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| Mar 21, 2022 | Techstars LA Unveils Health Care-Heavy Spring 2022 Accelerator Class | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
In recent years, Techstars Los Angeles managing director Matt Kozlov has witnessed local investors pour more and mor... |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Neo-Bank Dave Lands $100 Million FTX Investment To Grow Crypto Presence | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Two months after going public on the Nasdaq, digital banking app Dave is doubling down on its cryptocurrency plans a... |
| Mar 21, 2022 | The Number of New Female-Founded Unicorns Quadrupled in 2021 | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
2021 was a banner year for female-founded unicorns—and at first glance, this year is on track to deliver more of the... |
| Mar 20, 2022 | Mercedes-Benz Offers a Glimpse Into a Future Where Your Car Parks Itself | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Angelenos famously hate parking, but soon their cars may be able to park themselves thanks to a collaboration betwee... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Can WeHo-Based Wheels’ Get More Underserved Angelenos to Ride E-Bikes? | When Los Angeles launched its micromobility pilot in 2019, it had big dreams for improving transportation equity for all Angelenos.
Three years later, less than 3,000 people make use of micromobility programs aimed at helping poorer section... |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Riot Games Alum Raises Millions for Web3 Studio Battlebound | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Battlebound, the stealth gaming startup behind the anonymously launched Web3 game Evaverse, has raised more than $4.... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | California Bill Would Let Parents Sue TikTok, Snap for Kids’ Social Media Addictions | California parents would be able to sue social media giants like TikTok and Snap for addicting their children to online apps under a new bill proposed by state lawmakers.
The legislation, called the Social Media Platform Duty to Children Ac... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Netflix Is Testing an Extra Charge for Users Who Share Passwords | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
The days of watching Netflix for free on someone else’s account could soon come to an end.
The streaming giant said ... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Miso Robotics Teams With Chipotle On Automated Tortilla Chip-Maker | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
If you’re having some chips and guacamole at a local Chipotle in Southern California later this year, there’s a chan... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Snap Is Bringing AR Experiences To Local Landmarks | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Social media giant Snap is taking a step toward its goal of overlaying the physical world with digital objects, laun... |
| Mar 16, 2022 | BayaniPay's Deal with East West Bank Will Make It Easier to Send Funds to the Philippines | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
BayaniPay, a Manhattan Beach-based fintech startup that provides cross-border money transfers to Asian countries, ha... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | This Week in ‘Raises’: Acorns Lands $300M, Griffin Gaming Partners Seals $750M Fund | 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 ([email protected]).Venture Capital
Irvine-based fintech ... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | LA Tech ‘Moves’: ChowNow, Slickdeals and GoGuardian All Hire Female CMOs | Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile here... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Slingshot Aerospace Raises $25 Million to Keep Track of Earth’s Crowded Orbit | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Space data and analytics startup Slingshot Aerospace has expanded its Series A round by adding $25 million in new fu... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Rivian Stock Tanks on Missed Earnings Expectations, Shareholders Lawsuits | Rivian saw its stock slump as much as 13% in after-hours trading Thursday after the company announced it had missed earnings expectations—by a lot.
The Amazon-backed, Irvine-based electric automaker suffered a $2.5 billion net loss in the f... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Venture Firm Chapter One Launching Crypto-Focused Incubator | While some skeptics argue that crypto is a trend, venture investors like Chapter One are betting that it’s here to stay.
After raising a $40 million fund in December to back early-stage Web3 startups, the Los Angeles-based venture capital f... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | TikTok Launches SoundOn To Help Music Artists Monetize Songs on the App | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Social media giant TikTok has turned little-known musicians into mainstream stars by boosting the popularity of thei... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Office Hours: Factors To Consider When Broadening Your Startup Beyond Its Core Vertical | Every startup’s goal is growth - and, when funded by venture capital, there is often an immense pressure to grow widely and as fast as possible.
Many startups that have established a strong foothold begin with narrow markets and then have t... |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Mobile Gaming Unicorn Scopely Invests $20 Million In New Game Studio | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Mobile games studio Scopely is investing $20 million in a new game developer called Burlingame Studios and plans to ... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Facing Backlash, Disney CEO Publicly Opposes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Disney CEO Bob Chapek on Wednesday publicly opposed Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, days after the med... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Acorns Hits Unicorn Status With $300 Million Raise, Eyes Expansion Into Crypto | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Savings and investing app Acorns is now a unicorn valued at $1.9 billion after closing a $300 million Series F fundi... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Menlo Microsystems Raises $150 Million to Build Smaller, Smarter Electronic Switches | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Menlo Microsystems, an Irvine-based maker of electronic switches, has raised $150 million in new funding as it looks... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | PledgeLA, GRID110 Seeking Second Cohort of Black and Latinx Startup Founders in LA | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Despite Black- and Latinx-led startups raising record amounts of funding in 2021, the fact remains that the startup ... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Rivian Shareholder Sues Over Electric Vehicle Pricing Saga | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian is under fire again for the manner in which it has priced its cars.
In the wake... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | PopID Wants You to Ditch Your Cards and Pay With Your Face | There are few activities that necessitate a working phone more than live concerts and events: It’s how you show your tickets, pay for food and merchandise, coordinate with friends and post on social media. Once a battery dies, an attendee i... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Gumball Raises $10 Million To Grow Its Podcasting Ad Marketplace | Gumball, a Los Angeles-based adtech platform allowing advertisers to place “host-read” ads on podcasts, has raised $10 million in Series A funding, it announced Tuesday.
The funding round was led by venture firms Union Square Ventures and G... |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Dental Startup Pearl Gets FDA Clearance for AI-Powered X-Ray Platform | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
A West Hollywood-based startup has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for what it calls the first artif... |
| Feb 28, 2022 | These Are LA's Top Venture Capitalists of 2022, According to Their Fellow VCs | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
On the heels of a record-setting year for Southern California’s startup environment, we asked more than 30 leading L... |
| Feb 26, 2022 | LA’s Ukrainian Community Seeks More Visas for Country’s Tech Workers | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has rocked the latter’s fledgling tech and venture capital landscape, and prompted calls from Ukrainian community leaders in Los Angeles to expand the H-1B visa program to accommodate possible refugees.
“We need... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | LA Tech ‘Moves’: MedMen Has a New CFO, While TrueCar and H2scan Find New COOs | Moves, our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile here... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Netflix Doubles Down On Interactive Stories With Trivia Show ‘Cat Burglar’ | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Netflix has released a new cartoon that blurs the line between TV and video games—the latest move in its push into g... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | SaveLive Raises $135 Million to Save Small Music Venues Hurt by the Pandemic | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
When it launched in 2020 as a venture to bail out small music venues crushed by the pandemic, SaveLive claimed it ha... |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Activision Shareholders Sue Over Microsoft Buyout | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Two Activision Blizzard shareholders have filed separate lawsuits challenging the game publisher’s impending $69 bil... |
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| Behind Her Empire: ClassPass Founder Payal Kadakia on How Her Heritage Inspired Her Entrepreneurship | On this episode of Behind Her Empire, entrepreneur Payal Kadakia talks about how her Indian heritage helped her become the entrepreneur she is today.
Kadakia is the founder of ClassPass, a fitness and wellness membership app that was acquir... |
