socalTECH

AUGUST 14, 2014

AuditFile , a developer of cloud-based auditing software for CPAs, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company said Thursday. The company was founded by Kevin Bong, who started the company in his dorm room at UCLA as a senior. The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

UCLA 170

UCLA Draper Software SaaS 170

TechCrunch LA

JUNE 16, 2020

UNest , a Los Angeles provider of financial planning and savings tools for parents including college savings plans and other beneficial investment vehicles for various life events, has raised $9 million in a new round of funding, the company said. .

Services 235

Services Capital Draper Education 235

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers. READ MORE>>.

Draper 153

Draper Acquisition Entertainment Mobile 153

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2017

Online used car marketplace Shift , which has two offices‌ in Southern California--its biggest market--has raised $37M more in funding, the company said today. The funding came from BMW iVentures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Highland Capital, DCM, G2VP, and Goldman Sachs.

Orange County 113

Orange County Draper Southern California San Diego 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based Chippmunk said this morning that it has raised $750,000, for the company''s shopping search engine--which helps users with comparison shopping, finding coupons, and with expert shopping recommendations. The company''s founders are Brian Nickerson and Samira Mahjoub Tapia. READ MORE>>.

Draper 193

Draper Los Angeles Angel Startup 193

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For the past 2.5 Report Card.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Los Angeles-based crowdfunding site Crowdfunder.com , the equity crowdfunding site led by Chance Barnett, has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding, the company said late Tuesday evening.

Clearstone 159

Clearstone Draper Equity Venture Capital 159

socalTECH

MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.

Draper 191

Draper CalTech Southern California Education 191

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based Sensay , a developer of chatbot technology, has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Greycroft Partners, Sweet Capital, NHN, Draper Associates and other.

Technology 100

Technology Draper Seed Funding Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online site which lets users rank, view, vote, and share their opinions on a wide range of topics, announced today that it has raised $2M in a follow on investment round. The company said the proceeds will go towards hiring, platform expansion, and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels Pasadena 176

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

Shift Technologies , the online marketplace for used cars which has major operations in Los Angeles, has raised $50M in new funding for the startup, the company said today. The funding was led by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP), and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and Highland Capital Partners.

Technology 100

Technology Draper Los Angeles Demand 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2013

The company--which describes the feature as "SnapChat for Files"--said its new function lets users share photos, music, videos, and data to friends in their personal cloud, but only for a certain amount of time. Younity''s service runs on iOS and Windows desktops. READ MORE>>. storage music cloud snapchat sharing file younity'

Snapchat 191

Snapchat Draper Santa Monica Capital 191

socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of mobile video marketing services which is run by James Citron, said this morning that it has raised $4.1M The round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. in a strategic investment round.

Mogreet 213

Mogreet Draper Mobile Los Angeles 213

socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based business transactions and dealroom service CapLinked has rounded up some new investors today, saying that it has added additional investors in its Series A funding. FF Angel, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups, and Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal), and others. The firm earlier had announced investments from.

Draper 178

Draper Software Engineering Platform Google 178

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2015

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX , the Los Angeles area commercial rocket and spacecraft developer led by Elon Musk, announced Tuesday afternoon that it has raised a billion dollars in a financing round. SpaceX said the deal gives Google and Fidelity just under 10 percent ownership of the company. READ MORE>>.

SpaceX 100

SpaceX Google Draper Hawthorne 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing and apparel firm, said today that it has raised $5.5M more in funding. The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund.

MyShape 162

MyShape Draper Web Los Angeles 162

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2015

Favor , a on-demand, mobile delivery app developer, said today that it will be expanding into San Diego in the coming months, thanks to a new, $13M funding round. The company currently operates in Austin, Boston, Houston and Dallas. San Diego will be the company''s first foray into California.

San Diego 100

San Diego S3 Draper Incubator 100

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2015

Los Angeles-based j2 Global has acquired the assets of online file backup and sharing service SugarSync , the company said this morning. j2 Global said the acquisition is not expected to be material to the company. j2 Global said the acquisition is not expected to be material to the company. READ MORE>>.

Draper 100

Draper Acquisition Los Angeles Services 100

socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2012

Los Angeles-based Mogreet , coming off a new round of venture funding, is in expansion mode, saying that it has opened up a new Midwest sales office for the company. in a new round, from Black Diamond Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. Mogreet recently raised $4.1M

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Mogreet Sales Draper Mobile 157

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Cloud-based secure deal platform CapLinked , has received a $1 million expansion round from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups , and other investors. The firm says it will use the funding to grow rapidly and close more partnerships like the previous Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and last week’s Sunbelt Network partnership.

Capital 69

Capital Angel Startup Draper 69

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing firm, has shut down. According to sources near the firm, the firm has sold off its inventory and is now hoping to find a buyer for the company via an assignment for the benefit of creditors. READ MORE>>.

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MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 217

socalTECH

JULY 24, 2012

Hints of the funding came out earlier this month when the firm showed up on Siemer Ventures' list of portfolio companies. The firm, headed by Josh Payne, develops a way for web publishers to integrate e-commerce into their websites. READ MORE>>.

Draper 100

Draper Seed Funding Commerce Software Development 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Los Angeles-based Siemer Ventures , the venture capital arm of investment bank Siemer & Associates, has been one of the most active local investors lately--and is continuing that trend, with the investment in Ribbon. in a seed funding round. in a seed funding round. Curious to what Siemer has been investing in lately?

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Draper Seed Funding Commerce Social Network 164

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

EdenIQ , the biofuels yield enhancement technology firm that is a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , has scored a $12.4M venture funding round.

Draper 159

Draper Venture Capital Equity Los Angeles 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

in a new round of equity funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Wednesday. No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels.

MyShape 154

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 154

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2010

Los Angeles-based MyShape , which develops a personalized shopping site for women's apparel, said today that it has named Mercedes De Luca as CEO of the firm. The company also said that it has added De Luca to the board. She also has been at Interwoven. READ MORE>>.

MyShape 133

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Chief Technology Officer Draper 133

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2008

The numbers were driven by large dollar fundings in the clean technology sector, including large rounds to PowerGenix, Aptera Motors, and Pentadyne. The totals reported may differ from other venture capital surveys, due to sources of information, timing of funding events, and classification of data.

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCalTech Technical Review Draper 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate. There is no cost but you must physically be based in or move to Los Angeles for the 6 months of the program. Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors.

Technical Review 259

Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Pasadena-based MyShape has raised $12M in a round of venture capital, the company's CEO, Louise Wannier, confirmed Monday after reports that the firm had closed a round of funding, but said the round was still in progress. MyShape runs an online apparel store which is targeted on matching women with clothing that best fits them.

MyShape 100

MyShape Tech Coast Angels Draper Pasadena Angels 100

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

Earlier, the firm said that FF Angel, Siemer Ventures, 500 Startups , and Peter Thiel (co-founder of PayPal), among others, had invested $1.6 The new funding brings the company’s aggregate amount of capital raised to over $3 million. Jackson funding Google Inflection Ventures Investing Lee Essener'

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Draper Google Software Engineering Invest 68

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). We sat down with David and Allen to learn more about how the company wants to change how startups are created.

Startup 231

Startup Technology Incubator Silver Lake 231

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The transaction is considered the largest public acquisition in Bitcoin history with both companies exhibiting impressive growth numbers since their respective beginnings. What is it Like to Raise Money for Bitcoin Companies? Brock Pierce – Digital Currency Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. ”(Actual words: Bull S**t).

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

She told us about why so many Los Angeles investors are supporting the company and gave us an overview of what PartySlate is all about. I tapped my co-founder, John Haro, who I worked for at Agency.com, and at another mobile marketing company, and we talked about the idea, ideated, and I brought him on as co-founder.

Technical Advisors 100

Technical Advisors Technical Review Metrics Startup 100

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2011

I sold that company, eCRUSH, which operated espin.com, to Hearst at the end of 2006. Clark Benson: I founded the company in 2008, and we took a little over a year to launch. But, there are not many funded players in the space. A very small amount of those sites have had funding, but there are certainly websites about lists.

Startup 195

Startup Platform Sites Java 195

Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2019

On Thursday, the company announced it closed on financing of $2 million—half a million in pre-seed funding and a subsequent $1.5 million in seed—in 2018 to advance its growing suite of products, digitized. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

San Diego 73

San Diego Seed Funding Funding Startup 73

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Others I have not.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44