socalTECH
MAY 18, 2010
Los Angeles-based online media firm Tsavo Media , which was founded by Mike Jones, founder of Userplane and current co-President of MySpace, has been sold for $75M to a Canadian firm. Tags: tsavo media merger acquisition content publishing software. Tsavo was backed by American Capital. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
JANUARY 18, 2012
Los Angeles-based Ranker , the online service which allows anyone to list and rank things on any topic, said today that it has named Mani Dhillon as Chief Operating Officer, and tapped former MySpace CEO Michael Jones for its board. Ranker said it is now getting around 4.5 million monthly unique visitors. READ MORE>>.
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socalTECH
APRIL 27, 2009
News Corporation said a few minutes ago that it has added two new executives at MySpace , and is tapping Tsavo Media's Michael Jones as Chief Operating Officer and Sling Media's Jason Hirschhorn as Chief Product Officer. Both are in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
Los Angeles-based social networking site MySpace said late Wednesday that CEO Owen Van Natta is stepping down from his position, and will be replaced by co-presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschorn. Jones was most recently COO at MySpace, and is best known in the Los Angeles area for founding Userplane , which he sold to AOL in 2006.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
He’s had multiple exits and also advises private startups (his company Userplane sold to AOL for nearly $40 million and Tsavo Media drew a cool $75 million from Cyberplex ). Mike Jones may be known for his most recent role as CEO of MySpace , but this Internet entrepreneur is no stranger to the startup world.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 27, 2018
He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B Lastly, the United States overall relations with China and their ever-growing influence on our technology industry will be vital to consider in the coming year. Mike Jones is an internet executive, investor and strategic advisor and CEO of Science, Inc.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2017
I think we will see the rise of a newer and larger mobile-focused media companies and the continued evolution in traditional television entertainment. He is Los Angeles's most active angel investor with more than $2.5B In reflection, think I need to center my time around those principals and focus on bigger ideas.
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