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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - XPRIZE Launches $15 Million Prize For Food Competition <#0080678> - Esri Acquires Zibumi <#0080677> - Oblong Picks Up $5.0M in Private Placement <#0080679> - PrimaHealth Credit Launches Financing Product For Healthcare Providers <#0080680> - Boingo Powers Wi-Fi At Maryland Community <#0080681> - The Skills Scores $5M <#0080676> - Interview with Darren Litt, MarketerHire <#0080673> *Marketplace* - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Monday, December 7, 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 *XPRIZE Launches $15 Million Prize For Food Competition* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080678.html> Los Angeles-based XPRIZE said today that it has launched a new competition, the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition. According to XPRIZE, the new competition is being supported by The Tony Robbins Foundation and The Good Food Institute, and aims to challenge teams to developing new chicken and fish alternatives. The effort was launched in partnership with ASPIRE, a part of Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) which funds research and runs global tech competitions. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080678.html>) *Esri Acquires Zibumi* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080677.html> Redlands-based geographical information systems (GIS) software giant Esri announced early this morning that it has acquired Zibumi Yazılım Bilisim Tasarım Arge Sanayi Ticaret S.A. (Zibumi), a software development firm based in Turkey. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Esri, Zibumi will serve as the hub of a new R&D center in Ankara, Turkey. Zibumi is known for its automated 3D data creation methods. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080677.html>) *Oblong Picks Up $5.0M in Private Placement* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080679.html> Los Angeles-based *Oblong <http://www.oblong.com>*, which develops remote collaboration products, says it has raised $5.0M in a private placement of its stock. The publicly listed company, which trades on the NYSE American as OBLG, did not disclose which investors invested in the placement. The company said The Special Equities Group, a division of Bradley Woods & Co. Ltd., acted as exclusive placement agent for the transaction.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080679.html>) *PrimaHealth Credit Launches Financing Product For Healthcare Providers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080680.html> Newport Beach-based PrimaHealth Credit, a new fintech startup, says it has launched a new financing product, aimed at providing financing for credit-challenged patients seeking elective healthcare treatment. The company said its product is a "Buy Now Pay Later" payment plan, aimed at use for financing dental, orthodontics, LASIK, and cataract surgery. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080680.html>) *Boingo Powers Wi-Fi At Maryland Community* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080681.html> Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless will provide community-wide Wi-Fi and IoT services at a new home community in Maryland being built by AvalonBay Communities, the company said this morning. The company said it is launching a community-wide Wi-Fi network at the Kanso Twinbrook community, providing both Internet access and virtual staffing services at the multi-family community. Financial impact of the deal were not announced. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080681.html>) *The Skills Scores $5M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080676.html> Los Angeles-based The Skills, a startup which operates an online education site where professional sports players teach different skills, said on Friday that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Will Ventures, and also included Global Founders Capital, 8VC, Maveron, Hack VC, and Correlation VC. The Skills' features online courses from such sports celebrities as Michael Phelps, Megan Rapinoe, Maria Sharapova, Larry Fitzgerald, Kerri Walsh Jennings, and Shaun White. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080676.html>) *Interview with Darren Litt, MarketerHire* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080673.html> For our interview today, we spoke with Darren Litt, one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based MarketerHire, an online marketplace focused on connecting companies with marketing talent. What is MarketerHire? Darren Litt: Simply put, we're a talent marketplace that makes it easy to hire the best marketers. We started MarketerHire two years ago, and all of our founders come from a background in and around the world of marketing. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080673.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. 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 *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *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. 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