The New York Times has a lengthy article on the current trials and tribulations of cryptocurrency entrepreneur Brock Pierce, who got his start as part of the Los Angeles startup community. In The ...

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 ...

Los Angeles-based Charlie annoucned this morning that it has raised $7.5M in a venture funding round, and has launched a new, banking service aimed at retirees and soon-to-be-retirees who are older ...

Los Angeles-based Gigs announced this morning that it has raised $2.7M in a pre-seed funding round, to go towards its platform that helps connect companies with job seekers looking for hourly jobs.

San Diego-based ecoATM Gazelle, which operates a network of kiosks which people use to trade in obsolete smartphones and mobile devices, says it has raised $50M more in a new "growth equity" funding ...

San Diego-based Blacksmith Medicines and Forge Therapeutics said Monday that the two companies are in a definitive merger agreement. Financial details of the merger were not announced. According to ...

San Diego-based Pack, a developer of e-commerce tools, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. The funding was led by Norwest Venture Partners, and also included Alpaca and Vanterra Ventures.

Santa Barbara-based Beni, a startup which lets users find and buy secondhand apparel and accessories, said this morning that it has raised $5M in funding. According to the company, the funding was ...

San Diego-based cybersecurity products developer MedCrypt, which focuses on cybersecurity for medical devices, says it has raised $25M in a SEries B funding round. The funding came from Intuitive ...

San Diego-based biopharmaceuticals firm Ampllifica, which is developing treatments for androgenic alopecia (hair loss) in both male and female patients, says it has raised $11.8M in a Series A funding ...

Los Angeles-based Fabric has raised $4M for an effort to bring augmented reality to live events, according to the company. According to Fabric, the funding was led by Sapir Venture Partners, and also ...

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Humankind, announced this morning that it has raised $4.2M in a seed stage funding. The company said the funding was co-led by High Alpha Capital and Strand Equity.