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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Chipotle Turns To TikTok For Recruiting <#0081466> - Repeat Rounds Up $6M <#0081464> - Diversis Capital Partners Invests In Adlib <#0081465> - Synoptek Acquires Juxto <#0081467> - Heliogen Goes Public Via SPAC Acquisition <#0081463> - Sir Richard Branson Still Set For Space Launch On Sunday <#0081462> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> *Thursday, July 8, 2021* *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com ) For more than 40 years top companies and municipalities have counted on Stradling to have the right team and skills to meet their toughest challenges 24/7, 365 days a year. *Chipotle Turns To TikTok For Recruiting* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081466.html> Newport Beach-based Chipotle Mexican Grill announced this morning that it is turning to TikTok in an effort to recruit employees and grow its workforce. According to Chipotle, it will use a new servie, "TikTok Resumes", to recruit employees through "TikTok video resumes", allowing applicants to submit videos for posted jobs. The company said the move is an effort to recruit "purpose-driven Gen-Z applicants" and to grow its workforce. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081466.html>) *Repeat Rounds Up $6M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081464.html> Venice, California-based Repeat, a startup which is developing technology to help encourage reordering of consumer packaged goods online, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. The company said its Series A funding round was led by Battery Ventures, and also included existing investors Harlem Capital and Mucker Capital. Battery Ventures' Neeraj Agrawal will join the company's board of directors as part of the funding. Repeat was founded by Sarah Wissel and Kim Stiefel. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081464.html>) *Diversis Capital Partners Invests In Adlib* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081465.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor Diversis Capital Partners has made a "significant" growth investment in Toronto-based Adlib, a developer of software used for structuring data. Size of that investment was not announced. According to Adlib, the funding will go to accelerate its planned growth initiatives. Adlib's software is used to automate the discovery, classification, extraction, and structure of data from unstructured documents. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081465.html>) *Synoptek Acquires Juxto* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081467.html> Irvine-based Synoptek, a provider of global IT consulting, says it has acquired Juxto, a provider of real-time-communications services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Synoptek, it will offer up real-time communication (RTC) solutions for businesses as part of its Workforce Productivity offering. Juxto offers up cloud-based communications and voice systems, and replace traditional phone systems. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081467.html>) *Heliogen Goes Public Via SPAC Acquisition* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081463.html> Pasadena-based concentrated solar energy technology developer Heliogen, a spinout of the Idealab startup incubator, has gone public via a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) deal, the company said on Wednesday. According to Heliogen and Athena Technology Acquisition Corp., the deal will list Heliogen publicly on the New York Stock Exchange, with a pro forma implied enterprise value of $2 billion. Heliogen is developing concentrated solar energy technology, aimed at replacing fossil fuels. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081463.html>) *Sir Richard Branson Still Set For Space Launch On Sunday* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081462.html> Sir Richard Branson is still set to launch into space on Sunday, July 11th, on what will be the twenty-second test flight for the VSS Unity, the rocket-powered space vehicle being developed by Branson's company, Virgin Galactic. According to Virgin Galactic, for the first time, it will livestream the spaceflight, which will carry two pilots and four "mission specialists", which includes Branson. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081462.html>) *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 *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. 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