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MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. Yes, that’s right.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which provides online advertising optimization for web publishers, reports this morning that its latest advertising market survey finds that CPMs are up "significantly" in Q2. Overall, the firm reported CPMs are up about 38% in Q2. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 165

Clearstone Advertising Pricing Report 165

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the venture funded online advertising effort run by Frank Addante, is reporting this morning that advertising CPMs were flat in Q4, even as the firm said it had an 30 percent growth in revenue across its publishers. Tags: project rubicon report advertising. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 100

Clearstone Advertising Report Entertainment 100

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JULY 1, 2010

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. A demand side advertising platform which allows advertisers to bid on individual ad impressions in real time, based on the site and who would see it. Current round: $4. Total raised: $6.0mm.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248