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IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Report: Amazon Plans To Spend $15 Billion On Programming This Year* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082887.html> A report, published over the weekend, says that Amazon is planning to spend around $15 billion on content programming this year, highlighting the company's continuing influence in Hollywood. The Bloomberg report--which called Amazon the "Least Understood Company in Hollywood" says that, although Amazon has been producing TV shows for as long as Netflix, it has "far less to show for it". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082887.html>) *PowerPlant Partners Finds $330M For Food Investments* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082885.html> San Francisco- and Los Angeles-based PowerPlant Partners, best known for backing plant-based consumer food and beverage brands, says it has raised $330M for a third fund. The fund, PowerPlant Ventures III, LP, will invest invest between $15 million and $40 million in growth stage companies that are "consumer-facing brands that are better for people and the planet". ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082885.html>) *Core Strengths Integrates With Microsoft Teams* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082886.html> Carlsbad-based *Core Strengths <http://www.corestrengths.com>*, which develops relationship management software, says it has integrated its software with Microsoft Teams. The company said the integration will help by "accelerating team connection", particularly with today's workforce operating remotely or in hybrid teams.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082886.html>) *Ra Medical Systems Plans Merger With Catheter Precision* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082888.html> Carlsbad-based Ra Medical Systems, which own intellectual property related to an advanced excimer laser-based platform for use in the treatment of vascular immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, says it is merging with Catheter Precision, a company focused on the field of cardiac electrophysiology. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082888.html>) *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>) *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. *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. 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