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. It was a massive week for Tech in LA . CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN LA TECH LAST WEEK

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Bird, the electric scooter sharing company founded by Travis VanderZanden in 2018, has raised $15M in Series A funding from investors that include Lead Edge Capital, Tusk Ventures, Goldcrest Capital, Valor Ventures, and Craft Ventures.

According to a recent SEC filing Violet Grey, the commerce platform focused on the intersection of beauty products and content, has raised an additional $9M in funding. This brings the total funding for the company founded by Ariella Feldman, Cassandra Grey, and Tiffany Bensley to $27.8M over four funding rounds. Investors in previous rounds include SV Angel, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Marker, Red Sea Ventures, and MDC Ventures.

Workast, the Slack-based task manager and collaboration tool founded by Guillermo Gette in 2017, has raised $1.9M in seed funding led by Greycroft.

DroneBase, the software solution that provides imagery and video using drones, has raised $12M in funding from investors that include Upfront Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Hearst Ventures, and DJI. This brings the total funding to $19M over four rounds for the company founded by Daniel Burton and Eli Tamanaha in 2014.

Lumi, the company that providers packaging and shipping supplies to ecommerce retailers, has raised $9M in Series A funding from investors that include Spark Capital, Forerunner Ventures, and Homebrew. The company was founded by Jesse Gene and Stephan Ango in 2009.

Adaptive Studios, Inc., Emmy®-winning entertainment studio turning to content creation, has raised $16.5M in Series B funding led by AMC Networks with participation from Atwater Capital. The company has raised $24.9M over 2 rounds of funding.

Miso Robotics, the company developing AI-driven robots that assist chefs in making food, has raised $10M in Series B funding from Acacia Research and Levy Restaurants. Founders David D. Zito, Robert Anderson and Ryan Sinnet have raised $13.1M to date.

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