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MAY 17, 2011

A report today from Greentech Media says that Pasadena-based Idealab 's sale of portfolio firm RayTracker was worth $44.8M. Idealab, Quercus Trust, and Phoenix Fire had invested $3.5M RayTracker was a spinout of Idealab's Energy Innovations. in funding in RayTracker a developer of solar tracking technology.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab-backed developer of programmatic advertising technology, has been acquired by New York-based Taboola. Perfect Market was backed by Comcast Ventures, Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 13, 2014

Crash City Guides had been backed by Idealab, and was founded by Erick Laubach. oversee crash city guides crashcity idealab merger acquisition wanderwe travel information' WanderWe is the new online travel and getaway site that Oversee.net launched in September. Oversee.net''s online travel group is headed by Raj Beri.

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JUNE 20, 2013

In a demonstration that timing is everything, the huge, $604M acquisition of 3D printing maker MakerBot Wednesday probably has those who were involved in Southern California 3D printing startup Desktop Factory shaking their heads. Instead of a giant exit, the Idealab-backed startup shut its doors and sold its assets in 2009.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

The company was founded by Erick Laubach, and was backed by Idealab, which had invested in the company back in February of last year. The LABJ reports the acquisition price was "below $1 million". oversee crashworks crash city guides photo merger acquisition idealab' READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile analytics software, said this week that it has sold its managed media business unit to Los Angeles-based Gimbal. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

We have been holding off on this announcement for quite a bit and now we can officially announce Bill Gross of Idealab as our SuperDemo presenter. Bill Gross founded Idealab in March 1996 and serves as the company’s Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Pasadena-based RayTracker , a developer of solar tracking technology which is backed by Idealab, has been acquired by solar power module giant First Solar. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. RayTracker was venture backed by Idealab, The Quercus Trust and Phoenix Fire IV, LLC. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Twidroid , which develops its own Twitter client for Android phones. As part of the acquisition, TweetUp said it will rename Twidroid to Twidroyd, to minimize confusion with products from Lucas Films, which owns the trademark "droid".

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JUNE 17, 2011

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is also an active investor with stakes in companies like Hipmunk, GroupMe, Facebook, Zynga (acquisition stock), and SV Angels. He received a B.S.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. UberMedia said the acquisition would add to its family of applications, which now include UberTwitter, Twidroyd, and Echofon. UberMedia was, until Friday, known as PostUp, and headed by Idealab's Bill Gross. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the Idealab robotics technology firm headed by Paolo Pirjanian, has been acquired by iRobot. Evolution Robotics was backed by Idealab, and also had raised funding from CMEA Ventures, The Quercus Trust of California, and Vodafone.

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JUNE 24, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the solar thermal technology firm backed by Idealab, Google, and others, is being eyed as the next possible solar IPO in the pipe, according to GigaOm. eSolar is heavily backed by Idealab, Google, Oak Investment Partners, Quercus Trust, NRG Energy, and others. Citing the Next Up! READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based Foodme (www.foodme.com) is one of the first, external startups funded out of Idealab's New Venture Group, and is looking to help connect restaurants with customers using a CPA model. Tell us a bit about the involvement of Idealab here? The firm so far has signed up a number of restaurants in the Pasadena area.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

The report put the acquisition in the "low teens" of millions of dollars. Rapportive is a direct competitor to Mingly, the Gmail contacts management software firm headed by Tyler Koblasa and backed by Idealab. Calacanis has been a fairly active angel investor across companies in both Southern California and Silicon Valley.

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MAY 30, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup working on mobile loyalty applications, reported this morning that it is in a joint partnership with KDA Group , a local marketing agency, and mobile-local ad network xAd.

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APRIL 26, 2010

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Bardon Advisors was founded by Keith Cohn, who was previously President and CEO of Vendare Media, which was backed by Idealab and other venture firms. Tags: bardon advisors mediatrust merger acquisition cpcp advertising ecommerce.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

The firm was originally known as CarsDirect, the automotive buying site of Idealab, and was headed by Scott Painter--who is now head of both Zag Automotive and TrueCar. Tags: internet brands growth merger acquisition private. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

He had approached me with this idea when I had just joined Bill Gross at Idealab and was starting Ubermedia. Having been part of Idealab for awhile, anything you learned in particular from that experience? We''ve known each other for a long time. I was only months into it, and it happened we needed a CTO at the time.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Echofon , the developer of a number of Twitter applications. PostUp CEO Bill Gross--who also runs Idealab itself--said in a statement that the buy will complement its existing Twitter app, Twidroyd, which runs on Android phones.

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MAY 25, 2011

The rumors came despite early--and incorrect--reports that TweetDeck had been acquired by Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client software firm headed by Idealab's Bill Gross. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, reports place the acquisition around $50M.

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MARCH 1, 2012

The firm is backed by Idealab, and is headed by Internet veteran Andy Steuer. in 2009, and through that process I learned a lot about local businesses, and about customer acquisition pain points. Is this part of Idealab's new ventures group, or how did you connect with them? Andy Steuer: It's actually out of Idealab proper.

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AUGUST 31, 2009

South Carolina-based 3D Systems Corporation , a developer of rapid prototyping systems, said Monday afternoon that it has acquired certain assets of Pasadena-based Desktop Factory , the Idealab startup which was developing low cost, 3-D printers. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 2, 2008

Pasadena-based EI Solutions, the solar power integrator arm of Idealab-backed Energy Innovations, has been acquired by a Chinese photovoltaic module manufacturer, Suntech Power Holdings. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Suntech, it is will rename EI Solutions as Suntech Energy Solutions.

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AUGUST 14, 2009

Pasadena-based Desktop Factory , the Idealab startup working on low cost, 3D fabricators, told its users this week that it is shutting the firm and will be selling its intellectual property, as it has failed to secure funding for the firm. Tags: desktop factory merger acquisition fabrication. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 15, 2011

shares of the firm before IPO; Howard Morgan , of Idealab , who had around 250,000 shares of Pandora before IPO; and Pandora co-founder Jon Kraft , now COO of Twitter client firm UberMedia , with around 690,000 shares before the IPO.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Perfect Market is venture backed by Idealab, Trinity Ventures and Rustic Canyon Ventures. Perfect Market said that the entire MediaRiver team, including its founder and CTO, have joined the company. MediaRiver CTO Dr. Jay Budzik will become CTO at Perfect Market.

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JUNE 10, 2011

According to Pandora's revised S-1, Peter Gotcher , co-founder of Los Angeles-based TopSpin Media , now has a stake worth roughly $19.14M (1,595,380 shares); Howard Morgan , of Pasadena-based Idealab , owns a stake worth $2.98M (249,150 shares); and Jon Kraft , COO of Pasadena-based Twitter client firm Ubermedia --and a former Pandora founder--has (..)

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FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Kraft co-founded Pandora with Tim Westergren when it was known as Savage Beast, and is now COO of Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client and advertising startup headed by Idealab's Bill Gross; Gotcher sits on Pandora's board of directors.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which is amassing a suite of Twitter related client applications, has acquired Tweetdeck , the provider of a third party Twitter client, according to multiple reports. The firm has not yet formally announced the deal. UberMedia is reportedly paying $30M for Tweetdeck.

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MARCH 7, 2012

Energy Innovations--which had entered the solar market late--was backed by Idealab and Mohr Davidow Ventures. Energy Innovations reportedly has been looking for a buyer since earlier this year for the business, which developed concentrating solar photovoltaic modules, aimed at the commercial rooftop market.

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JUNE 29, 2010

Boone Pickens; Aptera Motors , in Carlsbad, which has funding from Google and Idealab; and Phoenix MC , based in Ontario. Tags: vehicle auto energy electric acquisition merger tesla. Car makers are not the only firms in Southern California playing a role in the alternative vehicle market.

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APRIL 20, 2010

The other three have been acquisitions, all of which are in the three digit sorts of millions, hundreds of millions, that sort of range. Given you've made some good picks in terms of getting to exit, was there anything looking back which you saw that made them good acquisition candidates? We were the Series A in there. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

I then went to another local company, Internet Brands, which was originally an Idealab company, and had the opportunity to build their shopping division. They made a number of significant acquisitions in that space, My co-founders, Sammer and Chris, worked together at Internet Brands. Brian Nickerson: That''s a great question.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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