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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Viant Launches IPO <#0080859> - SpaceX Seeking New Funding <#0080858> - Illumina, Sequoia Capital Launch Genomics Incubator In China <#0080860> - Faraday Future Gets Investment From China's Geely <#0080861> - Triton Digital Signs All Things Comedy <#0080862> - Encodia Gets $75M In Series C <#0080853> *Marketplace* - Sponsor Message: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Adds IP Attorney Adrian Cyhan <#ad772> - 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> - Stradling <#ad608> *Monday, February 1, 2021* *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]. *Viant Launches IPO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080859.html> Irvine-based a href="http://www.viant.com";>Viant Technology, a developer of advertising software, says it has launched an IPO, intending to sell 7,500,000 shares of its Class A common stock in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Market as DSP. The IPO will raise as much as $181M for Viant. The company has given an estimated offering range of between $19.00 and $21.00 per share. Viant is led by technology veteran Tim Vanderhook, who founded Viant with brothers Chris and Russ. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080859.html>) *SpaceX Seeking New Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080858.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is seeking yet another massive round of investment, according to a report, which would value the company at between $60 billion to $92 billion. The size of the round was unknown. The report--from Business Insider--cited "three people who are familiar with the deal." SpaceX has raised more than $5.4 billion in total since being founded. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080858.html>) *Illumina, Sequoia Capital Launch Genomics Incubator In China* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080860.html> San Diego-based DNA sequencing giant Illumina, and venture capital investor Sequoia Capital---via its Sequoia Capital China arm--said they are partnering to launch a new, genomics incubator based in China. The two said the new entity, the Sequoia Capital China Intelligent Healthcare Genomics Incubator, Powered by Illumina, will focus on building life sciences startup companies advancing breakthrough applications in genomics. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080860.html>) *Faraday Future Gets Investment From China's Geely* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080861.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Faraday Future said last week that it has linked a deal with China's largest privately owned automotive group, Zhejian Geely Holdings Group. According to the two, Geely Holdings Group will become a minority investor in Faraday Future, as part of Faraday's merge with Property Solutions Acquisition Corp. (PSAC), the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) which is being used to deliver Faraday Future into the public markets. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080861.html>) *Triton Digital Signs All Things Comedy* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080862.html> Los Angeles-based digital audio and podcasting software provider Triton Digital reported today that it has been selected by All Things Comedy, a digital media co-operative and content creation studio. Triton did not disclose the financial details of the deal, but said that ATC has selected Triton's Omny Studio podcast platform and Podcast Metrics measurement service to power the creation, management, and distribution of their content as well as the measurement of their listening audience. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080862.html>) *Encodia Gets $75M In Series C* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080853.html> San Diego-based Encodia, a biotech company which is focused on proteomics research, has raised $75M in a Series C funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Northpond Ventures and Deerfield Management, and also included GV, Alexandria Venture Investments, plus ARCH Venture Partners, Biomatics Capital, Decheng Capital, Tao Capital Partners, and Nan Fung Life Sciences. As part of the funding, Sharon Kedar of Northpond and Dr. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080853.html>) *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/ *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? 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