Up.Partners Launches $230 Million Fund
L.A. Business Journal
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Santa Monica-based early stage venture fund UP.Partners launched its inaugural $230 million fund focused on mobility technology, the company announced on Oct.
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Tapcart Takes $50M For Mobile Commerce
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JUNE 28, 2021
Santa Monica-based Tapcart, a startup focused on helping Shopify-powered e-commerce brands with mobile apps, has raised $50M in a Series B funding round, the company announed Monday afternoon. Image: Tapcart founders Sina Mobasser and Eric Netsch, courtesy Tapcart).
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Griffin Gaming Partners Backs Mobile Game Developer Spyke
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JANUARY 18, 2022
Santa Monica-based venture investment firm Griffin Gaming Partners is the lead investor in Turkish mobile gaming developer Spyke, Spyke said on monday. According to Spyke, it raised $55M in its seed funding round from Griffin Gaming Partners. Griffin is led by Peter Levin, Phil Sanderson and Nick Tuosto.
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UP.Partners Raises $230M Transportation Venture Fund
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OCTOBER 19, 2021
A new, Santa Monica-based venture fund, UP.Partners, said on Monday afternoon that it has raised a $230M, early stage venture capital fund focused on transportation and logistics. UP.Partners is led by Managing Directors Adam Grosser, Cyrus Sigari and Ben Marcus.
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Luxury Travel Hackers Gets Seed Funding For Travel Technology
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2021
Santa Monica-based Luxury Travel Hackers said today that it has launched a new company, focused on helping the "mobile millennial" book "influencer-curated" trips via social media, with a seed funding. Size of the funding was not announced. According to Luxury Travel Hackers, the funding was led by Thomas B.
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Seriously Adds $5M For Mobile Games Effort
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Santa Monica- and Helsinki-based Seriously , a developer of mobile games, has raised $5M in additional funding, according to the company. The funding came from Upfront Ventures, Sunstone Capital, and Daher Capital. The company said it has now raised its total funding to $10M. READ MORE>>.
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Siemer Ventures Backs Japanese Mobile Video Firm
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JANUARY 2, 2014
Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Siemer Ventures is one of the backers of a new, Japanese mobile video entertainment startup, Breaker. According to Breaker, it has raised $2M in a seed funding round, to help bolster its efforts to produce and distribute mobile video entertainment in Japan. READ MORE>>.
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Mobile Majority Raises $8M For Mobile Ads
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JUNE 12, 2014
Santa Monica-based Mobile Majority , which offers up premium, mobile brand advertising, said this week that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. Mobile Majority is led by Rob Emrich. The company says that it is looking to address the "inherent fraud" present in the current mobile ad market.
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Tapcart Raises $50 Million for Ecommerce App Tool
L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 30, 2021
Santa Monica-based ecommerce company Tapcart Inc. raised $50 million in Series B funding for its platform that allows brands to launch mobile apps.
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Tala Finds New Funding From PayPal
socalTECH
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Santa Monica-based Tala , which provides financial services for underserved consumers using their mobile phones, has scored new funding, from PayPal, the company disclosed this week. Size of the new funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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Tala Takes $110M More In Funding For Fintech Efforts
socalTECH
AUGUST 21, 2019
Santa Monica-based Tala , the fintech startup led by CEO Shivani Siroya, has raised $110M more in a Series D funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by RPS Ventures, and also included GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures, and PayPal.
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113 Kuapay Takes On Mobile Payments, Loyalty With $2M
socalTECH
APRIL 9, 2012
Santa Monica-based Kuapay , a new startup aiming at the mobile payments and loyalty markets, has scored $2M in funding, the firm has disclosed. Source of the funding was not disclosed. The company said it is in the midst of a $10M funding round for its efforts. READ MORE>>.
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March Capital Partners Backs Activehours In New Funding
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners has joined in another funding round for Palo Alto-based Activehours , as part of a $39M funding. Activehours offers up a mobile-app driven service which lets people access their paychecks, even before those paychecks are deposited in their account. READ MORE>>.
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113 March Capital Partners Launches $240M Venture Fund
socalTECH
MAY 24, 2016
Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , the venture capital investment firm founded by venture investment veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery, said this morning that it has had a final close on its first fund, at $240M. READ MORE>>.
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MomentFeed Finds $10M More
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JULY 30, 2020
Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops software used by retail brands for optimizing mobile and proximity searches, has raised $10M more in funding, the company said on Thursday. The company says it has now raised $38.3M READ MORE>>.
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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding
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JUNE 28, 2018
My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.
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256 YapStone Gets $60M In Debt Funding
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APRIL 1, 2015
YapStone , which develops web and mobile payment technology, and also maintains an office at ROC in Santa Monica, has closed on $60M in debt financing, the company said this week. The funding was split between $40M in a senior credit facility from Comerica Bank, and $20M in subordinated debt from Bregal Sagemount.
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Mobcrush Takes $11M For Mobile Game Streaming
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Santa Monica-based live game streaming startup Mobcrush has raised $11M in a Series A round, the company said Tuesday. in its seed funding round back in May. The company's mobile app lets users stream their video games to others, and also chat and watch other players. Mobcrush raised $4.9M READ MORE>>.
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Atom Tickets Raises $50M For Mobile Ticketing Apps
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Santa Monica-based Atom Tickets , the developer of a mobile app which lets users find and buy movie tickets for groups, has raised $50M in a funding round, the company disclosed over the weekend. The funding came from Lionsgate, which led the investment, along with The Walt Disney Company and Fox.
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BlockFraud Finds $5M For Anti-Fraud Software
socalTECH
JUNE 21, 2017
Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. READ MORE>>.
Mobcrush Gets $4.9M For Live Mobile Game Streaming
socalTECH
MAY 19, 2015
Santa Monica-based Mobcrush , a new startup which wants to allow mobile users to broadcast, watch, and chat about video games as they are playing them, has raised $4.9M in a seed funding round. Mobcrush is led by Royce Disini. READ MORE>>.
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100 Cinq Music Finds Funding
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MARCH 11, 2015
Santa Monica-based Cinq Music , which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile, and physical channels, has raised a round of funding, according to GoDigital Media Group, the investor in the company. Size of the funding was not disclosed.
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100 ParkMe Launches Real-Time Parking Solutions For LA & Santa Monica Drivers
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DECEMBER 14, 2012
Based in Santa Monica, California and founded by Sam Friedman and Alex Israel, ParkMe , a leading provider of parking information to navigation companies and smartphones to simplify parking using dynamic and real-time parking data has partnered with Los Angeles and Santa Monica cities to help motorists find available parking quickly.
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Siemer Ventures Raises $45M Fund, Becomes Wavemaker Partners
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JULY 16, 2014
Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures said Wednesday that the venture capital fund has launched a new, $45M third fund, and rebranded itself as Wavemaker Partners. The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M. READ MORE>>.
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Bird Plans To Invest $150M In Europe
socalTECH
MARCH 16, 2021
Santa Monica-based on-demand electric scooter provider Bird says it is planning a major investment in Europe, saying it will invest $150M in the continent in 2021. Bird offers up on-demand, electric scooters being used for micro-mobility, particularly in dense urban neighborhoods.
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Interview With Jamie Montgomery, March Capital Partners On The Firm's New Fund
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners (www.marchcp.com) announced last week that it has raised a second fund, worth $300M. To learn about the new fund, we sat down with Jamie Montgomery , one of the fund's co-founders, to hear about March Capital's strategy and the new fund.
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PatientPop Launches New Comparison Tool For Healthcare Providers
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 27, 2019
Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops healthcare practice management software, has rolled out a new product, aimed at helping independent healthcare providers compare themselves to other local competitors.
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socalTECH
JULY 26, 2012
Apptopia.com , a new startup which allows developers and others to buy and sell the ownership of mobile applications, said this morning that it is getting set to close out a $1M round of funding, led by Mark Cuban. The company says it launched three months ago, and is now on track to sell $100,000 in apps this month.
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CARD.com Raises $3M For Prepaid Debit Cards
socalTECH
DECEMBER 5, 2013
Los Angeles continues to be a hotbed for new, finance-related startups this morning, as Santa Monica-based CARD.com announced it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. According to CARD.com, it is offering up prepaid debit cards aimed at providing a mobile alternative to traditional banking. in funding. READ MORE>>.
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256 Tala Finds $65M More
socalTECH
APRIL 18, 2018
Santa Monica-based Tala , which provides financial services for underserved consumers using their mobile phones, has raised $50M in a Series C funding, plus an additional $15M in separate funding, according to the company. Tala said it will use the new funding to expand to Mexico and India.
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Siemer Ventures Raises $45M, Becomes Wavemaker Partners
socalTECH
JULY 16, 2014
Santa Monica-based Siemer Ventures said Wednesday that the venture capital fund has launched a new, $45M third fund, and rebranded itself as Wavemaker Partners. The new fund is larger than the company''s second fund, which was raised in 2011 and was worth $28M. READ MORE>>.
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Washio Adds $10.5M For Laundry Pickup and Delivery Via Smartphone
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2014
Santa Monica-based Washio , which operates a smartphone driven, laundry and dry cleaning pickup and delivery service, said today that it has raised $10.5M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Canaan Partners, and also included A Grade Investments, Pejman Mar Ventures, Sherpa Ventures, and Jerry Yang (Yahoo).
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socalTECH
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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100 Aircam Picks Up $6.5M For Instant, Pro Photo Sharing
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
Santa Monica-based Aircam , founded by serial entrepreneurs Evan and Ryan Rifkin, has raised $6.5M in a funding round, to offer up a new service giving attendees at events instant access to pictures taken by professional photographers. The Rifkins previously founded Burstly/Testflight.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 25, 2016
Santa Monica-based Victoroius , which develops mobile apps focused on YouTube creators and celebrities, has raised $25M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Marker Ventures, Dentsu Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and Redpoint Ventures. READ MORE>>.
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Sixgill Snag $27.9M
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Santa Monica-based Sixgill , a developer of Internet-of-Things, sensor software, has raised $27.9M in a Series B funding round, the company said last week. The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. The company has now raised a total of $33.90M.
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Calacanis Backs Mobile Social Networking Service
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2009
Jason Calacanis , the high profile founder of Santa Monica-based Mahalo , is one of the angel investors in a mobile social networking service, Gowalla , the company said today. Series B funding for the firm. Series B funding for the firm. Calacanis is also an investor in Gdgt.com and ChallengePost.com.
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Mobcrush Gets $20M More For Videogame Streaming
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Santa Monica-based Mobcrush , which operates a live streaming platform and community focused on mobile games, has raised $20M more, in a Series B funding round. The company, led by CEO Royce Disini, says it has now raised $35.9M. The company, led by CEO Royce Disini, says it has now raised $35.9M.
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100 Heal Finds $26.9M More In Funding To Expand Access To On-Demand Doctors
socalTECH
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Santa Monica-based Heal , the on-demand doctor's house call startup, said this morningg that it has raised $26.9M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Tull investment Group, and also included Breyer Capital, Paul Jacobs (Qualcomm), David Ellison (Skydance Media), Hashtag One, and Slow Ventures. READ MORE>>.
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Culture Genesis Buys All Def
socalTECH
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Santa Monica-based Culture Genesis , the venture-backed "digital studio" funded by Mucker Capital, betaworks, plus actor T.I., Grand Hustle founder Jason Geter, and NBA star Baron Davis, has acquired All Def , the media and content company which was founded in 2013 by hip-hop's Russell Simmons. READ MORE>>.
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100 Parking In Motion Raises Funding
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Santa Monica-based Parking In Motion , a developer of systems to help drivers find open parking space, said this morning that it has raised a Series A round of funding. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. Fontinalis Partners is the venture funding group of William Clay Ford, Jr., READ MORE>>.
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157 MomentFeed Raises $5.5M
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Santa Monica-based MomentFeed , which develops mobile marketing software which lets marketers understand correlate the activities of mobile users with the physical locations of those consumers, said this morning that it has raised $5.5M in a Series A funding round. MomentFeed is led by Robert Blatt. READ MORE>>.
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Fair Finds $385M For Auto Service
socalTECH
DECEMBER 20, 2018
Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a service which lets consumers essentially gain access to automobiles on a month-to-month "car-as-a-service" program, has raised a giant, $385M funding round. The funding was led by SoftBank, and also included Exponential Ventures, Munich Re Venture's ERGO Fund, G Squared, and CreditEase.
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113 Precellerator Names Sixth Class
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2017
Santa Monica-based The Preccelerator Program , which is run by Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, has announced its sixth class, saying it has added five startups to its startup accelerator program.
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