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JANUARY 21, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Internet advertising firm spawned out of Idealab, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired UberTwitter , developer of a Twitter client that runs on the BlackBerry Platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, the firm said it has changed its named to Ubermedia.

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Bill Gross started Idealab in 1996 to create and operate pioneering technology companies. The structure of Idealab has allowed us to test many ideas at once and turn the best of them into companies, attracting the human and financial capital necessary to bring them to market.

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AUGUST 17, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab firm which is providing tools to help publishers surface and monetize their archive content, said Monday that it has named Guy Vidra as Vice President of Business Development. The company is run by Julie Schoenfeld, and is a spinout of Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

Pasadena-based PostUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Echofon , the developer of a number of Twitter applications. Echofon develops applications which allow users to read and post Twitter messages, and which run on the iPhone, iPad, and Firefox.

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MAY 21, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising startup backed by Idealab and headed by Bill Gross, said Thursday afternoon that the firm has now registered 75,000 keywords, and also inked a deal with Conduit. Tags: tweetup twitter advertising idealab conduit software. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Pasadena-based Evolution Robotics , the Idealab robotics technology firm headed by Paolo Pirjanian, has been acquired by iRobot. Evolution Robotics was backed by Idealab, and also had raised funding from CMEA Ventures, The Quercus Trust of California, and Vodafone.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of email and desktop search software, said Thursday that it has rolled out a new, mobile version of its product. X1 is one of firms that is part of Idealab. Tags: technologies desktop search software mobile iphone apple ipad ipod idealab. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising startup out of Idealab, said today that it has acquired Twidroid , which develops its own Twitter client for Android phones. Tags: tweetup twidroid merger acquisition idealab android phone mobile twitter. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2011

Pasadena-based RayTracker , a developer of solar tracking technology which is backed by Idealab, has been acquired by solar power module giant First Solar. RayTracker was venture backed by Idealab, The Quercus Trust and Phoenix Fire IV, LLC. RayTracker was venture backed by Idealab, The Quercus Trust and Phoenix Fire IV, LLC.

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JULY 14, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising firm started by Idealab's Bill Gross, is expanding out its network of sites this morning, saying that it has added four new publishers to its roster. The model for the site is similar to the cost-per-click ads originally developed by Gross for Internet search engines. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 30, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which is developing applications for reading and posting to Twitter, announced today that it has released a new version of UberSocial for the iPhone. The firm said that its new version, UberSocial 1.5,

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APRIL 19, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the solar thermal technology developer backed by Idealab, Google, Quercus Trust, ACME Group, NRG Energy, and Oak Investment Partners, has raised $20M in an unannounced funding round, according to numbers from the latest quarterly venture capital report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

Carlsbad-based Aptera , the developer of a three wheeled, electric vehicle, has shut down. Aptera had been backed by Esenjay Investments, Google, Idealab, The Beall Family Trust, and The Simons Family. According to multiple sources , the firm is dissolving the company, after failing to find federal matching funds for its efforts.

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MAY 5, 2014

UberMedia--which is led by Idealab''s Bill Gross--currently offers up mobile advertising technology which uses social signals and location infromation to optimize ad campaigns. The company previously had developed Twitter-focused mobile apps. ubermedia venture capital mobile advertising idealab bill gross gordon crawford'

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JUNE 17, 2011

He also designed the Farmville iPhone application (top iPhone app), and worked on corporate development deals including Microsoft, Yahoo, Zynga Japan, and Zynga corporate strategy. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Alex is a member of the New Venture Group at Idealab, headed by Allen Morgan. Diamond Sponsor.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Idealab-backed startup focused on monetizing Twitter messages, said today that it has inked two deals to display its search results, one with Twitter client TweetDeck , and another with popular technology blog TechCrunch. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

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MARCH 3, 2010

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of desktop search software run by Idealab, announced today that it has upgraded its software. Tags: desktop search software idealab enterprise. X1's software is used to index and search enterprise desktops. The new software is Version 6.7 of the X1 Professional Client. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Pasadena-based Perfect Market , the Idealab-backed developer of programmatic advertising technology, has been acquired by New York-based Taboola. Perfect Market was backed by Comcast Ventures, Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MARCH 28, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the startup headed by Andy Steuer which is developing mobile applications to enable local businesses to run punchcard-based loyalty programs, said today that it has linked with the Pasadena CHamber of COmmerce to enable local Pasadena businesses to use its service.

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JUNE 20, 2013

MakerBot was developing low cost, 3-D printers for hobbyists to create their own, 3D printed objects--precisely the market that Desktop Factory had been pursuing. Instead of a giant exit, the Idealab-backed startup shut its doors and sold its assets in 2009. Like MakerBot, Desktop Factory had bene developing a sub-$3000 3D printer.

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MAY 23, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab startup which develops Twitter applications, is powering a new app around celebrity Ashton Kutcher. The new client, A.Plus , is the latest in custom-skinned and branded apps being developed by UberMedia.

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JANUARY 9, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the solar thermal power technology firm backed by Idealab and Google, said late Friday evening that it has inked a deal with China to build at least 2 gigawatts (GW) of solar thermal power plants in that country. eSolar develops solar thermal power plant technology, aimed at the utility market. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 27, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the Idealab startup developing desktop search software, announced this morning that it has named John Patzakis as President of eDiscovery. X1 is a developer of desktop search software, including specific versions for enterprise electronic discovery.

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Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Alex Maleki , Member of New Venture Group at Idealab. Idealab continues to explore a range of technology frontiers.

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MAY 17, 2011

A report today from Greentech Media says that Pasadena-based Idealab 's sale of portfolio firm RayTracker was worth $44.8M. Idealab, Quercus Trust, and Phoenix Fire had invested $3.5M in funding in RayTracker a developer of solar tracking technology. RayTracker was a spinout of Idealab's Energy Innovations.

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MARCH 1, 2010

Altadena-based Perfect Market , which is backed by Idealab, said this morning that it has hired on Robertson Barrett as Chief Strategy Officer at the company. Tags: perfect market idealab software publishing content executive newspaper journalism. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 11, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the Idealab startup developing mobile apps to encourage customer loyalty at retail businesses, announced today that it has launched a new product, Punchcard for Business.

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MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter (www.newmatter.com) is developing a 3D printer, the MOD-t, which it says will help bridge the world of 3D printing experimentation with the consumer. Steve Schell: The company is just over a year old, and was founded at Idealab, by Bill Gross, last January. How far from shipping product are you? READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 12, 2013

Punchcard , the developer of mobile loyalty and rewards applications which is backed by Idealab, has won an award at an industry conference, the firm said this week. punchcard mobile loyalty application award idealab' READ MORE>>. punchcard mobile loyalty application award idealab' Punchcard is based in Pasadena.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Pasadena-based eSolar , the Idealab startup developing solar thermal power plant technology, said today that it has added George (Chip) A. eSolar is developing technolog for solar thermal power, which are being applied to utility-scale solar power projects. Hambro was at First Solar for eight years, through its IPO.

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MAY 29, 2013

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the developer of enterprise e-discovery and search tools, has some new funding in hand, and has been ramping its efforts in the market. X1 Discovery is one of the companies out of Idealab. discovery x1discovery electronic ediscovery venture capital idealab search tools enterprise' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of desktop search software, has one less competitor: Google , as Google said Friday that it is shutting down its Google Desktop search software project. Google's service shuts down on September 14th.

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APRIL 24, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the developer of mobile loyalty applications which is headed by Andy Steuer, said today that it has signed an agreement with KDA Group , a local marketing agency. Punchcard develops a mobile app which rewards consumers for return visits to their store. The firm is backed by Idealab. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Pasadena-based Punchcard , the newly launched startup developing mobile, loyalty programs for retailers, said this morning that it has raised $1M from Idealab. Punchcard, which is headed by Andy Steuer, offers up iPhone and Android apps which reward users for visiting local businesses.

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APRIL 14, 2011

It looks like executives at Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client application provider started by Idealab's Bill Gross, may finally be fed up with the firm's constant battles with Twitter. According to reports, it is planning to launch its own, competing microblogging service. The news comes via a report last night from CNN.

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MARCH 25, 2010

Pasadena-based eSolar , the developer of concentrating solar thermal power plants spun out of Idealab, said today that Gary J. eSolar is backed by ACME Group, Google, Idealab, NRG, and Oak Investment Partners. eSolar is backed by ACME Group, Google, Idealab, NRG, and Oak Investment Partners. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile and desktop messaging and social media apps, is announcing this morning that it has hired Ken Rudman as its Vice President of Developer Relations. Rudman joins the company from AT&T Interactive, where he was Director of the Developer Program and Platform.

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