The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track. The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 2/20/21 featuring funding details for eFuse, Census, Standard Cognition, and nineteen other rounds that you must know about.
Building Ventures
Envoy Raises $11M to Make Electric Vehicle Sharing a Building Amenity
In 2010, there were 17,000 electric cars on the road. By the end of the decade there were over 7.2M. This increase has been largely attributable to improvements in affordability and accessibility. Culver City-based Envoy is bringing electric cars to residential buildings, offices, hotels with its electric vehicle sharing service. Largely focused on the residential housing market, the company partners with building owners to offer access to its fleet of electric cars as a basic building amenity like a pool or clubhouse. LA TechWatch caught up with Cofounder and CEO Aric Ohana to learn more about Envoy’s focus on make mobility an amenity, the company’s future plans, and recent round of funding from investors that include Shell Ventures, Building Ventures, DENSO, Goodyear Ventures, GroundBreak Ventures, and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Impact Fund.
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The LA TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 11/12/2020
The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 11/12/2020 featuring funding details for Signal Automotive, Schoolyard Snacks, and much more.