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.
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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
An edtech startup called Entity Academy — which provides women with training, in areas like data science and software development; mentoring; and ultimately job coaching — has raised $100 million on the heels of strong growth of its business, and an ambition to improve that ratio.
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Cyber insurance startup At-Bay raises $34M Series C, adds M12 as a new investor
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Cybersecurity insurance startup At-Bay has raised $34 million in its Series C round, the company announced Tuesday. But where traditional insurance companies have struggled to acquire the acumen needed to accommodate the growing demand for cybersecurity insurance, startups like At-Bay have filled the space.
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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.
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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. Tile is best known for its wireless-enabled tags which allow users to track all kinds of items, from their keys, wallet, luggage, and anything else.
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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. It's amazing how much LA tech has grown since we first started Silicon Beach Fest five years ago.
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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 24, 2020
Divergent, the Los Angeles-based startup aiming to revolutionize vehicle manufacturing, has cut about one-third of its staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic that has upended startups and major corporations alike. Divergent 3D made Blade — which was on the auto show circuit in 2016 — to demonstrate the technology platform.
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Moonshots Capital Leads Investment In Startup Uncovering Propaganda, Bot Farms
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2018
Los Angeles-based Moonshots Capital is the lead investor in the seed round of a startup, New Knowledge , which developed the artificial intelligence software which uncovered a large-scale Russian effort to influence U.S. presidential elections. According to New Knowledge, it has raised $1.9M READ MORE>>.
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149 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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Papaya raises $50M to give you a way to pay bills via its mobile app
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Papaya is a Los Angeles-based startup with a mission to do just that. To prove the point, CEO and co-founder Patrick Kann demonstrated for me via Zoom how even after tearing up a bill into a few pieces, Papaya’s app was able to scan the pertinent parts of the invoice to make sure it was paid. “As In this respect, the U.S.
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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 READ MORE>>.
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Washe Raise $3.5M To Expand On-Demand Car Washes In LA
socalTECH
MAY 3, 2018
On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, to help it to "greatly expand" its operation sin Los Angeles, as well as expand into other new markets. READ MORE>>.
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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 9, 2022
The funding, a Series C, will be used to continue expanding Boulevard’s product and engineering teams and to build out more tools targeting an ever-wider set of users in the bigger wellness and beauty sector (those product additions are typically big — it most recently added a whole new payments feature). Focusing on the U.S.
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195 Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 28, 2018
Google raised the curtain with a splashy announcement that they’d be setting up their fifth cloud region in the U.S. in Los Angeles. Now companies like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are competing for their business as more companies wake up to the pressures and demands for more flexible technology architectures.
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Some Thoughts on Leadership Going into 2016
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 1, 2016
Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. It’s a new year – 2016. We want to invest in early-stage technology enabled startup businesses – upfront in the funding cycle.
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United Dwelling is one startup building something to solve California’s housing crisis
TechCrunch LA
MAY 19, 2020
After wrestling with recalcitrant homeowners, husbanding their parcels of land to keep their property values high, the state’s leadership passed a law that increased the availability of new rental units and put more money into homeowners’ pockets in 2016. “We go to the homeowner and say you have this property here.
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How the myth of the ‘girlboss’ harms emerging women in tech
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 3, 2022
On Lafayette Street in SoHo, young, fashionable women lined up around the block to enter a minimalist, millennial oasis, the most perfect Instagram feed brought to life. allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. It’s no wonder, then, how we’ve ended up with the paradox of the “girlboss.” .
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United Dwelling Picks Up $10M
socalTECH
MAY 19, 2020
Los Angeles-based United Dwelling , a startup that helps homeowners convert garages or unused backyard space into newly allowed "Accessory Dwelling Units" which they can rent out to others, has raised $10M in a Series B funding round, the company said this week. Dietz had been at GRP Partners since 1996.
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Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost
TechCrunch LA
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Shipwell , a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. And the small-fleet shipping companies that make up the bulk of the industry. trucking services.
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Podcorn Launches Podcast Advertising Platform
socalTECH
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. Kiezkowski and Kozera sold Famebit to Google back in 2016. READ MORE>>.
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Joymode Opens Up Service To All, Launches New Kids Category
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 22, 2017
Los Angeles-based Joymode , the startup led by Joe Fernandez which lets people rent, not buy, all the gear needed for experiences like backyard movie night, virtual reality parties, camping, and more, said it has just opened up access to anyone in Los Angeles interested in the service. READ MORE>>.
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Announcing the agenda for TC Sessions: AR/VR in LA on October 18
TechCrunch LA
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
TechCrunch is heading to UCLA on October 18 and we’ve assembled some of the AR/VR industry’s most prescient founders, investors and executives to chat about the startups and trends driving virtual and augmented reality in 2018. UCLA, Los Angeles // October 18. See full agenda here. Kickstarting an Industry.
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Fitplan Technologies Finds $4.7M For Fitness Apps
socalTECH
JUNE 28, 2018
Los Angeles-based Fitplan Technologies , a startup that develops mobile apps which connects users with workouts with routines used by what the company says are the "world's most influential fitness personalities", has raised $4.7M in a funding round.
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Joymode Finds $14M More To Free You From Having To Buy Fun Stuff
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Los Angeles-based Joymode , the startup led by Joe Fernandez which is aimed at letting you have all the fun, but none of the clutter and expense, of owning stuff you'd need for a backyard movie night, a camping trip, and many other experiences, has raised $14M in a Series A funding.
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113 The future of car ownership: Cars-as-a-service
TechCrunch LA
JULY 10, 2019
Automakers and startups alike are increasingly offering services that give buyers new opportunities and greater flexibility around owning and using vehicles. In the first part of this feature , we explored the different startups attempting to change car buying. Cars-as-a-Service. But not everyone wants to buy a car. Don’t buy, lease.
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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. Based in Los Angeles and Taipei, Taiwan, it's a $10 million incubator that invests in early stage startups.
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Bryant Stibel's Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash
socalTECH
JANUARY 27, 2020
Kobe Bryant , the basketball legend who also was one half of Los Angeles private equity investment firm Bryant Stibel , is dead at the age of 41, after a tragic helicopter crash in Calabasas took his life, the life of one of his daughters, and seven others.
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Business support startup rakes in $9.3 million in funding
StartUp Beat
MARCH 29, 2018
The startup Electric aims to provide “all-in-one IT support” in quicker and easier ways for small business owners throughout the United States. million in its Series A round of funding in a backing that was led by Bessemer Venture Partners, according to a Thursday announcement. Most importantly, customers love it.”
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40 Interview with Anthony Citrano, Acquicent
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
Our interview this morning with an entrepreneur is with Anthony Citrano , the founder of Los Angeles-based Acquicent (www.acquicent.com), a startup which wants to make it as easy for you to invest in museum-grade collectibles such as classic cars and art, without having to invest millions of dollars in those assets.
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Interview Behzad Kianmahd, TAU Ventures
socalTECH
MAY 10, 2018
Behzad Kianmahd is the co-founder of Los Angeles coworking space Cross Campus , which is one of the major centers of startup activity in Silicon Beachand also involved as co-founder and lead investor in a brand new, venture capital fund, TAU Ventures (www.ideasimmersion.com/tau-ventures/). What is TAU Ventures?
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100 Techstars Launches New Healthcare Accelerator In LA
socalTECH
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Startup accelerator operator Techstars has opened up a its second, startup accelerator in Los Angeles today, the Techstars Healthcare Accelerator. The new accelerator is being run alongside Cedars-Sinai , and will focus on health and healthcare delivery.
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March Capital Partners Backs Activehours
socalTECH
JANUARY 10, 2017
Los Angeles-based venture investor March Capital Partners , the investment firm run by Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken, and Jamie Montgomery, has made an investment in Activehours , a new startup offering up early access to paychecks. READ MORE>>.
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As it raises new cash, Recharge adds homes to its supply of on-demand spaces
TechCrunch LA
JANUARY 28, 2019
Recharge , the business which got its start pitching pay-as-you-go rentals of unused hotel rooms, is adding private homes to its inventory of spaces — offering the first 100 signups in cities where the plan is available a guaranteed income of $1,000 per month. Recharge chief executive Manny Bamfo. So Bamfo took his pitch to hotels.
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143 Hyperloop Technologies In Deal For Test Site In Las Vegas, Eyes $80M round
socalTECH
DECEMBER 8, 2015
Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Technologies , one of the startups looking to bring Elon Musk's grand idea for high speed transportation to life, has inked a deal for a test site in North Las Vegas, as it looks to complete an $80M, Series B funding round.
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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 17, 2019
Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. Keep it coming.
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How Boards Need to Evolve Over Time
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 6, 2014
When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Planning and dealing with extra-ordinary events: M&A, fund raising, crises.
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Interview with Bryan Biniak, Connected Travel
socalTECH
MARCH 12, 2019
Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. At the intersection of those two is Los Angeles-based Connected Travel (www.connectedtravel.com), the startup which is behind Honda's Drive Drive platform.
Who's In Southern California's Unicorn Club?
socalTECH
JULY 18, 2017
The list of technology startups in Southern California who are "unicorns"--valued at more than $1 billion--surprisingly, might not be who you think, and in the sectors you might expect. Razer, the maker of gaming accessories, has recently filed for an IPO, which values the company at up to $5 billion. Razer (www.razerzone.com).
Digest 5/30 – 6/5: Nant Health’s IPO, Loot Crate’s Series A, Snapchat Passes Twitter, RadPad FB’s App of the Year
LATechDigest
JUNE 6, 2016
06/07/2016. LACI, Los Angeles. 06/07/2016. 06/08/2016. 06/09/2016. 06/09/2016. 06/09/2016. DTLA General Assembly, Los Angeles. 06/09/2016. CTRL Collective, Los Angeles. 06/09/2016. HauteLook/Nordstrom HQ, Los Angeles. 06/09/2016.
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Fuel50: Helping Employees Figure Out Their Career Path, With Anne Fulton
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 2, 2017
Los Angeles-based Fuel50 (www.fuel50.com) We caught up with Fuel50 founder and CEO Anne Fulton to learn more about the startup. Anne Fulton: Fuel50 is a career pathing startup, part of the HR technology landscape. How did you start the company? It wasn't long after that I ended up in the U.S.,
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100 Chrome River: Building An Enterprise Software Leader In LA, with Dave Terry
socalTECH
JULY 15, 2015
A few weeks ago, Los Angeles-based enterprise expense reporting software maker Chrome River (www.chromeriver.com) took a significant venture funding round--worth $100M--to help expand the company's growth in the enterprise software market. What's the background on the company, and how did you start?
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100 Cedars-Sinai and Techstars Partner to Launch Healthcare Technology Accelerator
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Marking the 10 th Techstars corporate program, the accelerator will provide funding, three months of mentorship and guidance from senior leadership at Cedars-Sinai and the Techstars network of more than 7,000 founders, mentors, investors, and corporate partners. We look forward to welcoming program participants to the city in 2016!”
Interview with Jay Goss, exactly.me
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2017
Los Angeles-based exactly.me (www.exactly.me) is hoping to change that, with an app that connects you with other like minded individuals, based on your reaction to photos. So, for example, I might say, hey, I see you're into snow skiing, thought I'd catch up with you, maybe we can meet up at Mammoth sometime next weekend.
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How mPulse Is Using Your Smartphone To Improve Health Care
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2016
For one�according to Los Angeles startup mPulse Mobile (www.mpulsemobile.com), you can help remind people about their appointments, and make sure they take their prescriptions�along with many other use cases. That's forcing health plans to step up their game. It's a highly competitive market. We're very sensitive to that.
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