*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, September 24, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Constance Curtis, The List <#0080387> - Camera IQ Raises $5M For AR Efforts <#0080388> - MarketCast Acquires Deductive <#0080389> - L Squared Capital Closes $500M Fund <#0080391> - ScoreStream Connects Into Amazon Alexa <#0080390> - Vurbl Connects With $1.3M <#0080386> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - 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 <#ad749> *Thursday, September 24, 2020* *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 *Interview with Constance Curtis, The List* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080387.html> In a world of Tinder, Match, and dozens of other online dating applications, is there room for another approach to dating? Constance Curtis, the Founder and CEO of The List (www.getthelistapp.com), thinks so, and tells us about her startup's efforts to bring the world of matchmaking to the modern world—and how her own frustration with online dating let to her startup. What is The List? Constance Curtis: The list is a modern matchmaking company. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080387.html>) *Camera IQ Raises $5M For AR Efforts* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080388.html> Los Angeles-based Camera IQ, a developer of augmented reality (AR) software, said this morning that it has raised $5M more in its Series A funding, bringing its total raised to over $14M. The new round was led by Shasta Ventures, and also included Waverly Capital, Betaworks Ventures, Sway Ventures, plus Grand Ventures, Space Capital, and Gingerbread Capital. The company is developing augmented reality software specifically for use for brand marketing. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=56947>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080388.html>) *MarketCast Acquires Deductive* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080389.html> Los Angeles-based media and entertainment research firm MarketCast says it has acquired data science services provider Deductive. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to MarketCast, Deductive--formerly known as Dativa--will help expand its data science services for media and entertainment companies and brands. Deductive was founded by Michael Collette and Tom Weiss, both of wom will join MarketCast as part of the acquisition. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080389.html>) *L Squared Capital Closes $500M Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080391.html> Newport Beach=based private equity investor L Squared Capital said on Wednesday that it has closed a new fund, L Squared Capital Partners III, at just over $500M. The investor said limited partners include a number of large, US-based family offices. L Squared says its sectors of focus include education technology, tech-enabled services & software, and industrial technology & services. The company says it plans to make seven to nine investments from within its Fund III. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080391.html>) *ScoreStream Connects Into Amazon Alexa* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080390.html> San Diego-based crowdsourced local sports information provider ScoreStream, led by technology vet Derrick Oien, says it has connected its information into Amazon Alexa. According to ScoreStream, it has extended an effort which started last year to provide high school sports scores via Alexa to all sports in all seasons; the two had originally worked together on providing real-type local prep football scores through the Alexa platform. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080390.html>) *Vurbl Connects With $1.3M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080386.html> Los Angeles-based audio streaming service Vurbl, which is focused on building a platform for audio streaming, says it has raised $1.3M in a "pre-seed" funding round, the company announced on Wednesday. According to the startup, the round was led by AlphaEdison and also included Halogen Ventures, TEN13, Angellist, and individual angels. According to the company, it will use the funding to develop and launch its platform. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0080386.html>) *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? Your company needs a reliable resource of analog/digital and software engineers to understand your issues, define the problem statements and lay out a course of action to output hardware products ready for integration into your system. Our unique capabilities, used by many in the medical, scientific, military and aerospace industries, allow us to offer engineering services that result in deliverable, production ready subsystems so you can concentrate on targeting your customer base and not stressing about the right mix and numbers of engineering talent needed to see your vision become reality. 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For more information about the Venture Banking Group, visit www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to Brian Weber at [email protected] ------------------------------ *Recent Funding <#funding>* 9/24/20 Camera IQ <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100898> Santa Monica $5.00 M 9/23/20 Point Predictive <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100897> San Diego $0.00 M 9/23/20 GOAT <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100896> Los Angeles $100.00 M 9/22/20 Beyond Limits <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100895> Glendale $133.00 M 9/16/20 YAPI (Practical Dental Solutions, Inc.) <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100894> Canyon Country $0.00 M 9/15/20 Violux <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100892> Orange County $1.20 M 8/25/20 Songtradr, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100821> West Hollywood $30.00 M 8/24/20 Connect Biopharma <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100820> San Diego $115.00 M 7/30/20 MomentFeed <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100700> Santa Monica $10.00 M 7/29/20 Heal <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100699> Pacific Palisades $100.00 M 7/22/20 TrackStreet, Inc. <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100695> Santa Barbara $5.10 M 7/20/20 Gemist <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100579> Los Angeles $0.00 M 7/20/20 Carbonated Games <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100581> El Segundo $8.50 M 7/20/20 Ready, Set, Food! <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=100582> Encino $3.00 M ------------------------------ *Upcoming Events* Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs ------------------------------ ------------------------------ *Sponsored By * Stubbs Alderton Markiles, LLP (http://www.stubbsalderton.com). 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