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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

MyTime , which operates an online service focused on online deals for appointment-focused businesses like chiropractors, personal trainers, housekeeping, and more, has raised a round of funding to expand its service beyond Los Angeles. GRP's Mark Suster said the round was worth $3M, with GRP putting up most of the funds.

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Services Funding GRP Partners Legalzoom 229

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M was raised. Biotechnology firms raised the most amount of money, with $146.0M

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 210

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Los Angeles-based Launchpad LA , the business acceleration program headed up by Mark Suster of GRP Partners, said today that it has expanded the program, and added $50,000 in funding for startups in the program, plus actual physical office space. The acceleration progrma has set up space in Santa Monica.

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GRP Partners Startup Funding Santa Monica 145

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JUNE 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand. Let’s start with the fund. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). We love all of LA and fund all regions.

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JULY 20, 2012

in funding during Q2 of 2012, down from Q1, and slightly below investments in Q2 of 2011. in funding, followed by San Diego, with $304.7M in funding. County and San Diego seeing slightly less funding that the prior quarter. raised, also were among the top fundings. in investment, then. Orange County, with $203.6M

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners Funding 145

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JULY 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Pop-Up Pantry , one of the companies in the Launchpad LA accelerator, has disclosed a $1.7M seed funding round, led by GRP Partners, CrossCut Ventures, Adam Goldenberg (JustFab), and Michel Daher (of Daher Foods).

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GRP Partners Funding Seed Funding Course 145

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

The latest numbers from the PricewaterhouseCoopers/National Venture Capital Association MoneyTree report finds that companies here in Southern California raised $695.4M in funding in Q3, up in terms of dollars from Q3 of last year, when $670.9M was raised. Biotechnology firms raised the most amount of money, with $146.0M

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Southern California GRP Partners Funding Orange County 180

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For any company interested in applying please visit the website. To show these companies that they can remain in LA. For the past 2.5

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Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

in a funding round, to offer up a new service giving attendees at events instant access to pictures taken by professional photographers. According to Aircam, the funding was led by Upfront Ventures, and also included Comcast Ventures. Upfront Ventures--formerly known as GRP Partners--was the lead investor in Burstly.

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GRP Partners Santa Monica Services Pricing 113

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

However, local startups still tell us that it can be difficult to find an investor for their company, particularly beyond the seed and Series A rounds. being funded. being funded. GRP Partners. In this special report, we've mined our extensive database of venture capital. Image courtesy Bigstock.

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Dollar Shave Club Report Southern California Funding 170

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

NuORDER , a developer of e-commerce software for fashion brands and retailers, has scored a round of funding led by GRP Partners, the company said this morning. The company was founded by Heath Wells and Olivia Skuza. READ MORE>>.

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Commerce GRP Partners Los Angeles Software 164

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MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based mobile food ordering startup ChowNow has raised $708,414 as part of a new funding round, according to regulatory filing by the firm this week. Details on the funding have not yet been announced by the company.

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GRP Partners Venture Capital Mobile Los Angeles 170

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AUGUST 1, 2010

There has been much discussion about VCs doing seed funding in the past year. I’ve written about it myself (Is VC Seed Funding Dead?) and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC Seed Funding?). Knowing What the Seed Funding Policy of your VC is. million of our $200 million fund for seed funding.

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Seed Funding Funding Venture Capital GRP Partners 298

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JANUARY 18, 2013

The report, from PandoDaily, said that the company shut down due to the high costs of delivering food anywhere in the country. in a funding round from GRP Partners and Crosscut Ventures. Los Angeles-based Pop Up Pantry , the LaunchpadLA incubated gourmet food delivery startup, is shutting down, according to a report.

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Report GRP Partners Incubator Los Angeles 185

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

textPlus , the maker of the popular texting application by the same name, said today that it has raised $18M in a new funding round, led by The Raine Group. Prior investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, Matrix Partners and GRP Partners also participated in the funding.

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Marina Del Rey Gogii GRP Partners Mobile 234

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MAY 31, 2012

Venice-based Grubwithus , which operates a service which helps connect people in real life with others over meals and food, said this week that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by GRP Partners, and also included Michel Daher, a Lebanese entrepreneur. Grubwithus previously raised $1.6M

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GRP Partners Seed Funding Venice Funding 150

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MAY 24, 2013

more in funding, from GRP Partners and Siemer Ventures. CEO Walter Deph says that the company is really focused on driving engagement with brands and leveraging the real-time conversations on social media. Los Angeles-based celebrity advertising firm Ad.ly disclosed Thursday that it has raised $2.0M

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GRP Partners Social Media Advertising Venture Capital 159

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue has raised $3.25M in a Series B-2 funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The company--which provides call tracking technology for the affiliate marketing industry--said in the filing that the funds would be used for working capital. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Santa Barbara Capital Funding 170

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APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds. VC’s often talk about this term as in the total amount of funds EVER raised by that VC. What is a VC fund? What is total assets under management? -

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Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

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JUNE 11, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile food ordering startup ChowNow has raised $1.19M more in an ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm last week. ChowNow is venture backed by Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners. The round is targeted at $2M.

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GRP Partners Incubator Mobile Venture Capital 174

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Today marks another great day for the LA startup community as one of the city’s prominent mentoring programs , Launchpad LA, received VC funding – for each startup. Congratulations Launchpad LA, and those who have an idea or a company looking for opportunities and one of the best networks to make it grow… apply now.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 74

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JANUARY 22, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag , which has developed an automobile configuration and buying service for affinity organizations like credit unions and automobile organizations, has a funding round of undisclosed size. Tags: automobile venture auto capital funding. The firm recently spun out True Car, an automotive pricing information site.

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Zag Funding Tech Coast Angels Arcturus 100

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JULY 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based venture firm GRP Partners is backing a prepaid card firm, Wave Crest Holdings Limited , based in Gibraltar. in a Series B funding round led by GRP Partners, which also included Park Ventures. As part of the funding, Brian McLoughlin of GRP Partners joins the firm's board of directors.

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GRP Partners Monrovia Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

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APRIL 25, 2013

in a funding round, led by GRP Partners and Mark Suster, and which also included Greycroft Partners , Daher Capital and Google Ventures. The company has yet to launch its first products. The new startup revealed today that it has raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

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Activity GRP Partners CitySearch Commerce 178

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NOVEMBER 8, 2012

A Silicon Valley startup is looking to take on Pop Up Pantry in its home market of Los Angeles, saying today that it has raised a funding round which will go towards expanding in Los Angeles, as well as Seattle and New York City. Munchery said it raised $4M in a Series A from e.ventures for the effort.

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GRP Partners Los Angeles Course Services 208

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- If the Venture Model is Broken, Whos Funding All These Startups? What is the new business of investing  startups are getting funded at rapid speeds, if venture is broken, whos doing the investing? Dealmaker Media LA.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

raised by companies in Q4 of 2011, and less than the $701.18M raised by companies in the region in Q3 of 2012. The funding brings Southern California's total 2012 investments to $3.2 in funding. in funding. billion into 968 companies for Q4 of 2012. That total was less than the $859.6M or the year, $26.5

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Southern California Orange County GRP Partners San Diego 237

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Little Black Bag , the women's merchandise and online commerce site that is a take on the Japanese concept of a "lucky bag sale", has raised $8M in a Series B round, just six months after its Series A funding. The new funding round was led by GRP Partners, and also included DCM. Both are existing investors in the company.

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GRP Partners Commerce Sales Los Angeles 153

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Today marks another great day for the LA startup community as one of the city’s prominent mentoring programs , Launchpad LA, received VC funding – for each startup. Congratulations Launchpad LA, and those who have an idea or a company looking for opportunities and one of the best networks to make it grow… apply now.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 65

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MARCH 5, 2013

With the rise of an increasingly large number of companies, producers, individuals, and others building online video channels, there's been a corresponding increase in the need for tools to serve that audience. The new round was led by GRP Partners, which adds Mark Suster to Epoxy's board of directors.

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Bertelsmann Downey GRP Partners Southern California 191

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 -- The Workshop: Get Funded in One Day (Dealmaker LA). Brought to you by the team who produces Startonomics and Dealmaker LA, this hands-on "workshop-style" event will allow entrepreneurs to drill down on the key issues we face when laying the foundation to build and fund their company.

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Rustic Canyon MyLife GRP Partners Funding 100

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AUGUST 24, 2010

in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. No details have been announced yet by the company. San Diego-based EMN8 , a developer of automated order taking kiosks for the fast food and retail industry, has raised another $3.1M The filing indicates the round target is $3.5M, an includes equity, debt, and warrants.

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Allegis GRP Partners San Diego Venture Capital 174

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing website headed by Scott Painter, said this morning that it has raised $200M in new debt and equity financing, plus acquired a company. TrueCar said the financng round included USAA, Capricorn Investment Group and GRP Partners, all existing investors in the firm. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar GRP Partners Santa Monica Pricing 190

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NOVEMBER 21, 2011

The company said it has appointed Brennan Beyer as its new Vice President of Sales. Beyer joins the company from SocialVibe, where he also served as VP of Sales. Gumgum recently raised $7M in a funding from New Enterprise Associates, GRP Partners, and First Round Capital. READ MORE>>.

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Sales GRP Partners Santa Monica SoCalTech 140

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Source of the new funding was not announced by the company, however, Ian Rogers, the CEO of Topspin Media and former GM of Yahoo Music; as well as Mark Suster, a venture capitalist at GRP Partners, both have joined the company's board of directors. The filing indicates the funding is part of an ongoing $1.0M

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Beverly Hills GRP Partners Yahoo Invest 162

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NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the provider of pay-per-call, performance marketing technology run by Jason Spievak, said this morning that it has closed on $4M more in a new round of funding. The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners, and brings the total raised by the company to $7.5M.

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GRP Partners Santa Barbara Custom Development Sales 154