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*Sponsored By * Bank of California (http://www.bancofcal.com) KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Enlaza Therapeutics Finds $100M <#0083941> - HopSkipDrive Hails CO2 Savings <#0083940> - Belkin Aims At 100 Percent Carbon Neutrality By 2030 <#0083939> - RentCafe Rolls Out AI Marketing Tools <#0083938> - Rently Rolls Out New Bluetooth Lock <#0083937> - LiNova Energy Gets $15.8M <#0083935> - Noteit Expands Beyond Romantic Partners <#0083936> *Marketplace* - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#ad796> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - From Idea to IPO - KPMG’s Emerging Growth Practice <#ad760> *Thursday, May 2, 2024* *Banc of California, Venture Banking Group <https://www.bancofcal.com>* Banc of California is one of the nation’s premier relationship-based business banks focused on providing banking and treasury management services to small-, middle-market, and venture-backed businesses. Banc of California offers a broad range of loan and deposit products and services through more than 70 full-service branches throughout California and in Denver, Colorado, and Durham, North Carolina, as well as full-stack payment processing solutions through its subsidiary, Deepstack Technologies. The bank is committed to its local communities by supporting organizations that provide financial literacy and job training, small business support, affordable housing, and more. For more information, visit us at www.bancofcal.com. *Enlaza Therapeutics Finds $100M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083941.html> La Jolla-based Enlaza Therapeutics, which is working on protein drugs, says it has raised $100M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Life Sciences Group of J.P. Morgan Private Capital, and also included existing investors Frazier Life Sciences, Avalon Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Samsara BioCapital along with new investorsAmgen Ventures, Regeneron Ventures, Bregua Corporation, Pappas Capital, and Alexandria Venture Investments. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083941.html>) *HopSkipDrive Hails CO2 Savings* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083940.html> Los Angeles-based school ride provider HopSkipDrive, which provides rides to and from school to kids as a way for school districts to reduce school busing costs, says its "SmartPooling" service has saved 160,000 pounds of CO2 for school districts, as a result of reducing single occupancy rides and matching students together for transportation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083940.html>) *Belkin Aims At 100 Percent Carbon Neutrality By 2030* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083939.html> Los Angeles-based consumer electronics manufacturer Belkin says it is now aiming to be entirely, 100 percent carbon neutral across its business by 2030. The company said it is on the way to 100 percent carbon neutral in its global offices and operations by 2025. The company did not say how it is meeting those goals, but did cite usage of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) capabilities to more accurately measure its product level emissions, and enforcing accountability in its supply chain. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083939.html>) *RentCafe Rolls Out AI Marketing Tools* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083938.html> Santa Barbara-based RentCafe, a provider of digital marketing services, says it is rolling out a new set of AI-powered tools. The company did not detail the new tools, saying it plans to launch them at an upcoming conference in Huntington Beach. The company said the tools include a "new content engine" and "AI-powered marketing tools" which include a "generative content engine" that creates copy for websites, blogs and Google Business Profile posts. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083938.html>) *Rently Rolls Out New Bluetooth Lock* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083937.html> Los Angeles-based Rently said today that it has launched a new, Bluetooth lock, called the Smart Bolt, which it says includes an extended batter life, stronger motor, and easy-to-install design. The company's products are used y property managers to allow for "self-guided touring" of properties. The company said the lock's extended battery life provides "reliable property access" for the duration of "most residential leases". ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083937.html>) *LiNova Energy Gets $15.8M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083935.html> Monrovia-based *LiNova Energy <https://linovaenergy.com>* said this morning that it has raised $15.8M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Catalus Capital, and also include Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, Chevron Technology Ventures and a syndicate of other, un-named investors. LiNova says it is working on polymer cathode batteries for the energy storage market. Michael Nagus is CEO of LiNova Energy.( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083935.html>) *Noteit Expands Beyond Romantic Partners* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083936.html> Culver City-based *Iconic Hearts* says that it is shifting how its *Noteit* social media app works, and rather than being limited to just a romantic partner, will allow you to connect with up to five friends on the app. The company's app originally allowed users to only exchange real-time photos, videos, and drawings with one partner, with an idea to bolster romantic relationships.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083936.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 *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. 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