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JULY 21, 2011

Hollywood-based ZestCash , a startup offering up short-term, consumer loans online, has scored $19M in funding today, including $11M in a Series A equity round plus $8M in venture debt. The equity came from Lightspeed Venture Partners and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners CIO Startup Hollywood 133

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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. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor).

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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JUNE 29, 2011

This led to an explosion in startups. I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. I don’t think purely option-based investing in startups suits the long-term brand of the investor. The LP Community Hasn’t Yet Caught Up. But obviously I’m biased.

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Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

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JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. Many funds have not performed and will start to disappear. PEHub followed up their analysis with this. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will. Think about the math.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

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JUNE 12, 2013

Todd Gitlin is one of the best executive recruiters the technology & startup market in Los Angeles. When I joined GRP Partners in 2007 I was offered a role as a General Partner. The compensation at the time was much less than what others told me a general partner at a VC firm would get. Startup Advice'

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Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

It all started in 2010 with Klout. I had always liked and respected CEO Joe Fernandez but could never get my head around the fact that the Klout was putting up charts showing who influenced me and it didn’t map to the reality I knew in my head. Every startup needs accounting and it’s often a huge distraction and non core.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

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JUNE 20, 2012

There is a large menu of startup accelerators in the Los Angeles, but one of more established efforts in the area is LaunchpadLA ([link] The effort actually started as an informal mentoring program, but has grown and expanded to follow the accelerator model. We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners.

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261