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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Impact Acquires Trackonomics <#0081082> - GeoLinks Buys High Speed Spectrum From Verizon <#0081080> - Second Sight Medical Raises $27.9M In Private Placement <#0081081> - H24US Aims At Hydrogen Separation Market <#0081079> - R/GA Launches Coalition Venture Studio <#0081078> - MaC Venture Capital Launches $103M Seed Fund <#0081077> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#ad608> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Friday, March 26, 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 *Impact Acquires Trackonomics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081082.html> Santa Barbara-based Impact, which provides affiliate partnership tracking and automation tools, said this week that it has acquired Trackonomics Ltd, a provider of supply-side affiliate e-commerce tools. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Impact, the acquisition will enhance its publisher technology capabilities. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081082.html>) *GeoLinks Buys High Speed Spectrum From Verizon* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081080.html> Camarillo-based wireless Internet provider GeoLinks, let by Skyler Ditchfield, says it has acquired 208 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) band spectrum licenses from Verizon covering markets across the United States. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to GeoLinks, the spectrum--in the 29/31 GHz bands--will allow it to roll out high speed services in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Ft. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081080.html>) *Second Sight Medical Raises $27.9M In Private Placement* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081081.html> Los Angeles-based Second Sight Medical Products, a developer of implantable visual prosthetics which it intends to use to provide artificial vision to blind individuals, says it has raised $27.9M in a private placement. The publicly traded company--which trades as EYES on the NASDAQ--said it sold 4,650,000 shares of common stock at a price of $6.00 per share. Names of investors in the PIPE were not disclosed. The company said it will use the funding for working capital. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081081.html>) *H24US Aims At Hydrogen Separation Market* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081079.html> A new, Camarillo-based startup, *H24US Corp. <http://h24us.com>*, says it is taking aim at the hydrogen separation market, with the developments of its own advanced polymer membrane technology. The self-funded company is led by President Mike Rocke. The company says it is in the midst of seeking funding to build out the company's hydrogen membrane and hardware production volume manufacturing; it's unclear how far along the company is in its technology development.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081079.html>) *R/GA Launches Coalition Venture Studio* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081078.html> R/GA, the firm that was behind the Dodgers Accelerator, has launched a new startup venture studio aimed at helping Black-led and Black-owned startups, the firm said on Thursday. R/GA said the new Coalition Venture Studio will support Black founders with expertise, resources, funding, connections, and education. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081078.html>) *MaC Venture Capital Launches $103M Seed Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081077.html> Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081077.html>) *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. *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *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 *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. 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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]. ------------------------------ *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 30, Los Angeles -- *TechFire Fireside Chat: Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures)* *NEW* . 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