TechCrunch LA

MARCH 24, 2021

Aspiration , the financial services business for socially conscious consumers, is back with another environmentally friendly offering for its customers — this time, it’s a credit card. The Los Angeles-based company, which has raised roughly $250 million from investors including the celebrities Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert Downey Jr.’s Footprint Coalition, and Orlando Bloom and more traditional institutional investors like AlphaEdison, Capricorn Investment Group, the Omidyar Networ

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Worth Network, a new software startup, is aiming to help marketers reach more consumers via organic Instagram posts, the company said today. According to the company, it is currently helping restaurant chains such as Silverlake Ramen, Pokeworks, EMC Seafood and others, and is looking to expand to consumer product goods, health and wellness, and other industries, with its service.

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L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 24, 2021

Real estate technology startup Pacaso has raised $75 million in funding at a $1 billion valuation.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based AppliedVR, a developer of virtual reality software to treat chronic pain, has raised $29M in its Series A funding. The funding came from F-Prime Capital, JAZZ Venture Partners, Sway Ventures, GSR Ventures, Magnetic Ventures and Cedars-Sinai. According to AppliedVR said it will use the new funding to pursue FDA approval and prepare for market paunch.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 24, 2021

Getting your website noticed by local customers just got a whole lot easier for Wix users. The leasing website builder has announced an expanded partnership with Google to integrate Google My Business into the platform. To say Google is important when it comes to keeping your business relevant would be something of an understatement. The search engine powers an unmatched number of conversions, which makes it a vital tool for many businesses looking to reach as many new users as possible.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Glytch, a startup which says it is combining location-based entertainment with professional esports arenas, says it has raised a Series A funding round, led by Benevolent Capital. Size of the investment was not announced. Glytch said that Benevolent Capital, led by Brett Johnson, has acquired the majority of its preferred Series A funding.

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socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2021

Los Angeles-based Orca Security, a developer of cloud security software, has joined Southern California's unicorns, raising $210M in a Series C funding. the company said the funding gives it a valuation of $1.2 billion. The funding was led by CapitalG, the growth fund of Alphabet, and Redpoint Ventures. Orca Security develops cloud security and compliance software running on Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.

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