TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

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. Crypto markets were down pretty bad last week (though admittedly, it’s only been downhill since then).

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 18, 2022

and Europe, today announced that it has raised $65 million, with $50 million of those as a Series B funding round co-led by Albacore Capital Group and $15 million in convertible notes. The company, which previously raised a $20 series A round in 2021, now has a valuation of $300 million. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

The funding, a Series C, will be used to continue expanding Boulevard’s product and engineering teams and to build out more tools targeting an ever-wider set of users in the bigger wellness and beauty sector (those product additions are typically big — it most recently added a whole new payments feature). Focusing on the U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 27, 2020

The Los Angeles-based operations and security management software service, Replicated has raised $25 million to ramp up its staffing and scale its sales and marketing efforts. The company, which currently has 28 employees expects to grow to 75 staff members by the end of 2021, Miller said.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

Shein has shown the world how combining social media marketing, data analytics, and China’s well-oiled supply chain has created a $100 billion fast fashion behemoth. million installs across the world to date, according to data provided by market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Cider’s other major markets are the U.K.,

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

first spotted the vote news ; Bird is based in the Los Angeles metropolitan agglomeration. News broke in May that Bird was looking at a SPAC-led debut on the public markets. This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

providing freshly packaged salads, heat-and-eat prepared meals and vegan overnight oats, raised $7 million in funding as it goes after the $34 billion fresh prepared foods market. At the time, Positive Food had its meals in 70 coffee shops around Los Angeles. Positive Food Co., Then the COVID pandemic hit.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The feed shows videos of homes on the market, as well as a price tag. As you scroll, you can guess whether the price Playhouse showed you is higher or lower than the actual listing price, helping to educate future buyers about the market (… and also it’s fun, even if you’re not looking to buy a $2 million home in San Francisco).

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 15, 2021

The company plans to end 2021 with eight locations, in particular eyeing the Denver, Seattle and Los Angeles markets. If you are in the market looking for 10,000 square feet of industrial warehouse space, you are effectively pushed to the fringes of the real estate ecosystem and then the entrepreneurial ecosystem at large.

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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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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Amir Tehrani, the company’s co-founder and chief executive spent, his life in the cookware and kitchen business, while his wife, Shiza Tehrani, is the co-founder of the Malala Fund, supporting educational initiatives for young women around the world, and Now Ventures, an impact seed investment fund based in Los Angeles.

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APRIL 30, 2019

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Faraday Future (FF) says it has received a new, $225M Senior Bridge Financing, from Birch Lake Fund Management, LP, ahead of a $1.25 The new bridge funding comes after Faraday Future literally pulled a Hail Mary, by gaining the support of Chinese gaming products firm The9 in March.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With the advent and growth of crowdfunding over the past few years, many entrepreneurs have predicted the demise of those demanding angel investment groups and venture capital organizations. As an accredited angel investor, I claim to be one of those professionals, and I’ve talked to many more. Risk is increased.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Measuring progress with big data and analytics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2021

As an angel investor in new startups, I’ve long believed that investors invest in people, not ideas. The days of “ push ” marketing and autocratic control are gone. The market may not yet recognize the value of your solution, so investors and peers are watching and analyzing your initiatives and pivots.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

NASA could get significantly more funding than it did in 2020 for its fiscal 2021 operating year, with the bulk of a proposed $3 billion increase earmarked for development of human landers to be used in the Artemis program. Our very own dedicated space event is coming up on June 25 in Los Angeles, and you can get your tickets now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In my experience as an angel investor for new startups, I’m always surprised by how many entrepreneurs are looking for funding without outside advisors. In today’s rapidly changing business environment, you need every advantage to stay one step ahead of the market, and your competitors.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Like with many consumer brands geared toward women, we buy in not just because of the marketing, but because of the product itself. allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. million for her app, placing Squad in the mere 0.34% of companies funded last year with a Black woman founder. And who cares?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Based on my own years of experience in startups and big business, and more recently as an angel investor, I often cringe when I see one of you entrepreneurs missing a cue that I have seen work for many before you. I often hear about efforts that have been stalled for several years, pending more funding, economic change, or other priorities.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We are bridging the gap between casual, self service dating apps, and traditional matchmaking, and doing it for business professionals in the dating market. Right now, there are no real efficient products in the dating market. It was really incredible to me, that there was such a white space in the market. more) READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it topped off more than a decade of unprecedented VC growth. Yves Sisteron , Stuart Lander & I (depicted in the photo below) have worked together for more than 22 years now and that has taken us through many cycles of market enthusiasm & panic. The answer is: not much.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

“We had originally planned to spend more time with in person care and then actually launch our digital platform — telehealth — in 2021. “That is going to stay the same but our goal is to build a network of practices across the country in partnership with the leading providers in each market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2021

As a long-time advisor to entrepreneurs and occasional angel investor, I often see and hear innovative product pitches that sound exciting, but are missing one or more of the key business elements that investors deem critical for funding consideration. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/13/2021.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

million bridge round to bring its total funding to date to $8.3 Los Angeles-based Cake raised $4 million in funding last year when it made its national retail launch into Walmart. It indeed struck a chord with consumers, and between February 2021 and February 2022, Cake saw over 500% in revenue growth.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 27, 2021

With the latest funding, Clio claims that it’s the “first legal practice management unicorn” globally. In 2018, Clio made its first acquisition with its buy of Lexicata, a Los Angeles-based legal tech startup. With 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year? Clio currently has 600 employees.).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs, I still hear frequently the irrational exuberance that crowdfunding is the quick alternative for startups that are passed over by overly demanding angels or venture capital investors. He points out that the word crowd precedes funding in crowdfunding.

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