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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Santa Barbara-based venture capital investor Rincon Ventures is one of the leads on an investment in rental management software developer Rentlytics , on a new $4M funding round for the company. The company also counts Cue Ball and Daher Capital as investors. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Aspiration lets users pay what they want in terms of fees they pay to the company. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Santa Monica-based Docstoc , which is led by Jason Nazar, has been acquired by Intuit, the companies said this morning. Docstoc was venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, Crosscut Ventures, as well as local angel investors like Mike Jones, Scott Walchek, Matt Coffin (LowermyBills), Brett Brewer (Intermix/MySpace), Robin Richards (MP3.com),

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Taboola said the buy will help boost the company''s annualized run rate to $250M. Perfect Market was backed by Comcast Ventures, Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. Perfect Market was advised by Headwaters MB in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2013

The firm said its product is being used by companies such as Allstate, Royal Bank of Scotland, USAA, Nationstar Mortgage and State Farm. Leads360 is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Volition Capital. READ MORE>>. velocify leads360 sales saas cloud leads management lead scoring renaming rename'

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Santa Monica-based KIN , which operates a female-focused lifestyle YouTube network, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said last week. The funding came from Corus Entertainment, Emil Capital, Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners. The company is led by Michael Wayne. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 27, 2012

The firm--which had earlier disclosed the seed roudn , but without dollar amounts--said the funding included Rustic Canyon Ventures, SV Angel, and Y Combinator, as well as Yuri Milner and Mark Schwartz. The company is a refinement of Paperlinks, the QR-code based marketing firm started by Chan.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The round was led by Volition Capital, and also included Rustic Canyon Partners. According to the company, the new funding will go towards product offerings, strategic partnerships, and awareness of its platform. Leads360's software is used for managing and tracking sales leads.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The firm aid this morning that it has raised $2M in a funding round from Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Blumberg Capital. Science just launched Ellie , a site which offers up clothing for activewear for women, via subscription. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2012

The acquisition price is a healthy return for the investors in Loren Bendele's company, which include U.S. Venture Partners and Rustic Canyon Venture Partners, which invested around a total of $12M in Savings.com. Savings.com is a provider of online coupons and deal information.

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MAY 12, 2010

The firm is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. Tom Unterman of Rustic Canyon Partners--the majority owner of Foodlink--site on the company's board. Peters previously served at Acosta TrueDemand as President, and also served at TrueDemand Software, where he was a co-founder before its acquisition by Acosta.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Los Angeles-based Leads360, which develops leads management software, has launched a new product specifically targeting small companies. Leads360 said it has just launched its Leads360 Express product, which is targeted at managing sales leads for small companies in any industry. Leads360 is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners.

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MARCH 19, 2013

The company said the new feature is a response to the failure of traditional sales systems and CRMs, which it says are cumbersome to setup and difficult to continuously optimize without an army of dedicated analysts. Leads360 is led by Nick Hedges; the firm is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Volition Capital.

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MAY 3, 2012

Financial details of the link between the companies were not disclosed. Gaikai is backed by Benchmark Capital, NEA, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

During Twiistup 8 a panel moderated by Jason Nazar (DocStoc) and joined by panelist David Travers (Rustic Canyon), Brian Norgard (Namesake), Fouad ElNaggar (Redpoint) and Demian Sellfors (Media Temple), spoke about if the next big tech company could be built in Los Angeles? Visit TechZulu for full story.

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MAY 3, 2011

Hedges was previously President at Leads360, and previously served as Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Sales, and SVP of Business Development at the company. Prior to Leads360, he was at Bain & Company. Leads360 is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Moderator Lori Kozlowski (Forbes) will be joined by mobile company founders Matthias Galica (ShareSquare), Nick Smoot (Here on Biz), Dave Matthews (NeuAer) and VC David Travers (Rustic Canyon). Thursday, August 16, 2012 -- An Evening with LA Mobile Entrepreneurs and a VC.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

According to the company, the new product automatically ranks and prioritizes leads, based on custom business rules defined by its customers. Pricing on the new product was not announced by the company. Leads360 was founded by Jeff Solomon, and is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

a new, Santa Monica based company headed by former Myspace CEO Mike Jones , announced this morning that it has scored capital and funding, and is building a "technology studio" to develop new businesses, provide them with advice, and provide them with funding. > Science, Inc. ,

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MAY 4, 2012

Come see the next crop of great LA tech companies demo their startups to the LA community of entrepreneurs, investors and techies as well as a number of esteemed guests. Companies will have 5 minutes to present their product which will be followed by feedback from a panel of expert judges. See [link].

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JANUARY 18, 2011

The round was led by Comcast Interactive Capital, and also included Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. As part of the funding, David Horowitz of Comcast Interactive Capital joins the company's board of directors. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the developer of cloud-based game streaming services which is venture backed by Benchmark, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon, and Intel, has tied today with Bigfoot Networks. The companies said that Bigfoot Networks' technology will automatically recognize the Gaikai service.

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JANUARY 25, 2011

Wilson joins the company from Electronic Arts, where he was most recently CTO of EA Redwood Shores. Gaikai is venture backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners and Intel. Stevenson joins the firm from Namco Bandai Games, where he was VP of Online Development; Stevenson has also served at Atari.

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JUNE 15, 2011

The company is venture backed by Benchmark Capital , TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners , Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. Gaikai develops an instant game streaming service, which allows game players to play games from their web browser, rather than having to download and install games. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2012

in the company. Backers of Gaikai include Benchmark Capital, Intel Capital, Limelight Networks, New Enterprise Associates, Qualcomm Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and TriplePoint Capital. If the sale does happen, it would be a very good return for the firm's backers, who have invested $45.0M READ MORE>>.

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MAY 20, 2011

This upcoming Splash will showcase 10 up-and-coming startups, prominent VCs and founders of the leading LA-based companies - Demand Media and ReachLocal. On the evening of May 26, Vator will be holding its inaugural Vator Splash LA event at The Highlands Hollywood.

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MAY 25, 2010

Camarillo-based Transonic Combustion , the fuel injection technology firm backed by Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon, and Saints Capital, said Monday that it has added former General Motors Vice Chairman Robert Lutz to the company's board of directors. Chrysler Corp, Ford Motor Co.,

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JUNE 17, 2010

The venture backed firm, which is funded by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, and Rustic Canyon Partners, said that the agreement will enable streaming of EA's PC-based video games to any web browser.

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JULY 16, 2010

Leads360 develops web-based lead management software used to streamline sales operations and sales teams; the firm said it currently has more than 400 insurance companies using its software. Leads360 was founded by Jeff Solomon, and is backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Los Angeles-based Gaikai , the cloud-based game streaming service backed by Benchmark Capital, TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital, said Thursday that it is powering a game site, "The Escapist". Gaikai said the deal is the first in the launch of an "Affiliate Network" for the company.

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

LAVA special event focused on Green Tech companies and Green Tech investing. Moderated by John Babcock, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners. Panelists include Yaniv Tepper, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Angeleno Group; Tom Soto, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Craton Equity Partners; Steven E.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com). PricewaterhouseCoopers' Vision To Reality Program for Emerging Tech Companies. Los Angeles-based executive search for emerging growth companies.

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MARCH 8, 2010

Santa Monica-based US Renewables Group , a private equity firm focused on renewable power, biofuels, and clean technology, said this morning it has created a new company, Westerly Wind LLC , to provide capital and expertise to developers of wind power systems. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 3, 2010

The firm said the round was led by Tribune Company, and also included Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Idealab. Perfect Market said that the Tribune Company has been using its product on a number of its web properties. According to Perfect Market, the new funding will go to market and deploy its solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Moderators: Randy Churchill, Director, Emerging Company Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Current Confirmed Panelists: Bruce Hallett, Miramar Venture Partners; David Travers, Rustic Canyon Partners; Jordan Posell, CFO, Total Beauty Media; Brian Garrett, Crosscut Ventures. See [link] (more).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

Moderator: Randy Churchill, Director, Emerging Company Services, PwC; Current Confirmed Panelists: John Babcock, Partner, Rustic Canyon Partners; Jonathan Funk, Managing Director, Allegis Capital; Klaus Koch, Managing Partner, Vicente Capital Partners; Al Schneider, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Pasadena Angels.

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MARCH 2, 2010

No details on the funding have been announced by the company. According to the filing, funding included new backer Mayfield Fund, along with prior investors Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Trinity Ventures and others. in a funding round, according to a recent regulatory filing by the firm.

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