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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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AUGUST 30, 2016

Santa Monica-based Washio , the venture-backed, on-demand laundry startup, has shut down, according to the company. The company said that it will be shutting down its operations, as of Aug 29., and returning orders to customers. The company did not say why it decided to shut down.

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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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JUNE 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Clutter , which operates an on-demand, physical storage service which picks up and delivers your belongings from offsite storage, has raised $64M in a Series C funding, the company disclosed this morning. The funding came from Atomico, Sequoia Capital, GV (Google Ventures), and Fifth Wall. READ MORE>>.

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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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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Santa Monica-based online publisher Demand Media said Tuesday afternoon that it has entered into a new, $225M credit facility, split between a $125M revolving credit facility and a $100M term loan. According to Demand Media, the new facility replaces an existing, $105M revolving credit facility. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Los Angeles-based Fullscreen Media says it is shutting down its video on demand service , and instead putting its resources into its other efforts, after a two year run. According to reports, about 25 employees are being laid off as a result of the shutdown of the service, which had offered up access to subscription content for $6 a month.

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APRIL 15, 2020

Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. My invention and prototype works, but I need funding to continue.” It’s time to scale up and I need money to keep up with demand.” Tune your investor pitch and funding expectations accordingly. Congratulations!

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Is there room on your curb for (yet another) on-demand scooter company? SUN faces some formidable competition in the scooter and mobility market, with very well funded competitors like Bird, Lime, Wheels, Razor, Uber, and Lyft very active across the local market. SUN did not say how many scooters it has deployed. 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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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Skurt , which operates a service that delivers a car to you on-demand when you need it for the day, and then retrieves it when you are done, has raised $10M in a funding round, the company disclosed on Tuesday.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2018

I was recently with an entrepreneur and talking with him about his fund raising process. She had emailed with a partner at a big VC fund and he had passed the request to a junior associate. it’s just respecting your personal time and your fund-raising process as much as you’d respect the VCs time. This isn’t rude?—?it’s

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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. As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Investors will demand clear channel definitions.

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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. According to Demand's IPO filing, the firm had a net loss of $6.00M on revenues of $114.0M Tags: demand media merger acquisition content richard rosenblatt public. in the first six months of 2010.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 28, 2020

Even as oil companies are getting crushed by the collapse of demand for energy in the wake of international shutdowns responding to the global pandemic, investors representing one of the world’s savviest financiers are placing a small bet on electric charging as the future of transportation.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

That early vision resonated so well, that the firm has grown from managing one fund of $212 million to holding roughly $1.2 The first concern stemmed from the financial investors that typically finance these projects demanding that developers pay closer attention to low-carbon or no-carbon real estate developments.

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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". Demand Media filed for an IPO in August, saying it hoped to raised up to $125M in the offering.

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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.

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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.

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JUNE 5, 2012

A brand new, domain registration startup headed by a set of ex- Demand Media executives, has just raised an astounding $100M for its efforts. He continued to serve at Demand Media until 2009. Donuts Inc. Donuts Inc. Donuts Inc. says it is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, and also has operations in Los Angeles and elsewhere.

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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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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

AOL co-founder and former chief executive officer Steve Case’s venture capital fund, Revolution , deploys capital to companies “outside of the hotbeds.” Today, Washington, DC-based Revolution is announcing its latest fund. Revolution began nearly 15 years ago as Steve Case’s balance sheet fund, in essence.

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MAY 3, 2018

On-demand, car wash startup Washe , which lets users connect with professional mobile car washers, said this week that it has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, to help it to "greatly expand" its operation sin Los Angeles, as well as expand into other new markets.

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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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JUNE 12, 2018

Los Angeles-based on-demand scooter rental service Bird is report raising yet more funding, at a $2 billion valuation, according to a report on Tuesday. Bird is in a massive battle with a large list of players launch or looking to enter the on-demand, "last mile" scooter rental service, including Lime, Uber, and Lyft.

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AUGUST 21, 2015

Los Angeles-based Squeegy has recently launched into the market, with an on-demand, car wash service--currently serving the west side. The company is currently self funded. The startup is led by Andrew Davis. READ MORE>>.

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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.

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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. Clutter said it has now raised $12.3M

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OCTOBER 21, 2016

San Diego-based GoShare , the developer of an on-demand, moving and delivery app, has raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company said on Friday. The company said it will use the funding to improve its product and expand into new cities.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2011

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said this morning that it received approximately $77.2M Demand's IPO offering was for 10,235,000 shares of common stock at $17.00 per share, with 5,175,000 shares of the offering coming directly from Demand Media itself, and the rest from other shareholders. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Irvine-based Analytix On Demand , a provider of business intelligence software, said this morning that it has raised a round of mezzanine funding. Amount of the funding was not disclosed, but came from Private Equity Management Group. Analytix On Demand offers enterprise focused, business intelligence software.

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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. The company raised a round of funding last August. The company is led by Aaron Tankersley.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

Rinse , a San Francisco-based on-demand dry cleaning and laundry service, said Thursday that it is expanding it service to Los Angeles, after raising a $3.5M funding round. The company offers up many features familiar to on-demand app users, including emailed photos of your items and SMS pick up and scheduling.

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