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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - StyleScan Snags $1M For Virtual Dressing Rooms <#0082654> - Report: Activision Blizzard Buying Game Studio Proletariat <#0082653> - Regard Gets $15.3M For AI Medical Diagnosis <#0082651> - Vivera Pharmaceuticals Names Interim CTO <#0082652> - Snapchat Launches New, Paid, Feature Called Snapchat Plus <#0082649> *Marketplace* - Apply For KPMG's 2nd Annual Global Tech Innovator Competition <#ad793> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> *Thursday, June 30, 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 *StyleScan Snags $1M For Virtual Dressing Rooms* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082654.html> Los Angeles-based StyleScan, a developer of technology which allows people to try on clothing virtually, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company said today. The company said the new funding brings its total seed funding to $3M. The funding was led by Clearbrook Capital. The company was founded by CEo Larissa Posner. According to the StyleScan, its technology allows users to preview garments on models with a wide range of body shapes, sizes and skin-tones. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082654.html>) *Report: Activision Blizzard Buying Game Studio Proletariat* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082653.html> Santa Monica-based *Activision <https://www.activision.com>* is in the midst of acquiring *Proletariat*, the game studio behind the game Spellbreak, according to reports <https://venturebeat.com/2022/06/29/blizzard-spellbreak-studio-proletariat-to-bolster-world-of-warcraft/>. Financial details of the deal were not announced, and the deal has not yet been formally announced. Proletariat is based in Boston.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082653.html>) *Regard Gets $15.3M For AI Medical Diagnosis* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082651.html> Los Angeles-based Regard, a company developing artificial intelligence software to help physicians with diagnosis of medical conditions, has raised $15.3M in its Series A funding roudn. The funding was led by Calibrate Ventures and Foundry Group, and also included existing investors TenOneTen Ventures and Susa Ventures, as well as new investors Brook Byers of Byers Capital and Drew Houston. The company said the new investment will go to grow its team. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=103224> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082651.html>) *Vivera Pharmaceuticals Names Interim CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082652.html> NewportBeach-based Vivera Pharmaceuticals said this morning that it has named Guido Jouret, Ph.D., as its Senior Technology Advisor and Interim Chief Technology Officer. Jouret has served as Chief Development Officer of Plume, Chief Digital Officer at Swiss automation firm ABB, in addition to serving at Cisco Systems, Envision Energy, and Nokia Technologies. The company said that Jouret will focus on ZICOH, a smart dose-controlled electronic medical device. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082652.html>) *Snapchat Launches New, Paid, Feature Called Snapchat Plus* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082649.html> Los Angeles-based Snapchat says it has released a new set of experimental, pre-release, and "exclusive" new features for its users, which it is selling for $3.99 a month to users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. The company said the features are aimed at its "most passionate" members of its community. 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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>* 6/30/22 Regard <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103224> Los Angeles $15.30 M 6/16/22 Metropolis Technologies, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103223> Venice $167.00 M 6/14/22 Overair <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103222> Santa Ana $145.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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