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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Tinder Relaunches Tinder Uni In The UK <#0082999> - Apex Space Snags $7.5M For Satellite Technology <#0082998> - Shadowbox Scores $6M For Healthcare Automation <#0082996> - EV Charging Company Chargie Wins Deal With SCE <#0082997> - Amplifica Adds $11.8M For Hair Loss Treatments <#0082992> - TrueCar Launches Auto Accessories Marketplace <#0082993> - Relativity Space Unveils New 3D Printer <#0082995> - Lytx Ties Into Daimler Trucks <#0082994> *Marketplace* - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad188> *Tuesday, October 25, 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]. *Tinder Relaunches Tinder Uni In The UK* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082999.html> Santa Monica-based Tinder is making it easier for university students in the United Kingdom to connect with others students, relaunching a new, limited version of its app called "Tinder Uni". The company's university only service--known as Tinder U--launched into the UK back in 2020--it's unclear what is behind the new push to sign up students to the service. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082999.html>) *Apex Space Snags $7.5M For Satellite Technology* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082998.html> Los Angeles-based Apex Space, a startup working on satellite technology, has raised $7.5M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Andreessen Horowitz, and also included XYZ Venture Capital, J2 Ventures, Lux Capital and Village Global. Apex Space says it is working on the "satellite bus", the part of spacecraft that is used to host satelite payloads. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082998.html>) *Shadowbox Scores $6M For Healthcare Automation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082996.html> San Diego-based *Shadowbox <http://www.shadowbox.com>*, a developer of healthcare automation products, said on Monday that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Baleon Capital. Shadowbox is led by CEO Greg Stein. Shadowbox said it is focused on workflow automation between healthcare providers and their customers.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082996.html>) *EV Charging Company Chargie Wins Deal With SCE* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082997.html> Culver City-based Chargie, which designs, install, manage and operates EV charging systems for residential properties, office buildings, retail locations, healthcare facilities, and other locations, said it has been selected by Southern California Edison, for the electric utility's Charge Ready Program. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082997.html>) *Amplifica Adds $11.8M For Hair Loss Treatments* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082992.html> San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals firm *Ampllifica <https://amplificabio.com>*, which is developing treatments for androgenic alopecia (hair loss) in both male and female patients, says it has raised $11.8M in a Series A funding round. The company said the funding came via SternAegis Ventures, the private equity and venture capital division of Aegis Capital Corporation. The company said the funding will go to enable clinical development of its lead products.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082992.html>) *TrueCar Launches Auto Accessories Marketplace* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082993.html> Santa Monica-based TrueCar has launched a new, auto accessories marketplace, which it says allows its buyers to choose from more than 12,000 hardware parts, customized to the online vehicle a buyer is purchasing. According to the company, the new service, TrueCar+, uses VIN-specific fit information to match accessories with any of its vehicles in inventory, and can add those accessories into lease and financing of its new and used vehicles. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082993.html>) *Relativity Space Unveils New 3D Printer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082995.html> Long Beach-based *Relativity Space <https://www.relativityspace.com>* says it has unveiled a new generation of its 3D printers, which are being aimed at printing 3D rockets. The company said it is now into its "4th generation" of its printers. The company has yet to print and launch a rocket into space. The company is developing 3D metal printing technology. The company says the new printer can print objects up to 120 feet long and 24 feet wide.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082995.html>) *Lytx Ties Into Daimler Trucks* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082994.html> San Diego-based video telematics provider Lytx has inked a new collaboration deal with Daimler Truck North America, the two said last week. According to the company--whose camera systems are used for monitoring driver safety--the company's systems will be integrated into select Freightliner and Western Star truck models, and can be ordered directly from the Daimler factory. The two said the first trucks to incorporate its products will be built in early 2023. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082994.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]. *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. 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