Santa Monica Startup Nacelle Pulls in $18 Million
L.A. Business Journal
JANUARY 18, 2021
Santa Monica-based startup Nacelle Inc. has raised in $18 million in Series A funding led by Inovia Capital.
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Santa Monica's Science Inc. Backs Electric Motor Startup In $4.5M Funding
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MARCH 27, 2019
Santa Monica-based Science Inc. , the startup studio led by former MySpace CEO Michael Jones and startup veteran Peter Pham, is the lead investor in electric motor startup Linear Labs. in a seed funding round, led by Science Inc. in a seed funding round, led by Science Inc.
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Boost.ai, Backed By $5M, Opens HQ In Santa Monica
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MARCH 20, 2019
Boost.ai , a European startup which is developing conversational artificial intelligence (AI) software for banks, financial institutions, and other enterprises, said this morning that it has set up shop in Santa Monica, setting up its North American headquarters here as it expands to the US. was founded in 2016.
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BLANKSPACES Returns To Santa Monica's 2nd Street
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FEBRUARY 19, 2013
BLANKSPACES , one of the original, coworking facilities in Los Angeles, is returning to Santa Monica's 2nd Street, according to CEO Jerome Chang. Chang said that its 2nd St. location will again be operating as BLANKSPACES. READ MORE>>.
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Shoes Of Prey Raises $15M, Sets Up Shop In Santa Monica
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DECEMBER 7, 2015
Shoes Of Prey , a fashion startup which allows women to custom order shoes to their specifications, has raised $15M in a Series B funding, and set up shop in Santa Monica, according to the company. The company was founded by Michael Fox, Mike Knapp and Jodie Fox in Sydney in 2009.
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Realtime Raises $100M, Opens Office In Santa Monica
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AUGUST 8, 2012
Realtime , a startup developing technology to help power real-time web applications, said today that it has raised $100M, launched in the U.S., and opened up a new office in Santa Monica. The new funding came from BRTech Holding, a Sao Paulo-based technology investment firm.
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Bonfire Ventures Eyes New, $165M Fund
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JANUARY 21, 2022
Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Bonfire Ventures is looking to raise $165M in its third fund, according to a regulatory filing from the firm. The regulatory filing says the firm has yet to sign up any limited partners on the new fund. Bonfire makes early stage investments in B2B software startups.
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At AngelHack Santa Monica, Teams Battle Sleep Deprivation, Nerves
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DECEMBER 6, 2012
In Santa Monica, Hackathon first-timers and veterans all gathered at CrossCampus to hack almost 30 products within 24 hours. The panel of judges, comprised of LA startup VIPs like Jeff Lapin, based their decisions on the hack's completeness and creativity while taking into account the quality and fullness of the team.
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Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Launches New Fund
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APRIL 15, 2020
Pasadena-based Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health , a healthcare innovation fund led by Jay Goss and Dr. John Nackel, says it has launched a new venture capital fund, Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Fund II. Size of the new fund was not announced. READ MORE>>.
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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures
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JUNE 27, 2013
I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Let’s start with the fund. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). We love all of LA and fund all regions.
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Grow Credit Gets $2M In Seed Funding
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JUNE 9, 2020
Santa Monica-based Grow Credit , a startup which helps people establish credit by paying for subscriptions to services such as Netflix, Disney Plus, and Spotify, has raised $2M in a seed funding round, the company said on Tuesday. The funding came from Mucker Labs. READ MORE>>.
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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding
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JUNE 28, 2018
My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.
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Farm Tech Startup Future Acres Launches
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb. 23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round. Future Acres, Inc.,
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Farm Tech Startup Future Acres Launches
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
a Santa Monica-based food technology company, launched on Feb. 23 with the goal of raising $3 million in a seed funding round. Future Acres, Inc.,
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Science Inc. Eyes New Venture Capital Fund
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APRIL 1, 2019
Santa Monica-based startup studio Science Inc. founded by Michael Jones, Peter Pham, Gregory Gilman, and Tom Dare, appears to be launching efforts to raise a new fund. The firm already has an existing venture capital fund which invests in its portfolio companies. READ MORE>>.
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MARCH 13, 2018
Thursday, March 15, 2018 -- Join us for an evening celebrating entrepreneurship at Expert Dojo, Santa Monica CA. Presented by the Pasadena Angels in partnership with LAVA and Expert Dojo Launching a successful start-up requires more than grit, caffeine and an innovative idea.
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100 Details of Upfront Ventures New $400 Million Fund
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JUNE 29, 2017
I am so proud and humbled to be able to formally announce that Upfront Ventures has raised its 6th venture capital fund in the past 21 years. Upfront VI is our latest core fund and is $400 million to invest in early stage entrepreneurs. This brings our combined funds under management to nearly $2 billion.
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Esports One Secures $4 Million for Fantasy Esports League
L.A. Business Journal
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Santa Monica-based startup Esports One Inc. has raised $4 million in early stage funding to support a fantasy sports platform for competitive video gaming.
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182 Red 6 Finds Funding From Lockheed Martin Ventures
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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.
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113 Surf Air Lands $9.1M More In Ongoing Funding
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Santa Monica-based Surf Air , the startup, membership-based airline, has raised $9.1M more in the first part of an ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the company on Thursday. funding round, with at least four investors participating in the new funding round. READ MORE>>.
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Mave Finds Seed Funding For Personal Concierge Startup
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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. The new startup was founded by Emily White, a former executive of Snapchat and Instagram.
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Cornerstone OnDemand Opens Up Incubator, Investment Fund
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NOVEMBER 14, 2013
Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of talent management and human resources management software, is boosting its efforts to support the Los Angeles technology ecosystem, through the launch of its own incubator and investment fund. READ MORE>>.
VideoAmp Pulls In $70M Funding Round
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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.
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113 Quid Connects With $320M For Private Liquidity Fund
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NOVEMBER 24, 2020
Santa Monica-based Quid , which offers up a way for private company employees to gain liquidity even before their startups are purchased or have an initial public offering, said on Monday that it has raised $320M in a second fund. Quid is managed by Josh Berman, Anthony Tucker, and Samit Varma.
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113 Bonfire Backed Kittyhawk Finds New Funding
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OCTOBER 3, 2018
Kittyhawk , a drone software developer backed by Santa Monica-based Bonfire Ventures, has scored new funding from insurance company Travelers, the company said today. The startup, based in San Francisco, says it has now raised $9.5M
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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene
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JUNE 8, 2014
I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. And on and on.
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Launchpad LA Adds Funding, Office Space For Startups
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NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Los Angeles-based Launchpad LA , the business acceleration program headed up by Mark Suster of GRP Partners, said today that it has expanded the program, and added $50,000 in funding for startups in the program, plus actual physical office space. The acceleration progrma has set up space in Santa Monica.
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145 Tala Takes $110M More In Funding For Fintech Efforts
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AUGUST 21, 2019
Santa Monica-based Tala , the fintech startup led by CEO Shivani Siroya, has raised $110M more in a Series D funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by RPS Ventures, and also included GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures, and PayPal.
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113 VY Esports Gets Seed Funding
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OCTOBER 13, 2017
Santa Monica-based VY Esports , a new startup focused on connecting esports, brands, and media companies, said on Thursday that it has raised a seed funding round. Size of the funding was not announced. Blair Ford of Raine Ventures joins the company's board as part of the funding.
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113 Chewse Joins 500 Startups
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NOVEMBER 1, 2012
Silicon valley startup incubator program 500 Startups announced its latest batch of startups Wednesday, with a surprise: a local, Santa Monica firm among the fifth batch of companies being backed by the accelerator. Chewse was founded by Tracy Lawrence and Jeff Schenck. Schenck was formerly at Adly.
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HMBradley Raises $3.5M For Digital Banking Startup
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NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Santa Monica-based HMBradley , a new fintech startup focused on digital banking, has raised $3.5M in a funding round, the company announced this morning. The company's co-founders are Germain Cassiere, CTO; Zach Bruhnke, CEO; and Dmitry Gritskevich, COO.
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University of California Plans $250M Venture Capital Fund
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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Startups related to the many University of California campuses in Southern California may soon have a new source of funding: The University of California itself, via a new, $250M venture capital. The fund would seek to invest in companies started on campus, from University research, and from students. READ MORE>>.
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Greenfly Lands $8.5M In Funding For Social Brand Marketing
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JANUARY 25, 2018
Santa Monica-based Freenfly , a startup that helps brands tap into a network of content creators and brand advocates on social media, has raised $8.5M in a Series B funding, the company said today. in funding. in funding. Greenfly has now raised a total of $14.7M Greenfly has now raised a total of $14.7M
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Happy Returns Raises $4M In Funding
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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017
Santa Monica-based startup Happy Returns has raised $4M in a Series A funding, to provide an in-person service to accept returns for online retailers. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Lowercase Capital and Maveron. READ MORE>>.
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113 TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach
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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.
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220 Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup
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NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. 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. This education will continue.
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287 Mucker Capital Starts Fundraising On New Fund, Mucker III
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MAY 18, 2015
Santa Monica-based Mucker Capital , the seed stage investment fund led by Erik Rannala and William Hsu, has just booted up fundraising efforts for the group's third venture capital fund, Mucker III, L.P. The filing indicates that Mucker Capital is looking to raised $50M in the new fund. READ MORE>>.
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Cooley Attorneys Setting Up Venture Fund
socalTECH
JANUARY 3, 2013
Silicon Valley law firm Cooley LLP made some big waves in July with an expansion into "Silicon Beach" and a new office in Santa Monica. It's unclear how and if the new venture fund will invest in any of the firm's new Silicon Beach clients. READ MORE>>.
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200 How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup
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FEBRUARY 20, 2012
Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. She leveraged herself and even sold many of her possessions to get started. She started her business from a personal need.
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Bird Finds $275M More In New Funding
socalTECH
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Santa Monica-based scooter startup Bird has gone back to the well once more, and has raised a big, $275M Series D funding round, the company said on Thursday. Bird said the round was led by CDPQ and Sequoia Capital, and gives the company a $2.5 billion pre-money valuation.
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Upfront Ventures Plans New $250M Fund, Upfront Growth III
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JULY 1, 2019
Santa Monica-based Upfront Ventures has launched an effort to raise a new fund, worth $250M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. According to that filing, Upfront's new fund, Upfront Growth III, L.P. does not yet have any committed investors, and is led by Mark Suster and Yves Sisteron. READ MORE>>.
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124 March Capital Backs SpyCloud In $5M Funding
socalTECH
MARCH 28, 2018
Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners has led additional funding in SpyCloud , a company developing software to prevent account takeovers by cybercriminals, has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The company makes its products available to enterprises. SpyCloud is based in Austin, Texas.
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Power Supply Scoops Up $5M In Seed Funding
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Power Supply , a food startup which provides weekly menus from chefs to local customers for pickup at local locations and gyms, has raised $5M in a seed funding, the company disclosed Wednesday. The funding came from Upfront Ventures. READ MORE>>.
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100 March Capital Backs Nifty Games In $3M Funding
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 27, 2018
Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital is one of the lead investors in a new, video game publishing startup called Nifty Games , in a $3M funding round, announced on Tuesday by Nifty Games.
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