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JUNE 22, 2016

Carlsbad-based Business.com , the online business directory and information site which was most recently in the hands of JMI Equity, has been sold to New York-based content publisher Purch , the two said Wednesday afternoon. Business.com has a long, corporate history, having started life in Santa Monica in 1999, as a $7.5M

Santa Monica 100

Santa Monica Incubator Guide Equity 100

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

Sam Teller: Launchpad is an accelerator in Santa Monica. For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about? We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners.

Class 261

Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

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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 a revenue multiple sale. EMC said--Kazeon is the most profitable part of the sale, so I want to own it. We were the Series A in there.

Clearstone 140

Clearstone Idealab Incubator Invest 140

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JUNE 17, 2009

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. The way sales are handled is as old as the 1930's securities laws.

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

24 7pm at Coloft in Santa Monica. Mike has over 18 years of strategic, operational and senior management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity backed assets and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. OrangicStartup’s is a company that helps Internet startups start.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96