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JUNE 15, 2011

Los Angeles-based game streaming technology firm Gaikai announced today that it has named K. Peacock has previously served at such firms as Teradata , Netflix , and Capital one. The company is venture backed by Benchmark Capital , TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners , Limelight Networks and Intel Capital.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

a new, Santa Monica based company headed by former Myspace CEO Mike Jones , announced this morning that it has scored capital and funding, and is building a "technology studio" to develop new businesses, provide them with advice, and provide them with funding. > Science, Inc. ,

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. We last shared the thoughts of John Babcock at Rustic Canyon Partners. What was the biggest news for you/your firm this year? Stay tuned.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Wilson joins the company from Electronic Arts, where he was most recently CTO of EA Redwood Shores. Gaikai is venture backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and Intel.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the cloud-based game streaming service backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital, said Thursday that it is powering a game site, "The Escapist". Financial impact of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based US Renewables Group , a private equity firm focused on renewable power, biofuels, and clean technology, said this morning it has created a new company, Westerly Wind LLC , to provide capital and expertise to developers of wind power systems. US Renewables Group did not say how it has capitalized Westerly Wind.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the developer of cloud-based game streaming services which is venture backed by Benchmark, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon, and Intel, has tied today with Bigfoot Networks. The companies said that Bigfoot Networks' technology will automatically recognize the Gaikai service.

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MAY 25, 2010

Camarillo-based Transonic Combustion , the fuel injection technology firm backed by Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon, and Saints Capital, said Monday that it has added former General Motors Vice Chairman Robert Lutz to the company's board of directors. Chrysler Corp, Ford Motor Co.,

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

technology industry possible: Sponsors. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Venture capital for innovators. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Deloitte (www.deloitte.com/us/technology). Technology.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , which is developing technology to help publishers monetize their long tail content, confirmed today that it has raised $6M in a Series C funding round. The firm said the round was led by Tribune Company, and also included Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Santa Monica-based Factual , the new data focused startup run by Gil Elbaz , the co-founder of Applied Semantics , which invented Google's AdSense technology, is announcing the investors in the firm this evening. Applied Semantics was the original developer of Google AdSense technology, and was purchased for pre-IPO Google stock in 2003.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

California's technology industry possible. venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Venture capital for innovators.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Los Angeles area startups and would-be entrepreneurs were gathered Thursday as a part of the annual Twiistup technology conference, being held at the Skirball Center. Despite some disagreement over the role of Los Angeles in the technology world, there was a sense of optimism among attendees of the area's role in the startup ecosystem.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The company--which is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, Loudwater Trust, and DTE Energy Ventures--is aiming to make mass transit and rail systems more energy efficient. The firm said its technology has already been applied to the NYC Transit, London Underground and Lyon Metro, France. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles Guide to the LA Startup Community Why You Should Start a Company in. 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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MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles Guide to the LA Startup Community Why You Should Start a Company in. 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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Technology Council

JULY 25, 2008

We’re fortunate to have such a talented group that will ensure a very exciting software and IT capital conference this year. Jim Andelman, Rincon Venture Partners John Babcock, Rustic Canyon Partners. Wow, what a prestigous list of Southern California venture capitalists, angel investors, and conference sponsors!

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Brought to you by the team who produces Startonomics and Dealmaker LA, this hands-on "workshop-style" event will allow entrepreneurs to drill down on the key issues we face when laying the foundation to build and fund their company. See [link] (more).

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JUNE 29, 2010

On the automobile side, there are at least six Southern California companies also working on their own, electric or other alternative vehicles, competing against Tesla and the traditional carmakers. A number of companies providing systems and infrastructure for the industry are also here.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

John Babcock, a Managing Director at Rustic Canyon, told us that "while panics are a regular part of free markets, we are definitely into uncharted territory here in terms of the size and speed of the government response to prevent systemic market failure. "

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APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California venture capital investments totaled $686.5M in 29 venture capital deals for Q1. The energy and clean technology sector actually helped boost investments in Los Angeles, as well, with big deals for Torrance-based Amonix , which raised $64.4M Clean technology in Southern California represented $230.0M

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JULY 15, 2010

Investments by venture capitalists in Southern California were up, both in terms of deals and dollars in Q2, according to the latest numbers from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). billion has gone into Southern California companies, second only to the $4.48 and 69 deals for Q2 of last year.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. Both companies were in Los Angeles. But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. Not bad, hey? I agree with him.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Venture Capital for Technology Innovators. Technology.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Jason Nazar is CEO of Santa Monica-based Docstoc (www.docstoc.com), the online document sharing site, and a fixture at Los Angeles technology events. Once you start building out a product, and raise some seed capital, there's probably one thing that is important to your business. We'll probably double the size of our company this year.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. On October 24th tech enthusiast will come together to discuss the latest in Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

But VC is an “illiquid asset&# so funds didn’t disappear quickly - In 2000/01 the stock market quickly adjusted punishing investors in the NASDAQ and in individual public technology stocks. I suspect both were at play in Rustic Canyon Partners that went from a $500 million fund to around a $200 million fund.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based Crosscut Ventures (www.crosscutventures.com) is one of the newest venture capital funds in the area, and has quietly been working on funding local companies over the last year. Brian Garrett: It's analytics, it's delivery platforms, it's optimization of technology facilitating compression to delivery of video.

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MARCH 4, 2010

We're now at the end of year 3 of the company. I think one of the main reasons, is that LA has some unique challenges when it comes to a technology community. It's not like San Francisco, where everyone seems to be in a five mile square radius, and you can get out and walk to other technology companies.

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JULY 13, 2009

The company was founded by the head of the North America investments for Carrefour, the second largest retailer in the world, the head of the retail banking practice at DLJ, the investment bank. The new fund is focused entirely on technology companies. Those companies are doing phenomenally well, and in a normal market was IPO.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2012

Further to the south are the legendary companies of Cisco, Apple, Intel, eBay, Yahoo!, Back in 2006/07 when I sold my company and then worked at Salesforce.com there were very few options in SF for technology folk to build their careers at big, growing companies. Technology innovation doesn’t occur in a vacuum.

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