*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, June 7, 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 * - Religion of Sports Gets $50M More <#0082577> - Apple Names Latest OS After Ventura <#0082576> - OmniSync Gets $1M Grant <#0082575> - Texas AG Lines Up With Musk Against Twitter <#0082573> - Miso Robotics Adopts AWS RoboMaker <#0082574> *Marketplace* - Recurring Revenue Conference - June 23, 2022 <#ad791> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Tuesday, June 7, 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 *Religion of Sports Gets $50M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082577.html> Santa Monica-based streaming media startup Religion Of Sports, which was co-founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra, said on Monday that it has raised $50M in a Series B funding. The funding was led by Shamrock Capital, and also included Elysian Park Ventures and Cerro Capital. The company is also backed by Courtside Ventures, LinkinFirm and Advancit Ventures. Religion of Sports is led by CEO Ameeth Snkaran. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082577.html>) *Apple Names Latest OS After Ventura* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082576.html> Although Apple does not have any local operations except its retail stores in Ventura County, the computing and electronic device giant has named its latest operating system, MacOS Ventura, after the local city/county. It's unclear why Apple decided to gives its latest OS a local moniker, however, the comany has previously named its OS versions after other California locations, including Monterey, Catalina, Mojave, Yosemite, Mavericks (a surfing spot), and Big Sur. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082576.html>) *OmniSync Gets $1M Grant* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082575.html> San Diego-based OmniSync, which is developing artificial intelligence software to help deep tech and life science startups to access agency-wide Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants and contracts, has scored a SBIR grant itself. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082575.html>) *Texas AG Lines Up With Musk Against Twitter* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082573.html> In a move which aligns the State of Texas with new billionaire resident Elon Musk, Ken Paxton, the Attorney General of Texas, announced on Monday that he has ordered a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to investigate whether Twitter's reporting on real versus fake users is "fake, misleading, or deceptive" under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Paxton said that the number of bots are "directly harming Texas consumers and businesses. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082573.html>) *Miso Robotics Adopts AWS RoboMaker* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082574.html> Pasadena-based restaurant robotics developer *Miso Roboticss <https://www.misorobotics.com>* said today that it is working with *Amazon Web Services <https://aws.amazon.com>*, and is using the *AWS RoboMaker* service to test the software powering its Flippy 2 and Flippy Lite robots. Those robots are being deployed in quick serve restaurants to automate parts of the food production line. 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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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