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OCTOBER 8, 2020

El Segundo, California- and Austin, Texas-based Slingshot Aerospace said this morning that it has received $2M in funding to go towards developing of a new, space training simulation tool for the U.S. Space Force.

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JUNE 24, 2014

in a Series A funding round, for the company''s social-focused, video tools. According to the company, the investment came from Upfront Ventures and Time Warner Investments, along with prior investors, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Robert Downey Jr.''s

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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.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

Long Beach-based investor Sunstone Management is one of the investors in Emeryville, California-based Lucira Health , as part of a Series B funding rounding, the company said on Monday morning. Lucira Health is developing diagnostic tools which use DNA and RNA to identify infection diseases. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2018

El Segundo-based CUJO AI , a developer of artificial intelligence-based cybersecurity software for telecom network operators, has raised a round of growth capital from KPN Ventures, the company said this morning. Size of the investment, which was part of a larger Series B investment, was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

I Know Everybody Told You to Send Your Fund-Raising Decks as a Link. Here’s Why You Should Just Send the Deck I know you have your document sending tool to send your fund-raising deck to VCs and track who read your deck, which pages they read and how much time they spend on each page. Many of my colleagues do, too.

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MAY 19, 2020

Los Angeles-based Assembly , a developer of e-commerce tools and software, has received what it says is a "significant investment" from private equity investor Providence Strategic Growth. Financial terms of the investment were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

in a seed funding round, to go towards its development of tools to power apps and games for 5G and augmented reality (AR), the company said on Tuesday. Smith--said that the funding was led by SIP Global Partners (SIP GP), which invested $2.0M in the seed funding. The startup--led by CEO and founder David A.

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JUNE 22, 2021

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Donut, said today that it has raised $2M in a funding round. The funding came from Redalpine, Inventures, angel Robert Leshner (Compound), Entrepreneur First, and theowners of the Washington Nationals baseball team. According to the company, the new round brings its total raised to $3.8M.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I’ve become fond of saying “if I had a dollar for every person who told me just how much they loooooved Kara Nortman, I’d have a 10x fund.” So mostly we just had to listen to customer feedback from founders, VCs and LPs. She worked for 5 years as a VC at Battery Ventures and co-headed M&A at IAC working with Barry Diller.

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APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Others I have not.

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MAY 27, 2021

Los Angeles-based Topia, a startup which is developing video chat tools that work inside what it says are "fully customizable virtual worlds", has raised $5M in a seed funding round, the company said late Wednesday. The funding was led by Seven Seven Six, the venture capital fund run b Alex Ohanian, and also included Bonfire Ventures.

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JULY 3, 2013

Santa Monica-based Engrade announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series B funding round, for the company''s district-level education platform. The funding was led by Javelin Venture Partners, and also included Rethink Education, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Kapor Capital, Expansion Capital and Ed-Mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. If you need funding for these early stage activities, I have some suggestions on better strategies to follow. It’s still considered high risk for investment, since manufacturing and quality issues are likely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Some aspiring entrepreneurs are so desperate for funding, or naïve, that they ignore the obvious signs of scams and rip-offs on the Internet, praying for a windfall. One would think that with all the sad stories and tools published over the past twenty years, this problem would be behind us. Loan offer in lieu of investment.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Irvine-based Mavenlink , the developer of business and project management software led by Ray Grainger, said Tuesday that it has raised $19M in a round of funding. The funding was split between $15M in equity, plus $4M in a credit facility. mavenlink project management tools venture capital software corporate business'

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

San Diego-based Apmetrix , which provides software for video game and mobile game analytics, said Friday that it has raised a round of funding. Size of the funding was not disclosed. The round came from Analytics Ventures, La Costa Investment Group, and KI Investment Holdings. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Los Angeles-based LEHR , which develops propane-fueled tools and engines, has received a round of private equity funding from Newport Beach-based Solis Capital Partners, according to the firms. Size of the investment was not disclosed. lehr venture capital private equity propane engine powered' READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

San Diego-based virtual reality startup Nanome, which is developing technology to help researchers explore the interaction of molecules and molecular compounds using VR, has raised $3M in a funding round, the company disclosed today.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Invoca , the developer of call tracking and analytics tools, has raised another $56M in a new funding round, the company said on Wednesday. According to Invoca, the new round was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included H.I.G. Growth Partners, Accel, and Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

INVST , a Westlake Village-based startup which offers up an online platform to help alternative investment funds find accredited investors, has signed up three new clients for its service, the company said this week. INVST offers up relationship, tracking and deal management tools for fund managers, third-party marketers and investors.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Los Angeles-based Apposite Technologies , a developer of enterprise network simulation software and test tools, has raised a round of growth investment from private equity investor Ranch Creek Partners. Size and terms of the funding were not announced by the companies. Apposite develops WAN emulation appliances. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In my previous post, The VC Ice Age is Thawing (for now) I wrote about the reasons why the VC market came to a screeching halt in September 2008 and remained largely shut until at least April 2009. There are now signs the VC market has gathered pace meaning it’s a great time to be fund raising.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Los Angeles-based OCV Partners , the new investment firm led by Hemi Zucker, the former co-founder and CEO of j2 Global, is the lead investor in small business invoicing startup Invoice2go. Hemi Zucker will join Invoice2go's board of directors as part of the funding. Invoice2go says it has now raised $60M in total. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2010

One of things I’ve loved the most about doing now 11 weeks of This Week in VC is a chance to have an hour-long recorded conversation with investors. And in my interviews with many VCs I feel that people can watch these and get to know the VC’s as human beings a bit better. So how did Mike get into VC?

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APRIL 16, 2015

San Diego-based stock messaging service Stocktwits has just raised a new funding, which the company said came from its existing investors, plus strategic Asian financial technology investors, and strategic investors in the fund and ETF business in North America. funding round. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2013

Flixel , a startup developing mobile photography software, has raised a round of investment from Fierce Capital, the investment arm of supermodel Tyra Banks. Size of the funding round was not announced by the company. flixel venture capital fashion tyra banks startup software itunes smartphone video'

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Santa Monica-based Fair , which operates a vehicle subscription service that lets users subscribe to gain access to cars without the restrictions of a traditional lease, has raised $100M in a combined debt facility and equity investment, the company said this morning. The debt facility was provided by Ally Financial.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Companies sometimes raise big venture capital rounds to invest in equipment, people, and other tools for growth. For Ginkgo Bioworks, its latest venture funding round is about all of the above, says CEO and co-founder Jason Kelly. Other times they do it to provide the business a cash cushion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice).

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APRIL 24, 2019

San Diego-based Perspectium , which develops software for service management integration, has raised $8M in its Series B funding round, according to the firm. The investment came from TVC Capital. According to Perspectium, the new funding will help it continue expansion to global markets, and launch new products.

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APRIL 23, 2013

SRCH2 announced today that it has raised a round of funding, and launched its efforts to provide those next-generation search capabilities to enterprises. Size of the funding round was not announced. enterprise software technology google instant search capital venture srch2' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2011

Manhattan Beach-based CapLinked , the developer of a software-as-a-service tool for managing venture capital and angel fundraising efforts for companies, said today that it has launched a free library of document templates covering the startup process. CapLinked, which is headed by PayPal alum Eric M. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 31, 2015

Los Angeles-based WEVR , which is developing virtual reality capture tools, has raised $10M in funding from HTC , HTC said Thursday. HTC said the investment vies it 15 percent of WEVR. HTC said that it paid $5.7782 per share for 1,730,642 shares of WEVR's Series B preferred stock.

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MAY 20, 2013

The new funding came from Toba Capital , the venture capital fund recently founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith , plus SAP Ventures, an existing investor in the company. The firm said the new funds will go towards sales, marketing and product investment, as well as international expansion.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Last year at this time, SpotOn was on the brink of announcing a $60 million Series C funding round at a $625 million valuation. Advisors Douglas Merritt, CEO of Splunk, and Mike Scarpelli, CFO of Snowflake, also made individual investments as angels. With the new capital, SpotOn has raised $628 million since its inception.

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APRIL 25, 2018

CampusLogic, which develops software tools to help streamline the management of student financial aid for schools, said Wednesday morning that it had raised $55M in a funding round from JMI Equity. CampusLogic said it will use the new investment for product development, customer success, and sales and marketing. READ MORE>>.

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