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Launchpad LA was founded as a mentorship organization in 2009 with the goal of helping talented entrepreneurs build relationships, get funded, and grow.
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![Launchpad LA adds former MySpace exec Jamie Kantrowitz as partner](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
Launchpad LA adds former MySpace exec Jamie Kantrowitz as partner
PandoDaily 02.27.13
![Launchpad LA doubles down on accelerator, now offering companies $100k](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
Launchpad LA doubles down on accelerator, now offering companies $100k
PandoDaily 01.04.13
![What Entrepreneurs Should Look for in Tech Startup Incubators](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
What Entrepreneurs Should Look for in Tech Startup Incubators
Bloomberg 10.05.12
![General Assembly Brings its Entrepreneurial Education to Los Angeles with LaunchpadLA Partnership](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
General Assembly Brings its Entrepreneurial Education to Los Angeles with LaunchpadLA Partnership
PandoDaily 09.27.12
![Facebook: Opening Sam Teller’s Harvard Crimson Time Capsule](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
Facebook: Opening Sam Teller’s Harvard Crimson Time Capsule
PandoDaily 05.18.12
![Top Startup Incubators And Accelerators](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
Top Startup Incubators And Accelerators
Forbes 04.30.12
![Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressIcon.png)
Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup
TechCrunch 11.08.11
![Former MySpace and NASA security exec raises $700k, launches Prevoty to defend websites against malicious user code](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Former MySpace and NASA security exec raises $700k, launches Prevoty to defend websites against malicious user code
PandoDaily 05.20.13
![Kickstarting: A Headband That Measures Your Mental Focus](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fastcompany_logo-35x35.gif)
Kickstarting: A Headband That Measures Your Mental Focus
Fast Company 05.14.13
![Melon turns to Kickstarter for its mental performance measuring EEG headband](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Melon turns to Kickstarter for its mental performance measuring EEG headband
PandoDaily 05.14.13
![The Melon Headband Launches On Kickstarter To Track Your Brain Waves And Mental Focus](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
The Melon Headband Launches On Kickstarter To Track Your Brain Waves And Mental Focus
TechCrunch 05.14.13
![Chromatik continues to make beautiful music with a $5.7 million (and growing) Series A](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Chromatik continues to make beautiful music with a $5.7 million (and growing) Series A
PandoDaily 05.08.13
![Atlas Mobile Calendar Brings Real-Time Scheduling](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/mashable_icon-35x35.jpg)
Atlas Mobile Calendar Brings Real-Time Scheduling
Mashable 05.07.13
![Tuition.io Consolidates All Your Student Loans for Simple, Easy Management](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/lifehacker_icon-35x35.jpeg)
Tuition.io Consolidates All Your Student Loans for Simple, Easy Management
Lifehacker 03.27.13
![Web App Interface Builder Divshot Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Web App Interface Builder Divshot Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round
TechCrunch 03.18.13
![Six Weeks From Launch, “Mint For Student Loans” Contender Tuition.io Hits $250M Under Management, Lands $1M In Seed](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Six Weeks From Launch, “Mint For Student Loans” Contender Tuition.io Hits $250M Under Management, Lands $1M In Seed
TechCrunch 02.27.13
![Shoe startup Milk & Honey adds a dose of charity to its celebrity endorsements](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Shoe startup Milk & Honey adds a dose of charity to its celebrity endorsements
PandoDaily 02.22.13
This Week In Venture Capital
This Week In Venture Capital with Tuition.io 02.15.13
![A Sister Act, Leaping Into E-Commerce](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nytimes-logo-35x35.png)
A Sister Act, Leaping Into E-Commerce
The New York Times 01.20.13
![Parade Picks: Tradesy](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/parade_magazine-35x35.jpeg)
Parade Picks: Tradesy
Parade Magazine 01.13.13
![Attention student loan borrowers: Tuition.io opens its doors to manage your repayment](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Attention student loan borrowers: Tuition.io opens its doors to manage your repayment
PandoDaily 01.02.13
![The Musician's OS: Tech For Music Education](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/forbes_icon-35x35.png)
The Musician's OS: Tech For Music Education
Forbes 11.15.12
![Backed By $2 Million In Funding From Learn Capital, Kapor, 500 Startups, Bruno Mars & Others, Chromatik’s Digital Music Platform Goes Live](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Backed By $2 Million In Funding From Learn Capital, Kapor, 500 Startups, Bruno Mars & Others, Chromatik’s Digital Music Platform Goes Live
TechCrunch 11.15.12
![Chromatik nabs $1M from Bruno Mars to help musicians harmonize](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Chromatik nabs $1M from Bruno Mars to help musicians harmonize
PandoDaily 11.15.12
![Tradesy.com Helps Users Sell Used Fashion](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/abc_logo-35x35.png)
Tradesy.com Helps Users Sell Used Fashion
Good Morning America 11.02.12
![Tradesy raises $1.5 million Series A to kill clothing resale competition](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gigaom_logo-35x35.png)
Tradesy raises $1.5 million Series A to kill clothing resale competition
GigaOm 10.24.12
![Tradesy Brings New Life To Your Closet By Helping You Sell It To Others](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fastcompany_logo-35x35.gif)
Tradesy Brings New Life To Your Closet By Helping You Sell It To Others
Fast Company 10.24.12
![Recycled Bride founder launches Tradesy to monetizes the rest of women’s closets](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Recycled Bride founder launches Tradesy to monetizes the rest of women’s closets
PandoDaily 10.24.12
![Startup offers personalized footwear just for you](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/venturebeat_logo-35x35.jpeg)
Startup offers personalized footwear just for you
VentureBeat 10.15.12
![Order Management Startup Lettuce Raises $2.1 Million From Crosscut Ventures, 500 Startups, And Others](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Order Management Startup Lettuce Raises $2.1 Million From Crosscut Ventures, 500 Startups, And Others
TechCrunch 10.15.12
![Lettuce raises $2.1M to prove the viability of SMB software](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Lettuce raises $2.1M to prove the viability of SMB software
PandoDaily 10.15.12
![Applying Design Thinking To The Student Loan Nightmare](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fastcompany_logo-35x35.gif)
Applying Design Thinking To The Student Loan Nightmare
Fast Company 10.10.12
![Divshot Launches In Public Beta, Helping Developers Quickly Turn Mockups Into Usable Code](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Divshot Launches In Public Beta, Helping Developers Quickly Turn Mockups Into Usable Code
TechCrunch 10.09.12
![Tuition.io Makes Managing Student Loans Child’s Play](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Tuition.io Makes Managing Student Loans Child’s Play
PandoDaily 08.21.12
![New Lettuce Order Management Platform Is as Beautiful as it Is Powerful](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
New Lettuce Order Management Platform Is as Beautiful as it Is Powerful
PandoDaily 08.13.12
![Video Company Big Frame Raises $3 Million To Discover The Next Wave Of YouTube Stars](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Video Company Big Frame Raises $3 Million To Discover The Next Wave Of YouTube Stars
TechCrunch 06.27.12
![TripTrotting Celebrates Oversubscribed Round by Eating Its Own Dogfood](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
TripTrotting Celebrates Oversubscribed Round by Eating Its Own Dogfood
PandoDaily 05.22.12
![Triptrotting Revamps Its Website, Adds Social Activities & Curated Events For Travelers](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Triptrotting Revamps Its Website, Adds Social Activities & Curated Events For Travelers
TechCrunch 05.16.12
![Tiny Music Startup Chromatik Goes Elephant Hunting, Bags “American Idol” and $1.1 Million](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/pando_logo-35x35.jpg)
Tiny Music Startup Chromatik Goes Elephant Hunting, Bags “American Idol” and $1.1 Million
PandoDaily 05.02.12
![ChowNow Launches As A Food Ordering Platform For Restaurants On Facebook And iOS](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
ChowNow Launches As A Food Ordering Platform For Restaurants On Facebook And iOS
TechCrunch 05.02.12
The music app used by American Idol
Robert Scoble 05.02.12
![Big Frame launches Mystery Guitar Man-starring channel, partners with web series](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/gigaom_logo-35x35.png)
Big Frame launches Mystery Guitar Man-starring channel, partners with web series
GigaOm 03.18.12
![Triptrotting Raises $1M To Combat Clueless Tourism](http://launchpad_la.s3.amazonaws.com/launchpad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/techcrunch-175x175-35x35.png)
Triptrotting Raises $1M To Combat Clueless Tourism
TechCrunch 03.08.12
Venture Capital : Tracy DiNunzio of Recycled Media
This Week in Venture Capital 02.10.12