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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Beatriz Acevedo, SUMA Wealth <#0081897> - REAL Aims Platform At Creators <#0081894> - Givsum Gets $2M For Nonprofit Fundraising Tools <#0081893> - Vivera Pharmaceuticals Names Legal Head <#0081895> - HyreCar Partners With AmeriDrive, Cogent Bank <#0081896> - Afterparty Snags $3M For NFT Creation Platform <#0081891> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Stradling <#ad608> *Friday, November 5, 2021* *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]. *Interview with Beatriz Acevedo, SUMA Wealth* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081897.html> For today's interview, we spoke with Beatriz Acevedo, the founder and CEO of SUMA Wealth (www.sumawealth.com), a fintech startup based in Los Angeles. Beatriz told us all about SUMA Wealth. The company's backers include Samara Hernández, founding partner at Chingona Ventures, plus Marcos Gonzalez at Vamos Ventures, the Kwanza Jones & José E. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081897.html>) *REAL Aims Platform At Creators* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081894.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, REAL says it has launched a new, online platform that lets creators offer up exclusive content to their fans, using their own currency. The startup said it lets creators sell their own "coin" to fans, which will give fans access to special content. The startup is led by CEO and founder Ian McLoughlin, who previously founded LiquidSky.tv, and edge cloud computing service acquired by Walmart. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081894.html>) *Givsum Gets $2M For Nonprofit Fundraising Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081893.html> Newport Beach-based Givsum, a developer of an online platform to help charitable organizations with fundraising, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by SteelBridge Labs. According to the company, it will use the funding to accelerate its growth. The company says it offers up donation pages, ticketing, memberships, and real-time online/mobile auctions to nonprofit and other charitable organizations. Givsum says it is continuing to raise angel funding via Wefunder. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081893.html>) *Vivera Pharmaceuticals Names Legal Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081895.html> Newport Beach-based Vivera Pharmaceuticals said this week that it has named Sahar S. Pugh as the company's General Counsel and Vice President of Legal Affairs. The pharmaceuticals company said that Pugh previously was at Milstein, Jackson, Fairchild & Wade, LLP, and that she has nearly two decades of experience in practicing law. Vivera says it holds patents for a sublingual drug delivery system for pharmaceutical use, as well as patents on a smart dose-controlled medical device. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081895.html>) *HyreCar Partners With AmeriDrive, Cogent Bank* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081896.html> Los Angeles-based automotive sharing marketplace HyreCar said this week that it has expanded its partnerships with AmeriDrive and Cogent Bank, to help increase its car supply. AmeriDrive Holdings is an automotive mobility fleet manager, and Cogent Bank is a provider of financing. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081896.html>) *Afterparty Snags $3M For NFT Creation Platform* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081891.html> Los Angeles-based Afterparty, which is developing an platform which the company says helps creators launch their own NFTs, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Acrew Capital and TenOneTen Ventures with participation from Palm Tree Crew, Act One Ventures, Hex Capital, Red Light Management, plus angels Dylan & Brandon Lee, Louis Beryl, Dave Bonanno, Craig Clemens, Reade Seiff and Alex Kassan. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081891.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 *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 *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. 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