L.A. Startups Received $369 Million in Seed Funding in 2016
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.
Reflections on 2016: Lawrence Ng, OnRamp Fund
socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Today's contribution is from Lawrence Ng , serial entrepreneur who, last year, founded OnRamp Fund , a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.
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Splash LA October 2016
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016 -- Vator Splash LA. Brian Lee, CEO and Founder of The Honest Company, which has raised $222 million in VC funding. What's behind LA's booming tech ecosystem? Speakers include Marc Cuban; Nick Green, CEO and Founder of Thrive Market, which has raised $149 million in financing.
The Full Dataset on What VCs are Thinking About Funding in 2016
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
We use this try to draw some context that informs our funding decisions. Of course we fund companies in good markets and bad. In venture our goal is to fund companies over a 10-year+ time horizon, which is the time it takes to build truly transformational companies. VC survey data 2016 from Mark Suster.
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Reflections on 2016: Grant Hosford, codeSpark
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Grant Hosford: codeSpark's biggest news in 2016 was closing on $4.1M of seed funding and launching our popular subscription service for kids ages 4-10. You can see all of our holiday reflections here.
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Reflections on 2016: Greg Cohn, Burner
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Greg Cohn: In 2016 it became clear to me that self-driving cars are something that's going to happen and that's going to be massively disruptive. You can see all of our holiday reflections here. READ MORE>>.
Reflections on 2016: Joe Fernandez, Joymode
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. Joe Fernandez: For the first part of 2016, we purposefully stayed under the radar in private beta. It was exciting in October to tell the world about what we are building and and announce our funding.
Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. This is a trend from 2016 that should gain momentum in 2017. Rob Freelen: Focus.
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124 What Do Industry Insiders Think Will Happen in VC in 2016?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
” There are a lot of data points that one can observer to get a sense of the venture capital markets – both LP fundings into venture and VC financings of startups. Of course sentiment can swing wildly with new information but I set out to take the pulse of the market as we enter 2016. State of the Market. How do I know?
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Reflections on 2016: Jeb Spencer, TVC Capital
socalTECH
DECEMBER 30, 2016
All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. Here, we have the thoughts of Jeb Spencer of TVC Capital (www.tvccapital.com), a software focused growth equity fund, and has had some great success in the market. READ MORE>>.
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113 Reflections on 2016: Kevin Winston, Digital LA
socalTECH
DECEMBER 23, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted. When we first started in 2012, panel programming focused on how to fund your startup, find a CTO, etc.
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Illumina Ventures Raises $230M Venture Capital Fund
socalTECH
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Illumina Ventures , the early-stage venture capital investor which was founded by San Diego-based life sciences equipment maker Illumina , says it has raised $230M for its first fund. The fund launched in summer of 2016 with $100M from Illumina. The venture investment fund was founded by Nicholas Naclerio, Ph.D.,
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Reflections on 2016: Richard Wolpert, HelloTech
socalTECH
DECEMBER 28, 2016
This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem. For Amplify it was the raising of our third fund. At the end of last year I was prepared for a massive decline in the public stock markets this year and with it, a drying up of funding for startups.
Bryant Stibel Backs Tile In New Funding
socalTECH
JULY 24, 2019
Bryant Stibel , the Los Angeles area venture capital investment firm of Kobe Bryant and Jeff Stibel, has backed item tracking startup Tile in a new, $45M funding round. The growth equity funding was led by Francisco Partners, and also included GGV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, plus new investors Bryan Stibel and SVB Financial Group.
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124 Oculus Rift To Ship In Q1 2016
socalTECH
MAY 6, 2015
Irvine-based Oculus VR said this morning that it has set the shipping date for the Oculus Rift virtual reality systems, in Q1 of 2016. According to Oculus, it will begin taking pre-orders later this year.
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100 Mucker Capital Aims To Raise New Fund, Mucker IV, Worth $55M
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Los Angeles-based venture investor Mucker Capital , led by Erik Rannala and William Hsu, has booted up an effort to raise a new fund, Mucker IV, worth $55M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this week. Mucker Capital's last fund, Mucker III, was raised in March of 2016, and was worth $45M.
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140 Why Was Winter in Venture Capital Funding so Short?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 6, 2017
Yet as we enter February 2017 the VC funding markets are booming, Snap, Inc has filed for its IPO, AppDynamics was just purchased for $3.7 But the reality is that “global warming” massively blunted the effects of winter and my prognosis for VC fundings of entrepreneurs in 2017–2018 is now very sunny indeed. Baidu alone raised $3.2
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5 Startup Funding Models That Depend On The Consumer
Startup Professionals Musings
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. These sites often sponsor pitch contests with small cash prizes for funding, as well as other valuable services to support entrepreneurs.
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Bitvore Brings Latest Funding Round To $14.2M
socalTECH
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.
AmplifyLA: Dramatic Drop In Seed Funding In LA In Q1
socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2017
reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 AmplifyLA said it will be reporting quarterly on seed deals, a change from the annual reporting it did in 2016. Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA percent, Year-over-Year. raised, from $2.8M
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124 Lensabl Lands Funding From Amplify, Others
socalTECH
MAY 16, 2017
Los Angeles-based Lensabl , a startup which lets online users order up replacement lenses for their prescription glasses, has raised a new round of funding, the company announced today. The size of the funding was not announced. The new funding was led by Amplify.LA The company launched its services in late 2016.
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Traliant Gets Majority Funding From Private Equity Investor
socalTECH
JANUARY 26, 2021
Traliant was founded in 2016, and says it has over 5,000 customers. Manhattan Beach-based Traliant, which provides online workplace compliance training solutions, said it has received a majority investment from private equity investor PSG. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.
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What Do LPs Think of the Venture Capital Markets for 2016?
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 1, 2016
At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. A normal VC fund raises a new fund every three years if they are strong performers.
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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
It’s a new year – 2016. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle. We like to hire people and fund people who are deeply ethical and we try to be long-term in our investment thinking. 2016 is going to be a tough year. Happy New Year.
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150 Lytx Raises Massive $700M Funding Round For Driver Safety Systems
socalTECH
APRIL 6, 2018
San Diego-based Lytx , which develops video telematics products for driving fleets, has scored a massive, $700M funding round from a group of private equity investors. According to Lytx, the funding has an enterprise in excess of $1.5 GTCR acquired Lytx in 2016 , for $500M in cash. and Kirkland & Ellis in the transaction.
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Cool Planet Reboots, In Colorado, With $19.3M Series A Funding
socalTECH
MARCH 24, 2017
Series A funding. According to Cool Planet, the new funding was led by Agust�n Coppel and North Bridge Venture Partners, and will go towards commercalization of its biochar product, Cool Fauna Engineered Biocarbon. The company still lists an office in Camarillo. READ MORE>>.
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Edtech Venture Funding Down in 2016, But Still Tops $1B
Xconomy
JANUARY 11, 2017
A recent study by EdSurge , an edtech information firm, shows venture funding for U.S. billion (across 138 deals) in 2016. Those stats track with the overall trend in VC funding nationally: the industry saw a “correction” or “normalization” downward after hitting a peak in 2015.
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Coronal Energy Gets Funding From Panasonic
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Financial terms of the funding were not disclosed. Panasonic made its first investment in the company in December of 2014, and another in September of 2016. The two said that, as a result of the investment, Coronal will become Coronal Energy powered by Panasonic. Coronal Energy is led by Jonathan Jaffrey. READ MORE>>.
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Fintech VC Backing Dipped 13 Percent in 2016, Mirroring Rest of Tech
Xconomy
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
The final numbers on 2016 fintech funding deals are in from New York-based research firm and investment database CB Insights, and venture capitalists seem to be cooling on the industry. The numbers are in rough agreement with the slowdown or “normalization” in overall venture funding activity in 2016 , according to several reports.
Upfront Uncloaks New Startup, Projector
socalTECH
MAY 22, 2019
Los Angeles-based venture investor Upfront Ventures unveiled one of its new startups on Wednesday, a company which has been in stealth mode since 2016. The startup is led by Trevor O'Brien, and also has received funding from Hunter Walk of Homebrew, Jess Verrilli of #Angels and Nancy Duarte of Duarte, Inc. READ MORE>>.
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Rocket Lab Finds Funding For Small Satellite Delivery
socalTECH
MARCH 2, 2015
Size of the funding was not announced. The Series B funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, the K1W1 investment fund, and Lockheed Martin. The company said it will use the funding to complete its launch system, which it plans to offer up for commercial launches as early as 2016.
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Three LA Organizations Score Funding From Google For CS Education
socalTECH
MAY 2, 2016
Three, local Los Angeles organizations -- DIY Girls , LA Maker Space , and Teens Exploring Technology (TXT), have scored nonprofit funding from Google, as part of the 2016 Google RISE Awards , according to the groups. All three groups help increase access to computer science (CS) for Los Angeles kis and youth.
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Aira.IO Finds Seed Funding To Assist The Blind Using Google Glass
socalTECH
OCTOBER 29, 2015
La Jolla-based Aira.IO , a developer of software tools which use Google Glass to help the blind and low-vision individuals, has raised $790,000 in a seed funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners,a long with futurist Ray Kurzweil and blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayor.
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Qmerit Scores Investment From GIC For EV Charging Efforts
socalTECH
JULY 20, 2021
Irvine-based Qmerit, which installed electric vehicle charging stations in residential and fleet environments, has scored an investment from GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, according to Qmerit. Qmerit spun out of ABM in 2016. Along with the funding, GIC will gain a seat on Qmerit's board of directors.
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113 Lead Inclusively Finds $1.5M
socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2020
in a funding round. The funding came from angel investors Christopher Craig and Fran Craig. Lead Inclusively said the new funding will go towards further developing its software-as-a-service platform, which is says is focused on "the science of behavior change and habit formation." READ MORE>>.
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Entity Academy, an edtech startup that trains, mentors and places women in tech roles, secures $100M
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 7, 2021
Jennifer Schwab, the founder and CEO of Entity, has built the business since 2016 on virtually no outside funding, but said that this latest financing is a precursor to the company working on its first, more traditional VC-led equity round. Since 2016, some 400 students, almost all women, have completed the course.
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297 Emotive Names President, COO
socalTECH
AUGUST 20, 2021
The company recently raised $50M in its Series B funding round. He also was Chief Revenue Officer at Quip, which was acquired by Salesforce for $750M in 2016, and also served at New Relic, Citrix Systems, and Mixpanel. Cooley is a seed investor in the company, and previously was President and COO of Skael.
Netradyne Raises $21M For Vision Recognition Tech
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018
San Diego-based Netradyne , a developer of artificial intelligence and "deep learning" software used for vision recognition--particularly in autonomous vehicles--has raised $21M more in a funding round. The funding was led by M12, the venture fund run by Microsoft, as well as Reliance Industries and Point72 Ventures.
What I Learned In 2015: Lawrence Ng, OnRamp Fund
socalTECH
DECEMBER 29, 2015
Today's thoughts are from Lawrence Ng , who founded Oversee.net, and just launched the OnRamp Fund (onrampfund.com). Lawrence Ng: The big news for us was the launch of OnRamp Fund. What are the technologies or things you think people ought to watch in 2016? What was the biggest news for you or your firm this year?
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100 Rincon Ventures Backs Rainforest QA In $25M Round
socalTECH
JANUARY 24, 2018
Santa Barbara-based venture capital investment firm Rincon Ventures is part of a new funding round for quality assurance software developer Rainforest QA. Rincon invested in Rainforest QA's Series A round back in 2016. Rainforest is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.
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Mavenlink Finds $48M More
socalTECH
APRIL 12, 2019
Irvine-based Mavenlink , a startup which develops business process management software and related tools for services businesses, has raised $48M more, in a Series E funding round. The funding came from Carrick Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Growth Equity.
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L Squared Sells Portfolio Company, Learners Edge
socalTECH
DECEMBER 10, 2020
L Squared Capital Partners had recapitalized Learners Edge in September of 2016; the private equity investors says it increased the company's revenues by more than 2.5x L Squared said the sale is the fourth exit from its 2014 vintage year fund, and its third exit from the education market. since that time. READ MORE>>.
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113 TechZulu Presents | 2016 LA Investor Startup Forecast
Tech Zulu Event
JANUARY 27, 2016
TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2016 Startup and Entrepreneur Forecast taking place Thursday, February 11 from 7 p.m. We will have amazing panelists from Crosscut Ventures, Machine Shop Ventures, Techstars, and more to be announced soon who will share their insights and forecast for startups in 2016.
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