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Clearstone Gets Another Win With Ankeena

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Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures appears to be on an exit roll this month, with the acquisition Thursday of Ankeena Networks , a supplier of software for content delivery networks. Clearstone's Sumant Mandal sits on Ankeena's board of directors.

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Clearstone Portfolio Firm Meru Networks Files for IPO

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A portfolio firm of Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures , Meru Networks , filed for an IPO late Friday night, saying it is looking to go public on the NYSE. Clearstone's William Quigley sits on Meru's board of directors. Meru develops enterprise wireless LAN networking products. The Silicon Valley firm, which is 21.0%

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Integrien Acquired By VMware

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Although VMware did not announce financial details of the acquisition, sources close to Integrien said the acquisition was worth $102M. The acquisition was a big win for Southern California's investors, particularly from Clearstone Venture Partners and the Tech Coast Angels. Clearstone owned about half of the firm.

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Rubicon Project Raises $18M, Buys Fox Audience Network

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Santa Monica-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has raised $18M in additional funding, and acquired the Fox Audience Network (FAN) from New Corporation. In further details on the FAN deal, Addante also said that it has not acquired the advertising sales team at FAN, saying that it "is not, and will not be, an ad network."

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LeisureLink Acquired By VacationRoost

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LeisureLink was venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures, and also had received a strategic investment from Wyndham Worldwide. According to VacationRoost, the combined vacation rental booking network of the companies is currently generating over $130M in annual vacation rental bookings. READ MORE>>.

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Report: Rubicon Project Nearing Deal With New Corp. For FAN

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to fold the firm in with the Fox Audience Network (FAN). Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures, Mayfield, and others. Tags: rubicon project news corp audience network merger acquisition advertising. The report cites sources close to the deal. Paidcontent reports that News Corp.

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Rubicon Project Buys SiteScout

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Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization firm backed by Clearstone, Mayfield, IDG, and Peacock Equity Fund, announced this morning that it has acquired SiteScout , a Seattle-based firm providing malware security technology. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. READ MORE>>.