| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2025 | Media and Advertising Industry Expert JP Maheu Named Chairman of Moments Lab Board of Directors | U.S. Market Expansion Architect and Former Twitter Executive to Guide AI Video Discovery Company's Next Growth Phase
NEW YORK, Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Moments Lab, a leader in AI-driven video discovery, today announced the appoi... |
| 27.08.2025 | BAND and PlayVS Partner to Launch State-by-State Communication Hubs for Scholastic Esports | BAND & PlayVS Logos
BAND, a group communication platform, has partnered with PlayVS, a leading scholastic esports platform, to provide streamlined communication tools for coaches, players, and parents. This collaboration aims to help ma... |
| 20.01.2023 | Maine Department of Education Recognizes this Year’s MPA eSports Finalists | Organized by the Maine Principals Association (MPA), Central Maine Community College hosted the first in-person Maine eSports championships on its Auburn campus. eSports is a form of competition using video games. This year’s champions are:... |
| 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... |
| 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.
... |
| 03.11.2021 | Who rules the world: major startup studios of the world | Who rules the world: major startup studios of the world |
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| 22.09.2021 | PlayVS teams up with Special Olympics to bring esports to more schools | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| 22.09.2021 | PlayVS teams up with Special Olympics to bring esports to more schools | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PlayVS has teamed up with Special Olympics North America to offer esports to Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools.
The Los Angeles... |
| 07.07.2021 | Harena Data creates 5 businesses that support amateur esports | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Harena Data has a complex business with five different ways to support amateur esports and sports. CEO Derek Pew acknowledges that comp... |
| 07.07.2021 | Harena Data creates 5 businesses that support amateur esports | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
Harena Data has a com... |
| 27.05.2021 | Nintendo games are officially becoming high school esports | Nintendo and youth esports organization PlayVS have announced a collaboration to bring competitive Nintendo games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Splatoon 2 to high school gaming leagues this fall season. This marks the first time that ... |
| 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... |
| 24.11.2020 | PlayVS Raises $10.5M to Organize Varsity ESports | Santa Monica-based PlayVS, a platform that organizes high school esports leagues, raised $10.5 million, SEC filings show.
The injection of money comes just as PlayVS is making a push to expand across all 50 states and diversify their offeri... |
| 21.08.2020 | With Most High School Sports Sidelined, Esports Is Having a Moment in the Spotlight | As school gets back in session, the pandemic has limited the number of available extracurricular activities
PlayVS, which helps schools compete in esports leagues, expects participation this year to double or triple, due at least in part to... |
| 15.08.2020 | Стартапы недели: сервис мобильной аналитики, продажи через личный мессенджер и редактор для удаления фона с картинки... | А также обзор прошлогодних проектов.
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| 01.08.2020 | State High School Organizations Should Have Proper Resources Before Supporting Esports | Is this the future for high school video gamers? The Gaming Campus in Lyon, France where students at ... [+] this e-sports school train to become professional video games players. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD/AFP via... |
| 22.01.2020 | PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S.
PlayVS already uses its software platform to... |
| 22.01.2020 | PlayVS brings Fortnite to high school and college esports tournaments | PlayVS will bring organized Fortnite competitions to high schools and colleges in the U.S.
PlayVS already uses its software platform to organize popular esports tournaments for high schools, and this deal marks the first time it is expandin... |
| 19.09.2019 | PlayVS Raises $50 Million | - |
| 19.09.2019 | High School Esports Company PlayVS Raises $50 Million In Funding | High school eSports platform company PlayVS announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding led by New Enterprise Associates
PlayVS — a platform for high school esports — announced that it raised $50 million in Series C funding. Th... |
| 18.09.2019 |
PlayVS Adds $50M In Series C Funding
| Los Angeles-based PlayVS, a startup which is creating a nationwide e-sports league for high schoolers, has raised $50M more in a Series C funding round. According to the company, the funding was led by NEA, and also included Battery Venture... |
| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS raises $50 million more for high school esports platform | PlayVS has raised $50 million for its platform for high school esports. The round comes just 10 months after the company raised a previous round of $30.5 million and 15 months after PlayVS raised $15 million. That’s $96 million in only 15 m... |
| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS picks up $50 million Series C to build out high school esports | PlayVS, the platform that allows high school students to compete on varsity esports teams through their school, has today announced the close of a $50 million Series C led by existing investor NEA. Battery Ventures, Dick Costolo and Adam Ba... |
| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS Scores Third Round ($50M) In 13 Months To Bring Esports To High Schools
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PlayVS, a startup building the infrastructure and an official platform for high school esports, has raised a $50 million Series C in its third funding round over a 13-month period.
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| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS raises $50 million more for high school esports platform | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PlayVS has raised $50 million for its platform for high school esports. The round comes just 10 months after the company raised a previ... |
| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS Scores Third Round ($50M) In 13 Months To Bring Esports To High Schools
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| 18.09.2019 | PlayVS Raises $50M |
SANTA MONICA, CA, PlayVS has raised $50 million Series C led by NEA.
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| 17.08.2019 | Стартапы недели: российский сервис для нумизматов Maktun, конструктор игр для детей Roblox и другие проекты | Сооснователь United Investors Александр Горный пишет об интересных стартапах.
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| 19.12.2018 | 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley to watch in 2019 | Silicon Valley remains the undisputed leader of the U.S. startup scene. But 2018 also left some investors envious of the exits taking place in other parts of the country — with Cisco acquiring Michigan’s Duo Security for $2.35 billion and S... |
| 19.12.2018 | 10 startups outside of Silicon Valley to watch in 2019 | 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!
Silicon Valley remains the undisputed leader of t... |
| 26.11.2018 | Term Sheet — Monday, November 26 | BIG BETS
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| 25.11.2018 | NEA Joins $30.5M Series B for PlayVS | PlayVS – the startup building the infrastructure and official platform for high school esports – today announced its Series B funding of $30.5 million led by Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers owner... |
| 25.11.2018 | Elysian Park Ventures Leads $30.5M Series B for PlayVS | PlayVS – the startup building the infrastructure and official platform for high school esports – today announced its Series B funding of $30.5 million led by Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers owner... |
| 22.11.2018 | High School Esports Company PlayVS Raises $30.5 Million Series B | PlayVS is a company that is building an infrastructure for high school esports that has raised $30.5 million in Series B funding led by Elysian Park Ventures — which is the private investment arm for the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group.... |
| 21.11.2018 |
PlayVS Adds $30.5M For High School eSports Network
| Los Angeles-based PlayVS has raised $30.5M in a Series B funding, to continue buildout of its high school, eSports network, the company said this week, led by the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group. The funding also included New Enterprise... |
| 21.11.2018 | PlayVS Secures $30.5M in Series B Funding | PlayVS, a Los Angeles, CA-based infrastructure and official platform for high school esports, secured $30.5m in Series B funding.
The round was led by Elysian Park Ventures with participation from New Enterprise Associates, Science Inc., Cr... |
| 21.11.2018 | PlayVS Bags $30.5M in Series B |
LOS ANGELES, CA, Startup building the infrastructure and platform for high school esports, announced a Series B funding of $30.5M led by Elysian Park Ventures.
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| 20.11.2018 | With investors knocking, PlayVS opens the door to a $30M Series B | PlayVS, the company bringing esports infrastructure to high schools across the country, has today announced the close of a $30.5 million Series B financing. The round was led by Elysian Park Ventures, the investment arm of the L.A. Dodgers,... |
| 20.11.2018 | PlayVS raises $30.5 million for high school esports platform | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
PlayVS has raised $30.5 million for its platform for high school esports. The round comes just five months after PlayVS raised $15 mill... |
| 20.11.2018 | PlayVS raises $30.5 million for high school esports platform | PlayVS has raised $30.5 million for its platform for high school esports. The round comes just five months after PlayVS raised $15 million.
Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group, led th... |
| 20.11.2018 | Daily funding roundup - November 20th, 2018 | Jump Technologies raised $2M; Enboarder raised $4M; Alcide raised $7M; Item 9 Labs raised $7.7M
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| 13.09.2018 | PlayVS taps League of Legends in launch of high school esports platform | PlayVS, the startup bringing an e-sports infrastructure to the high school level, has today announced that it will partner with Riot’s League of Legends for its early-access season.
High school students across five states, including Connect... |
| 15.08.2018 | Стартап дня: платформа для организации студенческих соревнований по киберспорту PlayVS | Платформа составляет расписание игр и ведёт статистику.
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| 09.07.2018 | PlayVS CEO Delane Parnell to talk high school esports at Disrupt SF | The gaming world is evolving at a rapid clip. No longer is the idea of the lonely gamer a reality. Twitch and Discord have brought gamers together and given everyone the opportunity to see just how talented some of these young players are. ... |
| 21.06.2018 | Detroit Entrepreneur’s PlayVs is First E-Sports League for High Schools | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
As a kid in the 1990s, Delane Parnell spent his formative years around Detroit’s 7 Mile and Burgess neighborhood in a home with no Internet. Today, he’s the founder and CEO of... |
| 04.06.2018 | Silicon Beach Report June 4: PlayVS Raises $15 Million Series A | - |
| 04.06.2018 | Term Sheet — Wednesday, June 4 | BRAIN DRAIN
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| 04.06.2018 |
PlayVS Finds $15M For High School eSports Infrastructure
| Los Angeles-based PlayVS, which is developing eSports infrastructure centered around creating an official high school eSports league, has raised $15M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included... |
| 04.06.2018 | PlayVS, bringing esports infrastructure to high schools, picks up $15 million | PlayVS, the startup building esports infrastructure at the high school level, has today announced the close of a $15 million Series A funding round. The financing was led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from existing invest... |
| 19.04.2018 | PlayVS wants every high school to have an esports team | Nearly 200 colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada are actively recruiting for esports scholarships. But unlike other sports, there is currently no real infrastructure for high school esports.
PlayVS, a Science-backed startup o... |
| - | The Founders of Color Changing LA's Startup World | Even after the tech industry's reckoning after the killing of George Floyd last year, the startup world is still overwhelmingly dominated by white men.
Of the $150 billion in venture funding raised by U.S startups last year, just $1 billion... |
