dot.LA - About the company
dot.LA is a seed company based in Santa Monica (United States), founded in 2020 by Spencer Rascoff and Sam N Adams. It operates as an Online portal offering LA startup news. dot.LA has raised $4M in funding from investors like Upfront Ventures, Greycroft and GeekWire. The company has 291 active competitors, including 22 funded and 16 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TechCrunch+, Inc42 and Sifted.
Company Details
dot.LA, the soon-to-be-launched news and events company dedicated to covering L.A.’s startup and tech ecosystem
- Website
- dot.la
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@dot.la
- Registered Address
- Santa Monica, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2020
Location
Santa Monica, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$4M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
20th among 291 active competitors
Employee Count
16 as on Dec 31, 2022
Investment & Acquisitions
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Legal entities associated with dot.LA
dot.LA is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
INTERSECTION MEDIA GROUP, INC. CIN: 842042554 , United States, Active | Jun 06, 2019 | - | 2 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
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dot.LA's funding and investors
dot.LA has raised a total funding of $4M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Jan 09, 2020 for $*****. 71 investors participated in its latest round. dot.LA has 32 institutional investors and 43 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of dot.LA:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 09, 2020 | 8814726 | Seed | 6777272 | 7728434 | 4459996 | 1480661 |
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dot.LA's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of dot.LA's key team members:
- Spencer Rascoff: Co-Founder of dot.LA and founder of 2 other companies, HeyLibby and Supernova Partners Acquisition. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Sam N Adams: Co-Founder & CEO of dot.LA. Contact Info: 1 email address
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dot.LA's employee count trend
dot.LA has 16 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is the same as what it was in Dec 21. Here is dot.LA's employee count trend over the years:
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dot.LA's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of dot.LA include TechCrunch+, Inc42 and Sifted. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of dot.LA, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  TechCrunch+ 2005, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Online platform providing multi-category news | - | 73/100 | |
2nd | Online platform offering startup news | $5.76M | 70/100 | ||
3rd |  Sifted 2018, London (United Kingdom), Series A | Online platform publishing content focusing on startups | $9.17M | 68/100 | |
4th | Online platform offering professional social networking and startup news | $677K | 57/100 | ||
5th | ArcticStartup 2007, Helsinki (Finland), Seed | Online platform providing news on startups | - | 55/100 | |
6th | Tech in Asia 2011, Singapore (Singapore), Acquired | Startup focused news and information provider | $13M | 55/100 | |
7th | EU-Startups 2010, Hartheim am Rhein (Germany), Acquired | Regional startup news platform covering Europe | - | - | 54/100 |
8th | Online platform publishing content focusing on startups | $3.46M | 54/100 | ||
9th | SmartCompany 2007, Melbourne (Australia), Unfunded | Online news platform | - | - | 53/100 |
10th | The Nordic Web 2014, Copenhagen (Denmark), Funding Raised | Data-driven analyses on the Nordic startup and technology scene | - | 50/100 | |
20th | dot.LA 2020, Santa Monica (United States), Seed | Online portal offering LA startup news | $4M | 41/100 |
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dot.LA's Investments and acquisitions
dot.LA has a total of 1 investment in Everytable. dot.LA has not made any acquisitions as of now.Reports related to dot.LA
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News related to dot.LA
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dot.LA Raises $4M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Jan 10, 2020•dot.LA, Comcast Ventures, March Capital, Maveron and 17 others
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Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches dot.LA, a news site for Southern California techGeekWire•Jan 09, 2020•dot.LA, Comcast Ventures, Maveron, Greycroft and 25 others
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