VC Draper Moves into LA
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 6, 2019
Timothy Draper has a history of funding some of the technology sector’s most prolific startups and now the venture capitalist is bringing his money to Los Angeles.
Draper Goren Holm Raises $25M Blockchain Fund
socalTECH
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Los Angeles-based Draper Goren Holm , a new venture capital fund founded by Tim Draper, Alon Goren, and Josef Holm, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $25M in its very first fund. According to the firm, its Fund 1 will make seed and Series A investments in the fintech and blockchain startup world.
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Giftz Gets Additional Funding From Draper Goren Holm
socalTECH
AUGUST 5, 2020
Los Angeles-based Giftz , a startup that offers up a mobile wallet and marketplace for points, miles, and gift cards, has received an investment from LA's Draper Goren Holm , the two said on Wednesday. Draper Goren Holm is the venture studio run by Tim Draper, Alon Goren, and Josef Holm. READ MORE>>.
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Halogen Ventures, Led By Jesse Draper, Raises $21M In Second Fund
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Los Angeles-based Halogen Ventures, the venture capital firm led by Jesse Draper, has raised $21M in its second fund, the firm said on Wednesday. According to Halogen Ventures, the fund will continue to invest in women and diversity. Halogen's investments including Squad App (acquired by Twitter), ThisisL.
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Tim Draper’s Los Angeles-based blockchain-focused venture studio adds a venture partner
TechCrunch LA
APRIL 1, 2020
The Los Angeles-based venture capital studio focused on blockchain and fintech startups which longtime venture investor Tim Draper now calls home has added a new venture partner to its team. Rodney will play a key contribution to Draper Goren Holm’s strategy to diversify our deal flow.
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Ranker Hits 11.5M Uniques In December
socalTECH
JANUARY 6, 2014
Los Angeles-based ranking and polling website Ranker , the startup led by Clark Benson and backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, Lowercase Capital, BullPen Capital, Data Collective, TenOneTen Ventures, Tech Coast Angels, and Pasadena Angels, said today that it hit 11.5
City of Los Angeles, Goren Holm To Invest In Blockchain Startup
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
The City of Los Angeles and investment firm Goren Holm Ventures --the new Blockchain investment firm of Alon Goren and Josef Holm--said they will be funding a blockchain pitch contest at the upcoming CIS blockchain conference. According to the two, judges for the event include billionaire investor Tim Draper. READ MORE>>.
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140 CapLinked Adds $1M, New Investors In Funding Round
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Los Angeles-based CapLinked , the developer of business transaction and deal management software-as-a-service, said today that it has raised $1M in an expansion round for the company. The new funding came from Subtraction Capital, FF Angel, 500 Startups, and other investors. The startup--which is led by PayPal veteran Erik M.
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Chippmunk Raises $750,000 For Coupon Search Engine
socalTECH
DECEMBER 11, 2013
Los Angeles-based Chippmunk said this morning that it has raised $750,000, for the company''s shopping search engine--which helps users with comparison shopping, finding coupons, and with expert shopping recommendations. angel capital venture startup shopping comparison engine search coupon chippmunk' READ MORE>>.
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Local Clean Energy Business Plan Contest Awards $160,000
socalTECH
MAY 29, 2013
A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.
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Ranker Finds More Funding
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2012
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online rankings website where consumers can rank anything they like, has scored a new round of funding, in an inside round. The funding came from Siemer Venture Capital, Rincon Venture Partners, Draper Associates, the Tech Coast Angels, and the Pasadena Angels, according to CEO Clark Benson.
Invested.in Turns Attention Towards Funding Companies
socalTECH
JULY 5, 2012
Los Angeles-based Invested.in , the online crowdfunding service headed by Alon Goren, is shifting its focus towards helping companies raise money from accredited investors. The firm is launching BoostFunder , an online startup marketplace, with Adam Draper, which will allow startups to raise up to a million dollars from accredited investors.
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174 Siemer Summit 2015 Announced, Tim Draper To Keynote
socalTECH
AUGUST 28, 2015
According to Siemer & Associates, this year's conference, the Siemer Summit 2015, will be held from October 13th to 14th, and will feature Tim Draper as the keynote speaker. This time, the event is being held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, rather than Santa Monica, where the event had been held in prior years.
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Lalawag Goes To Silicon Valley's Valley Girl
socalTECH
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Los Angeles gossip and technology blog Lalawag , run by Sean and Laurie Percival, has been sold. a publication that is run by Jesse Draper, the daughter of venture capitalist Tim Draper. The blog--which the Percivals had announced on September 16th that they would shut down--has been acquired by Valley Girl Inc. ,
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Ranker Raises $1.3M
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2011
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the startup headed by Clark Benson which allows users to rank anything they want in a list, has raised $1.3M in a Series A funding.
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162 Mogreet Gets $4.1M More
socalTECH
APRIL 4, 2012
Los Angeles-based Mogreet , the provider of mobile video marketing services which is run by James Citron, said this morning that it has raised $4.1M The round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. in a strategic investment round.
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MyShape Runs Out Of Cash, Shuts Down
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing firm, has shut down. MyShape had raised north of $36M in funding from such investors Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Tenaya Capital.
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AuditFile, Started At UCLA, Raises $3M For Auditing Software
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2014
The funding came from Banneker Ventures, Tim Draper, Nas Draper, as well as other angel investors. According to the company, his brother, Steven Bong, convinced him to turn down job offers and move back home to the Bay Area to work on the company full time. The company now has its headquarters in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.
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Anybeat Rolls Out Chat Roulette Feature
socalTECH
OCTOBER 28, 2011
Taking a chapter out of the popularity of sites like Chatroulette in connecting up strangers with one another, Los Angeles-based Anybeat , the alternative social networking site run by Dmitri Shapiro, said Friday that it has rolled out a new feature called "Interest Roulette". Shapiro was the founder of Veoh and former CTO of MySpace Music.
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209 Ranker Takes $2M For Expansion Efforts
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2013
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online site which lets users rank, view, vote, and share their opinions on a wide range of topics, announced today that it has raised $2M in a follow on investment round. The company said the proceeds will go towards hiring, platform expansion, and marketing. READ MORE>>.
Ranker Hits 1M Votes In January
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
Ranker , which is backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Venture Partners, Siemer Ventures, Data Collective, Gil Elbaz, Tech Coast Angels, and the Pasadena Angels, has hit 1 million votes on its site in January, the company said last week.
MyShape Raises $5.5M More
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2010
Los Angeles-based MyShape , the online personalized fashion and women's clothing and apparel firm, said today that it has raised $5.5M The funding came from Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth Fund. more in funding.
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162 Cognition In Licensing Deal With Microsoft
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
Cognition is venture backed by Draper Associates, Tim Draper, Fingerhut Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Cognition said the non-exclusive license will allow Microsoft to embed elements of the firm's semantic technology within Bing and other applications at Microsoft. Jarus is the former CEO of j2 Global Communications.
Cognition Raises $200K
socalTECH
JANUARY 31, 2011
Cognition has previously raised funding from the Tech Coast Angels and Draper Associates, as well as Tim Draper and Scott Jarus. No details on the funding have been announced. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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Younity Takes On File Sharing, With A SnapChat-like Twist
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2013
Younity is venture backed by The funding came from Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, PROfounders Capital, Lowercase Capital, as well as local angels like Kamran Pourzanjani and Brian Lee. The company said that users cannot download, edit, or re-share files, but can access those files for a pre-set amount of time--currently 7 days.
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191 Crowdfunder Raises $3.5M
socalTECH
OCTOBER 8, 2014
Los Angeles-based crowdfunding site Crowdfunder.com , the equity crowdfunding site led by Chance Barnett, has raised $3.5M in a Series A funding, the company said late Tuesday evening.
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159 Altra Biofuels Spinoff EdenIQ Gets $12.4M
socalTECH
APRIL 30, 2010
EdenIQ , the biofuels yield enhancement technology firm that is a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , has scored a $12.4M venture funding round.
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payvia Buys Mogreet
socalTECH
MAY 20, 2013
Los Angeles-based mobile carrier billing service Payvia has acquired fellow Los Angeles firm Mogreet , the two companies said this morning. Mogreet was venture backed by Ascend Venture Group, Black Diamond Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Draper Associates, and Spyglass Ventures. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.
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MyShape Picks Up $10.5M
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2009
No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. The filing says the fundraising is part of a nearly $12.1M
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154 Mogreet Opens Midwest Sales Office
socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2012
Los Angeles-based Mogreet , coming off a new round of venture funding, is in expansion mode, saying that it has opened up a new Midwest sales office for the company. in a new round, from Black Diamond Ventures, DFJ Frontier, Ascend Ventures, Bryant Park Ventures and Draper Associates. Mogreet recently raised $4.1M READ MORE>>.
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157 Ranker Names COO, Taps Jones For Board
socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2012
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online service which allows anyone to list and rank things on any topic, said today that it has named Mani Dhillon as Chief Operating Officer, and tapped former MySpace CEO Michael Jones for its board. Ranker said it is now getting around 4.5 million monthly unique visitors. READ MORE>>.
Ranker Adds Executives
socalTECH
JUNE 30, 2014
Los Angeles-based Ranker , which operates an online website for users to share their opinions and lists on countless topics, has hired on a number of new executives. According to the company, it has appointed Glenn Walker as Chief Strategy Officer at Ranker, and Stan Holt as Chief Revenue Officer. READ MORE>>.
MyShape Launches Fashion Guide
socalTECH
AUGUST 31, 2009
MyShape is venture backed by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Lehman Brothers Venture Partners, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. According to the site, its new section--Style Me--will offer fashion tips, stories, and information on the latest fashion trends. READ MORE>>.
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140 Wavemaker Portfolio Firm, Phunware, Goes Public Via Reverse Merger
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Los Angeles-based venture investor Wavemaker Partners has seen one of its portfolio companies hit the public markets, albeit via an unusual, reverse merger arrangement. Stellar is a so-called "blank check acquisition company" specifically designed to for reverse mergers. READ MORE>>.
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Anthem, DFJ Frontier Back Janrain
socalTECH
AUGUST 3, 2011
Two Los Angeles area venture capital firms have re-upped their investments in a provider of identity management software. Other investors, aside form Anthem and DFJ Frontier, were RPM Ventures, Tim Draper, and Square 1 Bank. JanRain said it has raised $15.5M in its new round of funding, which was led by Emergence Capital Partners.
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154 Local Startups Draw Far And Wide For Funding In Q4
socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2013
Among the top investors, some of the most active (500 Startups, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oak Investment Partners) don't have local investment coverage.
Entangled Media Raises $3.5M For Youunity
socalTECH
AUGUST 12, 2013
The funding came from Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates, PROfounders Capital, Lowercase Capital, Michael Birch, Tekton Ventures and Knight & Bishop, along with Kamran Pourzanjani, Brian Lee, Brad Jones, and other local angels. Santa Monica-based Entangled Media Corp.
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EdeniQ Links With German Firm
socalTECH
JULY 6, 2011
Visalia-based EdeniQ , a developer of biofuels technology and a spinout of Los Angeles-based Altra Biofuels , said Wednesday that it has linked with German firm IKA Works on supplying biomass mixing and milling technology for the biofuels and biochemical markets. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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140 Siemer Ventures Backs Ribbon
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
Los Angeles-based Siemer Ventures , the venture capital arm of investment bank Siemer & Associates, has been one of the most active local investors lately--and is continuing that trend, with the investment in Ribbon. in a seed funding round. in a seed funding round.
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Cognition Trumpets Semantic Mapping
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 16, 2008
Los Angeles-based Cognition Technologies, a provider of search engine technology, claimed Tuesday that it has created the "world's largest semantic map of the English language." The firm said that the information is being used as part of its technology for helping to improve search results and to personalize and filter content.
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MomentFeed Adds Google+, Bing Support
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
Los Angeles-based MomentFeed , the developer of tools to help businesses manage their location data in online local search services, says it has added Google+ and Bing management to its tools. MomentFeed is venture backed by Signia Venture Partners, Draper Nexus, DFJ Frontier, Double M Partners, and Daher Capital, as well as others.
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Anthos Capital and NBA All-Star Baron Davis back LA-based college tuition savings service, UNest
TechCrunch LA
JUNE 16, 2020
UNest , a Los Angeles provider of financial planning and savings tools for parents including college savings plans and other beneficial investment vehicles for various life events, has raised $9 million in a new round of funding, the company said. .
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MyShape Confirms Funding
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
The firm said the round was led by DFJ Growth Fund, and also included Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital, the Pasadena Angels, and the Tech Coast Angels. Amount of the funding round was not disclosed, although a regulatory filing last week placed the round target at $12.1M.
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138 Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 18, 2010
There is no cost but you must physically be based in or move to Los Angeles for the 6 months of the program. John Morris from the Tech Coast Angels was encouraging me to do something similar. We want to get more people from outside of Los Angeles to spend time with our companies. Full press release with more details is here.
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