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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA has kicked off fundraising for a third fund, Amplify.LA Capital III , according to a regulatory filing from the firm. in funding for the third fund. The filing indicates the accelerator is targeting $10.0M Amplify.LA

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Venice-based Amplify recently close a third, early stage investment fund of $10M, as part of its efforts to accelerate startups in the Los Angeles area. Amplify, which operates its own startup accelerator in Venice, had previously been investing $12.6M raised in its prior two funds. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2016

Bombd , a startup which develops a social networking and messaging app revolving around sharing instant photos with others, has set up shop in Venice Beach. The startup--originally started in Australia--said its team and founders have moved to Venice Beach to scale the app in the U.S., and that it has begun hiring a team here.

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MAY 26, 2016

Venice, California-based Snapchat has raised $1.8 billion in its Series F funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this morning, in what might be the largest funding round ever for a Southern California startup. Details on the round have not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 3, 2017

Venice, California-based Fifth Wall Ventures , a brand new venture capital firm focused on investing in real estate technology, announced this week that it has raised a new, $212M venture capital fund.

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APRIL 19, 2017

Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 percent, Year-over-Year. raised, from $2.8M in the prior quarter. raised, from $2.8M in the prior quarter.

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JULY 8, 2021

Venice, California-based Repeat, a startup which is developing technology to help encourage reordering of consumer packaged goods online, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. Battery Ventures' Neeraj Agrawal will join the company's board of directors as part of the funding.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The company said the new funding includes $1.25M in new capital, plus a $1M convertible note from last year. Tapiture said the new funds will go towards growth, towards international expansion, and to help build merchant partnerships. tapiture venture capital angel investment social sharing photos products style' READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Venice-based Snapchat is in the midst of raising a new round of funding, led by storied venture capital investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which valued the company at close to $10 billion, according to a report. snapchat venture capital rumor valuation kpcb investment messaging social networking' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2015

Venice-based Snapchat has raised $537.6M more--part of an ongoing $650M funding round--as the instant messaging app developer continues to break Southern California records in both total funding and valuation. Snapchat has now raised north of $1.15‎ billion. billion raised), and much more successful SpaceX ($1.2

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based CrossCut Ventures , the venture firm run by Rick Smith, Brian Garrett, Brett Brewer, and Clinton Foy, is announcing this morning that it has raised a big new fund-- CrossCut 4 --worth $125M. According to CrossCut, the new fund was targeted at $100M, but was highly oversubscribed, even beyond the fund's hard cap at $125M.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat has raised an enormous, $485.6M funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company on New Year''s Eve. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. According to the filing, the funding came from 23 investors, and the first sale in the round was in April.

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JUNE 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Let’s start with the fund. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). This month we closed our 4th fund of $200 million.

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JULY 23, 2020

Venice, California-based Vive Organic , an organic "wellness" drink brand, said today that it has raised $13M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Monogram Capital, and also included Cambridge SPG and Powerplant Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2015

Venice, California-base CrossCut Ventures , one of the region's earliest believers in the potential of Silicon Beach startups, has raised a new, $75M fund, the firm announced this morning. Managing Directors of the new fund are Rick Smith, Brett Brewer, and Brian Garrett, along with new addition Clinton Foy. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

Venice, California-based startup incubator Amplify LA , the startup accelerator headed by Paul Bricault and Richard Wolpert, disclosed today that it has raised $8M in a second investment fund for its companies. The funding came from such companies as Accel, Greycroft, Siemer Ventures, Karlin Ventures, Deep Fork Capital, and others.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat is in discussions with Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, over possible future funding for the company, according to the Prince''s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Company. companies, and says the Prince is the largest individual foreign investor in the United States. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. The report comes every quarter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. in investments across 90 deals. invested across 45 companies. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2012

Venice, California-based StyleSaint , an online site which allows users to create their own collections of styles, photos, and other fashion information, has scored funding from Crosscut Ventures. Details on the funding have not yet been announced.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Venice-based Snapchat is looking to raise at much as $500M in a new round of funding, currently valuing the company as high as $19 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg last night. snapchat venture capital investment instant social messaging rumor' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 18, 2021

Venice, California-based Pledge, which provides a fundraising platform which links businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to help raise money for nonprofits, has raised $3M in additional seed funding, the company said this week. The company says it has now raised $12M in total.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.

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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. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

The acquisition of Venice, California-based Signal Sciences --worth $775M--by Fastly , has officially completed, Fastly said on Thursday. Signal Sciences had raised around $66M in total funding from such investors as Lead Edge Capital, CRV, Index Ventures, Harrison Metal, and OATV. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Venice, California-based Thankful, a new artificial intelligence software startup focused on customer service, announced this morning that it has raised $12M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included Bonfire Ventures, Ten-One-Ten, Greycroft, Omega, and Miramar Ventures.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

Venice, California-based WeeCare , a new startup which is creating a marketplace to help people start and manage their own home daycare, has raised $4.2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Friday. The funding came from Social Capital.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Venice, California-based venture capital investor Fifth Wall says it has made a $135M investment in San Francisco-based real estate sales startup Opendoor , as part of a combined equity and debt funding. The funding came as part of Opendoor's Series D funding round.

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AUGUST 14, 2013

NextSpace operates two locations in Southern California, including NextSpace @ Amplify along Venice Beach, and NextSpace Los Angeles. nextspace venture capital coworking chicago coop merger acquisition' According to NextSpace, its first expansion outside California comes via the acquisition of a coworking operator called The Coop.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Venice, California-based Snapchat , the developer of the popular social media app, has added $4.5M in venture funding--and three new investors--as part of its Series C funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company today. Details on the new funding were not announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Venice, California-based Bitcoin startup Gem has raised $2M, to make Bitcoin easier to use for developers, the company said this week. The funding was co-led by First Round''s Howard Morgan and Jai Choi, of Tekton Ventures. bitcoin bitvault venture capital currency cryptocurrency seed' Gem is led by Micah Winkelspecht.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Venice, California-based Renew , which apparently is working on a lifestyle brand aimed at retired baby boomers, disclosed this week that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Venrock, and also included Expa, WTI, Madrona, Refactor Capital and angels. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2014

Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The company did not provide other details on the funding round. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2014

Venice-based ZEFR said Thursday that it has named a new set of VPs. Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Richmond Park Partners; the company recently raised $30M in a funding round. ZEFR is venture backed by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), U.S. READ MORE>>. zefr brand executive machinima'

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MARCH 9, 2018

Santa Monica-based Bird , which operates a network of "last mile" electric vehicles for connecting users with public transportation like buses and subways, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. As part of the funding, Bird said it has named angel and venture investment veteran Paige Craig as its new Head of U.S.

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JUNE 7, 2013

Venice-based photo messaging service Snapchat is reportedly raising $100M in funding, at a valuation of half a billion dollars, according to a report Friday. Snapchat--which operates a mobile photo messaging service which is very popular with the teenage set--is backed by Benchmark Capital, and had previously raised $12.5M

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AUGUST 4, 2015

Venice, California- and Helsinki, Finland-based mobile game developer Seriously , the developer behind the title Best Fiends , has raised $18M in a venture funding round, the company said this morning. Seriously said it has now raised $28M in funding. Seriously said it has now raised $28M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2016

Venice, California-based ZEFR , the content monetization technology developer, has raised $5M more in what appears to be a convertible debt funding. According to a regulatory filing by the company, the debt funding came from 10 investors. The company has yet to announce details on the funding. READ MORE>>.

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