Funded Community and Lifestyle Startups in Oakland
Among the 12 most-recent disclosed rounds shown for community and lifestyle startups in Oakland, the largest disclosed amount is Joy’s $14M Series A on 202…
Among the 12 most-recent disclosed rounds shown for community and lifestyle startups in Oakland, the largest disclosed amount is Joy’s $14M Series A on 2025-11-15. That figure is a clear outlier relative to the rest: the next-largest disclosed rounds are Dutch’s $18M Series B (2023-10-11) and Safe Passages’ $270K (2024-07-09), with several other disclosed amounts clustered in the hundreds of thousands to low millions ($500K to $3M range across multiple entries). Stage classification is also mixed: 4 of the 12 entries show “Series Unknown” and 2 are marked “undisclosed,” meaning disclosed sizing is concentrated in a subset of the timeline.
The rows span from 2021-11-07 (The People’s Ecosystem) through 2026-03-05 (Garrett County Community Action Committee), with multiple fundings clustering in the 2023–2024 window (Digital Democracy on 2023-12-20 at $500K; Dutch on 2023-10-11 at $18M; Safe Passages on 2024-07-09 at $270K). All listed companies are Oakland, California-based, so the geographic signal is city-consistent even as stages vary from Grant ($30K) through Venture - Series Unknown (The People’s Ecosystem at $1M).
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Frequently asked
What stands out on round size in this Oakland community-and-lifestyle slice?
Dutch’s $18M Series B (2023-10-11) is the largest disclosed amount in the 12-row view, and it materially exceeds the other disclosed rounds. After Dutch, the largest disclosed amounts include Joy’s $14M Series A (2025-11-15) and then $3M rounds (Bloom on 2022-09-13; Midday on 2022-07-22), with several entries below $1M (e.g., Digital Democracy at $500K on 2023-12-20; Realthy at $500K on 2022-04-12).
Are the rounds concentrated in a particular time window?
Yes. Several rounds fall in 2023–2024, including Dutch at $18M (2023-10-11), Digital Democracy at $500K (2023-12-20), and Safe Passages at $270K (2024-07-09). Earlier years also show clustering, such as 2022 with multiple disclosed rounds at $3M (Bloom and Midday) plus Realthy at $500K (2022-04-12).
How much of the list is not comparable on disclosed round size (Series Unknown or undisclosed)?
Out of 12 entries, 4 are labeled “Series Unknown” (e.g., Garrett County Community Action Committee on 2026-03-05 with undisclosed amount; Digital Democracy on 2023-12-20 at $500K; Safe Passages on 2024-07-09 at $270K; Youth ALIVE! on 2023-06-21 at $80K). Separately, 2 entries are explicitly “undisclosed” on amount (Garrett County Community Action Committee on 2026-03-05; BookNook on 2022-04-26).
What stage types dominate, based on the labels in these rows?
Stage labels are spread, but with notable anchors: Seed appears twice with disclosed $3M rounds (Bloom on 2022-09-13; Midday on 2022-07-22). Series B also appears twice with Dutch at $18M (2023-10-11) and BookNook labeled Series B with an undisclosed amount (2022-04-26), while Series A appears once with Joy’s $14M (2025-11-15).
Are there outliers besides the largest round—either very small or very different patterns?
Safe Passages’ $270K (2024-07-09) is a low disclosed datapoint relative to the top rounds ($18M and $14M), and several entries sit in the sub-$1M band (e.g., Digital Democracy at $500K on 2023-12-20 and Youth ALIVE! at $80K on 2023-06-21). On the other side, multiple mid-level disclosed rounds cluster around $3M (Bloom $3M; Midday $3M), making the $18M and $14M rounds the main size outliers.
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