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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Dave Plans To Hit Public Markets Via SPAC <#0081350> - Fisker Attempts Delivery Of Full, Climate Neutral Vehicles By 2027 <#0081349> - Foundry Takes On Commercial Real Estate CRM <#0081348> - Marlin Equity Partners Raises New European Fund <#0081346> - Viasat Satellite In Integration, Testing <#0081347> - Linksys Names New CEO <#0081345> - ImaginAB Gets $12.8M <#0081342> - Triller Gets Broadcast Rights With New Sports League <#0081344> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - KPMG: Apply to be recognized as a top tech innovator in the U.S. <#ad775> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> *Monday, June 7, 2021* *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 *Dave Plans To Hit Public Markets Via SPAC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081350.html> Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave said this morning that it is going public, via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings III, Inc., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsred by Victory Park Capital. According to the company, the deal will take the company public under the ticker symbol DAVE, and give it a pro forma, fully-diluted equity value of approximately $4 billion. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081350.html>) *Fisker Attempts Delivery Of Full, Climate Neutral Vehicles By 2027* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081349.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Inc. said this morning that it is targeting delivery of a full, climate-neutral vehicle--where even all the components that make up the vehicle are "climate neutral"--by 2027. According to the EV maker, it will attempt to produce a climate neutral vehicle by 2027, without purchasing climate offsets to achieve the goal. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081349.html>) *Foundry Takes On Commercial Real Estate CRM* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081348.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Foundry, said today that it has launched to offer up commercial real estate customer relationship management (CRM) tools. The company was founded by CEO Rick Pelz, who the company said spent nearly twenty years at the Chief Information Officer of commercial real estate brank Marcus & Millichap. The company said it offers up deal, property, CRM, and prospect management, and is sold not as a service or subscription, but through outright purchase. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081348.html>) *Marlin Equity Partners Raises New European Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081346.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity Partners said this morning that it has raised a new fund, Marlin Heritage Europe II, L.P., worth €675 million. According to the company, the fund will target investments in middle-market companies generally located in Europe, in the areas of software, technology, healthcare and tech-enabled business and financial services. Marlin Equity says it has been making investments in Europe since 2006, and established an office in London in 2012. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081346.html>) *Viasat Satellite In Integration, Testing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081347.html> Carlsbad-based communications satellite operator Viasat reports that the first satellite in a new satellite constellation being developed by the company is now in final spacecraft integration and testing. According to ViaSat, the first satellite in its ViaSat-3 global constellation was recently shipped to the Boeing Satellite Systems facility in El Segundo, and is now targeted for launch in early calendar year 2022. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081347.html>) *Linksys Names New CEO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081345.html> Los Angeles-based Linksys said on Friday that it has named a new CEO. According to the company, Harry Dewhirst, who had been Vice President at the company overseeing product and business development, will step into the role. Dewhirst was previously co-founder of advertising technology company Amobee, and also served as President of Blis, and once was a venture investor, running Ballpark Ventures. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081345.html>) *ImaginAB Gets $12.8M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081342.html> Los Angeles-based *ImaginAb <http://www.imaginab.com>*, a biotechnology company which is developing radiopharmaceutical imaging and therapy agents, has raised $12.8M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. According to the company, the funding was led by Adage Capital and Cycad Group and also included new investors Norgine Ventures and Theravance Respiratory Company, along with current investor Jim Pallotta of the Raptor Group. ImaginAb is led by CEO Ian Wilson.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081342.html>) *Triller Gets Broadcast Rights With New Sports League* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081344.html> Los Angeles-based social media app developer Triller says it has inked a deal with a new sports league, BIG3, the creator of the FIREBALL3 sport. According to Triller, it will join CBS Sports and an official media partner for BIG3's fourth season, and will air games on its streaming platform. The company said the deal covers airing 30 hours of exclusive live games. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Triller operates a social media app which competes against TikTok. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081344.html>) *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? Your company needs a reliable resource of analog/digital and software engineers to understand your issues, define the problem statements and lay out a course of action to output hardware products ready for integration into your system. Our unique capabilities, used by many in the medical, scientific, military and aerospace industries, allow us to offer engineering services that result in deliverable, production ready subsystems so you can concentrate on targeting your customer base and not stressing about the right mix and numbers of engineering talent needed to see your vision become reality. Contact us at http://www.bestronics.com *KPMG: Apply to be recognized as a top tech innovator in the U.S. <https://marketing.kpmg.co.uk/gti-application-US/form/>* We recognize that innovative technology companies in the U.S.are introducing tech breakthroughs that are transforming businesses and disrupting entire industries. It’s why we’re so excited to be introducing the first ever KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator competition in the U.S. to recognize the fastest-growing tech innovators across the country. We want to hear about businesses who are changing the technology landscape and shaking up the industry. We want to know about their ambitious growth plans and their vision for the future. Whether it’s a pure technology company – or tech-enabled, tech-led or tech-driven – we want to know about them! Applicants will receive opportunity to expand their network of peers and build new business connections through KPMG’s extensive global organization of business professionals. Become known on the world stage if they win the U.S. competition and progress to the Global Tech Innovator final hosted at the Lisbon Web Summit 2021 in November. There, the winner from the U.S. will compete with the winners from 15 other countries in most major regions of the world to be chosen as the Global Tech Innovator 2021 winner. If you know a business that has what it takes to be the first KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator in the U.S. – encourage them to submit an application now. https://marketing.kpmg.co.uk/gti-application-US/form/ *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 *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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