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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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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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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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of travel booking software and services, has added a new customer, the firm said Tuesday. LeisureLink is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures, along with strategic investment from Wyndham Worldwide. Financial details of the link were not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2009

Yahoo said it is no longer accepting new customers, and will discontinue the service later this year. Internet portal Yahoo is quietly shutting Geocities , the Internet home page portal it acquired in 1999. Geocities was one of Southern California's original, dot com successes, having both a successful IPO in August of 1998, and a $4.5

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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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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.

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