Here are the latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 9/20/18. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
The Search for Product-Market Fit (the Holy Grail)
Every entrepreneur believes they have the greatest product that is going to revolutionalize the world, worthy of venture capitalists bathing them in piles of cash to achieve their dream. But, venture capitalists don’t back products, they back winning business models. And, winning business models are anchored by companies that have the potential to generate lots […]
7 Tips For Building The Right People Relationships
In big business, as well as startups, I have found that your effectiveness can be highly correlated to your ability to build and maintain people relationships, often more so than hard work, or how many hours you give. But all relationships are not the same, and your ability to distinguish between positive and negative, or […]
The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 9/19/18
The latest venture capital, seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 9/19/18 featuring funding details for MusicLens.
Men Outspend Women Now on Clothing and Shoes. Is Your Store Connecting with Them?
Millennial men represent a growing demographic in ecommerce for fashion and grooming products so understanding millennial men’s purchasing decisions is more important than ever.
6 Market Research Sources That Fit A Limited Budget
A common excuse I hear from entrepreneurs for not doing the work is that real market research takes too much time, and costs too much money. Perhaps that was once true, but in this age of the worldwide Internet, big data, and pervasive business intelligence in every industry, you can use the following steps to get the data you need with very little time and cost
Dray Alliance Raises $1.1M to Digitize The Container Industry
The US container industry is estimated to be ~$10B but it still operates utilizing archaic, outdated methods. LA startup Dray Alliance changes that by digitizing the container industry with its on-demand platform that allows shippers to instantaneously find drivers for freight shipments. Integrated with AI functionalities, Dray Alliance provides full transparency and information so that drivers can […]
How to Use Storytelling in Change Management
Stories have a lot of power — the power to inspire, delight, provoke, and even change people. Last year, North Americans spent more than $11B at the movies, showing how deeply people enjoy stories that entertain and enlighten them. Movies show how powerful stories can change people — and they have the potential to change […]
The New Restaurant Experience: Robot Servers, Cooks And Hostesses
Rising labor costs and rents worldwide are driving retail establishments toward a mechanical future, potentially leaving 66 million human workers in jeopardy.
LA Tech Week in Review: 9/9/18-9/15/18
With so much going on in the thriving LA tech and startup ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the news in the space. We keep you abreast of a few of things that you may have missed in LA Tech news for the week of ending 9/15 including the LA startup fundings, exits, and events. USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO […]
The 20 Largest Global Startup Funding Rounds of August 2018
A look at the largest startup funding rounds from August 2018 on a global scale including funding for Outset Medical, Yi+, Orchard Therapeutics, Paladina Health, Deezer, Moviebook Co., Nikola Motor Company, Rappi, KLOOK, Maimai, DoorDash, and many more…