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MAY 2, 2011

William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors. Disclosure: Clearstone is a sponsor of socalTECH). 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 firm has been ramping up its marketing efforts since gaining $9M more in funding in November. LeisureLink is headed by Eric Hovanec. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2014

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

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OCTOBER 2, 2012

LeisureLink , the developer of vacation rental management software which is backed by Clearstone Venture partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Worldwide, said Tuesday afternoon that it has upgraded its MarketSpan Guest Generation product. The product is used by small and independent vacation properties to market their properties online.

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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. At Clearstone, we have also launched a super angel fund and strategy.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , which provides online advertising optimization for web publishers, reports this morning that its latest advertising market survey finds that CPMs are up "significantly" in Q2. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures, and has raised $33M in funding.

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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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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Southern California's closest competitor in the sector is Geodelic , the Clearstone- and Shasta backed startup headed by Rahul Sonnad. Tags: vacation marketing badge checkin location foursquare gowalla disneyworld disneyland world disney. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the venture-backed provider of a vacation rental marketing system and operator of online booking travel site ABetterStay.com , has made a trio of new hires this week. The company said it has named Tom Lamb as President of the firm, Alex Hansen as CFO, and Adam Michaelson as Chief Marketing Officer.

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APRIL 2, 2014

in its first day on the markets, after its debut as RUBI on the New York Stock Exchange. Rubicon was venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., Santa Monica-based The Rubicon Project , which develops ad optimization technology and operates a related online advertising exchange, closed up 33.60% at $20.04 and Mayfield.

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Rubicon is venture backed by News Corporation, Clearstone Venture Partners, IDG Ventures Asia, Mayfield Fund, NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund and Jarl Mohn. Rubicon Project's Addante was formerly Chief Technology Officer and a founder of L90, and was co-founder of StrongMail systems. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 13, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project is reporting today that there was a 25 percent, year-over-year growth in online ad spending, according to the firm's Q1 2010 Online Advertising Market Report. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales, the digital sales arm of Katz Media Group--which itself is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications--provides sales and marketing services to the broadcast industry, particularly for radio and television firms. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia.

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JUNE 28, 2010

The firm said the list tracks pricing trends and provides recommendations on when and where to book vacation rentals, and can be used by consumers to decide when to book their vacation lodging, based on if prices are dropping or rising in a market. LeisureLink is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, Group RCI, and Mission Ventures.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Demand, and Eric Matza as Director of Product Marketing. Rubicon develops online advertising optimization software and related services, and is backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and the Peacock Equity Fund. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The firm said the round was led by Intel Capital, and also included Tomorrow Ventures, William Quigley and Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures, Kamran Pourzanjani of PriceGrabber, and MP3.com com founder Michael Robertson.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

Katz 360 Sales, the digital sales arm of Katz Media Group--which itself is a subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications--provides sales and marketing services to the broadcast industry, particularly for radio and television firms. The firm is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

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JANUARY 25, 2010

The firm--which has been running its own series of reports on the online advertising market--attributed the increase in CPMs to holiday ad spending, as well as interesting in celebrity news topics. Rubicon said it expects 2010 to be a "strong year" for digital advertising.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Thanks this week to our sponsors and advertisers, which include Clearstone. Marketing , Costello and Sons Insurance , Deloitte , The City of. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). If you're interested in reaching our. audience, please contact us to. learn more.

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JANUARY 27, 2012

The German American Business Association (GABA) invites you to our Annual Business and Financial Outlook Event to discuss the current state and the 2012 outlook of the economy, financial markets, trade, funding climate and real estate market both in the US and Europe. Moderated by Michael Metzger, Covert and Co.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

LeisureLink, which provides online distribution and marketing of vacation lodging, said that it will offer consumer rewards and loyalty programs that can be used for vacation travel and merchandise. LeisureLink's vacation property service markets vacation rentals, timeshares and other properties through online travel sites and travel agents.

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MAY 29, 2012

ANGEL INVESTOR JUDGES: Emil Babadjov, Viovoda Labs; Brad Feldman, Pasadena Angels; Mark Landay, Harvard Business Angels; Jeff Lapin, Tech Coast Angels; Brock Pierce, Clearstone Global Gaming Fund; Joe Platnick, Pasadena Angels, Pan Pacific Capital; Scott Sangster, Tech Coast Angels; Mark Schwartz, Harvard Business Angels.

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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 startup also said the new funds will go towards sales, marketing, and accelerating product development at its new Los Angeles area office. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 11, 2012

Panelists include: Jay Beaghan, Managing Director of Investment Banking in Imperial Capital; William Quigley is Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners; Louis A. This forum provides a great opportunity to network and share ideas with other industry leaders. Wharton is a Partner at Stubbs, Alderton and Markiles; Steven J.

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Early stage investing is booming and we are finally seeing the kind of exits that show signs of a potential IPO market in our future. Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- If the Venture Model is Broken, Whos Funding All These Startups? Dealmaker Media LA. Moderator: Vince Thompson, Middleshift and author of the business bestseller, Ignited.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

This is based on occurrences during this time period as compared to other time periods.

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Brock Pierce, CEO of Titan Gaming and a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund. Pierce is best known for pioneering the market for virtual goods in online games.

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JULY 1, 2010

-Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Makes money by partnering with brands and marketers to publish location-triggered content. a fbFund winner. Competitors: Omniture , Webtrends. Current round: $4. Total raised: $6.0mm. See: TechCrunch.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

Last week, we asked with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures about his opinions, and today, we're featuring the thoughts of Bruce Hallett , a venture capitalist at Miramar Venture Partners. Instead, they're going serial by returning to the market with revolutionary new companies.

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MARCH 20, 2009

Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com). PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. customer relationship marketing programs designed to preserve your core revenue. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Rubicon, which is backed by Clearstone Ventures, Mayfield, and IDG Ventures, publishes its market report every quarter, examining the online advertising industry.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2014

Pierce, a 15-time entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency, is a featured panelist on TechZulu’s Annual Startup Forecast panel next Tuesday. Events Finance Government Politics 41 Ocean bitcoin Brock Pierce Bryan Parker Clearstone Venture Partners GoCoin Oakland Mayoral Candidate'

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DECEMBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based BigStage (www.bigstage.com) is one of those rare companies that has taken technology developed from university research, and is now bringing that technology to the commercial market. We spoke with Phil Ressler--a former venture capitalist from Clearstone Ventures--who is now CEO of BigStage.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

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. and international markets, something great will happen. Tools to fight day-to-day public service issues.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we think we're the right size for the market in 2009.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency.

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