Tech roundup: Amplify closes new fund, Hutch launches interior design app and more

Funding Rounds

▤ Summary

In 2016, the fund invested in Markett, The Flex Company, Stop, Breathe & Think, FloQast and Gem, all of which made Built In LAs 50 startups to watch in 2017. [Press Release] Apocalypse Now, the classic Vietnam War film written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola is becoming a video game. This week it was revealed that Coppolas film studio, American Zoetrope, would be sponsoring a team of veteran video game and crowdfunding professionals to tell the legendary story. [Press Release] SafeRide Health an LA-based startup backed by Amplify, announced its first partnership to help safely transport patients to and from their medical appointments. [SafeRide Health] Centerfield, the El Segundo-based adtech startup, announced a huge round of funding just hours into February.

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Amount - Total raised
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Date February 2, 2017 Announcement date
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Investors PMBC Group, socalTECH.com, Amplify Education, Centerfield Lead investors
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Company http://socaltech.com/amplify_closes___m_fund_for_more_startup_investments/s-0068955.html Funded company

▥ Classifications

industries
Fintech & Banking
applications
Web and Content Management

◇ AskAI Classifications

Labels
Education Software SaaS Assessment Software

▦ Linked Companies

Amplify
$100M to $250M
Comparably
$1M to $5M