socalTECH

JULY 6, 2010

An analysis of Q2's venture capital deals and investment activity in Southern California find that venture capitalists invested around $1.6 billion invested in Q1, and up from $1.0 in investment), Energy ($190.2M in investments) and Medical Deviecs ($128.1M in investments in Q2). billion in Q2 of last year.

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Southern California Westlake Village Invest Tech Coast Angels 195

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2014

According to a report , Brock--and his investment group, Sunlot--apparently are hoping to help stabilize the Bitcoin economy through its move. Pierce is a leading investor in Southern California companies, and is one of the many investors here who have recently honed in on the opportunities in Bitcoin. Pierce is one of the organizers of the.

Southern California 254

Southern California Clearstone Santa Monica Invest 254

socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

The IPO is a huge win for backers Clearstone Ventures, News Corp., It''s been a long road for Rubicon''s backers, who first invested in the company back in 2007, when Clearstone Ventures invested in Rubicon''s Series A funding. Clearstone owned about 24.0% Rubicon--which priced at $15.00 and Mayfield. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Santa Monica Advertising News 187

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project , the online ad optimization firm headed by Frank Addante , announced this morning that it has hired investment banker Allen & Company. Rubicon has raised over $42M in funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, IDG Ventures and GE/NBC Universal's Peacock Equity Fund. READ MORE>>.

Invest 133

Invest Clearstone Acquisition Advertising 133

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

The list of angel investors--a veritable Who's Who of technology investors in Southern California--included William Quigley and Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Ventures; Brock Pierce; MP3.com's Tags: angel videogame investment capital venture gaming titan. READ MORE>>.

MyLife 229

MyLife Clearstone Southern California Competition 229

socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Playsino is headed by Brock Pierce, a gaming industry veteran who has been heavily involved in investments and work with local startups. com), Carlos Bhola (Vonage), Kamran Pouzanjani (PriceGrabber), and William Quigley and Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Venture Partners). READ MORE>>.

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Networking Clearstone Santa Monica Venture Capital 226

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

Games2Win , the provider of online casual games backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, has scored an investment from Nirvana Venture Advisors, according to a number of Indian business publications. The firm is one of the companies which Clearstone has invested in as part of its efforts in India. READ MORE>>.

Clearstone 140

Clearstone Report Invest Company 140

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

com), Carlos Bhola (Vonage), Kamran Pouzanjani (PriceGrabber), and William Quigley and Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Venture Partners). The firm's CEO is Brock Pierce, a gaming industry veteran who has also been heavily involved in Southern California investments and companies.

Clearstone 203

Clearstone Southern California Santa Monica Venture Capital 203

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Geodelic has previously raised funding from Clearstone Ventures, Shasta Ventures and MK Capital, all of whom also participated in that June investment. Tags: geodelic verizon investment venture capital mobile location applications rahul sonnad. READ MORE>>.

Twiistup 187

Twiistup Clearstone Santa Monica Venture Capital 187

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners --the new investment firm led by longtime Southern California venture capital veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken, and Jamie Montgomery--has made an investment in cloud application infrastructure developer Appcito. READ MORE>>.

Capital 147

Capital Clearstone Southern California Santa Monica 147

socalTECH

MAY 24, 2016

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , the venture capital investment firm founded by venture investment veterans Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milken and Jamie Montgomery, said this morning that it has had a final close on its first fund, at $240M. READ MORE>>.

Capital 172

Capital Funding Clearstone Internet Brands 172

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. billion in investments; followed by New England, with $826.1M in investments; with Southern California taking third with it $694.5M in investments. was invested across 48 deals; San Diego has $241.5M invested, in 11 different investments.

Southern California 210

Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2014

LeisureLink was venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures, and also had received a strategic investment from Wyndham Worldwide. Clearstone''s Jim Armstrong joins VacationRoost''s Board of Directors as part of the deal. The company was led by Tom Lamb.

Clearstone 147

Clearstone Software Engineering Mission Ventures Pasadena 147

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

William Quigley , a venture capitalist at Clearstone Venture Partners, is making the argument that venture capital returns are set to return superior returns in the coming years, due to the disinterest of institutional investors. Disclosure: Clearstone is a sponsor of socalTECH). READ MORE>>.

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Venture Capital Capital Clearstone Technical Review 160

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

The round came from current investors, including Clearstone Venture Partners, Mission Ventures, and Wyndham Exchange & Rentals. The company said the new funding will go towards investments in its technology platform, and also for its sales efforts.

Clearstone 160

Clearstone Mission Ventures Pasadena Platform 160

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2012

billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. billion in investments; followed by New England, with $826.1M in investments; with Southern California taking third with it $694.5M in investments. was invested across 48 deals; San Diego has $241.5M invested, in 11 different investments.

Southern California 180

Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 180

socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section today, we have a post from Jim Armstrong , Managing Director at Clearstone Venture Partners , who talks about some of the issues behind the super angel trend. At Clearstone, we have also launched a super angel fund and strategy.

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Angel Clearstone Advertising Funding 140

socalTECH

JULY 18, 2012

LeisureLink is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners and Mission Ventures, along with strategic investment from Wyndham Worldwide. The two said that the move adds more than 1,000 properties from LeisureLink into Tourico Holidays real-time inventory. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Mission Ventures Pasadena Invest 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2009

was invested in 65 Southern California deals in Q3, compared to $773.3M billion invested in 637 deals in Q3, up 17 percent quarter-to-quarter, but down three percent in deals. Tags: reuters thomson moneytree financing investment nvca pricewaterhousecooper capital venture. and 87 deals in Q3 of last year.

Southern California 100

Southern California Invest Orange County Palomar 100

socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2014

Local investments funds have had issues raising their new funds, and venture investors had started to hunker down with their portfolios, waiting for some sign of a thaw in the exit environment. investment investor capital venture angeles' For several years, the phrase "Los Angeles Venture Capitalist" had almost become an oxymoron.

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Los Angeles Truecar Angel Anthem 187

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2010

According to the filing, the first investment in the round was August 4th, and included equity, options, and warrants. Clearstone Venture Partners and Anthem Venture Partners.

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Funding Anthem Clearstone Santa Monica 153

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Lee has also served at Clearstone Venture Partners, Fortis Partners, Goldpocket Interactive, and McKinsey & Co. Baroda Ventures is the venture capital firm run by Geocities founder David Bohnett; the firm's investments have included LowerMyBills, Stamps.com, UnitedOnline, XDrive, and MediaVast.

Beverly Hills 133

Beverly Hills Clearstone Venture Capital Invest 133

socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2009

Geocities founder David Bohnett is now running his own investment firm, Baroda Ventures, which has become more active in recent months, and just hired on venture capitalist Peter Lee (formerly of Prism Ventures and Clearstone Ventures) as a Partner at the firm. The firm was later moved to the Bay Area by Yahoo.

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Clearstone Southern California Activity 145

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2015

Santa Monica-based March Capital Partners , the venture capital investment firm led by Jim Armstrong, Sumant Mandal, Gregory Milkin, and Jamie Montgomery, is the lead investor in a new cyber security startup, E8 Security. March Capital Partners led the investment, which also included Allegis Capital and The Hive. READ MORE>>.

Capital 100

Capital Allegis Clearstone Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we thought we'd share a recent article penned by Clearstone Ventures' William Quigley. Bills name is well known within the investment, start-up and tech communities, especially of late with the recent launch of his Chime.In

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Idealab Southern California Clearstone SoCal 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The information--gleaned from funding announcements, regulatory filings, and other sources--are not far off from socalTECH's totals from last quarter, which totaled up around $932M in investment activity. San Diego led investment activity in Q3, with a large number of the biggest VC deals all located in the area.

Southern California 140

Southern California Venture Capital Northridge Tech Coast Angels 140

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 27, 2012

Moderated by Michael Metzger, Covert and Co. See https://s01.123signup.com/servlet/SignUpMember?PG=1532265182300andP=15322651911423816200andInfo. PG=1532265182300andP=15322651911423816200andInfo.

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Clearstone Venture Capital Invest Marketing 113

socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based March Capital Partners has joined Verizon Ventures in backing a new, early stage investment accelerator--called The Fabric --whose co-founders include Sumant Mandal, a Managing Partner at March Capital Partners, and former Managing Partner at Clearstone Ventures.

Capital 100

Capital Clearstone Los Angeles Funding 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

AUGUST 4, 2010

Meet the top VCs who are investing in Southern California. Find out what they are looking to invest in. Tuesday, August 10, 2010 -- LAVA's Annual VC Breakfast. Find out what does it take to secure Venture Capital for your company. Learn about the hottest trends and the mistakes NOT to make.

LAVA 100

LAVA Venture Capital Palomar GRP Partners 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Early stage investing is booming and we are finally seeing the kind of exits that show signs of a potential IPO market in our future. What is the new business of investing  startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing? Dealmaker Media LA.

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GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup 100

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2018

The Forbes' list hasn't included a Southern California venture capitalist since around 2006 , when it included Jim Armstrong (then at Clearstone Venture Partners), Brad Jones (then at Redpoint Ventures), Andrew Senyei of Enterprise Partners, Bill Elkus, also of Clearstone, and James Blair of Domain Associates.

Southern California 100

Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Clearstone Redpoint 100

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2009

The investment included $5M in equity funding from Clearstone Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, and IDG Ventures Asia, and also included $8M in debt from Silicon Valley Bank. Rubicon said that the Series B follow-on funding will go twards strategic acquisitions, research and development, international expansion, and infrastructure.

Clearstone 100

Clearstone Equity Advertising Research 100

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2016

The last time Forbes has placed a Southern California venture capitalist on the Midas List appears to have been in 2009, when Jim Gauer of Palomar Ventures made the list. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 100

Southern California SoCal Palomar Santa Barbara 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 11, 2012

Panelists include: Jay Beaghan, Managing Director of Investment Banking in Imperial Capital; William Quigley is Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners; Louis A. This forum provides a great opportunity to network and share ideas with other industry leaders. Wharton is a Partner at Stubbs, Alderton and Markiles; Steven J.

Technology 100

Technology Company Companies Clearstone 100

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

Crowdfunder is backed by such investors as Tim Draper (DFJ), Bill Quigley (Clearstone, Crypto Currency Partners), Bridge 37 Ventures, Ideas & Capital Venture Capital, Maura O'Neill, Capital Nuts, Marcus Segal (Zynga), Mark Rampolla (ZICO Coconut Water), David Wilner (Windriver Systems), and others.

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Clearstone Draper Santa Monica Venture Capital 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2016

The funding came from Clearstone Ventures, Kinderhook Industries, and Escalate Capital Partners. LeisureLink which provides booking and distribution software for the vacation rental industry, announced today that it has raised $17M in a funding round.

Clearstone 100

Clearstone Pasadena Funding Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2013

Others still focus on the right balance of angel and venture investment paired with accelerators to nurture the startups. People like Peter Pham and Mike Jones who convinced Debbie Landa to throw monthly Dealmaker LA events, and Manatt, Phelps & Phillips and Clearstone Venture Partners for generously hosting them. Why, you ask?

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Twiistup Clearstone Conference Training 98