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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SpaceX Bumping Prices Of Launch Services, Satellite Internet <#0082315> - Subject Scores $29.4M For Digital Learning <#0082314> - Gamefam Gets $25M For Roblox Games <#0082313> - McLaren Silicon Launches New Venture, Atlas Silicon <#0082316> - Dave Gets $100M From Cryptocurrency Firm <#0082312> *Marketplace* - Listen to Tech vs. Media from Richard Wolpert <#ad781> - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Wednesday, March 23, 2022* *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. *SpaceX Bumping Prices Of Launch Services, Satellite Internet* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082315.html> Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX is significantly raising prices for its launches, as well as its Starlink internet service, blaming the increase on "excessive levels of inflation". According to SpaceX, it has boosted the price of Falcon 9 launches from $62M for a launch to $67M, and the price of Falcon 9 Heavy launches from $90M to $97M. On Starlink, the company says it has boosted monthly pricing for Starlink to $110 a month, up from $99, and a cost of a terminal has gone from $499 in the U. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082315.html>) *Subject Scores $29.4M For Digital Learning* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082314.html> Los Angeles-based Subject, which operates an online learning platform for high school students, has raised $29.4M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Owl Ventures, and also included Kleiner Perkins, SoftBank Group, Hispanic Scholarship Fund and Moving Capital. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=103213> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082314.html>) *Gamefam Gets $25M For Roblox Games* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082313.html> Los Angeles-based Gamefan, which makes games on the popular videogame platform Roblox, has raised $25M in a Series A venture capital funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Konvoy Ventures, and also includes Play Ventures, Makers Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners and Galaxy Interactive. According to the company, it will use the new funding to fuel growth. Gamefan says it has 6.5 million unique daily users in the US and 15 million globally. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=103212> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082313.html>) *McLaren Silicon Launches New Venture, Atlas Silicon* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082316.html> Irvine-based McLaren Strategic Ventures (MSV) said today that it has launched a new business, Atlas Silicon, which will use artificial intelligence for customized chip design. The company did not say how much it is investing in Atlas Silicon. McLaren Strategic Ventures is associated with $200M special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) McLaren Technology Acquisition Corporation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082316.html>) *Dave Gets $100M From Cryptocurrency Firm* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082312.html> Los Angeles-based banking app developer Dave has received $100M from the venture fund of cryptocurrency exchange FTX US, as part of a move into the cryptocurrency area. The newly public company said the $100M investment came from FTX Ventures, and also includes a strategic partnership with West Realm Shires Services, Inc., owner and operator of FTX US. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082312.html>) *Listen to Tech vs. Media from Richard Wolpert <https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG>* Tech vs Media: Is it a convergence or clash? Join in the conversation in CurtCo Media's new podcast, hosted by tech and entertainment veteran Richard Wolpert. 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. 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