socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2010

Irvine-based RealPractice , a developer of software used by law firms to manage their practices, said today that it has raised a new round of funding and appointed a new executive team. The firm said the new funding will go towards expanding its product set and reach, and to serve new customers. Amount of the funding was not disclosed.

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Rustic Canyon Funding Miramar SaaS 147

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2010

The firm said the round was led by Tribune Company, and also included Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Idealab. Perfect Market said that the Tribune Company has been using its product on a number of its web properties. Tags: perfect market venture capital tribune newspaper publishing software content.

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Rustic Canyon Marketing Altadena Idealab 133

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Los Angeles-based Leads360, a developer of software for managing sales leads, announced Tuesday that it has released a new product called XML Poster. According to the firm, the new software allows the posting of leads information in real time in XML format.

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Rustic Canyon Sales Web Software 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Los Angeles-based Leads360, which develops leads management software, has launched a new product specifically targeting small companies. Leads360 said it has just launched its Leads360 Express product, which is targeted at managing sales leads for small companies in any industry. Leads360 is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners.

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Rustic Canyon Company Companies Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2010

Gil Elbaz, who was most recently at Google, was one of the founders of Applied Semantics, a Santa Monica firm which developed Google's AdSense product. Tags: factual newsweek data mashup software google. Applied Semantics was acquired for pre-IPO Google stock in April of 2003. READ MORE>>.

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Rustic Canyon Miramar Google Santa Monica 150

socalTECH

APRIL 6, 2009

Los Angeles-based Leads360 , a venture-backed firm developing leads management software, said today that the firm has linked into real estate site Zillow with a new product. Leads360 is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. Tags: leads360 realestate real estate software leads zillow.

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Rustic Canyon Pricing Los Angeles Organization 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based Leads360, a developer of lead management software, has tapped Dan Morefield as the firm's new President and CEO, the firm announced this morning. According to the firm, founding CEO Jeff Solomon becomes Senior Vice President and will focus on product and technology development at the company. READ MORE>>

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Rustic Canyon CIO Web Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

In Orange County, the biggest deals were for Irvine-based WaterHealth International , a developer of water purification products with $22.1M The other large sector for investments was Software, with $54.8M Other large deals include Santa Barbara-based CytomX , with a $30.0M raised, and Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , a.

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Rustic Canyon 195

socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). Sign up today, and you'll get the chance to use the latest Microsoft design, development, and productivity tools for up to three years. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.

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SoCalTech Southern California Rustic Canyon IP 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Much like the model employed by TechStars and Y-Combinator, MuckerLab will recruit Internet software, services, and media entrepreneurs through an open, but selective, application process. At the end of the program, companies present their businesses to potential investors at a Demo Day event.

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Los Angeles Rustic Canyon Incubator Angel 58

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

And post production. For those that aren’t aware of the broader technology shifts of cloud computing, the trend is described in a post I did about changes in the software industry. It’s becoming harder to distinguish tech companies from media companies. Many “tech companies” now have green screens. And writers!

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Technology Rustic Canyon Cloud Computing Beverly Hills 313

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

This week’s guest was David Travers from Rustic Canyon Partners. Rustic Canyon is an LA-based, but geography-agnostic VC that is currently investing from a $200 million fund. So my gut says this will be a youth-oriented product. The investment will be used for product development initiatives.

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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

I suspect both were at play in Rustic Canyon Partners that went from a $500 million fund to around a $200 million fund. There are some very talented partners remaining at Rustic Canyon and I’m told some committed LPs. PE Hub reported that there were mass defections. I know for a fact this isn’t true.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. Earlier in her career, Robin held strategic planning, brand management, new product development, and marketing services roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Revlon, and Johnson & Johnson.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76