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APRIL 2, 2014

The IPO is a huge win for backers Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., It''s been a long road for Rubicon''s backers, who first invested in the company back in 2007, when Clearstone Ventures invested in Rubicon''s Series A funding. Clearstone owned about 24.0% Rubicon--which priced at $15.00 and Mayfield. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 27, 2018

An interesting post by William Hsu of Mucker Capital shows that the list is strongly weighted towards venture capitalists who have gone to Stanford University, investors who worked for McKinsey & Company, or who have worked for Morgan Stanley.

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MARCH 29, 2012

Games2Win , the provider of online casual games backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, has scored an investment from Nirvana Venture Advisors, according to a number of Indian business publications. The firm is one of the companies which Clearstone has invested in as part of its efforts in India. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Tuesday, January 17, 2012 -- Viewing Technology Companies Through a New Lens: The 2012 Outlook. Panelists include: Jay Beaghan, Managing Director of Investment Banking in Imperial Capital; William Quigley is Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners; Louis A. Please join J.H. Banks, CPA, is a Partner with J.H.

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MARCH 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based March Capital Partners has joined Verizon Ventures in backing a new, early stage investment accelerator--called The Fabric --whose co-founders include Sumant Mandal, a Managing Partner at March Capital Partners, and former Managing Partner at Clearstone Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 10, 2014

LeisureLink was venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures, and also had received a strategic investment from Wyndham Worldwide. The company was led by Tom Lamb. Clearstone''s Jim Armstrong joins VacationRoost''s Board of Directors as part of the deal.

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MAY 5, 2014

Pierce is a leading investor in Southern California companies, and is one of the many investors here who have recently honed in on the opportunities in Bitcoin. Pierce is one of the organizers of the. READ MORE>>. brock pierce mtgox bitcoin currency exchange'

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

in a Series B funding round, the company said last week. Sensor is led by longtime tech veteran Phil Ressler, who previously has served at Bottlenose, Lumenz Networks, MyGreenlight, Big Stage Entertainment, Clearstone Venture Partners, and many other companies. The company has now raised a total of $33.90M.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based Hopscotch , the developer of a mobile app platform used heavily by colleges, sports teams, live events, and venues, has raised $5M in a Series B funding, the company announced on Wednesday. Alan Garner of Jackson Capital, as well as Jim Armstrong will both join the company's board as part of the funding.

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

March Capital has recently invested in such companies as Agent Ace, DeepForestMedia, and TeleSign. appcito venture capital cloud application infrastructure software saas subscription sumant mandal clearstone marchcapital march partners investment' READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2017

The company says it had over 500 companies on its platform in 2016 receive approximately $173M in total reservations for funding. Crowdfunder said the move will help create a "more seamless solution" for its customers.

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

in a Series A funding, the company said late Tuesday evening. Los Angeles-based crowdfunding site Crowdfunder.com , the equity crowdfunding site led by Chance Barnett, has raised $3.5M

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

The company said it is looking to trade under the symbol RUBI. The company''s IPO is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs, & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp.,

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The funding came from Clearstone Ventures, Kinderhook Industries, and Escalate Capital Partners. The company--which has offices in Pasadena, but has its headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah--said the funding will go towards scaling company operations. LeisureLink was became part of VacationRoost in 2014. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2016

Armstrong and Mandal previously led Clearstone Venture Partners and idealab Capital Partners, Montgomery was the founder and CEO of Montgomery & Co., March Capital Partners' founders have previously invested in such companies as PayPal, The Rubicon Project, Internet Brands and CrowdStrike.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2012

com), Carlos Bhola (Vonage), Kamran Pouzanjani (PriceGrabber), and William Quigley and Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Venture Partners). The firm's CEO is Brock Pierce, a gaming industry veteran who has also been heavily involved in Southern California investments and companies.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project says today that it is one of the "fastest growing ad technology companies in history". Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures, Mayfield, News Corp., The company was founded in 2007. READ MORE>>. growth realtime exchange advertising online project rubicon'

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Playsino recently announced an effort to bring third party, social casino games into its ecosystem, where it wlil help market and support games not designed by the company. com), Carlos Bhola (Vonage), Kamran Pouzanjani (PriceGrabber), and William Quigley and Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Venture Partners). READ MORE>>.

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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. The company says it is using proximity sensing for the enterprise, helping companies understand the movement of people, places and things in the enterprise.

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MARCH 20, 2014

The company said it has been approved to list on the New York Stock Exchange as RUBI. Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. and $17.00 Mayfield, as well as others. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

There are enough companies in the Blockchain space in Los Angeles that some have mulled giving the area a new moniker, "Blockchain Beach. Another local, early LA Bitcoin proponent, BitAngels' Michael Terpin also has a residence in Puerto Rico.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., RBC Capital Markets, Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Luma Securities. Rubicon Project priced at the lower end of its initial estimated IPO range, which was $15.00 Mayfield, and others.

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JULY 12, 2011

BetterWorks said Tuesday afternoon that Jordan will serve as Director of Communications at the company, heading up public relations, corporate communications, and thought leadership. BetterWorks develops software and services focused on delivering fringe benefits to employees.

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AUGUST 19, 2009

in a funding round, part of an ongoing $7.475M fundraising effort, according to a recent regulatory filing by the company. Details on the funding have not been announced by the company. Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of enterprise, IT monitoring software, has raised $6.5M

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JUNE 22, 2009

in funding from Clearstone Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures. The company was incubated by Clearstone Ventures, which has been actively pulling together management teams and funding new startups in Los Angeles and elsewhere. Aside from Sonnad, who was at thePlatform, the company includes executives from Shopzilla, Yahoo!,

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OCTOBER 30, 2012

The company--co-founded by Andy Wilson (Momentum Venture Partners, Yahoo) and John Slade (Yahoo)--apparently recently raised a round which included Siemer Ventures. Other investors in the company have not been announced. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section today, we have a post from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners , who talks about some of the issues behind the super angel trend. To be sure these super angel funds do indeed properly fit into the new trends around company creation.

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MARCH 29, 2011

The company is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners , Kodiak Ventures, Mission Ventures , the Pasadena Angels , the Tech Coast Angels , as well as others. LeisureLink said that InnQuest's system is used in more than 4,500 properties in more than 90 countries. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 31, 2011

No details on the funding have yet been announced by the company, which is run by Minard Hamilton. The firm has previously raised funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Prism VentureWorks, and Time Warner. The new funding would bring the company's total raised to around $18.0M. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Details of the partnership between the two companies was not announced. LeisureLink is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Worldwide, and is headed by Erik Hovanec. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2010

The funding came from MK Capital, Clearstone Ventures, and Shasta Ventures. The funding brings the company's total raised to around $10.5M. Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the location-based mobile phone applications firm headed by ukelele-strumming Rahul Sonnad, has raised $7M, the firm said today.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon Project , the online advertising technology firm headed by serial entrepreneur Frank Addante, looks like it may just be the next Southern California company to file for an IPO, based on a number of executive appointments made Tuesday. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The round came from current investors, including Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals. The company said the new funding will go towards investments in its technology platform, and also for its sales efforts.

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JUNE 1, 2012

The company said it has named Tom Lamb as President of the firm, Alex Hansen as CFO, and Adam Michaelson as Chief Marketing Officer. LeisureLink is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures. Lamb was previously at American Discovery, and also was co-founder and COO of local startup Done Right! READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 14, 2011

Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, said today that it is targeting Caribbean resorts. The company says it currently has a number of Caribbean resorts, including Morgan's Cove, located in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica and Fisherman's Point on Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

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OCTOBER 25, 2011

The company also said it has added Grant Sterling, formerly of NBC Universal, as an Account Director. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures Asia, Comcast Ventures and News Corporation. Sears was most recently at PulsePoint, and Fain was at CBS Interactive. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 10, 2012

The company said it has tapped Brian Pike, former CTo of Ticketmaster to the CTO role, Victoria von Szeliski, former Ticketmaster Deputy General Counsel to the General Counsel position, and former Yahoo VP of Product Management John Slade as its SVP of Product Management. READ MORE>>.

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