This Week in ‘Raises’: SaveLive Lands $135M, Wilshire Lane Hauls $40M for Proptech Fund

Molly Wright

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This Week in ‘Raises’: SaveLive Lands $135M, Wilshire Lane Hauls $40M for Proptech Fund
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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 Molly Wright ( molly@dot.la ).


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Venture Capital

L.A.-based SaveLive , which looks to acquire small music venues that have been hurt by the pandemic, has raised $134.5 million in funding, according to an SEC filing.

Valencia-based hydrogen sensor maker H2scan raised $70 million in capital from U.K.-based investment group LetterOne and South Korean energy company GS Energy.

Good Culture , an Irvine-based cottage cheese brand, raised $64 Million in Series C funding led by nutrition-focused investment firm Manna Tree.

Santa Monica sports media startup Wave Sports + Entertainment raised $27 million in Series B funding led by private equity firm TZP Group.

Marina Del Rey-based child care platform WeeCare raised $17 million in new funding , according to an SEC filing.

L.A.-based Fama , which helps HR departments screen job applicants’ social media presence, raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Silverton Partners.

De La Calle , an L.A.-based beverage startup, raised a $7 million growth equity round led by private equity firm KarpReilly.

L.A.-based freight management platform Warp raised a $2.4 million seed round led by Bee Partners.

DishDivvy , a Glendale-based food marketplace app, raised $1.3 million in pre-seed funding led by 10X Venture.

Funds

L.A.-based, proptech-focused venture capital firm Wilshire Lane Capital raised $40 million for its first fund from investors including JPMorgan Asset Management, Nile Capital and Morgan Properties.

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