This Week in ‘Raises’: BuildOps Grabs $50M, BroadLight Capital Lands $225M
Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.
A local all-in-one management software company raised fresh funding to further expand its growth in the market of commercial specialty contractors, while one Los Angeles-based private equity firm closed its inaugural fund to invest in growth stage companies across consumer and technology sectors.
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Venture Capital
BuildOps, a Santa Monica-based all-in-one management software built specifically for the modern commercial contractor, raised $50 million in new funding led by Fika Ventures and 01 Advisors.
Per an SEC filing, Beverly Hills-based startup MAXX FOR BEAUTY raised $7.5 million in funding.
Nosotros Life & Spirits, an El Segundo-based producer of sustainably sourced spirits, raised $6.5 million in funding, per an SEC filing.
San Diego-based analytical reporting platform Deckard Technologies raised $3 million in funding, per an SEC filing.
Funds
BroadLight Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, launched a $225 million debut fund to invest in growth stage companies across consumer and technology sectors.
Raises is dot.LA’s weekly feature highlighting venture capital funding news across Southern California’s tech and startup ecosystem. Please send fundraising news to Decerry Donato (decerrydonato@dot.la).
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Decerry Donato is a reporter at dot.LA. Prior to that, she was an editorial fellow at the company. Decerry received her bachelor's degree in literary journalism from the University of California, Irvine. She continues to write stories to inform the community about issues or events that take place in the L.A. area. On the weekends, she can be found hiking in the Angeles National forest or sifting through racks at your local thrift store.
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