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

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Seed stage investments in Los Angeles area startups was up, year-to-year, according to the Q1 2018 LA Seed Deal Report from investor Amplify LA. in seed funding in Q1, which was up 2.5 percent from Q1 of 2017. According to the report from Amplify, 23 LA startups raised a total of $52.9M

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Elementary Robotics raises cash to expand in Los Angeles’ growing robotics hub

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million in seed funding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . That was around 2017, when the two first began brainstorming how they would build their company. Elementary Robotics has raised $3.6

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

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A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Eusoh , is hoping to make it easier for people to handle unexpected veterinary costs, by banding people together in groups to help provide an alternative to traditional, insurance plans. Afraid of running into unexpected veterinary bills for that new puppy?

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AdQuick Adds $2.1M For Outdoor Advertising Marketplace

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Los Angeles-based AdQuick , the outdoor advertising marketplace founded by veterans of Instacart, said this week that it has raised $2.1M more in funding. The new funding came from Initialized Capital. AdQuick, which launched its marketplace for outdoor advertising space, launched its services in 2017.

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

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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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Kensh?, ‘the antithesis of Goop,’ launches a research-based guide to natural medicine

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million in seed funding from Crosscut, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, and Female Founders Fund. trillion market in 2017, according to The Global Wellness Institute , as subcategories like personalized medicine, healthy eating and fitness/mind-body accelerate growth. Berlincourt and Kensh?

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Things have already plunged so quickly at the signal of a recession that insiders fear a lengthy bear market could hit crypto far more brutally than expected — tearing tokens to lows far below the highs of the 2017 bull run. Metaverse play-and-earn company Atmos Labs brought in $11 million in a seed round led by Sfermion.