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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Rocket Lab Fails To Launch, Destroys Two Satellites <#0081270> - Faraday Future Promises Voice Controls, Rear-Seat Video Conferencing <#0081269> - Neuropore Therapeutics Gets $20M Milestone Payment <#0081268> - Clearlake's Symplr Acquires HealthcareSource <#0081267> - Nuvve in $750M Joint Venture with Stonepeak <#0081266> - SpaceX Plans Orbital Starship Launch <#0081265> - SpaceX, Google Cloud In Data Center Deal <#0081263> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Monday, May 17, 2021* *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. *Rocket Lab Fails To Launch, Destroys Two Satellites* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081270.html> A weekend launch by Long Beach-based rocket developer Rocket Lab has destroyed two satellites, in what the company described as an "issue" with its stage two rocket. The launch on Saturday from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand occurred just after the Electron's two stages separated. In a statement, Rocket Lab said that the "issue occurred shortly after stage two ignition". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081270.html>) *Faraday Future Promises Voice Controls, Rear-Seat Video Conferencing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081269.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Faraday Future says that its luxury electric ar, the FF 91, will include new voice controls and rear-seat video conferencing, as it continues to define what its upcoming electric car will include. According to Faraday Future--which has yet to start delivering vehicles to the public--its FF 91 will include a 27 inch rear passenger display, which can be raised and lowered using voice commands. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081269.html>) *Neuropore Therapeutics Gets $20M Milestone Payment* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081268.html> San Diego-based *Neuropore Therapies <http://www.neuropore.com>*, which is developing treatments for Parkinson's disease, reported today that it has received $20M in a milestone payment from *UCB <http://www.ucb.com>*. Neuropore Therapeutics said the payment is related to its collaboration with UCB and the evaluation of UCB0599 for the treatment of Parkinson's Disease. Doug Bonhaus is President and CEO of Neuropore Therapies. UCB is based in Belgium.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081268.html> ) *Clearlake's Symplr Acquires HealthcareSource* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081267.html> Symplr, the enterprise healthcare governance, risk management, and compliance software company backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital Group, says it is acquiring another healthcare software company, HealthcareSource. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. Symplr is buying HealthcareSource from another private equity firm, Francisco Prtners. HealthareSource is a provider of software for talent management for the healthcare industry. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081267.html>) *Nuvve in $750M Joint Venture with Stonepeak* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081266.html> San Diego-based Nuvve, a publicly held company developing "vehicle-to-grid" projects which would tie school buses and other commercial fleets into the electric grid, says it is in a $750M joint venture with private equity firm Stonepeak Partners LP. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081266.html>) *SpaceX Plans Orbital Starship Launch* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081265.html> Hawthorne-based rocket and spacecraft developer SpaceX has put together plans to launch a Starship into orbit from Texas, with landing off the coast of Hawaii, according to documents filed with the FCC. Timing of the launch is unclear. The documents--entitled "Starship Orbital-First Flight FCC Exhibit"--said the launch would originate in Starbase, TX, the company's operations in Boca Chica. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081265.html>) *SpaceX, Google Cloud In Data Center Deal* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081263.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX and Sunnyvale-based Google Cloud said on Thursday that the two are in a new partnership, where Starlink will locate its ground stations within Google's data center properties. According to Google Cloud and SpaceX, the deal will provide low-latency and reliable delivery of data from Starlink's satellites to locations on the network edge connected into Google's cloud. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081263.html>) *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]. *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 *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. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *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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