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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Walt Disney Announces 2021 Accelerator Companies <#0081528> - Miso Robotics Names CTO <#0081527> - Sonos, The North Face In Partnership <#0081529> - 8minute Solar Energy Names General Counsel <#0081530> - SPINN Snag $20M For Coffee Device <#0081526> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#ad608> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> *Tuesday, July 27, 2021* *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. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial and venture-backed businesses and their capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. 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]. *Walt Disney Announces 2021 Accelerator Companies* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081528.html> Burbank-based The Walt Disney Company has announced the participants in this year's startup accelerator program at the company. According to the company, it has selected eight companies for the 2021 Disney Accelerator Program, including companies in the areas of messaging, the frontiers of technology, e-commerce, data, and personalization. The three month mentorship program has been run since 2014. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081528.html>) *Miso Robotics Names CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081527.html> Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics said this morning that it has named Christopher Kruger as its new Chief Technology Officer, and also named several new members to its board of advisors. Kruger was most recently at iRobot, and also served at Hewlett Packard Inc. (HP). Current CTO Ryan Sinnet will become Chief Research Officer at the company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081527.html>) *Sonos, The North Face In Partnership* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081529.html> Santa Barbara-based speaker and music system developer Sonos and outdoor brand The North Face said Monday that the two are in a new partnership, to help promote the new Sonos portable speaker, the Sonos Roam. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. The companies said the partnership will revolve around the "opportunity to experience the outdoors through exclusive content on Sonos Radio". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081529.html>) *8minute Solar Energy Names General Counsel* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081530.html> Los Angeles-based solar power developer 8minute Solar Energy, which develops solar power and battery storage plants, said yesterday that it has named Jennifer Arasimowicz as the company's new General Counsel. Arasimowicz was previously Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary at FuelCell Energy, and also has served at Total Energy and Shipman & Goodwin, LLP. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081530.html>) *SPINN Snag $20M For Coffee Device* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081526.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, SPINN, developing a fully automated, mobile- or voice-controlled coffee maker which grinds beans, heats water, and brews coffee for users, said on Monday that it has raised $20M in a funding round. The funding was led by Spark Capital, and also included Amazon's Alexa Fund, Bar 9 Ventures and others. The startup, led by CEO Roderic de Rode, said its hardware uses centrifugal force to make its own coffee, in addition to grinding and its other features. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=103096> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081526.html>) *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. *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 *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? 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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]. *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 ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 7/26/21 SPINN <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103096> Los Angeles $20.00 M 7/21/21 FloQast <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103068> Los Angeles $110.00 M 7/20/21 QMerit, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103067> Irvine $0.00 M 7/16/21 NetraDyne, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103034> San Diego $150.00 M 7/14/21 Endgame <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103033> Los Angeles $12.25 M 7/13/21 Specright <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103032> Tustin $30.00 M 6/30/21 ServiceTitan <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102971> Glendale $200.00 M 6/30/21 Quizizz <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102972> Santa Monica $31.50 M 6/29/21 TOCA Football, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102954> Costa Mesa $40.00 M 6/29/21 FutureProof <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=102955> San Diego $3.00 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html July 29, San Diego -- *Virtual Rocket Pitch + Power Networking* Virtual Rocket Pitch + Power Networking. 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ACM SIGGRAPH is a special interest group within ACM that serves as an interdisciplinary community for members in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH conferences, held in North America and Asia, are the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experiences showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26335 August 4, Los Angeles -- *SIGGRAPH 2021* SIGGRAPH 2021. ACM SIGGRAPH is a special interest group within ACM that serves as an interdisciplinary community for members in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH conferences, held in North America and Asia, are the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experiences showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26336 August 5, Los Angeles -- *SIGGRAPH 2021* SIGGRAPH 2021. ACM SIGGRAPH is a special interest group within ACM that serves as an interdisciplinary community for members in research, technology, and applications in computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH conferences, held in North America and Asia, are the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experiences showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26337 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). Business. Technology. Law. Vision. 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