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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Brian Lee, Derek Jeter Launch New Venture, Arena Club, Backed By $9M <#0082884> - SoCalGas, UCI In Hydrogen Gas Project <#0082883> - Cue Health Names Chief Medical Officer <#0082881> - UBIX Labs Signs UK Partner <#0082882> - Mercedes-Benz, Rivian Team On Electric Van Production <#0082880> - Trailblazer Venture Studio, Backed By LA Dodgers, Launches Accelerator <#0082877> - Google Boosts Two LA Venture Capital Firms <#0082878> - Smooth Podcasting Acquires Outcomes Rocket <#0082879> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Stradling <#ad608> *Friday, September 9, 2022* *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. *Brian Lee, Derek Jeter Launch New Venture, Arena Club, Backed By $9M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082884.html> Longtime, Los Angeles area serial entrepreneur Brian Lee--the co-founder of such companies as LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, and The Honest Company--along with sports figure Derek Jeter--have founded a new, Los Angeles-based startup called Arena Club. The new venture has raised $9M in funding, and is backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Defy.vc, and BAM Ventures. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=103232> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082884.html>) *SoCalGas, UCI In Hydrogen Gas Project* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082883.html> Southern California Gas (SoCalGas) and the University of California, Irvine (UCI), said this morning that the two are in a "proposed collaboration" around clean, renewable hydrogen can be blended into the campus natural gas system. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082883.html>) *Cue Health Names Chief Medical Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082881.html> San Diego-based Cue Health, a developer of healthcare software and technology, said on Thursday that it has named David Tsay, MD, as the company's Chief Medical Officer. Tsay was most recently at Apple, leading the Apple Health clinical team, according to Cue Health. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082881.html>) *UBIX Labs Signs UK Partner* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082882.html> Orange County-based *UBIX Labs <https://www.ubixlabs.com>*, a developer of analytics software, said this week that it has partnered with *Sapphire*, a UK- and US-based provider of digital operations transformation software and services. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. The companies said the partnership will make UBIX products to Sapphire's customers, who include SAP, ServiceNow, HxGN EAM, Infor SunSystems, and Automation Anywhere.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082882.html>) *Mercedes-Benz, Rivian Team On Electric Van Production* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082880.html> Mercedes-Benz and Rivian are in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together on production of Rivian's vans, Mercedes-Benz said this morning. According to Mercedes-Benz, the planned joint venture will produce bespoke large electric vans for Mercedes‑Benz and for Rivian. According to Mercedes-Benz, the companies will look to leverage shared investments, shared costs and will pursue "operational synergies" to rapidly scale electric van production. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082880.html>) *Trailblazer Venture Studio, Backed By LA Dodgers, Launches Accelerator* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082877.html> The Trailblazer Venture Studio, a new startup studio/accelerator backed by the Los Angeles Dodgers, R/GA Ventures, Billie Jean King Enterprises, and Elysian Park Ventures, says it has launched a new "venture studio" focused on women and sports. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082877.html>) *Google Boosts Two LA Venture Capital Firms* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082878.html> Google said today that it has backed two, Los Angeles area venture capital firms, as part of a bigger effort to invest in Black-led venture capital firms. According to Google, it has made investments in seven, Black-led venture capital firms, including two Los Angeles venture investors--Collide Capital and Share Ventures. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082878.html>) *Smooth Podcasting Acquires Outcomes Rocket* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082879.html> San Diego-based *Outcomes Rocket <https://www.outcomesrocket.health>*, a podcasting company which focuses on healthcare content, said earlier this week that it has been acquired by *Smooth Podcasting*. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to the companies, the move will expand Smooth Podcasting's healthcare podcast network and audience reach.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082879.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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[email protected] www.socalip.com *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 *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>* 9/09/22 Arena Club <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103232> Los Angeles $9.00 M 9/06/22 Bitwarden <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=103231> Santa Barbara $100.00 M 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 ------------------------------ *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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