Clearstone

Clearstone Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in 1998, with offices in Santa Monica and Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in incubating and investing in companies at various stages, including seed, early, late-stage, and growth capital investments, primarily in the technology sector. It seeks to invest in a range of technology markets such as software, consumer applications, enterprise infrastructure, communications, and data center solutions. Clearstone focuses on innovative areas within these sectors, including new application models, mobile applications, and IP telephony. The firm typically invests between $1 million and $15 million and aims to be the lead investor, often taking a board seat in its portfolio companies. With over $650 million in committed capital, Clearstone has a history of financing successful companies and maintains strong relationships with other venture capital firms. It targets investments primarily in the United States and India.