Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest LA startup funding rounds for Q2 2021. I have included some additional information as well such as industry and brief funding description, to further the analysis for the state of venture capital in LA. For the purposes of this analysis, only equity funding rounds were considered.
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17. IRIS.TV $18.0M
Round: Series B
Description: IRIS.TV is a video data platform focused on onboarding, processing, and activating video data. Founded by Field Garthwaite, Richie Hyden, and Robert Bardunias in 2013, IRIS.TV has now raised a total of $24.1M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Intel Capital, Progress Ventures, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Social Starts, and Quest Venture Partners.
Investors in the round: Ari Paparo, Intel Capital, Michael Shehan, Mike Baker, Mirae Asset Venture Investment, Quest Venture Partners, WISE Ventures
Month of funding: April
Industry: Advertising, Advertising Platforms, Analytics, Brand Marketing, Data Integration, Publishing, Software, Video
Founders: Field Garthwaite, Richie Hyden, Robert Bardunias
Founding year: 2013
Total equity funding raised: $24.1M
The TechWatch Media Group audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties (LA Tech, NYC Tech, London Tech, Paris Tech, Boston Tech) TechWatch Media Group is the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the world’s most innovative organizations and startups at scale including having prominent brand placement in a high-visibility piece like this, which will be read by the vast majority of key influencers in the Los Angeles business community and beyond. Find out how to run a digital campaign that will return your investment here.