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ReachLocal Tapped By UK Government

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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , the provider of local online marketing services for small and medium sized businesses, announced this morning that it has been recognized by the British Government for its efforts in the UK. The two said that ReachLocal launched in the UK in 2008, and has offices in London, Manchester, and Birmingham.

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This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone

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Clearstone currently invests out of a $200 million fund based in LA with offices in Menlo Park and in India. Segment One: Jim’s background and Clearstone’s investment strategy. We also talked about Elevation Partners who invested in Palm and how this deal really salvaged their investment, which was a VERY big bet on Palm.

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Southern California Linked IPOs Grow

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which has substantial operations in Westlake Village, Beverly Hills-based RealD , Monrovia-based Green Dot , and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal. Gevo is just the latest in a surge of companies hitting the public markets which have Southern California links. Other recent IPOs with Southern California roots include Inphi Corp.

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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ReachLocal, founded by Zorik Gordon, publicly traded company helping small businesses across America use the Internet for marketing [Woodland Hills. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. And before that he worked years at hedge funds and more broadly in the financial services industry.

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Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?

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When you’re one fund and have $600 million to invest it’s easier to take that kind of risk. LA generally doesn’t have an appetite for this kind of ‘swing-for-the-fences’ investment at early stages – and neither does your town. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal.

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Study: $48 Billion In Value Created Over 15 Years In SoCal IT VC-Backed Firms

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The study found that the greatest values for Southern California venture-backed firms were created by companies operating in Online Services (51%), followed by Communications and Networking (15%), Software (10%) and Semiconductors (9%). Tags: results investment exit california southern acquisition merger capital venture.