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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - LENZ Therapeutics Takes $47M In Series A For Vision Correcting Eye Drops <#0081406> - Songtradr Scores $50M More <#0081405> - CalAmp Powers Telematics For SERES 3 Electric Car <#0081404> - Cyvatar Takes $9M In Series A For Cybersecurity Efforts <#0081403> - Former Avast CEO Steckler Dies Unexpectedly In Irvine <#0081401> - Yardi Donates $1.3M To Hospitals In India <#0081399> - In-Charge Energy Rolls Out Commercial EV Charging System <#0081400> - EVCS Signs LA Fitness On EV Fast Charger Deployment, Seeks Funding <#0081402> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - 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> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> *Monday, June 21, 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]. *LENZ Therapeutics Takes $47M In Series A For Vision Correcting Eye Drops* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081406.html> San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals developer LENZ Therapeutics, a biopharmaceuticals firm which is developing an eye drop which helps treat presbyopia, has raised $47M in a Series A funding round. The company said the funding came from Versant Ventures and RA Capital Management. The company said when its eye drops are used, patient show "rapid and long-lasting" improvements in near vision, with 53% of patients showed three lines or more of reading improvement and 81% showed two lines or more. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081406.html>) *Songtradr Scores $50M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081405.html> Los Angeles-based *Songtradr <http://www.songtradr.com>*, an online marketplace for licensed music, has raised $50M in its Series D funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Regal, Aware Super, Perennial, Argo and Greencape. The company says it now has raised more than $100M. Songtradr is led by CEO Paul Wiltshire.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081405.html>) *CalAmp Powers Telematics For SERES 3 Electric Car* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081404.html> Irvine-based asset tracking technology developer CalAmp--which owns the LoJack brand--says it is powering a new mobile telematics feature for the new SERES 3 electric SUV being distributed in Italy by the Koelliker Group. The company said all SERES 3 C-SUV electric vehicles, recently launched by Koelliker, will be pre-installed with LoJack Connect cutting-edge connected car intelligence and services. Financial details of the deal were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081404.html>) *Cyvatar Takes $9M In Series A For Cybersecurity Efforts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081403.html> Irvine-based Cyvatar, a startup which provides cybersecurity-as-a-service, has raised $9M as part of its Series A round, the company said this week. The company said the funding brings its total funding to $12M, all raised in the last eight months. The company said the funding was led by ATX Venture Partners, and also included CORTEC, one of its customers, and Bill Wood Ventures. The company said its service is available for organizations of any size and any level of cybersecurity expertise. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081403.html>) *Former Avast CEO Steckler Dies Unexpectedly In Irvine* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081401.html> Vince Steckler, the former CEO of cybersecurity software developer Avast, has unexpectedly died in a car accident in Irvine, according to the software developer. According to Avast, Steckler passed away in a tragic car accident in Irvine, California, on June 15, 2021, at the age of 62. Steckler was active in the Orange County community, having recently donated $10. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081401.html>) *Yardi Donates $1.3M To Hospitals In India* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081399.html> According to Santa Barbara-based Yardi, it is donating $1.3M to hospitals in India, to help them in their battle against the ongoing pandemic. India--which officially has more than 380,000 deaths from COVID-19, with actual deaths potentially several times that--has suffered acute supply shortages in recent months as cases surged in the country. According to Yardi, it has 1700 employees in Pune, India, with many staff personally impacted by the COVID-19 surge in that country. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081399.html>) *In-Charge Energy Rolls Out Commercial EV Charging System* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081400.html> Santa Monica-based In-Charge Energy said on Thursday that it has introduced a set of new hardware products for commercial, electric vehicle (EV) charging. According to the company, its In-Charge Energy DC Wall Box Pedestal works with 24kW ABB Terra DC chargers, and offers up a solution for fleet applications where walal mounting is not practical. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081400.html>) *EVCS Signs LA Fitness On EV Fast Charger Deployment, Seeks Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081402.html> Arcadia-based EVCS, an operator of an electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network, says it has signed a deal with Fitness International, LLC, the owner of LA Fitness, to install EV fast chargers at a number of its fitness centers. Financial details of the deal were not announced, and EVCS did not say how many fitness centers it will be installing its fast chargers at. The deal includes both LA Fitness and Esporta Fitness centers, and includes a revenue sharing deal on charging. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081402.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 *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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