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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Vesica Snags $2.1M Seed Funding For Trading Tools <#0080790> - Genalyte Finds $50M Funding <#0080789> - SLD Laser Acquired By KYOCERA <#0080791> - New Subscription Box For Divorcees Launched <#0080792> - Snap Buys StreetCred <#0080788> - Hulu Drops Prices For Students To $1.99 Per Month <#0080787> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Stradling <#ad608> - 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> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Tuesday, January 12, 2021* *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 *Vesica Snags $2.1M Seed Funding For Trading Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080790.html> Los Angeles-based fintech startup Vesica Technologies, a developer of a product which provides information on financial markets, including daily market movements, volatility, and major trades, has raised $2.1M in a seed funding. The funding came from Mercury Digital Assets and Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Exchange Group. Vesica's founder and CEO is Saad Hussain. The company targets financial traders with its software. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080790.html>) *Genalyte Finds $50M Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080789.html> San Diego-based Genalyte, a developer of laboratory diagnostics and analytics products, announced on Monday that it has raised $50M in a funding round. The funding was led by Verily, an Alphabet company, and also included Provenio Capital, Redmile, Khosla Ventures, HBM Partners, Samsara and others. According to the company, it will use the funding to expand its testing menu and deploy its platform. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=32392>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080789.html>) *SLD Laser Acquired By KYOCERA* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080791.html> Goleta-based laser developer SLD Laser said this morning that it has been acquired by KYOCERA Corporation. The company--formerly known as Soraa Laser Diode, Inc.--says it will oeprate under the new name KYOCERA SLD Laser, and is now 100% owned by KYOCERA. SLD Laser develops laser products used in the mobility, specialty lighting, consumer, and industrial markets. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. The newly acquired company is led by Dr. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080791.html>) *New Subscription Box For Divorcees Launched* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080792.html> A new, rather unique "subscription box" product just launched from Los Angeles, the The Divorce Case, which says it is targeted as a gift for loved ones who are separated, divorced, or in the midst of a divorce. The new subscription box was created by author and relationship expert Lauren Peacock. The new box costs $49.99 per month. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080792.html>) *Snap Buys StreetCred* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080788.html> Los Angeles-based Snap has acquired New York City-based StreetCred, a developer of location data and mapping software, according to reports. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Snap appears to be using StreetCred to bolster the development of its Snap Map feature. According to reports, four of StreetCred's employees, including its two founders, are joining Snap as part of the acquisition. Snap is the parent company of Snapchat. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080788.html>) *Hulu Drops Prices For Students To $1.99 Per Month* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080787.html> Los Angeles-based streaming video service Hulu said today that it is dropping its price for students to just $1.99 per month, in a bid to attract more students to its services. A price is typically $5.99 per month for the streaming service. According to Hulu, the $1.99 a month offer is available to students over 18, who are attending a U.S. college or university, and gives those students full access to its streaming service. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080787.html>) *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 *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com ) For more than 40 years top companies and municipalities have counted on Stradling to have the right team and skills to meet their toughest challenges 24/7, 365 days a year. *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 *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. 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