LA Tech Week in Review: 8/18/19-8/24/19

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 8/24 including the LA startup fundings , exits, and events including news for Tala, Wheels, ResortPass, and much, much more… USE THE ARROWS BELOW TO SEE THE FULL LA TECH WEEK IN REVIEW

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Tala , the financial lending solution for the underbanked, has raised $110M in Series D funding from investors that include GGV Capital , Data Collective DCVC , IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Lowercase Capital , Revolution , Thomvest Ventures , PayPal Ventures , and RPS Ventures . Founded by Shivani Siroya in 2011, Tala has now raised a total of $219.4M in reported equity funding.

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Wheels , the urban mobility startup, has closed its Series A funding, which was reported earlier in the year, at $38.57M according to a recent SEC filing. $2.7M of this amount is from a SAFE note and the remainder in equity. Confirmed investors in the round include Tenaya Capital , Naval Ravikant , Crosscut Ventures , Bullpen Capital , 3L Capital , and Marcy Venture Partners . Wheels was founded by Chris Stavlas (Lyft), Jonathan Viner (Wag!), and Joshua Viner (Wag!) in 2018.

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ResortPass , the booking engine for amenities at hotel and resorts, has raised an additional $8.7M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $9M and that fourteen investors participated in the close. The filing also lists Saar Gur of CRV as Director. Founded by Amanda Szabo in 2016, ResortPass had previously raised a total of $2.7M in reported equity funding.

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Brainbase , a platform for managing licenses, has raised $3M in Seed funding from investors that include Struck Capital , Tectonic Capital , Bonfire Ventures , Watertower Ventures , JJ List , Sterling Road , Kent Wakeford , and Moomin Characters . Founded by Karl Johan Vallner , Nate Cavanaugh , and Nikolai Tolkatshjov in 2016, Brainbase has now raised a total of $4M in reported equity funding.

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Luk , the booking platform for talent that includes models, photographers, makeup artists, and stylists, has raised $2.75M in Seed funding from according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $3.5M and that this close comes from seventy-one investors. Luk was founded by Zack Parker and Matt Finelli in 2016.

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Podcorn , the marketplace for podcast sponsorships, has raised $2.2M in Seed funding from investors that include 500 Startups , Bessemer Venture Partners , Global Founders Capital , and Alumni Ventures Group . Founded by Agnes Kozera and David Kierzkowski in 2019. This founding duo previously found YouTube influencer marketplace FameBit, which was acquired by Google in 2016.

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Sniffercat , the server-side automation platform that allows users to manage live and VOD content, has raised $725K in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the total offering is for $5M and that this close came from eight investors. Sniffercat was founded by Stuart McLean and Thomas Link in 2017.

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Live Tinted , the inclusive beauty community and eCommerce platform for women on all skin tones, has raised $560K in funding in its first close for a SAFE note according to a recent SEC filing. The total offering amount is $1M and this close comes from thirteen investors. Live Tinted was founded by Deepica Mutyala (formerly of Birchbox) in 2018.

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