Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

She took an operating role helping run Citysearch and Urbanspoon. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested. My literal response was, “She went to Princeton undergrad and has a Stanford MBA.

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Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

After that you could tell that Greg was really “all in” on the LA technology community. He co-founded a prominent accelerator in Los Angeles called MuckerLab , that has produced a number of impressive companies and he mentored more than 20 of them. Natural mentors – a desire to help. Community builders.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Their roster of success includes numerous pioneering tech companies, many of which continue to be industry leaders today — Overture, BillMeLater, CitySearch, and more. An ad:tech Innovation Award-winning company, SteelHouse is the technology industry’s real-time marketing solution for online retailers.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. The new fund is focused entirely on technology companies. That was quite a prominent exit for us.

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GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2011

It was Citysearch for women to find guys. We got stuck early on with technology and we had to learn from the past to make the process much smoother now. For a female entering this world you have to get mentors, ask people to coffee. I ran things for about a year until Val was able to join on full time. What’s next?

Santa Monica 74

Santa Monica Startup Beverly Hills Orange County 74

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Citysearch is an online guide that offers information and recommendations regarding local businesses including restaurants, shops, bars, hotels, and others. Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. LowerMyBills, Inc. It was acquired by Experian in 2005 for $330M.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42