socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2012

Los Angeles-based Dollar Shave Club said this morning that it has raised $1M in a funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins and Forerunner Ventures, and also including Andreesen Horowitz, Shasta Ventures, and Felicis Ventures, along with angels Shevin Pishevar, Dennis Phelps, and David Hornig.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

more in funding, the company announced on Tuesday. The funding came from prior investor Crosscut Ventures. The company said the new funding will go towards expanding its services. Retina's customers include Dollar Shave Club. Los Angeles-based Retina has raised $2.5M The company's CEO is Michael Greenberg.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 3, 2018

Founded by some of the men responsible for the biggest hits in online marketing (like the Dollar Shave Club commercial that launched what became a billion dollar acquisition ) think that its time to take technology where it’s never gone before — into targeted, direct mail campaigns using the best ad-targeting that money can buy.

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APRIL 1, 2019

founded by Michael Jones, Peter Pham, Gregory Gilman, and Tom Dare, appears to be launching efforts to raise a new fund. The firm already has an existing venture capital fund which invests in its portfolio companies. Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc. No details of the new fundraising effort have been announced by Science.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2011

The Dollar Shave Club is a new start up that solves a simple but overlooked problem; disposable razor blades are overpriced. Dollar Shave Club is a online service that delivers high quality disposable razor blades for a low price. How long has the Dollar Shave Club been operating?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Pasadena-based Calibrate Ventures , a brand new venture capital firm founded by Kevin Dunlap and Jason Schoettler, announced on Tuesday morning that it has raised $80M in its very first venture capital fund, Calibrate Ventures, L.P.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2021

Los Angeles-based Retina, a startup that is using artificial intelligence for predicting customer lifetime value, said on Tuesday tht it has raised $8M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from Alpha Intelligence Capital and Vertical Venture Partners. Retina is led by co-founder and CEO Emad Hasan.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2019

The brand--which is backed by Science, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone; Michael Dubin, the founder of Dollar Shave Club; and Jen Rubio, the founder of Away, among others--has so far raised $2.25M in funding. The brand is looking to gain market share through its clever, anti-establishment marketing.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2013

the startup incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones, is reportedly raising another $30M in funding to put towards its startups. According to a report this morning, the fund will also invest in non-Science incubated startups. science myspace scienceinc venture capital fund funding' Science, Inc. , READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Pishevar--who was an early investor in Uber and Dollar Shave Club-- posted a series of Tweets say he would be funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation, saying "It's the most patriotic thing we can do. Country is at serious crossroads."

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socalTECH

JULY 3, 2018

in a seed funding. The funding was led by Bonfire Ventures and Crosscut Ventures. working on such companies as Dollar Shave Club, DogVacay, MeUndies, Famebit and Hello Society.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2015

Los Angeles-based subscription box service Quarterly , which develops unique gift boxes every three months from such influencers as Pharrell Williams, Bill Nye the Science Guy, and actress Rosario Dawson, has raised a round of funding and connected with Los Angeles-based Science Inc. Size of the investment was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

and angel investment deals in Southern California to reveal who really, is funding companies, so that local startups are armed with the best knowledge and intelligence to optimize their changes of. being funded. Recent investments: Fresh Dish , Urban Remedy , HelloInsights, TripleThread, Dollar Shave Club.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

in a seed funding round. The funding came from angels, including Nancy Tellem (Executive Chairman, Eko Studios and former President of CBS Network Television Group), Daniel Murray (CFO Dollar Shave Club), Angela Mathes (Entrepreneur & former President, ABC Daytime TV) and Kent Wakeford (COO & Board Member KSV esports).

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2018

Los Angeles-based PlayVS , which is developing eSports infrastructure centered around creating an official high school eSports league, has raised $15M in a Series A funding.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Brian Lee, CEO and Founder of The Honest Company, which has raised $222 million in VC funding. Mike Jones, Founder of Science, which has invested in some of LA’s top startups, like Dollar Shave Club. Adam Goldenberg, CEO and Founder of JustFab, an online subscription fashion that’s raised $249 million in financing.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Garcetti has started a new nonprofit, Accelerator for America , which will help fund "innovation investments" around the U.S. Among the members of the new group's Advisory Council are Dollar Shave Club CEO and Founder Michael Dubin, and Chamath Palhapitiya, the CEO of Social Capital. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Los Angeles based startup incubator/studio Science --which is behind such local startups as Dollar Shave Club and DogVacay--has quietly raised $20M in a debt financing round, according to the companies. According to Fortune, the funding came from private equity investor Silver Lake Waterman.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Upfront Ventures was created 20 years ago as one of the original VC funds in Los Angeles. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA. Back then only 15% of our dollars were invested locally whereas today 50% of our dollars are invested in LA.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Are you a startup looking to find funding in Southern California? It's often tough to figure exactly who the venture capital funds are who are funding startups in the area. However, for members of socaltech.com, it's a click away with our real time analysis of venture funding flows. Crosscut Ventures 6 deals.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Famebit-- founded by David Kierzkowski and Agnes Kozera--first received funding from Science in 2014. Science's Mike Jones said that FameBit's acquisition is the third for the company this year, including the acquisition of HelloSociety by The New York Times in March, and the acquisition of Dollar Shave Club by Unilever in July.

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AUGUST 7, 2014

Santa Monica-based Retention Science , the marketing software technology maker led by Jerry Jao, has snagged $7M in a Series A funding, according to the company. The new funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included. Baroda Ventures, Forerunner Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2019

Los Angeles-based Retina is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to figure out customer lifetime value (CLV) for such businesses as Dollar Shave Club. We formed the company in 2017, and our first customer was Dollar Shave Club. We received venture funding from Comcast Ventures and Crosscut.

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AUGUST 29, 2016

in a funding round, which came from Science plus undisclosed angels. portfolio company Dollar Shave Club, and appears to be the first publicly announced investment by Science Inc. According to Plowz & Mowz, it has raised $1.5M Plowz & Mowz is based in Syracuse, New York, and is led by Wills Mahoney. since 2015.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2014

in a funding round, which came from Maveron, Forerunner Ventures, and CAA Ventures. The Creative Artists Agency created a new venture capital fund--CAA Ventures I--in 2013, however, has been fairly quiet about the group''s activities. San Francisco-based Darby Smart said this morning that it has raised $6.3M READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

As part of the funding, Livefyre said it will be opening up a new San Diego office, and all of Realtidbits'' team will join the company as part of its product, engineering, and design teams. San Diego-based Realtidbits , a developer of social sharing software for publishers, has been acquired by Livefyre , the two companies announced Monday.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Recognizing the tens of billions of dollars that the Southern Californian region leaves on the table, because it hasn’t taken its rightful place in the American technology industry, a new group called the Alliance for Southern California Innovation has just released a report to analyze how SoCal can work to assume its pole position.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

According to Eat Club, it has expanded its coverage to the Los Angeles area, offering up both in-house meals and restaurant delivery to corporate customers, who let their employees select meals using the company''s website or mobile app. Eat Club said that so far, it has delivered 1.5 Eat Club said that so far, it has delivered 1.5

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JUNE 7, 2012

That would be appear to be Gumhouse , which just raised $6M in a funding round, from such venture firms as Polaris Ventures, Science Inc. Gumhouse reported its funding via a regulatory filing, but has not yet detailed what the firm is up to otherwise. run by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones? and others. Peter Pham (also of Science Inc.),

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Last week, Fika Ventures , LA's newest venture fund, announced its formation, led by tech investment veterans Tx Zhuo and Eva Ho. We sat down with Tx Zhuo to chat about the new fund, what investments it hopes to make, and what kind of entrepreneurs the fund is looking to invest in. Tell us a bit about the new fund?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2016

But one tech news story stood out for me — the fact that LA-based Dollar Shave Club (DSC) was sold to Unilever for $1 billion. I was in France and the UK for business last week so I was a bit out of the tech news cycle and more focused on the world events that were happening nearby.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Over the past year, several accelerators have become major players to support LA's startup community: StartEngine, Amplify, Launchpad, MuckerLab, and Science find, fund, nurture, mentor, support and graduate startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

I had a narrative in my head that I didn’t want to fund apps that would help husbands cheat on their wives or help kids send naked photos. Another firm funded them. My job is simply to make sure we’re getting into a few industry defining investments per fund and to make sure we capture enough successes. Many seem plausible.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

When we first started in 2012, panel programming focused on how to fund your startup, find a CTO, etc. Some are acquired, like Dollar Shave Club for $1B, or start acquiring, like Engage:BDR and SharkReach. It's amazing how much LA tech has grown since we first started Silicon Beach Fest five years ago.

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Xconomy

APRIL 11, 2018

Billie, a direct-to-consumer seller of monthly shaving and body care products subscriptions, has raised $6 million in new funding. This latest round of funding was led by Silverton Partners in Austin and included existing investors Female Founders Fund and Lakehouse Ventures.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Judges include investors, VCs, and local successful CEOs including MyLife CEO Jeff Tinsley, and Dollar Shave Club CEO Michael Dubin. At least 100 companies secured funding of at least $1 million, and 43 were acquired. Semi-final rounds Thursday June 20th, with judges selecting winners Friday, June 21st. In 2012 over $3.2

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2015

Crosscut Ventures has just announced their 3rd fund and clocking in at $75 million , which will be focused heavily on Los Angeles – FTW. This week Michael Dubin’s startup Dollar Shave Club announced a $75 million funding round at a rumored $650 million valuation. They had only one problem.

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