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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Santa Barbara Venture Partners Raises $11M Fund <#0082568> - Subject, Backed By $29.4, Signs Up Schools For E-Learning <#0082566> - Pluto Picks Up $4M For Systematic Investing <#0082565> - The Musk LA Startup You've Never Heard Of: Passionflix <#0082564> - Kintara Gets Nasdaq Extension <#0082567> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Recurring Revenue Conference - June 23, 2022 <#ad791> - Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management <#ad783> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#ad724> *Friday, June 3, 2022* *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. 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]. *Santa Barbara Venture Partners Raises $11M Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082568.html> Santa Barbara Venture Partners, a new venture capital fund led by serial entrepreneur Dan Engel, has raised $11M in its first investment fund. The company is aiming at investing in software-as-a-service companies in Southern California. Engel's early years were at Morpheus Software, Google (AdSense/AdWords), Picasa (Acquired by Google), and GoToMeeting, and he was the co-founder of FastSpring, which was acquired in 2013. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082568.html>) *Subject, Backed By $29.4, Signs Up Schools For E-Learning* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082566.html> Los Angeles-based Subject, which is backed by $29.4M in a Series A funding from Owl Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, said this week it has now signed up more than 100 schools for its online, accredited e-learning platform. The company did not say how much business those wins represent. The company said it offers up over 60 courses, covering core, APs and electives. Felix Ruano is CEO and Co-Founder of Subject, which was previously known as Emile Learning. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082566.html>) *Pluto Picks Up $4M For Systematic Investing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082565.html> Marina Del Rey-based Pluto, a startup which helps stock market traders automate the buying and selling of stocks, has raised $4M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by at.inc/ Nadav Eylath, and also included Switch Ventures and Caffeinated Capital. According to the company, it has developed an app which lets retail investors buit their own systematic investing applications, without need for technical or programming skills. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082565.html>) *The Musk LA Startup You've Never Heard Of: Passionflix* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082564.html> Here's a Musk startup in Los Angeles--to be precise, one run by Elon Musk's sister, Tosca Musk--you might not have heard of: Passionflix, which features adaptations of mass market romance novels and erotic fan fiction, and turns them into streaming media. According to the New York Times, the startup has raised nearly $22M in early funding for its service. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082564.html>) *Kintara Gets Nasdaq Extension* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082567.html> San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals firm Kintara reported this morning that it has received a notification from The Nasdaq Stock Market, informing the company that it has been granted a 180-day extension to regain compliance with the Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. The company said it now has until November 28, 2022 to meet the requirement. The company first received a warning for failing to maintain a minimum bid price of $1. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082567.html>) *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. [email protected] www.socalip.com *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 *Recurring Revenue Conference - June 23, 2022 <https://bit.ly/3LLZhhG>* Recurring Revenue Conference Scaling SaaS & Subscription Businesses June 23, 2022 Culver City or virtually Join 500+ entrepreneurs, executives, and investors June 23 at the Culver City Hilton. Whether you are a SaaS or subscription business, or if customer retention is critical for your success, this is the premier Southern California event to learn from the tech pioneers. Hear from experts who are successfully growing their industry leading companies, as well as from the investors backing them. Can’t make the in-person event? Join us virtually. Enter the Promo Code below to save 10% on your ticket! Register at https://bit.ly/3LLZhhG Promo Code: SoCalTech10 Enter Promo Code before registration details *Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management <https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson>* CurtCo Media Launches its Newest Podcast: Tech vs Media, Hosted by Longtime Tech and Entertainment Veteran, Richard Wolpert (Apple, Disney, RealNetworks, 4x CEO). 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. Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management with Mellody Hobson, the Co-CEO and President of Ariel Capital, Board Director of JP Morgan and Starbucks, and former Chairman of Dreamworks. Mellody shares her perspective on the past, current, and future of the entertainment industry, as well as her perspectives on race, diversity, mental health and gender in America today. Listen here: https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? Want to reach Southern California's movers and shakers? Become a SPONSOR or SOCALTECH SUPPORTER! 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