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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - NZXT Gets $100M For Gaming PCs <#0082006> - First Resonance Finds $14M <#0082003> - Bloom Science Scores $12M <#0082002> - Stratolaunch Snags Contract With Defense Agency <#0082004> - Nanotech Energy Aims At Delivering To Battery Market By End Of 2022 <#0082005> *Marketplace* - 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> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#ad717> *Thursday, December 9, 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. *NZXT Gets $100M For Gaming PCs* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082006.html> City of Industry-based NZXT, a maker of custom, gaming PCs, has raised $100M in a strategic investment, the company said this week. The funding came from private equity investor Franciso Partners. Acording to NZXT, the investment will bring on more senior talent, expand its product offering to include new hardware categories, expand its direct-to-consumer offering in new global markets, among other efforts. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082006.html>) *First Resonance Finds $14M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082003.html> Los Angeles-based First Resonance, which develops software for manufacturing operations, announced this morning that it has raised $14M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Craft Ventures, and also included Blue Bear Capital, Fika Ventures, and Stage VP. As part of the funding, Michael Tam of Craft Ventures will join First Resonance's board. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082003.html>) *Bloom Science Scores $12M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082002.html> San Diego=based Bloom Science, a biotech startup developing microbiome-based treatments for neurological and inflammatory disease, says it has raised $12M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Leaps by Bayer, the impact investment arm of Bayer AG, and the ALS Investment Fund, and also included Apollo Health Ventures, plus existing investor, Joyance Partners. The company said it is initially focusing on treating drug resistant epilepsy and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082002.html>) *Stratolaunch Snags Contract With Defense Agency* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082004.html> M (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082004.html>) *Nanotech Energy Aims At Delivering To Battery Market By End Of 2022* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082005.html> Los Angeles-based startup, Nanotech Energy, is pitching customized, non-flammable Lithium-ion battery packs, saying it plans to deliver its products by Q4 of 2022. The company said it is developing graphene-based batteries and pouch cell battery packs, which it says can be used to power electric vehicles, bikes and scooters. The company has yet to deliver any products to market, but says it is now taking pre-orders for the yet-to-be-developed products. 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