Funded Startups in Malibu
Among the seven Malibu-based startups shown, the largest disclosed round is Horizon Surgical Systems’ $30M Series A on 2024-10-16, which dwarfs the next-la…
Among the seven Malibu-based startups shown, the largest disclosed round is Horizon Surgical Systems’ $30M Series A on 2024-10-16, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed amounts (Contractsafe’s $28M on 2023-01-18, then Oscar Wilde Spirits at $210K in 2022-06-08, followed by The Crypto Company’s $20K in 2023-10-10). The disclosed amounts also show a sharp split between large healthcare/government rounds and smaller food/crypto checks.
The list clusters around a late-2024 window: three entries (Horizon Surgical Systems 2024-10-16, NexGen Financial 2024-08-26, and The Crypto Company 2023-10-10) sit within roughly a year of each other, while the earliest date shown is Oscar Wilde Spirits on 2022-06-08. Stage and disclosure are mixed: 2 of 7 rounds are undisclosed (NexGen Financial 2024-08-26, Cynthia.io 2022-07-21) and another 3 of 7 are explicitly “Series Unknown” (NexGen Financial excluded for the undisclosed count), leaving only two clearly labeled Seed/Series A/other disclosed stages (Cynthia.io Seed; Horizon Surgical Systems Series A; Contractsafe remains “Series Unknown”).
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Frequently asked
What stands out most in the disclosed funding sizes for Malibu startups, and how does the top round compare to the rest?
Horizon Surgical Systems’ $30M (Series A, 2024-10-16) is the largest disclosed amount in the seven-row slice and sits just above Contractsafe’s $28M (2023-01-18). After those two, the remaining disclosed checks are much smaller—Oscar Wilde Spirits at $210K (2022-06-08) and The Crypto Company at $20K (2023-10-10).
Is there a tight timing cluster among these Malibu rounds, or are they spread out evenly?
They are concentrated toward the more recent end: Horizon Surgical Systems (2024-10-16) and NexGen Financial (2024-08-26) are within two months, while the next disclosed funding size cluster reappears at Contractsafe’s 2023-01-18. The earliest round shown is Oscar Wilde Spirits on 2022-06-08, creating a roughly two-year span across the seven entries.
How does sector representation look in this Malibu list, and which sectors cluster more than once?
Artificial Intelligence appears in 2 of 7 entries (Horizon Surgical Systems at 2024-10-16 with $30M; Cynthia.io at 2022-07-21). Financial Services also appears in 2 of 7 entries (NexGen Financial on 2024-08-26 as “Series Unknown/undisclosed,” and The Crypto Company on 2023-10-10 at $20K), while the other sectors are single-entry.
What portion of the rounds are undisclosed or have “Series Unknown,” and how does that affect interpretability?
2 of 7 entries are explicitly undisclosed (NexGen Financial 2024-08-26; Cynthia.io 2022-07-21), and 3 of 7 carry “Series Unknown” labels with amounts shown as $20K (The Crypto Company, 2023-10-10), $28M (Contractsafe, 2023-01-18), and undisclosed (Zuma Valley, 2023-07-19). Only Horizon Surgical Systems (Series A, 2024-10-16) and Cynthia.io (Seed, 2022-07-21) provide clearly labeled stages alongside amounts.
Are there outliers by sector or amount that would merit a closer look beyond the general funding-size pattern?
Yes—Horizon Surgical Systems’ $30M (AI/healthcare focus implied by “Surgical Systems”) and Contractsafe’s $28M (Government and Military, 2023-01-18) form the high-end outliers among otherwise smaller disclosed rounds. On the low end, The Crypto Company’s $20K (Financial Services, 2023-10-10) is much smaller than the next disclosed amount after the $210K Oscar Wilde Spirits round (2022-06-08).
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