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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - GoodRx Acquires HealthiNation <#0081164> - SpaceX Selected To Land Astronauts On The Moon <#0081163> - SDG&E Aims At Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2045 <#0081161> - BlackLine Adds Diversity Exec To Board <#0081160> - VIZIO Expands With New Office In Denver <#0081162> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Stradling <#ad608> *Monday, April 19, 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]. *GoodRx Acquires HealthiNation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081164.html> Santa Monica-based GoodRx said it has acquired video content provider HealthiNation. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. HealthiNation provides a library of videos of a wide range of health topics, which it uses to help pharmaceutical manufacturers reach consumers. GoodRx said the addition of HealthiNation's video content will provide a new avenue for manufacturers to reach target audiences through its service. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081164.html>) *SpaceX Selected To Land Astronauts On The Moon* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081163.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has scored a groundbreaking contract to help land two American astronauts on the moon, according to NASA. NASA said Friday that it has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander on the Moon. The contract is worth $2.89 billion. NASA said that the Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081163.html>) *SDG&E Aims At Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2045* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081161.html> San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the electric and gas utility which serves the San Diego region, says it is pledging to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045. According to the company, as part of that effort, it is developing two new hydrogen pilot projects, has nearly completed an additional battery storage facility, and is piloting a program to use electric school buses for vehicle-to-grid efforts. SDG&E called getting to net zero GHG emissions by 2045 a "moonshot challenge". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081161.html>) *BlackLine Adds Diversity Exec To Board* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081160.html> Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer *BlackLine <http://www.blackline.com>* announced this morning that it has added *Barbara Whye*, an inclusion and diversity executive, to its board of directors. Whye is currently Vice President of Inclusion and Diversity at Apple. Whye also previously was Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at Intel, in addition to serving at BellSouth and NCR in engineering roles.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081160.html>) *VIZIO Expands With New Office In Denver* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081162.html> Irvine-based smart television maker VIZIO is looking to tap into a new talent pool, saying last week that it has opened up a new office in Denver, Colorado. According to VIZIO, it plans to hire more than 100 full time team members there in the new location by the end of 2022. The company said the new "Tech Innovation Office" will help develop its products. VIZIO said it already has more than 600 employees, split between Irvine, Dakota Dunes, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco and New York City. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081162.html>) *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. 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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]. *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. The UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) team provides local 1:1 support to companies expanding internationally, helping de-risk market entry with free support services. DIT can provide tailored set-up information, including market research, legal and accounting introductions, recruitment support, policy insight, and partnership-building opportunities. As the #1 destination in Europe for inward investment and tech talent, and home to more fast-growth companies than any other European country, the UK has a lot to offer to US companies. We work with all companies, from start-ups/scale-ups through to the Fortune 500. 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