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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Report: Bird Axes 23 Percent Of Staff <#0082582> - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launches Cleantech Loan Fund <#0082581> - Songtradr Acquires Musicube <#0082580> - Calaxy Collects $26M <#0082579> - Nativo Names CMO <#0082578> - Religion of Sports Gets $50M More <#0082577> *Marketplace* - Recurring Revenue Conference - June 23, 2022 <#ad791> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Tech vs Media Episode 2: The Creators Era, and The Music Industry <#ad782> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> *Wednesday, June 8, 2022* *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $40 billion in assets and 69 full-service branches primarily located in California, with one in Durham, NC and another in Denver, CO. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial and venture-backed businesses and their capital and private equity investors. For more information, visit http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or reach out to Britt Nelson at [email protected]. *Report: Bird Axes 23 Percent Of Staff* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082582.html> Santa Monica-based micromobility provider Bird is reportedly laying off 23 percent of its staff, based on reports. The layoffs--first reported by Layoffs.fyi--apparently were announced in an internal memo. In a statement to TechCrunch, Bird said that it eliminated "all non-critical third party spend" as well as "team members". Layoffs.fyi said that most of the jobs being eliminated are in Los Angeles. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082582.html>) *Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Launches Cleantech Loan Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082581.html> The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator announced this morning that it has launched a brand new, $6M clean technology loan fund, designed to fund early stage startups in the climate area. According to the incubator, the LACI Cleantech Debt Fund will offer up loans of between $25,000 to $250,000 to an estimated 100 early-stage startups over five years. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082581.html>) *Songtradr Acquires Musicube* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082580.html> Los Angeles-based Songtradr, a B2B music licensing company, said yesterday that it has acquired Musicube, a developer of artificial intelligence software for music search. According to Songtradr, the deal will expand its portfolio of tech-enabled music solutions designed to license the right music for any content. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Songtradr is led by CEO Paul Wiltshire. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082580.html>) *Calaxy Collects $26M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082579.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Calaxy, which offers up a social marketplace for celebrities, has raised $26M in a funding round, the company said on Tuesday. According to the company, the strategic fnding was co-led by HBAR Foundation and Animoca Brands, and also included Polygon. The company said it was founded by tech entrepreneur Solo Ceesay and NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082579.html>) *Nativo Names CMO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082578.html> Los Angeles-based *Nativo <https://www.nativo.com>*, which develops brand marketing software for advertisers and publishers, says it has named Raquel Cadourcy as the company's new Chief Marketing Officer. Cadourcy was most recently Chief Marketing Officer at Modern Luxury Media, and also had served at Undertone and Merkle. Cadourcy reports to Nativo CEo Justin Choi.( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082578.html>) *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. 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IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *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. 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