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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Faraday Future Concept Car To Show Up, Virtually, In Racing Game <#0082840> - Snap to Pay $35M In Biometrics Lawsuit <#0082838> - FairPlay Launches New Product For Insurance Industry <#0082836> - Zentap Launches Branding, Prospecting App <#0082837> - Caltius Equity Partners Sells Majority Interest In Talent Systems <#0082839> - CurbWaste Raises $6M In Seed Funding <#0082835> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, August 24, 2022* *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. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Faraday Future Concept Car To Show Up, Virtually, In Racing Game* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082840.html> You may not be able to actually purchase and drive one, but, according to Faraday Future, its FFZERO1 concept car will be available in a popular, mobile racing game from Gameloft. According to Faraday Future, its FFZERO1 concept car will be featured inside Asphalt 8, a highly downloaded mobile racing game, as well as the upcoming Asphalt 9 release. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082840.html>) *Snap to Pay $35M In Biometrics Lawsuit* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082838.html> Venice, California-based Snap has been ordered to pay $35M in a settlement over how the company used biometric data, according to the Chicago Tribune, after a class action lawsuit. According to the report, Snapchat's filters and lenses violated the very strict Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) by collecting and storing biometric data without users' consent. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082838.html>) *FairPlay Launches New Product For Insurance Industry* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082836.html> Los Angeles-based FairPlay says it has launched a new product, aimed at bias detection in the insurance industry. According to the company, its new product, Input Intelligence, will help insurance companies review their data for bias, ensuring they are not proxies for protected characteristics such as race or gender. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082836.html>) *Zentap Launches Branding, Prospecting App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082837.html> Beverly Hill-based *Zentap <https://www.zentap.com>*, which develops real estate marketing software, says it has launched a new mobile app, which it says helps real estate agents build their brand and generate new prospects. The company said the new Zentap Mobile app is free and runs on Android and iOS. The company said features included posting listing videos and flyers, open house videos, local mlarket updates, and much more. Zentap is led by CEO Betty Gabbaie.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082837.html>) *Caltius Equity Partners Sells Majority Interest In Talent Systems* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082839.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor Caltius Equity Partners said on Tuesday that it has sold the majority interest of one of its portfolio companies, Talent Systems, to another private equity company, Redbird Capital Partners. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The company said the deal closed on August 4th. Caltius Equity Partners said it helped to form Talent Systems in 2017. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082839.html>) *CurbWaste Raises $6M In Seed Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082835.html> CurbWaste, a startup developing software to help waste services companies streamline their operations, said today that it has raised $6M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by B Capital, and also included Mucker Capital. CurbWaste is based in New York, but has its West Coast headquarters in Santa Monica. The company's CEO is Mike Marmo. CurbWaste says it has now raised $7.2M in funding. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082835.html>) *From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice < [email protected]>* KPMG provides Bookkeeping, Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to assist you at any stage of your life cycle. Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *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. Please reach us at [email protected] to start a conversation or visit our website https://networkthinking.com/devops/ *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]. *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com ) For more than 40 years top companies and municipalities have counted on Stradling to have the right team and skills to meet their toughest challenges 24/7, 365 days a year. ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 8/23/22 Chamberlain Coffee <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103230> Beverly Hills $7.00 M 8/17/22 GrayMatter Robotics <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103229> Los Angeles $20.00 M 8/10/22 Maximus <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103228> Santa Monica $15.00 M 8/05/22 Everytable <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103227> Los Angeles $55.00 M 8/04/22 Bounty App <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103226> Los Angeles $5.00 M 7/19/22 FairPlay <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103225> Los Angeles $10.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *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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