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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - EVgo Inks Partnership With Grocery Chain Meijer <#0081049> - IDrive Releases VPS Hosting Offering <#0081050> - Netflix Measures Carbon Footprint <#0081051> - Find My Vax LA Looks To Streamline Vaccine Appointments <#0081048> - Snap Buys Fit Analytics <#0081047> *Marketplace* - 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> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> *Thursday, March 18, 2021* *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. *EVgo Inks Partnership With Grocery Chain Meijer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081049.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo says it has inked a deal with Midwest grocery and supercenter operator Meijer. According to the two, EVgo will install EV charging stations at Meijer's supercenters. Financial deals of that partnership were not announced by the companies. Meijer has more than 250 supercenters across Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, and Wisconsin. The public fast charging stations will start rolling out this summer. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081049.html>) *IDrive Releases VPS Hosting Offering* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081050.html> Los Angeles-based IDrive Online Backup, best known for its online cloud backup and storage services, says it has released a new virtual private server (VPS) offering aimed at developers and enterprise. According to the company, its new serviec, IDrive Compute, offers multiple NVMe-powered instances at 20 of its US-based edge computing locations. The company said the hosting starts with shared CPUs at $0.0074/per hour or $5/month, and also includes dedicated CPU options. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081050.html>) *Netflix Measures Carbon Footprint* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081051.html> Online movie streaming service Netflix, which has a significant presence in Los Angeles, has quantified its carbon footprint, using a tool created by UK researchers. According to calculations by the DIMPACT tool--developed by researchers at the University of Bristol--one hour of streaming is equivalent to running a 75W ceiling fan for four hours in North America, not an insignificant amount of energy. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081051.html>) *Find My Vax LA Looks To Streamline Vaccine Appointments* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081048.html> Find My Vax LA, a new website created by developer Andrew Friedman, is looking to help streamline vaccine appointments in Los Angeles County, allowing users to find both confirmed and possible available appointments. According to the website, it aggregates multiple vaccine providers sites--including myturn.ca.gov, carbonhealth.com/covid-19-vaccines/los-angeles, riteaid.com, and kaiserpermanente.org--and also tweets out as new appointments become available. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081048.html>) *Snap Buys Fit Analytics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081047.html> Venice, California-based Snap said on Wednesday that it has acquired Fit Analytics, which is developing machine learning technology which helps people figure out what clothing or shoes might fit them best. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Fit Analytics is based in Berlin, and has around 100 employees. Fit Analytics' technology lets users enter their measurements and preferences, and uses that to help match those users to clothing available through online retailers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081047.html>) *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] *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]. *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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 3/16/21 Flowspace <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102312> Los Angeles $31.00 M 3/11/21 Cheese <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102234> Pasadena $3.60 M 3/08/21 TheoryCraft Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102123> Los Angeles $37.50 M 3/04/21 Whatnot <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102122> Los Angeles $20.00 M 2/24/21 Emotive <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102079> Los Angeles $50.00 M 2/24/21 BeSmartee <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102080> Huntington Beach $0.00 M 2/23/21 SpaceX <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102053> Hawthorne $850.00 M 2/18/21 talkshoplive <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101941> Los Angeles $3.00 M 2/12/21 Pipeline Therapeutics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101930> San Diego $80.00 M 2/03/21 LeaseLock <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101670> Marina Del Rey $52.00 M 1/21/21 Plexium <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101426> San Diego $35.00 M 1/12/21 Vesica <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101380> Los Angeles $2.10 M 1/12/21 Genalyte <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101379> San Diego $50.00 M 1/05/21 HG Insights <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=101349> Santa Barbara $0.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html March 25, Los Angeles -- *Preccelerator Program Virtual Demo Day* Preccelerator Program Virtual Demo Day + Special Guest Speaker. The Preccelerator ® Program Virtual Demo Day kicks off on March 25th @ 3:30 pm, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Preccelerator cohort companies are early stage, and we work hand in hand with them throughout their term to know their market and users, foster their leadership skills, build and test their product, avoid legal pitfalls, ensure the defensibility of their products, acquire users and partnerships and prepare them for the fundraising process. Now it's time to showcase their efforts. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26707 March 31, Los Angeles -- *Pepperdine University Most Fundable Companies Competition* Pepperdine University Most Fundable Companies® competition. Winners earn a spot on the annual Most Fundable Companies List, with national publicity and recognition. The free program informs US startups with less than $10 million in revenue about investor diligence. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26711 April 13, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator U: Startup Guide to Financial Modeling w/ Mark Wald* Preccelerato® U: Startup Guide to Financial Modeling w/ Mark Wald. Raising money? Investors want to maximize their return and minimize their risk, so you need to demonstrate to investors that you understand business and your business model, that you know how to make money, and that you can be trusted. Learn how to build and understand your financial model so you can demonstrate credibility by presenting it to investors and win their confidence in you. Featuring: Mark Wald, Managing Director, Supporting Strategies - Santa Monica. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26710 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. 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