*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, November 18, 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 * - Everytable Takes $16M For Healthy Meals <#0080619> - AFYX Therapeutics Sets Chief Medical Officer <#0080617> - LiveXLive Names New CFO <#0080616> - KB Home Tops 11,000 Solar Powered Homes <#0080618> - Trust & Will Takes $15M More In Series B <#0080615> - A-Frame Picks Up $2M For Personal Care Brands <#0080614> - Relativity Space Raising $500M, Says Report <#0080613> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stradling <#ad608> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> *Wednesday, November 18, 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 *Everytable Takes $16M For Healthy Meals* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080619.html> Los Angeles-based healthy meal service Everytable, which offers up grab-and-go, healthy meals as an alternative to fast food, has raised $16M in a Series B funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by Creadev, and also included Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Candide Groupe, Gratitude Railroad Ventures, Desert Bloom Food Ventures and Kimball Musk. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=101174> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080619.html>) *AFYX Therapeutics Sets Chief Medical Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080617.html> San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals firm AFYX Therapeutics has named a new Chief Medical Officer, the company said this morning. The company appointed Dennis D. Kim, M.D., MBA to the position. Kim was most recently chief medical officer of Emerald Health Sciences (EHS) and later of its subsidiary Emerald Bioscience (EMBI), and also served at Zafgen, Inc., Orexigen Therapeutics, and EnteroMedics, Inc. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showperson&id=82368> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080617.html>) *LiveXLive Names New CFO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080616.html> Los Angeles-based livestreaming and podcasting company LiveXLive Media announced this morning that it has named Michael Quartieri as its new CFO. Quartieri was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Offier at Scientific Games. He also served at Las Vegas Sans Corp., serving in such roles as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller. Quartieri also spent 13 years at Deloitte & Touche. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showperson&id=82369> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080616.html>) *KB Home Tops 11,000 Solar Powered Homes* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080618.html> Los Angeles-based new home builder KB Home says it has now topped over 11,000 solar-powered homes, since it started offering up solar power options toits customerss. The company says it built its first "all-solar community" in 2011. KB Home did not say how many of those homes were built in 2020, the first year that California has required all new homes to be installed with rooftop solar power. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080618.html>) *Trust & Will Takes $15M More In Series B* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080615.html> San Diego-based Trust & Will, which operates an online estate planning service, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said on Tuesday. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=59377>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080615.html>) *A-Frame Picks Up $2M For Personal Care Brands* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080614.html> Los Angeles-based startup A-Frame, which says it is launching a number of personal care brands tied to celebrities, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed Tuesday. The funding was led by Initialized Capital, and also included clothing entrepreneur Moise Emquies. The company's first brand is Keeper Soap, which offers up a hand soap. The company is led by founder and CEO Ari Bloom. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62805>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080614.html>) *Relativity Space Raising $500M, Says Report* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080613.html> Los Angeles-based printed rocket technology developer Relativity Space is in the midst of raising $500M, in a funding round which values the company at $2.3 billion, according to a report today from CNBC. The report--citing "people familiar with the financing"--says that so far, investors such as Tiger Global, Social Capital, Playground Global, Y Combinator, Bond Capital, Tribe Capital, Jared Leto and Mark Cuban are expected to participate in the funding. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080613.html>) *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 *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 *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. *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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 11/18/20 Everytable <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101174> Los Angeles $16.00 M 11/17/20 A-Frame <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101151> Venice $2.00 M 11/17/20 Trust & Will <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101173> San Diego $15.00 M 11/13/20 Shred <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101149> Hollywood $4.00 M 11/13/20 Applied Data Finance, LLC <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101150> San Diego $14.20 M 11/10/20 Ambrx <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101040> La Jolla $200.00 M 11/05/20 Protomer Technologies <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101039> Pasadena $0.00 M 10/29/20 Slingshot Aerospace <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101038> El Segundo $8.00 M 10/28/20 Scopely <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101037> Culver City $340.00 M 10/27/20 Replicated <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101036> Los Angeles $25.00 M 10/27/20 Theta Lake <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101034> Santa Barbara $12.70 M 10/20/20 Zest AI <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101032> Los Angeles $15.00 M 10/20/20 ThinkIQ, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101033> Aliso Viejo $11.60 M 10/14/20 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100962> Irvine $44.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html November 18, Los Angeles -- *TechTainment 6.0* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26702 November 18, Los Angeles -- *CoMotion LA Live* CoMotion LA Live. As we recover from the crisis, it’s critically important to rebuild our transportation systems in green, healthy and sustainable ways that better serve cities and citizens – that is why we are calling for a New Deal for Mobility. We hope you join us, and thousands of other leaders from the public and private sectors, as we work to transform cities and transform lives. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26699 November 19, Los Angeles -- *TechTainment 6.0* *NEW* . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26703 November 19, Los Angeles -- *Chief Technology Officers on Emerging Technologies* AITP: Chief Technology Officers on Emerging Technologies. Since 2010, we’ve been inviting CTO panels that focus on emerging technologies having transformative and disruptive impacts on our world. 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