socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Los Angeles-based GRP Partners , has invested in UK-based TreeHouse , an online, video-focused site for helping users learn web design and development. GRP's investment was led by Mark Suster, who announced the deal on his blog. The deal was worth $600,000.

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Invest GRP Partners Web Design Blogging 100

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Venture Capital As long as I'm pulling this together, here are some venture capital firms in Los Angeles that can help get you wired in. I'd also recommend you subscribe to So Cal Tech Central. It brings together events and content for Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Southern California Startup Angel 188

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2009

in a funding from GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and Great Pacific Capital. The funding actually closed back in March, but the firm had declined to release details until it relaunched its web site. Tags: ringrevenue venture capital call telephone affiliate advertising. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Santa Barbara Advertising Venture Capital 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based GumGum , which helps web publishers license celebrity and other photos, has rolled out a new Image Toolbar feature for the firm's service, the firm said today. GumGum is one of this year's class of Launchpad LA members, and is backed by GRP Partners, First Round Capital, and others. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Internet Brands Advertising Class 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. . · YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

-The Scott Sanfilippo Interview Media Optimization Firms Are Red Hot In Southern California in 2009 Proliferate - Aggregate - Integrate Startups Uncensored #4 - “Finding and Working with Partners” SoCal VC’s absent from Forbes Midas List Top Five Best Uses of an Entrepreneur's Legal Dollars What Data Crunchers Did for Obama An Evaluation of Web Strategy (..)

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Earlier today, we talked with Greg Martin at Archer Venture Capital. Below, we collect the thoughts of Jim Andelman , a venture capitalist at Rincon Venture Partners. 1) Mobile web. The current incarnation of the mobile web changes what the Internet IS to users, and the manner in which it is incorporated into their lives. (2)

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Our guest this week on #TWiVC was Dana Settle , partner at Greycroft Partners , a venture capital firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are. Go Boulder!

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. Tesla is not.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. I guess that makes USV, Spark Capital, Foundry Group, Accel, Benchmark, Revolution (along with several others) pretty happy right now. source: Capital IQ.

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Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Fun Fact: Their startup accelearator, recently announced out of Viterbi, is partnered with venture capital jagernaut, Kleiner Perkins, and talent agency, UTA.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Southern California companies are second to only Silicon Valley in raising venture capital , there are three major universities to recruit talent – UCLA, Caltech, and USC – and a thriving startup community to mingle with. Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? He blogs here and tweets here.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s Sand Hill Road has so many venture capital firms and they are so large, and they have been around for so long and they are very closely coupled and tied with Stanford [University]. startup scene so hot.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

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MAY 5, 2011

I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. When you think about the success that is Silicon Valley, the unfair advantage is not just the huge amounts of available venture capital. Who can get help get access to their capital?

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

John laid into a well-honed thesis on why the social web needed a “Page Rank” equivalent for people. It is company 500px who has a beautiful product and a burgeoning community on the iPad and web. Including ff Venture Capital’s unique approach to finding deals and the services they provide to their startups.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303