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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Demand.io's SimplyCodes Plugs Into ChatGPT <#0083473> - Rently Aims At Student Housing <#0083472> - AHARA Picks Up $10.25M For Nutritional Recommendations <#0083471> - LA's Mira, Maker of AR Headsets, Acquired By Apple <#0083470> - Swimply Expands Rental Marketplace To Pickleball Courts <#0083468> - TiqAssist Launches New iOS App For Ticket Resale <#0083469> - Sensydia Gets $3M In NIH Grant <#0083466> - Avem Partners Acquires Astech Engineered Products <#0083467> *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> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad797> *Wednesday, June 7, 2023* *Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <http://www.preccelerator.com>* The Preccelerator® Program is an accelerator for early-stage startups offered to select companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides initial capital, sophisticated legal services, interim office space, mentorship, a targeted curriculum, investment strategy counseling and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. www.preccelerator.com *Demand.io's SimplyCodes Plugs Into ChatGPT* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083473.html> Los Angeles-based coupon site SimplyCodes--which is run by LA startup accelerator Demand.io, says it has launched a new ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) plugin. According to the company, the new platform uses ChatGPT to provide real time discount and shopping assistance. Users can use ChatGPT to find discounts and coupons at over 300,000 U.S. retailers. Demand. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083473.html>) *Rently Aims At Student Housing* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083472.html> Los Angeles- and Camarillo-based *Rently <https://www.rently.com>* says it is targeting student housing with a new product, which combines smart locks, smart thermostats, water leak sensors and access control for student housing units. The company said its new "secure, multifunctional property technology platform" is specifically aimed at student housing operators. Pricing on the new product was not announced.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083472.html>) *AHARA Picks Up $10.25M For Nutritional Recommendations* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083471.html> Los Angeles-based AHARA, a new startup focused on providing personalized nutrition suggestions, has raised $10.25M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Greycroft, and also included Headline, SHAKTI, Sandy Sholl, Dr. Samuel Jampolis and the company's co-founders. The company was co-founded by Julie Wainwright and Dr. Melina Jampolis. The company says it uses an AI-enabled algorithm to identify an individual's "key nutrients" and offers up "ultra-personalized nutrition recommendations". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083471.html>) *LA's Mira, Maker of AR Headsets, Acquired By Apple* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083470.html> Los Angeles-based Mira, a developer of augmented reality headsets, has been acquired by Apple, according to reports. Financial details were not announced. The acquisition--announced on the CEO's private Instagram account--comes a day after Apple unveiled a new, mixed reality headset called the Vision Pro. Mira had raised around $17M in funding; it's unclear how much Apple paid for Mira, or if its headset technology was incorporated into Apple's new product. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083470.html>) *Swimply Expands Rental Marketplace To Pickleball Courts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083468.html> Los Angeles-based online marketplace *Swimply <https://www.swimply.com>*, which lets homeowners rent out their unused pools to local swimmers by the hour, has expanded its marketplace to now include private pickeball courts. The company says pickleball is the "fastest growing sport in America", and it has over 300 courts already listed for rent in such markets as New York, Los Angeles, the Bay Area, Houston and Austin.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083468.html>) *TiqAssist Launches New iOS App For Ticket Resale* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083469.html> Los Angeles-based *TiqAssist <https://www.tiqassist.com>* says it has launched a new iOS app, which is aimed at helping season ticket holders to sell their tickets. The company said it currently serves over 800 season ticket holders for NFL, NBA ,NHL, MLB, and MLS teams, helping them to resell their tickets. The company says it offers up real-time data to help its users price its tickets, and lists those tickets for users in over 10 marketplaces.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083469.html>) *Sensydia Gets $3M In NIH Grant* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083466.html> Los Angeles-based Sensydia, a company working on non-invasive cardiac diagnostics, said this morning that it has received $3M in a NIH grant. According to the company, the funding came in the form of a Fast-Track Small Business grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The company is working on artificial intelligence (AI) driven cardiac assessment. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083466.html>) *Avem Partners Acquires Astech Engineered Products* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083467.html> Los Angeles-based private equity investor Avem Partners said this morning that it has acquired Astech Engineered Products, a developer of aerospace solutions. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. According to Avem Partners, Astech is a supplier of welded honeycomb metallic aerostructures used in the global aerospace and defense industry. Avem Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle market aerospace and industrial investments. 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