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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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. It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”.

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Quigley: Venture Capital Revival Coming

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MAY 2, 2011

William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors. Disclosure: Clearstone is a sponsor of socalTECH). READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Firms Gets $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 in investments. in investments.

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Southern California Firms Get $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 in investments. in investments.

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Games2Win Finds New Investor

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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.

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Venture Capitalists Invest $475.5M In Southern California In Q3, Says MoneyTree

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association have weighed in on Q3 venture capital totals, saying that $475.5M was invested in 65 Southern California deals in Q3, compared to $773.3M billion invested in 637 deals in Q3, up 17 percent quarter-to-quarter, but down three percent in deals.

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This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. New capital to be used for international expansion and to challenge Skype. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads. Current round: $4. Total raised: $6.0mm.

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Menlo Ventures Karl Mehta Launches CodeForIndia.Org To Empower Citizens In India

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur and VC, Karl Mehta has launched Code For India (CFI) to empower the country’s citizens to actively participate in improving their communities. With just a mobile phone, the app connects volunteers at primary schools even in remote villages and gives them the ability to collect and report data.

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Southern California Venture Totals Drop in Q4

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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 billion was invested in 3,808 deals in the fourth quarter of 2008. Year to year, Los Angeles actually had an increase in investments, up from $168.8M

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Value of Certain Angel Investors

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. 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.

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What Do VCs Read

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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Interview with Eric Hovanec and Steve Reich, LeisureLink

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MARCH 26, 2009

We're investing pretty heavily in people and upgrading systems and tools those folks use to do their job. So, we're happy to make those investments in our operations. I left, and one thing I started doing was angel investing. I invested along with some other people in LeisureLink, and I was sitting on the board, as was Steve.

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Stock Market Slide Effecting Start Up Valuations

The Quigley Report

MARCH 4, 2008

In fact, if a VC backed company raised a Series B or C round in the past year, there is a good chance the NEXT round will be flat or possibly below the previous financing. A growth fund wants to invest in a company that it can reasonably see going public in the next 12 to 24 months. So what are they doing?

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