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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Starburst Aerospace Launches New Accelerator <#0082218> - DishDivvy Picks Up $1.3M For Home Cooked Meal Delivery Marketplace <#0082217> - Wilshire Lane Capital Finds $40M For First Fund <#0082216> - TrueCar Names COO <#0082219> - Blizzard Entertainment Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit <#0082220> *Marketplace* - Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management <#ad783> - Stradling <#ad608> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Wednesday, February 23, 2022* *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 *Starburst Aerospace Launches New Accelerator* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082218.html> El Segundo-based aerospace and defense accelerator Starburst Aerospace says it is launching a new startup accelerator effort, called the Minority Serving Institutions Space Accelerator. The new accelerator is being run as part of a partnership between Starburst and NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD), its Minority University Research Education Project within the Office of STEM Engagement, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082218.html>) *DishDivvy Picks Up $1.3M For Home Cooked Meal Delivery Marketplace* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082217.html> Tired of eating and ordering out, and really want a home cooked meal, but can't cook your own? Los Angeles-based DishDivvy said this morning that it has raised $1.3M in a pre-seed funding to create a marketplace, which connects skilled home cooks to local customers. The company said the funding was led by 10X Venture, and also included early employees and senior executives of DoorDash, Etsy, Eaze, and MasterClass. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082217.html>) *Wilshire Lane Capital Finds $40M For First Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082216.html> Los Angeles-based property tech investor Wilshire Lane Capital has raised $40M in a first fund, the company said on Tuesday. The fund--founded by Adam Demuyakor--said investors in the fund included J.P. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082216.html>) *TrueCar Names COO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082219.html> Santa Monica-based online vehicle marketplace TrueCar said today that it has named Jantoon Reigersman, its Chief Financial Officer, to the additional role of Chief Operating Officer. Reigersman will remain as CFO in addition to his new role. Reigersman has been at TrueCar ince January of 2021, and previously had been CFO of Leaf Group, a media and e-commerce company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082219.html>) *Blizzard Entertainment Settles Patent Infringement Lawsuit* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082220.html> Irvine-based online games maker Blizzard Entertainment has settled a patent infringement lawsuit which had been filed against the company by a firm called Via Vadis LLC. According to a filing by the firms, they have reached an agreement and will file dismissal paperwork in the suit, which was scheduled to go to trial yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. Via Vadis had sued Blizzard for infringing on U.S. Patent No. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082220.html>) *Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management <https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson>* 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. Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management with Mellody Hobson, the Co-CEO and President of Ariel Capital, Board Director of JP Morgan and Starbucks, and former Chairman of Dreamworks. Mellody shares her perspective on the past, current, and future of the entertainment industry, as well as her perspectives on race, diversity, mental health and gender in America today. Listen here: https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson *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. *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>* 2/22/22 Fama Technologies, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103209> Los Angeles $10.00 M 2/17/22 Spotter, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103208> Beverly Hills $200.00 M 2/17/22 Voila <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103207> Los Angeles $6.00 M 2/15/22 Telgorithm <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103206> Northridge $3.80 M 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 ------------------------------ *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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