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Upload<\/a>, which shifted\u00a0the \u201cUploadVR<\/a>\u201d brand\u00a0to its media arm\u00a0earlier this year,\u00a0closed a funding round in September of last year\u00a0raising $4.5 million, TechCrunch has learned. The timing of the previously unreported funding round was alluded to in a sexual harassment lawsuit<\/a> filed yesterday by a former employee.<\/p>\n The funding round was led by Colopl. Other participants in the $4.5 million Series A\u00a0include General Catalyst, NetEase, Sparkland Capital, Unity Ventures, CRCM, GREE, Greycroft\u2019s GC Tracker fund, Outpost Capital, David Chao and Julia Popowitz, an Upload spokesperson tells us.<\/p>\n The virtual reality startup\u00a0previously raised a $1.25 million seed round from China\u2019s Shanda Group as well as\u00a0a number of angel investors.<\/p>\n An Upload spokesperson told TechCrunch\u00a0in an email that these funds will be (and have been) used to \u201cexpand Upload<\/span>\u2018s three core domains: co-working, education and media, with a focus on Upload<\/span> LA and the official launch of Upload<\/span> EDU.\u201d<\/p>\n The startup just\u00a0opened a massive 20,000 square-foot office in Los Angeles last month, where it is heavily emphasizing its education initiatives, which it has built up in collaboration with Google, HTC and Udacity. Upload\u2019s San Francisco office houses more than 35 companies in its co-working space.<\/p>\n The company\u00a0currently has 17 full-time employees and\u00a0\u201can army of contractors,\u201d the startup\u00a0tells us.<\/p>\n Yesterday, TechCrunch reported<\/a> that the company\u2019s former Director of Digital and Social Media was suing the company for sexual harassment, sex and gender discrimination and wrongful termination. The suit against the company and its co-founders alleged that the startup was a \u201cboy\u2019s club\u201d that was \u201cmarked by rampant sexual behavior and focus, creating an unbearable environment\u201d for female employees. Both Upload, Inc. and UploadVR, Inc. were named as defendants in the suit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/img_4493.jpg?w=680\")
Upload, which shifted\u00a0the “UploadVR” brand\u00a0to its media arm\u00a0earlier this year,\u00a0closed a funding round in September of last year\u00a0raising $4.5 million, TechCrunch has learned. The timing of the previously unreported funding round was alluded to in a sexual harassment lawsuit filed yesterday by a former employee. The funding round was led by Colopl. Other participants in the… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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