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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. LivingSocial. AppDynamics.

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Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google

Crowdfunder Gets Broker-Dealer License

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

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

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Clearstone Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital

Rubicon Project Hails Growth, New Customers

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

Rubicon develops a cloud-based platform which enables real-time buying and selling of advertising for web publishers; the firm''s automated systems help optimize the amount of revenue earned by advertisers, by soliciting up real-time-bids for which advertisements which are presented on a web page.

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Customer Custom Clearstone Journal

LeisureLink Gets $9M In Series C

socalTECH

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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Clearstone Mission Ventures Pasadena Platform

Rubicon Project Names VPs

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Rubicon Project operates an online platform which helps to maximize the advertising revenue for online publishers, by selecting the most profitable ad networks for publishers on a real-time basis. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures Asia, Comcast Ventures and News Corporation.

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Clearstone Advertising News Los Angeles

Rubicon Project: 270 Percent Year over Year Growth

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2009

According to the firm, it served up more than 350 billion ads through its platform this year. Rubicon Project's online advertising service helps publishers pick the best yielding ads from online ad networks. The firm did not disclose any financial, but said it now has 150 employees.

Clearstone

Clearstone Advertising Equity Los Angeles

Rubicon Project Buys Others Online

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Rubicon said the buy will help it build out its platform. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone, IDG, Mayfield, and others. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Jordan Mitchell, CEO and Founder of Others Online, becomes Vice President of Data Intelligence for Rubicon Project. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising Acquisition Los Angeles

Rubicon Opens Office In Australia, Hires Away Googler

socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2009

Smith was most recently Head of Platform Japan + Asia Pacific at Google, and has also served at DoubleClick, Red Sherrif, and Pearson. Rubicon is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures, and helps online publishers optimize the selection of advertising networks used on their inventory.

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Clearstone Advertising Google Los Angeles

This Week in VC – Scott Painter, CEO of Zag & TrueCar

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Total Raised: $21.4mm.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect

Interview with Eric Hovanec and Steve Reich, LeisureLink

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

Eric Hovanec: We're a distribution and revenue platform for specialty lodging providers, including vacation rentals, condominium hotels--anything that isn't a hotel. 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.

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Startup Platform Clearstone Content

Value of Certain Angel Investors

The Quigley Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2008

Most of the companies Clearstone invests in have angel money. When a company comes to Clearstone with some money in the bank from smart in-the-know angels, we get interested quickly. Accordingly, they can help the entrepreneur get the best deal warranted given the progress of the business. Their money means something.

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Angel Venture Capital Clearstone Startup

Interview with Phil Ressler, BigStage Entertainment

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2008

We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage. I had gone into Clearstone at their invitiation, and had a really exciting time, and the experiment lasted longer than expected. Venture capital seemed the obvious way to do that. It took six weeks, and we made a deal.

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Entertainment Clearstone Venture Capital Media

TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

He is currently a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund and sits on the boards of IMI Exchange, Xfire, Playsino, ExpressCoin, GoCoin, FGL, Spicy Horse Games, KnCMiner.cn, Robocoin China and the Mastercoin Foundation. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara

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