L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Fika Ventures raises $40 million seed fund, Musk posts tweet opposing Muslim ban, then deletes it, Imax opens flagship virtual reality center on Fairfax, and more.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

announced $3 million in seed funding. Holographic technology startup PORTL Inc.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2020

million in seed funding. Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 19, 2021

Online fundraising startup Pledge announced that it had raised $3 million in new seed funding to finance the launch of a new virtual fundraising platform.

Platform

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 17, 2019

million seed funding round for software company Balloon. Wavemaker Partners and Launch co-led a $2.1

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 20, 2017

startups rose slightly in the first quarter of 2017, seed-stage investments went in the other direction. While venture capital investment in L.A.

Seed Funding

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2012

The company said the redesign came after finding that users were interested in using its tools to create blog-like travel and trip journals, rather than the original, animated slideshows the tool provided.

Blogging

L.A. Business Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Thanks to a flood of upstart rocket manufacturers in recent decades, sending objects into space is easier than it has ever been.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

MAY 9, 2017

million in seed funding, according to a statement released Tuesday. Cover Technologies Inc., a prefab building company that designs and manufactures backyard studios, has raised $1.6

Seed Funding

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

So my simple advice is to start PR as early as possible (and certainly earlier than most of your investors will advise) when you have your head around your product plans and are well into execution (or ready to launch) precisely because your recruiting, seed funding and initial user base may depend on it. I raised a small seed round.

Press

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2020

million in seed funding. Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. has raised $4.5

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2020

has raised $5 million in seed funding for a newly launched online sports education platform. Manhattan Beach startup Skills Annex Inc.

Manhattan Beach

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Scott Painter, founder and chief executive of NXCR, said the company had raised $30 million in seed funding for its vehicle subscription platform.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Scott Painter, founder and chief executive of NXCR, said the company had raised $30 million in seed funding for its vehicle subscription platform.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round. Future Acres, Inc., a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb.

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round. Future Acres, Inc., a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb.

Santa Monica

L.A. Business Journal

JANUARY 30, 2017

raises $24 million, Amplify raises $10 million seed fund, and more. Facebook cloning efforts appear to curb Snapchat, Bouqs Co.

Snapchat

L.A. Business Journal

MARCH 28, 2018

Fastdata.io, a real-time stream processing company, landed $5 million in seed funding from CrossCut, Pelion Venture and current investor NVIDIA.

Seed Funding

L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2018

in seed funding; and WME expands its podcast portfolio. K-Swiss will introduce an esports shoe in a partnership with esports group Immortals; a new social network for girls founded by former Disney execs gets $2.7M

Social Network

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

This post was originally published in a shorter (more sensible) format in the Wall Street Journal online. If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there. Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article.

Entrepreneur

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

—A team led by Jef Boeke of New York University, George Church of Harvard University, Andrew Hessel of software maker Autodesk, and Nancy Kelley proposed in the journal Science to build a synthetic human genome. ” The project leaders are seeking $100 million in funding. To find out more, dive into this week’s roundup.

San Diego

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► October (1) New Video!

Startup

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

We are a holistic health platform that approaches things as more of a holistic health medical journal — everything is backed by science.”. million in seed funding from Crosscut, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, and Female Founders Fund. What we are creating is less of a consumer magazine.

Guide

TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Bev , a canned wine business that recently raised $7 million in seed funding from Founders Fund, thinks marketing in the alcohol industry is the problem. From wellness chat and journaling apps to therapy substitutes to fitness companies, stick wellness in a pitch and investors will take a second look.

Startup

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

With top-ranked accelerators Lauchpad LA closing its doors and Y Combinator rebranding itself as a seed fund, it seems fair to ask the question, “Are Accelerators Dead?”. Feetz earned coverage in the Wall Street Journal following The TENN’s 2015 West Coast trip for their innovative 3D printed shoes.

Startup