SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 7, 2019

Saturday, April 13, 2019 -- Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum - Venture Funding. The Los Angeles Tech and Venture Scene 2019 / Anatomy of a Successful Seed Round. Our program keynote will debut the 2019 Amplify.LA presentation which offers a comprehensive overview of the Los Angeles tech and venture landscape.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Los Angeles-based Allset , a startup which allows users to book a table and pre-order food at restaurants, said it has launched a new app and website. Allset also said it recently raised $8.35M in new funding, and has now raised $16.6M Allset also said it recently raised $8.35M in new funding, and has now raised $16.6M

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 -- FundingPost San Diego VC and Angel Investor Event/ Interested in meeting and pitching to early-stage Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists in Southern California? Register for the FundingPost event on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

The continued growth of startup communities in Los Angeles. I am excited for the big moves being made in Los Angeles. Many jobs have been created and companies have received funding through our efforts of supporting and bringing value to founders. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year?

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JUNE 23, 2020

Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures has just kicked off an effort to raise a new, $280M venture capital fund, Upfront VII, L.P. According to the filing, there have not been any commitments to the fund yet. Upfront--as is expected--has not announced any details on the new fund yet. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 14, 2019

Tuesday, August 20, 2019 -- Los Angeles VC Panel and LAVA Annual Membership Meeting. Come meet three of the most active Venture Capital funds in Los Angeles. Panel includes: Evan Richter, Smash Ventures; Adam Corey, Global Village; Chris Wadden , Pasadena Angels. Find out what they are looking to invest in.

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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. Marty Zwilling.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 15, 2020

Bourgeois bunker jokes aside, this new redistribution of investors could create some interesting — and perhaps more inclusive — changes in the way venture-backed businesses are funded. If the wealthy are no longer a quick drive from San Francisco, are they more open to doing remote investments?

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. 2019 was all about building the best real estate website platform in the sector and I’m so proud of what our team was able to accomplish.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The 29 year-old CEO has, indeed, built a decentralized ghost kitchen — and managed to convince Softbank’s latest Vision Fund to invest in a $120 million round for that the company announced today. “Nextbite is a portfolio of delivery-only restaurant brands that exist only on UberEats, DoorDash, and Postmates.”

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JUNE 5, 2019

Tuesday, June 11, 2019 -- San Diego FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. At this San Diego Event, we will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds and angel groups in the San Diego area! We're doing it again!

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Xconomy

APRIL 8, 2019

If you’ve been following venture capital trends, what you expected to happen in the first quarter of 2019 did: More money is being invested in fewer deals, and women founders still are getting less of it than men. Venture firms sent $32.6

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

Thursday, June 13, 2019 -- Orange County FundingPost VC and Angel Investor PitchFest + Pitch Workshop. At this OC Event, we will be showcasing some of the newest early-stage venture funds and angel groups in the San Diego area! We're doing it again! See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Westlake Village BioPartners , a brand new venture capital fund focused on the life sciences, said on Wednesday that it has launched a new, $320 investment fund aimed at early stage companies. According to the new venture fund, it was founded by Beth Seidenberg, M.D., executive vice president and head of R&D at Amgen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

Venture capitalists (VCs) have long been seen as the top of the pyramid for startup funding sources, but in fact angel investors now fund over twice as many companies, according the Crunchbase. Individual angel investors and crowdfunding have been adding to the momentum, some say exceeding VCs in total amount invested.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Los Angeles-based live shopping streaming marketplace operator Whatnot said on Thursday that it has raised $150M in a Series C funding. The funding came from Andreessen Horowitz, YC Continuity, and new investor CapitalG, along with angel investors Andre Iguodala, Logan Paul, Gokul Rajaram, and Nilam Ganenthiran.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

Los Angeles-based Orca Security, a cloud-based security provider, has raised a big, $550M Series C funding round, with a valuation of $1.8 The company--led by CEO Avi Shua--said the new funding was led by Temasek. Orca Security was founded in 2019. billion, the company said this morning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. Consider the need for multiple rounds of funding.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Los Angeles-based Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Spirit Co. in a seed funding round. The funding came from VRD Investment, Doehler Ventures, DLF Venture, Maropost Ventures, and HNWI, along with a number of family offices. Lyre's said the funding comes as it prepares to launch a "ready-to-drink" range of products.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

billion in VC investment from January to October, already matching 2019 levels. At a national level, the United States received more VC funding for impact tech companies than any other country in the past five years, with investors pumping $35.8 Arrival is now operating in Los Angeles, while Octopus Energy launched in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based Xos, a relatively unknown, new electric truck startup, has agreed to go public at a $2 billion valuation, via a SPAC offering, according to reports. The deal will raise $220M in funding, with investors reportedly including Janus Henderson Group Plc and a group of truck dealers led by Thompson Truck Centers.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Los Angeles-based web hosting and WordPress services provider DreamHost and small business lending service Lendio said on Thursday that the two are partnered to provide Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application guidance to Dreamhost customers. Financial details of the partnership were not announced.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Los Angeles-based conversational text messaging software developer Emotive--which is backed by CRV and others--said this week that it has named Matt Cooley as the company's President and COO. The company recently raised $50M in its Series B funding round. According to Emotive, Cooley was the first major investor in Emotive in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Los Angeles-based mobile games developer JamCity is continuing its growth, saying on Wednesday that it has raise $350M in new funding, and acquired mobile game studio Ludia. Jam City said the new funding will help it continue its global expansion, and also help further its strategy to build out its portfolio of studios.

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JUNE 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Pipe Technologies , which is developing a subscription financing platform to help software companies finance their businesses without debt or dilution, has raised $60M in a funding round, the company said on Wednesday. Pipe was founded in September 2019 by Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel, and Zain Allarakhia.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Aglet , which is developing a mobile game centered around "Sneakerhead" culture--the buying and trading of popular sneaker models--has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round. According to the company, it has now raised $7M since it was founded in late 2019.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

in a Series A funding. According to the company, the funding was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, and also included Cisco Investments, angel investors, and prior investors Neotribe Ventures, Firebolt Ventures and WestWave Capital. As part of the funding, Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed joins the company's board.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Liquid Death has attracted nearly $2 million in funding from angel investors like Away co-founder Jen Rubio and Twitter co-founder Biz Stone. Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door. — Kate Clark (@KateClarkTweets) May 21, 2019. pic.twitter.com/DMEg88t4iO. On to other news.

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JUNE 17, 2020

The company was founded in 2017, but only raised its Series A in December of 2019, when it raised $6M in funding. Trust & Will is backed by Link Ventures, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Western Technology Investment, Techstars Ventures, Luma Launch and Halogen Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

San Diego-based Trust & Will , a startup which offers up online services to help people create trusts, wills, and guardianships, has raised $6M in a new funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The startup had announced $2M in an earlier funding in January of 2019. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2020

in a funding round. According to the company, the new funding will go twoards development and introduction of new products. Outer was co-founded by Terry Lin and Jiake Liu, and launched on SharkTank in 2019. Santa Monica-based Outer , which makes direct-to-consume outdoor furniture, said last week that it has raised $4.3M

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 25, 2022

Now it’s picking up some funding along with an endorsement Europe to further its growth. The startup has received €50 million (just under $57 million at today’s rates) from the European Investment Bank, the funding arm of the European Union. The funding from the EIB ticks a couple of different boxes for the EU.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles-based Signal Sciences , a developer of web application security software, has been acquired for $775M by San Francisco-based Fastly , Fastly annoucned this morning. According to Fastly, the cash and stock deal will expand its security portfolio, and form the basis of a new, upcoming security offering called Secure@Edge.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The total funds include backing from a Republic campaign, pre-seed investors and capital from the co-founders. In 2019, the company came out with its first product, Kelp Jerky, which comes in four flavors, and was a product Boyd Myers thought would be a good trial run to help people see ocean-farmed kelp in a new way.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

” After graduating from Y Combinator in the summer of 2019, the company tested its services in the Southern California region. . “They act as a wholesaler doing all the sales, but they’re also acting as a logistics company as well,” said Lafferty. “ We provide a solution for them to flex up or down and save money.”

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 16, 2019

A slew of banks are coming together to back a new roll-up strategy for the Los Angeles-based mobile gaming studio, Jam City and giving the company $145 million in new funding to carry that out. The data and analytics firm suggests that mobile gaming will capture some 60% of the overall gaming market in 2019 as well.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Techstars LA , one of a number of programs across the globe run by startup accelerator operator Techstars, has opened up applications for its next program, its Q3 2019 program. The program starts in July, with an application deadline of April 7th, 2019. READ MORE>>.

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