# Launchpad LA: portfolio, investments and team

> Launchpad LA is an accelerator based in United States. 28 investments on record, latest Sept 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchpad-la (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Launchpad LA

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

Quiet New fund, Dec 2012 Accelerator

Seed Series A Series B Mobile Software

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **3703** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Cheque size, as they say **$25K – $100K** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%**

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## Launchpad LA highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 96% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.5M
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Accelerator (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $25K – $100K as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Mobile Software
- **Based in:** Santa Monica, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Tradesy](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)** **$30M** With 22 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Apr** **[DroneBase](https://millionrounds.com/company/dronebase)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[3TEN8](https://millionrounds.com/company/3ten8)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[AssetAvenue](https://millionrounds.com/company/assetavenue)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 6 others
- **May** **[The Noun Project](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-noun-project)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Jukin Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukin-media)** Venture · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Parachute Home](https://millionrounds.com/company/parachute-home)** Seed · US **$800K** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Klutch](https://millionrounds.com/company/klutch)** Seed · US **$1.5M** Sole investor
- **2013** 9 rounds
- **Nov** **[Listn](https://millionrounds.com/company/listn)** Seed · CA · pevc.dowjones.com **$500K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Mark43](https://millionrounds.com/company/mark43)** Seed · US · forbes.com **$1.9M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Panna](https://millionrounds.com/company/panna)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 17 others
- **Mar** **[Divshot](https://millionrounds.com/company/divshot)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.1M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Preact](https://millionrounds.com/company/preact)** Seed · US **$750K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Tuition.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/tuition-io)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Pathmatics](https://millionrounds.com/company/pathmatics)** Seed · US · pandodaily.com **$1.7M** With 10 others
- **Jan** **[Klutch](https://millionrounds.com/company/klutch)** Seed · US **$700K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Calaborate](https://millionrounds.com/company/calaborate)** Seed · US **$700K** With 2 others
- **2012** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Atlas Powered](https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-powered)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$700K** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Chromatik](https://millionrounds.com/company/chromatik)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[Tradesy](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)** Series A · US · gigaom.com **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **Oct** **[Lettuce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lettuce)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.1M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[ChowNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/chownow)** Series A · US · agileequity.com **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Connectifier](https://millionrounds.com/company/connectifier)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Big Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-frame)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.4M** With 11 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[JobSync](https://millionrounds.com/company/jobsync)** Series A · US **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[GameSalad](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamesalad)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Triptrotting](https://millionrounds.com/company/triptrotting)** Seed · US · socaltech.com **$300K** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[ZEFR](https://millionrounds.com/company/zefr)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole 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 registration **1 named**

ST **Sam Teller** Managing Director i Filing 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

[AudioMicro](https://millionrounds.com/company/audiomicro)[Big Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-frame)[Cojoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/cojoin)[DanceOn](https://millionrounds.com/company/danceon)[Datapop](https://millionrounds.com/company/datapop)[ElephantDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/elephantdrive)[GumGum](https://millionrounds.com/company/gumgum)[Jukin Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/jukin-media)[Lettuce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lettuce)[Mark43](https://millionrounds.com/company/mark43)[Melon](https://millionrounds.com/company/melon)[MobileRoadie](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobile-roadie)[Panna](https://millionrounds.com/company/panna)[Parachute](https://millionrounds.com/company/parachute)[Pose](https://millionrounds.com/company/pose)[Prospectwise](https://millionrounds.com/company/prospectwise)[Ranker](https://millionrounds.com/company/ranker)[Shopnation](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopnation)[Sometrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sometrics)[Swing By Swing](https://millionrounds.com/company/swing-by-swing)[TechForward](https://millionrounds.com/company/techforward)[Tradesy](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)[Victorious](https://millionrounds.com/company/victorious)[Weilos](https://millionrounds.com/company/weilos)[Zefr](https://millionrounds.com/company/zefr)[iBeatYou](https://millionrounds.com/company/ibeatyou) Adomic Cramster Fitzroy Toys Focus Gendai Games Guide Listn Milk and Honey Monospace Periodical Prevoty Survly TicketMob

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 listed **4 in all**

**[Divshot](https://millionrounds.com/company/divshot)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Oct 2015

**[Lettuce](https://millionrounds.com/company/lettuce)** Bought by [Intuit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intuit-prosperity-accelerator) **$30M** May 2014

**[Big Frame](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-frame)** Bought by AwesomenessTV **$15M** Apr 2014

**[Listn](https://millionrounds.com/company/listn)** Bought by [SFX Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sfx-entertainment) **Undisclosed** Jan 2014

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

New fund on file

**Raised**

a new fund in Dec 2012

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$30M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $25K – $100K
- **Sole investor:** 3 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2016
- **Exits:** 4 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *23*
- Series A said *3*
- Venture *1*
- Series B said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2016

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 5
- [37 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-ventures) 3
- [ACE Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-fund) 3
- [Bee Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners) 3
- [Clark Landry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clark-landry) 3
- [Daher Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daher-capital) 3

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## 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 Global** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**37 Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/37-ventures)[**ACE Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ace-fund)[**Bee Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bee-partners)[**Clark Landry** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/clark-landry)[**Daher Capital** Family office **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daher-capital)[**Double M Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/double-m-partners)[**Karlin Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karlin-ventures)[**Lowercase Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital)[**MESA+** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesa)[**QueensBridge Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners)[**Rincon Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rincon-venture-partners)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Launchpad LA put money into.

[**Tradesy** $30M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradesy)

## 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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