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JULY 12, 2011

Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the employee fringe benefits services provider headed by Paige Craig, has tapped LA technology advocate Nicole Jordan as its head of Communications. BetterWorks develops software and services focused on delivering fringe benefits to employees.

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Clearstone Santa Monica Los Angeles Entrepreneur 228

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer Rubicon Project has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to sell up to $100M in its stock in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., Mayfield, as well as others. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2010

The list of angel investors--a veritable Who's Who of technology investors in Southern California--included William Quigley and Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures; Brock Pierce; MP3.com's

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MyLife Clearstone Southern California Competition 229

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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., Peacock Equity Fund, Stanford University, and the University of California Berkeley. The company was founded in 2007.

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Customer Custom Clearstone Journal 220

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JANUARY 20, 2011

That post ignited a firestorm of criticism and controversy among the technology community, both publicly and privately in emails, tweets, comments, and phone calls. I remember the day Clearstone associate Jaideep Singh came into my office and said "Dude, you got to meet these guys and you got to invest." On associates.

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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).

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MARCH 20, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer Rubicon Project set the pricing range for its initial public offering Thursday, saying that it hopes to offer 6,770,995 shares of its common stock at between $15.00 Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., and $17.00 Mayfield, as well as others.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology provider Rubicon Project priced its IPO last night, saying that it is selling 6,770,995 shares of its common stock at $15.00 Rubicon Project is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., The IPO is the first, technology IPO out of Los Angeles since 2011. READ MORE>>.

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Pricing Clearstone Advertising Los Angeles 157

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JULY 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based Titan Gaming , the online gaming technology firm backed by the who's who of Southern California's angel investors, said today that it has added EA's Keith McCurdy and Affinity Media's Brock Pierce to its board, as well as appointed a number of executives.

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Electronic Arts MyLife THQ Clearstone 200

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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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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.

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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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APRIL 2, 2014

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 Rubicon was venture backed by Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., All three exits will help bolster Southern California''s reputation as a technology startup hotbed.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

Rubicon's technology selects the best performing advertising network for a publisher, automatically switching ad displays to the network which provides the highest CPM to a publisher. Rubicon is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures, and has raised $33M in funding.

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization technology provider headed by Frank Addante, said this morning that it has named Brian Barnum as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, as well as appointed Mark Torres as Senior Vice President of People and Culture. READ MORE>>.

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Ticketmaster Clearstone Advertising News 164

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MAY 25, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization firm backed by Clearstone, Mayfield, IDG, and Peacock Equity Fund, announced this morning that it has acquired SiteScout , a Seattle-based firm providing malware security technology. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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Clearstone Advertising Web Equity 164

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of IT analytics software, announced today that it has added Carol Dingle, most recently VP Product Development and Shared Services at Digital Insight/Intuit, to its technology advisory board. Integrien is backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, and the Tech Coast Angels. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Software Services 133

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JULY 20, 2010

Irvine-based Integrien Corporation , a developer of IT performance analysis software, said today that it has received a third patent on its technology. The company is venture backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, Mariner Capital Ventures, and the Tech Coast Angels. Integrien said it has received U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Patents Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Software 145

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The firm said along with the announcement that it will be adding ad serving, forecasting, and other functionality to its system in 2010, and that it is taking an aim at current provider of ad server technology. Tags: rubicon project merger acquisition investment banker advertising software technology server. READ MORE>>.

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Invest Clearstone Acquisition Advertising 133

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MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

invested in that sector; Industrial/Energy firms, which includes a significant number of clean technology companies, had a total of $137.4M In Los Angeles, near $324.2M was invested across 48 deals; San Diego has $241.5M in 20 deals; and Orange County had $128.8M invested, in 11 different investments. in investments. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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DECEMBER 8, 2009

Irvine-based Integrien , a developer of IT performance analytics software, announced this morning that it has received another patent on its technology. Integrien is venture backed by Clearstone Ventures and the Acartha Group. The patent is U.S. Marvasti and Daniel R. Jeske as inventors. Marvasti is Integrien's CTO. READ MORE>>.

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Patents Riverside Clearstone Statistics 133

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

technology industry possible: Sponsors. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com). Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Deloitte (www.deloitte.com/us/technology). Technology.

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MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Los Angeles-based The Rubicon Project , the online advertising optimization firm backed by Clearstone, Mayfield, IDG, and Peacock Equity, said today that it has enhanced its "Certified Inventory" program with a partnership with AdSafe Media. Financial details of the relationship were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

California's technology industry possible. venture funding and business deals, technology develops, and more from Santa Barbara. It's the source for keeping a pulse on the dynamic world of technology, reaching venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, CEOs, social media. Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com).

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JULY 16, 2009

This morning's Insights & Opinions piece comes from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners. Jim is very active helping Southern California's aspiring entrepreneurs, and has been instrumental in helping to promote the technology industry here. On key metrics, send (continued).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

-The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate - Aggregate - Integrate Startups Uncensored #4 - “Finding and Working with Partners” SoCal VC’s absent from Forbes Midas List Top Five Best Uses of an Entrepreneur's Legal Dollars What Data Crunchers Did for Obama An Evaluation of Web Strategy (..)

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

invested in that sector; Industrial/Energy firms, which includes a significant number of clean technology companies, had a total of $137.4M In Los Angeles, near $324.2M was invested across 48 deals; San Diego has $241.5M in 20 deals; and Orange County had $128.8M invested, in 11 different investments. in investments. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Outside San Diego, Coda Automotive, the electric auto firm in Santa MOnica, raised $24.1M; Northridge based Gamma Medica raised $24.0M

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Douglas joins the firm from eHarmony, where he was the firm's Vice President of Technology. Rubicon Project develops technology used to optimize advertising revenues for web publishers. The firm is venture backed by Mayfield Fund, Clearstone Venture Partners and IDG Ventures. Douglas has also served at Oracle.

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JANUARY 20, 2009

The goal is to create a place where it's relatively easy to find current content and highly relevant content surrounding Los Angeles Technology. This technology allows us to see what is hot. This is the beginning of a content community that collects and organizes the best content from blogs and web sites.

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DECEMBER 27, 2010

We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. In each technology company in which Miramar invests, we are focused on supporting the management teams successful execution of its plan.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , the venture-backed startup which is developing photo-realistic avatar technology, has exited its beta and officially launched its site. READ MORE>>

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Tech Coast Angels Clearstone Southern California Mission Ventures 100

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Irvine-based Integrien , a provider of performance analysis software for the enterprise, said today that the firm has gained a patent for its technology. Integrien is venture backed by Acartha Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, and the Tech Coast Angels. The patent is the firm's first. The patent was actually granted on December 16th.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

MENTORS INCLUDE: Charles Halloran, Attorney, KPPB Dan Gould, VP Technology, Fox Interactive Media Dave McClure, Founders Fund Daniel C. See [link] (more).

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Monica is also known for building several winning ventures across Europe including MTV and Walt Disney regional offices and has been actively working with innovative ventures in digital media and music technologies as an advisor and angel investor. Brock Pierce, CEO of Titan Gaming and a Managing Director of the Clearstone Global Gaming Fund.

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