Last week, several tech companies in LA were busy gathering seed funding. Read on to find out what new developments are underway. This is the Built In LA weekly refresh.
Orca Security pulled in $55M. The cloud-native security company just closed on its Series B round led by ICONIQ Growth, bringing its total venture funding to date to $82 million. This raise follows the company’s Series A earlier this year. The startup’s tech can quickly map out and scan a client’s data estate and cloud assets for security concerns without human maintenance. The capital will help Orca expand its product and up its efforts in sales and marketing. [TechCrunch]
Sike Insights raised $1M. With the goal of keeping companies’ cultures intact during remote work, this startup is working to bring team members together by helping them develop emotional intelligence. The investment is part of a pre-seed funding raise and will enable the company to develop its flagship product, Kona, an AI-based tool that can analyze how people feel through the language they use in messaging. [Built In LA]
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CESPPA secured $6M. This seed funding round for the cybersecurity company was led by Fika Ventures and Freestyle Capital. Its platform helps tech companies connect with more than 1,700 security researchers to ensure customers’ information stays safe. A few companies that already use CESPPA include Veritone, CreatorIQ and Karuna Health. [Built In LA]
Aglet got $4.5M. The startup has created a mobile game that allows players to explore the real world in search of virtual sneakers. Users can build a shoe collection of digital sneakers designed after their real-life counterparts. With the new funds from its seed round, Aglet is hiring game designers to grow its virtual universe. [Built In LA]
HomeLister raised $4.5M. In an effort to help homesellers retain as much of their equity as possible, this startup’s platform allows users to pay for only the services they want when it comes to putting their homes up on the market. The startup’s seed funding round was led by MetaProp and Homebrew. The capital will help the company invest in tech and marketing, reach more markets and update its website. HomeLister is also hiring in marketing and brokerage. [Built In LA]
