Funded Startups in Santa Monica
Among the 50 most recent Santa Monica-funded entries, the largest disclosed round is BuildOps’ $127M (2025-03-21).
Among the 50 most recent Santa Monica-funded entries, the largest disclosed round is BuildOps’ $127M (2025-03-21). Every other disclosed amount in the table sits below that level, with the next-largest disclosed figures including Climate Transition Development at $50M (2024-02-03) and the pair of $75M and $67M rounds from The Capra Project (2023-11-06) and Liquid Death (2024-03-11). On the low end, the smallest disclosed amounts are $250K (Milken Institute on 2025-04-15 and Lixir on 2024-11-13).
Rounds cluster tightly in time: the list spans 2023-09-19 (jiritsu.network, $10M) through 2025-09-23 (Bonsai Health, $7M), and many disclosed rounds fall in the 2024 spring and 2025 summer ranges. Sector concentration appears especially in Artificial Intelligence (AI), which shows up repeatedly across multiple rounds (e.g., Labs $35M on 2025-08-22; Clout Kitchen $5M on 2024-10-04; Inner AI $2M on 2024-04-02; Heali AI is listed as AI at $3M on 2023-11-09). Stage disclosure is also uneven: “Series Unknown” appears 10 times and “undisclosed” appears 3 times in the rows shown.
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Frequently asked
Which is the largest disclosed round in this Santa Monica list, and how much larger is it versus the rest?
BuildOps’ $127M (2025-03-21) is the largest disclosed amount in the 50-row table. The next-largest disclosed entries are far lower, including Climate Transition Development at $50M (2024-02-03) and The Capra Project at $75M (2023-11-06), with Liquid Death at $67M (2024-03-11) also below BuildOps.
Do any clear time clusters stand out across these 50 rounds?
Yes. Many entries cluster around 2024 spring (for example, Greenfly $14M on 2024-04-04; Raiinmaker $8M on 2024-04-03; Home From College $5M on 2024-04-03) and into 2025 summer (for example, lakeFS $20M on 2025-07-29; Super League Enterprise $20M on 2025-07-14). The overall window runs from 2023-09-19 through 2025-09-23.
Are any sectors over-represented compared with the rest of the table?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) appears repeatedly across multiple rounds and dates, including Labs $35M (2025-08-22), Clout Kitchen $5M (2024-10-04), Inner AI $2M (2024-04-02), and Heali AI $3M (2023-11-09). Other sectors appear fewer times, without the same recurring pattern across this set of rows.
What stage or disclosure patterns recur, and do they affect how analysts should compare rounds?
“Series Unknown” appears 10 times and “undisclosed” appears 3 times, which means many comparisons cannot be normalized by stage. Examples include Labs marked “Series Unknown” ($35M on 2025-08-22) and entries like Ottonomy (Seed on 2025-07-07) shown with an “undisclosed” amount, plus Rolli (Seed on 2025-05-13) also listed as “undisclosed”.
Are there outliers worth flagging for diligence beyond the funding size alone?
Liquid Death’s $67M (2024-03-11) and The Capra Project’s $75M (2023-11-06) stand out as large disclosed amounts relative to most other rows, while BuildOps’ $127M (2025-03-21) is the overall high point. At the other extreme, the smallest disclosed amounts are $250K (Milken Institute $250K on 2025-04-15 and Lixir $250K on 2024-11-13), creating a wide disclosed-amount spread across the same city.
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