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Preccelerator® Program Company Trekk Featured in SMASHD

Congratulations to Preccelerator® Program company Trekk on being featured in SMASHD. Trekk is an on-demand moving service. Trekk sends you a mover who will help you move your items. Their movers, also known as Trekkers, come equipped with a truck, van, or SUV. Their service is available on iOS app and their web platform.

To read the full article click here.

SMASHD, is the brain child of Troy Carter of Atom Factory. They tell stories covering what entrepreneurs go through and how they build startups, how the tech and entertainment industries are merging, and how our culture is changing. Atom Factory is a diversified entertainment company with roots in talent and investments.

For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or (310) 746-9803.

Preccelerator® Program Company Napkin Finance Partners with White House

Congratulations to SAM Preccelerator® Program company Napkin Finance, a subsidiary of CardBlanc. Napkin Finance has teamed up with the White House to promote financial literacy among students and young adults, and assist them with preparing for college and Federal Student Aid. This is part of President Obama and the First Lady’s Reach Higher, Better Make Room and National College Signing Day initiatives.

The White House just released the Fact Sheet “Celebrating Progress in Expanding College Opportunity for Every Student on College Signing Day.” In regards to Napkin Finance it states, “Napkin Finance breaks down financial concepts in a simple, engaging, and visual way in 30 seconds or less. Most importantly, it teaches teens and young adults how to make smart money decisions and build a lifetime of financial well-being. For the First Lady’s Better Make Room initiative, Napkin Finance has created a course with “napkins” that prepare students for the financial challenges of a college education. The Better Make Room collaboration with Napkin Finance will inspire and empower teens to fill out the FAFSA, learn more about options for paying for college, understand how student loans work, and encourage ongoing engagement with the Reach Higher platform.”

To read the full Fact Sheet, click here.

To learn more about Napkin Finance visit: http://www.napkinfinance.com

For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or (310) 746-9803.

Preccelerator® Program Now Accepting Applications!

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP is one of the leading business law firms in Southern California. We pioneered a fixed fee start-up package making the formation and organization of your start-up as seamless as possible. Our Preccelerator® Program is a platform offered to select start-up companies out of our Santa Monica office that provides interim office space and sophisticated legal services, with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. The Preccelerator® Program provides free co-working space and other perks for 5-6 promising young startups.

The perks include:

Free 24/7 access to our co-working space on a rolling basis, including free wireless access to the Internet and access to conference rooms for meetings and presentations
Access to real-time legal advice and transactional legal services on site (under our standard engagement and/or fee arrangements)
Access to in-house educational workshops and activities
Access to our extensive network of mentors
Potential introductions to our network of investors and other service providers
Partnerships with Google Cloud for Startups, Amazon Web Services, FacebookStart, the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA), Trinet, Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS) and many more!
Perks package worth approximately $150K!

For more information about the Preccelerator Program, visit www.preccelerator.com or contact Heidi Hubbeling at (310) 746-9803 or hhubbeling@100.26.91.60

SAM Preccelerator Program Presents: “Revenue Recognition” with Crowe Horwath

Join Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP and Crowe Horwath for this exclusive event!

“Revenue Recognition”

With this new revenue recognition standard on the horizon, now is the time for organizations to understand how the changes will affect their organization and develop an implementation plan that will help their organization experience a seamless transition. You are invited to join Crowe Horwath LLP for a presentation on revenue recognition and implementing the new Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, “Revenue From Contracts With Customers” including:

Summary of the new standard
Considerations for digital media and technology companies
Developing an implementation plan for the new standard
Internal control considerations

Thursday, April 21, 2016

5:30pm-8:00pm

**Food, Drinks & Networking Included!**

Featuring

Sam Aina is a leader in the Risk Consulting Practice and has more than 12 years of experience providing Internal Audit and SOX services. He has a proven track record helping clients in a variety of industries with their internal audit, compliance, and risk management needs.

Scott Sachs is a leader within Crowe audit services and specializes in publicly traded and private companies in the technology, manufacturing, and media industries.

Office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP
1453 3rd Street Promenade, Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Parking
4th Street/Broadway ramp or in the Santa Monica Place Mall

We hope to see you there!

SAM Preccelerator® Program Featured in San Fernando Valley Business Journal

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For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or (310) 746-9803.

Preccelerator® Program Company District2 Featured in SoCalTech Article

Cassie Betts, CEO of SAM Preccelerator® Program graduate District2 was featured in SoCalTech.com’s article “Why District2 is Creating an Online Marketplace for the Fashion Industry.”

To read the full article, click here.

About District2

District2 is a B2B collaborative online platform within the shared economy Maker’s Space. New fashion designers don’t know where to get their prototypes made. Where do I find this screen-printer? This dye house? This factory? District2 is an online B2B platform that helps designers get prototypes made in half the time, at half the price with 90% less stress. Their free search directory allows users to search our virtual garment district for contractors & service providers.

Designers can also post their projects and receive competitive bids from factories and other service providers. They will be able to leave ratings, reviews and hire contractors safely within District2.

For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or visit www.preccelerator.com

Preccelerator Program Company LockAware Publishes Article Regarding Locksmith Scams and their Entrepreneurial Journey

SAM Preccelerator Program company LockAware published an article about the source of their idea for LockAware, a startup designed to combat fraud in the locksmith industry. To read the full article, click here.

For more information about LockAware, visit www.lockaware.com

For more information about the Preccelerator® Program, visit www.preccelerator.com or contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60.

Preccelerator Company Voter Featured in The Blaze and Re/code

Preccelerator company Voter has once again received fantastic media exposure! This time in online publications, The Blaze and Re/code. Voter also has recently been featured in publications such as Tech Crunch, Fast Company, The Daily Dot, U.S. News and World Report, NPR, and was listed at the top of the list in NewsWeek as an up and coming app to watch for in 2016.

Voter was also featured by Built in LA as one of the Top 50 Startups to Watch in 2016.

To view the article in The Blaze, click here.

To view the article in Re/Code, click here.

For more information about the Preccelerator Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or 310.746.9803.

SAM Preccelerator Program Company Team(You) Selected as Top 10 Emerging Startups in Education By LAUNCH Fest!

Congratulations to SAM Preccelerator Program company Team(You) for their selection by LAUNCH Festival 2016 as one of the Top 10 Emerging Startups in Education! The LAUNCH Festival, to be held on March 2-4th in San Francisco, is in its eight year and hosts 15,000 founders, investors and press.

As the winner of one of the ten slots, LAUNCH Festival offers, Team(You) will have a booth in the DemoPit, receive tickets the Festival and a chance, if selected by the Grand Jury, to Demo their product on stage.

We’re very proud of your success!

For more information about the Preccelerator Program, contact Heidi Hubbeling at hhubbeling@100.26.91.60 or 310.746.9803.

SAM Wire – January 2016

January 27, 2016

SAM Wire

SAM Preccelerator Program Presents: Startup Superhero Series with Adam Nazar of ACD (f/k/a AutoClaims Direct)

Please join Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP and CohnReznick LLP for this special invitation-only speaker session and networking event!

What is a startup superhero? Join us as Adam Nazar, Founder and CTO of ACD (f/k/a AutoClaims Direct), is interviewed by Matt Swider, US Mobile Editor for TechRadar, on the highs and lows of entrepreneurship and what it feels like to create a brand used by thousands of people.

For more information, click here.

SAM ALERT: FEDS TAKE ACTION AGAINST TRADEMARK PROTECTION SCAMS

Clients have received unsolicited official-looking mail notifications offering to register their trademarks with various international registries or to have additional trademark protection work done by the soliciting company. The notices often require the trademark holder to pay thousands of dollars for the promised services. As set forth in a federal grand jury indictment unsealed on Wednesday, January 20th, two individuals in Los Angeles, Artashes Darbinyan and Orbel Hakobyan doing business as Trademark Compliance Center and Trademark Compliance Office, were indicted for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft in addition to other related crimes.

To view the full article, click here.

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Assists Colle Capital Partners I, L.P. with Fund Formation

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP recently completed the formation of
Colle Capital Partners
I, L.P., a $20M global, opportunistic, early stage technology venture fund.

To view the full article, click here.

SAM Client Finny Raises $300k to Help Parents Balance Children’s Device Time

SAM client Finny announced the completion of an initial funding round of $300k that includes participation from Spartan Ventures, Inc. and several other ventures.

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SAM Client GI Logic Receives FDA 510K Clearance for AbStats™ System for Real-Time Digestive Telemetry

SAM Client GI Logic, a privately held gastroenterology medical device company, announced today it has received FDA 510K clearance for the AbStats™ System to be used by physicians in hospitals and other healthcare settings for non-invasive, real time telemetry of the digestive system.

To read the full article, click here.

SAM Partner Tony Keats Featured Speaker at Miami’s Art Basel Show

Tony Keats, Co-Chair of SAM’s Trademark & Copyright Group, addressed fine artists during the preeminent national modern art show, Art Basel, in Miami on December 1st.

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SAM Client MJoose Surpasses $45K Mark on Indigogo Campaign

SAM Client MJoose, the 3-in-1 smartphone case, has announced that its Indigogo Campaign has surpassed the $45K mark.

To read the full article, click here.

Preccelerator Program Company District2 Receives Equity Investment from Sacandaga Capital Corporation

Congratulations to Preccelerator Program company
District2 that has received an equity investment from Sacandaga Capital Corporation, bringing its valuation to $3,000,000 and providing valuable cash and expertise to the promising new start-up.

To read the full article, click here.

Preccelerator Program Company Voter Receives Huge Press!

Congratulations to Preccelerator Program company Voter for being featured
in multiple publications this month! Voter was featured in Tech Crunch, Fast Company, The Daily Dot, NPR, US News & World Report and Newsweek.

To view the articles, click here.

Preccelerator Program Company Swggr Featured in Entrepreneur.com TechWeek LA Article

Preccelerator Program company Swggr was featured in Entrepreneur.com’s article ” Los Angeles Techweek 2015 Features Mobile, Health Care and Fashion Innovations #TechweekLA” where they were listed as the featured Fashion App of the
event.

To view the full article, click here.

Issue: 17

In This Issue

SAM Preccelerator Program Presents: Startup Superhero Series with Adam Nazar

Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Assists Colle Capital Partners I, L.P. with Fund Formation

SAM Client Finny Raises $300k to Help Parents Balance Children’s Device Time

SAM Client GI Logic Receives FDA 510K Clearance for AbStats

SAM Partner Tony Keats Featured Speaker at Miami’s Art Basel Show

SAM Client MJoose Surpasses $45K Mark on Indigogo Campaign

Preccelerator Program Company District2 Receives Equity Investment from Sacandaga Capital Corporation

Preccelerator Program Company Voter Featured in Tech Crunch, Fast Company and The Daily Dot!

Preccelerator Program Company Swggr Featured in Entrepreneur.com TechWeek LA Article

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