LA Tech Week in Review: 9/2/18-9/8/18

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 9/8 including the LA startup fundings , exits, and events. USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO NAVIGATE THE FULL REPORT

Factual , the location data company, has raised an additional $42M in funding from investors that include Felicis Ventures and Upfront Ventures . Founded by Gil Elbaz in 2008, Factual has now raised a total of $104M in funding over four funding rounds.

Ordermark , the online ordering management systems for restaurants, has raised $9.5M in Series A funding from investors that include Techstars Ventures , RiverPark Ventures , Matchstick Ventures , Vertical Venture Partners , and Nosara Capital . Founded by Alex Canter , Jay Fuhr , Michael Jacobs , and Paul Allen in 2017, Ordermark has now raised a total of$12.6M in funding over four funding rounds.

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Westlake Village BioPartners, a new venture firm focused on life sciences, has announced the launch of its first fund with $32oM in committed capital. The firm is led by Dr. Beth Seidenberg (Kleiner Perkins, Amgen) and Dr. Sean Harper (Amgen).

The aviation company, Surf Air , provides all-you-can-fly private membership for frequent travelers in a private Pilatus PC-12. Founded by Cory Cozzens , David Eyerly , Reed Farnsworth , Scott Craig Porter , and Wade Eyerly in 2011, this LA startup has raised $9.1M in Venture funding, which brings the total funding amount to $92.9M over ten rounds.

Upcomer is the interactive, esports community founded by Babu Somasundaram and Patrik Hansen in 2016, and it has raised $2.1M in Seed funding led by Comcast Ventures and including participation from Courtside Ventures , Watertower Ventures , Imagination Capital , and Waverley Capital . Upcomer has now raised a total of $2.6M over two rounds.

According to a recent SEC filing, AthliOS , the connected fitness platform, has raised $1.3M in funding. The filing indicates that there were 13 participants in the round. The filing lists Robert Cell , Scott Sechrest , and Mark Thompson as Directors in the company.

Culture Genesis , the digital media lab for urban culture, has raised $200K in funding led by Betaworks . Culture Genesis was founded by Cedric Rogers earlier this year.

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