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There has been much discussion about VCs doing seedfunding in the past year. I’ve written about it myself (Is VC SeedFunding Dead?) and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC SeedFunding?). Future investors will also look at whether your angels “re-upped&# if you hit a bump in the road.
San Diego-based Portfolium , a startup developing an online platform to share a students'' academic portfolio, has raised $900,000 in a seedfunding, according to startup incubator EvoNexus. The funding came from the Tech Coast Angels, Taner Halicioglu of Keshif Ventures, and others. READ MORE>>.
Glendora-based eGood , a startup developing a social giving platform, said today that it has raised $3M in a seedfunding round. The funding came from Wolfgang Buehler, and angel investor. According to eGood, it is using the funding to develop its mobile and in-store check-in platform. READ MORE>>.
Burbank-based Network Optix , a startup developing video transport, management, and display technology, said this morning that it has raised $750,000 in a seedfunding. The firm said the convertible debt round came from Jor Law, Veracity, HauteSpot Networks, Kenneth Lu, and other angel investors.
Los Angeles-based Kixer , which was founded by Keith Bonnici, Jake Moilanen, and Omar Nicola, has raised $1M in a seedfunding, for the company''s native advertising platform. Kixer develops a native advertising platform which helps mobile app developers reach users via online publishers. READ MORE>>.
Culver City-based Indi Molecular , a developer of synthetic replacements for antibodies, announced Tuesday that it has raised $300,000 more in its seedfunding, bringing the total raised in the round to $1.8M. The new funding was led by InterWest Partners, and also included several un-named, angel investors.
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Hiring seems to be the preferred use of seedfunds (by investors and founders), whereas I'd prefer a focus on customer acquisition. And in most cases they are not ready to hire developers either. Using my StartupRoar as a radar, I came across a great post by Gabriel Weinberg Do you really need a full-time hire for that?
Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seedfunding round. in that funding. The company says it is raising $2.5M
Los Angeles-based Syndio Solutions , a developer of web-based software to help companies ensure compliance with state and federal equal pay for equal work laws, has raised $650,000 in its seedfunding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Frontier Ventures.
Gerard Casale: We''ve been agnostic to the kinds of deals we''ve been making over the last five or six years we''ve been angel investors. However, we''ve developed a formula of what, and how we look at deals, and have built out our own advisory network, where we use domain experts to vet deals out. Why not Los Angeles?
Los Angeles-based venture investor Moonshots Capital is one of the investors in a $3.29M seedfunding round for Able, a developer of financial management tools for independent workers and freelancers. According to Moonshots Capital, the funding came out of its Fund II. based LocalGlobe.
Los Angeles-based employee wellness and artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Three Good announced that it has raised a seedfunding round. The company says it has raised $700K in that pre-funding. in seedfunding. The company said it is in the midst of raising $2.5
Los Angeles-based Mapped, a developer of artificial intelligence-powered software used for industrial Internet-of-Things (IoT), has raised $6.5M a second seedfunding. The funding came from MetaProp and Allegion Ventures, plus Singtel Innov8, Greycroft, and ANIMO Ventures.
Los Angeles-based Swoop , a new startup which develops software for limousine, party bus, and other transportation providers, has raised $3.2M in a seedfunding round. The funding was led by Signia Venture Partners, South Park Commons, and angels.
In addition, the company has doubled in size and is working with hospitals in New York and Los Angeles. That includes bttn , which raised $20 million in Series A funds in June for its medical supply marketplace enabling doctors to get supplies they need faster and at better costs. and continues development of its full-body suit.
Los Angeles-based Villiger , a startup developing a mobile app to help parents book tutors, baby sitters, and other services, has raised a seed round of funding, the company said this week. Size of that funding round was not announced.
GroGuru , a startup developing irrigation automation technology for the agriculture industry, has raise $250,000 in a seedfunding from Western Growers and Radicle Growth. GroGuru is part of San Diego- and Irvine's EvoNexus startup incubator, and develops a precision soil and irrigation monitoring system.
Los Angeles-based Geenee , a company developing mobile software that allows physical objects to trigger mobile, augmented reality (AR) experiences, has raised $7M in a seedfunding round, the company said on Tuesday morning. The company said the funding was led by IDI Partners.
Los Angeles-based fintech startup Vesica Technologies, a developer of a product which provides information on financial markets, including daily market movements, volatility, and major trades, has raised $2.1M in a seedfunding. The funding came from Mercury Digital Assets and Miami International Holdings, Inc.
Los Angeles-based Unmute , which develops mobile apps to let people share and interact in live phone calls, has raised $2.2M in a seedfunding, the company said Friday. Unmute was founded by Justin Spraggins (CEO) and Jared Kemink (Lead Developer). The app went live on Friday. READ MORE>>.
Carlsbad-based iZSearch said this morning that it has raised a round of seedfunding, and also launched its web-based Internet search site. According to iZSearch, the company recently closed a seedfunding round from the Tech Coast Angels and Integrity Applications Incorporated (IAI).
Santa Monica-based GoCoin --one of the first BitCoin startups to emerge out of the Silicon Beach technology ecosystem--said today that it has raised $550,000 in a seedfunding round, to develop a platform to enable the purchasing of good and services around the world with Bitcoin. READ MORE>>.
And this era ushered in by Amazon changed everything from the age of founders to the skill sets required to the structure of the VC industry and even to the layout of cities (yes, I would proclaim that boldly that Amazon AWS affected city development). As you can see below the number of seedfunds shot up dramatically between 2006 and 2014.
Los Angeles-based VYRNT, a startup developing an e-commerce platform for NTFs, says it has raised $1.5M in an initial funding. The company said the funding came from Jaycen Joshua (owner of Canton House Studios), and Steve Miller, (co-founder of Anomaly Create).
A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Croquet Corporation has raised $2.7M in a seedfunding 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
Sound Ventures , the Los Angeles-based venture capital investment firm of Ashton Kutcher, is one of the lead investors in a funding round for LearnLux , a startup which develops software that helps employees of companies with financial wellness.
3TEN8 , a company which is developing software to help mobile network operators visualize and manage their network performance, and which was part of both LaunchpadLA and the SAM Precellerator Programs in Los Angeles, has raised $250,000 in funding. The seedfunding came from the Citrix Startup Accelerator Seed Program.
million in seedfunding to begin building a manufacturing facility and expand its presence in Los Angeles as the city continues to grow as a hub for robotics and automation. . “Los Angeles is a great place for this, because we have a close relationship with Caltech and JPL,” according to Gross.
Irvine-based K5Launch , a new venture accelerator started by angel investors Amir Banafatemi, Ray Chan, David Cheng, and Kai Tao, is looking to spawn the growth of startups in Southern California, saying today that it has launched its efforts in the area. READ MORE>>.
Justin Mateen , the co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Los Angeles-based Tinder , is one of the seed investors in FOSSA , a developer of open source license management software. FOSSA said Thursday that it has raised $2.2M
Los Angeles-based Revee , a developer of content analytics software used to help publishers understand their page yield on advertising, has raised $1M in a seedfunding round. Source of that seedfunding was not announced.
In some what-did-our-spam filter eat-recently funding news, Santa Monica-based Privlo recently raised $2.1M in a seedfunding round, for its online marketplace for private mortgage loans. Privlo, which was founded by Michael Slavin, said the new funding came from QED Ventures.
Among the announcements at the demo day were the funding of smartphone toy company SnowShoe , and an acquisition of Smart Toy , a developer of an interactive toy. 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>>.
Across more than 10 years we have kept the size of our Seed investments between $2–3.5 million, our SeedFunds mostly between $200–300 million and have delivered median ownerships of ~20% from the first check we write into a startup. We do deals in NYC, Paris, Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, London?—?but So it’s about 20%.
Los Angeles-based Retention Science , the big data-focused analytics firm led by Jerry Jao, said this morning that it has raised $750,000 in a new funding round. The funding came from Forerunner Ventures, and comes on top of an earlier, $1.3 million seedfunding from Baroda Ventures. READ MORE>>.
Venice, California-based Bitcoin startup Gem has raised $2M, to make Bitcoin easier to use for developers, the company said this week. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin. Gem is led by Micah Winkelspecht.
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 seedfunding. Amount of the funding was not announced.
Los Angeles-based Petnet --a developer of automated, smartphone-connected devices to feed your pets when you are away--said this morning that it has raised $1.125M in a seedfunding round. The funding came from Grishin Robotics, Kima Ventures, SparkLabs Global Ventures, and Launch Capital.
Heck, stick around and watch me discuss the seedfunding debate that is going on right now and what is happening in the VC industry overall. No problem to have some developers in remote locations. Can you please explain convertible debt and specifically how it pertains to angel deals?
San Diego-based Mob Science , a developer of social Facebook games, said this morning that it has raised $1M in a seedfunding round. The round came from David Young, the CEO of Joyent, Mark Surfas of GameSpy Industries, along with other angels. READ MORE>>.
Beautified , the developer of a mobile app and marketplace which lets users book appointments with hairdressers, stylists, massage therapists, and fitness trainers, is planning to expand into Los Angeles, after taking a round of funding. in a seedfunding round, to specifically expand in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Los Angeles-based Prevoty , a developer of security tools for preventing cross-site scripting (XSS), a security issue for websites, has raised $700,000 in seedfunding, the firm disclosed today. The funding came from Plus Capital, MM Capital, Paige Craig, Eric Hann (Netscape), and other angels. READ MORE>>.
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