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Have a great holiday break, and stay safe and healthy! -- Ben Kuo, Editor *Headlines * - Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital <#0080745> - Reflections on 2020: Carey Ransom, Operate <#0080744> - XPRIZE Awards Prizes For Next Generation Mask Designs <#0080746> - EDF Renewables Puts North Dakota Wind Project Into Operation <#0080747> - Perch Picks Up $2.5M For Credit Building App <#0080743> - Reflections on 2020: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital <#0080737> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> *Wednesday, December 23, 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 *Reflections on 2020: Aaron Fyke, Thin Line Capital* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080745.html> Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have Aaron Fyke, Founder and Managing Partner of Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate? Contact our editors for details. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080745.html>) *Reflections on 2020: Carey Ransom, Operate* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080744.html> Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have Carey Ransom, of Operate (www.operatestudio.com). You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate? Contact our editors for details. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080744.html>) *XPRIZE Awards Prizes For Next Generation Mask Designs* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080746.html> Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, the nonprofit which uses prizes to encourage the development of solutions to some of the world's biggest challenges, says it has awarded prizes for a challenge it has been running to develop next generation masks, which it kicked off shortly after the issues with masks came to light with the pandemic. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080746.html>) *EDF Renewables Puts North Dakota Wind Project Into Operation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080747.html> San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewables North America has successfully put another project into operation, this time a 150 megawatt wind energy project in North Dakota. The company said its Merricourt Wind Project has been turned over to Otter Tail Power Company. EDF Renewables developed and managed the construction process for the wind farm, which is near Kulm, North Dakota. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080747.html>) *Perch Picks Up $2.5M For Credit Building App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080743.html> Los Angeles-based Perch, a startup which helps users grow their credit by allowing them to pay for such things as Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and other services on credit, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The funding came from Marcy Venture Partners, Citi, Softbank Group Opportunity Fund, Concrete Rose, and Village Capital. The company was founded by CEO Michael Broughton. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080743.html>) *Reflections on 2020: Kelly Perdew, Moonshots Capital* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080737.html> Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks. Today, we have Kelly Perdew, Co-founder and General Partner of Moonshots Capital. You will be able to get to all of these posts on our 2020 reflections here. Are you a founder, CEO, or investor who would like to participate? Contact our editors for details. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080737.html>) *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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