socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A new, Los Angeles-based fintech startup, Pipe , said this morning that it has raised $6M in its seed funding round, to launch a new platform which offers up financing to subscription-based, software-as-a-service companies.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Even entrepreneurs that already sold on SaaS should stake note of new research from the SalientGroup : SaaS gets funded - Nearly 50% of SaaS-based startups are getting successfully funded—a rate of funding success no other sector can match. This is where SaaS gets sexy. is du jour. is du jour.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2020

Los Angeles-based Pipe Technologies , which is developing a subscription financing platform to help software companies finance their businesses without debt or dilution, has raised $60M in a funding round, the company said on Wednesday. The company said the new funding will go towards growth and expansion of its operations into new markets.

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socalTECH

MARCH 25, 2021

Los Angeles- and Palo Alto-based MaC Venture Capital has launched a new, $103M seed stage investment fund today, saying it plans to invest in technology startups across the fintech, e-commerce and marketplaces, interactive media, connectivity, enterprise SaaS, space and aerospace, logistics, and other sectors.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2021

The company’s massive mint comes thanks to a new $500 million financing round led by Sequoia’s Global Equities fund and Tiger Global Management. Rowe Price, Dragoneer Investment Group, and ICONIQ Growth.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

The funding came from Fontinalis Partners, the venture capital investment firm founded by WIlliam Clay Ford, Jr. Telogis has previously raised funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The firm raised a big $93M funding round from KPCB back in October of last year. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

Are you involved with a nonprofit or social enterprise, wishing you had better tools to raise funding for your important causes, but not able to shell out the thousands of dollars necessary to purchase those tools from software vendors? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. Jackson--said the funding is an expansion on its Series A funding it announced in the first quarter of the year. That funding was worth $3M. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The funding came from Newport Beach-based Connexus Equity Management Partners. Connexus says it gains a seat on H3''s board with the funding. financing dental veterinary credit billing saas software services financial' Size of the investment was not announced. H3 Financial Services is led by Joe Simrell. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

Fund raising. But it’s critical for your business, for you as a leader and people who excel at fund raising have an extreme advantage over those who do not. As a VC I also have to fund raise every three years and these posts 100% apply to VCs raising money, too. It definitely has a “d” in it, as in it’s really not fun, raising.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

It's turning out to be a great time for entrepreneurs looking for funding in the region, with not only high profile exits of such companies as Snap Inc., but a bunch of new, early stage investors looking to seed or fund the next big tech success story. www.watertowerventures.com) Fund size: $5M. Fund size: $40M.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

Food Rocket has taken an unconventional route, striking a funding deal with Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. The new $25 million in Series A investment, led by Alimentation Couche-Tard via its Circle K Venture Fund, will enable Food Rocket to deliver in 26 countries and territories, including more than 7,000 U.S.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 31, 2022

It says over 85% of its portfolio companies raise follow-on funding — a collective $1.15 billion — and its first fund is “ranked as one of the top 5% of VC funds globally,” while the second fund is in “the top 10% of their respective vintage years.”. Tell me about the traction from your previous funds.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

We've summarized the funds that have announced new funds in the last nine months or so, or that are in the midst of raising funds--a total of more than $1086 million in total funds. List ordered by fund size). Fund size: $230M fund. Fund size: $100M fund. Fund size: $100M fund.

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TechCrunch LA

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. Creadev led the Series A that also included Proof Ventures and B. Riley Financial. The new investment joins with a $4 million seed round raised in May.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Irvine-based billing and payments software startup Chargezoom has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said on Wednesday. The funding was led by Okapi Venture Capital and also included Saas Ventures. Chargezoom said the new funding will go to continue scaling its product and team.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Size of the seed funding was not announced. Beverly Hills-based APX Platform, a developer of cloud-based software for the aesthetic industry, says it has raised what it calls an "oversubscribed seed round" for its company.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2021

San Diego-based Emerged, a new startup which provides qualified leads to healthcare organizations, says it has raised a seed round of funding. The funding came from Round One Capital. Emerged said the new funding will go to scale its software platform and for sales and marketing. Size of the investment was not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2021

in its seed funding round. The funding was led by S2G Ventures, and also included Serra Ventures via their new AgTech fund, Harvard Business School Alumni, Wells Street Capital, VTC Seed Fund, and Rinvest, along with angel investor Soren Schroder (Bunge).

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

As investors continue pouring funding into artificial intelligence and consumer habits shift, many AI and subscription model startups have been enjoying rapid growth. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5 Organic milk formula product Bobbie.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2019

Irvine-based Restaurant365 , a developer of cloud-based accounting software specifically aimed at the restaurant industry, has raised $88M in a Series C funding round, the company said this week. The funding was led by ICONIQ Capital, and also included Tiger Global Management and Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2018

The benefits you will receive from doing even some basic planning before you hit the fund raising trail are enormous. Many points will seem obvious but since I observe many fund-raising processes as a VC I can tell you that most people get even the basics wrong. Let’s say the C list is probably your “safety schools”?—?not

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2020

in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and angels. Los Angeles-based Swoop , a new startup which develops software for limousine, party bus, and other transportation providers, has raised $3.2M

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Kajabi said the funding is its first institutional funding since it launched in 2010. Kajabi, which is led by co-foudner and CEO Kenny Rueter, said the funding will go towards providing its products to users worldwide. As part of the funding, Spectrum Equity's John Connolly and Steve LeSieur will join the company's board.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

Getting something to market and getting funding override any other concerns. cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas Here’s a graphic from Socal CTO that illustrates the roles as they change over time: In its earliest days, a startup’s top need is often to produce a product. Please write us at blog@techempower.com !

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2013

However, fast forward to today, and the two players behind the two biggest CRM software products of the desktop PC age--Pat Sullivan and Jon Ferrara--are head to head again, as Sullivan''s new startup, Contatta , announced a funding round for its launch of a new, customer relationship management software product. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

San Diego-based GoSite , which develops an online platform to help small businesses put up online and mobile websites, has raised $16M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The funding was led by Longley Capital, and also included Stage 2 Capital, Ankona Capital, Serra Ventures and SaaS Ventures, and angels.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Our defensible infrastructure comes from the fact that we now have huge volumes of customer storage earning the equivalent of SaaS revenue and any new entrant would have to invest in the fleet of cars, bins, drivers and warehouses that we now have not to mention 4.5 years of software development.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Tech Ecosystem Updates on startup fundings and major news; Expert Discussion and QandA Hiring and Getting Hired During a Global Pandemic. In conversation with Career and Culture Whisperers: Kurt Daradics, GM @ Hunt Club, Steve Taylor, National SaaS Practice Lead @ Trinet See [link] (more) Startup Coil. The State of the L.A.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2014

Yesterday, TigerText , a developer of enterprise, secure texting tools, raised a big $21M funding and last week, the big funding round was for Kareo , which raised $29.5M enterprise software tigertext invoca chromeriver venture capital feature saas cloud' for its cloud-based medical offices software. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2019

San Diego-based Mercato , which provider online ordering and delivery services to independent grocery stores, has raised a round of funding from Greycroft, the company said this week. According to Mercato, it will use the new funding to expand into new markets, as well as continue development of its technology and services.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Costa Mesa-based Givsum , which develops online software to help charitable organizations with their operations and fundraising, says it has received both new funding, as well as support, from two accelerators. Givsum is led by co-founder and CEO Shawn Wehan.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2016

It is an heroic accomplishment in a brutal fund-raising market in which only market leaders can bring in that sort of money. We started planning our fund raising as much as 14 months ago. Invoca had grown steadily and consistently since 2009 and by 2015 SaaS companies with scale had become hot – trading at a median of 7.3x

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Beverly Hills-based The Snowball Factory , the developer of Awe.sm , a URL shortener for domains, and tweetpo.st , software for updating Facebook from Twitter, has raised $562,600 in an equity funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the firm Tuesday. Source of the funding was not disclosed. Product Manager at Yahoo!

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2020

in a funding round. According to the company, the round--a Seed-2 funding--was led by Okapi Capital, and also included The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners and Brad Perry (co-founder of Dealer Socket), along with others.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2020

The company said the funding was led by Boston Millenia Partners, and also included existing investor Upfront Ventures. Glendale-based Reveleer , a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, has raised a Series C found of financing, the company said this week.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops healthcare practice management software, has raised a new round of funding, the company said this morning. The new funding brings its total raised to $75M. According to PatientPop, the funding was led by Leerink Transformation Partners (LTP). READ MORE>>.

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