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Silicon Beach Report April 12: L.A. Seed Funding up from Q1 2017

L.A. Business Journal

seed funding up from Q1 2017; Amazon drops price of Ring Doorbell; Former Sony CEO Andrew House joins KEYPR’s advisory board.

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Q1 Seed Funding Deals Up From Last Year, Says Amplify LA

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in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 percent from Q1 of 2017. The most active area for LA area seed investments was in media, entertainment, and gaming, with software-as-a-service businesses also bringing in significant seed funding. READ MORE>>.

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AmplifyLA: Dramatic Drop In Seed Funding In LA In Q1

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reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 According to AmplifyLA , the number of seed deals dropped to 27 in the quarter, down from 32 from Q4, and--making a grim quarter even worse--the average seed size declined to only $1.9M Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA

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L.A. Seed Funding Falls Sharply in First Quarter

L.A. Business Journal

startups rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017, seed-stage investments went in the other direction. While venture capital investment in L.A.

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Fika Ventures raises $76M to fund the growing LA tech ecosystem

TechCrunch LA

The Los Angeles ecosystem is $76 million stronger today as Fika Ventures , a seed-stage venture capital firm, announces its sophomore investment fund. The firm was launched in 2017 by general partners Eva Ho and TX Zhuo, formerly of Susa Ventures and Karlin Ventures, respectively.

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Eusoh, Backed By $2M, Targets Veterinary Expenses With Fintech Startup

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The startup, led by CEO and founder Allen Kamrava, says it is backed by $2M in seed funding, which was raised back in September of 2017 through mostly friends and family.

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Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

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What was the biggest personal lesson you learned from 2017? Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software that particularly caught your eye in 2017? He has been an angel investor in over 50 tech companies, is an LP in 5 seed funds and has served on over a dozen venture-backed boards.

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