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APRIL 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon Partners has re-upped its investment in optical switching firm Capella Intelligent Subsystems. The new, oversubscribed round was led by Black Diamond Ventures, and also included SingTel Innov8, Levensohn Partners, Formative Ventures, Lucas Venture Group and Rustic Canyon Ventures.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon Partners is announcing later today that it has added Ed Fu as an Associate at the firm. According to Rustic Canyon, Fu will support the firm's investments in Internet and Clean Technology.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon is the lead investor in a round of funding from a social shopping site out of Y Combinator. The round came from new investor Rustic Canyon Partners, and also included prior investors Blumberg Capital and Redpoint Ventures. in a Series A round.

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AUGUST 29, 2012

Nate Redmond is the managing partner of Rustic Canyon Partners – he’s probably one of the youngest managing partners of a major fund you’ll meet. Nate, tell us a bit about Rustic Canyon Venture Partners. 59:00 So you were only an associate at Rustic Canyon for a few years before you became a partner.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

One of the portfolio firms of Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon , Trion World Network , is reportedly prepping for an IPO, according to reports over the weekend. Rustic Canyon's investment in Trion World Network is managed by Nate Redmond; the firm also has part of its game studio in San Diego.

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Michael Kim , a partner at Santa Monica-based Rustic Canyon Partners , is departing the firm at the end of the year to startup up a new fund-of-funds, Cendana Capital. According to Kim, he will become an Advisory Partner to Rustic Canyon, and transfer his responsibilities at Rustic Canyon by the end of the year.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Renewables Group , and Rustic Canyon Partners. percent of Fulcrum; Rustic Canyon Partners owns 23.4 percent of Fulcrum; Rustic Canyon Partners owns 23.4 Fulcrum BioEnergy said it is looking to looking to raise up to $115M in its IPO offering, trading as FLCM. The firm has not yet selected an exchange.

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MAY 27, 2011

Both Rustic Canyon Partners and Steamboat Ventures were venture backers of MerchantCircle, which Reply said it would acquire yesterday for $60M in cash and stock. MerchantCircle's other backers are Scale Venture Partners and IAC.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

Santa Monica-based venture firm Rustic Canyon , along with Intel Capital, has put more into Silicon Valley-based InSync Software , a developer of software for the RFID and supply chain tracking business. Tags: rustic canyon venture capital rfid software supply chain. According to InSync, it has raised $4.7M

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MARCH 30, 2009

Los Angeles-based venture capital investor Rustic Canyon Partners is part of a group investing $50M in private equity in San Francisco-based LoopNet, which operates an online marketplace for commercial real estate. Tags: rustic canyon venture capital loopnet realestate real estate.

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DECEMBER 9, 2008

San Francisco-based investment firm Saints Capital , and Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Rustic Canyon Partners said Tuesday that they have formed a new fund, Saints Rustic Canyon, L.P., the parent firm of the Los Angeles Times before its acquisition by the Tribune Company.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

Adhesive Games , the Alhambra-based, independent game publishing studio which is part of Meteor Entertainment has just scored a big, $18M funding round from Rustic Canyon Partners , Chinese game publisher KongZhong, and others to help bring its first title to market, Hawken. Adhesive and Meteor are looking to launch Hawken in December.

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AUGUST 3, 2012

TechZulu caught up with Nate Redmond managing partner of Rustic Canyon and he tells us what is happening in the LA Tech Scene. The post From The Valley to The Beach | Interview with Nate Redmond of Rustic Canyon appeared first on TechZulu. Viddy also announced another program, The Rule The Beach.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

rentlytics venture capital rental real estate management software rentals apartme rustic canyon' San Francisco-based Rentlytics disclosed today that the new funding was led by Trinity Ventures and Rincon Venture Partners. The company also counts Cue Ball and Daher Capital as investors. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 15, 2012

Those angels included Renee LaBran , a partner at local investor Rustic Canyon / Fontis Partners, and Howard Lindzon , the founder of San Diego-based StockTwits. According to RETROFIT, it raised $2M in a financing round, which came from I2A Fund, New World Ventures, and FireStarter Fund, as well as angels.

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

Docstoc was venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners, Crosscut Ventures, as well as local angel investors like Mike Jones, Scott Walchek, Matt Coffin (LowermyBills), Brett Brewer (Intermix/MySpace), Robin Richards (MP3.com), com), and others.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

Aspiration lets users pay what they want in terms of fees they pay to the company. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Science is also backed by Tomorrow Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and White Star Capital. As part of the investment, Hearst said that George Kliavkoff, EVP and deputy group head of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, join's Science Inc.'s READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

Los Angeles-based TopFloor revealed today that it has raised $6M in a funding round, from Polaris Ventures, Google Ventures, Crosslink Ventures, and Rustic Canyon Partners. Science, Inc. , the startup incubator headed by Michael Jones, has debuted another fashion-related startup out of its incubation efforts this morning.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Transonic Combusion is venture backed by Venrock, Khosla Ventures, Rustic Canyon and Saints Capital. The firm said the round will go towards expanding development of its product and meeting customer commitments. The firm has now raised around $53.5M in funding for its efforts. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Perfect Market was backed by Comcast Ventures, Idealab, Rustic Canyon Partners, Square 1 Bank, Tribune Company, and Trinity Ventures. Taboola said the buy will help boost the company''s annualized run rate to $250M. Perfect Market was advised by Headwaters MB in the deal. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Leads360 is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Volition Capital. The firm, which is headed by Nick Hedges, develops cloud-bsaed, sales automation and lead scoring sytsems, used to help sales organizations better prioritize leads in an automated manner. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

The funding came from Corus Entertainment, Emil Capital, Mayfield Fund, General Catalyst Partners and Rustic Canyon Partners. Santa Monica-based KIN , which operates a female-focused lifestyle YouTube network, has raised $12M in a funding round, the company said last week.

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JULY 27, 2012

The firm--which had earlier disclosed the seed roudn , but without dollar amounts--said the funding included Rustic Canyon Ventures, SV Angel, and Y Combinator, as well as Yuri Milner and Mark Schwartz. Los Angeles-based PayDragon has raised $1.35M in its seed funding, the firm disclosed Friday.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The round was led by Volition Capital, and also included Rustic Canyon Partners. Los Angeles-based Leads360 , the developer of leads management software headed by Nick Hedges, said this morning that it has raised $15M in new funding. Leads360's software is used for managing and tracking sales leads.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The firm aid this morning that it has raised $2M in a funding round from Trinity Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Blumberg Capital. Science just launched Ellie , a site which offers up clothing for activewear for women, via subscription.

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JULY 2, 2012

The firm's backers included Benchmark Capital, Intel Capital, Limelight Networks, New Enterprise Associates, Qualcomm Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners, and TriplePoint Capital. Gaikai was founded in 2008, and had raised around $45M in funding.

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JUNE 21, 2012

Venture Partners and Rustic Canyon Venture Partners, which invested around a total of $12M in Savings.com. The acquisition price is a healthy return for the investors in Loren Bendele's company, which include U.S. Savings.com is a provider of online coupons and deal information.

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MAY 24, 2010

The round came from TriplePoint Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Benchmark Capital, as well as an un-named "mystery" investor. Benchmark's Mitch Lasky sits on the board, as does Rustic Canyon's Nate Redmond. GaiKai was founded by Andrew Gault and Rui Pereira.

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MAY 12, 2010

The firm is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. Tom Unterman of Rustic Canyon Partners--the majority owner of Foodlink--site on the company's board. Peters previously served at Acosta TrueDemand as President, and also served at TrueDemand Software, where he was a co-founder before its acquisition by Acosta.

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MARCH 19, 2013

Leads360 is led by Nick Hedges; the firm is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Volition Capital. The firm says its algorithms instead assign more leads to sales reps that are skilled at converting particular lead types, based on their historical performance. Pricing on the new product were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 5, 2011

Gaikai is venture backed by Benchmark Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Limelight Networks and Intel Capital. Gaikai--which develops videogame streaming technology--said the deal will allow Capcom to reach a broader audience. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2011

The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, and also included Qualcomm, Benchmark Capital, Rustic Canyon, and Intel Capital. Los Angeles-based Gaikai announced Wednesday that it has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. The firm is headed by David Perry.

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MAY 12, 2011

The firm is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners. The firm is also working on an Android version of the application. Docstoc allows users to share and upload documents, as well as purchase premium documents from partners and other users. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2011

RealPractice is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners and Miramar Venture Partners. The firm said its new My RealPractice app allows legal professionals to manage and respond to client leads, track their online and offline marketing campaigns, and track hours and billing, among other features. The nwe app is free.

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APRIL 12, 2012

The new service also revealed that it has scored backing from Y Combinator, SV Angel, Start Fund and Rustic Canyon Partners for its efforts. PayDragon said it is available for free on iPhone and Android. Paperlinks had previously been focused on QR-code enabling merchants. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2012

According to the group Business Forward, which connects businesses with government leaders, over fifty Southern California executives, including Miles Beckett of EQAL, Diego Berdakin of Beachmint, Paul Bricault and Oded Noy of Amplify, Jonathan Bischke of Entelo, Ari and David Goldberg from StyleCaster, Jason Nazar at Docstoc, Nate Redmond and Tom (..)

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