socalTECH

APRIL 19, 2017

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

Seed Funding 124

Seed Funding Funding Venice Venture Capital 124

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 20, 2017

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

Seed Funding 150

Seed Funding Venture Capital Funding Invest 150

TechCrunch LA

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. Fika invests roughly half of its capital exclusively in startups headquartered in LA, with a particular fondness for B2B, enterprise and fintech companies.

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Funding Startup Seed Funding Los Angeles 218

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2018

The new funding came from Initialized Capital. AdQuick, which launched its marketplace for outdoor advertising space, launched its services in 2017. in its seed funding in July of 2017, in a round also led by Initialized Capital, and also included VTF Capital and Haystack Ventures.

Advertising 100

Advertising Seed Funding Los Angeles Capital 100

Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Venture firms invested $21.5 billion in 1,699 startups nationwide during the quarter, maintaining a pace that could reach a decade high by the end of 2017 in terms of overall funding. The quarterly Venture Monitor report is set for release today by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

Venture Capital 66

Venture Capital Funding Report Capital 66

Xconomy

APRIL 5, 2019

—Mobile app startup Bitmo announced it had raised more than $3 million in seed funding from investors including Everplus Capital, Longboard Capital Advisors, and several Southern California-based family fund offices. CEO Michael Smallwood launched the Carlsbad, CA-based company in 2017.

San Diego 74

San Diego Seed Funding Southern California Report 74

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2019

According to Flowspace, the round was led by Canvas Ventures, and also included Moment Ventures, 1984 Ventures and Y Combinator. in funding, including an earlier $3.4M seed funding it receivedin 2017. Flowspace has now raised a total of $15.4M

Demand 100

Demand Culver City Oversee.net Seed Funding 100