck, is aiming at beating NASA to Venus, in the hopes of helping to search for extraterrestrial life. According to Beck, it plans to dispatch its own space probe to Venus, to "scout for signs of extraterrestrial life". Rocket Lab apparently has been working on the Venus mission for several months. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080402.html>) *Logically To Apply AI To Presidential Debate Fact Checking* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080404.html> Logically.ai, a startup which recently set up an office in Los Angeles, says it is developing artificial intelligence which it claims can help fact check statements and news, says it will apply its AI application to fact check the U.S. Presidential debates. The company says it will use both artificial and human intelligence to "uncover and address misinformation". The company claims its app will fact check claims as "true, false or misleading" in real time. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080404.html>) *HyperX Launches New USB Microphone* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080405.html> Fountain Valley-based gaming accessory maker HyperX launched a new product this morning, a new, USB microphone with fancy RGB lighting effects. According to HyperX, its new microphone, the HyperX QuadCast S, includes RGB lighting effects, anti-vibration shock mount, pop filter, and more features. The company said the microphone is aimed at streamers, online broadcasters, and work from home professionals. The new device has a MSRP of $159.99. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080405.html>) *Riot Ventures Looks To Raise Second Venture Capital Fund, Worth $75M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080401.html> Venice, California-based Riot Ventures, led by Stephan Marcus and William Coffield, has launched an effort to raise $75M for its second venture capital fund, the firm disclosed this week in a regulatory filing. 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