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Los Angeles Venture Investors Get Their Mojo Back

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The IPO of education company 2U also greatly benefited Los Angeles, with the company''s extensive operations in LA, plus backing from former Redpoint Ventures'' (now Archer Capital) investor Greg Martin.

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Menlo Ventures Karl Mehta Launches CodeForIndia.Org To Empower Citizens In India

Tech Zulu Event

Professor Vijay Pande of Stanford University, Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education and Vish Mishra, Venture Director at Clearstone and mentor to The Hive and The Fabric have joined CFI’s Advisory Board. The teams of volunteer individuals and organizations are not just in for hype.

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TechZulu Recaps: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. An audience member brings up education. Csathy takes the lead and hints at a company on the horizon that’s working on combining gamification with education.

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What Do VCs Read

The Quigley Report

When Paypal came to Clearstone in 2000 looking for funding, many other VCs simply could not get past the fact that it was a 'dot com'. Getting a VC educated about your market space is no easy task. I believe this is one of the reasons the dot com tech crash was so immediate and severe.