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What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. We’ll just wait until companies that last raised in 2019 or 2020 come to market.” What is a VC To Do? I can’t speak for every VC, obviously.

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Mapped Snags Second Seed Funding

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Los Angeles-based Mapped, a developer of artificial intelligence-powered software used for industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), has raised $6.5M a second seed funding. The funding came from MetaProp and Allegion Ventures, plus Singtel Innov8, Greycroft, and ANIMO Ventures.

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Topia Takes $5M For Social Chat, Virtual Worlds

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Los Angeles-based Topia, a startup which is developing video chat tools that work inside what it says are "fully customizable virtual worlds", has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said late Wednesday. The company said it will use the funding to build out its team and invest in its "creator economy."

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Jurny Reports Record Growth, Despite Pandemic

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Los Angeles-based hospitality technology startup Jurny--which is backed by Okapi Venture Capital and Mucker Capital--says it has seen record growth, despite the pandemic and the way it has impacted the hospitality industry. The startup raised $2.75M in seed funding last June.

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Slingshot Aerospace Names New CEO

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Slingshot Aerospace is venture backed by ATX Venture Partners, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Techstars Ventures, and Okapi Venture Capital, along with angels. The company has raised $17M in total funding, including an $8M round in October of 2020.

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Vurbl Connects With $1.3M

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Los Angeles-based audio streaming service Vurbl , which is focused on building a platform for audio streaming, says it has raised $1.3M in a "pre-seed" funding round, the company announced on Wednesday. According to the company, it will use the funding to develop and launch its platform. READ MORE>>.

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On Funding?—?Shots on Goal

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When you first start your career as an investor (or when you first start writing angel checks) your main obsession is “getting into great deals.” When you’ve been playing the game a bit longer or when you have responsibilities at the fund level you start thinking more about “portfolio construction.” Hint: don’t do only 2–3 deals!!

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