socalTECH

JULY 16, 2020

in a seed funding round, and officially launched. The company said the funding was led by Craft Ventures, the venture firm founded by David Sacks, and also included Abstract VC and Wonder Ventures, as well as other angels, including Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2022

The alternative protein space is hot, hot, hot as evidenced by both the number of companies developing products and the venture capital going into the space. Investment into alternative proteins, for example, plant-based meats and dairy substitutes was $5 billion in 2021, according to both the Good Food Institute and Crunchbase data.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

According to the company, the new funding will go towards ongoing development of its lead compound vibegron, for business development opportunities, and for general corporate purposes. Urovant is led by Ceo Keith A. The company said that the deal also includes granting Hercules warrants in each of the tranches.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2021

Just over three months after its last funding round, European fintech giant Klarna is announcing today that it has raised another $639 million at a staggering post-money valuation of $45.6 billion in volume for the entire fiscal year of 2021 and Afterpay is projecting $16 billion in volume for its entire fiscal year. .

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2020

We’ve created the HBCUvc Donor Circle as an opportunity for supporters and individuals to engage in our work and join a long-term strategy toward racial equity in venture capital and technology,” she wrote in the post. The program is expanding to Chicago in 2021, the blog post notes.

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Xconomy

MARCH 28, 2019

Attacks will cost the world $6 trillion by 2021, research firm Cybersecurity Ventures says- –the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history and more profitable than the trade in all major illegal drugs. Cybercrime has become a global epidemic. As the threat keeps rising, the cybersecurity industry keeps growing.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 2, 2022

That number is dwarfed by Shein, which gained over 170 million downloads worldwide in 2021 and surpassed Amazon as the top shopping app in the U.S. As of last September, Cider had raised $130 million in funding and crossed the $1 billion valuation point. Cider has racked up roughly 7.4 And Cider has broken into the crowded U.S.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Irvine-based Cosemi Technologies , a developer of plug-and-play HDMI, DisplayPort and USB active optical cables, said on Tuesday tht it has raised $8M in a strategic funding round. The funding came from Nitto Denko Corporation, a Japanese materials manufacturer. The company's President and CEO is Dr. Nguyen X. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2021

According to Acorns, the transaction is being supported by Wellington Management, Senator, Declaration Partners, Greycroft, The Rise Fund (TPG's global impact investing fund), and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock have participated, giving it an expected $450M cash balance at closing. which trades on the NASDAQ as PACX.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Irvine-based Menlo Micro , which is developing electronic switch technology, has raised $44M in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by 40 North Ventures and also included Piva Paladin Capital Group, Vertical Venture Partners, and Tony Fadell's Future Shape.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This year, the company expects — looking at predictions that included results through Q2 2021 — to post positive gross margins. million in Q2 2021, its best result ever, and one of only four quarters in which the result was positive. For example, Bird had gross margins that were negative in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Micronoma says it is setting up a new headquarters in San Diego with 4300 square feet, with plans to have their new headquarters in San Diego CLIA certified by late 2021, with a dry lab and two wet labs, one each for R&D and CLIA-associated activities, as well as office space. The company recently raised $3M in a funding round.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

billion funding round, the company said on Monday. The funding was a fourth round for the company, which has now raised a total of more than $2.85 billion in funding. The new funding was led by T. Rivian , the electric truck maker which has offices in both Irvine and Carson, California, has raised a huge, $1.3

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Large technology companies are growing at amazing rates and startup funding is at an all-time high. Great candidates have more choices than ever, and hiring them is harder than ever before…” As public valuations fall, are private valuations evolving fast enough? “ Crypto investment starts 2022 with a roar.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

According to the company, it is aiming at launching its fully autonomous, electric lawn mower by 2021. Graze says it is using equity crowdfunding through SeedInvest for its funding efforts. It's unclear what the full connection to Miso Robotics is, as the press release announcing Graze was issued by Miso Robotics. READ MORE>>.

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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. The company plans to use its new capital primarily to expand into new markets. It recently opened its second facility, a 66,000-square-foot location, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that is currently about 40% occupied.

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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. Startup revenues come later.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 24, 2020

Czinger is hopeful that by 2021 the company will be able to announce that its 3D-printed structures will be production vehicles. It was enough to get the attention of investors and at least two global OEMs as customers. Divergent can’t name the customers because of non-disclosure agreements.

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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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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. This means less capability to ensure that invested funds are spent wisely or as planned. Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable.

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socalTECH

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 billion equity capital raise it is running with Stifel Nicolaus & Co.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

No matter how much people try to romanticize tech startups, with their impressive visions and (sometimes) innovative work cultures, they are still companies that exist to raise funds and make money. The pandemic has led to a huge boost in digitalization, with a huge outpour of technology innovation – supported by VC investment.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

Yet women founders and CEOs remain frustratingly rare as Silicon Valley’s glass ceiling persists, almost impenetrable – venture capitalists (only 13% of whom are women in the U.S.) allocate 98% of their funding to startups helmed by men. It’s no wonder, then, how we’ve ended up with the paradox of the “girlboss.” .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

That means that many companies are now forgoing the rush to go public (IPO), in favor of major equity investments from specialized venture capital funds, such as Japan’s SoftBank. These have the vision and the resources to fund long-term digital success. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/20/2021.

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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. Early growth in visits is running at 100%, month over month, per Carmy. But March hit and it was very clear that we were going to have to close our doors for some period of time.

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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. The investment also brings its total capital raised since its 2008 inception to $386 million. 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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