L.A. Startups Received $369 Million in Seed Funding in 2016
L.A. Business Journal
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.
Funding Startup Venice 
Amplify Closes $10M Fund For More Startup Investments
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2017
Venice-based Amplify recently close a third, early stage investment fund of $10M, as part of its efforts to accelerate startups in the Los Angeles area. Amplify, which operates its own startup accelerator in Venice, had previously been investing $12.6M raised in its prior two funds. READ MORE>>.
Venice 
100
100 Join 5,000+
Insiders
Sign Up for our Newsletter
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Trending Sources
Bombd Sets Up Shop In Venice, Aims At Social Networking
socalTECH
APRIL 5, 2016
Bombd , a startup which develops a social networking and messaging app revolving around sharing instant photos with others, has set up shop in Venice Beach. The startup--originally started in Australia--said its team and founders have moved to Venice Beach to scale the app in the U.S.,
Social Network 100
100 
Robin Games Gets $7M In Seed Funding For Women's Games
socalTECH
MARCH 20, 2020
Venice, California-based Robin Games , a startup that is developing mobile games aimed at women, has raised $7M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday. The startup, led by Jill Wilson, says it is developing "lifestyle gaming" titles, which run on such platforms as Apple's iOS and Google Android.
Seed Funding 140
140 
Amplify.LA Aims To Raise $30M In New Fund
socalTECH
JANUARY 17, 2018
Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA is in the midst of raising a new fund, Amplify.LA The filing lists Paul Bricault and Oded Noy as Managing Members of the new fund. in three earlier funds, all for investing in the various startups which it puts through its programs in Venice.
Funding 133
133 
Amplify.LA Seeks To Raise $50M Fund, Amplify.LA Capital V
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 4, 2021
Venice, California-based Amplify.LA, the startup incubator and investor led by Paul Bricault and Oded Noy, has launched an effort to raise $50M in a new venture capital investment fund, Amplify.LA The fundraising effort apparently just started, and was disclosed in a regulatory filing by the firm on Wednesday. Amplify.LA
Capital 100
100 
Fifth Wall Ventures Gets More Funding in Fund II Aims To Raise $500M
socalTECH
APRIL 8, 2019
Venice, California-based venture capital investment fund Fifth Wall Ventures , has just received a sizeable commit into its second fund, Fifth Wall Ventures II , according to a regulatory filing by the company. raised out of a $500M targeted fund size, up from an earlier $100M in raised for the fund in June of 2018.
Funding 113
113 
Robin Games Gets $7M In Seed Funding For Lifestyle Games
socalTECH
MARCH 20, 2020
Venice, California-based Robin Games , a startup that is developing mobile lifestyle games aimed at women and others, has raised $7M in a seed funding round, the company said on Thursday. Wilson previously worked at Jam City. READ MORE>>.
Seed Funding 100
100 
Stackin Snags $4.0M
socalTECH
JULY 26, 2019
venice-based Stackin' , a startup which helps consumers start saving and making investments, has raised $4.0M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing from the company this week. Details on the funding have not yet been announced.
Startup 113
113 
How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene
Both Sides of the Table
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.
Startup 390
390 
GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures
Both Sides of the Table
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.
Funding 343
343 
Five Startups Revolutionizing Music, In Southern California
socalTECH
JANUARY 9, 2013
Combine that with the growing startup community here, and you end up with at. We've compiled a list of five of the startups that are revolutionizing some part of music, based here in Southern California. It specifically does NOT play Top 50 music, instead, helping the audience explore and find up and coming music.
Riot Ventures Looks To Raise Second Venture Capital Fund, Worth $75M
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Venice, California-based Riot Ventures , led by Stephan Marcus and William Coffield, has launched an effort to raise $75M for its second venture capital fund, the firm disclosed this week in a regulatory filing.
Venture Capital 113
113 
WeeCare Rounds Up $4.2M For Home Daycare Marketplace
socalTECH
AUGUST 3, 2018
Venice, California-based WeeCare , a new startup which is creating a marketplace to help people start and manage their own home daycare, has raised $4.2M in a seed funding, the company disclosed on Friday. The funding came from Social Capital. READ MORE>>.
Seed Funding 100
100 
AmplifyLA: Dramatic Drop In Seed Funding In LA In Q1
socalTECH
APRIL 19, 2017
Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA reports that seed funding in Q1 of 2017 dropped precipitously, falling 42.2 percent from Q4 of 2016, and 43.8 percent, Year-over-Year. raised, from $2.8M in the prior quarter. READ MORE>>.
Seed Funding 124
124 
Snapchat's Latest Funding Round Hits $1.8 Billion
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 26, 2016
Venice, California-based Snapchat has raised $1.8 billion in its Series F funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm this morning, in what might be the largest funding round ever for a Southern California startup. Details on the round have not been announced. READ MORE>>.
Snapchat 113
113 Thankful Takes $12M For AI Efforts
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Venice, California-based Thankful, a new artificial intelligence software startup focused on customer service, announced this morning that it has raised $12M in its Series A funding round. The funding was led by Alpha Edison, and also included Bonfire Ventures, Ten-One-Ten, Greycroft, Omega, and Miramar Ventures.
Snapchat, R/GA Partner For New Startup Accelerator
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Venice, California-based Snap Inc. , the parent firm behind Snapchat , has joined up with R/GA Marketing --which helps run the Dodgers Accelerator in Los Angeles--to launched a new startup accelerator, the R/GA Marketing Tech Venture Studio with IPG. READ MORE>>.
Snapchat 100
100 
Repeat Rounds Up $6M
socalTECH
JULY 8, 2021
Venice, California-based Repeat, a startup which is developing technology to help encourage reordering of consumer packaged goods online, has raised $6M in a funding round, according to the company. Battery Ventures' Neeraj Agrawal will join the company's board of directors as part of the funding.
Venice 113
113 Report: Snapchat Valued At $10 Billion In New Funding
socalTECH
AUGUST 27, 2014
Venice-based Snapchat is in the midst of raising a new round of funding, led by storied venture capital investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which valued the company at close to $10 billion, according to a report. The report also said that Snapchat has around 100 million monthly active users now using its messaging service.
Snapchat 168
168 
Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2019
My biggest takeaway this year was truly understanding the strength and cohesion of the Los Angeles startup community. There was no monetary reward for those who participated (and Startup Boost does not take fees or equity from the companies that we help). What was the biggest lesson you learned this year?
Technical Review 157
157 Wheels, Started By Founders of Wag, Comes To LA
socalTECH
MARCH 26, 2019
Wheels , a new startup from the co-founders of Wag , announced this morning that the company has started offering up access to its electric powered, two wheel bicycles in Los Angeles, as it expands from its base in San Diego. The startup is led by Wag co-founders and brothers Jonathan and Josh Viner. READ MORE>>.
Brentwood 113
113 Amplify.LA Kicks Off Fundraising For Third Fund, Amplify.LA Capital III
socalTECH
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Venice, California-based startup accelerator Amplify.LA has kicked off fundraising for a third fund, Amplify.LA in funding for the third fund. is an investor in a host of LA startups, including HelloTech, StackSocial, Vadio, Gem, and many others. Capital III , according to a regulatory filing from the firm.
Capital 100
100 
The Silent Killer – The Company Your Community Never Created
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 15, 2014
Of course this can be done and of course I am a big proponent of the rise of startup centers across the country as the Internet has moved from the “infrastructure phase” to the “application phase” dominated by the three C’s: content, communications and commerce. ” But I think this misses the point.
Companies 369
369 
Amplify.LA Raises $8M More For Incubator Investments
socalTECH
JANUARY 15, 2014
Venice, California-based startup incubator Amplify LA , the startup accelerator headed by Paul Bricault and Richard Wolpert, disclosed today that it has raised $8M in a second investment fund for its companies. capital venture startup incubator angeles amplify' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.
Incubator 231
231 
CrossCut Ventures Raises New, $75M Venture Fund
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2015
Venice, California-base CrossCut Ventures , one of the region's earliest believers in the potential of Silicon Beach startups, has raised a new, $75M fund, the firm announced this morning. Managing Directors of the new fund are Rick Smith, Brett Brewer, and Brian Garrett, along with new addition Clinton Foy.
Funding 100
100 
TRASH Debuts AI Video Creation Tools
socalTECH
MAY 18, 2020
TRASH , a startup that was part of Venice-based Snap 's Yellow accelerator program, has rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) video creation platform. TRASH says it has raised $2.25M in pre-seed funding from Precursor, Dream Machine, and other institutional venture funds. READ MORE>>.
Report: No Snapchat Series On Quibi
socalTECH
APRIL 15, 2020
Los Angeles-based mobile streaming video startup Quibi will not be launching a series about Venice, Californi-based Snapchat , according to a report from Variety. Quibi raised a huge, $350M funding round back in January for the streaming service. Variety did not say why Quibi decided to drop its plans for the series.
Snapchat 113
113 The Bouqs Company Finds $12M For Flower Delivery
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Venice, California-based The Bouqs Company , the direct, cut-to-order flower delivery provider led by John Tabis, is announcing today that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding. The funding brings the company's total raised to $20M. according to CEO Tabis.
Companies 100
100 Vyng Picks Up $4M For Video Ringtones
socalTECH
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.
Venice 133
133 
Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 13, 2013
One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. ” We talked about my influences as a younger person and what got me started in technology and entrepreneurship. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups.
Startup 337
337 Vetted Finds $3.47M For In-Home, On-Demand Pet Care In LA
socalTECH
AUGUST 1, 2017
Venice, California-based Vetted , a new startup offering up on-demand, veterinary services at your home, has raised $3.47M in seed funding, the company disclosed this week. The funding came from Foundation Capital, Amplify LA, Sterling.VC, and ReImagined Ventures. READ MORE>>.
Van Nuys 113
113 
Fifth Wall Backs Opendoor In $135M Investment Round
socalTECH
JANUARY 25, 2018
Venice, California-based venture capital investor Fifth Wall says it has made a $135M investment in San Francisco-based real estate sales startup Opendoor , as part of a combined equity and debt funding. The funding came as part of Opendoor's Series D funding round.
Invest 124
124 
NextSpace Expands Beyond California With New Funding, Chicago Acquisition
socalTECH
AUGUST 14, 2013
The coworking trend--which started in part in Southern California and its high tech startup ecosystem--looks to be spreading East, with news this week that NextSpace has raised $500,000 and acquired a Chicago company, to establish its first coworking site outside of California.
Acquisition 159
159 GIGXR Acquires Assets Of Pearson Immersive Learning Group, Finds $1M
socalTECH
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Venice, California-based GIGXR , a new startup, has acquired the assets of Pearson Immersive Learning Group , a unit of publishing firm Pearson, and raised $1M in a seed funding round, the company disclosed today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.
Seed Funding 100
100 Purple Squirrel Raises $2.7M To Help You Network Your Way Into A Job
socalTECH
MARCH 22, 2017
Venice, California-based Purple Squirrel , a new startup focused on helping people network with employees of existing companies in order to get an inside track on jobs, has raised $2.7M in a seed funding. The funding was led by CrossCut Ventures, and also included Greycroft, Arena Ventures, Luma Launch and 500 Startups.
Networking 113
113 Bird Banks $100M In Series B
socalTECH
MARCH 9, 2018
Santa Monica-based Bird , which operates a network of "last mile" electric vehicles for connecting users with public transportation like buses and subways, has raised $100M in a Series B funding, the company said on Friday. Bird, which is led by founder and CEO Travis VanderZanden, offers up electric scooters as part of its service.
Santa Monica 113
113 
Epoxy Looks To Help Online Video Creators With Social Tools
socalTECH
MAY 20, 2014
Venice, California-basd Epoxy --which was built by former executive from Team Downey--has launched a brand new set of tools aimed at helping online video creators use social media, and also disclosed a funding round. The startup is led by Juan Bruce, and was co-founded by fellow Team Downey executive Jason Ahmad. READ MORE>>.
Downey 207
207 Laffster Lands $750K
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2012
Venice, California-based comedy startup Laffster said this morning that it has raised $750,000 in a funding round, which came from Greylock Partners, Howard Lindzon, Adam Nash (LinkedIn), Chris Williams (Maker Studios), Samer Hamadeh (Vault.com), Christopher Grey (CapLinked), Sonny Singh (Jumio), and The Paradigm Agency, along with others.
Santa Monica 211
211 Gem Gets $2M For Bitcoin API
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
Venice, California-based Bitcoin startup Gem has raised $2M, to make Bitcoin easier to use for developers, the company said this week. The funding was co-led by First Round''s Howard Morgan and Jai Choi, of Tekton Ventures. Crypto Currency Partners, QED Associates, and Angel investor James Joaquin.
Idealab 180
180 The Bouqs Company Picks Up $24M For Flower Delivery
socalTECH
JANUARY 30, 2017
Venice Beach-based The Bouqs Company , the online floral delivery startup led by John Tabis, announced this morning that it has raised $24M in a Series C funding, bringing its total raised to a little over $43M. Mark Menell of Partech Ventures joins the company's board as part of the funding. READ MORE>>.
Companies 100
100 Amplify Partners With Cloud Provider Joyent
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
Amplify , the startup accelerator program being run by Paul Bricault in Venice Beach, has tied with a cloud computing provider, Joyent , the two said this morning. Amplify has a 10,000 square foot office in the Venice Beach area, and also offers up to $50,000 in startup funding to its companies.
Cloud Computing 160
160 
Club W Gets $3.1M For Wine Subscriptions
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Los Angeles-based Club W , the subscription wine club service out of the Amplify accelerator in Venice, disclosed today that it has raised $3.1M in a Series A funding round. Adam Goldenberg joins the company's board as part of the funding.
Software Review 190
190 
Reflections on 2018: Clinton Foy, CrossCut Ventures
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2018
Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. We now have $250 million under management, are investing out of our fourth fund and have made more than 80 investments. READ MORE>>.
Riot Games 133
133 
Let's personalize your content