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Sure, Snapchat raised a $468M round on New Year's Eve. But instead of staring with our mouths agape, we've decided to run down some other Los Angeles startups who've raised big-time rounds in the past year. After all, there's much more to the LA startup scene than those disappearing video messaging magicians. Here are five companies worth keeping an eye on.
- In August, ZipRecruiter announced that they'd raised a $63 million Series A round. The Santa Monica-based online hiring platform has seen some serious growth since their days of rotating around founders' kitchen tables. And yes, they'll be hiring at LA Uncubed.
- For Thanksgiving, most people celebrate with football and an oversized turkey. Rowl celebrated with a hefty Series A - $4.3 million, to be exact. The event discovery startup is based out of Santa Monica.
- Based out of Marina Del Rey, self-appointed leader in Mobile Identity solutions TeleSign has some big-time investors who agree, to the tune of a $49 million Series B last year. (Yes, they'll be at LA Uncubed, too.)
- WorkPop's still in beta, but the hiring platform aimed at hourly tasks already raised a $7.9 million Series A in September.
- Gaining a massive YouTube audience is great for e-cred, but monetizing? That's the real end game. Epoxy helps online video producers optimize their business, and they've done some optimizing of their own thanks to a $6.5 million Series A. Oh, and LA Uncubed? They'll be there as well.
ZipRecruiter, TeleSign, and Epoxy aren't the only upcoming startups who'll be in attendance at LA Uncubed on January 30 - from Whisper to Tinder to ChowNow, some of LA's finest will be hiring and inspiring at the Annenburg Community Beach House in Santa Monica. You won't want to miss it.
