dot.LA is a technology company.
dot.LA has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at dot.LA.
dot.LA was founded by Spencer Rascoff (Co-Founder, Executive Chairman).
dot.LA has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
dot.LA was founded by Spencer Rascoff (Co-Founder, Executive Chairman).
dot.LA has raised $4.0M in total across 1 funding round.
dot.LA's investors include 01 Advisors, 14W, 20VC, 305 Ventures, 3one4 Capital, 75 & Sunny, 7BC Venture Capital, Kevin Hartz, Accel, Accomplice VC, Acrew Capital, Addition.
dot.LA is a digital media company and newsletter focused on news, events, and insights for the Los Angeles tech and startup ecosystem. Founded in 2019, it serves entrepreneurs, investors, and professionals by publishing stories, hosting events, and building community around LA's emerging tech scene, with over 18,000 newsletter subscribers.[2][3][6] Recently acquired by HouseVenture Inc. in 2024, dot.LA is expanding with a mobile app for networking, a revamped website targeting real estate and tech, and a new venture fund for early-stage LA startups.[1][2]
dot.LA was launched in 2019 by Spencer Rascoff, co-founder of Zillow, Pacaso, and 75 & Sunny, after he relocated from Seattle to Los Angeles.[2] Motivated by a desire to boost visibility and foster community in LA's undervalued tech ecosystem, Rascoff's team produced over 2,000 stories and hosted more than 100 events, significantly elevating local tech awareness.[2] In a pivotal shift, HouseVenture Inc.—a 2023-founded proptech and media startup by Mike Chang, Adrian Delgado, Hailey Chang, and Nick Thomas—acquired dot.LA, bringing their experience from bootstrapped multimillion-dollar proptech ventures and Real Estate Mastermind.[2] HouseVenture, already at $1M monthly recurring revenue within eight months, aims to amplify dot.LA's community role.[2]
dot.LA rides the wave of LA's tech boom, capitalizing on Southern California's shift from entertainment hub to startup powerhouse amid remote work, talent migration from the Bay Area, and lower costs than San Francisco.[2] Its timing aligns with exploding regional potential—HouseVenture founders highlight LA's "hustle" culture and untapped scale, countering perceptions of it as secondary to Silicon Valley.[2] By spotlighting local successes and connecting players via events and now apps/funds, dot.LA influences the ecosystem by attracting investment, talent, and media attention, much like TechCrunch did for SF.[2] This amplifies market forces like proptech growth (leveraging acquirers' roots) and decentralized tech hubs post-pandemic.[2]
dot.LA is poised for explosive growth under HouseVenture, evolving from newsletter to full-stack ecosystem platform with apps, funds, and sector-specific hubs. Trends like AI-driven proptech, LA's venture surge, and mobile-first networking will propel it, potentially mirroring Axios's local expansion but tailored to tech.[2] Its influence could redefine LA as a top U.S. tech destination, investing directly in winners and fostering the "explosion" founders envision—watch for fund launches and subscriber tripling by 2027.[2] This acquisition marks not an end, but a bold relaunch for LA's tech storyteller.
Key people at dot.LA.
dot.LA has raised $4.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $4.0M Seed in January 2020.
