Comments on: Levinsohn to team up with ComVentures on media investments?

By: Velocity’s saga reveals the art of ripping up a VC partnership » VentureBeat

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:44:07 +0000

[...] all unfolding. As he drove in his car a couple of weeks before the December meeting, Rolnick was telling me that a partnership with a new partner, Ross Levinsohn (middle in image above, and the former News Corp. exec who had helped acquire [...]

By: VentureBeat » Levinsohn to merge firm with Silicon Valley’s ComVentures

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 07:59:52 +0000

[...] his venture capital firm with another Silicon Valley firm to focus on media investments. We first reported rumors that Levinsohn would team up with the controversial ComVentures in October, and this evening Levinsohn confirmed that news. The [...]

By: ComVentures, Velocity Play Let’s Make A Deal - GigaOM

ComVentures, Velocity Play Let’s Make A Deal - GigaOM — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:00:15 +0000

[...] firm, ComVentures, and the combined entity is going to be called Velocity Interactive Group. Venture Beat had first reported the likelihood of this development back in October [...]

By: VUDU, Velocity, MySpace and Ex-FOX Jung « GigaOM

VUDU, Velocity, MySpace and Ex-FOX Jung « GigaOM — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 07:29:27 +0000

[...] There have been reports that Velocity and ComVentures could team up for future investments. So far Velocity Investment Management has the backing of NY hedge fund, General Atlantic. I asked Patel and Levinsohn if there was something cooking? After all Levinsohn sits on the board of Fabrik and Fuse+Media, two companies Patel is pretty closely involved (and invested in.) [...]

By: Rex Dixon

Rex Dixon — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:32:27 +0000

@cynic – maybe your sister could have, but she didn’t and Ross did!

It should be quite interesting to see how this pans out for Ross as well as ComVentures.

Rex

By: Private Equity HUB - Ross Levinsohn Teaming with ComVen?

Private Equity HUB - Ross Levinsohn Teaming with ComVen? — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:33:28 +0000

[...] Atlantic, to roll up digital media companies via a platform called Velocity Investment Group. Now Matt Marshall is reporting that Levinsohn is nearing an earlier-stage agreement with ComVentures, the Silicon Valley venture [...]

By: Private Equity HUB - peHUB First Read

Private Equity HUB - peHUB First Read — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:31:36 +0000

[...] Ross Levensohn last month teamed up with General Atlantic to buy up digital media companies. Now VentureBeat reports that he’s also forming a partnership with early-stage venture firm ComVentures. I’ve confirmed the story with two sources, who say [...]

By: cynic

cynic — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:46:01 +0000

I can’t believe this idiot can build a whole career after having bought myspace – my 16 year old sister (at the time) could have suggested buying myspace.