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JUNE 24, 2013

A lot of heads turned Monday after Venice-based Snapchat , the instant-photo messaging service known for its self destructing chats, announced a huge, $60M round at a huge valuation. Why did lead investor IVP invest in what most local investors shied away from? snapchat venture capital investment valuation jamdat' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA in three earlier funds, all for investing in the various startups which it puts through its programs in Venice. in three earlier funds, all for investing in the various startups which it puts through its programs in Venice. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

500Startups invests between $25,000 and $250,000 in startups selected by the group, which usually work with the accelerator to help hone their business. ClubW has operations both at AmplifyLA in Venice, as well as in Denver. In this case, the company apparently has added 500Startups but continues to work with AmplifyLA.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Venice, California-based Amplify.LA, the startup incubator and investor led by Paul Bricault and Oded Noy, has launched an effort to raise $50M in a new venture capital investment fund, Amplify.LA has made investments in such companies as A.Frame, Caroo, ProGuides, FloQast, ZenBusiness, Clutter, and many others. Amplify.LA

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Venice, California-based StackCommerce, which develops a white-label marketplace which is used by publishers and brands to help connect people with products, has been acquired by Integrated Media Company (IMC), itself owned by private equity investor TPG. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 12, 2017

Wallach on investments out of a new fund, Inevitable Ventures. How did you end up here in Los Angeles doing investments? Coincidentally, that was the exact same time in 2009 when I moved out, when Ashton Kutcher started first investing. Ron chose me to manage those investments. We brought in a third partner, Guy Oseary.

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JULY 26, 2019

venice-based Stackin' , a startup which helps consumers start saving and making investments, has raised $4.0M Stackin' says it already has over 500,000 users who use the service to save money and to start investing, all via text messaging. in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Venice, California-based Riot Ventures , led by Stephan Marcus and William Coffield, has launched an effort to raise $75M for its second venture capital fund, the firm disclosed this week in a regulatory filing. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2020

Venice, California-based venture investor Fifth Wall Ventures , which invests in real estate technology, has raised nearly $3.5M in a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)--like as part of an investment in another company--according to a regulatory filing from the firm this morning. Fifth Wall Ventures SPV XIX, L.P.,

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat , has reportedly been in talks with New York-based Dubsmash on an acquisition, according to The Information, which says that Facebook also has been talking with the TikTok competitor. The Information cited "a person familiar with the matter".

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MARCH 7, 2018

Venice, California-based Amplify LA , the startup investor which got its start as one of LA's first startup accelerators, said this week that it has added two new companies-- Kulagy and Tapcart --as part of its portfolio of companies. Financial details of any investment in the two startups were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Venice-based Snap announced the third class of its Yellow startup accelerator class on Wednesday, naming ten companies to participate in its annual 14-week program in Los Angeles. Snap says that those 10 companies were receive $150,000 in equity investments, mentorship from Snap and others, space in Los Angeles, as well as other support.

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AUGUST 8, 2018

Venice-based Snap Inc. , Saudi Arabian Price Al-Waleed Talal said on Tuesday that he has invested $250M in Snap, taking a 2.3 The investment injection comes as Snap announced its Q2 results, where the company reported a net loss of $353.3M percent stake in the company. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2017

NBC Universal has invested $500M, as part of the big IPO of Venice-based Snap Inc. NBCUniversal said the IPO investment was part of a strategic investment and partnership. yesterday, the company disclosed on Thursday.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Investments in two local, Mojave-based companies-- Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit --are on hold this week, after the mysterious disappearance--and suspected murder==of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week. Khashoggi, a journalist based in the U.S. and working for the Washington Post. percent--back in August.

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APRIL 3, 2018

A report, published Tuesday by CNBC, says Venice, California-based Snap is in advanced talks to set up a new office in Saudi Arabia. Details on the rumored deal between Snap and Saudi Arabia have not been released, and it's unclear what, if any, investment by the kingdom would be made in Snap, the parent firm of Snapchat.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Venice-based instant messaging company Snap Inc. Snapchat has been rumored to have been working on an IPO for several months now, and had been looking to choose an investment bank for the offering earlier this year. otherwise known as SnapChat , is aiming at a March IPO, according to a report on Thursday afternoon. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Venice, California-based venture capital investment fund Fifth Wall Ventures , has just received a sizeable commit into its second fund, Fifth Wall Ventures II , according to a regulatory filing by the company. According to the filing, the company now has $468.0M READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

The fund is the fourth for CrossCut, which focuses on seed-stage and Series A investments, and is worth more than the combined total of the firm's prior three funds. Photo: CrossCut's team at a local taco truck in front of its offices in Venice. CrossCut says that, so far, it has 11 exits out of its three prior funds. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 23, 2018

Venice, California-based Snap , the parent company of Snapchat, is launching a new startup accelerator, named "Yellow", the company disclosed on Wednesday afternoon. The accelerator said it will invest $150,000 into ten different "creators" and startups focused in the media area.

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MARCH 3, 2017

The most unusual benificiary of the huge IPO of Venice, California-based Snap Inc. this week appears to be a Silicon Valley high school, which made $24M for its investment in Snapchat. Mountain View-based St. Francis High School apparently sold 1.4 million shares of its stock as part of the IPO, out of 2.1 READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 27, 2014

Venice-based Snapchat is in the midst of raising a new round of funding, led by storied venture capital investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which valued the company at close to $10 billion, according to a report. snapchat venture capital rumor valuation kpcb investment messaging social networking' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 4, 2016

Venice-based instant messaging app maker Snapchat has raised another $175M in funding , according to the WSJ this morning, from Fidelity Investments. According to the report, the new funding values Snapchat at $16 billion, the same valuation as the company's last funding injection. Snapchat has now raised more than $1.2

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APRIL 19, 2017

Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA AmplifyLA pointed out that the seed deals were in contrast to the bigger picture, where venture capital investments were up 15 percent nationally--but pointed out that those gains were driven by "mega-deals", rather than seed funding. percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

In a very bold move, Venice-based Snapchat has apparently turned down a $3 billion acquisition offer from Facebook , according to a report today from the Wall Street Journal.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Venice-based Snapchat has selected two investments banks--Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs--to lead the company's much anticipated IPO, according to a report from Reuters Wednesday afternoon. has been looking for an investment bank to lead the IPO for a number of months. The report said that JPMorgan Chas & Co.,

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MARCH 9, 2018

As part of the funding, Bird said it has named angel and venture investment veteran Paige Craig as its new Head of U.S. Bird currently offers up its services in Santa Monica, Venice, UCLA, Westwood, and San Diego, and is looking at a nationwide expansion with the new funding. City Operations.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat is in discussions with Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, over possible future funding for the company, according to the Prince''s investment firm, Kingdom Holding Company. Kingdom Holding Company did not reveal any other details of the possible investment. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Venice-based Snapchat is looking to raise at much as $500M in a new round of funding, currently valuing the company as high as $19 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg last night. snapchat venture capital investment instant social messaging rumor' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap Inc. , The new accelerator says it will invest $120,000 in funding in comapnies in the accelerator for up to 6 percent equity, with a 100 day program to be held at R/GA's New York offices.

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JULY 18, 2013

in venture capital investments in Q2 2013 across Southern California, spread across 80 deals. Those numbers reflected a drop from Q2 of last year, when there was $868.98M in investments across 97 deals. However, venture dollars invested were above Q1, when Southern California saw $569.1M in investments across 90 deals.

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JANUARY 7, 2016

Venice-based Gem , the blockchain security and technology developer led by Micah Winkelspecht, said Wednesday that it has raised $7.1M Ben Dahl, who led the investment for Pelion Venture Partners, joins the company's board with the funding round, as does Scott Kriz of Bitium. in its Series A funding.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2014

tapiture venture capital angel investment social sharing photos products style' Tapiture said the new funds will go towards growth, towards international expansion, and to help build merchant partnerships. Tapiture said that Randall Kaplan, co-founder of Akamai, will join its board of directors as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

AnaptysBio is backed by Frazier Healthcare, Novo A/S, Avalon Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Biotechnology Value Fund, HBM Healthcare Investments, and others. as early as Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2014

Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Venice, California-based Snapchat has begun discussing an IPO with bankers, but has yet to select an investment bank to lead the effort, according to a report on Wednesday. Snapchat reportedly is looking at an IPO towards the end of this year or in early 2017.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

Venice, California-based Snapchat has raised an enormous, $485.6M snapchat venture capital investment kpcb social messaging instant kleiner' funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company on New Year''s Eve. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company. READ MORE>>.

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