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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - BlackLine Acquires FourQ Systems <#0082136> - NVISIONx Finds $4.6M For Data Risk Reduction <#0082135> - InCharge Energy Acquired By ABB <#0082138> - Rocket Lab Wins NASA Contract <#0082139> - LiveOne Connects Its Podcasts To Tesla Vehicles <#0082137> - MarketCast Acquires Invoke <#0082132> - Matters Labs Gets $2M <#0082130> *Marketplace* - Stradling <#ad608> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> *Friday, January 28, 2022* *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 *BlackLine Acquires FourQ Systems* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082136.html> Los Angeles-based accounting automation software developer BlackLine said on Thursday that it has acquired FourQ Systems, a developer of financial management software. According to BlackLine, it paid $165M at close, plus earnout of over $75M over the next three years subject to certain financial performance milestones. BlackLine said the deal will help it enhance its existing intercompany accounting automation capabilities. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082136.html>) *NVISIONx Finds $4.6M For Data Risk Reduction* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082135.html> Los Angeles-based NVISIONx, a developer of data risk reduction software, says it has raised $4.6M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Companyon Ventures, and also included Morgan Stanley Next Level Fund, SixThirty Ventures, Gaingels, Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and CreativeCo Capital. NVISIONx develops enterprise software, used to find and defensibly purge files that have no business value, to help to reduce data risks. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082135.html>) *InCharge Energy Acquired By ABB* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082138.html> Santa Monica-based *InCharge Energy <https://inchargeus.com/>* a developer of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, has been acquired by Zurich-based *ABB*. Financial details of the deal were not announced. ABB said deal gives it an approximately 60% controlling interest in InCharge Energy. InCharge has around 50 employees. InCharge Energy says it provides EV fleet planning services, design and engineering, construction and commissioning, and other related services.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082138.html>) *Rocket Lab Wins NASA Contract* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082139.html> Long Beach-based satellite launch provider Rocket Lab announced this week that it has been selected by NASA, as one of twelve companies to provide launch services for NASA's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions. Rocket Lab did not say how much its portion of the $300M in launch contracts is worth. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082139.html>) *LiveOne Connects Its Podcasts To Tesla Vehicles* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082137.html> Los Angeles-based content provider LiveOne says it is now delivering its podcasts to Tesla Vehicles and on the Android Automotive app. The company said the podcasts are from its subsidiary, PodcastOne. The content includes podcasts from Adam Carolla, The Jordan Harbinger Show, Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, LadyGang and others. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082137.html>) *MarketCast Acquires Invoke* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082132.html> Los Angeles-based market research provider and software developer *MarketCast <https://www.marketcast.com>* said on Wednesday that it has acquired *Invoke*, a provider of market research focused on video streaming services. Financial details of the buy were not announced. MarketCast said the acquisition will help it grow its entertainment research and content testing for streaming and broadcast content. MarketCast is led by CEO John Batter.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082132.html>) *Matters Labs Gets $2M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082130.html> *Matters Lab <https://matter-labs.io>*, with operations in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, and Taipei, says it has raised $2M in what it calls a "Pre-A" fundraising round. The funding came from Longling Capital, Protocol Labs, Mask Network, Crust network, Infinity Labs, Assembly Partners, and Incuba Alpha. The startup said it is developing an "open-source decentralized Web3 publishing platform" which it says is a "blockchain media experiment".( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082130.html>) *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]. *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/ ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 1/27/22 Matters Lab <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103201> Los Angeles $2.00 M 1/13/22 Masters <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103199> Los Angeles $2.70 M 1/13/22 HeyRenee <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103200> Los Angeles $4.40 M 1/12/22 Jaanuu <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103198> El Segundo $75.00 M 1/04/22 Liquid Death <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103197> Santa Monica $75.00 M 12/17/21 Elementary Robotics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103196> Los Angeles $30.00 M 12/16/21 AvantStay <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103195> Los Angeles $160.00 M 12/01/21 Ember Technologies <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103194> Westlake Village $23.50 M 11/29/21 Ablaze Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103193> San Diego $75.00 M 11/18/21 Machina Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103192> Los Angeles $16.30 M 11/15/21 Intelligo <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103189> Los Angeles $22.00 M 11/15/21 MingSight Pharmaceuticals <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103191> San Diego $20.00 M 11/04/21 Huckleberry Labs <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103186> Irvine $12.50 M 11/04/21 Biolinq Inc <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103187> San Diego $100.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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