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in investment capital from FirstMark Capital, as well as angel investors Betsy Bernard, the former President of AT&T; Kai Huang, founder of Guitar Hero; Jim Nordstrom, former president of Nordstrom; David Solomon, Global co-head of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, and others. The firm said it is backed with $3.5M READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 31, 2011

As I discussed in Matching Algorithm , I end up talking to a lot of startups who want to become the eHarmony of careers, eHarmony of clothes, eHarmony of jobs, eHarmony of tutoring, eHarmony of services, eHarmony of investments, etc. Let’s take a particular example: eHarmony of jobs.

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MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. Some very interesting graphics including this heat map: Very cool visualization tool!

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JUNE 29, 2010

The site allows users to post green investment and business deals, find investors, and connect with others in the clean technology sector. The firm also recently hired Stan Holt, most recently a VP at eHarmony, as its President and COO. The firm is backed by Blue Marble Ventures, and is being run by Blue Marbles' Patrick McKenna.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

HipGeo is venture backed by Morado Venture Partners, the investment fund of Yahoo execs Ash Patel and Michael Marquez; the firm also is backed by angel investors Galen Buckwalter of eHarmony, and San Diego angel investor Robert Bingham. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2011

eHarmony [ profile ]. Backers: A123 Systems, Ace Investments, Eco-Drive (Capital) Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, New Enterprise Associates, Palo Alto Investors, Qatar Investment Authority. However, a number of Southern California firms have been rumored to be seeking IPOs, who have not yet filed.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Because I was the Acting CTO for eHarmony at it's start, I quite often get introduced to people who have an idea for a startup company that is based on some kind of matching algorithm. They describe the company as the eHarmony of careers, clothes, jobs, college, tutoring services, doctors, service companies, investments, etc.

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MAY 21, 2012

Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year. " I realized that I've never captured topics that I've covered (I'm always willing to look at other topics), nor have I put up my speaker bio.

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DECEMBER 10, 2009

One of the industries which has seen a lot of activity lately in Southern California is clean technology, with a large amount of investment activity and new company formation. It's a concept similar to investing in property--you want to be able to make the most money when you buy the place, not when you sell it.

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MARCH 12, 2007

Having worked on eHarmony where the intake is 2 hours and was completely counter to the prevailing trend, I think the analyst missed the point. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. “They’re probably a little ahead of their time,&# she said.

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He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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MARCH 26, 2012

One of our advisors is Galen Buckwalter, the former Chief Scientist at eHarmony. He decided to invest in us in January of last year, and one of the first New Venture companies. We were always thinking about this idea, and we just decided, after doing two years of investment banking, that we had enough.

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MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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MARCH 13, 2007

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MARCH 1, 2007

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Mark Douglas, Steelhouse President and CEO, is formerly from Oracle and was the VP of Technology at eHarmony. Get to know them now before they become household names. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Incubator: Amplify LA.

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MARCH 20, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. They’re the ones that rise to the cream of the crop and get the attention of the folks that are investing in LA, and they often have Bay Area or East Coast suitors who want to invest in their companies.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Was the VP of Technology at eHarmony where he built personality-matching technology. Greg has led Series A investments in tech-based enterprises. Mark Douglas, CEO of SteelHouse. Started at Oracle as one of its first employees. Founded a series of successful startups resulting in IPOs and acquisitions.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

The firm is co-founded by Jake Steinfeld, of Body by Jake, and ExerciseTV, and has received investment from prolific angel investor Ron Conway and Polar Capital, the investment firm of former Google President Tim Armstrong. You come to our site, take a match quiz--a lot like eHarmony--to find the right trainer.

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MARCH 22, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. eHarmony for me fell into that camp. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see how big people like Match.com and eHarmony became on the trend of helping us find our dating partners and why this would be improved my mobile, social networks. How long this trend takes is unclear – but in 10 years I feel confident we’ll look back and say, “duh.&#.

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MARCH 16, 2007

He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. MyShape Article - Analyst Misses the Point Map of VC Investments Open Source Business Model Entreprenuer Network ► February (10) Southern California Tech Central Southern California Tech Central Loading.

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