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Launchpad LA

Last cheque observed Sep 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund, Dec 2012Accelerator

SeedSeries ASeries BMobileSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque3703days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$30MCheque size, as they say$25K – $100KRounds led0 of 28Sole investor3 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch Launchpad LA

Launchpad LA highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 96% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$25K – $100K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
MobileSoftware
Based in
Santa Monica, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2016

    1 round

  2. Sept
    Tradesy$30MWith 22 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Apr
    DroneBaseSeed · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  5. 2014

    6 rounds

  6. Sept
    3TEN8Seed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  7. Jun
    AssetAvenueSeed · US$4.0MWith 6 others
  8. May
    The Noun ProjectSeed · US$2.0MWith 8 others
  9. May
    Jukin MediaVenture · US$1.0MWith 3 others
  10. Mar
    Parachute HomeSeed · US$800KWith 5 others
  11. Mar
    KlutchSeed · US$1.5MSole investor
  12. 2013

    9 rounds

  13. Nov
    ListnSeed · CA · pevc.dowjones.com$500KWith 4 others
  14. Jul
    Mark43Seed · US · forbes.com$1.9MWith 5 others
  15. May
    PannaSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.4MWith 17 others
  16. Mar
    DivshotSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.1MWith 7 others
  17. Mar
    PreactSeed · US$750KWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    Tuition.ioSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.0MWith 10 others
  19. Jan
    PathmaticsSeed · US · pandodaily.com$1.7MWith 10 others
  20. Jan
    KlutchSeed · US$700KWith 2 others
  21. Jan
    CalaborateSeed · US$700KWith 2 others
  22. 2012

    7 rounds

  23. Dec
    Atlas PoweredSeed · US · finsmes.com$700KWith 6 others
  24. Nov
    ChromatikSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.0MWith 14 others
  25. Oct
    TradesySeries A · US · gigaom.com$1.5MWith 6 others
  26. Oct
    LettuceSeed · US · techcrunch.com$2.1MWith 7 others
  27. Sept
    ChowNowSeries A · US · agileequity.com$2.5MWith 1 other
  28. Aug
    ConnectifierSeed · US$1.6MWith 3 others
  29. Jun
    Big FrameSeed · US · techcrunch.com$3.4MWith 11 others
  30. 2011

    2 rounds

  31. Nov
    JobSyncSeries A · US$1.6MWith 2 others
  32. Jan
    GameSaladSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor
  33. 2010

    2 rounds

  34. Dec
    TriptrottingSeed · US · socaltech.com$300KWith 2 others
  35. Jan
    ZEFRSeed · USUndisclosedSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration1 named

STSam TellerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

We also hold 2 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

26 of 39 we have independently watched raise

AudioMicroBig FrameCojoinDanceOnDatapopElephantDriveGumGumJukin MediaLettuceMark43MelonMobileRoadiePannaParachutePoseProspectwiseRankerShopnationSometricsSwing By SwingTechForwardTradesyVictoriousWeilosZefriBeatYouAdomicCramsterFitzroy ToysFocusGendai GamesGuideListnMilk and HoneyMonospacePeriodicalPrevotySurvlyTicketMob

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

DivshotBought by GoogleUndisclosedOct 2015
LettuceBought by Intuit$30MMay 2014
Big FrameBought by AwesomenessTV$15MApr 2014
ListnBought by SFX EntertainmentUndisclosedJan 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Launchpad LA. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

500 GlobalAngel5rounds together37 VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherACE FundVC firm3rounds togetherBee PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherClark LandryAngel3rounds togetherDaher CapitalFamily office3rounds togetherDouble M PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherKarlin VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherLowercase CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherMESA+VC firm3rounds togetherQueensBridge Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherRincon Venture PartnersVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Launchpad LA put money into.

Tradesy$30M · Sept 2016

Quick answers about Launchpad LA

What does Launchpad LA invest in?

Launchpad LA invests most often at Seed and Series A (96% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Mobile and Software.

How active is Launchpad LA?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2016.

What has Launchpad LA invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tradesy (Sept 2016).

How big are Launchpad LA's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M. It says it writes cheques of $25K to $100K.

Does Launchpad LA lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Launchpad LA invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Launchpad LA investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2016.

Who does Launchpad LA invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (5 rounds together), 37 Ventures (3 rounds together) and ACE Fund (3 rounds together).

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