| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.12.2014 |
LaunchpadLA Shifts Away From Accelerator Model
| One of the highest profile startup accelerators in Los Angeles, LaunchpadLA, is officially shifting its model and getting out of the startup accelerator market--handing over its space to General Assembly, with its various partners embarking... |
| 21.04.2014 |
LaunchpadLA Grad Preact Raises $4.6M
| Preact, a developer of software to help software companies reduce churn in their subscription customers which came out of Los Angeles-based startup incubator/accelerator Launchpad LA, has raised $4.6M in a funding round. The company said th... |
| 13.03.2014 | Klutch snags $1.5M in hopes of making group scheduling mainstream | Group messaging startup GroupMe sold for $85 million just over a year after launch. Klutch believes group scheduling has just as much potential.
With $1.5 million in fresh capital led by Los Angeles, Calif. startup accelerator LaunchpadLA, ... |
| 13.03.2014 | Funding Daily: March 13, 2014 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Here are the day’s funding stories: Online educat... |
| 13.03.2014 | Klutch snags $1.5M in hopes of making group scheduling mainstream | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Group messaging startup GroupMe sold for $85 mill... |
| 12.11.2013 | Want to land a spot in that startup accelerator? Heed these 5 smart tips from fellow founders | Sure, there are tons of startup accelerators and incubators. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to get into. Some have acceptance rates on par with Ivy League schools!
You know that having a solid team and some kind of business plan is impo... |
| 16.07.2013 |
Mark43 Raises $1.95M From Launchpad LA, Others
| In what might be the geographically furthest investment so far by Los Angeles startup accelerator Launchpad LA, the accelerator is one of the investors in a Boston-based startup tackling law enforcement information sharing software. Boston'... |
| 17.05.2013 | A list of top LA accelerators and incubators
Retrieve Voicemail Online or By Phone | Amplify, Launchpad, MuckerLab, Idealab and Science among those churning out new startups
(Updated to reflect more up to date information for Start Engine and Curious Minds)
s I have noted before, the tech scene in Los Angeles is on the rise... |
| 28.02.2013 | Tuition.io Raises $1M in Seed Funding | Tuition.io (formerly known as Binksty), a provider of a free tool for managing student loans, raised $1m in seed funding.
Backers included Mohr Davidow Ventures, Mesa+, Jerry Neumann, Rob Glaser, Richard Wolpert, Troy Carter, and Launchpad ... |
| 27.02.2013 | Six Weeks From Launch, “Mint For Student Loans” Contender Tuition.io Hits $250M Under Management, Lands $1M In Seed | Currently, outstanding national student loan debt is over $1 trillion, $864 billion of which is backed by ye olde federal government. According to the Center for American Progress, the majority of those loans have an interest rate higher th... |
| 16.01.2013 | Funding Daily: Purple people eater | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Today was all about people. I wrote about a nine ... |
| 16.01.2013 | ChowNow raises $3 million to give restaurants quick, easy online and mobile tools | LOS ANGELES, Calif. — ChowNow, a Facebook-enabled ordering platform for restaurants has raised $3 million in a Series A round.
ChowNow gives restaurants streamlined mobile-and-online-ordering templates and marketing consulting services for ... |
| 06.01.2013 | Launchpad LA to Provide $100K | Launchpad LA will double funding and companies participating in its fifth class will receive up to $100k.
In the effort to reduce the pressure for startups to raise their next round, the Santa Monica, CA-based accelerator will continue to p... |
| 04.01.2013 |
LaunchpadLA Opens Spring Applications, Bumps Investment Dollars
| Santa Monica-based startup accelerator LaunchpadLA has just opened up its spring 2013 class applications, and bumped the amount it invests in startups. The accelerator--run by Sam Teller--is one of a crop of startup accelerators which have ... |
| 23.10.2012 | Tradesy Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding | Tradesy, a Santa Monica, CA-based startup that builds peer-to-peer marketplaces for women who buy, sell, and trade fashion from their closets, has received a $1.5m in seed funding.
Backers include Rincon Venture Partners, 500 Startups, Dany... |
| 16.10.2012 | Lettuce Raises $2.1M in Seed Funding | http://vimeo.com/47375568
Lettuce, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of an online order management solution, has raised $2.1m in seed funding.
Backers include Crosscut Ventures, 500 Startups, Launchpad LA, Baroda Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, ... |
| 15.10.2012 | Startup offers designer footwear, personalized just for you | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Online spending will grow by 20 percent this year... |
| 15.10.2012 | Startup offers designer footwear, personalized just for you | Online spending will grow by 20 percent this year, Citi Research estimates, which makes it an excellent time to have an e-commerce site.
Milk & Honey joins the growing ranks of fashion-oriented retail sites hoping to cash in on the tren... |
| 22.08.2012 | Top 15 US Startup Accelerators Ranked; Y Combinator and TechStars on Top | Lately, you can’t scroll through Twitter or browse a tech blog without stumbling on another new startup accelerator or incubator program. And Tech Cocktail is no exception: we cover and promote these programs because they benefit entreprene... |
| 21.08.2012 | Tuition.io, The Mint.com Of Student Loans, Now Manages Over $60M In Debt Across Its Platform | Tuition.io, a company out of Launchpad.la accelerator, is now accounting for over $60 million in aggregate user debt on its platform.
Essentially the Mint.com for students in debt, aTuition.io lets kids fresh out of college get a better han... |
| 06.06.2012 | Incubators and accelerators flourish in LA | As investors look to get in on early stage LA companies, incubators and accelerators explode
As we gear up for our second Vator Splash LA (swimmin’ pools, movie stars…), we can’t help but marvel at the LA tech scene. Startups are flourishin... |
| 30.04.2012 | Incubators matter: The average Y Combinator company is worth $45.2M | Does it matter whether your fledgling company spends a stint in an incubator? Does it ever! Forbes‘ recent ranking of incubators around the country found that the average Y Combinator company is worth $45.2 million. Just try doing that on y... |
| 08.03.2012 | Triptrotting Raises Funding | Triptrotting, a Santa Monica, California-based company that operates an international community connecting travelers with like-minded locals, has raised funding.
The amount of the deal remained undisclosed.
Backers include Google Ventures, ... |
| 08.11.2011 | Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup | Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. There are significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top V... |
| 01.06.2011 | Five to Follow on Twitter for Raising Capital | June 1, 2011 min read
Joe Fernandez knows social media -- and, by extension -- venture capital.
After spending nearly three months with his jaw wired shut -- a result of corrective jaw surgery in 2007 -- Fernandez's primary form of communic... |
| 14.02.2011 | Can You Really Build A Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley? | Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Mark Suster, a 2x entrepreneur who has gone to the Dark Side of VC. He started his first company in 1999 and was headquartered in London, leaving in 2005 and selling to a publicly traded French service... |
| 18.03.2010 | Los Angeles Mentorship Program Launchpad LA Opens Applications For Its Second Session | Silicon Valley has long been heralded as the Mecca for startups, but it isn’t the only city in California to give rise to promising tech companies.
Los Angeles has a growing startup community, and is home to startups like DocStoc and a few ... |
| 07.01.2010 | Never Mind the Valley: Here’s Los Angeles | Best known for its movie stars, sun and surf, Los Angeles probably isn’t the first place you’d think to breed technology. But when you consider the influence of investors like Jason Calacanis and Mark Suster, in addition to the fact that co... |
| 05.01.2010 | 5 Great Blogs For Funding Advice | The best advice we can give you is to know your audience. You don’t try to sell booze to pregnant women, you don’t make God-jokes in Utah and you don’t get a term sheet without tailoring your pitch. Investors are already blogging about what... |
| - | Want to land a spot in that startup accelerator? Heed these 5 smart tips from fellow founders | Sure, there are tons of startup accelerators and incubators. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to get into. Some have acceptance rates on par with Ivy League schools!
You know that having a solid team and some kind of business plan is impo... |