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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the location-based mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, confirmed its relationship with Verizon last week. Geodelic has previously raised funding from Clearstone Ventures, Shasta Ventures and MK Capital, all of whom also participated in that June investment. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the mobile application development firm run by Rahul Sonnad, has signed up Clear Channel's airport division, Clear Channel Airports , the companies said today. Geodelic is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, MK Capital, and Shasta Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the location-based mobile phone applications firm headed by ukelele-strumming Rahul Sonnad, has raised $7M, the firm said today. The funding came from MK Capital, Clearstone Ventures, and Shasta Ventures. Tags: geodelic venture capital mobile phone. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 21, 2012

com), Carlos Bhola (Vonage), Kamran Pouzanjani (PriceGrabber), and William Quigley and Jim Armstrong (Clearstone Venture Partners). Playsino is backed by IDM Venture Capital, Eric Schmidt (Google), Michael Robertson (MP3.com), READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 9, 2009

Santa Monica-based Geodelic , the latest startup of The Platform founder Rahul Sonnad, said today that it has partnered up with Universal Studios Hollywood on a mobile application focused on Universal's "Halloween Horror Nights" event. Tags: geodelic universal studios hollywood mobile application iphone. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2016

Armstrong and Mandal previously led Clearstone Venture Partners and idealab Capital Partners, Montgomery was the founder and CEO of Montgomery & Co., The firm said it invests globally, and invests in everything from mobile, enterprise, infrastructure, to gaming and other industries.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Los Angeles-based At The Pool , the social discovery service headed by Alex Capecelatro, has launched a brand new, mobile app it says is targeted at helping people to connect and interact. At The Pool is venture backed by Clearstone Venture Partners, Canyon Creek Capital, and angels. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Los Angeles-based Hopscotch , the developer of a mobile app platform used heavily by colleges, sports teams, live events, and venues, has raised $5M in a Series B funding, the company announced on Wednesday. Hopscotch, which is led by CEO and President Laurence Sotsky, powers the mobile apps behind a large number of college sports teams.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

We caught Rahul in a more serious conversation, and spoke to him about his venture funded, location-based information startup and what it's up to, as well as got the story behind the firm's incubation at Clearstone Ventures. Rahul Sonnad: We did a seed round with Clearstone Ventures, that incubated us in their Santa Monica office.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 29, 2012

Angel Launch, a new event for startups and investors, is producing a networking venture pitch, networking dinner and party the night before E3 Expo in LA for digital media, mobile and tech startups. See [link] (more)

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

The funding was led by DRW Venture Capital, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. Sensor is led by longtime tech veteran Phil Ressler, who previously has served at Bottlenose, Lumenz Networks, MyGreenlight, Big Stage Entertainment, Clearstone Venture Partners, and many other companies.

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JULY 1, 2010

Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Geodelic develops free mobile applications to easily browse your surroundings (restaurants, banks, businesses, etc). Includes content mobile guides, ie. Includes 70,000 apps for all major mobile OS platforms, including Apple’s. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Total raised: $6.0mm.

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MAY 3, 2016

The funding was led by an affiliate of DRW Ventures, and also included Mobile Financial Partners. Ressler was previously a venture investor at Clearstone Venture Partners. Sixgill is led by CEO Phil Ressler. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 6, 2013

Kuapay, a mobile wallet solution that allows users to pay, enjoy loyalty programs, and manage coupons has released Kuapay’s 3.0, But for users to adopt mobile, there is need for security. Kuapay therefore makes paying with its mobile wallet more secure than paying with a physical credit card. True Mobile Wallet Experience.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The panelists included James Cham of Bessemer Venture Partners; Beau Laskey of Steamboat Ventures; Greg Martin of Redpoint Ventures; Leo Spiegel of Mission Ventures; Ross Levinsohn of Velocity Interactive; Jim Armstrong of Clearstone Venture Partners; Mike Stuhley of the Tech Coast Angels; and Gus Tai of Trinity Ventures. READ MORE>>

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2013

Professor Vijay Pande of Stanford University, Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education and Vish Mishra, Venture Director at Clearstone and mentor to The Hive and The Fabric have joined CFI’s Advisory Board. The teams of volunteer individuals and organizations are not just in for hype. Woes at home, timely initiative.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks!

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In a short, densley packed timeline, our panel of industry experts discussed the fine line topics of wearables technology, bitcoin, SaaS, cloud, mobile gaming, and social markets. Speakers listed: Brock Pierce – Digital currency pioneer investing in Bitcoin, games, and online gambling businesses; Clearstone Global Gaming Fund.

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JULY 13, 2009

We've invested in a fantastic company called Mobiclip, which provides high throughput video with low battery consumption on mobile devices. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. Obviously, this being LA, we're also very interested in digital content and distribution.

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