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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Autonomy Places Order For 23,000 Electric Vehicles <#0082791> - Boulevard Parks $70M Funding Round <#0082790> - Maximus Finds $15M For Men's Hormones <#0082789> - Ember Spins Out New Startup, Ember LifeSciences <#0082787> - Pressed Expands Deal With Instacart <#0082788> - VIZIO Launches Subscription Management Tool <#0082786> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, August 10, 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]. *Autonomy Places Order For 23,000 Electric Vehicles* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082791.html> Santa Monica-based subscription electric vehicle service Autonomy---headed by longtime tech/auto veteran Scott Painter--says it has placed an order for 23,000 electric vehicles, from 17 different global automakers. The company said the orders are an effort to "expand and diversify" its fleet beyond Tesla. The company said it expects those orders to be delivered between 6 and 18 months. The order, according to Autonomy, is 1.2 percent of the projected U.S. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082791.html>) *Boulevard Parks $70M Funding Round* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082790.html> Los Angeles-based Boulevard, which is developing a software platform for appointment-based, self-care businesses, said this morning that it has raised $70M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation from Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup, and VMG Partners. The company said that the funding will go to "significantly increase" its investmnt in engineering and development. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082790.html> ) *Maximus Finds $15M For Men's Hormones* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082789.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Maximus, announced this morning that it has raised $15M in a venture capital investment round for a telemedicine venture, aimed at helping "men restore their vitality and masculinity". (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=64206>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082789.html>) *Ember Spins Out New Startup, Ember LifeSciences* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082787.html> Westlake Village-based "smart mug" maker Ember is spinning out a new company, focused on the life sciences supply chain, the company said today. According to Ember, the new company, Ember LifeSciences, is backed by an investment from Cardinal Health. The new venture is being led by Brian Bejarno, previously of Cardinal Health, who will serve as President and General Manager. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082787.html> ) *Pressed Expands Deal With Instacart* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082788.html> Los Angeles-based Pressed, which owns a cold-pressed juice and plant-based snack brand, says it has partnered with Instacart. According to the company, it will offer up products delivered from its store locations as fast as an hour, delivered via Instacart, from all of its locations. Pressed says the extension comes after a smaller test which ran across Southern California and Texas. Pressed is led by CEO Pawan Kalra. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082788.html>) *VIZIO Launches Subscription Management Tool* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082786.html> Irvine-based smart television maker *Vizio <https://www.vizio.com>* said this morning that it has launched a new tool, which lets its users sign up directly for streaming services on it televisions. According to VIZIO, the new VIZIO Account feature lets owners of its VIZIO SmartCast TVs enter profile and payment information, and sign up for a number of streaming services, including Discovery+, STARZ, and others.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082786.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. 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