LA Tech Week in Review: 3/31/19-4/6/19

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 ending 4/6 including the LA startup fundings , exits, and events including news for Vertical Companies, GIBLIB, and much, much more… USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO SEE THE FULL LA TECH WEEK IN REVIEW

Vertical Companies is the vertically integrated cannabis company that have multiple operations including developing, permitting, and distributing cannabis. It was founded by Todd Kaplan in 2014, and Vertical raised a $58M Series A round led by Merida Capital Partners .

We took a look at the top LA startup funding for the month of March. Find out who made the cut - These are the 5 Largest LA Tech Startup Funding Rounds of March 2019

Lucid Sight , the blockchain gaming company, has raised $6M in Series B funding from investors that include Digital Currency Group , Frontier Venture Capital , Galaxy Digital , Salem Partners , Animoca Brands , and BreakawayGrowth Fund . Founded by Fazri Zubair , Octavio Herrera , and Randy Saaf in 2015, Lucid Sight has now raised a total of $11M in reported equity funding.

GIBLIB , the medical education startup which dubs itself the Netflix of Medical Education, has raised $2.5M in funding from investors that include Mayo Clinic , Michelson 20MM Foundation , USC Marshall Venture Fund , and Wavemaker 360 . Founded by Brian Conyer and Jihye Shin in 2015, GIBLIB has now raised a total of $3.5M in reported equity funding.

We took a look at the top LA startup fundings for the first quarter of 2019, a quarter in which LA startup raised more than $650M - These 14 LA Startups Raised the Most Capital in Q1 2019

Wone is a luxury athleisure startup founded by Kristin Hildebrand and Ryan Hildebrand and it raised $1.4M in a Seed Round led by pre-seed, VC firm, Bolt .

A look at LA Venture Capital firm news for the second half of March - The LA Venture Capital News Digest: 4/1/19

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The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/8/19

The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 4/8/19

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