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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Bird Launches New Products At Target <#0082001> - ChargeSentry Aims To Fix Merchant Chargebacks <#0082000> - Crexi Hosts $205M Auction <#0081999> - ChowNow Touts Better Profits For Restaurants <#0081998> - Cornerstone OnDemand Links Into Leadership Podcasts <#0081997> - Sequoia Games Snags Series A <#0081996> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Stradling <#ad608> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Wednesday, December 8, 2021* *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/ *Bird Launches New Products At Target* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082001.html> Santa Monica-based micromobility services provider Bird is offering up several new, retail products at Target, saying it has launched three new retail vehicles. The company said it has launched the electric Bird Bike, the Bird Flex e-scooter and Birdie Glow, a "children's kick scooter with light-up wheels!". The company said the new line of products are aimed at users interested in owning their own "micromobility device". The Bird Bike is Bird's first consumer e-bike. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082001.html>) *ChargeSentry Aims To Fix Merchant Chargebacks* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082000.html> Los Angeles-based ChargeSentry, a new fintech startup looking to help e-commerce merchants stem revenue loss from "chargebacks"--the automatic refunds given by credit card companies when consumers complain of unauthorized charges. According to ChargeSentry, it has developed a chargeback response service which automatically manages chargebacks for e-commerce merchants, aiming to help small and medium-sized merchants, who do not have the resources of large enterprise merchants to handle the issue. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082000.html>) *Crexi Hosts $205M Auction* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081999.html> Los Angeles-based commercial real estate marketplace *Crexi <https://www.crexi.com>* says it has hosted its largest ever auction of a property, a $205M property in Las Vegas. According to the company, the auction was for the Beltway Business Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. The company said it sold at 32 percent over reserve, and received 15 total bids. The company says that it now has over 225 employees, and so far has helped to close upwards of $330 billion in transactions.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081999.html>) *ChowNow Touts Better Profits For Restaurants* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081998.html> Los Angeles-based ChowNow said on Tuesday that it has launched a brand new feature on its marketplace, providing a new "Diner Impact Score" which shows end users how much they are saving their local restaurants by using its app, instead of others. According to the company, it is cumatively tracking the impact diners can create by placing orders through its ordering platform, instead of other apps. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081998.html>) *Cornerstone OnDemand Links Into Leadership Podcasts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081997.html> Santa Monica-based human resources (HR) software ad training products company Cornerstone OnDemand says it is in a new partnership with podcast provider WaitWhat, to offer up leadership podcasts featuring LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, interviewing such leaders as Barack Obama, Arianna Huffington, Bill Gates, Tory Burch and Sir Richard Branson, as well as the founders and CEOs of Netflix, AirBnb, Peloton, Delta, Nike, Disney, Spotify, Starbucks, Google, Pepsi and others. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081997.html>) *Sequoia Games Snags Series A* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081996.html> Los Angeles-based game studio Sequoia Games says it has raised a Series A round of funding, from such angels as Mark Mastrov (founder of 24 Hour Fitness), Steve Kokinos (CEO of Algorand), George Ruan (founder of Honey, recently acquired by PayPal), as well as Borderless Capital, KittyHawk Ventures, and Citta Capital. According to the company, it is developing licensed sports gaming titles, which fuse professional sports and augmented reality. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081996.html>) *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. 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 *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. *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]. *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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