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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

San Diego-based cloud storage firm Nirvanix is further bolstering its focus on enterprise customers, saying today that it has partnered with enterprise storage software provider CommVault. Nirvanix said CommVault customers can select the firm's Storage Delivery Network (SDN) product via a drop-down selection within the Simpana software.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless, a provider of products for managing and optimizing mobile video streams, has snagged Vodafone Portugal as a customer, the firm said today. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed, however, Ortiva said that Vodafone is the firm's first European customer. READ MORE>>.

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Avalon Mission Ventures Mobile Content 100

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JULY 15, 2009

San Diego-based VMIX , which provides a platform for publishing and managing online video, reports today that it has signed on an ad agency and reseller, which has resulted in more than 30 customers for the firm. Financial impact of the customers were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 2, 2008

According to Nirvanix, Ooyala is using Nirvanix to help its customers store and manage HD-quality video. Nirvanix is backed by European Founders Fund, Intel Capital, Mission Ventures, Valhalla Partners, and Windward Ventures. Financial impact of the partnership was not disclosed. READ MORE>>

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

The funding came from Mission Ventures and Okapi Ventures. Transaction Wireless said the funding will go towards sales and marketing expansion, technology development, and customer deployment. Leo Spiegel of Mission Ventures and Marc Averitt of Okapi Ventures have joined the firm's board as part of the funding.

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JULY 10, 2010

This episode of This Week in Venture Capital featured Michael Montgomery, president of Montgomery & Co. You have to be selected to present and it is typically reserved for companies that have already raised early-stage capital and are well into revenue growth. Should you use investment banks to raise venture capital?

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JULY 20, 2009

Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. All of those three vary by customer, but we're seeing that we're headed towards a mix of service offerings and a mix of licenses between commercial and open source. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

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MARCH 26, 2009

We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. There's content loading, customer service, and account management--the basic guts of the operation. All of those need to play into the electronic transaction world.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. They had more advanced degrees.

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