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IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Netflix To Require Vaccination For Production* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081543.html> In a sign of growing concern over lagging vaccination rates driving a new surge of COVID-19 cases in the United States, Netflix said this week that it will now require actors and others on productions to be vaccinaed. The news apparently will make netflix the first Hollywood studio to put in place broad vaccination requirements. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081543.html>) *Headspace Names New CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081542.html> Santa Monica-based mindfulness and meditation app developer Headspace said on Wednesday thati thas named Krithika Swaminathan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Swaminathan was most recently Vice President for Artificial Intelligence at Intuit. She also previously served as Vice President of Platform Engineering for the Consumer Group (TurboTax, Turbo, Mint), and Vice President for Site Reliability, Security and Quality Engineering for Intuit Platform. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081542.html>) *Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Military Satellite* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081541.html> Long Beach-based Rocket Lab has successfully launched a military satellite back into space, on a quick recovery from a failed mission in May. The launch--for the U.S. Space Force--launched at 6pm NZ time from New Zealand. The satellite, called "Monolith", is an experiment designed to see if a large, deployable sensor which is a "substantial fraction of the total mass of the spacecraft" can be used to maintain spacecraft attitude control. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081541.html>) *InVia Robotics Scores $30M More In Series C* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081540.html> Westlake Village-based warehouse robot developer inVia Robotics, which is led by Lior Elazary, says that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Microsoft's venture capital fund, M12, as well as Qualcomm Ventures, Hitachi Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Hitachi, Ltd., and prior investors Point 72, Upfront, and Embark. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=58291>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081540.html>) *That's No Moon Entertainment Takes $100M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081539.html> Playa Del Rey-based gaming studio *That's No Moon Entertainment <http://thatsnomoon.com>*--created by game designers from Sony, Naughty Dog, and Activision--has raised $100M in an investment round, the company said this week. The funding came from Smilegate, a South Korean gaming company knokwn for the title "CROSSFIRE". The founders of the company include Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minhoff, both of whom have served at Infinity Ward and Naughty Dog.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081539.html>) *Rocket Lab Plans Space Force Launch On Thursday* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081538.html> Long Beach-based Rocket Lab is getting set for a launch for the U.S. Space Force (USSF), in a few short hours, on Thursday in New Zealand, according to the company. The company said it is launching a research and development satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO) from its launch complex in New Zealand. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081538.html>) *Rivian Plans To Spent $5 Billion On Second EV Plant* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081537.html> Electric vehicle maker Rivian is planning to spend $5 billion on a second, electric vehicle plant, according to a report from Reuters, based on a leaked document. According to the report, Mesa, Arizona might be under consideration for the plant. Plans for the new plant have not been confirmed by Rivian, which was started and has significant operations in the Irvine area. Rivian currently has a factory in Illinois. The company is backed by Amazon, Ford Motor, T. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081537.html>) *Aristea Snags $63M In Series B* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081535.html> San Diego-based immunology startup Aristea Therapeutics says it has raised $63M in a Series B financing round, which was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, LLC, along with Novo Holdings A/S, plus Arena Pharmaceuticals and funds managed by Tekla Capital Management, LLC. Aristea is a spinout of AstraZeneca, and is focused on clinical development of novel immunotherapy drugs for the treatment of orphan diseases. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081535.html>) *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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