Afterparty Snags $3M For NFT Creation Platform
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NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Los Angeles-based Afterparty, which is developing an platform which the company says helps creators launch their own NFTs, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round.
Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Welcome back to Human Capital, where we explore some of the latest news in labor, diversity and inclusion in tech. Human Capital will soon be available as a weekly newsletter. In 2014 , open-source platform Drupal moved to replace “master/slave” with “primary/replica.” . TGIF, am I right?
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OpenGate Capital's Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems Makes Acquisition
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AUGUST 23, 2021
Los Angeles-based private equity investor OpenGate Capital said that one of its portfolio companies, Kongsberg Precision Cutting Systems, has acquired another company, MultiCam, from private equity investor Rosewood Private Investments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.
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Podcorn Launches Podcast Advertising Platform
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DECEMBER 4, 2019
Los Angeles-based Podcorn , a venture-backed startup offering up native podcast advertising and matching, has launched its platform, saying that its platform will help advertisers discover and run native ads on podcasts. READ MORE>>.
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Cloudbreak Health Finds $10M For Telemedicine Platform
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FEBRUARY 20, 2020
Los Angeles-based Cloudbreak Health , which develops a platform used for telemedicine efforts, has raised $10M in an investment round, the company announced this morning. According to the company, the funding came from Columbia Partners Private Capital.
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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 27, 2022
Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention. Part of that is because of how PortalOne has built out its platform. “This is part of our secret sauce.”
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AvantStay, a platform for kitting out — and then renting out — high-end vacation rental homes, raises $160M
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 15, 2021
AvantStay — which has built a platform where it decorates and then lists properties owned by others for people to rent out for vacations or other short-term stays — has raised $160 million in a Series B round of funding. Los Angeles-based AvantStay has been around since 2017 and had only raised $25 million in the last four years.
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MedAnswers Launches Fertility Patient Matching Platform
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DECEMBER 10, 2019
Los Angeles-based MedAnswers , a venture-backed startup focused on fertility, is announcing this morning that it has launched a new product, which helps match users with fertility doctors and experts. The new matchign platform is free to end users. The startup was a part of the Illumina Accelerator. READ MORE>>.
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LA's Arrowroot Capital Leads $45M Funding In mParticle
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MARCH 10, 2020
Los Angeles-based investor Arrowroot Capital is the lead investor in a $45M funding round in New York-based mParticle , a developer of a platform used to manage customer data. The funding--a Series D--brings the total investment in mParticle to more than $120M.
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Aclima sucks in $24M to scale its air quality mapping platform
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 26, 2018
Aclima , a San Francisco-based company which builds Internet-connected air quality sensors and runs a software platform to analyze the extracted intel, has closed a $24 million Series A to grow the business including by expanding its headcount and securing more fleet partnerships to build out the reach and depth of its pollution maps.
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Stem Snags $8M For Creative Payments Platform
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JUNE 7, 2017
Los Angeles-based Stem , which is developing a platform to simplify payments for musicians and other content creators, announced Wednesday morning that it has raised $8M in a Series A funding. Stem says it has created a financial platform that unifies and manages contracts, distribution, payments and data for artists and creators.
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March Capital Leads Funding Round In Knock Knock Games
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AUGUST 29, 2019
Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a new, Series A $4M funding round for a new, video game developer called Knock Knock Games , according to the company on Thursday. As part of the funding, March Capital's Gregory Milken joins Knock Knock's board of directors. READ MORE>>.
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113 Greentoe Lands Angel Funding
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MAY 13, 2013
Los Angeles-based Greentoe.com , which operates an online marketplace which lets people name their own price for electronics and other items, has raised a round of angel funding, the firm said today. greentoe venture capital angel ecommerce retail retailer seed' Size of the funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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Maestro nets $15 million for its interactive commerce, community and engagement tools for livestreams
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 2, 2021
Making money on livestreams has never been easier thanks to a suite of tools from the Los Angeles-based startup Maestro , which just nabbed $15 million in financing to grow its business. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.”
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Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence raised $5.4 million for its real estate marketing services
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 7, 2020
Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. 2019 was all about building the best real estate website platform in the sector and I’m so proud of what our team was able to accomplish. “Our
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Immersv Launches Virtual Reality Ad Platform
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MARCH 10, 2016
Los Angeles-based Immersv is launching a brand new, ad platform aimed at virtual reality content, the company is announcing today.
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100 VideoAmp Raises $2.2M For Video Advertising Platform
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DECEMBER 11, 2014
Santa Monica-based VideoAmp , which operates a programmatic video advertising platform, said this morning that it has raised $2.2M in a funding round, from Anthem Venture Partners, Simon Equity Partners, Third Wave Capital, Wavemaker Partners and ZenShin Capital. videoamp video advertising venture capital ross mccray'
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India’s Haptik acqui-hires Los Angeles startup Convrg in international expansion push
TechCrunch LA
JULY 23, 2019
Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform , has already won several high profile clients in India. Now the five-year-old firm, with newly found significant capital in the bank , is attempting to replicate its success in international markets. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,
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L.A.’s NuOrder Closes on $15M Investment to Grow B2B Platform Between Businesses
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DECEMBER 5, 2018
Los Angeles-based NuOrder, a B2B wholesale e-commerce platform, closed on a $15 million Series C financing round, led by Radnor, Pa.-based based venture capital firm NewSpring and joined by existing investors Upfront Ventures of Santa Monica and Argentum of New York City.
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StartEngine Adds Second Company To Crowdfunding Platform
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JANUARY 21, 2016
Los Angeles-based StartEngine , which recently pivoted into equity crowdfunding, said Thursday that it has added a second company to its platform with SEC qualification. XTI is the second company on StartEngine's equity crowdfunding site; the other company is Elio Motors, which StartEngine says has so far raised $16M on its platform.
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100 Science 37 Raises $31M For Clinical Trial Platform
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OCTOBER 18, 2016
Los Angeles-based Science 37 , a startup developing a technology platform aimed at enabling clinical trials, said this morning that it has raised $31M in a Series B financing round. The funding was led by Redmile Group, and also included Lux Capital, dRx Capital, and Sanofi Genzyme BioVentures.
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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 1, 2020
The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. The relationship between Sampson, Goren and Holm dates back nearly a decade, when the three men met at a crowdfunding event in Las Vegas.
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133 uSamp Rolls Out New API, Platform
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MARCH 13, 2014
Los Angeles-based online survey and sampling services and technology provider uSamp said Wednesday that it has rolled out a new, fully open Application programming interface (API). The new API is part of its new SampleCORE platform, which it says helps automate sampling for its customers. READ MORE>>. polling survey sampling usamp'
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March Capital Backs Video Game Developer Wavedash Games
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MAY 2, 2017
Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in video game developer Wavedash Games , which announced a $6M Series A funding round on Tuesday morning. The funding round also included Lowercase Capital, Advancit Capital, CourtsideVC, Machine Shop Ventures, Luma Labs, and Cherrytree VC.
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Los Angeles is using ride-hailing startup Via to shuttle people to public transit
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 28, 2019
Los Angeles is partnering with on-demand shuttle-based service Via as part of a pilot program that will give people rides to three busy public transit stations. Cities like Los Angeles are looking for ways to bring to public transit the dynamic, on-demand features that make ride-hailing popular.
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Shamrock Capital Backs Pixellot In $30M Funding
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. The funding was led by Shamrock, and also included other, existing, un-named investors.
SoftBank bets big on a ‘digital Ellis Island’
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 21, 2021
Welcome Tech , which has built a digital platform aimed at immigrants and their families, has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round co-led by TTV Capital, Owl Ventures and SoftBank Group Corp.’s Today, Welcome’s platform is approaching 3 million active users, according to co-founder and CEO Amir Hemmat.
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299 Quality Built Lands Investment Round From LA's Gallant Capital Partners
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APRIL 30, 2019
San Diego-based Quality Built , a provider of third-party, quality-assurance services to the residential and commercial construction industry, has received a private equity investment from Los Angeles-based Gallant Capital Partners. Size of the investment was not announced.
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Report: Angel Investors Gain From Investing In Every Deal
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DECEMBER 12, 2019
A new report, from AngelList, says that angel investors at the see stage would increase their expected return by broadly indexing into every credible deal they see. AngelList said it ran its numbers against the thousands of deals syndicated on its platform over the past seven years. READ MORE>>.
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March Capital Leads $10M Investment In Branch Messenger
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AUGUST 2, 2017
Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , along with another local investor, Crosscut Ventures , have both made investments in a new Techstars company, Branch Messenger , Branch announced this morning. Series A funding round led by March Capital Partners, and which also included CrossCut, Techstars Ventures, Matchstick Ventures, and others.
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Core Innovation Capital Backs On-Demand, Life Insurance Startup Bestow
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AUGUST 31, 2017
Los Angeles-based fintech investor Core Innovation Capital has backed a new startup, Bestow , which is developing an algorithm-driven, on-demand, life insurance platform. yesterday, in a round led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Core Innovation Capital, Morpheus Ventures, and 8VC. READ MORE>>.
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Mythical Games raises $75M to build an NFT game engine
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 9, 2021
Mythical Games , an NFT games startup based out of Los Angeles, has banked a $75 million raise from new and existing investors betting on the startup’s aim to expand the ambitions of their first title and locate a substantial platform opportunity amid helping developers build blockchain-based gaming experiences.
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Scopely raises $340 million at a $3.3 billion valuation as gaming grabs investors’ interest
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 28, 2020
In a move to shore up institutional support in what’s likely to be it’s last fundraising as a private company, the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming behemoth Scopely has raised $340 million in its latest eye-popping round of funding. ” In terms of capitalization, no other mobile gaming studio comes close.
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252 Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 19, 2018
million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . Gross and Barnehama met through a mutual friend in the robotics industry in Los Angeles, the chief executive of Embodied, Paolo Pirjanian, Barnehama wrote in an email.
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Los Angeles-based Open Raven raises $15 million from KPCB for its security tech to secure hybrid clouds
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 16, 2020
Open Raven , the Los Angeles-based security startup founded by a team of cybersecurity veterans from CrowdStrike and SourceClear, has closed on $15 million in new financing only four months after emerging from stealth and in the middle of a pandemic. . and provided by the company.
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Interview with Krisztina Holly, Good Growth Capital
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OCTOBER 22, 2020
Earlier this week, Good Growth Capital (www.goodgrowthvc.com) announced it has started looking at investments in Southern California, adding Krisztina Holly as West Coast Venture Partner for the firm. Having been active now in Los Angeles, is there anything Los Angeles hasn't taken advantage of but should?
AssetAvenue Launches Real Estate Crowdfunding Platform
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APRIL 2, 2014
Los Angeles-based Asset Avenue has launched a new, crowdfunding site focused on commercial, real estate investments, the company said this week. According to the startup, its online marketplace lets potential real estate investors access to pre-vetted investment opportunities across the country.
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212 Greycroft Backs FrankieOne
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NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Los Angeles-based venture investor Greycroft Ventures is backing a Melbourne, Australia-based startup, FrankieOne. According to FrankieOne, it has raised $15.4M (US) in its Series A+ round, which was led by Greycroft and AirTree Ventures, and also included Reinventure, Tidal Ventures, Apex Capital Partners, Binance Labs and Kraken Ventures.
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LA-based Boulevard raises $27 million for its spa management software
TechCrunch LA
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Boulevard , a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic. The two spent months pounding the pavement in Los Angeles pretending to be college students doing research on the industry. million in funding.
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323 Midnight Lights Up With $7.5M
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NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Los Angeles-based gaming startup Midnight announced this morning that it has raised $7.5M The funding came from Shima Capital, blockchain platform Forte, gaming community SNACKCLUB, guild and mod platform Overwolf, plus the founders of gaming companies Illuvium and investors Woodstock Fund, FJ Labs, Bixin Ventures, among others.
Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2011
In this three-part series I will explore the ways that the Venture Capital industry has changed over the past 5 years that I would argue are a direct result of changes in the software industry, not the other way around. So it’s unsurprising that typical “A rounds&# of venture capital were $5-10 million.
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10 Ways To Get The Capital You Need For Your Startup
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 21, 2023
Solicit venture capital investors. Apply to local angel investor groups. Use online platforms like Gust to find them, and local networking to find ones that relate to your industry and passion. Most provide free resources to startups, including office facilities and consulting, but many provide seed funding as well.
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GrubMarket gobbles up $120M at a $1B+ pre-money valuation to take on the grocery supply chain
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Liberty Street Funds, Walleye Capital, Japan Post Capital, Joseph Stone Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Tech Pioneers Fund are among the new backers, who are being joined by existing investors Celtic House Asia Partners, INP Capital, Reimagined Ventures, Moringa Capital Management, and others, along with other unnamed participants.
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249 TheWaveVR Raises $2.5M For VR Live Music Platform
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AUGUST 5, 2016
Los Angeles- and Austin-based TheWaveVR announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M The startup said the funding came from KPCB Edge, Presence Cpaital, Rothenberg Ventures, RRE Ventures, The VR Fund, Seedcamp, and angels such as Mike Fischer (Square Enix) and Joe Kraus (GV).
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