Clearstone Venture Partners
Santa Monica, California, United StatesFounded 1998
Clearstone Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 1998 by Bill Elkus. The firm has invested over $650 million across three funds in technology companies, with 9 IPOs and nearly a dozen M&A exits.
Average disclosed round size is $7.9M (across 8 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
7
Fund Size
—
Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
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Sumant Mandal
Managing Director
WE
William Elkus
Founder and Managing Director
DS
David Stern
Venture Partner
AP
Anil Patel
Senior Associate
EL
Erik Lassila
Associate
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Keifer Johnson
Venture Capital Analyst
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
8 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vyng | Seed | $3M | Oct 2017 |
 OpenBucks | Series A | $4.8M | Jul 2012 |
 Inporia | Seed | $1.3M | Jan 2011 |
| AApture | Unknown | $4.1M | Mar 2009 |
| AApture | Unknown | $4.1M | Jan 2009 |
 Mimosa Systems | Series C | $17M | Apr 2007 |
| MMeru Networks | Series C | $12M | Jun 2005 |
 LeisureLink | Growth | $17M | — |
Top Co-Investors
Inspiration Ventures2 shared
SV Angel2 shared
March Capital1 shared
GV1 shared
Amplify Partners1 shared
Nexus Venture Partners1 shared
HOF Capital1 shared
BAM Ventures1 shared
Novel TMT Ventures1 shared
BRV Capital Management1 shared
Greycroft1 shared
Morado Ventures1 shared
Tuesday Capital1 shared
Vision+1 shared
Sierra Ventures1 shared
Tenaya Capital1 shared
D. E. Shaw Ventures1 shared
August Capital1 shared
JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.1 shared
Mayfield Fund1 shared
Last updated: 8 September 2026