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NOVEMBER 20, 2009

San Diego-based personalized radio service Slacker has inked a deal with T-Mobile, where T-Mobile will include the application directly on a smart phone. Previously, customers had to go to T-Mobile or Slacker's web site to download the application. READ MORE>>.

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Mobile Mission Ventures San Diego Web 133

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MARCH 5, 2010

Slacker said it would power The Source Digital Radio, a hip-hop station linked with The Source's print magazine and online web site. Slacker said the radio station will be featured on TheSource's web site, as well as as in a spotlight section on its mobile application. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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Mission Ventures San Diego Web Sites 145

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DECEMBER 10, 2008

According to the firm, it will make its technology available via a program called PortableYou, to enable third parties to integrate the technology into video games, virtual worlds, web sites, mobile applications, and more. Big Stage is backed by Mission Ventures, Selby Venture, and the Tech Coast Angels.

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Tech Coast Angels Mission Ventures Sample Pasadena 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists.

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Southern California Conference SoCal Startup 100

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JULY 20, 2009

Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. We've even seen people running Jetty duringly on a Windows Mobile phone. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100