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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage <#0081142> - Tagger Takes $8.5M <#0081144> - Material Acquires Aruliden <#0081143> - LA Solar Developer PermaCity Acquired By Catalyze <#0081145> - Creative Solutions Acquires Lightstream <#0081141> - Iris.TV Scores $18M <#0081140> - Rivian Links With Samsung On Batteries <#0081139> *Marketplace* - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Tuesday, April 13, 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]. *Interview with Dave Eastman, Viterbi Startup Garage* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081142.html> For today's interview, we spoke to Dave Eastman, the Director of the Viterbi Startup Garage, a startup incubator that is run by the University of Southern California, out of its location in Marina Del Rey. Dave told us a bit more about the Viterbi Startup Garage and several other associated efforts there at USC centered around the startup ecosystem. What is Viterbi Startup Garage? Dave Eastman: Viterbi is the School of Engineering. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081142.html>) *Tagger Takes $8.5M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081144.html> Los Angeles-based *Tagger <http://www.taggermedia.com>*, a startup focused on influencer marketing and social listening, says it has raised $8.5M in its Series A funding round. The funding came from Five Elms Capital. The startup, led by CEO Dave Dickman, said it will use the capital to grow and scale its platform, features, and resources. Tagger said it provides tools to brands and agencies to connect with and hire influencers, and plan campaigns. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=63635>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081144.html>) *Material Acquires Aruliden* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081143.html> Los Angeles-based Material, a marketing services company that focuses on B2C and B2B brands, said this morning that it has acquired Aruliden, a global design agency also focused on brands. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Material said that Aruliden was founded in 2006 by Rinat Aruh and Johan Liden, and serves both startups and Fortune 100 companies, with clients like Google, Bulgari, Marc Jacobs and Compass. Material is led by CEO Dave Sackman. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081143.html>) *LA Solar Developer PermaCity Acquired By Catalyze* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081145.html> Los Angeles-based solar installer PermaCity--the company which installed the solar panels on the L.A. Convention Center--has been acquired by Colorado-based Catalyze, the companies said on Monday. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Catalyze is backed by EnCap Investments, L.P. and Yorktown Partners LLC, and develops, constructs, and operates renewable power and storage projects for the commercial and industrial market. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081145.html>) *Creative Solutions Acquires Lightstream* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081141.html> Irvine-based Creative Solutions, which develops software for broadcasters, film and video production companies, independent content creators and others, has acquired cloud-native live video broadcasting platform and software developer Lightstream. Financial terms of the buy were not annoucned. Creative Solutions also owns the Teradek, SmallHD, Wooden Camera and Amimon brands. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081141.html>) *Iris.TV Scores $18M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081140.html> Los Angeles-based *Iris.TV <http://iris.tv>*, which develops contextual advertising technology focused on video, has raised $18M in a Series B investment round. The round was led by Intel Capital, and also WISE Ventures, Quest Venture Partners and Mirae Asset Venture Investment, plus angels Mike Baker (Dataxu) and Mike Shehan (SpotX). Iris.TV was foudned in 2013, and provides analysis of videos to determine the content and relevance of clips to specific viewers.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081140.html>) *Rivian Links With Samsung On Batteries* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081139.html> *Rivian <http://www.rivian.com>*, the electric vehicle manufacturer that has operations in Southern California, has partnered with *Samsung SDI* for its battery cells, the companies said on Monday. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. Samsung SDI already has a deal to supply its battery modules with BMW Group and others.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081139.html>) *Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <http://www.networkthinking.com>* Network Thinking Solutions provides DevOps and Managed Services for Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. NTS helps development teams implement, manage and monitor CI/CD, Load Balancing, Docker and Auto Scaling technologies. NTS also provides Desktop Managed Services for your business team which includes antivirus, threat protection, ransomware detection, and inventory management. Please reach us at [email protected] to start a conversation. *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. 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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]. *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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 4/13/21 Tagger Media <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102521> Los Angeles $8.50 M 4/07/21 MarketSpark <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102516> San Diego $7.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html April 13, Santa Monica -- *Preccelerator U: Startup Guide to Financial Modeling w/ Mark Wald* Preccelerato® U: Startup Guide to Financial Modeling w/ Mark Wald. 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