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APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. The seed funding was worth $800K, and led by Moonshots Capital, and also included individual angels from the pet industry.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Los Angeles-based Perch, a startup which operates a service that lets users build their credit by paying for Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and other services on credit, has scored an investment from financial giant Citi, via Citi's new Citi Impact Fund. Size of the investment was not announced. Citi announced the investment this morning.

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APRIL 15, 2021

These partners are acquiring assets and in most cases, are funding the entirety of capital improvements by entering into management or revenue share agreements to operate those properties,” Scriven said. The company secures its properties with a mix of buying and leasing by partnering with institutional real estate investors.

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MARCH 23, 2015

An analysis published today, shows that efforts on San Diego crowdfunding startup Go Fund Me are rivaling government help in rebuilding businesses damaged by unrest in Ferguson, Mo., According to the WSJ, businesses in the area have raised $447,1998 on Go Fund Me, versus around $657,235 in aid from the Small Business Relief Program.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

A new program, run by the Alliance for Southern California Innovation, is looking to connect startups with Series A funding, according to the group. According to the two, the program recruits and selects top SoCal-based startups that have demonstrated clear market traction and provides introductions to leading venture funds.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Seal Beach-based Cuddly , a new startup which helps raise money for animal welfare organizations, says it has raised $4M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Lead Edge Capital. According to Cuddly, the new funding will go towards accelerating growth. Cuddly is led by CEO John Hussey. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2020

Monday, July 20, 2020 -- How Equity Crowdfunding helps achieve Success. Join JJ Richa in a fireside chat with Bruce Virga to discuss how funding platforms connect everyday investors to growth-focused businesses, helping both parties to achieve success.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

Los Angeles-based Untapped Ventures said on Wednesday that it has launched a new, early-stage venture capital fund, which it says invests in companies that "help people live the best version of themselves, personally and professionally." The size of the new fund was not announced. The size of the new fund was not announced.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. in that funding. The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout. The company says it is raising $2.5M

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seed funding round. The company says it has raised $700K in that pre-funding. The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Los Angeles-based eTailPet , a new startup which helps pet store owners create online e-commerce sites, has received a round of seed funding, the company said this week. Size of the funding was not announced. The funding was led by Moonshots Capital.

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JUNE 25, 2020

In a move to help make Black professionals easier to connect, Los Angeles-based Valence said on Thursday that it has launched a new, social networking service, with backing from investments from Upfront Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Accel. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2019

According to Business Insider , it has worked with Uber in the past to help deep-pocketed Coachella attendees fly to and from the Van Nuys Airport to Palm Springs, renting out six-seat helicopters for more than $4,000 a pop. Called UberAIR, Uber will offer short-term shareable flights to commuters as soon as 2023.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

A new, Altadena-based startup, Rexter , has scored some funding to help it build its software algorithms and tools to help manage a user's professional relationships. Other investors in the company have not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Thus the best entrepreneur strategy for funding is to build solutions, not technology.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

in a debt funding round, which came from Goldman Sachs and Atalaya Capital Management. The two, who provide "buy now pay later" financial products, said the funding will help it with expansion in the the U.S. San Diego-based Opy USA and its parent company, Openpay Group Ltd., announced this week that the two have raised $271.4M

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

Salted , a Los Angeles-based startup creating digitally native quick-service restaurant brands, brought in a new round of $16 million in Series A funding to continue its nationwide expansion. Our technology and Salted Analytics product helps us grow at the rate we want to and still maintain customer experience,” Applebaum said. “We

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding. According to the company, the funding will go to ongoing biosecurity research, including the impact of Japanese Beetles and Gypsy Moths as invasive species. Riverside-based FarmSense, a developer of "smart sensors" for the agriculture market, has raised $2.2M

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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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SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

So, to help other female entrepreneurs, they founded TuesdayNights (www.tuesdaynights.org), a group in LA which helps female entrepreneurs connect with capital and each other to improve their access to capital. That person you network with might be the person who is going to introduce you to the person who is going to fund you.

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JULY 22, 2020

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and angels. The startup, led by CEO and co-founder Amir Ghorbani, said he created the company after he saw, during college, the struggle that small business vehicle owners have while helping with his parents' limousine business.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

North Hollywood-based ConsejoSano , a developer of patient experience and engagement software, aimed at payers, providers, and health care systems, has scored a round of "impact" funding, the company said this week. Tyson Impact Fund, which is administered by the American Heart Association. Size of that investment was not announced.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Recently, A new, nonprofit organization, Gift A Plate (www.giftaplate,org), launched effrts in Los Angeles, to allow people to donate to help both restaurants and families in need. The organization said it is looking to help aid restaurants and families who have been greatly impacted by COVID-19 in LA.

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JULY 10, 2019

Providence Strategic Growth is the growth equity fund of Providence Equity Partners. According to Chatmeter, the deal will help it accelerate its growth. The company says it helps enterprise retail brands and agencies managing multiple locations increase their revenue. Financial details of the investment were not announced.

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MAY 2, 2012

Los Angeles-based startup StageIt , which operates an online web platform which lets musicians interact with their fans through live broadcasts from their laptop, has raised a round of funding. The funding came from DEV (Digital Entertainment Ventures), a newly launched New York investment firm headed by Alan McGlade and Michael Yang.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2023

Entrepreneurs looking for investor funding often fail to realize that all money comes with strings. For example, if you have watched the Shark Tank TV series, you probably noticed that the Sharks always ask the entrepreneurs for their intended “use of funds.” A long list of everyday expenses is not helpful here.

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

We’ve been dying to tell you all for a while that we had raised a new venture capital fund and of course given SEC filing requirements the story was somewhat already scooped by the always-in-the-know Dan Primack a few weeks ago. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund? Was it hard to raise the fund?

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APRIL 17, 2023

Thus your startup maturity and growth stage is the primary key to success with potential funding sources. Venture capital firms look for the most mature companies they can find, Angel investors typically deal a tier lower, while friends and family are most likely to help you get started. Marty Zwilling

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JUNE 11, 2022

A nonprofit organization is generally defined as an organization that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals. For a nonprofit, bootstrapping is self-funding from donations and fund-raising. Individual and institutional philanthropy.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Irvine-based Kajabi , which develops a platform that helps both individuals, as well as small- and mid-sized businesses monetize online courses, training materials, and other content, has receive an investment from private equity investor Spectrum Equity. Kajabi said the funding is its first institutional funding since it launched in 2010.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Recover , a company which is producing recycled cotton fiber and cotton fiber blends, says it has received new funding from Los Angeles-based STORY3 Capital. The amount of the funding was not announced. Recover says it develops sustainable recycled cotton, and will use the new funding to scale its operations. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

San Diego-based biotech startup ViaCyte , which is developing human cell therapy for treating diabetes, says it has raised $80M in a Series D funding round. The funding was led by Bain Capital Life Sciences, and also included TPG, RA Capital Management, Sanderling Ventures, plus angels. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. Their only recourse is that first tier of investors, fondly called Friends, Family and Fools. Offer a formal agreement as well as a handshake.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The funding came from existing investor Qualcomm Ventures LLC, as well as Hongkou Management and Inherent Group, along with other investors. The company said the funding will go to accelerate transfer of its technology to lithium-ion battery manufacturers. Size of the investment was not announced. Amionx is led by CEO Jenna King.

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APRIL 3, 2014

Most technology startups seem to be funded by product people or business people. there is a nascent industry to try and help you with this, too. Don’t get my wrong – a great looking product can really help support a sale. ” They want technical sales to help with customer objections.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

more in funding, the company announced on Tuesday. The funding came from prior investor Crosscut Ventures. Retina develops customer lifetime value software which companies used to determine how much their customers are worth to them, helping them to optimize their cost-per-acquisition. Los Angeles-based Retina has raised $2.5M

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Santa Monica-based Honk has launched a service for you, specifically to let you summon roadside help using your smartphone--without a membership. Honk, which launched this morning, said that it has launched nationwide to help connect drivers with more than 20,000 tow and roadside assistance drivers nationwide. READ MORE>>.

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