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MAY 18, 2010

Los Angeles-based online media firm Tsavo Media , which was founded by Mike Jones, founder of Userplane and current co-President of MySpace, has been sold for $75M to a Canadian firm. Tsavo was backed by American Capital. According to Toronto-based Cyberplex , it is acquiring Tsavo and its 300 consumer websites for $75M. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2010

is an investment of GRP's Mark Suster, who hosts This Week in Venture Capital along with Mahalo's Jason Calacanis. Finally, MySpace is co-run nowadays by Mike Jones, who founded Userplane and is an active angel investor in the area, and is an advisor for Launchpad LA. Suster also runs Launchpad LA. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 26, 2017

I believe we can expect a change in venture capital, with different ways of looking at early stage company value, and new ways to empower networks to participate in the growth of their respective products. Mike Jones is an internet executive, investor and strategic advisor and CEO of Science, Inc. He is also a long-time entrepreneur.

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DECEMBER 16, 2008

Santa Monica-based Tsavo Media, the new startup founded by Userplane founder Michael Jones, has launched a new division, focused on search engine marketing. Tsavo is funded by American Capital. The new unit comes shortly after Tsavo Media's acquisition of Better Inc, which runs the DONE! READ MORE>>

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

I got done with my time at MySpace in September, looked around, and formalized the capital in October. We'll be handcrafting our companies, and investing strategic capital. You have a pretty unique perspective, having both created a startup here (Userplane) and run arguably one of the largest technologies companies to emerge here.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Mike continues to be actively involved with early-stage start-ups as an investor, advisor and board member.

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