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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - ONK Therapeutics Snags $21.5M for NK Cell Therapies <#0082065> - Classy: More Than $1.1 Billion Raised For Nonprofits <#0082064> - SPORTS.TV Aims At Sports Fans With Streaming Service <#0082063> - Labrador Systems Raises $3.1M For Assistive Robots <#0082061> - VeriCheck Acquires ACHWorks <#0082062> *Marketplace* - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Thursday, January 6, 2022* *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. *ONK Therapeutics Snags $21.5M for NK Cell Therapies* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082065.html> San Diego- and Galway, Ireland-based ONK Therapeutics announced today that it has raised $21.5M in its Series A funding. The funding was led by Acorn Bioventures and ALSHC, plus Cormorant Asset Management. The startup says it is developing optimally engineered natural killer (NK) cell therapies. ONK said the new funding will go to drive multiple, pre-clinical programs through IND-enabling studies, and also go towards GMP manufacturing capability. The company's CEO is Chris Nowers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082065.html>) *Classy: More Than $1.1 Billion Raised For Nonprofits* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082064.html> San Diego-based nonprofit fundraising software developer Classy says that more than $1.1 billion was raised by its nonprofit customers on its platform in 2021. The company--which helps nonprofits reach out to donors--said about $30.8 million of that was in recurring donations on its platform. The company has been developing tools to help nonprofits move donors to give on a recurring basis--more like a subscription--rather than just provide on-time donations. The company said it saw $19. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082064.html>) *SPORTS.TV Aims At Sports Fans With Streaming Service* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082063.html> A new, free-streaming service, SPORTS.TV, has been launched by Allen Media Group, which said today its new app-based consumer video streaming service is free, and aggregates sports, news, movies, documentaries, and entertainment networks, as well as local broadcast television stations. The company said its app runs on Apple iOS/iPhone/iPad, Android, Fire TV, and Android TV, and is also available on the worldwide web. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082063.html>) *Labrador Systems Raises $3.1M For Assistive Robots* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082061.html> Calabasas-based Labrador Systems, a startup developing assistive robots for the disabled, has raised $3.1M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The funding was led by Amazon's Alexa Fund and iRobot Ventures, and also included SOV and Grep VC. The company said it has launched a new type of personal robot called the "Labrador Retriever" which it says helps individuals to live more independently. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082061.html>) *VeriCheck Acquires ACHWorks* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082062.html> Los Angeles-based ACH payments provider *VeriCheck <https://www.vericheck.com>* announced this morning that it has acquired *Applied Payments, LLC*, which operates as *ACHWorks*. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. VCI said it will integrate the team and technology of ACHWorks to further its offerings. 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