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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

According to the start, it is developing toolsets, services, and APIs which lets developers experiment, collaborate, and build with anonymized customer data, using machine learning models to automate joining data with complementary open source datasets, private datasets, and other sources. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

In a cautionary tale for early adopters, there are still hundreds of customers hoping to get their money back from Mojave-based XCOR Aerospace , after the company went bankrupt, according to a story from the LA Times this weekend. XCOR first received seed funding in 2005. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 18, 2021

in a seed funding, the company said this morning. The funding came from Mucker Capital, BAM Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, HIVE Ventures and other strategic investors, according to the company. Spartak Buniatyan is founder and CEO of PayEngine. Spartak Buniatyan is founder and CEO of PayEngine.

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APRIL 8, 2014

We need to see a company which has already verified their use cases, has customers, has some form of revenue, or something that shows us that they can differentiate themselves, plus have the right team. But, can you really get out there and get customers, and get those customers to repeat orders?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2012

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. Fundraising is indeed brutally tough at all stages, and the seed funding is the hardest to find.

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MARCH 11, 2021

According to the company, it is offering up zero-fee, cashback banking services to customers, serving primarily Asian-Americans and immigrants in the United States. in seed funding from Ifly.vc, Amplify, Adam Nash (former CEO of Wealthfront), Spencer Rascoff (Zillow), Wedbush Ventures, Idealab, and Operate Venture Studio.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Across more than 10 years we have kept the size of our Seed investments between $2–3.5 million, our Seed Funds mostly between $200–300 million and have delivered median ownerships of ~20% from the first check we write into a startup. In 2009 we could take a long time to review a deal. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Los Angeles-based Perch Mobility, a startup that is developing portable charging "pods" aimed at helping professional chargers and scooter operators to bulk-charge scooters and e-bikes, says it has scored seed funding for its efforts. The company said the funding came from Lorentzen Investments.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Los Angeles-based talkshoplive, a startup which operates a livestreaming shopping network and app, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. According to the company, the funding round came from Spero Ventures LLC. The company was foudned by brother and sister Bryan and Tina Moore.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Playa Vista-based iLife, a startup which is developing tools to help life insurance agents set up their own, branded "digital insurance agency", has raised $4M in a seed funding round, according to the company. iLife said the funding was led by Foundation Capital, and also include AME Cloud Ventures and Cherubic Ventures.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based Sensible Weather, a new startup which reimburses travelers when bad weather impacts their trips, says it has raised $4M in a seed funding round. The startup is led by foudner and CEO Nick Cavanaugh.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

in venture funding from Canvas Ventures, having raised a seed funding back in 2018. The company said the new fulfillment center will enable it to offer up two-day ground shipping to 90 percent of U.S. MasonHub is backed by $6.5M The company also has a 100,000 square foot fulfillment center in the Inland Empire.

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JUNE 24, 2021

The company said it previously raised a seed funding round six months ago. Drata said its current customers include Clearco, SmartRecruiters, The Good Face Project, 360 Insights, and Trust & Will. The company said its founders previously started a company called Portfolium, which was acquired by Instructure in 2019.

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APRIL 17, 2019

Los Angeles- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace , which develops artificial intelligence software that automatically processes large amounts of imagery data collected by drones, satellites, and aircraft, has raised another $5M, in a new seed funding round.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Milk and Eggs , a new grocery delivery startup which helps connect consumers with farmers and others who will deliver perishable groceries, has raised $6M in a seed funding round, and launched its services. Source of the seed funding was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 7, 2020

San Diego-based MemComputing , a developer of high performance computing technology, has raised a round of funding, the company said on Tuesday, from two investors. According to MemComputing, the funding came from Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, along with IT-Farm. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Los Angeles-based Beauty By Design , a startup offering up "hyper-personalized" beauty products based on a customer's skin, has raised $2.2M in a seed funding round.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

The company estimates that it saves its customers roughly half the cost of deploying an in-house fleet for delivery. . ” The company charges its customers by mile traveled and operates with a similar business model to Uber or Lyft, says Lafferty. “ We provide a solution for them to flex up or down and save money.”

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A new, Los Angeles-based fintech startup, Pipe , said this morning that it has raised $6M in its seed funding round, to launch a new platform which offers up financing to subscription-based, software-as-a-service companies. Pipe is led by Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel, and Zain Allarakhia.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

According to ZenBusiness, it raised $15M in its Series A funding, which was led by Greycroft, and also included Lerer Hippea, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, as well as Rosecliff Venture Partners, Interlock Partners, and Recruit Strategic Partners (RSP). Greycroft was already a seed investor in ZenBusiness.

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MAY 15, 2019

in its seed funding round, to help it expand its development of personalization technology for online grocers. According to Halla, the funding was led by E&A Venture Capital, an early stage food industry investor, and also included SOSV. The company said it has now raised a total of $1.9M READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Los Angeles-based Funraise , the developer of a software platform which helps nonprofits manage their fundraising efforts, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was lead by Toba Capital, the investment firm founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Great stuff.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The company said that the lead investor that participated in its first two rounds of seed funding was Loeb Enterprise. The company said its latest funding was worth $500,000.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

in a Series Seed funding round. The funding was led by JAM Capital, and also included Stage Venture Partners, Okapi Venture Capital, Serra Ventures, OCA Ventures, as well as Frontier Venture Capital. government customers. The company says it sells its technology to both Fortune 500 and U.S.

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MARCH 2, 2017

in funding, including an earlier seed funding round. According to Nimble, it will use the funding to scale its product, and accelerate product innovation, strategic partnerships, and customer adoption. Nimble has now raised $12.5M

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MAY 10, 2017

Gardena, California-based Cover , which develops technology which uses algorithms and software to build custom, prefab buildings, including backyard studios, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures, and also included Fifty Years, Hyperspeed Ventures, and angels.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The seed funding was led by Accomplice Ventures and Walkabout Ventures, along with Mucker Capital, Index Ventures and others including HVF Labs (Max Levchin's startup studio). Santa Monica-based HMBradley , a new fintech startup focused on digital banking, has raised $3.5M

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Justin Mateen , the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Los Angeles-based Tinder , is one of the seed investors in FOSSA , a developer of open source license management software. FOSSA's customers include SolarCity, SmartThings, NPM, and IronSource. FOSSA said Thursday that it has raised $2.2M

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital, and also included Techstars and Luma Launch. The startup--led by Patrick Ip--develops software to automate the creation of custom visual content for brands.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Postie uses a combination of online data collection and an on-demand print and mail technology to give its customers turnaround times on print orders in as little as 24 hours and what the company boasts is the equivalent of online ad-targeting. They aren’t the only ones. Postie has raised $3.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. Fundraising is indeed brutally tough at all stages, and seed funding is the hardest to find.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

in a seed funding round. The funding came from Allegro Venture Partners, Brett Hurt (Bazaarvoice), Ed Snider (Comcast Spectacor), Nick Gross (STRZ Enterprises), as well as others. The company--which was formerly called twtMob--said the funding will go to extend its offerings. Speakr is led by Marco Hansell. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

San Diego-based LoanHero , a startup which helps merchants easily offer up financing to their end customers, has raised $2.5M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners and Mucker Capital. in equity funding for the company. LoanHero says it has now raised $4.2M

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 23, 2019

The timing is ripe for a fund like ours to capitalize on the opportunity.” Additional Fika portfolio companies include Asian food delivery business Chowbus , Elementary Robotics , a developer of robot assistants, and Chatdesk , a customer support messaging platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 12, 2015

Incentive was selected as the only social enterprise collaboration platform in Microsoft Ventures’ Customer Access Program, and will be showcased in the Startup Directory, accessible to Microsoft clients worldwide. Total Seed Funding appeared first on TechZulu. The post L.A.’s

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AUGUST 29, 2013

The funding came from Forerunner Ventures, and comes on top of an earlier, $1.3 million seed funding from Baroda Ventures. Retention Science said the new funds will go towards expanding its product development and sales teams. As part of the funding, Foreruunner Ventures'' Kirsten Green joins the company''s board.

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