Redpoint Ventures , said late Monday evening that the firm has closed on Redpoint IV,a $400M, early stage venture capital fund specifically aimed at the social and mobile Internet, cloud computing, and clean technology. Redpoint's efforts in Southern California are headed by Brad Jones . Redpoint is based in Menlo Park with offices in Los Angeles. The firm highlighted its recent exits of LifeSize, WiChorus, Kazeon, and Irvine's Network in Motion in the announcement. The firm said it now has over $2B in management.

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. When I drill down on that term, you can see why with posts like: Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals Lops A Third Of Company THQ Lays Off 100 Employees, Closes San Diego Office Citrix Cuts 10 Percent; Santa Barbara Hit And it's also interesting to see what geographies are being associated with "Layoffs" more often than others: Layoffs Woodland Hills Layoffs San Diego Layoffs Santa Monica Layoffs Los Angeles I guess this is a sign

A New York-based online learning firm with links to the University of Southern California has scored a round of funding, and added Redpoint's Greg Martin to its board, the firm said this morning. 2tor said it raised $10M in a Series A financing from Redpoint Ventures, along with Novak Biddle Venture Partnres and City Light Capital, for its service, which helps universities create online degree programs. The firm currently only offers one online program, from the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. That program, MAT@USC, ofers a Master of Arts in Teaching

Los Angeles-based SocialVibe said today that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding, for the firm's social media and brand charity site. According to the firm, the funding was led by JAFCO Ventures, and also included Series A investor Redpoint Ventures. Tags: jafco redpoint charity brand venture socialvibe capital interne SocialVibe said it will use the additional funding to help aggressively grow its consumer and business partner relations, along with accelerating product development. JAFCO's Joe Horowitz joins the firm's board along with the funding.

2tor , a New York-based firm with strong links to the University of Southern California and a local Los Angeles office, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by Highland Capital, and also included Redpoint Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners, and City Light Capital. The firm also has significant operations in Los Angeles, just north of USC on Figueroa. 2tor develops online degree programs for companies, including the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. Redpoint's Greg Martin, who is based in Los Angeles,

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , a startup looking to index and search online television content, launched Tuesday at the TechCrunch50 conference, saying it has raised $8M in venture funding from Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. The firm is headed by Jim Lanzone, former CEO of Ask.com. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

Los Angeles-based Clicker Media , which operates an online service to index Internet television, said today that it has added Blake Krikorian, founder and former CEO of Sling Media, to its board of directors. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures, and was founded by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone. Kirkorian joins Bill Krikorian is also investing in the firm. Amount of the investment was not disclosed.

Los Angeles-based LeadPoint , a venture backed firm operating an online sales lead exchange, said today that it has hired Noah Staitman as Senior Director of Sales at the firm. LeadPoint is venture backed by Redpoint Ventures, Breakwater Ventures, Estalea, European Founders Fund, and others. Staitman joins LeadPoint from LowerMyBills. According to LeadPoint, Staitman was at LowerMyBills/Experian Interactive for eight years, and has also served at LoanWeb.com.

Los Angeles-based Clicker.com , the newly launched video and TV indexing and search site which is headed by former Ask.com CEO Jim Lanzone, told its users today that it has linked the site to Boxee, which is developing products which connect computers to televisions. Clicker is venture backed by Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures. Clicker said its Boxee app allows users to search for favorite shows, movies, and video using Boxee's service. Financial and business terms behind the deal were not announced by the firm.

Los Angeles-based LeadPoint , a venture-backed firm which operates an online lead exchange, said today that it has launched a new, digital order system for the lead generation industry. The firm is venture backed by Breakwater Ventures, Estalea, European Founders Fund, Redpoint Ventures, and others. The firm said its order system allows buyers to submit and receive insertion orders online, instead of using FAX or phone calls. The firm said the new ordering system will give its customers more effective tracking of campaigns and order changes.