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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Qualcomm Sues Former Engineer For IP Theft <#0082294> - Rolebot Rounds Up $4.5M For Diverse Recruiting <#0082291> - Miso Robotics Signs Up Chipotle For Tortilla Chip Test <#0082292> - Super Expands To SoCal <#0082290> - GATC Health Adds Former eBay Chief Architect As Advisor <#0082293> - Snappt Connects With $100M <#0082289> *Marketplace* - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Tech vs. Media: From Working in a Small Apartment to Selling Your Company for Over $100M <#ad786> - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> *Wednesday, March 16, 2022* *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 *Qualcomm Sues Former Engineer For IP Theft* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082294.html> San Diego-based Qualcomm has sued one of its former engineers, saying that he stole the company's intellectual property by taking screenshots of sensitive documents. The lawsuit claims that Guarav Kathuria stole trade secrets after taking a job at another high tech company. Kathuria was most recently a Senior Software Engineering Manager at Qualcomm in San Diego. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082294.html>) *Rolebot Rounds Up $4.5M For Diverse Recruiting* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082291.html> Los Angeles-based Rolebot, which develops artificial intelligence powered software for recruiting diverse talent, says it has raised $4.5M in a funding round. The funding came from Data Point Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Jason Calacanis, and the LAUNCH fund. According to Rolebot, it helps companies find the "most promising talent" requiring no job descriptions, no resumes, and no job postings to help companies exceed their diversity goals. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082291.html>) *Miso Robotics Signs Up Chipotle For Tortilla Chip Test* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082292.html> Los Angeles-based robot developer Miso Robotics has scored a high profile with with fast casual chain Chipotle, which said this morning that it is testing a version of Miso's kitchen robot, called "Chippy". According to Chipotle, it will pilot the use of "Chippy" at its innovation hub in Irvine, with plans to integrate the robot into a restaurant somewhere in Southern California later. Financial details of the win were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082292.html>) *Super Expands To SoCal* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082290.html> Subscription home repair insurance startup *Super <https://www.hellosuper.com>* announced this morning that it is expanding into Southern California, and has started to provide its plans in the Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The insure-tech startup, based in San Francisco, says it offers up subscription, home repair coverage for appliance and system breakdowns, plus access to routine maintenance.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082290.html>) *GATC Health Adds Former eBay Chief Architect As Advisor* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082293.html> Irvine-based artificial intelligence and biotech startup GATC Health says that the former Chief Architect of eBay has joined the company as a strategic advisor. According to GATC Health, Mark Palaima will support the company in strategic planning and partnerships. The company said Palaima has more than 35 years of leadership, and spent a decade building and scaling eBay's technology and systems. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082293.html>) *Snappt Connects With $100M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082289.html> Los Angeles-based Snappt, a proptech startup which provides fraud protection for property managers, announced this morning that it has raised $100M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Insight Partners. According to Snappt, it helps property managers accurately screen tenant applications and detect when financial documentation, such as pay stubs and bank statements, have been fraudulently altered. Daniel Berlind is the CEO and cofounder of Snappt. 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Please reach us at [email protected] to start a conversation or visit our website https://networkthinking.com/devops/ *Tech vs. Media: From Working in a Small Apartment to Selling Your Company for Over $100M <https://www.curtco.com/tvm-06-jon-skogmo>* How to go from $10,000 and Working in a Small Apartment to Selling Your Company for Over $100,000,000 with Junkin Media Founder and Former CEO, Jon Skogmo The ultimate content creator: the “King of Viral Video,” founder and former CEO of Junkin Media Jon Skogmo, discusses how licensing and monetizing video clips on digital platforms and being an early adopter of YouTube helped him sell his company for over 100 million dollars. Listen to the episode here: href="https://www.curtco.com/tvm-06-jon-skogmo *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 *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 ------------------------------ *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 Voila <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103207> Los Angeles $6.00 M 2/17/22 Spotter, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103208> Beverly Hills $200.00 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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