socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

West Hollywood-based Citysearch , the local reviews and directory service of IAC, has taken an unusual approach to finding its next business idea: it's running a contest which asks its users to submit a "brilliant" idea for web and mobile applications. Tags: citysearch business contest idea venture capital equity. READ MORE>>.

CitySearch 113

CitySearch Ideas West Hollywood Equity 113

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2013

Slavin was previously a developer of real estate in the Los Angeles area, and according to the firm is a managing partner at private equity firm Napias Group.

Chief Technology Officer 215

Chief Technology Officer CitySearch Ticketmaster Santa Monica 215

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We were also an investor in the early local listing company, CitySearch – an LA company. Side note: LA seems to have had some success in mega deals led by private equity firms as evidenced by DemandMedia and Chris DeWolf’s latest company backed by more than $20 million in private equity.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2009

I came out of Boston Consulting, doing technology and new media consulting, then I went to Citysearch, where I was one of the early executives running bizdev and international. Tags: capital venture equity startupexchange fund startup interview barton michael. We merged with Ticketmaster, took it public before selling it to IAC.

Venture Capital 165

Venture Capital Startup Idealab Technical Review 165

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Yelp and CitySearch have been around for awhile, but Foursquare is really built on local businesses, Groupon, LivingSocial, and other deal sites are built on the backs of local businesses. That way, we're able to maintain our quality and consistency. How is the company funded?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Picasa, CitySearch and ESolar have all gone through Bill Gross and without his steady hands, the companies, and Los Angeles, wouldn’t be the same. Elon Musk – SpaceX, Tesla Motors, PayPal.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

The other message I delivered to the room of entrepreneurs & investors at dinner the other night was that you need to think about equity from outside the region the same way that countries think about foreign direct investment. We have all of the 2nd-time entrepreneurs from Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, etc. billion.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317