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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SpectrumAi Finds $20M For Autism Treatment <#0083297> - Rocket Lab Launches Second Mission From Wallops <#0083299> - Prime Focus Technologies Rolls Out Ai Product <#0083298> - Virgin Orbit Lays Off Employees, Pauses All Operations <#0083295> - Yardi Adds Product To Simplify Housing Voucher Acceptance <#0083296> - Snapchat Adds Parental Controls <#0083294> *Marketplace* - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad796> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Friday, March 17, 2023* *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. For more information, visit www.pacwest.com, or follow them on LinkedIn and Twitter. *SpectrumAi Finds $20M For Autism Treatment* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083297.html> Los Angeles-based SpectrumAi, a company that is developing software to help with measuring the effectiveness of autism therapy, has raised $20M in a series A funding round. The funding was led by CVS Health Ventures, and also included Cobalt Ventures, along with F-Prime, Frist Cressey and Autism Impact Fund. The company said it is developing analytics software which can is designed to improve data capture and objective measurement of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for autism. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083297.html>) *Rocket Lab Launches Second Mission From Wallops* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083299.html> Long Beach-based Rocket Lab said late Thursday evening that it has successfully launched its second mission from its new East Coast launch site, at Wallops Island, Virginia. The company said the launch--its 34th overall--deployed two spacecraft into low Earth orbit for Capella Space. Rocket Lab had previously only been launching payloads into space from New Zealand. The new launch site is at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083299.html>) *Prime Focus Technologies Rolls Out Ai Product* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083298.html> Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies, a developer of enterprise resource planning software for the media industry, said it has launched a new, artificial intelligence (AI) tool, which it says is aimed at content management, audience engagement, and revenue generation for media companies. The company said its AI engine provides automated metadata, identification of things like places of interest, celebrities, brands, key moments, and dialogues; along with other features. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083298.html>) *Virgin Orbit Lays Off Employees, Pauses All Operations* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083295.html> Mojave-based Virgin Orbit, the space launch company backed by Sir Richard Branson, has decided to "pause all operations", and has laid off most of its staff, according to reports. The layoffs and "pause" come after the company failed to launch a satellite mission from the UK. Reuters reports a source told it the layoffs will give the company "time to finalize a new investment plan". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083295.html>) *Yardi Adds Product To Simplify Housing Voucher Acceptance* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083296.html> Santa Barbara-based real estate management software developer Yardi has rolled out some new software, which it says makes it easier for landlords to accept housing vouchers. According to Yardi, the company's new product simplifies the many steps required for landlords to accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs) and to work with public housing agencies. Yardi says the current process for accepting vouchers can take "weeks or months". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083296.html>) *Snapchat Adds Parental Controls* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083294.html> Venice, California-based Snap announced this morning that it has added new parental controls to its app, which lets parents limit the type of content their teens can access on its app. According to Snap, the new feature for its Family Center, called Content Controls, specifically allows parents to filter out Stories from publishers or creators that may have been identified as sensitive or suggestive. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083294.html>) *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *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. 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