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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Elon Musk Threatens To Kill Twitter Deal <#0082569> - Avocado Green Mattress Extends To Canadian Market <#0082572> - Ryff Partners With ReachTV <#0082571> - MSBAI Gets Department of Energy Grant <#0082570> - Santa Barbara Venture Partners Raises $11M Fund <#0082568> - Subject, Backed By $29.4, Signs Up Schools For E-Learning <#0082566> *Marketplace* - Tech vs Media Episode 09: From MTV To NPR To Riot Games, Learning From Jarl Mohn <#ad789> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Monday, June 6, 2022* *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 *Elon Musk Threatens To Kill Twitter Deal* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082569.html> Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Hawthorne-based SpaceX, Tesla, and other companies, is threatening to pull out of a deal with Twitter, claiming in an SEC filing that Twitter has refused his data requests to quantify how many of its users are "spam bots". In the filing, Musk's lawyers said "he does not believe the company’s lax testing methodologies are adequate so he must conduct his own analysis. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082569.html>) *Avocado Green Mattress Extends To Canadian Market* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082572.html> Los Angeles-based *Avocado Green Mattress <https://avocadomattress.ca>*, an online "green" mattress brand headquartered in Santa Monica, says it has expanded its business to Canada, and is now offering up its organic mattresses, pillows, and mattress protectors to Canadian residents. The company said it is a certified B corp, which manufactures its organic mattresses in California, using 100% certified organic materials.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082572.html>) *Ryff Partners With ReachTV* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082571.html> Los Angeles-based Ryff, a startup developing artificial intelligence tools to virtually insert products into content, says it has partnered with airport television network ReachTV. Ryff said the partnership will give it access to ReachTV's complete library of content, allowing it to sell brands for product placement. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Ryff claims its technology allows products can be inserted digitally into an existing program without the need for post-production. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082571.html>) *MSBAI Gets Department of Energy Grant* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082570.html> Los Angeles-based *MSBAI <https://msb.ai>* said last week that it has been awarded $199,944 by the Department of Energy, to provide its tools to streamline setting up simulations for the Office of Nuclear Energy's Advanced Modeling and Simulation tools. The company said its tools reduce the time from hours to minutes. The company's software is based on artificial intelligence (AI) techniques.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082570.html>) *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>) *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 *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. 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For more information, visit http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or reach out to Britt Nelson at [email protected]. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 5/11/22 PrismPop <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103221> Pasadena $5.00 M 5/09/22 AskGene <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103220> Camarillo $20.00 M 5/02/22 LinearB <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103219> Santa Monica $50.00 M 4/15/22 Obsidian Security <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103217> Newport Beach $90.00 M 4/14/22 Welcome Tech <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103216> Los Angeles $30.00 M 4/12/22 Studio <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103214> Los Angeles $50.00 M 3/23/22 Gamefam <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103212> Los Angeles $25.00 M 3/23/22 Subject <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103213> Los Angeles $29.40 M 3/10/22 Menlo Microsystems, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103211> Irvine $150.00 M 3/10/22 Slingshot Aerospace <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103210> El Segundo $25.00 M 2/22/22 Fama Technologies, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103209> Los Angeles $10.00 M 2/17/22 Voila <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103207> Los Angeles $6.00 M 2/17/22 Spotter, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103208> Beverly Hills $200.00 M 2/15/22 Telgorithm <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103206> Northridge $3.80 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html June 16, San Diego -- *DigiMarCon California 2022 - Digital Marketing, Media and Advertising Conference & Exhibition* "DigiMarCon California 2022 is your chance to ... – Experience a safe and intimate gathering with marketing leaders and professionals in a clean and hygienic environment. – Hear from some of the most audacious and thought-provoking speakers in the digital marketing, media and advertising industry. – Gain insight into emerging strategies, the latest innovative technologies, and best practices to move your business to the next level. – Network with thought leaders, reunite with your peers, and build your professional network. 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