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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Another travel startup that found itself scrambling to pivot as the COVID-19 pandemic took off is now announcing a huge round of funding after finding its feet and proving that it can grow, even under adverse circumstances. Los Angeles-based AvantStay has been around since 2017 and had only raised $25 million in the last four years.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Los Angeles-based Untapped Ventures said on Wednesday that it has launched a new, early-stage venture capital fund, which it says invests in companies that "help people live the best version of themselves, personally and professionally." The size of the new fund was not announced. The size of the new fund was not announced.

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JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. They’ve also had suppliers sell perishable goods as well — a vendor sold 80,000 dates on the platform a month ago. “We’re

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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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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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JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his classic book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

Even if you ignore all the hype around crowdfunding, there can be no doubt that it is a real alternative for entrepreneurs to achieve visibility and funding today. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S., Other popular sites for startups, including StartupNation and Startups.co

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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. The company says it has now raised $12.5M Stem was co-founded by Milana Rabkin, Tim Luckow and Jovin Cronin-Wilesmith. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based First Resonance, a startup developing what it calls a "factory operating system" designed for hardware companies for use in their manufacturing operations, says it has raised a new round of funding. First Resonance said the funding was led by Blue Bear Capital.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based DataScience , the data analytics software developer led by Ian Swanson, has rolled out its data analysis platform, the DataScience Cloud. DataScience is venture backed by Whitehart Ventures and Greycroft Partners, and has raised $28M in funding so far. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 6, 2021

Los Angeles-based EngineEars, a new startup that helps connect audio engineers with clients, said on Wednesday that it has raised $1M in a pre-seed funding round. The funding was led by Slauson & Co., The funding was led by Slauson & Co.,

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JANUARY 16, 2022

A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new online platform startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. Most startups and investors I know don’t have unlimited funds, so the first question they should ask and do ask today, is “When is your company going to be profitable (self-sustaining)?”

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MAY 25, 2018

Greycroft Ventures , which has a big presence in Los Angeles, has backed Silicon Valley-based BlueCart , a developer of machine learning software and other tools for the hospitality industry, to the tune of $5M. BlueCart said this week that it raised $5M in its Series B-1 funding, bringing its total raised to $22M.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

If you are one of the thousands of entrepreneurs who need equity funding to get your startup going (no loans to repay), you are probably overwhelmed at the prospect of finding, contacting and pitching to the huge number of qualified angels and investment groups around the country. Register Internet and social media startup names.

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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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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Los Angeles-based SUMA Wealth , a startup which operates an online platform designed to help U.S.-born, born, Millennial Latinos with financial literacy, has raised a round of funding, the company announced this week. According to the company, it received a pre-seed funding round from a number of female investors.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Los Angeles-based Steereo , which pays ridesharing drivers to stream new music to their riders, has raised a round of funding, which came from Moonshots Capital, Halogen Ventures, Moving Capital, Quake Capital, AET Fund, Beresford Partners, Fall Creek Capital, and Hawke Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

Los Angeles-based Ultrahuman, a startup developing an app focused on meditation, workouts, and sleep, said Wednesday that it has launched its first product, backed by $8M in funding. The company says the $8M, Series A funding round came from Nexus and Blume.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Los Angeles-based Vid , a startup developing a social video platform, announced late Monday that it has received a strategic investment from Ontology, a developer of blockchain technology. Vid says it is headquartered in Los Angeles, but has satellite offices in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Cayman Islands.

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MAY 23, 2019

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. The pair raised $41 million for the debut effort, opting to nearly double that number the second time around as a means to participate in more follow-on fundings.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor Greycroft is the lead investor in ZenBusiness , a new startup providing small business services. According to Austin, Texas-based ZenBusiness, the funding will go to expand its footprint, and build out platform and community features for its customers. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Glendora-based eGood , a startup developing a social giving platform, said today that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Wolfgang Buehler, and angel investor. According to eGood, it is using the funding to develop its mobile and in-store check-in platform. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media platform Greenfly raises $8.5 million; Songtradr raises $4 million in Series A funding round; and Apple launches patient health records app in Los Angeles.

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MAY 29, 2013

Los Angeles-based social, celebrity advertising startup Adly confirmed the company''s recent $2M funding round today, officially announcing the funding from GRP Partners and Siemer Ventures. The firm disclosed the funding last week. adly venture capital funding social celebrity advertising' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based peer-to-peer commercial real estate investment site AssetAvenue said Friday that it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by Matrix Partners and NetEase, with other investors, including Vectr Ventures, Russ Meyer (Grandpoint Capital); Bam Ventures; and LaunchpadLA.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Irvine-based Bitvore , the big data, artificial intelligence, and data analytics startup, has upped its latest funding round to $14.2M, as part of what appears to be an ongoing $17.75M funding effort. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, built a decentralized ghost kitchen — and managed to convince Softbank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in a $120 million round for that the company announced today. “Nextbite is a portfolio of delivery-only restaurant brands that exist only on UberEats, DoorDash, and Postmates.”

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JUNE 9, 2021

Even as NFT sales dip below their most speculative highs, startups aiming to tap into their potential are still scoring big funding rounds from investors who believe there’s much more to crypto collectibles than the past few months of hype. The round was led by WestCap. The startup has raised a whopping $120 million to date.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. That funding was worth $3M. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his latest book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. Crowdfunding is not the best platform here.

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MAY 9, 2014

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). I just don’t see it happening any time soon. billion collected in 2012.

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AUGUST 5, 2016

Los Angeles- and Austin-based TheWaveVR announced this morning that it has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round, for its efforts to develop a virtual reality experience specifically for experiencing live music.

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JULY 23, 2019

Mumbai-based Haptik, which operates a conversational AI platform , has already won several high profile clients in India. On Tuesday, Haptik announced it has acqui-hired Convrg, a Los Angeles-based startup that develops chatbots, to serve customers in North America. 60% of all software is bought in the U.S.,

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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. READ MORE>>. videoamp video advertising venture capital ross mccray'

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