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What are LA's Hottest Startups? Top VCs Rank Them.
What are LA's Hottest Startups? Top VCs Rank Them.
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dot.LA talked to Southern California's top venture capitalists to find out the hottest startups.
One of them had not even launched when 2020 began. A number doubled or even 16x'd their valuation in the span of a few short months. It's no surprise the pandemic radically altered these companies' value. Today, we published the top Series A startups. Look for dot.LA's seed startup rankings tomorrow.
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