*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, February 10, 2022* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Tinder Adds Blind Dates To App <#0082181> - Endgame Gets $30M <#0082179> - SoCal Venture Pipeline Program Looks Towards Seed Deals <#0082177> - Alo Yoga Launches Into Roblox <#0082178> - Armata Pharmaceuticals Finds $45M <#0082180> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Listen to Tech vs. Media from Richard Wolpert <#ad781> - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Stradling <#ad608> *Thursday, February 10, 2022* *Tinder Adds Blind Dates To App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082181.html> In a move to allow people to match based more on personality and less on profile photos, Tinder said today that it will launched a new "blind date" feature on its app. The new feature--found within "Explore", will allow users to match to one another based on their answer to a number of icebreaker questions. The new feature changes the dynamic for Tinder, which has been heavily based on profile photos. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082181.html>) *Endgame Gets $30M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082179.html> Los Angeles-based *Endgame <https://www.endgame.io>*, which says it is developing software to help software-as-a-service companies understand customer behavior, has raised $30M in a Series B funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by EQT Ventures, and also included Upfront Ventures, Menlo Ventures, and Unusual Ventures. As part of the funding, Laura Yao of EQT Ventures has joined the company's board as an observer. Endgame is led by CEO Alex Bilmes.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082179.html>) *SoCal Venture Pipeline Program Looks Towards Seed Deals* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082177.html> The SoCal Venture Pipeline program, run by the nonprofit Alliance for SoCal Innovation and backed by Silicon Valley Bank, says it is expanding its program beyond Series A funding rounds, to "seed-ready" companies. According to the Alliance, it will not include seed stage startups raising more than $1M in institutional capital to the program. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082177.html>) *Alo Yoga Launches Into Roblox* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082178.html> Los Angeles-based fashion and lifestyle brand Alo Yoga says it is bringing "wellness to the metaverse", and is launching itself into the Roblox, the popular virtual world. According to Alo Yoga, it has opened up a virtual "Alo Sanctuary" which will offer up an "immersive wellness sapce for yoga and meditation". The fashion brand also said it will be donating to mental health initiatives for users who complete a "mindful movement quest" through Roblox. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082178.html>) *Armata Pharmaceuticals Finds $45M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082180.html> Marina Del Rey-based biotech startup Armata Pharmaceuticals says it has raised $45M in an investment in the publicly listed company. According to the company, it is selling common tock and warrants to Innoviva Strategic Opportunities, LLC, which is already the company' largest shareholder. The company said the funding will go to advance its clinical pipeline and strengthen its bacteriophage platform. 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On Tech vs Media , Richard shares the amazing lessons learned on past, present, and predictions of the future of media and technology, and how these two categories have and will continue to converge or clash. Having been on both sides of the technology and media industries for over 35 years, Richard has learned the good, the bad, and the ugly. This show shares some of the best thinkers and leaders of entertainment and technology so you too can learn some of the lessons it has taken him 35 years to learn. Every episode features a C-Level guest from the fields of entertainment and media who will share their personal insights, state of the industries today, and predictions for the future for these rapidly changing fields. https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG *KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <https://info.kpmg.us/quantumshift.html>* SHIFT TO A NEW LEVEL OF SUCCESS Welcoming America’s most innovative and promising CEOs to the University of Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor for a five-day (May 1-6, 2022) learning and peer-to-peer networking experience. QuantumShift is led by faculty from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and aims to help entrepreneurs improve their leadership approach, inspire their people, and maximize their growth opportunities. Interested in joining the class of 2022? Please apply here: https://info.kpmg.us/quantumshift.html *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. 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