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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Tapcart Launches New Product <#0083169> - Kittyhawk Gets Private Equity Investment <#0083170> - Match Taps Former Snap VP As CTO <#0083168> - StoryCo Raises $6M <#0083164> - ValuesCo Snags $2.7M In Seed Funding <#0083166> - Slickdeals Names New President <#0083165> - JobzMall Aims At Video Resumes <#0083167> - InnovateMR Acquires Ivy Exec <#0083163> - Mythical Games Acquires DMarket <#0083162> *Marketplace* - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad797> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad796> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> *Friday, January 27, 2023* *SHIFT TO A NEW LEVEL OF SUCCESS <https://info.kpmg.us/quantumshift.html>* SHIFT TO A NEW LEVEL OF SUCCESS Welcoming America’s most innovative and promising CEOs to the University of Michigan’s campus in Ann Arbor for a four-day (May 1-5, 2023) learning and peer-to-peer networking experience. QuantumShift is led by faculty from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business and aims to help entrepreneurs improve their leadership approach, inspire their people, and maximize their growth opportunities. Interested in joining the class of 2023? Please apply here by January 31st. https://info.kpmg.us/quantumshift.html *Tapcart Launches New Product* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083169.html> Santa Monica-based *Tapcart <https://www.tapcart.com>*, a developer of mobile, e-commerce apps for Shopify, says it has launched a new product. According to the company, its new Custom Blocks product is a "low-code" product which lets merchants and developers design, build, and customize their mobile apps. Pricing on the new product was not announced. Tapcart is led by founder and CEO Eric Netsch; the company is venture backed by SignalFire, Greycroft, and Amplify.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083169.html>) *Kittyhawk Gets Private Equity Investment* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083170.html> Garden Grove-based Kittyhawk, a provider of "hot isostatic pressing" services for the space, commercial aerospace, defense, and medical market, has received an investment from private equity investor Trive Capital Partners. Size of the investment was not announced. The companies said that the services Kittyhawk provides improves the strength and metallurgical properties of casted and additively manufactured parts, particularly in such applications as rocket and jet engine components. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083170.html>) *Match Taps Former Snap VP As CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083168.html> Match Group, the parent company of Los Angeles-based dating app Tinder, has snagged the former Vice President of Product at Venice, California-based Snap as the company's new Chief Technology Officer. According to Match Group, it has appointed Will Wu as Chief Technology Officer, a new position at the company. Wu is based in Los Angeles. The appointment was one of several announced by Match on Thursday. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083168.html>) *StoryCo Raises $6M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083164.html> Los Angeles-based StoryCo, a new startup focused on allowing fans to help collaborate and generate content based on established Hollywood properties, says it has raised $6M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Collab + Currency and Patron along with investments from Floodgate Ventures, Blockchange Ventures, Sfermion, Flamingo DAO and angel investors Lloyd Braun, Sabrina Hahn, Packy McCormick, GMoney, and un-named executives from UTA and WME. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083164.html>) *ValuesCo Snags $2.7M In Seed Funding* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083166.html> L (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083166.html>) *Slickdeals Names New President* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083165.html> Los Angeles-based online shopping and deals site Slickdeals announced this morning that it has named a new President at the company. According to the company, Neville Crawley has joined the company in the newly created role. He previously served at such companies as OppFi, Kiva, and Quid. Slickdeals is led by Josh Meyers; the company's online deal and coupon site inludes both its website, forums, as well as browser extensions and a cashback rewards program. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083165.html> ) *JobzMall Aims At Video Resumes* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083167.html> Orange County-based *JobzMall <https://www.jobzmall.com>* said today that it has launched a new "video talent marketplace", which lets job seekers showcase their skills and experiences through video. According to the company, it believes that videos let employers "get a true sense of who" job seekers are and "what they can bring to the table." The company is led by CEO Nathan Candaner.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083167.html>) *InnovateMR Acquires Ivy Exec* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083163.html> Calabasas-based market research technology company InnovateMR said on Tuesday that it has acquired Ivy Exec, a company which operates an "expert network" of professionals focused on career growth support and paid research opportunities. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. InnovateMR said that the founder of Ivy Exec, Elena Bajic, will become President of Ivy Exec. InnovateMR is led by CEO Lisa Wilding-Brown. The company is backed by private equity investor CIVC Partners. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083163.html>) *Mythical Games Acquires DMarket* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083162.html> Los Angeles-based blockchain startup *Mythical <https://mythical.games>*, which develops blockchain-focused games, said it has acquired *DMarket*, a Kyiv, Ukraine-based startup. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Mythical is developing software for managing digital assets, payments, users, and inventory, based on Ethereum and its own token. The company is led by CEO John Linden. The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, as well as others.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083162.html>) *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <https://www.pacwest.com>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $41 billion in assets headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an executive office in Denver, Colorado. Our venture banking team specializes in financial products and services for startups, venture-backed businesses, and their venture capital and private equity investors. We are dedicated to delivering high-touch, tailored solutions, helping innovators take their business to the next level. No matter the size or stage of your business, you can expect guidance, resources and flexibility, making them the perfect team to support your evolving needs. 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