LA Tech Week in Review: 7/29/18-8/4/18

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 8/4 including the LA startup fundings , exits, and events. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED IN LA TECH LAST WEEK

The next-generation solution for commerce distribution centers and supply chains, inVia Robotics , raised $20M in Series B funding led by Point72 Ventures . Upfront Ventures, and Embark Ventures also participated in this round. This LA startup was founded by Daniel Parks , Lior Elazary , and Randolph Voorhies and it has now raised a total amount of $29M over three rounds.

We shined a spotlight on the largest funding rounds in LA Tech for July - These 9 LA Startups Raised the Most Funding in July 2018

MobLab , the makers of games for economics and business management founded by Walter Yuan and Stephanie Wang in 2011, has raised $3.05M in funding according to a recent SEC filing.

According to a recent SEC filing, Dray Alliance , the on-demand container trucking service for last mile delivery, has raised $1.36M in funding. The filing indicates that there were 9 participants in the round. The filing also lists Hank Cui and Hao Yu as Directors with Habo Wen as both an executive and director.

We took an in-depth look at all venture activity in Los Angeles in July, broken down by round - The LA TechWatch July 2018 LA Venture Capital Funding Report

Beauty Social has raised $1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing lists Hyun Young Cho as CEO.

WeeCare , the discovery platform for childcare, has raised $4.2M in funding from investors that include Social Capital and Fuel Capital . This is the second round of funding for WeeCare, which was founded by Jesse Forrest , Jessica Chang , and Matt Reilly in 2017.

According to a recent SEC filing, Tap Systems , the makers of Tap, a wearable keyboard and mouse, has raised $306K in funding. Tap Systems was founded by Dovid Schick and Sabrina Kemeny in 2015.

According to a recent SEC filing, Channel Factory , has closed $500K of a $2.5M convertible note offering. The filing indicates that there was 1 participant in this tranche. The filing lists Tony Chen and Mike Chen as Directors and Executives and lists Michael Cao as a Director. Tony and Mike Chen are involved with a video distribution and data platform focused on YouTube called Channel Factory. Cao runs a cryptocurrency consulting firm.

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