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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - GoFreight Connects With $23M <#0083044> - Ring Pilots Program To Let Government Agencies To Send Alerts To Users <#0083042> - Virtualitics Ties Into Air Force <#0083043> - CardieX Acquires Blumio <#0083041> - Prologis Ramps EV Charging In Southern California <#0083040> - Donut Media Partners On Forza Horizon 5 <#0083039> - Disney Freezes Hiring <#0083038> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> *Wednesday, November 16, 2022* *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]. *GoFreight Connects With $23M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083044.html> Los Angeles- and Taipei-based *GoFreight <https://www.gofreight.com>*, a startup which provides freight forwarding software and shipping management software, has raised $23M in a funding round. The funding came from Flex Capital, Headline, plus LFX Venture Partners, Palm Drive Capital and returning investors Mucker Capital, Cornerstone Ventures and Red Building Capital. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Trenton Chen.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083044.html>) *Ring Pilots Program To Let Government Agencies To Send Alerts To Users* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083042.html> Santa Monica-based Ring, the connected doorbell and camera company which is now part of Amazon, said on Tuesday that it will start allowing local government agencies to send information to users. According to the company, it is piloting a way that local government agencies around the U.S. can send messages to users on Ring's Neighbors service. The initial agencies participating in the program are the City of North Port, Florida; Pinellas County (Florida) Government; and City of Fulton, New York. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083042.html>) *Virtualitics Ties Into Air Force* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083043.html> Pasadena-based artificial intelligence software developer Virtualitics says it is now working with the Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), a part of the United States Air Force, to deliver AI-enabled software for the group. Financial details of the win were not announced. The company said its AI software is helping to provide predictive maintenance, inventory management, supply chain optimization, and manpower resource allocation for the USAF. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083043.html>) *CardieX Acquires Blumio* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083041.html> Irvine-based CardieX, a health technology company focused on cardiovascular disease, said today that it has acquired the assets of Blumio, a developer of algorithms for cardiovascular sensors. Financial details of the asset buy were not announced. The company said that Blumio CEO and Co-founder Catherine Liao has become Chief Strategy Officer of CardieX, and Blumio's Head of Product & Operations Steve Braaten has joined CardieX as Operations Director. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083041.html>) *Prologis Ramps EV Charging In Southern California* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083040.html> Prologis, a major provider of third party logistics facilities, said it is making a major installation of electric charging infrastructure in Southern California. According to the company, it has rolled out two, electric truck charging installations in Santa Fe Springs and Commerce, which it says can simultaneously charge up to 38 Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 battery-electric trucks. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083040.html>) *Donut Media Partners On Forza Horizon 5* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083039.html> Los Angeles-based *Donut Media <https://donut.media/>*, which runs a popular automotive YouTube channel, says it has partnered with *Forza Horizon 5*, a racing game developex by Xbox game studio Playground Games. The company said that Donut Media will offer exclusive content to Forza Horizon 5, including a free, downloadable challenge test, and its own "Donut Media Test Track". Financial details of the partnership deal were not announced.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083039.html>) *Disney Freezes Hiring* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083038.html> I (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083038.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. 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