*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, June 30, 2021* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - inVia Robotics Links With Channel Partners <#0081441> - Givingli Picks Up $4M For Virtual Gifting <#0081439> - Retina Finds $8M <#0081438> - Kadenwood Gets $50M For CBD Wellness Brands <#0081440> - DCN Dx Buys IVD Vision <#0081442> - Mapped Snags Second Seed Funding <#0081437> - FutureProof Gets $3M For Climate Risk Management <#0081436> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Wednesday, June 30, 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. *inVia Robotics Links With Channel Partners* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081441.html> Westlake Village-based warehouse robotics developer inVia Robotics says it has signed agreements with more than 10 companies who are providing technology solutions in warehouses, creating its own channel partner network. According to the company, the move will supplement its direct selling initiatives. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081441.html>) *Givingli Picks Up $4M For Virtual Gifting* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081439.html> Los Angeles-based Givingli, a developer of a gifting app, said Tuesday afternoon that it has raised $4M in its seed funding round. The company has now raised $5M in total. The funding was led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, Snap's Yellow Accelerator and angel investor Harry Hurs (Co-CEO and Co-Founder, of Pipe). Givingli was founded by husband and wife Nicole Emrani Green (CEO & Co-Founder) and Ben Green (COO & Co-Founder). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081439.html>) *Retina Finds $8M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081438.html> Los Angeles-based Retina, a startup that is using artificial intelligence for predicting customer lifetime value, said on Tuesday tht it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Alpha Intelligence Capital and Vertical Venture Partners. As part of the funding, Udah Sandhu, General Partner at AI Capital Partners, joins the company's board with the funding. According to Retina, it will use the funding for growth, hiring, and to expand the capabilities of its platform. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081438.html>) *Kadenwood Gets $50M For CBD Wellness Brands* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081440.html> Newport Beach-based Kadenwood, a company which owns a number of CBD health and wellness brands, says it has raised $50M in its Series B fundraising. The company said the funding was a combination of cash and "media value". The funding came from The Craftory and Arcadian Capital Management, along with others. The company said those news funds will go to "normalize CBD" in health and wellness products, via scaling, strategic partners, and acquisitions. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081440.html>) *DCN Dx Buys IVD Vision* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081442.html> Carlsbad-based DCN Dx, which provides point-of-care diagnostics development, products, and educational programming, said this morning that it has acquired IVD Vision, a developer of custom instruments and software for diagnostics systems. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. DCN Dx said the deal will expand its point-of-care diagnostics development services capabilities and product portfolio. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081442.html>) *Mapped Snags Second Seed Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081437.html> Los Angeles-based Mapped, a developer of artificial intelligence-powered software used for industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), has raised $6.5M a second seed funding. The funding came from MetaProp and Allegion Ventures, plus Singtel Innov8, Greycroft, and ANIMO Ventures. The company said the seed II fund brings its total raised to $9.5M, including a $3M funding round in February of 2020. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081437.html>) *FutureProof Gets $3M For Climate Risk Management* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081436.html> San Diego-based fintech startup FutureProof, a new startup whic says it is developing financial technology to enable asset managers, banks, and insurance-sector institutions to quantify and manage the financial impacts of climate change, has raised $3M in a funding round. The funding was led by Innovation Endeavors, and also included MS&AD Ventures and Blackhorn Ventures. The company says it has also partnered with Tishman Speyer and Equilibrium Capital as part of the funding effort. 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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]. *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. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *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. 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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]. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 6/29/21 FutureProof <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102955> San Diego $3.00 M 6/29/21 TOCA Football, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102954> Costa Mesa $40.00 M 6/28/21 Tapcart <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102953> Santa Monica $50.00 M 6/24/21 GOAT <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102952> Los Angeles $195.00 M 6/16/21 RayzeBio, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102909> San Diego $108.00 M 6/14/21 EcoATM <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102908> San Diego $75.00 M 6/10/21 Mythical Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102893> Sherman Oaks $75.00 M 6/01/21 Impervious.ai <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102827> Los Angeles $0.00 M 6/01/21 Red 6 <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102828> Santa Monica $30.00 M 5/27/21 iLife <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102845> Irvine $4.00 M 5/25/21 Docbot <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102764> Irvine $4.00 M 5/24/21 ProducePay <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102762> Los Angeles $43.00 M 5/20/21 Sunbit, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102761> Los Angeles $130.00 M 5/19/21 National Resilience, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102760> La Jolla $164.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html July 21, Los Angeles -- *DigiMarCon America 2021 - Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference* DigiMarCon America 2021 - Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference. 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