| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.09.2022 |
Bitwarden Raises $100M to Meet Online Security Demand | Bitwarden, an open-source password manager, has raised $100 million as the rise of remote work and our increasingly online lives boosts demand for digital security tools.
Growth equity firm PSG led the funding round and was joined by Batter... |
| 26.07.2022 |
Why Is Every Social Media Company Pivoting to TikTok? | TikTok’s algorithm is dominating the social media landscape.
Instagram recently increased its push to re-create TikTok’s success, with the company changing its platform to prioritize Reels. Facebook is also shifting its interface to priorit... |
| 07.07.2022 |
Text Message Marketing Startup Emotive Lays Off 18% of Staff | Marketing startup Emotive laid off 30 people this week as the outlook on the economy continues to sour.
CEO Brian Zatulove said that 18% of the Sawtelle-based company’s roughly 167-strong workforce was cut, adding in an email statement that... |
| 27.06.2022 | A New Tide of LA Startups Is Tackling the National Childcare Crisis | The pandemic exacerbated a problem that has been long bubbling in the U.S.: the childcare crisis.
According to a survey of people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers conducted by the city’s WiSTEM Los Angeles ... |
| 06.06.2022 | SoCal SaaS is Back With Recurring Revenue Conference | Sutton Capital Partners’ annual Recurring Revenue Conference returns June 23rd, offering for the first time a hybrid model for in-person and virtual access to the subscription economy-focused event at the Hilton Los Angeles in Culver City.
... |
| 02.05.2022 | FaZe Clan Announces New West Hollywood Pop-Up Shop | Though it’s not an invite to FaZe Clan’s Burbank mansion, fans of the Los Angeles-based esports and entertainment organization will soon be able to plug themselves into its hype house vibes with the launch of a new pop-up store.
Founded in ... |
| 12.04.2022 | Snapchat Partners With Newsrooms on New ‘Dynamic Stories’ Feature | Snap wants to be at the forefront of breaking news.
On Tuesday, the Santa Monica-based social media firm launched Dynamic Stories, which allows news organizations to more easily share their content on the Snapchat app. The feature uses a pu... |
| 07.04.2022 | Female-Led Emmeline Ventures Launches, Backs Crypto Wallet Startup | Emmeline Ventures—a new all-female, minority-led venture capital firm—has set up shop in Los Angeles, with its first check going to a local early-stage crypto startup.
The new venture firm, based in L.A. and Phoenix, is still in the process... |
| 29.03.2022 | Fashion Tech Works Opens New Coworking Space for Emerging Designers | For Cindy Keefer, CEO of Fashion Tech Works, sustainability has always been a way of life. The woman behind Downtown Los Angeles’ new coworking incubator for designers and artists grew up a far cry from Hollywood, on an organic farm in Wisc... |
| 29.03.2022 | ‘Are You Guys Tech Dorks?’: Inside the Opening Night of the NFT LA Conference | On opening night of the inaugural NFT LA conference, a crowd of entrepreneurs, marketers, engineers, YouTubers, hucksters and NFT holders filed into the Los Angeles Convention Center to dish on the nascent technology that had brought them a... |
| 23.03.2022 | Snap Buys NextMind To Bolster Its AR Hardware Research | Social media giant Snap has bought NextMind, a Paris-based neuro-tech company that builds mind-controlled headbands, for an undisclosed amount.
The Santa Monica-based company said Wednesday that NextMind will bolster its augmented reality (... |
| 23.03.2022 | 1Question Aims to Gamify Educational Screen Time | After the pandemic shuttered schools and social activities, screen time among children nearly doubled as digital devices became their sole source of education, recreation and social activities.
The obsession with screens was noted in the El... |
| 23.03.2022 | Santa Barbara Cybersecurity Startups Are Having a Moment | Two cybersecurity startups that call Santa Barbara home have announced sizable Series B funding rounds.
Theta Lake, which makes security software for companies that use Zoom, Slack and similar tools to communicate, unveiled a $50 million Se... |
| 07.03.2022 | GoodRx Acquiring Pharmacy Platform VitaCare to Make Name-Brand Drugs Cheaper | Prescription drug platform GoodRx has made its latest foray into the lucrative world of name-brand drugs with the $150 million acquisition of pharmacy services platform VitaCare, it announced Monday.
Santa Monica-based GoodRx has agreed to ... |
| 07.03.2022 | The Revolution Is Coming for the Curb—Is LA Ready? | Sign up for dot.LA's daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California's tech, startup and venture capital scene.
It may look like unassuming concrete at first glance, but the curb could be the most valuable piece of real estate i... |
| 24.02.2022 | Wave Sports + Entertainment Raises $27 Million To Grow Its Sports Media Brands | Sign up for dot.LA’s daily newsletter for the latest news on Southern California’s tech, startup and venture capital scene.
Sports media startup Wave Sports + Entertainment (WSE) has raised $27 million in new funding from a host of investor... |
| 21.02.2022 | Art Created By Artificial Intelligence Can’t Be Copyrighted, US Agency Rules | Computers can now write poems, paint portraits and produce music better than many humans. But when it comes to the realm of intellectual property law, artwork made by machines can’t receive copyright protection, a federal agency has decided... |
| 17.02.2022 | 'Siberia Is Actually a Very Holistic Place': How Profi Founder Alina Trigubenko's Background Inspired Her New Startup for 'Soloprenuers' | Alina Trigubenko’s journey has taken her far and wide—from working at her parents’ restaurant in Siberia at age 9, to producing for one of Russia’s largest TV networks at age 18, to moving to the U.S. and founding her own startup at age 28.... |
| 16.02.2022 | Proptech Investor Fifth Wall Raises $159 Million For Its First European Fund | Fifth Wall—the Marina del Rey-based venture capital firm focused on real estate technology, also known as proptech—unveiled its first fund dedicated to the European market on Wednesday.
The venture firm said it had raised €140 million, or m... |
| 16.02.2022 | With New Funding, Auticon Looks to Grow Job Opportunities for Autistic Adults | Technology consulting firm Auticon just received a boost to its mission of helping companies hire more autistic employees.
Auticon (which styles its name “auticon”) announced Wednesday that it has received over $4 million in funding from th... |
| 16.02.2022 | Snapchat Partners With Ticketmaster to Match Users to Local Concerts | Snap and Ticketmaster are making it easier to “match” with your next post-pandemic concert experience.
On Wednesday, the Santa Monica-based social media firm unveiled a partnership with the ticketing marketplace to curate local concerts and... |
| 03.02.2022 | Text Message Marketing Startup Voyage SMS Raises $10 Million, Buys ‘Frenemy’ LiveRecover | Voyage SMS, which builds text message marketing tools for online stores, has closed a $10 million funding round as well as its first-ever acquisition, the company announced Thursday.
East Coast venture firms RiverPark and York IE led the fu... |
| 02.02.2022 | Inside Machina Labs, the AI Robotics Startup That Wants to Transform Manufacturing | The nondescript two-story building in Chatsworth still has remnants of its previous life as a coworking space; inside, there are vibrant abstract murals on the walls, meeting rooms and a full coffee bar. Only now, the ground floor is bustli... |
| 01.02.2022 | Snap Teams With Universal to Stream Its First Virtual Concert, Starring J.Lo | Social media giant Snap is teaming with Universal Pictures to present its first-ever virtual concert, starring Jennifer Lopez and Colombian singer Maluma.
The Santa Monica-based social media firm isn’t exactly hosting the event, which won’t... |
| 31.01.2022 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups of 2022? See Who VCs Picked in dot.LA’s Annual Survey | In Los Angeles—like the startup environment at large—venture funding and valuations skyrocketed in 2021, even as the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge and supply chain issues rattled the economy. The result was a startup ecosystem tha... |
| 28.01.2022 | How LA Beverage Startups Are Using NFTs to Build Their Brands | While you can’t drink an NFT, that isn’t stopping some beverage startups from looking to capitalize on the blockchain-enabled craze.
Non-fungible tokens have gained traction in the art world, where artists and creators are using the digital... |
| 27.01.2022 | Odell Beckham Jr. Is Feeling Bitcoin’s Current Dip—But Could Have the Last Laugh | Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. may be one game away from the Super Bowl, but he’s likely feeling a little lighter in the wallet amid Bitcoin’s ongoing selloff.
If the math is correct, Beckham is heading into the weekend’s ... |
| 25.01.2022 | ServiceTitan Reportedly Files for IPO at a Possible $18 Billion Valuation | ServiceTitan—which has parlayed its field service software for contractors into one of Southern California’s most valuable tech startups—has reportedly confidentially filed for an initial public offering, Business Insider reported Tuesday.
... |
| 23.08.2021 | Here Are LA's Top Angel Investors, According to Their Peers | In a year upended by crisis after crisis — the ongoing pandemic, the climate emergency, an insurrection in the capital — tech startup financing is not just bouncing back but altogether booming, and Los Angeles-based angel investors are a bi... |
| 13.05.2021 | Brainbase Launches Online Trademark Filing and Protection Platforms To Help Creators And Companies Safeguard Their Brand In Minutes | |
| 04.05.2021 | Tera Ventures Receives Additional EUR 43M from New International Partners | Tallinn-based VC Tera Ventures attracts new partners and an additional EUR 43M of funds. New international partners are excited to be present in the promising and rapidly developing region of the Baltics. Tera will be able to invest more ac... |
| 13.04.2021 | Tallinn’s seed-stage focused Tera Ventures closes €43 million fund | Tallinn-based Tera Ventures has closed a new fund, topping out at €43 million, with a global base of limited partners participating.
Tera will now count the European Investment Fund, under the EstFund, LHV Pension Funds, ITOCHU Corporation,... |
| 11.03.2021 | Let’s talk IP and M&A with Perkins Coie, Merus Capital & Brainbase at TC Early Stage in April | We’re just a few weeks out from the first TC Early Stage 2021 event on April 1-2. This two-day bootcamp helps early-inning founders develop core entrepreneurial skills for startup success. We’re talking essential topics led by experts in th... |
| 08.03.2021 | Announcing the agenda for TC Early Stage — Operations & Fundraising | As an early-stage founder, how do you identify the right investors? Or know how to hire the best possible team to set up your company for growth? Should you bootstrap, and if so, how do you do it successfully? How do you nail virtual pitch ... |
| 04.01.2021 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups of 2021? We Asked Top VCs to Rank Them | Despite — or in many cases because of — the raging pandemic, 2020 was a great year for many tech startups. It turned out to be an ideal time to be in the video game business, developing a streaming ecommerce platform for Gen Z, or helping r... |
| 04.01.2021 | What Are LA’s Hottest Startups? We Asked Top VCs to Rank Them | Despite — or in many cases because of — the raging pandemic, 2020 was a great year for many tech startups. It turned out to be an ideal time to be in the video game business, developing a streaming ecommerce platform for Gen Z, or helping r... |
| 01.09.2020 | Tech Moves: Brainbase Beefs Up C-Suite; Headspace Adds Former Quickbook Exec | Here are the latest updates on news affecting Los Angeles' startup and tech communities. Sign up for our newsletter and follow dot.LA on Twitter for more.
Today:
Rights Management Platform Brainbase Beefs Up C-Suite, Following $8M Raise
For... |
| 06.07.2020 | Meet the 24-Year-Old Trying to Disrupt the Intellectual Property Industry | Nate Cavanaugh has a penchant for prophecy. The 24-year-old founder of Venice-based Brainbase wrote a letter to his future self when he was 13 in which he presciently asked, "Do you still want to start your own computer company?" ... |
| 23.05.2020 | Licensing Platform Company Brainbase Secures $8 Million In Funding | Brainbase, a technology platform that helps companies manage any licensing, partnership or sponsorship agreement, announced it raised $8 million
Brainbase, a technology platform launched in 2016 by Nate Cavanaugh, Karl Johan Vallner, and Ni... |
| 22.05.2020 | Brainbase Raises $8M Series A | This week Brainbase announced its Series A fundraise, and we are excited to be part of the team.
Intellectual property licensing is a well-established business process, but it has been a largely sleepy software vertical. The licensing busi... |
| 20.05.2020 |
Brainbase Snags $8 In Series A
| Los Angeles-based Brainbase, a new startup developing software to help manage licensing, partnership and sponsorship agreements, has raised $8M in a Series A funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Bessemer Vent... |
| 20.05.2020 | Brainbase Raises $8M in Series A Funding | Brainbase, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a platform for companies to manage any licensing, partnership or sponsorship agreement from end-to-end in a single platform, raised $8m in Series A financing.
The round was led by Bessemer Vent... |
| 20.05.2020 | LA-based Brainbase raises another $8 million for IP-licensing management | Brainbase, the rights management platform that’s helping Hollywood studios manage the licensing rights to their cultural icons, has picked up another $8 million in financing.
Behind every popular story is an attempt to make money off of it,... |
| 20.05.2020 | Brainbase Raises $8M in Series A Funding |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Brainbase has raised $8M in Series A financing led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Nosara Capital.
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| 21.08.2019 | IP Licensing Platform Company Brainbase Raises $3 Million | Brainbase — the makers of IP licensing platforms Brainbase Assist and Marketplace — announced it raised $3 million in seed funding
Brainbase — the makers of intellectual property licensing platforms Brainbase Assist and Marketplace — has an... |
| 20.08.2019 |
Brainbase Gets $3M For IP Licensing
| Los Angeles-based Brainbase, a developer of intellectual property licensing software, has raised $3M in a seed funding round, the company said today. The round was led by Struck Capital, and also included Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventures,... |
| 20.08.2019 | Brainbase Raises $3M Led by Struck Capital | Brainbase, makers of intellectual property licensing platforms Brainbase Assist and Marketplace, today announced a $3 million seed round led by Struck Capital with participation from Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Sterling Road, and Wa... |
| 20.08.2019 | Brainbase Raises $3M in Funding | Brainbase, a Los Angeles, CA-based maker of intellectual property licensing platforms Brainbase Assist and Marketplace, raised $3m in seed funding.
The round was led by Struck Capital with participation from Tectonic Capital, Bonfire Ventur... |
| 19.08.2019 | LA-based Brainbase raises $3 million for its intellectual property licensing management tech | It’s been nearly a century since Walt Disney first introduced Mickey Mouse to the world. In the ensuing decades, Disney and the mythmakers of Hollywood have churned out storytelling franchises that are worth billions.
But the ways in which ... |
| 19.08.2019 | Daily funding roundup - August 19th, 2019 | Ally raised $8M; Blokable secured $23M; RedDoorz landed $70M
Huron: Horpn is a personal care product for men. Huron has raised $1 million in seed funding from RXBAR founders Peter Rahal and Jared Smith, CXT Investments, and Lean Luxe founde... |
| 20.02.2019 |
Brainbase Gets $1M For Brand Licensing Marketplace
| Los Angeles-based Brainbase, a new startup building an online marketplace for intellectual property licensing, has raised $1 in a seed funding round, the company announced Tuesday afternoon. According to the company, the funding was led by ... |
| 19.02.2019 | Brainbase Finalizes $1 Million Seed Round | - |
| - | Tallinn’s seed-stage focused Tera Ventures closes €43 million fund | Tallinn-based Tera Ventures has closed a new fund, topping out at €43 million, with a global base of limited partners participating.
Tera will now count the European Investment Fund, under the EstFund, LHV Pension Funds, ITOCHU Corporation,... |
| - | Brainbase’s New IP Tools Connect Directly to the US Patent Office | The legal services industry has long been seen as slow to innovate. Two new products that interface directly with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office aim to change that. Both are produced by intellectual property (IP) startup Brainbase.
Fi... |
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Companies like Apple and Bank of America were knocking on the door of VamosVentures when it decided it might as well capitalize on the increasing desire of corporate America to ... |
