*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Friday, February 11, 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 * - Odys Aviation Lands $12.4M For Flying Cars <#0082186> - OpenNode Gets $20M For Bitcoin Payments Infrastructure <#0082184> - Sekr Snags $2.25M For Campsite App <#0082182> - Ethernity Picks Up $20M For NFT Auction Infrastructure <#0082185> - Ucello Therapeutics Gets $25M <#0082183> - Tinder Adds Blind Dates To App <#0082181> *Marketplace* - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - Stradling <#ad608> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Friday, February 11, 2022* *Listen to Tech vs. Media from Richard Wolpert <https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG>* CurtCo Media Launches its Newest Podcast: Tech vs Media, Hosted by Longtime Tech and Entertainment Veteran, Richard Wolpert (Apple, Disney, RealNetworks, 4x CEO). 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 *Odys Aviation Lands $12.4M For Flying Cars* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082186.html> Long Beach-based Odys Aviation--which says it is not just building "another flying car"--says it has raised $12.4M in a seed funding round, from Giant Ventures, Soma Capital, 11.2 Capital, Countdown Capital, Uber Elevate co-founder Nikhil Goel and Cruise Automation founder Kyle Vogt. The company said it is developing a "hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for regional mobility". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082186.html>) *OpenNode Gets $20M For Bitcoin Payments Infrastructure* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082184.html> Los Angeles-based bitcoin startup OpenNode says it has raised $20M in a Series A funding, to go towards its bitcoin payment processing efforts. According to the company, the funding was led by Kingsway, and also included Twitter, Tim Draper, and Avon Ventures, a venture capital fund linked with Fidelity Investments. The startup says the funding valued the company at $220M. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082184.html>) *Sekr Snags $2.25M For Campsite App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082182.html> San Diego-based Sekr, a startup which develops an app which provides a database of free and dispersed campsites aimed at "digital nomads", has raised $2.25M in a seed funding round, the company said on thursday. The funding was led by Storyteller Overland, Backstage Capital, Techstars, Ad Astra Ventures, Crescent Ridge Ventures, and Andy Ballester, co-founder of GoFundMe. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=64159>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082182.html>) *Ethernity Picks Up $20M For NFT Auction Infrastructure* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082185.html> Los Angeles-based Ethernity, which auctions off NFTs from sports, music, film, gaming, tech, history, and entertainment figures, says it has raised $20M in a seed funding round. The company said the funding came from Thomas Vu (Riot Games), Michael Rubin (Fanatics), Eric Schmidt (former Google CEO), Kenetic, Black Edge Capital, Morningstar Ventures, Ripple, Algorand, Banter Capital and Polygon Studios, and others. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082185.html>) *Ucello Therapeutics Gets $25M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082183.html> San Diego- and Chengdu, China-based Ucello Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup which says it is developing universal CAR-T therapies, has raised $25M in a Series A financing round. The company said the funding was led by Matrix Partners China, plus Co-Win Ventures, Northern Light Venture Capital, and Elikon Venture, along with prior investor Chengdu Bio-town Fund. The company is led by Dr. Qiang Zou, Chairman and CEO. It's unclear how large the company's operations in San Diego are. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082183.html>) *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>) *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 *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. *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 *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 *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]. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 2/11/22 Sekr <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103205> San Diego $2.25 M 2/09/22 Happy Money <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103203> Tustin $50.00 M 2/09/22 Complyant <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103204> Los Angeles $5.50 M 2/03/22 Platform Science, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103202> San Diego $115.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *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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