Los Angeles-based Supply Change Capital, a new venture capital fund focused on investments in food startups, has raised a $40M fund, the firm said this morning. The firm--led by investment veterans ...

Los Angeles-based Joyful Ventures has raised a new, $23M venture capital fund, focused on "sustainable protein", the firm announced this morning. Joyful Venture said it is a climate venture fund aimed ...

Los Angeles-based BetterBrand announced this morning that it has raised $6M in a Series A funding round. The company said the funding was led by VERSO Capital, and also included Gaingels Fund, Alexis ...

In the long tradition of April Fool's fake product announcements, Los Angeles-based alcohol delivery service Saucey "launched" a "product" this morning it called "Saucey Beer Goggles", ostensibly for ...

San Diego-based Mapp, a developer of digital marketing tools, said this morning that it has named Eric Lubow as the company's new Chief Product & Technology Officer. Lubow was most recently VP of ...

The founder of Los Angeles-based Fandango, J. Michael Cline. has died after a plunge from a Manhattan hotel, according to the NY Times. Cline--who was living in Palm Beach, Florida--reportedly fell ...

Los Angeles-based Afterparty announced late Tuesday evening that it has raised $5M in a funding round. The company said the strategic growth round was led by Blockchange Ventures, and also included ...

Los Angeles-based Faraday Future is jumping on the artificial intelligence (AI) craze, saying it is launching an "AI-powered" effort it for its FF 91 vehicle, which it calls the "Ultimate AI ...

San Diego-based Philter Labs, which makes filters designed to capture harmful particulate matter from vape pens, says it has raised $1M AUD (approximately $675K US) as part of an ongoing $4M, Series A ...

San Diego-based NanoImaging Services, a company which provides "cryo-electron" microscopy services to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, says it has received a growth equity investment.

A report from Reuters says that the European Union is expected to clear the acquisition of Santa Monica-based Activision by Microsoft for $69 billion. It's unclear what this means for the deal, which ...

Culver City-based immunotherapy developer ImmunityBio has received $470M in equity and debit financing from its founder, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the company said this morning. According to ...