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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Rocket Lab Looks To Catch Returning Rocket Using A Helicopter <#0082365> - Qualcomm Finally Gets Victory In Long Running Patent Case <#0082364> - Nuvve Ties With Toyota Tsusho, Chubu Electric Power In Japanese Effort <#0082362> - Robocalls Ramping Up Again, Says YouMail <#0082361> - Classy Taps Salesforce Exec For Sales Head <#0082363> *Marketplace* - Tech vs Media Episode 7: From Audio to Video to Movies and More <#ad787> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, April 6, 2022* *Rocket Lab Looks To Catch Returning Rocket Using A Helicopter* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082365.html> Land a rocket on a barge? Drop your rocket into the ocean with a parachute? Nope-- Long Beach-based Rocket Lab says it is planning to make an attempt to capture one of its Electron Rockets mid-air using a helicopter, during its next mission. According to Rocket Lab, the effort to catch its rocket by helicopter is part of its program to make its Electron rocket a reusable. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082365.html>) *Qualcomm Finally Gets Victory In Long Running Patent Case* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082364.html> San Diego-based *Qualcomm <https://www.qualcomm.com>* has finally gotten victory in a very long running battle over patent infringement with a company called ParkerVision. A ruling in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida granted a motion for summary judgment in the case, which involved a series of patent infringement lawsuits filed over 10 years by ParkerVision. ParkerVision had initially claimed infringement on 11 patents by Qualcomm.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082364.html>) *Nuvve Ties With Toyota Tsusho, Chubu Electric Power In Japanese Effort* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082362.html> San Diego-based Nuvve, which is developing vehicle-to-grid energy technology, says it has partnered with Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Toyota Tsusho), the trading arm of the Toyota Group, and Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Company (Chubu) to link into the Japanese power grid. According to the company, it is developing a joint solution with Toyota Tsusho and Chubu to developing a solution to serve as a power source and absorb demand fluctuations using its technology. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082362.html>) *Robocalls Ramping Up Again, Says YouMail* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082361.html> Think you're getting more robocalls than usual? According to Irvine-based YouMail, which provides a robocall blocking and voicemail service, you are. The firm said that its tracking found that U.S. phones received nearly 4.4 billion robocalls in March, up 16.1 percent from February call volumes. YouMail said that robocalls had declined earlier this year due to new rules for call authentication, but have since recovered; the company said call volumes are still below the peak of 5. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082361.html>) *Classy Taps Salesforce Exec For Sales Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082363.html> San Diego-based nonprofit software provider Classy said on Tuesday that it has hired a former Salesforce executive to head up its sales efforts. According to the company, Marc Ferris has been appointed Chief Growth Officer, and will lead the company's sales and customer growth team. Classy said Ferris spent 12 years at Salesforce, working on Salesforce.org, a social enterprise focused on providing nonprofit and education organizations, and most recently serving as SVP of Growth for the Americas. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082363.html>) *Tech vs Media Episode 7: From Audio to Video to Movies and More <https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG>* Tech vs Media Episode 7: From Audio to Video to Movies and More: the Past, Present, and Future of All Content Streaming with Rob Glaser Rob Glaser, the founder/inventor of streaming audio and video on the internet, shares what it was like taking this powerful technology to the music and movie industries, and discusses the past, present, and future of AI. 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Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *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. 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