*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, September 9, 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 * - Jam City Raises $350M, Acquires Ludia For $165M <#0081687> - Whiplash Acquires Enlinx <#0081685> - GoFormz Raises $20M In Series A <#0081684> - MediaKits Aims At Influencers <#0081686> - ADARx Takes $75M For RNA Therapeutics <#0081688> *Marketplace* - Stradling: Westlake Village Offices Have Moved <#ad776> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Stradling <#ad608> *Thursday, September 9, 2021* *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 *Jam City Raises $350M, Acquires Ludia For $165M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081687.html> Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. According to the company, it paid $165M to acquire Ludia from Fremantle. Ludia is behind the Jurassic World games, including Jurassic World: The Game and Jurassic World Alive. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081687.html>) *Whiplash Acquires Enlinx* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081685.html> Los Angeles-based omnichannel fulfillment provider Whiplash said on Wednesday that it has acquired Enlinx, a 3PL fulfillment provider based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Whiplash, the deal will give it a foothold in the Intermountain region, and help expand its U.S. coverage as it sees accelerated demand for direct-to-consumer (D2C) ecommerce and omnichannel services. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081685.html>) *GoFormz Raises $20M In Series A* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081684.html> San Diego-based mobile form and data capture app developer GoFormz said this morning that it has raised $20M in a Series A funding. The company said it recently close the final allotment in the financing round. The round was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included existing investors Cloud Apps Capital Partners and Glynn Capital. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081684.html>) *MediaKits Aims At Influencers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081686.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, MediaKits, says it has launched a new platform aimed at helping influencers, musicians, and athletes manage their brands. The company said its platform lets its users create their own custom media kits online. The startup was founded by Kieran O'Brien and Casey Adams. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081686.html>) *ADARx Takes $75M For RNA Therapeutics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081688.html> San Diego-based ADARx Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company which is developing RNA targeting therapeutics, said Wednesday that it has raised $75M in a Series B funding. The funding was co-led by SR One Capital Management and OrbiMed Advisors, and also included Sirona Capital and Lilly Asia Ventures. According to the company, the funding will go to advance and expand its pipeline of RNA targeting therapeutics. AdaRx is led by President and CEO Zhen Li, Ph.D. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081688.html>) *Stradling: Westlake Village Offices Have Moved < [email protected]>* Stradling: Solutions at the speed of now Our Westlake Village office has moved to a new location: 3075 Townsgate Road, Suite 330 Westlake Village, CA 91360 805-730-6830 Brent Reinke Shareholder [email protected] 895-730-6825 *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 Zero Trust Policies. Please reach us at [email protected] to start a conversation or visit our website https://networkthinking.com/devops/ *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 *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *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. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 9/08/21 Tiled, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103151> San Diego $13.70 M 9/08/21 Jam City <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103153> Culver City $350.00 M 9/08/21 Replicate Bioscience, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103152> San Diego $40.00 M 9/03/21 Plantible Foods <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103150> San Diego $21.50 M 8/31/21 H Code Media, LLC <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103147> Santa Monica $0.00 M 8/31/21 Flip <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103146> Los Angeles $28.00 M 8/27/21 Bright Live <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103144> Santa Monica $15.00 M 8/26/21 Sugar Living <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103145> Santa Monica $2.50 M 8/25/21 Shield AI Inc <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103142> San Diego $210.00 M 8/25/21 Energy Vault <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103143> Westlake Village $100.00 M 8/24/21 Greenfly <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103141> Santa Monica $8.40 M 8/19/21 Apeel Sciences <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103140> Goleta $250.00 M 8/19/21 RepairSmith <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103139> El Segundo $42.00 M 8/16/21 Seismic <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103138> Solana Beach $170.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html September 9, Los Angeles -- *COVID-19 Conversation: Navigating Variants, Vaccines & Boosters* *NEW* . 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