Los Angeles-based SeatBoost, which offers up a service which lets passengers use their mobile phones bid on seat upgrades, says it has received an investment from International Airlines Group (IAG). Size of that investment was not announced...

Irvine-based Helpt, a provider of technical support services, says it has raised $850,000 in a seed investment round. The company said the funding came from Dealbrook Holdings II. According to Helpt, the investment will go to expand its ser...

Santa Monica-based DOG PPL, which operates a "canine social club", has received an investment from venture capital investment fund Ani.VC, the two said on Wednesday. Size of the investment was not announced. According to Ani.VC, the investm...

Solana Beach-based Alvys, a developer of logistics and supply chain management software, announced today that it has raised $20.5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Titanium Ventures (formerly Telstra Ventures), and also i...

Auto maker Volkswagen Group said this week that it will invest up to $5 billion in Irvine-based EV maker Rivian. According to the two, they are in a joint venture to create a "next generation software-defined vehicle" platform for both comp...

Los Angeles-based Pomerium, which says it has created a secure, clientless way to control web applications without a corporate VPN, says it has raised $13.75M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Benchmark, and also included ...

Santa Ana-based Kinetic, a startup which provides maintenance and servicing for electric vehicles and vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems, says it has raised $21M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Menlo Ventur...

San Diego- and Canberra, Australia-based Liquid Instruments said Wednesday that it has raised $12M in a funding round. The funding was led by Breakthrough Victoria, and also included Lockheed Martin Ventures, Acorn Capital, and Powerhouse V...

The Roddenberry Foundation said on Tuesday that it has launched a $1M prize aimed at early-stage ventures that use artificial intelligence (AI) to benefit humanity. According to the foundation, the prize is named after Gene Roddenberry, the...

Los Angeles-based Stanly, a startup which says it is developing a platform for "fans to connect, engage, and celebrate their favorite fandoms", has raised $8M in a pre-Series A funding, the company announced this morning. The company said t...

WndrCo, the venture fund of Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sujay Jaswa, said on Tuesday that it has raised over $460M for two seed and venture capital funds. According to the firm, it will focus on backing " the next generation of c...

Costa Mesa-based private equity investor CerraCap Ventures said today that it has made a strategic investment in OpsMX, a provider of continuous software development tools. Size of the investment were not announced. OpsMx's tools are used t...

Newport Beach-based TadHealth said this week that it has raised $1.6M in a funding round, to go towards its mental health services in education service. The company said the funding round was led by Halcyon Venture Partners, and also includ...

Los Angeles-based InfinitForm emerged from stealth today, saying it is developing an AI-copilot for mechanical engineers. The company says it received seed funding in December 2023 from Schematic Ventures. Amount of that seed funding was no...

San Diego-based Aardvark Therapeutics announced today that it has raised $85M in a Series C funding round. The funding was led by Decheng Capital and also included Cormorant Asset Management, Surveyor Capital, SymBiosis, Tetragon Financial ...

Los Angeles-based Elementary, a developer of AI-powered machine vision software, says it has received a round of strategic investment from Rockwell Automation. Size of that funding was not disclosed. The company says it is developing AI-pow...

La Jolla-based Enlaza Therapeutics, which is working on protein drugs, says it has raised $100M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Life Sciences Group of J.P. Morgan Private Capital, and also included existing investors F...

Monrovia-based LiNova Energy said this morning that it has raised $15.8M in a Series A financing round. The funding was led by Catalus Capital, and also include Saft, a subsidiary of TotalEnergies, Chevron Technology Ventures and a syndicat...

San Diego-based biotechnology company Endeavor BioMedicine said this morning that it has raised $132.5M in the company's Series C financing. The company said the funding was led by AyurMaya, an affiliate of Matrix Capital Management, plus n...

A former executive of SpaceX appears to have set up a new venture capital firm in El Segundo, according to a regulatory filing. The new venture firm is apparently named Interlagos Capital. According to reports, the new company is led by for...

Irvine-based Ecotrak, the developer of software used for facility management, has raised $30M in a funding round, the company said this morning. The funding was led by Respida Capital, and also included Carver Road Capital, plus Gala Capita...

Los Angeles-based finance and accounting software developer FloQast said on Wednesday that it has raised $100M in a Series E funding round, which valued the company at $1.6 billion. The funding was led by ICONIQ Growth, and also included BD...

San Diego-based Platform Science says it has raised $125M in new funding in a growth capital round, for the company's fleet and transportation software. The company said the funding came from C.R. England, Cummins, Daimler Truck, PACCAR, Ry...

San Diego- and London-based Bench Talent says it has formed out of the merger of two companies, Fulcrum, and the Future of Work consulting arm of Open Assembly. Financial details of the merger and investment were not announced. According to...

El Segundo-based defense startup Picogrid announced on Tuesday that it has raised $12M in a funding round. The funding was led by Initialized Capital, and also included Starburst Ventures, Credo Ventures, Giant Step Capital, Domino Venture...

San Diego-based Firestorm Labs, a developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), says it has received $12.5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Lockheed Martin Ventures, as well as Decisive Point, Silent Ventures, 645 Ventures, Ove...

Los Angeles-based Foxy.ai, which develops "hyper-realistic AI girlfriends" based on celebrities and influencers, says it has raised $1.5M in funding. Source of the funding was not disclosed, however, the company said the funding came from "...

Los Angeles-based Bitbrand announced this morning that it has raised $500K in its first funding round. The company said the funding came from Hustle Fund, Side Door Ventures, GFR Fund and others, including others blockchain and luxury inves...

Los Angeles-based Liquid Death, the maker of a heavily branded, flavored sparkling water, has raised $67M in a financing round, the company said this week. The company said the funding came from strategic partners, plus new investors, inclu...

Rakuten medical, a company developing precision therapies for treating cancer, has raised $119M in a Series E funding round. The company said the new funding came from Hikma, a global pharmaceutical company, and Mizuho Bank and Dai-ichi Lif...