SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

So, I promised I would create this post to help point them in the right direction. Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in. I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become.

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Los Angeles Southern California Startup Angel 188

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising firm which helps web publishers optimize their ad network revenues, reported this week on the latest online ad spending, saying that ad spending tracked at its customers grew 47 percent in the first half of the year. READ MORE>>.

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Advertising Clearstone Report Content 193

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APRIL 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the developer of online advertising optimization tools funded by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and Peacock Equity Fund, said today that it has rolled out a new product called REVV for demand.

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Product Clearstone Advertising Demand 133

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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Rubicon Project's online advertising service helps publishers pick the best yielding ads from online ad networks. The firm is backed by $42M in funding from Clearstone Ventures, Mayfield, IDG Venturs, and the GE/NBC Universal Peacock Equity Fund. The firm did not disclose any financial, but said it now has 150 employees.

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Clearstone Advertising Equity Los Angeles 160

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MARCH 24, 2011

Rubicon Project is headed by Frank Addante, and develops ad optimization technology for web publishers, helping them to pick the best ad networks to optimize revenue on their web site.

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Clearstone Oracle Web Advertising 113

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Rely on Vistage to Help Them Grow. you had a personal board of advisors to help? CEOs and business owners rely on Vistage to help grow their business, seize.

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SoCalTech Advertising Rustic Canyon Glendale 127

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AUGUST 26, 2009

Rubicon is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures, and helps online publishers optimize the selection of advertising networks used on their inventory. Smith was most recently Head of Platform Japan + Asia Pacific at Google, and has also served at DoubleClick, Red Sherrif, and Pearson. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising Google Los Angeles 100

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APRIL 13, 2009

The investment included $5M in equity funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia, and also included $8M in debt from Silicon Valley Bank. Rubicon Project operates a service which helps online publishers optimize which advertising networks to use on their web sites, to improve their CPMs.

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Clearstone Advertising Equity Research 100

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NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Rubicon, which is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures, and Mayfield, said that it has hired on Josh Wexler as Director of Strategic Publisher Acquisition, who will head up its New York offices.

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Clearstone Santa Monica Advertising Web 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

Then there are the professional service providers, the coworking spaces, and the networking events that tie everyone together. In LA’s case, numerous individuals and businesses laid the foundation that has helped our community grow and thrive. I say it takes a village. Let me explain. That’s right. See you in Vancouver!

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Twiistup Clearstone Conference Training 98

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content. In other words, it uses what is happening: with the content out in the network with searches that land on the site, what happens when people visit the site, and various other kinds of behaviors.

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Los Angeles Angel Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage. They want a means of representing themselves that is animated, and changeable, and actively communicates in places like MySpace, Facebook, and other social networks. Venture capital seemed the obvious way to do that.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media 100

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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. The first, is our platform helps them generate revenue. We're just trying to grow as quickly as we can and help our customers. That was about three years ago.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

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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). Peter Lee: There are some pretty good opportunities out there.

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Southern California Venture Capital Startup SoCal 113