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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - BloomNation Becomes Promenade, Offers Up Systems To Others <#0082473> - Volta Trucks Plans EV Truck Pilot In LA <#0082472> - Sienza Energy Names COO <#0082471> - Illumina Links With Investor Deerfield Management <#0082470> - Alchemy Expands Into Latin America <#0082469> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Tech vs Media Episode 09: From MTV To NPR To Riot Games, Learning From Jarl Mohn <#ad790> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Friday, May 6, 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/ *BloomNation Becomes Promenade, Offers Up Systems To Others* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082473.html> Santa Monica-based online floral marketplace BloomNation has made a pivot to its business, saying that it has become Promenade Group, and is now offering up its online e-commerce website and delivery platform to other markets. According to the company, it is offering up its e-commerce systems to other industries, starting with restaurants and beverage stores. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082473.html>) *Volta Trucks Plans EV Truck Pilot In LA* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082472.html> Swedish electric truck maker Volta said on Thursday that it plans to launch its electric trucks into the United States, starting with a pilot in Los Angeles. The EV maker develops heavy duty trucks which are meant for use in urban areas, and which have a range of approximately 95 to 125 miles. The company said it initially will roll out its vehicles as a service. The company says its initial deployment in the United States will include 100 trucks. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082472.html>) *Sienza Energy Names COO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082471.html> Pasadena-based Sienza Energy, a Caltech spinout which is backed by billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong, has named Samuel Kang as its new Chief Operating Officer, the company said this week. Kang was most recently Head of Total Solutions and Head of School Buses for BYD; he also serves as a Councilman and Mayor of Duarte, California. Sienza is commercializing battery technology which the company says revolves around its own electrode design, which offers up higher energy and power density. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082471.html>) *Illumina Links With Investor Deerfield Management* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082470.html> San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina and healthcare investor Deerfield Management said Thursday that the two companies are in a five-year partnership on "discovery and development of novel therapies for diseases with unmet medical needs". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082470.html>) *Alchemy Expands Into Latin America* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082469.html> Irvine-based *Alchemy <https://trustalchemy.com>*, a fintech startup which offers up lending and financing software, says it is expanding into Latin America. The company says it is looking at countries such as Brazil, Argentina, El Salvador, and Mexico. Alchemy focuses on the "Buy Now Pay Later" market, which let people purchase items online and pay for them over time.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082469.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 *Tech vs Media Episode 09: From MTV To NPR To Riot Games, Learning From Jarl Mohn <https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG>* Tech vs Media Episode 09: >From MTV, to running NPR, to investing in Riot Games, learn from the industry master Jarl Mohn Former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn recounts some of the most pivotable portions of his career which were in turn pivotal for all of us who are consumers of entertainment Listen here: https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG *From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice < [email protected]>* KPMG provides Bookkeeping, Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to assist you at any stage of your life cycle. 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