Both Sides of the Table

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.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2010

Over the last few months, Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com) has had a number of high profile exits in its portfolio. It's not meaningful for the venture industry as a whole, because if you're investing in Series B, C, or D round investments, these are not meaningful. It's not a revenue multiple sale.

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Clearstone Idealab Incubator Invest 140

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

Crowdfunder said the move will help create a "more seamless solution" for its customers. The company says it had over 500 companies on its platform in 2016 receive approximately $173M in total reservations for funding.

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Clearstone Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

A few months ago, Peter Lee --a venture local capitalist who has served at firms such as Prism Ventures and Clearstone Ventures Partners--joined a relatively unknown venture firm here in Southern California, Baroda Ventures (www.barodaventures.com). It was him investing his own money. or $1.5M, for our first investment.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113

The Quigley Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Most of the companies Clearstone invests in have angel money. The first group includes angel investors who know the space they are investing in. When a company comes to Clearstone with some money in the bank from smart in-the-know angels, we get interested quickly. As a VC, I divide angel investors into two buckets.

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Angel Venture Capital Clearstone Startup 40

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

We will also have some of the top companies present that each of the panelist has invested in. Our Panelist Include: Brock Pierce - Starting & Investing in Bitcoin, Games, and Gambling Businesses. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. There's content loading, customer service, and account management--the basic guts of the operation. So, we're happy to make those investments in our operations.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113