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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Carrot Group Ties With Lenovo On STEAM Education <#0081119> - ClickUp Wins The San Diego Padres <#0081118> - Romeo Power Reports Win With PACCAR <#0081117> - XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists For $10M ANA Avatar Competition <#0081116> - ABL Space Systems Secures $170M, Signs Big Deal With Lockheed Martin <#0081115> *Marketplace* - Get Counted in the Inclusion Impact Indexes Project <#ad773> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stradling <#ad608> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Tuesday, April 6, 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]. *Carrot Group Ties With Lenovo On STEAM Education* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081119.html> Los Angeles-based Carrot Group, which develops an e-sports based product to engage students in learning science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) skills, says it is in a collaboration with Lenovo to expand adoption of its product in school districts. According to Carrot Group, the two will expand its reach to more school districts nationwide. Financial and other details of the partnership were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081119.html>) *ClickUp Wins The San Diego Padres* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081118.html> San Diego-based workplace productivity software developer ClickUp reported this morning that it has been selected by the San Diego Padres, to power the team's IT operations. Financial details of the win were not announced. ClickUp is led by founder and CEO Zeb Evans. ClickUp said that the Padres will use its platform to organize, manage and track all team tasks, goals, docs, communications and more. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081118.html>) *Romeo Power Reports Win With PACCAR* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081117.html> Los Angeles-based battery developer Romeo Power reports that it has scored a win with PACCAR, a manufacturer of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. According to Romeo Power, it has signed a deal to battery packs, modules and battery management systems (BMS) for PACCAR's battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The company said its battery sytems will be used for Peterbilt 579 and 520 Battery-Electric Vehicles. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081117.html>) *XPRIZE Selects Semifinalists For $10M ANA Avatar Competition* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081116.html> Los Angeles-based XPRIZE, which organizes and runs competitions which spur teams to compete to solve major challenges to humanity, says it has selected 38 teams for the $10M ANA Avatar XPRIZE competition. The group said those teams came from 16 countries. The Avatar XPRIZE is aimed at spurring the development of an "avatar system" which will allow humans to explore remote locations in real time. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081116.html>) *ABL Space Systems Secures $170M, Signs Big Deal With Lockheed Martin* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081115.html> El Segundo-based ABL Space Systems, a developer of space launch systems, has just signed a big deal with Lockheed Martin, after raising $170M in funding a last week. ABL Space Systems said last week that it raised $170M in its SEries B funding, which was led by T. Rowe Price Associates, as well as Fidelity Management & Research, along with its existing investors. ABL today said that Lockheed Martin has signed a launch contract with the company, for 58 launches over the next 10 years. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081115.html>) *Get Counted in the Inclusion Impact Indexes Project <https://bit.ly/2NUvJ8P>* We’re excited about teaming up with Socos Labs and StartOut and extending an invitation to our U.S. founders to get counted in the Inclusion Impact Indexes survey. 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