Live-In Accelerator Launch House Is Raising a $10 Million Fund

Harri Weber

Harri is dot.LA's senior finance reporter. She previously worked for Gizmodo, Fast Company, VentureBeat and Flipboard. Find her on Twitter and send tips on L.A. startups and venture capital to harrison@dot.la.

Live-In Accelerator Launch House Is Raising a $10 Million Fund
Launch House Accelerator Plans to Expand Its Dorm-Like Approach to New York and Beyond
Launch House, a startup accelerator inspired by the rise of content houses and TikTok mansions, is raising a $10 million venture fund.

The company revealed its plans in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, but has yet to disclose any actual money raised for the fund. Axios first reported the news.

Unlike the famed Hype House—where a collective of social media influencers cram into a single space to collaborate on content—Launch House charges entrepreneurs and engineers for month-long stays and access to its community. The cost of joining reportedly ranges between $4,000 and $5,500.

The Los Angeles-based company was founded during the pandemic and secured $3 million in August to expand to New York as well as online, in part via the video-chat platform Gather. Launch House came under scrutiny last year after a “wild party” reportedly led to a coronavirus outbreak.

The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its plans.

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Meet SVT Fleet Solutions: Revolutionizing Fleet Management for a Zero Emission Future

David Shultz

David Shultz reports on clean technology and electric vehicles, among other industries, for dot.LA. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Outside, Nautilus and many other publications.

Meet SVT Fleet Solutions: Revolutionizing Fleet Management for a Zero Emission Future
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A new Los Angeles-based company, SVT Fleet Solutions, is hoping to capitalize on the coming wave of change by providing a one-stop-shop for fleet management that will enable owners to build and execute a plan to transition off of diesel and into zero emission technologies like batteries and hydrogen. “There really has not been any new fleet management companies in this space in over 10 years,” says Don Kelley, president of SVT. “I'm just thrilled that somehow– in some form or fashion–transportation is sexy again.”

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Samson Amore

Samson Amore is a reporter for dot.LA. He holds a degree in journalism from Emerson College and previously covered technology and entertainment for TheWrap and reported on the SoCal startup scene for the Los Angeles Business Journal. Send tips or pitches to samsonamore@dot.la and find him on Twitter @Samsonamore.

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