socalTECH

MAY 20, 2010

Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which helps small and local businesses place Internet advertising, was up 15.2 Santa Monica-based Demand Media , the Internet content publishing run by Richard Rosenblatt, also is widely expected to be in the process of filing for an IPO. The firm sold 4,166,667 shares of stock at $13.00

ReachLocal 157

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Thousand Oaks NewEgg 157

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

Internet Brands 190

Internet Brands Westlake Village Woodland Hills Beverly Hills 190

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. Investors: Allen Morgan of Mayfield Fund, ff Asset Management, Bobby Yazdani, Nova Spivack of Lucid Ventures, Zelkova Ventures, Paige Craig, Tom McInerney, Michael Yavonditte of Quigo Technologies, Ofer Ronan.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I’m just not sure you can build a great technology firm outside of Bay Area.&#. In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313