Primary Job Title Founder & Managing Director Primary Organization 
Clearstone Venture Partners
Location Santa Monica, California, United States Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage
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Bill Elkus conceived the Clearstone Venture Partners concept in 1997 and has been a Managing Member of its General Partners since their inception. Bill was recognized as one of the top 50 to 100 Venture Capitalists in the United States by Forbes Magazine in its annual Midas List on three separate occasions.
His current & past board memberships
and observer roles include United Online (NASD: UNTD), Overture (acquired by Yahoo! in 2003), PayPal.com (acquired by eBay in 2002), the Chronicle Publishing Company (The San Francisco Chronicle and KRON television), Cooking.com and WeddingChannel.com (acquired by The Knot in 2006).
