*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, May 19, 2022* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - CrescoNet Gets Investment From Private Equity Investor <#0082517> - Psudo Gets $3M For Eco-Friendly Sneakers <#0082516> - Greater Good Health Lands $10M For Healthcare Efforts <#0082515> - Pasadena's Near Plans To Go Public Via SPAC <#0082514> - Venture Backed Age Bold Wins Deal In Los Gatos <#0082513> *Marketplace* - Tech vs Media Episode 2: The Creators Era, and The Music Industry <#ad782> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stradling <#ad608> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Thursday, May 19, 2022* *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 *CrescoNet Gets Investment From Private Equity Investor* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082517.html> Carlsbad-based CrescoNet, an integrator of electric, water and gas smart metering and related services using Internet-of-Things (IoT) and LTE/5G communications, says it has received an investment from private equity investor Brookfield. Financial details of the investment were not announced. According to the company, it will use the funding to accelerate product and market expansion into North American water, gas, and electric utilities. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082517.html>) *Psudo Gets $3M For Eco-Friendly Sneakers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082516.html> Los Angeles-based Psudo, a new startup developing "eco-friendly" sneakers, said this morning that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was managed by SternAegis Ventures. The company said it is developing "ethical, small-back, on-demand" sneakers. Psudo was founded by Michael and Kortney Rich, a husband-and-wife team. Psudo says its sneakers are made from recycled water bottles and include custom 3D printed designs and patterns, with each sneaker keeping 7. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082516.html>) *Greater Good Health Lands $10M For Healthcare Efforts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082515.html> Manhattan Beach-based Greater Good Health, which provides care training, technology tools, clinical resources and professional development to nurse practitioners, says it has raised $10M in a funding round. The company said the funding was led by LRVHealth, along with Martin Ventures, Health Velocity Capital, and returning investor Optum Ventures. The company has now raised a total of $13M in funding. The company said the funds will go to grow its network of nurse practitioners. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082515.html>) *Pasadena's Near Plans To Go Public Via SPAC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082514.html> Pasadena-based Near, a provider of location-based, anonymized data, said it plans to go public on the Nasdaq, via a merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). According to Near, it plans to merge with KludeIn I Acquisition Corp, in a deal that will have a post-transaction pro-forma market capitalization of nearly $1 billion. Near said the combined company will be renamed "Near Intelligence, Inc." and trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market as NIR. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082514.html>) *Venture Backed Age Bold Wins Deal In Los Gatos* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082513.html> Los Angeles-based Age Bold (Bold), a startup which provides online classes for balance and fall prevention, joint pain management, and healthier aging to seniors, says it has inked a partnership to offer up its online community to a senior living community in Los Gatos. According to Age Bold, The Terraces of Los Gatos will offer up its platform to its nearly 250 residents. Financial impact of the win was not announced. Bold is led by CEO and co-founder (Amanda Rees). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082513.html>) *Tech vs Media Episode 2: The Creators Era, and The Music Industry <https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG>* The Creators Era, and The Music Industry "Past, Present, and Future" with Music Visionary and Executive Marc Geiger How is the music industry transforming from physical to digital? Industry leader and innovator Marc Geiger (co-founder of Lollapalooza, founder and CEO of Artist Direct, head of World Wide Music for William Morris for 20 years, and current CEO and Chairman of SaveLive) shares insights into the future of music, what exactly is the “Creators Era”, where NFTs fit in all of this, and what was it like pioneering music e-commerce Mick Jagger. Link: https://link.chtbl.com/aKC6DpJG *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/ *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. 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