*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, December 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 * - Interview with Vahid Manian, Morse Micro <#0080728> - Whatnot Collects $4M In Seed Funding Round <#0080729> - Broadvoice Gets Private Equity Injection <#0080730> - ClickUp Taps BuzzFeed, Cheddar Exec As Creative Head <#0080731> - Elon Musk Plans Massive Las Vegas Transportation Expansion <#0080727> - Newly Public Canoo Unveils Electric Delivery Vehicle <#0080726> *Marketplace* - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Friday, December 18, 2020* *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. *Interview with Vahid Manian, Morse Micro* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080728.html> Our interview this morning is with Vahid Manian, the Chief Operating Officer of Morse Micro (www.morsemicro.com), a semiconductor startup which is developing chips for the Wi-Fi HaLow market. We talked with Vahid--who is also Vice Chairman of Board of Directors for Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), was a Broadcom executive, and also who served at Ethertronics--about Morse Micro's technology, as well as why the Australian company has an office and is hiring in Irvine. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080728.html>) *Whatnot Collects $4M In Seed Funding Round* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080729.html> A new, Los Angeles startup, Whatnot, which operates a online live stream shopping service and marketplace for collectors, said late Thursday that it had raised $4M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Scribble Ventures, Wonder Ventures, Operator Partners, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures, and others. The company said it has built an online marketplace which addresses the issues of fraudulent activity on existing marketplaces. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080729.html>) *Broadvoice Gets Private Equity Injection* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080730.html> L (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080730.html>) *ClickUp Taps BuzzFeed, Cheddar Exec As Creative Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080731.html> San Diego-based ClickUp, which develops productivity software for the business market, says it has tapped a veteran of the online media industry as its new Chief Creative Officer. The company said Melissa Rosenthal will serve as its first Chief Creative Officer, to shape its brand strategy, community engagement, and other efforts. Rosenthal was most recently Executive Vice President at Cheddar, and was Global Vice President of Creative at BuzzFeed. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080731.html>) *Elon Musk Plans Massive Las Vegas Transportation Expansion* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080727.html> Elon Musk, and The Boring Company, the company he runs that is building underground transportation systems, is planning a massive expansion of its network, after the bankruptcy of the Las Vegas Monorail. According to documents and land use applications filed by The Boring Company, it now hopes to connect all of the Las Vegas Strip, the Fremont Street Experience and downtown Las Vegas, all the way to McCarran International Airport through its underground tunnels. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080727.html>) *Newly Public Canoo Unveils Electric Delivery Vehicle* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080726.html> Los Angeles-based Canoo has unveiled plans for a new vehicle, aimed at the electric delivery, food truck, and other industries. The company--which recently went public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)--said its new Multi Purpose Delivery Vehicle is based on the same platform as its subscription-only van. The company's reveal featured LA's "Dot Com" era startup favorite food truck, Kogi BBQ. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080726.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 *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. 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