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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Santa Monica-based Sixgill , a developer of Internet-of-Things, sensor software, has raised $27.9M The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. in a Series B funding round, the company said last week.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

Santa Monica-based venture investor March Capital Partners has re-upped on one of its portfolio companies, Redwood City-based E8 Security , which develops software used to analyze cybersecurity threats. March Capital Partners made its first investment in E8 back in March of 2015. E8 Security has now raised $21.8M in funding.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of enterprise IT monitoring software, has been acquired by VMware , according to VMware this morning. 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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JANUARY 19, 2016

LeisureLink which provides booking and distribution software for the vacation rental industry, announced today that it has raised $17M in a funding round. The funding came from Clearstone Ventures, Kinderhook Industries, and Escalate Capital Partners.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of enterprise, IT monitoring software, has raised $6.5M The firm, which has previously raised funding from Clearstone Ventures and the Acartha Group, continues to have Clearstone's Jim Armstrong and Acartha's Ameet Patel listed as board members.

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MAY 11, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of performance analytics software, said today that it has raised another $8.0M According to the firm, the round was led by Clearstone Venture Partners, and also included Acartha Group and Mariner Capital Ventures. Tags: integrien venture capital software analytics enterprise.

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MAY 3, 2016

Santa Monica-based Sixgill , a developer of location awareness software aimed at the enterprise market, has raised $6M in a funding round, the company said this morning. Ressler was previously a venture investor at Clearstone Venture Partners. Sixgill is led by CEO Phil Ressler. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2010

The list of angel investors--a veritable Who's Who of technology investors in Southern California--included William Quigley and Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures; Brock Pierce; MP3.com's Tags: angel videogame investment capital venture gaming titan. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien Corporation , a developer of IT performance analysis software, said today that it has received a third patent on its technology. The company is venture backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, Mariner Capital Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Integrien said it has received U.S. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 22, 2009

According to the venture backed firm, the new software for T-Mobile's myTouch 3G, learns a user's favorite locations and helps them find local retailers, restaurants, and attractions. in funding from Clearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. Tags: clearstone capital venture tmobile application mobile geodelic.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

The firm said the round was led by Intel Capital, and also included Tomorrow Ventures, William Quigley and Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber, and MP3.com Los Angeles-based Xfire , the online community and chat service for gamers, announced Thursday that it has raised $4M in a new funding round.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Powered by Geodelic's software, the FLYsmart application includes such airports as LAX, SFO, JFK, Chicago Midway, and other airports. Geodelic is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, MK Capital, and Shasta Ventures. The new app also includes ability to track flights at those airports. The two had announced the deal in August.

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

A new, Altadena-based startup, Rexter , has scored some funding to help it build its software algorithms and tools to help manage a user's professional relationships. The company--co-founded by Andy Wilson (Momentum Venture Partners, Yahoo) and John Slade (Yahoo)--apparently recently raised a round which included Siemer Ventures.

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MAY 17, 2011

Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Irvine-based Integrien , a provider of performance analysis software for the enterprise, said today that the firm has gained a patent for its technology. Integrien is venture backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, and the Tech Coast Angels. Tags: enterprise integriend venture patent software capital.

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MAY 17, 2011

Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Murano Software (www.muranosoft.com). Your Software Development Partner. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. My own background, is I built and sold two software-as-a-service companies.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The "best of show" prize went to Magnify360, which develops software for optimizing content and web sites for specific users. Magnify360 was voted the best investment opportunity by both venture capitalist audience members and panelists. READ MORE>>

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MAY 27, 2009

A few months ago, Peter Lee --a venture local capitalist who has served at firms such as Prism Ventures and Clearstone Ventures Partners--joined a relatively unknown venture firm here in Southern California, Baroda Ventures (www.barodaventures.com). It will be interesting to see what happens with the Los Angeles venture capital market.

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DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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MARCH 26, 2009

We've got a software-as-a-service platform that handles all of that for them--all they have to do is hand the guest the key. We saw that the company was starting to have some potential to take venture capital, and got a little more involved, recognizing the need to step up management. Let's talk about the new round.

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