socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

Games2Win , the provider of online casual games backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, has scored an investment from Nirvana Venture Advisors, according to a number of Indian business publications. The firm is one of the companies which Clearstone has invested in as part of its efforts in India. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Venture capital for innovators. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's. technology industry possible: Sponsors. Think Glendale.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2009

This morning's Insights & Opinions piece comes from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners. The CEO should have some sort of executive report up front that sets the table for what they want to accomplish in the meeting. Here are my TOP 10 BOARD MEETING DOS AND DONTS FOR CEOS. Set the TONE.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association have weighed in on Q3 venture capital totals, saying that $475.5M Nationally, the MoneyTree report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association based on data from Thomson Reuters, found that there was $4.8

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone. Venture Partners , Rustic Canyon Partners , Binary Pulse Technology. Venture capital for innovators.

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JANUARY 23, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) released their 2008 Q4 MoneyTree Report this evening, reporting that $28.3 San Diego led in the report for the quarter, with $205M in 24 deals; Los Angeles had nearly $198.6M billion was invested in 3,808 deals in the fourth quarter of 2008.

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The Quigley Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

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

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The Quigley Report

MARCH 2, 2008

What they are really asking, I think, is "where do VCs get their inspiration about a deal or market space". In my opinion, most of what inspires a VC to get excited about a market comes from rumor, hear say and general media publications. Getting a VC educated about your market space is no easy task.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We saw that the company was starting to have some potential to take venture capital, and got a little more involved, recognizing the need to step up management. The board asked me to jump in, and I did, working with Ted Alexander and Jim Armstrong, of Mission Ventures and Clearstone Ventures, respectively.

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The Quigley Report

MARCH 4, 2008

You see, unless a company only plans on raising one early stage funding round, it must eventually seek capital from a different cast of characters: the later stage or 'growth capital' providers. Second, as a CEO or founder, take a hard look at what you are planning on achieving with the most recent capital you raised.

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