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APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. Mark Suster lead GRP's investment in the firm, and Jim Andelman led Rincon's investment. We cater to mobile phone developers--right now the iPhone, and coming soon to Android. What is Burstly?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I’m super excited to announce that GRP Partners led the investment in Ethan Anderson’s new company MyTime (link has LA-based merchants but will give you a good feel for the product). And in a world where we increasingly log in to personal web time at late hours or on our mobile phones that’s no longer good enough.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

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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]. Includes content mobile guides, ie. a fbFund winner.

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Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

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MAY 19, 2010

Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers. Configurable from desktop-based web-based UI. Time will tell.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). Search will remain big but stream is an increasing method of discovering information and therefore driving web traffic. Internet consumption is obviously growing massively on mobile devices.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

While Google fights on the edges, Amazon is attacking their core - Chris Dixon , May 22, 2010 Google is fighting battles on almost every front: social networking, mobile operating systems, web browsers, office apps, and so on. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds. Should I Get My MBA?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Whether the end goal is a functional business app or a mobile-friendly website, philosophie’s modern, open-source approach to development is sure to get the job done. Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures.

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Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Mark Suster , GRP Partners. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. Panel speakers: Paige Craig , aka. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. That sets us up nicely for the next phase of the web. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion.

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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. It’s no big surprise that I spend a larger portion of my time in LA working on: disruption of television, performance-based marketing, games & mobile.

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JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. Referral Network – Twitter started as a way to integrate web messaging with text messaging.

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