HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. million in seed funding. has raised $4.5
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APX Platform Scores Seed Funding
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OCTOBER 8, 2021
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. Size of the seed funding was not announced.
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Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round
TechCrunch LA
AUGUST 11, 2021
But for creators seeking to monetize their following, these newer platforms may be more attractive to some creators, since they already have built-in tools to help them monetize their followings. So, in February 2020, with little to no funding left, the company completely pivoted to its current link-in-bio business. With its $5.5
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Trovata Gets Seed Funding From J.P. Morgan
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DECEMBER 11, 2018
San Diego-based Trovata , a company developing cash automation software for the treasury management market, has raised a round of seed funding, led by J.P. Morgan, according to the company. Size of the investment round was not announced.
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TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2014
In some cases, we also leverage what we called our tiered device platform, the brand and company Rami has built over the last two decades plus, which is a supply chain, logistics, and distribution company and brand. We decided to formalize our investing in October, and call it TYLT Labs, so here we are. Why not Los Angeles?
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HomeLister Raises $4.5 Million for Commission-Free Real Estate Platform
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 9, 2020
Santa Monica real estate software developer HomeLister Inc. million in seed funding. has raised $4.5
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Algorithmia, Co-Founded By USC Grad Student, Gets $2.4M
socalTECH
AUGUST 18, 2014
in a seed funding round, to go towards its online marketplace for computer software algorithms. The startup--which was co-founded by Kenny Daniel, who was recently pursuing a PhD in Artificial Intelligence at USC--says that it has created an online platform to let software engineers find different algorithms for us.
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Emerged Gets Seed Funding Round
socalTECH
JUNE 8, 2021
Emerged said the new funding will go to scale its software platform and for sales and marketing. Size of the investment was not announced. According to Emerged, Jay Love, the co-founder of Round One Capital, will join its board of directors. Emerged is led by co-founder and CEO Alison French.
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Forge Platform Finds $1M For Ethereum SDK
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Santa Monica-based Forge Platform , which is developing software development kits used for Ethereum, has raised $1M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding came from Manta Ray Ventures and Upfront Ventures. The company was founded by Chris Lorenz, Geoffrey Anderson, and James Borow.
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113 Theta Lake Takes $12.7M For Security, Compliance Software
socalTECH
OCTOBER 27, 2020
Santa Barbara-based Theta Lake , a developer of security and compliance software which connects with Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and other collaboration platforms, has raised $12.7M in a Series A funding. As part of the funding, Lightspeed's Arif Janmohamed joins the company's board. READ MORE>>.
Funraise Gets $3M For Nonprofit Fundraising Software
socalTECH
AUGUST 9, 2017
Los Angeles-based Funraise , the developer of a software platform which helps nonprofits manage their fundraising efforts, has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was lead by Toba Capital, the investment firm founded by Quest Software founder Vinny Smith.
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Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 5, 2011
My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback - Niall Kennedy's Weblog , February 8, 2010 Your Product Needs a Soul - ArcticStartup , February 12, 2010 Product Friday: Monetizing Content is a Product Problem - This is going to be BIG.
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Disney Accelerator Shows Off First Class Of Startups
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OCTOBER 15, 2014
in its seed funding round. in its seed funding round. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars' The Disney Accelerator said that Smart Toy was acquired by Los Angeles-based children''s product firm Cartwheel Kids, and that SnowShoe raised $2.2M READ MORE>>.
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HipGeo Launches Updated iPhone Travel Blogging App
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JANUARY 11, 2012
Fullerton-based HipGeo , the location tracking and social sharing software developer headed by Rich Rygg, has launched a new iPhone app, looking to help users track, document, and share their travels. READ MORE>>.
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TekTrak Gets Seeded
socalTECH
DECEMBER 14, 2010
Los Angeles-based TekTrak , a developer of an iPhone application to help users locate lost a lost iPhone, said Tuesday that it has received a round of seed funding. Amount of the funding was not announced. TekTrak said it will use the funding to launch additional features, and expand its support to Android platforms.
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Armorway Picks Up $2.5M For AI Platform
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JUNE 7, 2016
Los Angeles-based Armorway , which develops data analytics software which uses artificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity response, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding round.
Pepper Financial Gets $5.6M For Business Management Software
socalTECH
JANUARY 15, 2020
in a seed funding, which was led by Mark Suster at Upfront Ventures, and which also included Lerer Hippeau, Manta Ray, and angels. Los Angeles-based Pepper Financial , a startup led by startup veteran James Borow, recently raised $5.6M to bring better financial management to businesses. READ MORE>>.
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TrackStreet Takes $2M For E-Commerce Monitoring
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NOVEMBER 8, 2017
Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.
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Trousdale Ventures Seeds Preamble's AI Tools
socalTECH
JUNE 10, 2021
Size of the seed funding round was not announced. Trousdale said that the seed funding will go to further develop Preamble's platform, as well as for collaboration with non-profits. The company said that Preamble's software is used to help prevent amplification of harmful content.
PayEngine Picks Up $1.6M for SaaS Payments
socalTECH
AUGUST 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based PayEngine, a startup developing a white label, payment platform for software-as-a-service companies, has raised $1.6M in a seed funding, the company said this morning. Spartak Buniatyan is founder and CEO of PayEngine.
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Interview with Jeremy Gocke, Fliptu
socalTECH
JULY 16, 2012
The firm already has seed funding from such investors as Kelly Perdew, Sugarmaker Media, and support from talent agency ICM Partners. If a fan know they can get their entire brand fix there, rather than having to jump across multiple profiles, multiple social media platform, and networks, that's very compelling.
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Chargezoom Finds $2M
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. The startup is led by CEO Matt Dubois.
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Ordermark Gets $3.1M For Online Ordering
socalTECH
MARCH 8, 2018
in a seed funding round, for an online ordering management platform for restaurants. The funding was led by TenOneTen Ventures, and also included Act One Ventures, Mucker Capital, and others. Santa Monica-based Ordermark says it has raised $3.1M
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113 Wrapbook Finds $3.6M For Film, Production Payroll Management
socalTECH
AUGUST 25, 2020
Los Angeles-based Wrapbook , a startup developing payroll, compliance, and insurance software for the entertainment industry, said it has raised $3.6M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Equal Ventures, Uncork Capital, Steve Sarowitz (founder of Paylocity), and 4S Bay Partners. READ MORE>>.
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113 Slingshot Aerospace Lands $5M In New Seed Round
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APRIL 17, 2019
Los Angeles- and Austin-based Slingshot Aerospace , which develops artificial intelligence software that automatically processes large amounts of imagery data collected by drones, satellites, and aircraft, has raised another $5M, in a new seed funding round. Air Force.
Upfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPs
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 26, 2022
Considering that many of our funds are in the $200–300 million range, these returns were more meaningful than if we had raised billion dollar funds. Alongside Upfront VII we are also now deploying our third growth-stage fund, which has $200 million in commitments and our Continuation Fund of more than $175 million.
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408 TRASH Debuts AI Video Creation Tools
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MAY 18, 2020
TRASH , a startup that was part of Venice-based Snap 's Yellow accelerator program, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video creation platform. According to TRASH, its new AI software makes it easy to create and share videos from your phone, using the AI to automatically edit those videos.
Croquet Connects With $2.7M For AR App, Game Development Tools
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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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113 CapLinked Collects $2.5M As It Shifts Focus To Tokens
socalTECH
JULY 11, 2018
Los Angeles-based CapLinked , which develops a range of software used for corporate finance deals and information sharing, has raised a $2.5M in seed funding. The funding came from Alphabit Fund, Translunar One, Kenetic Capital, NextProtocol Ventures, and BKCM. CapLinked's founders are CEO Eric M. READ MORE>>.
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100 Orbitera Acquired By Google For More Than $100M
socalTECH
AUGUST 8, 2016
West Hollywood-based Orbitera , which develops cloud-based software for managing leads, trial subscriptions, and billing, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Monday. Orbitera was backed by only $2M in a seed funding it received a year ago from Resolute Ventures. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
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100 ForeVR Games Lands $7M
socalTECH
AUGUST 18, 2021
Los Angeles-based ForeVR Games, a developer of immersive, virtual reality games, said on Tuesday that it has raised $7M in seed funding. The funding came from Bessemer Venture Partners, Galaxy Interactive, plus All Star Capital, Mark Pincus and Emmett Shear. The company said the new funding brings its total raised to $8.5M.
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113 Bitmo Finds $3M For Mobile Gifting App
socalTECH
MARCH 21, 2019
San Diego-based Bitmo , a startup developing a mobile gifting and payment app, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday afternoon. According to the company, its mobile gifting software allows users to gift from a mobile wallet, split and exchange card values from store gifts cards, and more.
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113 LoanHero Gets $2.5M For Consumer Lending Startup
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JANUARY 20, 2016
in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. The funding was led by Alsop Louie Partners and Mucker Capital. in equity funding for the company. LoanHero develops an online software platform which lets merchants offer up streamlined application for consumer loans by their customers, to fund purchases.
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Maestro Finds $3M For Esports Engagement, Analytics
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 8, 2017
Los Angeles-based Maestro , a new startup developing engagement and analytics software for the e-sports industry, has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Hersh Interactive Group, and also included Rubicon Venture Capital and the Stanford-StartX Fund. Maestro is led by founder and CEO Ari Evans.
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Workast Finds $1.85M For Task Tracking Tools For Slack
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Santa Monica-based Workast , a developer of applications that run on the popular Slack chat platform, has raised $1.85M in a seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding was led by Greycroft Partners, and also included Spider Capital, Mucker Capital, and Dream Incubator.
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Open Listings Finds $1M
socalTECH
OCTOBER 26, 2015
San Diego-based Open Listings says it has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company's home buying service. The funding came from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, ChinaRock Capital, I/O Ventures, Joe Montana & Liquid2 Ventures, Kevin Hale, Josh Guttman, Kevin Moore, along with angels. READ MORE>>.
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Pod Network Picks Up $5M For Social Media App
socalTECH
JULY 15, 2020
Manhattan Beach-based Pod Network , which says it is developing a mobile, social media network which connects users based on their physical location, plus professional and personal interests, has raised $5M in a seed funding. The company said the round was led by PACA Ventures and Anthony Misitano, founder of Post Acute Medical.
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113 How Rolebot Wants To Eliminate The Resume, With Shane Bernstein
socalTECH
APRIL 24, 2019
However, in the technical arena--as a programmer, developer, or software engineer--it's hard to tell from a resume how good you really are. We've just started to go out to look for a seed funding round. The first product is a platform, a technical recruitment engine. It's all objective data.
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240 Why Sidevision Is Tying Content, E-Commerce Together, with Justin Wu
socalTECH
AUGUST 19, 2014
We recently spoke with co-founder and CEO, Justin Wu to learn more about the company, which so far has received a small seed funding from Warner Bros. Justin Wu: Sidevision is a video e-commerce platform which allows brands and content providers to better monetize their videos with interactive apps. What is Sidevision all about?
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Flowspace Finds $12M For On Demand Warehousing
socalTECH
APRIL 16, 2019
in funding, including an earlier $3.4M seed funding it receivedin 2017. According to Flowspace, the new funding will go to advance its cloud software platform, expand its warehouse and fulfillment network, and to accelerate growth at the company. Flowspace has now raised a total of $15.4M
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Givsum Gets $2M For Nonprofit Fundraising Tools
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
Newport Beach-based Givsum, a developer of an online platform to help charitable organizations with fundraising, has raised $2M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by SteelBridge Labs. According to the company, it will use the funding to accelerate its growth.
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Nimble Finds $9M In Funding
socalTECH
MARCH 2, 2017
Santa Monica-based CRM software maker Nimble --let by contact database and software pioneer Jon Ferrara--has raised $9M in a Series A funding, the company announced on Thursday morning. in funding, including an earlier seed funding round. Nimble has now raised $12.5M READ MORE>>.
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How Frost Venture Partners Is Incubating The Big Data Future
socalTECH
MARCH 8, 2013
Now, Frost has set up shop buildling out a whole series of companies in the industry, and we caught up with him to learn more about the companies (Predixion Software, Cirro, Lineage, Kumo, etc.) Each of those dimensions really overwhelms existing platforms, whether that's a relational database or business intelligence tools.
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208 Interview with Rich Rygg, HipGeo
socalTECH
APRIL 28, 2011
Earlier this month, Fullerton-based HipGeo (www.hipgeo.com) announced a $500,000 funding round from Morado Venture Partners, the seed fund of ex-Yahoo executives Ash Patel and Michael Marquez, eHarmony's Galen Buckwalter, and San Diego angel investor Bob Bingham. When you say "records your day", what do you mean?
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