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Quigley: Venture Capital Revival Coming

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William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors. Disclosure: Clearstone is a sponsor of socalTECH). READ MORE>>.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. Yes, that’s right.

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Rubicon Project Files For IPO

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RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., The firm reported revenues of $57.0M The company''s IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., Mayfield, as well as others.

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Games2Win Finds New Investor

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Games2Win , the provider of online casual games backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, has scored an investment from Nirvana Venture Advisors, according to a number of Indian business publications. The firm is one of the companies which Clearstone has invested in as part of its efforts in India. Games2Win is based in Mumbai, India.

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Rubicon Project: 25 Percent Growth In Ad Spending In Q1

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Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is reporting today that there was a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in online ad spending, according to the firm's Q1 2010 Online Advertising Market Report. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund.

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LeisureLink Raises $3.5M

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The round came to light through last week's PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. LeisureLink has previously raised funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Group RCI, Kodiak Ventures LP, Mission Ventures, Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: leisurelink vacation rental travel venture capital. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California Firms Gets $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding

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The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 was raised. Nationally, venture capitalists invested $6.5