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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Menlo Micro Picks Up $150M In Series C <#0082273> - Acorns Collects $300M More <#0082272> - Slingshot Aerospace Snags $25M <#0082271> - TigerConnect Expands Healthcare Scheduling Capabilities <#0082270> - ChowNow Names Chief Marketing Officer <#0082269> *Marketplace* - Tech vs. Media Episode 5: Creating Content on a Global Basis <#ad785> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Thursday, March 10, 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 *Menlo Micro Picks Up $150M In Series C* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082273.html> Irvine-based Menlo Micro has picked up $150M more in funding in a Series C round, the company said Wednesday. The company said the round was led by Vertical Venture Partners and Future Shape plus new investors Fidelity Management & Research Company, DBL Partners and Adage Capital Management. Existing investors, Standard Investments, Paladin Capital Group, Piva Capital, and PeopleFund also participated. The company has now raised over $225M in total. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103211>)(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082273.html>) *Acorns Collects $300M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082272.html> Irvine-based Acorns, which develops a savings and investment app, has raised $300M more in a Series F funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by TPG, and also included BlackRock, Bain Capital Ventures, and Galaxy Digital, and reportedly valued the company at $1.9 billion pre-money. The new funding comes after the company aborted an attempt to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) in January. Acorns is led by CEO Noah Kerner. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082272.html>) *Slingshot Aerospace Snags $25M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082271.html> El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace, a developer of space simulation and analytics software, announced this morning that it has raised $25M in a Series A-1 funding. The funding was led by Draper Associates and ATX Venture Partners, and also included Edison Partners, Embedded Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Lockheed Martin Ventures, plus Revolution's Rise of the Rest Fund, and Okapi Venture Capital. The startup said the new funds come on top of the $9. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=56100>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082271.html>) *TigerConnect Expands Healthcare Scheduling Capabilities* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082270.html> Santa Monica-based TigerConnect has expanded the capabilities of its platform, saying today that it has added new capabilities that allow its users to manage Resident scheduling through the software-as-a-service platform. The company said it has launched TigerConnect Resident Scheduling, which simplifies the complex task of creating reent schedules. The company already offers up a similar tool for managing physician scheduling. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082270.html>) *ChowNow Names Chief Marketing Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082269.html> Los Angeles-based online restaurant ordering systems developer *ChowNow <https://www.chownow.com>* said on Wednesday that it has name a new marketing head, appointing *Karene Tropene* as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Tropene was most recently SVP of Marketing and Content at Medium, and also has served at Disney+, Netflix, HBO, and NBCUniversal. ChowNow develops online ordering systems used by restaurants to manage their delivery and takeout business.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082269.html>) *Tech vs. Media Episode 5: Creating Content on a Global Basis <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-vs-media/id1606444841>* Tech vs Media Episode 5: Creating Content on a Global Basis with guest Christy Haubeggar, EVP and Chief Inclusion Officer at Warner Media One of the most powerful women in entertainment explains how Warner Media is moving into the future with HBOMAX, CNN, Warner Brothers, TNT, Cartoon Network and more. And how they are choosing diversity because it drives bigger audiences, not only because it's the right thing to do! Listen to the newest episode on href=" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-vs-media/id1606444841";>Apple, Spotify <https://open.spotify.com/show/3oiHCYLkLqPpr2aO7GlkEt>, href=" https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvNGZhYjM2NjMtYmMwZS00MmRhLWJjYTEtYWI2ODAwMGViMTA5LzhmMzQ2NjE4LTRlYTMtNDI0Ni04ODFkLWFlMjQwMTNhOGU3Yy85Nzc4ZmIwNS0wYTAwLTQ3NjEtOGY1ZC1hZTI0MDE0MDk2YmUvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M%3d ">Google, href=" https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cbe66668-37d8-4c9b-abda-e9f67c1ae493/tech-vs-media ">Amazon, and Stitcher <https://www.stitcher.com/show/tech-vs-media>. *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 *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 *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]. *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. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 3/10/22 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103211> Irvine $150.00 M 3/10/22 Slingshot Aerospace <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103210> El Segundo $25.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *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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