| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.07.2025 | Boulevard Raises $80M in Series D Funding | Boulevard, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, raised $80M in Series D funding.
The round was led by JMI Equity, with participation from Index Ventures ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Pipe commits to embedded Capital as a Service | Financing startup Pipe has fully pivoted its business to offer embedded Capital as a Service to B2B companies looking to lend to their end customers.
Why it matters: The new product will make it easier for vertical SaaS platforms and paymen... |
| 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... |
| 10.08.2022 | Boulevard Raises $70M in Series C Funding | Boulevard, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of the client experience platform purpose-built for appointment-based, self-care businesses, raised $70m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Point72 Private Investments, with participation f... |
| 10.08.2022 |
Boulevard Parks $70M Funding Round
| Los Angeles-based Boulevard, which is developing a software platform for appointment-based, self-care businesses, said this morning that it has raised $70M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Point72 Private Investments, wit... |
| 09.08.2022 | Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings | Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the profess... |
| 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 | 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... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 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 ... |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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.
... |
| 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... |
| 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... |
| 15.12.2020 | True Lark Partners With Boulevard to Integrate Conversational AI Into Salon and Spa Management Platform | We’re excited to bring two sophisticated technologies together for the benefit of the broader beauty and wellness industry,'' said Srivatsan Laxman, CEO and Co-Founder of True Lark
PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) December 15, 2020
Today True Lark... |
| 23.11.2020 | Salon Booking App Boulevard Closes $27M Round | Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos came up with Boulevard when an impatient Stavropoulos couldn't book a hair appointment after hours. They figured, if you could order a burrito on Postmates at all hours, why wasn't there an app to schedule a... |
| 23.11.2020 |
Boulevard Finds $27M More For Salon Software
| Los Angeles-based Boulevard, which develops software to help salons manage their business operations, has raised $27M more in a Series B funding, the company announced on Monday. The funding was co-led by Index Ventures and Toba Capital, an... |
| 23.11.2020 | LA-based Boulevard raises $27 million for its spa management software | Boulevard, a spa management and payment platform, has raised $27 million in a new round of funding despite a business slowdown caused by the COVID0-19 pandemic.
Founded four years ago by Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos, Boulevard was inspi... |
| 23.11.2020 | Boulevard Raises $27M in Series B Funding | Boulevard, a Los Angeles, CA-based business management platform powering salons and spas, raised $27m in Series B funding.
The round was co-led by Index Ventures and Toba Capital, with participation from VMG Partners, Bonfire Ventures, Ludl... |
| 10.06.2020 | Ahead of the Great Re-Opening | SMBs are the engine of the economy. It’s not hard to argue that this is true. According to the US Small Business Administration, the US has 29m SMBs that employ 57m people (about half of the total workforce). These businesses include hair s... |
| 04.11.2019 |
Boulevard Jumps Into Salon Management, Finds $11M
| Los Angeles-based Boulevard, a startup offering up software to help salons and spas manage their business, have raised $11M in its Series A funding round, the company said today. The funding was led by Index Ventures and Bonfire Ventures. A... |
| 04.11.2019 | Boulevard Raises $11M in Series A Funding | Boulevard, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of management software platform for premium spas and salons, raised $11m in Series A funding.
The round was led by Index Ventures with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, BoxGrou... |
| 04.11.2019 | Daily funding roundup - November 4th, 2019 | Kover.ai and Soundcheck raised $1.5M; Gradeup landed $7M; Boulevard closed $11M
Kover.ai: Kover.ai invites businesses to use its API to build and distribute insurance products to their own customers. Kover.ai has raised $1.5 million in seed... |
| 04.11.2019 | Los Angeles-based Boulevard has raised $11 million for its software to manage salons and spas | Barbershops and salons in the U.S. represent a $315 billion industry, counting nearly 3 million small businesses and 4 million independent aestheticians among their ranks. It’s a business that has been slow to adopt modern technologies beca... |
| - | 25 HR leaders building the world's most innovative, inclusive workplaces amid upheaval in corporate America | Insider compiled its third annual "HR Innovators" list of 25 prominent figures. Some of this year's most innovative HR leaders (shown above, starting from the left) are Sara Cooper, Karsten Vagner, Shirley J. Knowles, and Elaine M... |
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Salon Booking App Boulevard Brings in $70M | Boulevard, a salon booking and payment platform, has raised $70 million in new funding.
The Los Angeles-based company’s Series C round was led by Point72 Private Investments, with Toba Capital, Index Ventures, Bonfire Ventures, BoxGroup and... |
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This Week in ‘Raises’: Boulevard Picks Up $70M, Maximus Secures $15M | A Los Angeles-based salon booking startup raised fresh funding to expand engineering and development and enhance tools offered on its platform. At the same time, a Santa Monica-based health company received the backing of Keith Rabois to op... |
