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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Fisker Makes Investment In European Charging Network <#0081548> - TuSimple Links Autonomous Trucking Efforts With Ryder <#0081547> - Alteryx Expands Partnership With PwC <#0081545> - CreatorIQ Names Customer Chief <#0081546> - SOCi Acquires Brandify <#0081544> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Friday, July 30, 2021* *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 *Fisker Makes Investment In European Charging Network* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081548.html> Los Angeles-based electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. says it will be making a $10M investment in a European electric vehicle charging network operator, Allego B.V., as part of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger between Allego and Spartan Acquisition Corp. III. According to Fisker, it will invest $10M in the PIPE. Allego operates more than 26,000 public EV charging ports across 12,000 public and private locations in 12 European countries. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081548.html>) *TuSimple Links Autonomous Trucking Efforts With Ryder* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081547.html> San Diego-based TuSimple, which is developing a fleet of autonomous trucks, says it has linked with Ryder, where the two will look to leverage Ryder's fleet maintenance facilities as terminals for TuSimple's fleet of autonomous vehicles. TuSimple says that at the moment, it has more than 50 autonomous trucks which are moving freight across Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. TuSimple's Level-4 autonomous trucks are aimed at serving as long-haul transportation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081547.html>) *Alteryx Expands Partnership With PwC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081545.html> Irvine-based analytics software developer Alteryx is expanding an existing relationship it has with accounting and consulting giant PwC, saying Thursday that the two are in a global expansion of a partnership they announced in February of 2020. Alteryx said the deal brings its analytics and data science automation tied into PwC's services and technologies. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. Alteryx is led by CEO Mark Anderson. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081545.html>) *CreatorIQ Names Customer Chief* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081546.html> Los Angeles-based influencer marketing software provider CreatorIQ said this week that it has named Max Powers as the company's new Chief Customer Officer. Powers was most recently SVP, Business Operations at TeleSign. Powers also previously served at General Manager of Vantage Media, where the company said she ran the Education division of the business, as well as building the company-wide Customer Success organization. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081546.html>) *SOCi Acquires Brandify* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081544.html> San Diego-based marketing software developer SOCi annoucned on Thursday that it has acquired Brandify, a provider of location-based digital marketing. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. According to SOCi, the deal will add additional functionality to its platform. SOCi is led by CEO Afif Khoury, and is backed by JMI Equity. The company recently raised $80 From JMI Equity. SOCi says its customers includes such companies as Ace Hardware, Sports Clips, and Anytime Fitness. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081544.html>) *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. 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]. *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 *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 *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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