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MARCH 6, 2020

Culver City-based virtual reality company Talespin announced $15 million in series B funding led by Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a provider of cloud-based learning software.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Culver City-based Omaze, which operates an online platform to help nonprofits raise money, said last week that it raised $85M in a Series C funding round. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Matt Pohlson.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

Culver City-based Parallel Systems, a startup developing autonomous train and transportation technology, said today that it has raised $49.55M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Anthos Capital, and also included Congruent Ventures, Riot Ventures and Embark Ventures. The company is led by CEO Matt Soule.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Culver City-based Embrace, a new startup focused on helping companies manage the mobile data they are collecting, has raised $45M in a funding round. According to the company, the Series B funding was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and also included Greycroft, AV8, and Eniac.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

Culver City-based Jukin Media , which finds and licenses viral content, is planning a major expansion next to its existing offices in Culver City. The company--led by CEO and founder Jonathan Skogmo--is venture backed by SPH Media Fund, Samsung Ventures, BDMI, Maker Studios and others. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based viral video company Jukin Media has raised a strategic funding round, for that company''s video entertainment network on YouTube, according to the company. The company says it has more than 40 employees in Culver City. The company said the funds will go towards bolstering its technology and infrastructure.

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Culver City-based Replicated, a startup that provides commercial and open source tools to streamline distribution and management of third party applications into enterprises, says it has linked in with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) Global Startup Program. Replicated is led by co-founder and CEO Grant Miller.

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JULY 27, 2021

Culver City-based Replicated, a developer of a container-based platform which makes it easier for software vendors to deploy cloud native applications inside customers'​ environments, has raised $50M in its Series C funding, the company said Tuesday.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 22, 2018

Culver City-based office security tech firm Openpath launched May 22, helped by a $7 million funding round and helped by local funds.

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MARCH 3, 2020

Culver City-based Talespin , a developer of virtual reality technology, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Cornerstone OnDemand, and also included Farmers Insurance Exchange and HTC. The startup is led by CEO Kyle Jackson. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Culver City-based Airvet , which operates a pet telehealth service that lets veterinarians run virtual visits, has raised $14M in a Series A funding, the company said late last week. The company--founded in 2018--says it has over 2600 veterinarians already using its platform. The company is led by CEO Brandon Werber.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Culver City-based PacketFabric , a startup working on connecting major, carrier-neutral colocation facilities with terabit-scale network technology, has raised $25M in a Series B funding, according to the company. According to PacketFabric, it now has a presence at more than 150 Points of Presence (PoPs) in 17 metro markets.

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of synthetic replacements for antibodies, announced Tuesday that it has raised $300,000 more in its seed funding, bringing the total raised in the round to $1.8M. The new funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included several un-named, angel investors.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Culver City-based Dub Frequency Media (DFM), a marketing, public relations, and creative firm which focuses on millennials, has raised $9.0M in a funding round, part of an ongoing $10.97M funding effort, according to a regulatory filing by the company this week. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

based in Culver City, completed a Series B fundraising round worth $28 million Jan. 4, bringing the home water monitoring system developer’s total funding to an estimated $39.3 Flo Technologies Inc.,

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JUNE 19, 2013

Culver City-based Card Scanning Solutions (CSSN), said today that it has raised a round of equity funding, from Insight Venture Partners, Red Oak Growth Partners, and Egis Capital Partners. Size of the funding round was not announced by the company. The company said the funding will go towards product development efforts.

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MARCH 24, 2014

Culver City-based YouTube network Maker Studios has been acquired by Burbank-based Walt Disney Company , in a deal worth $500M, plus up to $450M in performance earn out. Disney said Maker Studios will remain headquartered in Culver City. Maker operates a network of YouTube content channels--over 55,000--which gets 5.5

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APRIL 8, 2011

Culver City-based NXTM , a company developing social media and e-commerce tools for the music industry, has raised funding, according to lead investor Spring Mountain Capital. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. The funding will go towards funding growth and development.

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OCTOBER 3, 2013

in a funding round from Sequoia Capital, the company said Thursday. The Bay Area startup said the funding was led by Sequoia Capital, and also included Harrison Metal, Baseline Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Kapor Capital, along with angels. READ MORE>>. good eggs venture capital grocery local delivery sustainable farmer'

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , an edtech startup which helps kids with literacy, learning skills, and life skills, has raised $5.7M in a new funding round, the company announced this morning. Encantos said the new funds will go to accelerate its subscription services. Encantos last raised funding back in January.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Culver City-based Signal Sciences , which develops web application security firewalls, is announcing this morning that it has raised $35M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Lead Edge Capital, and also included CRV, Index Ventures, Harrison Metal and OATV. Signal Sciences is led by CEO Andrew Peterson.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The founders of Crackle , the online streaming video and movie site owned by Culver City-based Sony Pictures Entertainment , have announced a new venture capital fund. According to Josh Felser and Dave Samuel, the founders of Crackle, they have started a new venture fund called Freestyle Capital , with $27M in a Fund I close.

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JULY 3, 2018

Los Angeles-based Harper Wilde , an online bra startup, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by Charles River Ventures (CRV). Harper Wilde was founded by Jenna Kerner and Jane Fisher, and has its offices in Culver City.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

NextSpace , the co-working space developer which has locations in Culver City and Venice, announced this morning that it has raised $825,000 more in a funding round, to go towards expansion in Northern California.

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JULY 29, 2019

Culver City-based Ordermark , which develops software to help restaurants manage the orders and headache of having to deal with multiple, disparate, mobile delivery services, has raised $18M in a Series B funding, the company announced on Monday morning.

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MAY 2, 2017

Culver City-based CreatorIQ , a developer of influencer marketing software, has raised a Series A funding from Affinity Group, the company disclosed this week. Size of the funding round was not announced by the company, which until recently, was known as SocialEdge.

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MAY 22, 2018

Culver City-based Openpath , a new startup founded by Alex Kazerani and James Segil, the founders of Edgecast, has raised $7M in a seed funding round, the company disclosed today. The funding came from Upfront Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Fika Ventures.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels , the largest angel investment group in Southern California, is part of a syndicate funding Pittsburgh-based Cognition Therapeutics , a drug discovery firm focused on Alzheimer's. in a Series A funding, led by Golden Seeds and including the Tech Coast Angels. According to Cognition, it raised $2.5M

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

million from LA’s own venture fund, Upfront Ventures and a clutch of security experts. LA gets a big SaaS exit as Fastly nabs the Culver City-based Signal Sciences for $775M.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Culver City-based Envoy Technologies a startup developing programs to help make electric vehicles available to disadvantaged communities, has received $1.5M in funding from the California Energy Commission, according to the company.

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JUNE 30, 2016

Culver City-based All Def Digital , an urban youth programming media brand co-founded by Sanjay Sharma and Russell Simmons, has raised $10M in a Series B financing. All Def Digital said the funding will go towards original programming, distribution, and brand marketing services. 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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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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DECEMBER 14, 2016

Culver City-based Survios , a developer of virtual reality game titles, said this week that it has raised $50M in a Series C funding. The funding was led by MGM, and also included prior investors Lux Capital, Shasta Ventures, Danhua Capital, Shanda Holdings, Felicis Ventures and Dentsu Ventures.

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JULY 7, 2017

Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of protein catalyzed capture agent (PCC) biotechnology being aimed in research tools, diagnostic agents, and PET imaging, has raised $11.5M in a Series A funding.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based Prime Focus Technologies , a developer of ERP software for the media industry, says it has received its first round of funding from private equity investor Ambit Pragma. The company has a significant presence in India, with headquarters here in Culver City. Size of the investment was not announced.

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