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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Apeel Buys ImpactVision <#0081250> - Qsic Connects With $3.1M <#0081249> - iPower Has IPO On Nasdaq <#0081251> - Satellite Developer Tyvak Names Retired Admiral As CEO <#0081252> - UberMedia Acquired By Near <#0081248> - Appia Bio Takes $52M For Stem Cell Therapy <#0081246> *Marketplace* - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, May 12, 2021* *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 *Apeel Buys ImpactVision* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081250.html> Santa Barbara-based Apeel, which is venture-backed by Viking Global Investors, Upfront Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Rock Creek Group, as well as Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry, has acquired ImpactVision, a developer of "hyperspectral imaging" technology used to measure data on ripeness and quality of fresh produce. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081250.html>) *Qsic Connects With $3.1M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081249.html> Aliso Viejo-based Qsic, which develops in-store music streaming systems that the company calls "smart in-store infrastructure", says it has raised $3.1M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Carthona Capital. The company--which was founded in Australia in 2012--says it will use the funding for US growth, plus national rollout of its platform. The company's founders are Matt Elsley and Nick Larkins. The company says its customers include McDonald's and 7-Eleven. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102719>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081249.html>) *iPower Has IPO On Nasdaq* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081251.html> Duarte, California-based iPower, an online retailer of hydroponics equipment, has had a small IPO on the Nasdaq Capital Market. The company said it is selling 3,360,000 shares of its common stock at $5.00 per share, after pricing its IPO last night. The company starts trading today on the Nasdaq Capital Market as IPW. iPower priced below its initial estimated IPO range, which was $7.00 to $9.00 per share. The company says it expects to receive aggregate gross proceeds of $16. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081251.html>) *Satellite Developer Tyvak Names Retired Admiral As CEO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081252.html> Irvine-based satellite developer Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems said today that it has named retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Christian "Boris" Becker as its Chief Executive Officer. According to Tyvak, Admiral Becker spent more than 33 years in the Navy and Department of Defense, having most recently serving as Chief Executive of the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR). Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is developing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) statellites for the commercial market. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081252.html>) *UberMedia Acquired By Near* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081248.html> Los Angeles-based UberMedia--which only just recently renamed itself UM, was recently acquired by Near. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. UberMedia had been led by CEO Gladys Kong, who becomes CEO of near North America. UberMedia developed business intelligence and data analytics software. The company originally was in the business of developing social apps, and was part of Idealab, having started way back in 2010. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081248.html>) *Appia Bio Takes $52M For Stem Cell Therapy* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081246.html> Los Angeles-based Appia Bio, a biotech startup focused on developing engineered allogeneic cell therapies from hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) for cancer patients, has launched from stealth mode, saying it has raised $52M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by 8VC, and also included Two Sigma Ventures, Sherpa Healthcare Partners and Freeflow Ventures. 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