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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS JUNE 24, 2011 Clearstone Tops CalPERS IRR List Topping the list of IRR investments was Clearstone Venture Partners I-B, L.P. a 1999-vintage fund from Santa Monica-based Clearstone, which had an IRR of 154.7 investment calpers ventures capital venture avalon clearstonepercent. Second on the returns list was Avalon Ventures VIII, L.P. with 109.7 READ MORE>>. MORE >> | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS JANUARY 20, 2011  Insights and Opinions: A VC's Comments On Investing and Startups in LA And while I generally agree and give similar advice, here are three anecdotes or truths about SoCal investing and startups that contradict. MORE >> | RECENT POSTS DECEMBER 21, 2012 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
Playsino Releases First Two Network Titles DECEMBER 19, 2012 | STUBBS ALDERSTON
Stubbs Alderton Encourages You to Attend: Caltech Entrepreneurs Forum – “Enterprise, Educational and Serious Games” January 12, 2013 NOVEMBER 28, 2012 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
Playsino Hits 1M Installs OCTOBER 19, 2012 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
Southern California Firms Get $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding OCTOBER 18, 2012 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
Southern California Firms Gets $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding JULY 18, 2012 | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS
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| SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS APRIL 20, 2010  Clearstone's Sumant Mandal On Exits, Opportunities Over the last few months, Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com) has had a number of high profile exits in its portfolio. MORE >> | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS MARCH 29, 2011 Clearstone Backs Games2Win Santa Monica-based Clearstone Venture Partners has upped its investment in Mumbai, India-based Games2Win , an online developer of casual and other games. Rajan Mehra of Clearstone Ventures joins the board of directors of Games2Win along with the funding. Clearstone's efforts in India are run by Sumant Mandal and Rajan Mehra. MORE >> | SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS JULY 6, 2010 Venture Firms Invest Around $1.6 Billion In Q2 2010 In SoCal 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. MORE >> | BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG FEBRUARY 14, 2008  Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Clearstone’s Sumant Mandal on SoCal VC For those of us in Southern California, it’s old news, but it’s good to see the word getting out to the rest of the world. MORE >> | | | | | | | |
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SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 Clearstone Backs CupidsPlay.com
Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures has backed a developer of an online social dating and games firm, CupidsPlay. Financial details of the investment were not disclosed. CupidsPlay said it received seed funding from Clearstone. CupidsPlay is based in Bellevue, Washington. READ MORE>>. MORE >> -
SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012 Games2Win Finds New Investor
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>>. MORE >> -
SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010 Rubicon Projects Hires Investment Banker
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>>. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010  This Week in VC with Jim Armstrong of Clearstone
Had a great chat with Jim Armstrong who is a General Partner at Clearstone Venture Partners today on TWiVC. 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. billion. Per day! MORE >> -
SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012  Southern California Firms Get $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding
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. MORE >>
- Southern California Firms Gets $694M In Q3 2012 Venture Funding SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
- Titan Gaming Rounds Up $1M From Who's Who Of LA Tech Investors SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- 3 Things to Avoid When Fundraising in LA RYAN BORN | TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2011
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Southern California investments up for year, but down for quarter BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Angel investment: where Wall Street matters… BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » New VC blog BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Southern California: Number 2 in Nation in Venture Capital Investments BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008
- Geodelic Confirms Verizon Relationship SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
- Insights and Opinions: The Problem with the Super Angels SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2011
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » William Morris, Venrock, and Accel target SoCal BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Beyond critical mass BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Prince Andrew making the high tech rounds BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008
- Playsino Hits 1M Installs SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Yet another Southern California new media fund BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Rise of the tech angels BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Dual Path, or when is an IPO not an IPO? BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2008
- LeisureLink Gets $9M In Series C SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Ben and Jerry’s and the entrepreneurial gap BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Auction rates: or, what you don’t know CAN hurt you BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008
- Business and Financial Outlook 2012 SOCAL TECH CALENDAR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
- Quigley: Venture Capital Revival Coming SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011
- Playsino Releases First Two Network Titles SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Yahoo To Shut Geocities SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009
- LeisureLink Signs Wholesale Travel Firm SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2012
- Baroda Ventures Snags Lee As Partner SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2009
- ThisNext Gets $1.2M In Funding Round SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010
- Q3 Southern California Venture Deals Around $879M SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
- Insights and Opinions: Idealab and the Bill Gross Legacy SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2011
- A Venture Capital Revival? BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 2011
- The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA JASON NAZAR'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » The ambivalent Series D BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Three entertainment related stealth fundings in LA BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Silicon Valley Schmoozing in LA BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » LABJ: Los Angeles tech market takes place in Sun BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Out of hibernation BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » More M&A speculation: Spark Networks BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » $7.5 Million Dollar Ouch BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Khosla’s Santa Barbara LED startups BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » VC Risk BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Why startups are like college BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Good NPR interview with Idealab’s Bill Gross BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » More on LA’s high tech upsurge BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » SoCal technology billionaires BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » OCTANe’s Augusta Starts Blogging BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Welcome to Tom Taulli BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Online Content: What’s Next? BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Twitter, and new home page is back up BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Storm clouds gathering BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Fisker, Tesla Motors in legal fight BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 2008
- What Mattered in 2010: Bruce Hallett, Miramar Venture Partners SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2010
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Ice cream and startups BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Sonos and VC endorsements BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Pasadena Angels start blogging BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Financial Times on Southern California’s technology boom BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » It’s not over until the fat lady sings: or, what to do in So Cal this week. BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Everything old is new again BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Mohasseb In At Tech Coast Angels BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » LA Times On Web Funding Slowdown BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Hope Is Not A Strategy BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » What to do, when an IPO isn’t an option? BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Best post-bubble quote of the day BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Hype and technology industry standard groups BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Big Stage at CES BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Traffic vs. users BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Internet Traffic Gains At JibJab, Buzznet BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » LAVA Honors Bill Gross, Others BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Entrepreneurial advice: The demo is the difference BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » The challenges of corporate blogging BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Entretech Names Finalists BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Self censorship and spam filtering BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Helio’s exec moves, and MVNO numbers BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Zigging Rather Than Zagging BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » E&Y opens Entrepreneur of the Year awards BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Good and bad reasons for raising venture capital BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Flame War Fun: Silicon Valley vs. everyone else BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Facebook Mania and plugins BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Discount to Technology Industry Awards BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » The Amgen Non-Effect: or, why no biotech startups? BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Startup basics: own yourself BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Silicon Valley stereotyping BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Two new articles in our startup section BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » MP3.com’s Michael Robertson’s new quest against going to college BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Latest Southern California jobs BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Hulu: or, how network television lost me BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Quick notes: Biotech Forum Next Week, Lasik BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » New front page, channels BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » So Cal’s hardware & gadgets: a shopping list BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » Send us your SoCal technology events, and calendar speedup BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008
- Benjamin Kuo's Blog » SoCal’s Burgeoning Auto Industry BENJAMIN KUO'S BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
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