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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Foxconn, With Operations In LA, Shuts Factories In Shenzhen <#0082283> - Autonomy Partners With Equifax For Tesla Subscription <#0082281> - MeridianLink Buys StreetShares <#0082280> - Navitas Powers Samsung Galaxy S22 <#0082279> - GreenPower Adds School Bus Dealership <#0082282> - Starburst Aerospace Opens Accelerator Applications <#0082274> *Marketplace* - Tech vs. Media Episode 5: Creating Content on a Global Basis <#ad785> - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> *Monday, March 14, 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 *Foxconn, With Operations In LA, Shuts Factories In Shenzhen* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082283.html> Electronic manufacturing giant Foxconn--which has a major operation in Los Angeles, in the form of Belkin--has shut down its manufacturing operations in Shenzhen, China, as a new COVID-19 outbreak has occurred in China. It's unclear how that shutdown will impact shipment of products at Belkin. Shenzhen is considered the "Silicon Valley" of China. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082283.html>) *Autonomy Partners With Equifax For Tesla Subscription* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082281.html> Santa Monica-based vehicle subscription service Autonomy--led by online automotive pioneer Scott Painter--has partnered with credit agency Equifax, the two said this morning. According to the two companies, Autonomy will use the Equifax InstaTouch ID consumer identity and authentication product, to enable its electric vehicle subscription service. Autonomy recently launched a Tesla Model 3 vehicle subscription program in California. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082281.html>) *MeridianLink Buys StreetShares* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082280.html> Costa Mesa-based software developer *MeridianLink <https://www.meridianlink.com>* said last week that it has acquired *StreetShares*, a provider of small business lending technology to banks and credit unions. Financial details of the deal were not announced. MeridianLink is a provider of software for financial institutions and consumer reporting agencies. The company is led by CEO Nicolaas Vlok.( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082280.html>) *Navitas Powers Samsung Galaxy S22* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082279.html> El Segundo-based gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor developer *Navitas Semiconductor <https://www.navitassemi.com>* said today that its chips have been been selected by Samsung for use in its Galaxy S22 Ultra and S22+ smartphones. Speciically, Navitas says its ICs are being used for Samsung's fast charging technology. Financial impact o the win were not announced.( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082279.html>) *GreenPower Adds School Bus Dealership* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082282.html> Los Angeles-based electric school bus manufacturer GreenPower Motor Company said this morning that it has signed on a new dealer for the companys zero emissions school bus. The company said RWC Group will sell its school bus in Arizona, Washington, and Clark County, Nevada. GreenPower said RWC Group will take delivery of two of its GreenPower BEAST school buses in April, and at least 12 more of the buses in its first year. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082282.html>) *Starburst Aerospace Opens Accelerator Applications* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082274.html> Starburst Aerospace says it has opened up applications for a new class of companies in its aerospace accelerator program in LA. According to Starburst, applications opened up yesterday for the SCALE Accelerator Spring Cohort, which is aimed at pre-seed and seed stage startups, entrepreneurs and investors working at advancement of novel technologies with aerospace applications. The accelerator is funded by a grant of $1. 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