The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for LA startups for 4/30/2025 featuring funding details for Apex, Deferred, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.
Apex – $200M Series C
AEROSPACE
Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has raised $200M in Series C funding led by Point72 Ventures and 8VC. Founded by Ian Cinnamon and Max Benassi in 2022, Apex has now raised a total of $322M in reported equity funding.
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PiLogic – $4.1M
AI
AEROSPACE
CYBERSECURITY
PiLogic, an AI reasoning engine for aerospace and cybersecurity, has raised $4.1M in funding according to a recent SEC filing. The filing indicates that the round comes from eleven investors. PiLogic was founded by Johannes Waldstein in 2024.
Deferred – $3.6M Seed
FINTECH
REAL ESTATE
Deferred, a platform that facilitates fee-free 1031 exchanges, has raised $3.6M in Seed funding led by B Capital and Fika Ventures. Deferred was founded by Judd Schoenholtz, Alex Farrill, and Aaron LaRue in 2024.


