*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, January 27, 2021* 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 * - HONK Wins Fleet Management Firm <#0080847> - Design Therapeutics Picks Up $125M For Small Molecules <#0080844> - Silvus Gets $1M DARPA Award For RF Spectrum Scanning <#0080845> - Wave Broadband Buys Digital West <#0080846> - Miso Robotics Eyes $30M Through Crowdfunding Effort <#0080843> - Interview with Jamey Edwards, Cloudbreak Health <#0080842> - ServiceNow Eyes San Diego Investments As Part Of $100M Fund <#0080841> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, January 27, 2021* *Sponsor Message: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Adds IP Attorney Adrian Cyhan <https://stubbsalderton.com/sam-adds-adrian-cyhan-to-ip-and-technology-transactions-practice/>* Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, Southern California’s leading business law firm, has announced that nationally recognized intellectual property attorney Adrian Cyhan has joined the firm as a partner in its Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions practice. Adrian is a registered patent attorney whose practice is focused on identifying, protecting and leveraging intellectual property assets and providing related counsel and advice. His practice also involves managing intellectual property portfolios and handling intellectual property-related transactions such as joint ventures, acquisitions, and divestitures. In addition, Mr. Cyhan has extensive experience in trademark filing and prosecution and related counseling. He has negotiated hundreds of transactions and prosecuted patents for technologies such as wireless communications, software, clean technology and vehicles, social media, mechanical, electrical, and medical device technologies. Read more about Adryan Cyhan's appointment here: https://stubbsalderton.com/sam-adds-adrian-cyhan-to-ip-and-technology-transactions-practice/ *HONK Wins Fleet Management Firm* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080847.html> Los Angeles-based HONK Technologies, the startup led by Corey Brundage which provides roadside assistance services, has signed on a Texas fleet management company, Sewell Fleet Management, as a customer. According to HONK Technologies, it will provide its services for Sewell as its new roadside assistance partner. Financial details of the deal were not announced. HONK provides emergency roadside assistance via its own network of background-checked, independent service providers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080847.html>) *Design Therapeutics Picks Up $125M For Small Molecules* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080844.html> San Diego-based Design Therapeutics, a biotech company which is developing small molecules for the treatment of serious degenerative disorders caused by inherited nucleotide repeat expansions, said it has raised $125M in its Series B funding round. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080844.html>) *Silvus Gets $1M DARPA Award For RF Spectrum Scanning* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080845.html> Los angeles-based Silvus Technologies, a startup developing radio frequency (RF) spectrum scanning technology, has scored $1M from a Phase Three DARPA contract, the company said today. The company said it received the funding from the DARPA Scalable Wideband Autonomous RF Mapping MANET (SWARMM), which is aimed at intercepting arbitrary RF activity. Silvus said its technology provides "extremely fast" spectrum scanning in a form factor the size of an iPhone. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080845.html>) *Wave Broadband Buys Digital West* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080846.html> San Luis Obispo-based Digital West, a provider of fiber optic connectivity for California's Central Coast region, has been acquired by cable operator Wave Broadband, Wave said yesterday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Wave Broadband--which itself is part of Astound Broadband--the acquisition will help expand its West Coast fiber network. Wave said all existing Digital West services, products, and customer support will continue without interruption. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080846.html>) *Miso Robotics Eyes $30M Through Crowdfunding Effort* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080843.html> Pasadena-based food services robot developer Miso Robotics says it is expanding its crowdfunding efforts, with a goal of reaching $30M in funding in its Series C crowdfunding effort this year. The company--which says it raised $17M in that Series C round in November of 2020--said the extension of the funding effort follows "high demand" okn the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080843.html>) *Interview with Jamey Edwards, Cloudbreak Health* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080842.html> Our interview today is with Jamey Edwards, the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a Los Angeles-based telemedicine company, which provides telehealth services, including interpretation and access to specialists, within healthcare facilities. We caught up with Jamey to learn more about the company, and also its recent move to merge with another company, Uphealth, via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080842.html>) *ServiceNow Eyes San Diego Investments As Part Of $100M Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080841.html> ServiceNow, the digital workflow and service management software developer which has operations in San Diego, said today that it has launched a new $100M investment fund, part of which will look at investments in San Diego. The company said the new ServiceNow Racial Equity Fund is worth $100M, and is designed to drive more sustainable wealth creation by funding homeownership, entrepreneurship, and neighborhood revitalization within Black communities in 10 regions across the United States. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080841.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. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *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 *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. 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] *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. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 1/21/21 Plexium <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101426> San Diego $35.00 M 1/12/21 Genalyte <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101379> San Diego $50.00 M 1/12/21 Vesica <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101380> Los Angeles $2.10 M 1/05/21 HG Insights <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101349> Santa Barbara $0.00 M 12/22/20 Perch <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101427> Los Angeles $2.50 M 12/15/20 Cosemi <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101340> Irvine $8.00 M 12/15/20 Eta Compute <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101339> Thousand Oaks $12.50 M 12/03/20 Esports One <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101261> Santa Monica $4.00 M 12/02/20 Flock Freight <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101260> Solana beach $113.50 M 12/01/20 GoSecure <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101251> La Jolla $35.00 M 11/24/20 Credit Key <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101176> Los Angeles $33.85 M 11/23/20 Relativity <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101175> Los Angeles $500.00 M 11/18/20 Everytable <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101174> Los Angeles $16.00 M 11/17/20 Trust & Will <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101173> San Diego $15.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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