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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. LivingSocial. AppDynamics.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the venture-backed provider of a vacation rental marketing system and operator of online booking travel site ABetterStay.com , has made a trio of new hires this week. The company said it has named Tom Lamb as President of the firm, Alex Hansen as CFO, and Adam Michaelson as Chief Marketing Officer.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which provides online advertising optimization for web publishers, reports this morning that its latest advertising market survey finds that CPMs are up "significantly" in Q2. Publishers use Rubicon's services to increase their take from so-called "remnant" ad networks. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales, the digital sales arm of Katz Media Group--which itself is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications--provides sales and marketing services to the broadcast industry, particularly for radio and television firms. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales, the digital sales arm of Katz Media Group--which itself is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications--provides sales and marketing services to the broadcast industry, particularly for radio and television firms. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

Pasadena-based LeisureLink has signed on a loyalty and incentive company, Destination Rewards, as part of its travel services, the firm said earlier this week. LeisureLink's vacation property service markets vacation rentals, timeshares and other properties through online travel sites and travel agents. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Rubicon, which is backed by Clearstone Ventures, Mayfield, and IDG Ventures, publishes its market report every quarter, examining the online advertising industry. READ MORE>>.

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