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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Ruth Health Finds $2.5M For Prenatal, Postpartum Care <#0082442> - Divergent Technologies Takes $160M For Industrial 3D Printing <#0082440> - Cartwheel Connects With $3M For Delivery Management <#0082439> - Team Liquid, Alienware Launch Esports Training Program In Santa Monica <#0082438> - Zest AI Wins Credit Unions In Nebraska, Kentucky <#0082441> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Tech vs Media Episode 09: From MTV To NPR To Riot Games, Learning From Jarl Mohn <#ad790> *Thursday, April 28, 2022* *Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <http://www.networkthinking.com>* Network Thinking Solutions provides DevOps and Managed Services for Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties. NTS helps development teams implement, manage and monitor CI/CD, Load Balancing, Docker and Auto Scaling technologies. NTS also provides Desktop Managed Services for your business team which includes Antivirus, Threat Protection, Ransomware Detection and Zero Trust Policies. Please reach us at [email protected] to start a conversation or visit our website https://networkthinking.com/devops/ *Ruth Health Finds $2.5M For Prenatal, Postpartum Care* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082442.html> Los Angeles-based Ruth Health, a startup which operates a telehealth and online health platform to help women with prenatal and postpartum care, has raised $2.4M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Giant Ventures, and also included Citylight VC, Cleo Capital Scout Fund, Crista Galli Ventures, Duro VC, Emmeline Ventures, Gaingels, Global Founders Capital, Pentas Ventures, SOMA Capital, Techstars, Torch Capital, YCombinator, and angels. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082442.html>) *Divergent Technologies Takes $160M For Industrial 3D Printing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082440.html> Los Angeles-based Divergent Technologies, a developer of industrial 3D printing systems, said this week that it has raised $160M in its Series C funding round. The company said that John L. Thornton, the former President of Goldman Sachs, has joined the company as part of the funding; other investors include Tom Steyer and David Beirne, former of Benchmark Capital. Divergent Technologies previously raised $200 million from investors including Horizons Ventures and Altran Technologies. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082440.html>) *Cartwheel Connects With $3M For Delivery Management* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082439.html> Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, a startup which develops delivery management software for restaurants, retailers, couriers, and other areas, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Chingona Ventures, TenOneTen Ventures, Act One, and Pitbull Capital. According to the company, the funding will go towards product development, partner integration, and expansion. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082439.html>) *Team Liquid, Alienware Launch Esports Training Program In Santa Monica* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082438.html> Team Liquid, an e-sports team, and PC and accessories maker Alienware said this morning that the two have launched a new "Esports athlete training" program in Santa Monica, where it will provide professional esports training. According to the two, the center will use "quantifiable game-agnostic data" in its program focused on "anticipatory skills, divided attention, emotional regulation, automaticity" and other areas. The new esports training program is called The Pro Lab. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082438.html>) *Zest AI Wins Credit Unions In Nebraska, Kentucky* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082441.html> Los Angeles-based *Zest AI <https://www.zest.ai>* said today that it has scored wins with two credit unions, one in Nebraska, and the other in Kentucky. According to the company, the Kentucky Credit Union League and the Nebraska Credit Union League will use its software to members in bo th states. Zest uses artificial intelligence software to help approve and score loans. 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