<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.002.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7832"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7832" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.002.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-002" /></a></p> Today, I take a look at the state of <strong>venture capital and seed funding</strong> during the all of October, both in <strong>Los Angeles </strong>and nationally. Analyzing some publicly available data from our friends at <a href="https://crunchbase.com">CrunchBase</a>, we break down the national aggregate statistics for all funding deals by stage of funding (Angel/Seed, Series A, Series B, and Series C+, as well as venture unspecified rounds less than $10M). <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/2016/11/the-october-2016-la-venture-capital-and-early-stage-funding-report/2/">CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL REPORT</a></strong></h2> <h2><strong>Quick Takeaways:</strong></h2> October was a stellar month for startup funding in Los Angeles with aggregate funding approaching $500M for the month. The growth was driven across the board, across all stages with a number of notable Series C+ and Series B deals. Nationally, startup funding was down 35% at an aggregate level. <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.003.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7833"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7833" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.003.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-003" /></a></p> <strong>For your tweeting convenience: </strong> Average Angel/Seed round in LA for October was $2.6M <a href="https://ctt.ec/lm8r2">Tweet this</a> $17.95M was invested across early stages rounds in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/f8BJG">Tweet this</a> Average Angel/Seed round in the US for October was $1.8M <a href="https://ctt.ec/EVQ4z">Tweet this</a> $207.6M was invested across early stages rounds in the US in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/bbh48">Tweet this</a> 8.7% of early stage funding nationally went to startups in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/BkZ5e">Tweet this</a> <strong> </strong> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.004.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7834"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7834" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.004.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-004" /></a></p> <strong>For your tweeting convenience:</strong> Average Series A round in LA for October was $9.5M <a href="https://ctt.ec/ePQdb">Tweet this</a> $37.9M was invested across Series A rounds in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/2Pwc4">Tweet this</a> Average Series A round in the US for October was $9.99M <a href="https://ctt.ec/b418W">Tweet this</a> $479M was invested across Series A rounds in the US in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/PdaLC">Tweet this</a> 6.54% of Series A funding nationally went to startups in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/952fL">Tweet this</a> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.005.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7835"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7835" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.005.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-005" /></a></p> <strong>For your tweeting convenience:</strong> Average Series B round in LA for October was $21.22M <a href="https://ctt.ec/3a6C1">Tweet this</a> $106.1M was invested across Series B rounds in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/c_mPN">Tweet this</a> Average Series B round in the US for October was $20.9M <a href="https://ctt.ec/2_In7">Tweet this</a> $689M was invested across Series B rounds in the US in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/sc9jB">Tweet this</a> 15.4% of Series B funding nationally went to startups in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/MO2om">Tweet this</a> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.006.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7836"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7836" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.006.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-006" /></a></p> <strong>For your tweeting convenience:</strong> Average Series C+ round in LA for October was $47.8M <a href="https://ctt.ec/7W5Cc">Tweet this</a> $287M was invested across Series C+ rounds in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/xXS6Q">Tweet this</a> Average Series C+ round in the US for October was $32M <a href="https://ctt.ec/Gubfc">Tweet this</a> $1.4B was invested across Series C+ rounds in the US in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/AdO5b">Tweet this</a> 21.14% of Series C+ funding nationally went to startups in LA in October <a href="https://21.14% of Series C+ funding nationally went to startups in LA in October https://latechwat.ch/2eXGmB2 via @LATechWatch #LAtech #digitalLA">Tweet this</a> <strong> </strong> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.007.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7837"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7837" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.007.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-007" /></a></p> <!--nextpage--> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.008.jpeg" rel="attachment wp-att-7838"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7838" src="https://www.latechwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LA-venture-capital.008.jpeg" alt="la-venture-capital-008" /></a></p> <strong>For your tweeting convenience:</strong> $456M was invested in seed and venture financing for #startups in October in LA across 24 deals <a href="https://ctt.ec/80Uc0">Tweet this</a> $3B was invested in seed and venture financing for #startups in October in the US across 303 deals <a href="https://ctt.ec/R2vXC">Tweet this</a> 15% of startup funding nationally went to startups in LA in October <a href="https://ctt.ec/Z8Hfr">Tweet this</a>