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UNINCORPORATED SUNSET STRIP NIGHTLIFE DISTRICT THAT BECAME A CITY IN 1984

West Hollywood

22
companies
$368.6M
total raised
B2B, Consumer, Healthcare
top industries

A bit of history

For decades, the land now called West Hollywood remained unincorporated under Los Angeles County, without its own police force, which let nightclubs, hotels, and restaurants flourish along the Sunset Strip and helped make it a center of the 1960s rock and roll scene. By the early 1980s, a coalition of gay residents, Russian Jewish immigrants, and elderly renters organized around the looming expiration of the county's rent-control protections and pushed for self-governance. Voters incorporated West Hollywood as its own city on November 29, 1984, and its first city council took office with an openly gay majority, among the first in the country.

$160.0M
HWOOD GROUP, LLC
West Hollywood, CA

The h.wood Group is a Los-Angeles based hospitality and lifestyle company with a diversified portfolio of upscale nightlife & restaurant venues.

Consumer
Series B$80.3M
Pearl Inc.
West Hollywood, CA

FDA-cleared dental AI that detects 37% more disease. Join 29,000+ dental practices using Pearl's dental AI software. Book a demo.

Series BB2B
Series C$52.2M
FitOn Inc.
West Hollywood, CA

Lose weight, get fit and feel great anytime, anywhere with free on-demand fitness classes, personalized workout plans and guided meditations.

Series CB2B
Series A$22.4M
ViaVia Corp
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2021

Welcome to VIAVIA! Redefining the fashion experience for a new generation // Enjoy free shipping and returns on all orders // New Designers and products dropping daily

Series AB2B
Series B$8.2M
Rasa World Group, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2023
Series BB2B
$7.5M
DELILAH NEW YORK LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2024

This entity ties to Delilah, the LA nightlife venue co-founded by John Terzian and Brian Toll of The h.wood Group, who are expanding the concept to New York as "Lady Delilah," a supper club opening in the Meatpacking District in fall 2026.

Consumer
Seed$7.0M
Flight Science, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2024

Achieve 30% turbulence reduction, $43 average fuel savings per flight, and 4s alert response times.

SeedB2B
Series F$4.9M
Mogul Services Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2023

Mogul helps artists and songwriters find missing royalties, fix registration gaps with PROs, the MLC, and SoundExchange, and keep more of what they earn.

Series FB2B
Series B$3.5M
Custom Health, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA

Make medication work as intended. Custom Health connects pharmacy, in-home technology, and pharmacist-led care for 98% adherence and improved outcomes.

Series BB2B
Series A$3.5M
5X MEDIA, LLC
West Hollywood, CA

5X Media, an LA-based talent management and production studio founded by producer Scott Einbinder, brought on former Keshet CEO Alon Shtruzman and former Bunim/Murray CEO Gil Goldschein as Co-CEOs.

Series AB2B
Seed$3.4M
DELILAH DALLAS, LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2023

Delilah Dallas is operated by The h.wood Group, the LA-based hospitality company known for celebrity-frequented venues.

SeedConsumer
$2.5M
Ondalinda Productions, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA

A beautiful wave - turning spaces into stories and moments into lasting memories.

B2B
Series A$2.5M
Versatile Communications, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2024

Build efficient communication systems with a trusted low voltage contractor in San Clemente, CA. Call (949) 547-9476 for commercial solutions.

Series AB2B
$2.5M
Delilah Miami, LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2021

Delilah, located in Los Angeles, brings a modern approach to the vibes of the roaring ‘20s with American cuisine and Art Deco characteristics.

Consumer
Pre-Seed$2.3M
Options MD, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2020

Discover how American Safety Options, Inc caters to your home health care needs with compassion and expertise. Find out more.

Pre-SeedB2B
Seed$1.8M
Praxis Solutions, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA

An AI strategy and operations firm for wealth and asset managers. Built and run by senior operators.

SeedB2B
Series D$1.5M
Kreation Verse, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2021

A Japanese-American startup founded in 2021 by CEO Tomoya Ogawa (with a Japan-based sister company, Kreation Inc.), it has raised roughly $1.5 million combined from VCs in both Japan and the U.S.

Series DB2B
$1.1M
Chorus Music, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2022

Chorus connects artists with their core fans

B2B
$750K
Be.u.tiful LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2024
Healthcare
$512K
NICE GUY NEWPORT, LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2025

This entity is the Newport Beach outpost of The Nice Guy, part of LA nightlife and hospitality company The h.wood Group (also behind Delilah and Bootsy Bellows), marking the group's first Orange County location.

Consumer
Seed$250K
Enhanse LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2023

Men’s skin and needs are different, and every product that we make has been developed with their unique needs in mind. Enhanse goes beyond traditional skin care by creating hybrid products that enhance men’s look and their lives.

SeedB2B
Seed$125K
Doughbriks Global LLC
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2025

CALLING ALL PIZZA LOVERS, FOODIES, AND OVERALL LATE-NIGHT MUNCHERS.

SeedConsumer
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