LA Tech Week in Review

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 this week including the fundings, exits, and events. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN LA TECH LAST WEEK

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Heal , the on-demand doctor service, has raised $26.9M in Series A funding led by Tull Investment Group and participation from Wayne Chang, HashtagOne, Slow Ventures, Paul E. Jacobs, David Ellison and Breyer Capital. The company has raised $44.35M over 4 rounds.

Oblong Industries , the software company that controls apps and data, has raised $65M in Series D funding from UTIMCO, Foundry Group, Morgan Stanley, Industry Ventures, Greenspring Associates. The 10-year-old company has raised $148.7M over their 7 rounds.

Science37 , the mobile technology and clinical trials organization, has raised $31M in Series B funding led by Redmile Group with participation from Sanofi-Genzyme BioVentures, dRx Capital, Lux Capital and Redmile Group. Oddly enough, they have now raised a total of $37M over their 2 rounds of funding.

Vertical Mass , the DMP marketplace for media and entertainment, has raised $5M in Series A funding from San Francisco 49ers, Magnetar Capital, Canyon Creek Capital, Formation 8, Sierra Wasatch Capital and Greycroft Partners. The company has raised $8M over their 2 rounds.

Codesmith , the immersive software engineering program, has raised $1.1M in Seed funding from Chad Troutwine. This is the company’s first round of funding.

Thrive Market , the company that is delivering affordable healthy food and health products, has raised a Convertible Note of $10M. The company has now raised $159M over just 4 rounds of funding.

Ritual , the new women’s vitamin company, has raised $5M in Seed funding led by Forerunner Ventures with participation from Rivet Ventures, Upfront Ventures, NEA and Norwest Venture Partners. Founder Katerina Markov Schneider has raised the second round for the company.

MEMSDrive , the company providing imaging software to mobile devices, has raised $11M in Series B funding. Walden International led the company’s first round of funding.

NEOGOV , the on-demand human resource team, has raised a Private Equity round from Warburg Pincus, for the company’s only round of funding.

Kernel Co., the company looking to improve our species cognition, has raised $100M in Venture funding from Bryan Johnson. This is the company’s first round of funding.

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