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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SpaceX Puts Another 60 Satellites Into Space <#0080492> - DxTerity Diagnostics Launches Home COVID-19 Test <#0080490> - CoreLogic Wins Liberty Mutual <#0080491> - YouMail Signs Up Republic Wireless <#0080489> - EDF Renewables North America Acquires 4.5 Gigawatt Solar Portfolio <#0080488> - Boring Company's Vegas Loop Won't Meet Passenger Goals, Says Report <#0080487> - Fisker In Manufacturing Deal With Magna <#0080486> *Marketplace* - 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> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> - Preccelerator U Presents: Networking for Capital with Len Lanzi <#ad769> *Monday, October 19, 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]. *SpaceX Puts Another 60 Satellites Into Space* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080492.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX put yet another 60 satellites for its Starlink system into space on Sunday, using a Falcon 9 first stage which was previously used to launch the Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. SpaceX's launch occurred at 8:25 a.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080492.html>) *DxTerity Diagnostics Launches Home COVID-19 Test* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080490.html> Los Angeles-based DxTerity Diagnostics, a genomics company with a CLIA-license laboratory, announced it has released a new, approved at-home COVID-19 test. According to the company, its new saliva test is designed to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. The company said it has recevied FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test, which it is offering under the SafeWorkDx name. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080490.html>) *CoreLogic Wins Liberty Mutual* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080491.html> Irvine-based property data provider CoreLogic said this morning that it has signed up Liberty Mutual Insurance as a customer. According to CoreLogic, Liberty Mutual has selected the company for a next-generation, cloud-based property estimation platform. Financial impact of the win was not announced. CoreLogic said that Liberty Mutual will migrate to its cloud-based insurance hub, which allows Liberty Mutual adjustors to connect with third-party insurance technology solutions. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080491.html>) *YouMail Signs Up Republic Wireless* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080489.html> Irvine-based YouMail, which develops alternative voicemail and robocall blocking software, says it is providing its services to Republic Wireless, with a new, opt-in call blocking service. Financial details on the deal with Republic Wireless were not announced. YouMail's software--which works in conjunction with a user's phone carrier and both Android and iOS applications--has recently focused in on blocking robotcalls, in addition to offering up an enhanced voicemail service. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080489.html>) *EDF Renewables North America Acquires 4.5 Gigawatt Solar Portfolio* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080488.html> San Diego-based solar power developer EDF Renewables North America said on Friday that it is acquiring a 4.5 gigawatt solar portfolio, being developed by Geenex Solar, LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, Geenex was founded in 2012, and will help bring regional development expertise to EDF Renewables. EDF Renewables transaction will accelerate its growth in the PJM wholesale electricity market. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080488.html>) *Boring Company's Vegas Loop Won't Meet Passenger Goals, Says Report* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080487.html> A report, published Friday, says that the Las Vegas hyperloop system being built under the Las Vegas Convention Center by Los Angeles-based The Boring Company will will not meet passenger throughput requirements of the contract. According to documents obtained by TechCrunch, the system built by Elon Musk will only be able to move around 1,200 people an hour--only a quarter of what was specified in the contract for the system. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080487.html>) *Fisker In Manufacturing Deal With Magna* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080486.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle designer Fisker Inc. said on Thursday that it has reached a deal with auto supplier Magna International, where Magna will provide the vehicle platform and build Fisker's upcoming Ocean SUV. According to Fisker, it expects Magna to manufacture the Ocean SUV at its European vehicle assembly facility, starting in Q4 of 2022. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080486.html>) *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? 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