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Irvine-based Visage , which offers up a service aimed at online marketers to help create infographics, said this morning that it has raised $2.15M in a seed funding. The funding was led by Venture51, and also included K5 Ventures and Kima Ventures, along with angels Robin Pimentel and Dan Martell.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Santa Monica-based Mave has raised seed funding, for a yet-to-be-launched personal concierge startup, according to Fortune this morning. Details on the funding have yet to be announced, and the company's site consists of a waitlist and no other details on the service. White was previously COO of Snapchat.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

The company--which raised seed funding in March from Act One Ventures--says it delivers, upgrades and services home offices for teams, and also handles health and safety compliance for companies. GroWrk was foudned and is led by CEO Carlos Escutia.

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MAY 14, 2020

A little over a year after its graduation from Y Combinator’s demo day, the on-demand construction materials delivery service Curri is beginning to offer its services in all 50 states. ” After graduating from Y Combinator in the summer of 2019, the company tested its services in the Southern California region.

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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.

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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.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Watson--along with his co-founders, John Myers, Ali Golshan and Laszlo Bock--were engineers and developers who had worked for the National Security Agency, Google and Amazon Web Services.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Culver City-based Encantos , a developer of family entertainment and education titles, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company announced this morning. The startup said it will use funding for its subscription services, which revolve around hands-on craft activities for pre-school and primarly school age children.

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OCTOBER 29, 2015

La Jolla-based Aira.IO , a developer of software tools which use Google Glass to help the blind and low-vision individuals, has raised $790,000 in a seed funding round, the company said this morning. The funding came from Lux Capital and ARCH Venture Partners,a long with futurist Ray Kurzweil and blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayor.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Valencia-based Sanguine Biosciences , a startup developing a service around blood sample collection for research and development, said Thursday that it has closed on a seed financing round. The funding was led by INVENT Ventures and Heliant Ventures. Size of the round was not announced.

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Upfront Ventures is one of the investors in a new, luxury valet service launching in San Francisco, called Luxe. Valet parking seems to be on the minds of investors lately, with at least one Southern California startup--valet parking startup Curbstand --also recently announcing a round of funding.

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MAY 11, 2011

The firm said features of the service will include automated guest list management, managing table reservations, and handling VIPs. The firm said it is providing a way for nightclub venues, to help promote their offerings in a social networking environment. The firm is headed by Danny Chasan, Ben Farrell, and Artin Nazarian. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Have a flat tire, locked yourself out of your car, or need a tow--but not a member of a roadside assistance service? Santa Monica-based Honk has launched a service for you, specifically to let you summon roadside help using your smartphone--without a membership. Honk also revealed that it has raised $1.8M

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

A new, Burbank-based startup, Loop Media , said on Thursday afternoon that it has launched a new "short-form" streaming media service, which it says will feature music videos, film trailers, game trailers and TV clips. The startup--which says it has been in "stealth" mode for over two years--says it is backed by $10M in seed funding.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

more in a seed funding. The company said the funding was led by Quiet Capital, and also included Fika Ventures and Mucker Capital. The company said the funding comes on top of earlier seed funding, bringing its total capital raised to $8.2M.

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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. The funding came from Mucker Capital, BAM Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, HIVE Ventures and other strategic investors, according to the company.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

Los Angeles-based Perch , a startup which helps users grow their credit by allowing them to pay for such things as Netflix, Spotify, Hulu, and other services on credit, has raised $2.5M in a seed funding, the company said this week. The company also says it also allows users to pay rent with its service. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

in a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding was led by MetaProp and Homebrew. HomeLister charges a flat fee of $599 for helping people to list their homes for sale online, as well as publishing them to local multiple listing services. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Lindsay McLean.

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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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MARCH 11, 2021

According to the company, it is offering up zero-fee, cashback banking services to customers, serving primarily Asian-Americans and immigrants in the United States. The company has coupled its banking services with cash back at stores, and donations to charitable organizations supporting the Asian-American community.

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APRIL 8, 2014

The notion there is not only would be investing in the venture aspect of the business, but would help tilt the company to success by bringing shared services to help bring their products to life. We do invest directly in companies that don''t need a shared service, as long as they''re tilting their industry.

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JANUARY 28, 2013

Grubwithus is just one of a number of startups here who have focused on helping others meet others around meals; other similar services from local startups include SupperKing.com (home cooked meals with strangers) and DinnerDate.com (group dates at local restaurants). Grubwithus is led by Eddy Lu, and is backed by GRP Partners.

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APRIL 12, 2021

According to Sunstone Management, a private capital and investment firm, VITALINK, a biotech smart watch accessory startup developing a "a dermal caffeine dosage system" received $15,000 in seed funding and will also receive co-working space, marketing, legal and accounting services totaling up to $35,000.

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JUNE 13, 2017

in a seed funding round. The funding came from August Capital, Brand Foundry, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), plus angels Hugo Barra, Ali Partovi, Philip Krim and Matt Mullenweg. Los Angeles-based Yumi , a subscription, organic baby food startup, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $4.1M

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AUGUST 31, 2020

Los Angeles-based Steno , a new startup which offers up remote court reporting services, has raised $3.5M in a seed funding, according to the company. The funding round was led by First Round Capital. The company's co-founders are Dylan Ruga and Gregory Hong; the company says it has now raised $5M in total funding.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

in a seed funding, which included Los Angeles-based TenOneTen Ventures. According to HiHello, the seed funding was led by August Capital, K9 Ventures and TenOneTen Ventures. Villi Iltchev of August Capital has joined the company's board with the funding. HiHello has now raised $2.75M in total. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2011

Pasadena-based Idealab has made another investment in a Twitter-related service, in GoPollGo , which said today that it has launched an online polling service based on Twitter. The firm said it recently closed a seed funding from Idealab. Financial details of that funding were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Los Angeles-based audio streaming service Vurbl , which is focused on building a platform for audio streaming, says it has raised $1.3M in a "pre-seed" funding round, the company announced on Wednesday. According to the company, it will use the funding to develop and launch its platform.

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APRIL 27, 2018

in a seed funding round, as it prepares to launch its service. Maverick, founded by Brooke Chaffin and Catherine Connors--both former Disney executives--said the seed funding came from Matt Robinson of Heroic Ventures plus Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua of BBG Ventures and Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Los Angeles-based MasonHub , a provider of fulfillment technology and services which is backed by Canvas Ventures, says it has integrated with digital returns provider Returnly. MasonHub has received seed funding of $6.5M MasonHub has received seed funding of $6.5M READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Greycroft Partners is one of the backers in a $2.25M funding round for Chartable , an online service which provides statistics for podcast downloads. Chartable's services are used by both publishers and advertisers to better understand their audience. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Playa Vista-based iLife, a startup which is developing tools to help life insurance agents set up their own, branded "digital insurance agency", has raised $4M in a seed funding round, according to the company. iLife said the funding was led by Foundation Capital, and also include AME Cloud Ventures and Cherubic Ventures.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Los Angeles-based MasonHub, a venture-backed provider of fulfillment technology and services, is extending its footprint on the East Coast, saying this morning that it has opened up a 200,000 square-foot East Coast fulfillment center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. in venture funding from Canvas Ventures, having raised a seed funding back in 2018.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

in a seed funding, the company announced this morning. The funding came from Founders Fund, Define Ventures, Speedinvest and iSeed Ventures. The company offers up its services via subscription, with direct connections to licensed medical providers for prescriptions.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

Los Angeles-based venture investor Greycroft is the lead investor in ZenBusiness , a new startup providing small business services. According to Austin, Texas-based ZenBusiness, the funding will go to expand its footprint, and build out platform and community features for its customers.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Los Angeles- and New York-based PlaceVine , which operates a web-based service to connect brands and agencies to product placement opportunities in film, television, and new media, said Wednesday that it has scored a round of seed financing from a New York-based angel fund, NYCSeed. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based Milk and Eggs , a new grocery delivery startup which helps connect consumers with farmers and others who will deliver perishable groceries, has raised $6M in a seed funding round, and launched its services. Source of the seed funding was not announced.

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