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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Sensate Finds $1M In Crowdfunding <#0082876> - Kim Kardashian Launches LA's Newest Celebrity Driven Investment Firm <#0082874> - Optimis Services, Kareo In Integration Deal <#0082873> - Yardi Boosts Nature Conservancy <#0082872> - Mindbody Partners With Fitness Center Management Firm <#0082875> - Bitwarden Takes $100M For Password Management Software <#0082871> *Marketplace* - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Wednesday, September 7, 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 *Sensate Finds $1M In Crowdfunding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082876.html> Los Angeles-based *Sensate <https://www.getsensate.com/>*, a startup which says it is building a "relaxation device", says it has raised more than $1M via a crowdfunding effort on Wedfunder. The company says it has developed "infrasonic therapy to help the body's nervous system recover from daily stresses". The company's CEO is Anna Gudmundson, and the company says it also has raised traditional venture capital from TenOneTen, Unlock Venture Partners, and Expert Dojo.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082876.html>) *Kim Kardashian Launches LA's Newest Celebrity Driven Investment Firm* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082874.html> In the long tradition of Los Angeles area celebrities launching themselves into venture capital and private equity, Kim Kardashian has launched a new, private equity firm, alongside a private equity investor, Jay Sammons. According to the new private equity firm, SKKY Partners, it will invest in "large scale consumer and media businesses", leveraging "Kardashian's global reach and unrivaled social influence". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082874.html>) *Optimis Services, Kareo In Integration Deal* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082873.html> Two, Los Angeles-based cloud software companies in the healthcare space, Optimis Services and Kareo, said this morning that they are in an integration deal. According to the two, they are in a software integration and channel partnership intended for private practice rehab clinics. Financial details of the partnership deal were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082873.html>) *Yardi Boosts Nature Conservancy* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082872.html> Santa Barbara-based software developer Yardi says it is making a "significant" donation to the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC), to go towards protecting and caring for biodiversity in Ontario. The amount of the donation was not announced. The donation goes towards the Nature Conservancy's Boreal Wildlands project in northern Ontario, which is preserving more than 1,450 square kilometers of land in Ontario. Yardi is a developer of investment and property management software. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082872.html>) *Mindbody Partners With Fitness Center Management Firm* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082875.html> San Luis Obispo-based wellness industry software developer *Mindbody <https://www.mindbody.com>* says it has partnered with a fitness center management firm, *Corporate Sports Unlimited*. According to Mindbody, Corporate Sports Unlimited will use its technology to manage its customers' fitness and wellness facilities. Financial impact of the win was not announced.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082875.html>) *Bitwarden Takes $100M For Password Management Software* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082871.html> Santa Barbara-based Bitwarden, which develops open source password management software, says it has raised $100M in a minority growth investment. The funding came from private equity investor PSG, along with existing investor Battery Ventures. The company said it will use the funding for accelerated product expansion. The company offers up its software both to individuals and enterprises, in both paid and free versions. Bitwarden's CEO is Michael Crandell. 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