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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. Of these 19 have received funding (10 have received significant amounts of VC funding) and 5 have been acquired (2 for more than $30 million).

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 7, 2018

The Fabric, an early-stage investment company developing new infrastructure technologies, has raised $15 million for its third investment vehicle. Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif., Announced at the Montgomery Summit in Santa Monica, Calif., The […].

Santa Monica 213

Santa Monica Technology Venture Capital Los Angeles 213

L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Early-stage venture capital investor Upfront Ventures, based in Santa Monica, led a $14 million investment round for MetaCx, an Indianapolis-headquartered developer of e-commerce management software.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Commerce Funding Venture Capital 113

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Santa Monica-based Boulevard a developer of cloud-based software used by salons and other appointment-based businesses to automate the process of booking appointments, has raised a seed round of funding, according to one of its investors. Size of the funding round was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

Seed Funding 113

Seed Funding Artificial Inteligence Funding Santa Monica 113

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JUNE 9, 2021

Santa Monica-based Luxury Travel Hackers said today that it has launched a new company, focused on helping the "mobile millennial" book "influencer-curated" trips via social media, with a seed funding. Size of the funding was not announced. According to Luxury Travel Hackers, the funding was led by Thomas B.

Seed Funding 113

Seed Funding Social Media Funding Santa Monica 113

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JULY 22, 2020

Santa Monica-based Mobalytics , a startup developing tools that help videogame players improve their hardcore gaming on such titles as League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, and Legends of Runeterra, has raised $11.25M in a funding round, the company said on Wednesday. The leads in the round were Almaz and Cabra.

Coach 124

Coach Santa Monica Venture Capital Tool 124

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Arrowroot Capital is the lead investor in a funding round for parking technology developer ParkHub , in ParkHub's first instituional funding. According to the company, the funding is its first institutional funding round.

Funding 133

Funding Santa Monica Equity Capital 133

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JUNE 19, 2020

Santa Monica-based Red 6 , a startup which is developing augmented reality training systems for the aerospace and defense market, said it has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures. Size of the funding was not announced.

Funding 113

Funding Santa Monica Training Invest 113

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JUNE 21, 2017

Santa Monica-based BlockFraud , a developer of machine learning and artificial intelligence software used for detecting mobile fraud, has reportedly raised $5M in a Series A funding, the company disclosed on Wednesday. The funding was led by Palisades Venture Capital. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 168

Artificial Inteligence Software Santa Monica Venture Capital 168

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JUNE 17, 2020

Santa Monica-based drone data management software developer DroneBase announced on Wednesday morning that it has raised $7.5M in a Series C funding. DroneBase has now raised a total of $32M in funding. DroneBase is led by CEO and Founder Dan Burton. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Venture Capital Equity Software Development 113

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JANUARY 15, 2016

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners is the lead investor in a developer of cloud networking technology, VeloCloud Networks , as part of a new $27M funding round for that company. VeloCloud develops software-defined, wide-area-networking (WAN) technology.

Capital 100

Capital Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital 100

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MAY 1, 2019

Santa Monica-based advertising startup VideoAmp said on Wednesday that it has raised a big $70M funding round, led by the Raine Group, and also included Ankona Capital, Mediaocean, and RTL Group. As part of the funding, Peter Liguori (former CEO of Tribune Media) joins the company's board of directors.

Funding 113

Funding Santa Monica Advertising Platform 113

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Santa Monica-based PatientPop , which develops healthcare practice management software, has raised a new round of funding, the company said this morning. The new funding brings its total raised to $75M. According to PatientPop, the funding was led by Leerink Transformation Partners (LTP).

Funding 113

Funding Santa Monica Software Capital 113

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MARCH 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based Cinq Music ,  which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile, and physical channels, has raised a round of funding, according to GoDigital Media Group, the investor in the company. Size of the funding was not disclosed. Cinq Music is led by Barry Daffurn.

Funding 100

Funding Santa Monica Hollywood Venture Capital 100

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APRIL 1, 2015

YapStone , which develops web and mobile payment technology, and also maintains an office at ROC in Santa Monica, has closed on $60M in debt financing, the company said this week. The funding was split between $40M in a senior credit facility from Comerica Bank, and $20M in subordinated debt from Bregal Sagemount.

Walnut 100

Walnut Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital 100

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Santa Monica- and Helsinki-based Seriously , a developer of mobile games, has raised $5M in additional funding, according to the company. The funding came from Upfront Ventures, Sunstone Capital, and Daher Capital. The company said it has now raised its total funding to $10M.

Mobile 157

Mobile Santa Monica Venture Capital Capital 157

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based Manalto has raised $1M in a seed funding round, for the company''s social media content management software. According to Manalto, the funding came from Europlay Capital Adivsors, Raven Capital, as well as high net worth individuals from Australia. The company is led by Anthony Owen.

Social Media 196

Social Media Content Media Santa Monica 196

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Los Angeles-based cloud-based talent management software solutions firm with over 13 million users, Cornerstone OnDemand has launched Cornerstone Innovation Fund , to invest in disruptive LA-based cloud startups building cutting-edge solutions for organizations. Applications to the fund are now open and available online here. .

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Cornerstone OnDemand Incubator Santa Monica Funding 88

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

To see the video of This Week in VC click on this link. What a pleasure that I got to spend an hour talking with both Om Malik (whom I’ve always respected his views) and Paul Jozefak , a venture capital partner at Neuhaus Partners in Germany (and formerly the head of Europe for SAP Ventures). OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Santa Monica-based Tray , a developer of Android-based, point-of-sale (POS) terminal software, has raised a round of funding, according to lead investor Bonfire Ventures. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed.

Sales 113

Sales Software Santa Monica Funding 113

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JULY 31, 2017

Santa Monica-based FanAI , which is developing artificial intelligence software specifically aimed at e-sports monetization, said today that it has raised $1.8M in a Series Seed funding. Greycroft GC Tracker Fund is apparently a new, a new augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and esports fund run by Greycroft.

Artificial Inteligence 113

Artificial Inteligence Santa Monica Seed Funding Venture Capital 113

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MAY 18, 2016

Santa Monica-based SPACES , a new virtual reality startup, said today that it has raised $3M in a funding round from Comcast Ventures, Boost VC, Canyon Creek Capital, Colopl VR Fund, GREE Inc., Kai Huang, The Venture Reality Fund, the Sinovation Fund, Youku Global Media Fund and CRCM VC.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Startup Venture Capital Funding 113

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Santa Monica-based Visio Internet , which develops Internet sites for governments, has raised a round of growth capital, according to the company. The funding came from Caltius Equity Partners. As part of the funding, Vision Internet said it has named David M. Size of the investment was not disclosed.

Equity 174

Equity Invest Santa Monica Web Development 174

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JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Monica-based Formative, a developer of software used by K-12 teachers to assign and track homework assignments, has raised $70M in a Series A funding, the company said today. The funding was led by Summit Partners, and also included Emerson Collective, Fika Ventures, Mac Ventures and Rethink Education.

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Education Funding Software 124

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

SpyCloud , a startup which develops cybersecurity products used to prevent account takeovers and which is backed by Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , has raised $21M more in a Series B funding round, the company announced this morning. in total funding. SpyCloud has now raised $28.5M

Capital 113

Capital Santa Monica Venture Capital Research 113

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APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” In the end, if you’re not developing a deep bench of talented professionals who keep you on your toes, you’re bound to be disrupted.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Journal Invest Santa Monica 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Today marks another great day for the LA startup community as one of the city’s prominent mentoring programs , Launchpad LA, received VC funding – for each startup.

Venture Capital 74

Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 74

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners has chalked up another exit in its enterprise software portfolio, after VMware said Thursday morning that it has acquired VeloCloud , a developer of cloud-based, software-definied, wide-area-network (SD-WAN) technology. READ MORE>>.

Capital 140

Capital Santa Monica Venture Capital Invest 140

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MAY 7, 2021

Santa Monica-based ReCharge, a developer of subscription e-commerce tools, has raised $277M in a funding round from Summit Partners, ICONIQ Growth, and Bain Capital Ventures. According to the company, the new funding round values the company at $2.1

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Commerce Tool Funding 113

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MARCH 1, 2021

Santa Monica-based Red 6, which is developing augmented reality air combat training systems, announced this morning that it has raised $7M in a funding round. The company said the funding was raised via a financial arrangement called a SAFE (Simple Agreement for Future Equity).

Santa Monica 124

Santa Monica Training Equity Funding 124

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

San Francisco-based Livefyre , one of the many companies backed by prolific Los Angeles angel investor Paige Craig , has scored a new round of funding, the firm said today. in a Series B round, led by Greycroft Partners and also including Cue Ball, HillsVen Group, and ff Venture Capital. LiveFyre said it raised $4.5M

Santa Monica 150

Santa Monica Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles 150

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JULY 21, 2010

Santa Monica-based SolarReserve has now pulled in $110M of a committed, $140M Series B funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Tags: solarreserve utility scale power plant venture capital. READ MORE>>.

Funding 150

Funding Santa Monica Venture Capital Invest 150

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JULY 29, 2014

Santa Monica-based Pogoseat , which develops mobile apps to allow people to get upgraded seats at events on the same day--or even during the event--has raised $2.3M in a funding round. pogoseat venture capital seating tickets events venue' PogoSeat is led by Evan Owens. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 159

Santa Monica Venture Capital Mobile Capital 159

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APRIL 29, 2021

Santa Monica-based contextual advertising technology developer GumGum said earlier this month tht it raised $75M in an investment round from Goldman Sachs Growth. As part of the funding, Holger Staude of Goldman Sachs Growth will join GumGum's board of directors. GumGum is led by CEO Phil Schraeder.

Santa Monica 113

Santa Monica Advertising Invest Funding 113

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JULY 27, 2021

Santa Monica-based car advertising technology developer Adway recently announced it has raised $6M in funding for a new, hardware-driven car advertising network, which uses images projected on the sides of a driver's car to gain exposure for advertisers.

Advertising 113

Advertising Santa Monica Networking Capital 113

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Santa Monica-based Lenny , a startup which develops a mobile app and service which provides microloans to Millenial students, said today that it has raised a new round of fudning. Size of the seed funding was not announced.

Funding 100

Funding Seed Funding Santa Monica Mobile 100

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APRIL 8, 2014

There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. Among those funds is TYLT Lab (www.tyltlab.com), which recently announced a new, $20M early stage investment fund specifically focused on companies here.

Seed Funding 220

Seed Funding Santa Monica Funding Startup 220