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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Insightful Sciences Merges With Dotmatics <#0081062> - CamerEye Applies AI To Pool Safety <#0081061> - Support.com In Merger With Bitcoin Mining Company <#0081060> - Boingo Wins Wi-Fi Deal in DC <#0081059> - ZipRecruiter Launches New Job Match Feedback Feature <#0081058> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Get Counted in the Inclusion Impact Indexes Project <#ad773> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Monday, March 22, 2021* *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $29 billion in assets and 70 full-service branches primarily located in California, with one in Durham, NC and another in Denver, CO. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial and venture-backed businesses and their 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 Britt Nelson at [email protected]. *Insightful Sciences Merges With Dotmatics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081062.html> San Diego-based Insightful Sciences, a provider of software tot he life sciences community, says it is acquiring UK-based Dotmatics, a developer of a cloud-based scientific R&D data management platform. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, the companies said the combined companies will generate well over $100M of ARR. Insightful Science is led by CEO Thomas Swalla. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081062.html>) *CamerEye Applies AI To Pool Safety* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081061.html> A new, San Diego-based company, CamerEye, says it has created a new, artificial intelligence driven system which is aimed at pool safety. According to the company, it has created a "smart fence" system which uses artificial intelligence to monitor a pool 24/7, with the ability to detect distress and near-drowning behavior. The company says its system provides both early stage detection when there is unauthorized entry around the pool's perimeter and detection of early distress behavior. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081061.html>) *Support.com In Merger With Bitcoin Mining Company* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081060.html> Support.com, a publicly led outsourcing company led by Los Angeles resident Lance Rosenzweig, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer, says it has merged with a bitcoin mining company, Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc.. Acording to the company, the merger will create the first, publicly traded bitcoin mining company that owns its own power plant. Support.com trades on the Nasdaq as SPRT. Acording to the companies, Support. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081060.html>) *Boingo Wins Wi-Fi Deal in DC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081059.html> Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless says it has been selected by a real estate investment and development firm, to provide Wi-Fi services at properties in Washington, D.C. According to Boingo Wireless it was selected by Foulger-Pratt, a real estate investment and development firm, to launch managed Wi-Fi services at three luxury multifamily properties in DC, at Beckert's Park, ONE501 and Press House. Financial details of the win were not released. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081059.html>) *ZipRecruiter Launches New Job Match Feedback Feature* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081058.html> Los Angeles-based online job marketplace ZipRecruiter says it has launched a new feature to help its job seekers see how strong of a match they are for jobs, saying that the new tool will help its users figure out if they qualify for a job. According to the company, it is using artificial intelligence algorithms which provides its job seekers with feedback about how strong a match they are for every job. 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For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 3/16/21 Flowspace <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102312> Los Angeles $31.00 M 3/16/21 Pledge <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102379> Venice $3.00 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 ------------------------------ *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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