TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2020

When it first launched nearly three years ago, Fifth Wall had a vision of leveraging capital limited partners from across the real estate development and construction business to back the technologies the industry needed most. billion in assets under management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined a long time ago from a funding perspective. Separately at this stage, you may look for small funding amounts from angel investors , called seed investments. Funding or rollout stage. Don’t waste your resources on the wrong ones.

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MAY 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Cartwheel, a startup that develops on-demand delivery management software, says it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, which came from TenOneTen Ventures, Act One Ventures, as well as famed hot dog restaurant chain Portillo's Hot Dogs, along with other angels.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Most of the venture capital firms covered in TechCrunch and other tech publications compete for a spot on the cap table of the hottest Bay Area, New York or Los Angeles companies of the moment. Few seek out companies in Indianapolis, Milwaukee or Tampa. Today, Washington, DC-based Revolution is announcing its latest fund.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Santa Monica-based Honk Technologies , the on-demand, roadside assistance app startup led by Corey Brundage, said Wednesday that it has raised $18M in a new funding round. The funding was led by Altpoint Ventures, and also included Structure Capital and Venture 51. Honk previously raised $12M in a funding round in 2015.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Is there room on your curb for (yet another) on-demand scooter company? The company says that so far, it is offering up its scooter service in Los Angeles and San Diego. The company said that its "vibrant yellow color" is what helps it compete with other scooter options available on the market. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Culver City-based Clutter , which offers up "on-demand" self storage of your extra stuff, has raised $200M in a Series D funding, the company announced on Wednesday morning. According to Clutter, the Series D funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund with participation from Sequoia, Atomico, GV, Fifth Wall and Four Rivers.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Culver City-based Flowspace , a provider of "on-demand" warehousing and fulfillment services to businesses, has raised $12M in a Series A funding round, the company announced this morning. in funding, including an earlier $3.4M seed funding it receivedin 2017. in funding, including an earlier $3.4M

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Different types of investors tend to specialize in capitalizing on businesses at different stages. My invention and prototype works, but I need funding to continue.” Congratulations! Marty Zwilling

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 24, 2019

March Capital Partners , the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, has raised $300 million for its latest fund. Those two San Francisco-based operations have been a pipeline for interesting startups that have become March portfolio companies. And the firm is also looking at other opportunities.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 2, 2020

When it comes to venture capital, Los Angeles is a city on the rise. In the past year, it’s seen one of the most profitable venture-backed exits of any tech ecosystem (with the $4 billion sale of Honey to PayPal) and investors are minting billion-dollar companies in the region at a torrid pace. Will Hsu, Mucker Capital.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

Los Angeles-based on-demand moving and storage company Clutter is reported to be raising somewhere between $200M to $250M in a new funding round, according to a report today, saying that the yet-to-be-completed round is being led by Softbank.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Venice, California-based Vetted , a new startup offering up on-demand, veterinary services at your home, has raised $3.47M in seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Foundation Capital, Amplify LA, Sterling.VC, and ReImagined Ventures.

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AUGUST 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the online media firm run by Richard Rosenblatt, has finally filed for its long awaited IPO. Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank, Allen & Company LLC, Jefferies & Company, Stifel Nicolaus Weisel, RBC Capital Markets, Pacific Crest Securities, Raine Securities, and JMP Securities.

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JUNE 23, 2015

Santa Monica-based Heal , an on-demand startup offering up access to house calls from doctors via smartphone, has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The company says it can deliver a doctor on housecall in less than 60 minutes. Heal is led by Dr. Renee Dua. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Cybersecurity insurance startup At-Bay has raised $34 million in its Series C round, the company announced Tuesday. The round was led by Qumra Capital, a new investor. It’s a huge move for the company, which only closed its Series B in February. Cyber insurance is changing the way we look at risk.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

Santa Monica-based scooter startup Bird has gone back to the well once more, and has raised a big, $275M Series D funding round, the company said on Thursday. Bird said the round was led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, and gives the company a $2.5 billion pre-money valuation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

New entrepreneurs are always looking for a shortcut in getting their venture story and plan across to investors, and closing on the funding they need. The canvas is a visual chart with elements describing your value proposition, structure, finances, and customers, to help companies identify and align business activities. Key resources.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based Saucey , a provider of an on-demand, alcohol delivery app said it has raised $4.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Blumberg Capital, Structure Capital, Altpoint Ventures, T5 Capital, HashtagOne, as well as individual angels.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Two years after the Los Angeles-based fintech startup Dave launched with a suite of money management tools to save consumers from overdraft fees , the company is now worth $1 billion thanks to a nascent banking practice that had investors lining up. “We think the company is quite a bit more valuable than [$1 billion]. .

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

Los Angeles-based Demand Media , the online content publishing empire of Richard Rosenblatt, has updated its S-1 filing with the SEC, saying that it has applied to list its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, under the symbol "DMD". The firm had not yet specified an exchange where it hopes to take the company public before today.

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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund. As part of the funding, the company said it has named Hilary SChneider as its new CEO.

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OCTOBER 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based Clutter , an on-demand, self-storage startup which helps consumers store and organize their belongings, has raised $9M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Sequoia Capital. As part of the funding, Omar Hamoui of Sequoia has joined the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2014

San Diego-based wireless video surveillance developer MicroPower Technologies --which was part of the EvoNexus business incubator--said this week that it has started up a financing program, to spur demand for its surveillance systems. MicroPower is backed by Karmel Capital, Motorola, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 19, 2015

Los Angeles-based Clutter , which provides on-demand, self storage to users in Los Angeles, has raised $2M in a funding round, the company disclosed Monday. The funding came from Resolute Ventures, AmplifyLA, plus angels such as Matt Coffin, David Sacks, and Joanne Wilson. The startup is led by Brian Thomas.

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MARCH 26, 2015

Santa Monica-based HONK , the on-demand, roadside assistance app startup led by Corey Brundage, said this morning that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Altpoint Ventures, and also included Structure Capital, Karlin Ventures, Expansion VC, and Venture51. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2018

Soothe , which provides on-demand access to certified massage therapists, has raised $31M in a new funding, the company said on Wednesday, but has shifted its headquarters out of Los Angeles and moved to Las Vegas. According to the company, the funding came from The Riverside Company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 2, 2018

Soothe , which provides on-demand access to certified massage therapists, has raised $31M in a new funding, the company said on Wednesday, but has shifted its headquarters out of Los Angeles and moved to Las Vegas. According to the company, the funding came from The Riverside Company. 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. The latest company to attract venture capital is Nowadays , a company founded in San Francisco in 2020 as a Public Benefit Corporation by Max Elder and Dominik Grabinski.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Grocery delivery startup Good Eggs is announcing that it has raised $100 million in new funding, and that it’s planning to launch in Southern California in either the summer or fall of this year. It seems, however, that the company has found plenty of opportunity for growth while remaining focused on the San Francisco Bay Area.

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APRIL 16, 2021

SWARM Engineering, a new startup which is focused on developing supply and demand forecasting software for the food supply chain, has raised $2.7M in its seed funding round. Anthony Howcroft is CEO and founder of SWARM Engineering.

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JUNE 19, 2018

Crowdstrike , the cloud cybersecurity software developer led by George Kurtz, has raised a huge, $200M funding round, which values the company at more than $3 billion. CrowdStrike said the new funding round will help to continue the "accelerate the global demand" for its Crowdstrike Falcon endpoint protection platform.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 18, 2022

Aero Technologies , which describes itself as a “next-generation air travel company” which currently operates on a limited number of routes in the U.S. Expa and Keyframe Capital, as well as new investor Capital One Ventures also participated in this route. In the U.S., Image Credits: Aero.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Taking on equity investors to fund your company is much like getting married – it is a long-term relationship that has to work at all levels. A sample of three views is adequate.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

But today a startup that’s tackling a different aspect of the market — addressing the supply chain that subsequently turns the wheels of the bigger food distribution machine — is announcing a big round of funding as it continues to grow. The funding is coming from a wide mix of investors.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

San Diego-based Lawn Love, an on-demand lawn and outdoor care company which is led by Jeremy Yamaguchi, has been acquired by Austin-based Lawn Starter, according to the companies this week. Lawn Love was backed by Bullpen Capital, Y Combinator, Alexis Ohanian, Joe Montana and Barbara Corcoran, and had raised $6.7M

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AUGUST 13, 2015

for an on-demand, massage service, the company said this week. The funding was led by The Riverside Company. Los Angeles-based Soothe has raised $10.6M Soothe currently lets customers in the Los Angeles and a few other areas book a massage from a network of independent massage therapists.

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