*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, September 15, 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 * - SpaceX Space Tourism Launch Set For Today <#0081709> - CreatorIQ Connects With $40M More <#0081711> - Appetize Acquired By SpotOn <#0081710> - Indi Launches Live Events Feature <#0081708> - LiveXLive Plans Rebranding, Spinout <#0081707> - Grow Credit Scores $106M In Equity, Debt For Consumer Credit <#0081706> - Retrospec Launches New E-Bike <#0081705> *Marketplace* - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Wednesday, September 15, 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. *SpaceX Space Tourism Launch Set For Today* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081709.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is getting set to launch its first ever, space tourism focused mission today from Florida. According to SpaceX, there's a give-hour launch window today opening at 8:02 p.m. for the Inspiration4 mission, which it says will be the world's "first ever all-civilian human spaceflight". The mission is thanks to billionaire Jared Isaacman, founder of Shift4 Payments, who paid for the entire launch. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081709.html>) *CreatorIQ Connects With $40M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081711.html> Los Angeles-based influencer marketing startup CreatorIQ has raised $40M more in funding, according to the company. According to CreatorIQ, the new funding round came from existing investors TVC Capital, Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, Affinity Group, and Unilever Ventures, plus new investor Silver Lake Waterman. CreatorIQ is led by founder and CEO Igor Vaks. The company says it has now raised over $80M in funding. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081711.html>) *Appetize Acquired By SpotOn* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081710.html> Los Angeles-based Appetize, the developer of point-of-sale ordering apps serving the restaurant, sports, entertainment, and hospitality business, has been acquired by San Francisco-based SpotOn, the companies said on Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. SpotOn announced the buy along with a $300M, Series E funding round. Appetize was venture backed by such investors as 32equity, the investment arm of the NFL, as well as Oak View Group and Shamrock Capital Advisors. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081710.html>) *Indi Launches Live Events Feature* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081708.html> Newport Beach-based Indi, which operates an app and platform which helps individuals make money through direct sales to their social connections, says it has added a new "live events" feature for its app. According to the company, the new Live Events feature collaboration, sharing a product or service, hosting a Q&A session or serve as a meetup place for like-minded individuals. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081708.html>) *LiveXLive Plans Rebranding, Spinout* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081707.html> Los Angeles-based LiveXLive Media, which operates both an online livestreaming and pay-per-view business, says it is going through a major rebranding, and plans to spin out its pay-per-view business as a separate company. According to LiveXLive, it plans to change its name to LiveOne, and will spin out its PPV business as a public company called PPVOne. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081707.html>) *Grow Credit Scores $106M In Equity, Debt For Consumer Credit* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081706.html> Santa Monica-based fintech startup Grow Credit, which helps consumers build their credit score through payments for subscription services, said on Tuesday that it raised $106M in a combination of equity and debt. The funding included $6.3M in equity, and $100M in debt. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081706.html>) *Retrospec Launches New E-Bike* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081705.html> Los Angeles-based e-bike brand Retrospec said on Tuesday that it has launched a brand new product, the Valen Rev, a "moto-style" electric bike it says has a 50 mile range and is aimed at the "everyday rider". The company said the new e-bike costs $1799.99, and features a 48v motor, 6 levels of pedal assist, and a 50 mile range. Retrospec sells both e-bikes and more traditional bicycles, along with paddleboards, longboards and skateboards, and other active lifestyle products. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081705.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. 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]. *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 *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. 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]. *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 *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. 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