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DECEMBER 17, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization service firm headed by Frank Addante, is claiming this morning that the firm saw 270%, year over year growth in 2009. Rubicon Project's online advertising service helps publishers pick the best yielding ads from online ad networks. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising Equity Los Angeles 160

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , a venture backed provider of online advertising optimization services, said today that it has acquired Others Online , a provider of a behavioral targeting service for the online advertising industry. Rubicon said the buy will help it build out its platform. READ MORE>>.

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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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MARCH 25, 2009

LeisureLink, which provides a distribution and booking service for specialty lodging, said the round was led by Mission Ventures and Clearstone Venture Partners, and also included participation from its other insiders. LeisureLink helps specialty lodging and vacation rental providers to get bookings.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Rubicon said that the new funding round came from News Corporation, Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures Asia, Mayfield Fund, NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund and Jarl Mohn. The new funding brings Rubicon's total funding to $60M. As part of the announcement, Rubicon said it will have over $100M in revenues in 2010.

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Networking Clearstone Santa Monica News 147

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AUGUST 26, 2009

According to Rubicon, which provides online advertising optimization software and services, it has hired on Kaylie Smith as Managing Director in Sydney to head up its Australian and Asian operations. Smith was most recently Head of Platform Japan + Asia Pacific at Google, and has also served at DoubleClick, Red Sherrif, and Pearson.

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APRIL 13, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which operates an online advertising optimization service, is announcing this morning that the firm has raised $13M more in a combination of equity and debt. 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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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

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Professor Vijay Pande of Stanford University, Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education and Vish Mishra, Venture Director at Clearstone and mentor to The Hive and The Fabric have joined CFI’s Advisory Board. Tools to fight day-to-day public service issues. Student performance.

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Clearstone Organization Education Google 79

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MARCH 20, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Technology.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

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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. a highly respected global video company that services virtually all media companies and 70 of the Fortune 100.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. A location based service which incorporates social and gaming elements.

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MARCH 26, 2009

funding round for the firm's travel booking service. For those who haven't seen LeisureLink before, explain how your service works? 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.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we're focused on technology, and financial services. That was quite a prominent exit for us.

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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). Our size of investment rounds will range anywhere from $100,000 to $1.0M

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