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| May 21, 2015 | Idealab-backed Quick.ly raises more than $5M to reinvent mobile search | Stealth mobile search startup Quick.ly announced in a public filing that it’s raised at least $5.1 million.
Backed by tech incubator Idealab — where startups like Picasa and Answers.com originated — Quick.ly claims it’s “reinventing search ... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | VMware vets raise cash for stealthy cloud startup Nurego, grab support from Paul Maritz | Paul Maritz
A new Seattle area cloud computing startup called Nurego just scored $2 million in fresh funding with support from some heavy hitters in the tech industry, according to a SEC filing today.
The company is led by Harel Kodesh, a f... |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Games2Win Raises $2M in Funding | According to multiple reports, Games2Win, a Mumbai, India-based online game company, raised $2m in funding.
Backers included existing investor Clearstone Venture Partners, which had invested in the company in 2007 and 2011.
The company is a... |
| Aug 23, 2012 |
Clearstone Re-Ups On Biometrics Firm AOptix
| Santa Monica-based venture capital investor Clearstone Ventures has re-upped in a developer of biometric identity verification technology. Campbell, California-based AOptix announced a $42M, Series E funding round today, which came from Cle... |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
Clearstone Backs Openbucks
| Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures is backing a Bay Area gift card-based, payment network, Openbucks, as part of a Series A funding for Openbucks. According to Openbucks, it has raised $4.8M in a Series A for the co... |
| Apr 24, 2012 |
Clearstone Portfolio Firm Cetas Acquired By VMware
| Santa Monica-based Clearstone Ventures has had another exit in its portfolio, this time with the acquisition of Cetas, a developer of cloud data analytics software, by VMware. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Cetas was... |
| Nov 10, 2011 |
Clearstone Gets Exit At Apture
| Santa Monica-based venture capital firm Clearstone Ventures has scored an acquisition in its portfolio today, with the acquisition of Apture by Google. Apture announced the acquisition on its website Thursday, but did not disclose any finan... |
| Aug 30, 2011 | Just how long can the IPO window stay open? | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
When Wall Street folks mention the “IPO window” m... |
| May 3, 2011 | Why now is the “second golden age” for VC tech investing, says new report | A new report issued today by venture capital company Clearstone Venture Partners on how well the venture capital community is doing says that VCs who put their money into technology startups now will get the best return on their money since... |
| May 3, 2011 | The Venture Capital Revival | There have been a number of narratives in circulation over the last year or so: the “we’re in a tech bubble” (or “we’re not in a tech bubble”) narrative, the “venture capital is in decline” narrative (or “venture capital is broken“). So her... |
| Nov 10, 2010 | LeisureLink raises $9M to do for hotels what Captain Kirk did for flights | LeisureLink, which helps hotels and lodging companies distribute their data to travel booking websites, announced today it has raised $9 million in its third round of fundraising.
The Pasadena, Calif.-based company provides specialty lodgin... |
| Jun 28, 2010 | Location service Geodelic raises $7 million, readies for big announcements | Geodelic, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based mobile application company specializing in location-based services, has raised $7 million in a Series B funding. The round was led by MK Capital, with previous investors Clearstone Ventures Partners ... |
| Jun 28, 2010 | Location service Geodelic raises $7 million, readies for big announcements | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Geodelic, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based mobile application company specializing in location-based services, has raised $7 million in a... |
| Jun 9, 2010 | Soonr lands $4.5M to expand its cloud offerings for work on the go | Soonr, one the older companies using cloud technology to make users’ data accessible from anywhere, has nailed down $4.5 million in a fourth round of venture funding to strengthen its sales and marketing operations, and to build new partner... |
| Jun 9, 2010 | Soonr lands $4.5M to expand its cloud offerings for work on the go | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Soonr, one the older companies using cloud technology to make users’ data accessible from anywhere, has nailed down $4.5 million in a f... |
| May 24, 2010 | Evertune raises $800K to keep guitars in tune | Evertune, a startup that promises its customers will never have to tune their guitars again, just raised $800,000 in seed funding.
It’s been a good month for the Los Angeles company, which also just won an Invention Award from Popular Scien... |
| Apr 9, 2010 | Ankeena sale foreshadows online video gold rush | Just two years after its founding, online video delivery startup Ankeena Networks is selling to Juniper Networks for a little less than $100 million, generating big returns for its top investors, Mayfield Fund and Clearstone Venture Partner... |
| Apr 9, 2010 | Ankeena sale foreshadows online video gold rush | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Just two years after its founding, online video d... |
| Nov 10, 2009 | Six Degrees raises $7M for online sports video games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Online sports is always a good bet. That’s why Six Degrees Games has raised $7 million in a second round of funding in a deal led by Ti... |
| Nov 10, 2009 | Six Degrees raises $7M for online sports video games | Online sports is always a good bet. That’s why Six Degrees Games has raised $7 million in a second round of funding in a deal led by Time Warner Investments.
The Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based company runs an online sports game web site, Acti... |
| Sep 2, 2009 | EMC gobbles discovery software co. Kazeon | Kazeon Systems, maker of software used to scour and retrieve buried network information for law firms, has been bought by IT giant EMC to beef up its data-search capabilities, and not just in the legal space. Based in Mountain View, Calif.,... |
| Aug 7, 2009 | Meru Networks lands $87 million for virtual wireless service | Meru Networks, provider of a virtual wireless service that departs from typical hub-based services, has raised an additional $57 million to expand its fifth round of funding to $87 million (it closed $30 million from Vision Capital earlier ... |
| Jun 26, 2009 | Nokeena takes $6.5M to speed up online video | Nokeena Networks, developer of a supposedly faster, higher-quality online video platform, has raised $6.5 million in a second round of funding led by Mayfield Fund, reports VentureWire. Based in Emeryville, Calif., the company says it plans... |
| Jun 4, 2009 | Mimosa raises $3M for data archiving | Mimosa Systems, a Santa Clara, Calif.-based company that provides software for data archiving, has brought in $3 million in debt, rights and securities, according to VentureWire. While the investors in the round were not disclosed, the comp... |
| Apr 21, 2009 | Kazeon captures $10M for advanced search and discovery | Kazeon Systems, a company that specializes in software used for electronic investigations and discovery of buried network information, just brought in $10 million in sixth-round funding from JK&B Capital, Clearstone Venture Partners, Me... |
| Apr 20, 2009 | Meru snags $30M for virtual wireless service | Meru Networks, provider of a virtual wireless service that departs from typical hub-based service, has raised $30 million in a fifth round of funding. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., the company says it is able to deliver wireless solutions tha... |
| Apr 15, 2009 | Serve higher-quality video at lower costs | Nokeena opens its doors to video publishers and content delivery networks
If you're a video publisher or are part of the infrastructure to deliver video, Nokeena has a solution for you.
Nokeena, a startup that launched last year and raised ... |
| Apr 14, 2009 | Nokeena to improve online video, reduce costs | Startup Nokeena Networks says it’s come up with a way to improve online video viewing and save money for ISPs and content delivery networks (CDNs).
The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company, launched its Media Flow Director “software appliance”... |
| Mar 20, 2009 | AOptix nabs $12.9M for eye-recognition | AOptix Technologies, developer of iris-recognition technology and the wireless communication systems it requires, has brought in $12.9 million in a fourth round of funding to build new products. The Campbell, Calif. company says it is in th... |
| Mar 19, 2009 | TheFunded reveals blacklisted VCs | TheFunded, the site that allows entrepreneurs to anonymously review and rate venture capitalists, has released a list of venture firms that are banned from the site’s leaderboards.
What did these firms do to get on TheFunded’s blacklist? Fo... |
| Mar 17, 2009 | Apture Raises $4.1 Million Round For Contextual Rich Media Overlays | Apture, the startup that lets online publishers enhance content with pop-ups that carry rich media from a variety of sources based on the context of linked words and terms, has scored a healthy $4.1 million in Series A financing from Clears... |
| Mar 17, 2009 | Apture raises $4.1M for richer news browsing | Apture, a company that helps publishers integrate multimedia content into their browsing experience, has only been getting better since I last covered it in June, having added new features addressing many of my reservations. And now the San... |
| Jan 14, 2009 | VCs to Entrepreneurs: Outlook for Software Startups Is As Good—or Bad—As Ever | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
When the moderator for a panel discussion about the venture outlook for 2009 begins by saying, “Everyone knows it’s really bleak right now,” it’s a safe bet you’re not at a ch... |
| Nov 3, 2008 | $40M rains on Novariant to grow agricultural GPS systems | Novariant, developer of GPS and other location-based systems used to drive agricultural equipment hands-free, took in $40 million in a fourth round of funding led by Investor Growth Capital. The Fremont, Calif.-based company will use the ne... |
| Oct 10, 2008 | Remaining objective when fear is in the air | [Editor’s Note: Taking a break from the doom and gloom of the economic downturn, venture capitalist William Quigley offers a more optimistic assessment of the current situation.]
It is hard to believe that just 8 years ago, venture capitali... |
| Jun 15, 2008 | TheFunded now lets members refer companies to VCs | Updated
TheFunded, the controversial website that lets entrepreneurs rate venture capitalists, has rolled out a new feature that lets entrepreneurs pitch venture capitalists with help from their friends.
Called TheFunded Connect, the new fe... |
| Jun 6, 2008 | Chris DeWolfe, Sean Parker and Jeff Weiner Join TechCrunch50 Expert Panel | We’re excited to announce Chris DeWolfe, Sean Parker and Jeff Weiner will be joining our lineup of TechCrunch50 expert panelists. They, along with Marc Andreessen, Roelof Botha, Ron Conway, Marissa Mayer, Sheryl Sandberg and Yossi Vardi wil... |
| May 19, 2008 | Planning for IPO, Mimosa raises another $17M for electronic archiving | Corrected
Mimosa Systems, a startup that helps companies archive emails and other files, has raised a $17 million fourth round of funding. Mimosa calls the latest financing a “mezzanine round,” meaning it should be the last round before an ... |
| May 12, 2008 | Hi-def video company Veodia raises $8.3M | Veodia, which helps businesses create high-quality video content, has raised $8.3 million in a first round of funding.
I last spoke to Veodia chief executive Guillaume Cohen in March when he announced that in addition to Quicktime, Veodia w... |
| May 7, 2008 | Marissa Mayer, Roelof Botha and Marc Andreessen Join TechCrunch50 Panel Of Experts | I’m proud to announce that Ning’s Marc Andreessen, Sequoia Capital’s Roelof Botha and Google’s Marissa Mayer will join us on September 8 – 10 in San Francisco for the TechCrunch50 conference Panel of Experts. The experts will judge the fift... |
| Apr 2, 2008 | Announcing The TechCrunch50 Conference: September 8-10, San Francisco | Mark your calendars for the second annual TechCrunch launch conference, co-produced between TechCrunch and Jason Calacanis: TechCrunch50 at the San Francisco Design Center on September 8-10, 2008.
Like last year at TechCrunch40 (except ther... |
| Apr 17, 2007 | MDV throws down gauntlet for venture firm Web sites | Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in the world’s most innovative technology companies, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at their stultifying Web sites.
Venture capital firm Web sites remain surprisingly similar, stati... |
| Aug 14, 2006 | Clearstone’s David Stern: “Will MySpace eat its young?” | David Stern
David Stern is a venture partner at Clearstone Venture Partners. We asked him to contribute a “guest post” on the MySpace ecosystem, given his background as founder of M Networks, which operated within that other great ecosystem... |
| Apr 5, 2006 |
Interview with Jim Armstrong, Clearstone Venture Partners
| I spoke with Jim Armstrong, who is Managing Director of Clearstone Venture Partners (www.clearstone.com) the other day, to get a sense of where they are investing nowadays, and for Jim's views on where the venture market is here in Southern... |
| Mar 14, 2006 | Vast – Aggregating Listings From The Whole Web | Vast is a search service that crawls the entire web and structures the data that it finds so that it can be categorized fully and indexed. The team launched a developer preview of the service tonight with three initial verticals available –... |
