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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - DTS Aims At Passenger Monitoring Using AI, Camera <#0080663> - Elon Musk Hopes For Humans On Mars Within Six Years <#0080662> - Clasiq.com Launches Classic Car Marketplace <#0080661> - Dimer GermFalcon Gets TIME Award <#0080664> - Quibi Officially Shuts Down <#0080660> - GoSecure Connects With $35M <#0080659> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#ad608> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Wednesday, December 2, 2020* *A Primer on Prevention and Response to Data Breaches - 12/8/20 <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-primer-on-prevention-and-response-to-data-breaches-tickets-126877677549>* A Primer on Prevention and Response to Data Breaches Date: December 08, 2020 Location:Los Angeles A Primer on Prevention and Response to Data Breaches. Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP. We will discuss what happens before, during, and after a data breach. Moderator: Daniel A. Rozansky, Partner, Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, LLP; Panelists: Heather Antoine, Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, Chair of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice, & Co-Chair of the Privacy & Data Security Practice; Brian Levine, Managing Director, Ernst & Young Parthenon’s Strategy and Transactions Group; Marc Polansky, Chief Legal Officer, Seed Beauty. Register today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-primer-on-prevention-and-response-to-data-breaches-tickets-126877677549 *DTS Aims At Passenger Monitoring Using AI, Camera* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080663.html> Calabasas-based DTS, which develops surround sound and other audio processing technology, is branching into vehicle monitoring with a new product called DTS AutoSense. According to the company, the new product is an occupancy monitoring solution that can be designed into passenger vehicles. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080663.html>) *Elon Musk Hopes For Humans On Mars Within Six Years* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080662.html> Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX, hopes to put human beings on Mars in six years, and an uncrewed landing on Mars in about two years, he said yesterday in Germany. Musk--accepting an award from media company Axel Springer in Germany yesterday--also said he hopes to get to orbit himself in the next two or three years. SpaceX is currently working on Starship, the company's spacecraft designed for traveling to Mars. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080662.html>) *Clasiq.com Launches Classic Car Marketplace* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080661.html> Los Angeles-baesd *Clasiq <http://www.clasiq.com>* said Tuesday that it has launched a new, online marketplace for buying and selling classic cars. The new startup, led by CEO and founder David Zysblat, says it does not charge a selling fee, and provides a professional car inspection and high-quality photos and videos at no cost to sellers.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080661.html>) *Dimer GermFalcon Gets TIME Award* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080664.html> Los Angeles-based startup Dimer, the developer of an ultraviolet light decontamination system being used for decontaminating airplanes, has been recognized by TIME as a "Best Invention"--after being thrust into relevance by the COVID-19 pandemic. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080664.html>) *Quibi Officially Shuts Down* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080660.html> Los Angeles-based short form, streaming video startup Quibi is officially dead, a mere month after saying it would sell off its assets. High flying Quibi--which raised more than $1.75 billion--was backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, but failed to gain any traction before its spectacular flameout. Quibi had been trying to start a service focused on original, short form videos on mobile platforms, with a major effort funding development of content. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080660.html>) *GoSecure Connects With $35M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080659.html> La Jolla-based GoSecure, a provider of cybersecurity services, has raised $35M in what it described as a growth investment round. The Series E funding was led by W Investments Group, and also included Yaletown Partners. GoSecure provides Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services helping organizations detect and respond to cybersecurity attacks. GoSecure is led by CEO Neal Creighton. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62875>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080659.html>) *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. *Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <https://www.siliconmaps.com/tech-coast/>* Include your company on the Tech Coast Map and be part of the iconic industry symbol of Technology Innovation in Southern California. The map is promoted through Print, Digital, and web with an online interactive version of the map. Take part in the effective map campaign to support your region, brand and location(s) while promoting your company as an industry leader. The custom imprinted Poster/Calendars make the perfect promotional year-end gift for stakeholders. View the large interactive map at https://www.siliconmaps.com/tech-coast/ Contact [email protected] for more information and mention Socal Tech for special industry rates. *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. [email protected] www.socalip.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. 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Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP. We will discuss what happens before, during, and after a data breach. Moderator: Daniel A. Rozansky, Partner, Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, LLP; Panelists: Heather Antoine, Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, Chair of the Trademark & Brand Protection Practice, & Co-Chair of the Privacy & Data Security Practice; Brian Levine, Managing Director, Ernst & Young Parthenon’s Strategy and Transactions Group; Marc Polansky, Chief Legal Officer, Seed Beauty. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26704 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. 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