Here Are the LA Seed Startups Top VCs Wish They'd Invested In

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Ben Bergman is the newsroom's senior finance reporter. Previously he was a senior business reporter and host at KPCC, a senior producer at Gimlet Media, a producer at NPR's Morning Edition, and produced two investigative documentaries for KCET. He has been a frequent on-air contributor to business coverage on NPR and Marketplace and has written for The New York Times and Columbia Journalism Review. Ben was a 2017-2018 Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economic and Business Journalism at Columbia Business School. In his free time, he enjoys skiing, playing poker, and cheering on The Seattle Seahawks.

Here Are the LA Seed Startups Top VCs Wish They'd Invested In

Los Angeles is home to around 5,000 startups, the majority of which are in their young, formative years.

Which of those thousands are poised for a breakout in 2021? We asked dozens of L.A.'s top VCs to weigh in. We wanted to know which companies they would have invested in if they could go back and do it all over again.


Yesterday, our investors picked their favorite Series-A or later startups, and not surprisingly there was more consensus, with familiar names like PopShop Live and Scopely leading the way.

But the most lucrative returns come from identifying companies in their infancy, as recent blockbuster IPOs vividly demonstrate. For instance, Sequoia's $600,000 seed check to Airbnb in 2009 accounted for 70% of its shares in the company and helped it get into competitive later rounds. When the vacation rental service went public last month, Sequoia's stake was worth $4.8 billion.

What will be the next breakout? The complete list is below and is ranked in random order except for the first three, which stood out by virtue of getting multiple votes: Pipe enables companies with recurring revenues to tap into their deferred cash flows with an instant cash advance. Clash App, Inc., is a TikTok alternative launched by a former employee of the social network in August. And XCLAIM allows bankruptcy claims to be digitally traded.

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Pipe

Pipe provides financial services to help cloud service companies tap into their deferred cash flows, allowing them to continue growing without taking on debt or giving up ownership. For subscription-based businesses, this makes it "as if all of your customers converted to annual plans overnight," according to the company.

Founded by Harry Hurst, Josh Mangel and Zain Allarakhia, the company raised $66 million of seed funding earlier this year in a deal led by Craft Ventures and Fin Venture Capital.

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Clash App Inc.

Created by former Vine-r Brendon McNerney and entrepreneur and marketing expert P.J. Leimgruber, Clash App is a short form video platform similar to TikTok, but without built-in sound libraries. It's geared toward empowering creators with innovative monetization options and inclusive communities.

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XCLAIM 

XCLAIM has created an electronic platform where bankruptcy claims that take a notoriously long time to process can be digitally traded. Founded in 2018 by Matthew Sedigh, who has operated in the corporate restructuring field for more than a decade, the company says "rather than wait years for the bankruptcy court process to issue payment distributions, creditors can now access immediate liquidity by selling their claim to interested buyers." Earlier this year, it raised a $4 million seed round led from Luma Launch, First Round Capital and Freestyle Capital.

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Freck Beauty

Freck Beauty manufactures beauty products intended to make the user feel seen. Remi Brixton, the company's chief executive officer, founded the startup in 2015 when she was in search of a freckle makeup product. When she couldn't find one, she launched her own, the FRECK OG. The East Los Angeles-based company raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a deal led by KarpReilly and Stage 1 Fund earlier this year.

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The Skills

The Skills wants to be the master class on sports and life. The Los Angeles-based startup launched two months ago and offers classes from gold medal Olympians — including swimmer Michael Phelps and volleyball player Kerri Walsh Jennings — and Grand Slam tennis Champion Maria Sharapova. In December, it closed a $5 million seed round backed by Boston-based Will Ventures, Global Founders Capital, 8VC, Maveron, Hack VC and Correlation VC.

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Mapped 

Founded by Shaun Cooley, former chief technology officer of Cisco's Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Industries division, Mapped provides IoT services in El Segundo.

The company raised $3 million of seed funding in a deal led by Greycroft earlier this year, putting its pre-money valuation at $9 million.

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DataPlor 

Created in 2016 by Geoffrey Michener, Dataplor indexes micro-businesses in Mexico (and will soon be expanding to other countries in Central and South America) and sells the data to larger companies.The company relies on contractors in those countries to collect the information from local businesses. It raised $4 million from ff Venture Capital, Quest Venture Partners and Space Capital earlier this year and expects to use it to expand into more Latin American countries.

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Grow Credit 

Launched by serial entrepreneur Joe Bayen, Grow Credit helps customers improve their credit score by providing credit for subscription services like Netflix and Spotify. Their MasterCard can help consumers with thin or damaged credit scores and the small line of credit can be upgraded for a fee. The company closed a $2 million seed round earlier this year with participation from Mucker Labs.

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Outer 

The two-year-old Santa Monica-based company has seen business boom during the pandemic as retail stores shut down and online orders surged. The direct-to-consumer outdoor furniture brand uses backyards as showrooms and raised $4.3 million in a seed round earlier this year led by Mucker Capital. Founded by Jake Liu and Terry Lin, a former designer at Pottery Barn, Outer aims to appeal to Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn shoppers.

WhatNot

A livestreaming reseller of collectibles like FunkoPop vinyl figurines, Pokémon cards and sports cards, WhatNot taps into a growing retail trend and promises that the collectibles are verified, much like sneaker reseller GOAT.

The startup secured $4 million in seed funding this month from Scribble Ventures, Wonder Ventures, Operator Partners, Y Combinator, Liquid 2 Ventures, Twenty Two Ventures and other investors. The company plans to use the funds to expand into video games, comics books, designer toys and vintage fashion.

Fourthwall

Fourthwall is the developer of an internet platform that helps content creators launch fully-branded websites focused on interacting with fans. Their website tag phrase is "Make a living doing what you love," which is complemented by their model, which provides creators 100% ownership of their website and brand.

Founded by Walker Williams and Will Baumann, the company has raised $4 million to date, from investors Defy Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Initialized Capital Management.

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Shop LatinX 

Shop LatinX calls itself the "leading beauty, fashion, and lifestyle ecommerce designed by and made for Latinas." The brainchild of two Los-Angeles-based Latinas, Brittany Chavez and Raquel Garcia launched their website before Black Friday in 2016. It features more than 200 brands.

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First Resonance 

Founded by former SpaceX software engineer Karan Talati and Neal Sarraf, First Resonance promises to ease the workflow for manufactures with software intended to provide greater visibility into production and test product development lifecycle. The company raised $1.75 million of seed funding last year from Wavemaker Partners, Stage Venture Partners and PLG Ventures, among clothes.

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Vurbl

Vurbl offers curated, one-stop-shop of what it calls the best audio on the internet, which can include podcasts but also goes well beyond that from religious sermons to court arguments. The new platform founded by CEO Audra Gold is being built with the $1.3 million pre-seed round Vurbl closed in September led by AlphaEdison with participation from Halogen Ventures and Ten13.

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PocketWatch 

Former Disney executive Chris Williams founded the studio that produces family-focused content from YouTube stars. This year it launched clock.work, an advertising agency designed to help major brands reach kids. Investors include Viacom, Greycroft, Third Wave Digital and United Talent Agency, along with strategic angels including Robert Downey Jr. and Jon Landau.

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PocketList

The app allows renters to see and share apartments that will soon be available before they're listed — reducing the time properties sit vacant and potentially heating up competition among apartment hunters. It launched earlier this year. The company has $2.8 million in seed funding led by David Sacks' Craft Ventures along with Abstract VC, Wonder Ventures and angel investor Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow and dot.LA.

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Quilt 

The audio-based social platform promises to be the spot for "live, supportive, feel good conversations—just like hopping on the phone with a friend when you need it most." It lets people start a conversation around any topic or join by listening. Quilt raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding from Freestyle Capital in 2019.

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Tonebase

Founded by Abhi Nayar, Chris Garwood and Igor Licthmann, Tonebase provides high-level music education online. Yale School of Music alumnus Garwood and Lichtman told their alma mater that it built with the idea that it was "a way for people everywhere to learn from the very best musicians around the world — individuals who, due to their busy performing and teaching careers, are traditionally accessible to only a select few." The company has raised an undisclosed amount from Launch fund, e.ventures and other undisclosed last May.

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Second Spectrum

Launched in 2013 by Jeff Su, Yu-Han Chang and Rajiv Maheswaran, Second Spectrum already has deals with the NBA and English Premier League. This year it scored another one with Major League Soccer to use its optical tracking system to evaluate and analyze performance.

Second Spectrum puts their tracking cameras inside the stadium. Machine learning and AI-powered analytics provide detailed data that helps coaches and others better understand the game from player speed and deceleration to shot velocity in near real time. That technology can also be used on broadcast platforms to give fans more insight. The company raised about $20 million backed by CAA Ventures, Raine Ventures and The Chernin Group in 2018.

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Toucan 

Founded by CEO Taylor Nieman, Shaun Merritt and Brandon Dietz, Toucan is a Chrome browser extension that lets people learn a new language. It scans websites you visit and translates some words into the language you want to learn. The Santa Monica-based company most recently raised a $3 million round backed by GSV Ventures, Amplifyher Ventures, and Wonder Ventures, among others.

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Serve Automation

Created by former SpaceX engineers, Serve Automation aims to change the way foods get delivered. It has secured $7 million in a seed round and is operating in stealth mode.

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LA Tech Week 2024: Tuesday’s Event Lineup
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Here’s the Tuesday, October 15 lineup for LA Tech Week 2024, organized by location so you can easily explore events that fit your goals and schedule. Dive in and see what’s happening near you!


BEL AIR

5:00 PM

Andrew Yeung, Blindspot

Elevate Members

8:00 PM

Andrew Yeung, Blindspot

BEVERLY HILLS

8:00 AM

Scrappy

9:00 AM

  • Operators Meet Up (Invite Only)

Halogen Ventures

5:00 PM

Plug and Play, 2045, Studio by Tishman Speyer, Breaking Bread

6:00 PM

VCPE GROUPS, ENTREPRENEUR.VC

Stellenium, MyBrand Global, Project Sanctuary

Ayana foundation, Cherub

Matey, Inc.

Mission Matters, Destination Luxury

BRENTWOOD

9:00 AM

75 & Sunny, Fika, Navitas

3:00 PM

Stanford Angels & Entrepreneurs of Socal

CARSON

12:00 PM

J.P. Morgan, Cooley, CAA, Porsche

CENTURY CITY

12:00 PM

Entrepreneur Ventures, VCPE Groups, CAA (Creative Artists Agency)

CULVER CITY

9:00 AM

Intersections LA

3:00 PM

AWS for Startups

5:30 PM

Techstars, Saywise

EL SEGUNDO

11:00 AM

Calibrate Ventures, Advaita Capital, ACME VC, Techstars

4:00 PM

  • Blowouts for Builders: Honoring Women in Hard Tech (Invite Only)

First Resonance

CX2 Inc.

5:00 PM

  • American Dynamism (Invite Only)

HOLLYWOOD

10:00 AM

Community Pros of Los Angeles

1:00 PM

Communia

LONG BEACH

2:00 PM

Our Generation Cares

6:00 PM

  • AI for Technology Enabled Autism Providers Happy Hour (Invite Only)

SpectrumAi, LEARN Behavioral

MALIBU

10:00 AM

Goldhirsh Foundation, LA2050, Creative Visions

MARINA DEL REY

11:00 AM

DMK Engineering, Inc., Digital Law Group, PLLC

3:00 PM

USC, Information Sciences Institute (ISI)

PLAYA DEL REY

8:00 AM

AI LA

PLAYA VISTA

8:30 AM

  • AI in Action: Redefining the Digital Content Lifecycle in Media + Entertainment :See Details Here

Sprockit, Verizon Innovation Lab

Google

6:30 PM

  • Trends in Building and Investing: Data, AI and the Future Internet Economy :See Details Here

Everi AI, Five Two Five VC

SANTA MONICA

7:00 AM

Founder Common, Founders Run Club

8:00 AM

Just Go Grind

8:30 AM

  • Brewing Connections: Coffee + Alfajores Networking Breakfast for Founders at Seed Stage :See Details Here

Braintly, Alt-Black

Upfront Ventures, Brex

9:00 AM

Mercato Partners

Dialpad

Garden Labs

Deel, Alumni Ventures, TeamTailor

M13

LendTech, Two to Twenty, The Artemis Fund, Orrick

9:30 AM

Mucker Capital

Qapita, Remofirst, Commenda

10:00 AM

a16z, Fenwick

The FutureList, Global Venture Network

USC Marshall Grief Center for Entrepreneurial Studies

Cherry Hill Advisory

11:00 AM

Liz Shows

  • Business Value - Measure, Create, & Retain (Invite Only)

Objective IBV

  • Transactional Trends & FinTech Transformation: Overcoming Payment Threats in a Post-COVID Marketplace (Invite Only)

Chargebacks911

Next Stage Trajectory

12:00 PM

SSM

  • Scaling Hardware: From Concept to Market - A Lunch Panel for Industry Leaders :See Details Here

SEACOMP, Conduit Venture Labs, AJProTech

FusionAuth, Global Venture Network

1:00 PM

Kiva AI

Cherry Hill Advisory

2:00 PM

Morrow, Global Venture Network

Le Club, Blueprints AI

Spartacus.app

2:30 PM

  • From London to #LATechWeek: What makes a world-class innovation hub with Snap, Universal Music, BAM Ventures, and OnePlan :See Details Here

London & Partners, RSM

3:00 PM

SEACOMP, Conduit Venture Labs, AJProTech

  • Venture Financing and Alternative Forms of Financing: What Startups Need to Know :See Details Here

SSM Law

Startup Village, Sigma Eta Pi, UCLA

Venturous Counsel

3:30 PM

J.P. Morgan

Two Bear Capital, Binarly, CIQ

HereWefranch.com, Early Adopters Community

  • LinkedIn Marketing Exec Roundtable: Insights and Strategies for Engaging SaaS Buyers :See Details Here

LinkedIn

4:00 PM

NachoNacho, Kalungi, GLASS

  • Beyond the AI Buzz - Crafting Equitable Workplaces in the Digital Age :See Details Here

Margins, Open Venture Capital

  • Tech Trends Deep Dive: Innovation, Culture and Trust (Invite Only)

Edelman

  • What Founders Need to Know About 2D Barcodes and the Future of Transparency :See Details Here

GS1US, Global Venture Network

Bump, Capitalize VC, H/L Ventures, Trapital Ventures, Select Management Group, Symphonic Capital, Popstar Ventures

4:30 PM

Expert DOJO

5:00 PM

Nuleep Inc., Asians in Energy City of Irvine

OpenSphere.ai

  • Golden Hour with Gold House (Invite Only)

Gold House, Microsoft, Silicon Valley Bank

Golfjoy

SimpleClosure, Cooley, Cambrian Ventures

5:30 PM

Lenny's Community

OCV Partners, Hyperlink Ventures, Mucker Capital, HSBC

Plantologist

MaC Venture Capital, Generation Space, Fenwick

6:00 PM

Stripe

Entre, WeWork, Fidelity

Republic

Stubbs Alderton, Markiles Preccelerator

Clay

Alt-Black

  • GenAI for the Entertainment Industry Dinner (Invite Only)

A16z

  • SVB at LA Tech Week 2024 (Invite Only)

Silicon Valley Bank

MLOps Community, Databricks

Pragma, AWS, Hathora, Mod.io, Unity

ReMatter, Zuma.AI

Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC

Draper University

Crosscut Ventures, Wilson Sonsini, Juniper Square

Leave a Mark

No Pressure Networking, All in All

6:30 PM

No Pressure Networking, All in All

Olympian Motors, Inc

ElevenLabs

7:00 PM

How&How, Cashapp, FNDR, Patagonia

Pearpop

Camino5

Callista Media, Viecolo

AI Wave

7:30 PM

Los Angeles Fun Events

SUNSET

5:30 PM

D-Line Summit (A Deep Tech Summit)

  • TORRANCE

5:30 PM

  • Grow Your Legal Practice With AI Personas: A Personal AI Hands-On Workshop :See Details Here

Personal AI, The Simon Law Group Justice Team

USC

5:30 PM

Untapped Ventures, USC School of Advanced Computing, AI LA, Embark Ventures

VENICE

8:00 AM

Science

J.P. Morgan Startup Banking

8:30 AM

Richie Knows, NAMI Westside Los Angeles

9:00 AM

Perkins Coie

9:30 AM

Riot Ventures, Space VC, Stifel Bank

11:00 AM

  • The Art of Building Buzz and Community on Social Media with 3 Top Brands :See Details Here

BrandBastion

12:00 PM

J.P. Morgan

4:30 PM

Harbor

5:00 PM

J.P. Morgan, Intuit Ventures, TOOLBX

  • Accelerating Innovation: The Role of Venture Studios and Accelerators in the LA Startup Ecosystem :See Details Here

Reitler

5:30 PM

Ellevoy

6:00 PM

  • Scaling Success: Tech, Marketing, & Leadership Synergy Happy Hour :See Details Here

1Above Tech, Venture Ahead

Fenwick, Toku

7:00 PM

NGL

8:00 PM

Dropbox, 99VC

WEST HOLLYWOOD

10:00 AM

RJR Partners, Talk Shop Media

12:00 PM

AWSM SCTY, Grid110

7:00 PM

Hyphah

WESTSIDE

7:00 PM

AltiamCX, Ruckus

WESTWOOD

2:00 PM

IFC Global, APSDG, UCLA School of Engineering

TCA Los Angeles, UCLA Anderson

4:00 PM

WeAreLATech.com, LiveBash.com

WINDSOR HILLS

8:00 AM

Slauson& Co

For updates or more event information, visit the official Tech Week calendar.

Enjoy LA Tech Week 2024!

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LA Tech Week 2024: Monday’s Event Lineup
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LA Tech Week 2024 kicks off on Monday, October 14, with a packed schedule of events spread across Los Angeles. This opening day offers founders, investors, creatives, and tech enthusiasts endless opportunities to connect, learn, and collaborate. From early morning fitness sessions to afternoon workshops and evening socials, Monday’s diverse programming sets the stage for an impactful week. Below is the schedule organized by location, so you can easily find the events that match your goals and availability.

BEVERLY HILLS

7:00 AM

Andrew Yeung, Blindspot

8:00 AM

Scrappy

9:00 AM

TechWalk, Qapita

12:00 PM

VCPE GROUPS, Entrepreneur.VC

2:00 PM

  • Future of Farming: AI and Indigenous Collaboration for a Sustainable Food System : See Details Here

Celebration Nation Inc

7:00 PM

LightDAO, Mission Matters

CENTURY CITY

6:00 PM

  • KOSME-LAVA Demo Day (Invite Only)

Los Angeles Venture Association

CULVER CITY

9:00 AM

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Intersections LA

1:00 PM

  • Networking for Underrepresented Founders - Optimize your networking savviness, and have fun along the way : See Details Here

AWS Startups

2:30 PM

AWS

3:00 PM

Family Offices Investors Summit, Sandbox, Soulbound, KIKI, Babylon Voice, CryptoHQ Fund

DTLA

7:00 AM

  • Tech Runs (Invite Only)

Crosscourt

EL SEGUNDO

6:00 PM

Stonegardens Advisory, Demand Signal Ventures

HOLLYWOOD

2:00 PM

  • Brand Positioning + Content Strategy Workshop (Invite Only)

Alpha Wolves Media

6:00 PM

LaFamilia Foundation (VCFamilia), Pivotal Ventures

INGLEWOOD

6:30 PM

  • UCLA Anderson Elevating Voices: A Pitch Competition & Networking Opportunity :See Details Here

Westwood

LONG BEACH

11:30 AM

Starburst Aerospace, Ampaire, Auriga Space, Long Beach Accelerator, Rebel Space, Sunset Ventures, Emerging LA

MALIBU

5:00 PM

Sunstone, Pepperdine University

6:00 PM

Wilshire Lane Capital

MAR VISTA

3:30 PM

Uthana

MARINA DEL REY

3:00 PM

USC, Information Sciences Institute

MID CITY

10:00 AM

The Growth Club

PASADENA

1:00 PM

Emerging LA, Sunset Ventures

5:00 PM

AI LA

PLAYA DEL REY

8:00 AM

AI LA

SANTA MONICA

7:00 AM

PitchandRunLA, Global Venture Network

8:00 AM

Fortify Ventures

8:30 AM

Ganas Ventures

9:00 AM

Tech Breakfast Club

A16z

10:00 AM

Clutch Talent

  • Santa Monica Innovation Hub: Technology Street Fair on Ocean Avenue :See Details Here

City of Santa Monica, StartupStarter, Inc., Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM)

  • Sip & Scale (Invite Only)

AMP Beauty

10:30 AM

Socialtrait Inc

11:00 AM

Mucker Capital, LeadrPro, JP Morgan, K&L Gates

12:00 PM

Global Venture Network, GS1US, The FutureList, FusionAuth

1:00 PM

Cherry Hill Advisory, Crescent

1:30 PM

Charlie Financial, Aprime Technology

4:00 PM

Nathan Family Office

Artium AI, Freeplay, Silicon Valley Bank

Sidebar Summit, Redwood Collective

4:30 PM

HIRECLOUT

5:00 PM

Los Angeles Fun Events

Orbis86

6:00 PM

ImaginingForward

PowerYou AI

Musa Capital

Hustle Fund

VCPE Groups, Entrepreneur Ventures

Hive

A16z

Tech Pitch Roast Comedy LLC

Human To Human

7:00 PM

Verve, M13, Stifel, WSGR

Frances Mendez, Ryan Edwards

VENICE

7:00 AM

Bankless Ventures

Powerful Stuff, Drybaby

8:00 AM

J.P. Morgan Startup Banking Team - LA

9:00 AM

Google

10:15 AM

Open Venture Capital, Empowered Yoga Venice, Oya Femtech Apparel, Wellness Growth Ventures

12:00 PM

J.P. Morgan Innovation Economy Team - LA

Crypto Mondays, Continuum, Female Funders Club

4:00 PM

J.P. Morgan, WICIF, MCJ

6:00 PM

Product Manager Association of Los Angeles

6:30 PM

HITMKR Inc., The Bushido Group, Mission Matters

VIRTUAL

8:30 AM

Clutch Talent

WESTLAKE VILLAGE

11:00 AM

Hub 101, Steven Dorfman Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, California Lutheran University

WESTSIDE

3:00 PM

MaC Venture Capital

  • Speaker Panel: Leveling the playing field - Removing the barriers to entry for developers :See Details Here

Elemental Computing Inc.

Each session provides unique opportunities to gain insights, network, and explore various fields of tech innovation. For updates or more event information, visit theofficial Tech Week calendar. Enjoy the start of LA Tech Week 2024!


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OpenAI's $6.6B Power Play: The Future of AI Just Got a Massive Boost 💰🚀
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🔦 Spotlight

OpenAI is making some exciting moves! The company just completed a massive $6.6 billion funding round, pushing its valuation to an impressive $157 billion. Thrive Capital led the charge, with big names like Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund also joining in. This investment will allow OpenAI to further scale its operations and advance AI technologies like GPT-4 across various sectors such as healthcare, entertainment, and business.

But that’s not the only exciting news. OpenAI has also secured an additional$1 billion credit facility, giving the company even more financial flexibility to execute its ambitious growth plans. This safety net ensures that OpenAI has the resources to scale safely and effectively while continuing to lead the AI space.

AI is becoming integral to industries worldwide, and OpenAI’s products—like ChatGPT—are seeing rapid adoption. From education to enterprise solutions, the company is driving significant advancements in how AI is integrated into everyday life.

Following Microsoft’s $10 billion investment earlier this year, this latest round underscores the market’s confidence in OpenAI’s potential. With its strong focus on responsible AI deployment and ethical scaling, the company is set to shape the future of AI in a way that benefits a broad range of industries and addresses global challenges.

As AI evolves, OpenAI remains dedicated to pushing boundaries while ensuring that its innovations prioritize safety, scalability, and social impact. Keep an eye on this space—big things are on the horizon!


🤝 Venture Deals

LA Companies

  • Impulse Space, a Redondo Beach-based company specializing in in-space transportation services, raised $150M in Series B funding led by Founders Fund, bringing its total funding to $225M, to expand its team and advance production of its Helios and Mira vehicles. - learn more
  • Nusano has secured over $115M in Series C financing, led by The Wasatch Group, to accelerate the commercialization of its radioisotope production technology, aimed at improving cancer treatment and medical diagnostics. - learn more
  • Future Trash, a multidisciplinary creative studio, has raised a $5M Seed funding round from TIRTA and General Catalyst to develop original intellectual property (IP) within Fortnite, focusing on building unique in-game content and experiences. - learn more
  • XType, the leading software company for multi-instance management on the ServiceNow platform, has raised a $21M Series A funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners to accelerate innovation and expand its platform capabilities on the ServiceNow platform. - learn more
  • 3Laws Robotics, a robotics company focused on building AI-powered platforms to enhance the safety, security, and operational efficiency of robotic systems, has raised a $4.1M Seed funding round led by TenOneTen Ventures. - learn more

LA Venture Funds
  • Watertower Ventures participated in the $8M Series A funding round for DocJuris, a leader in AI-based contract review and negotiation software that automates key tasks to streamline the contract process for enterprise teams and general counsels. - learn more
  • Progression Fund participated in a $3.7M Seed funding round for Permanent, a company focused on advancing sustainable agriculture by developing solutions that improve soil health and productivity. - learn more


LA Exits

  • Loom, an educational community platform that empowers women by providing comprehensive resources on reproductive health, sexual wellness, and parenting education, has been acquired by women's health brand Perelel, marking a significant expansion in the women's health and wellness sector. - learn more

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