socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

LeadClick has been piloting Ring Revenue's products since mid-2009. RingRevenue is venture backed by Great Pacific Capital, GRP Partners, and Rincon Venture Partners; Spievak is the former CFO of CallWave. The firm said that LeadClick Media, which is a subsidiary of First American Corp., READ MORE>>.

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Media GRP Partners Santa Barbara Email 159

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2010

The firm has previously raised funding from USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, LLC, GRP Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Zag said in March that it had sold 100,000 cars, and has been profitable since August of 2009. READ MORE>>.

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Zag GRP Partners Anthem Santa Monica 154

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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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2010

With 2009 finally behind us, what can we expect in 2010? Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners * Ralph Mayer, Past President of Tech Coast Angels * Quinn Li, Managing Director, Qualcomm Ventures * Mike Krenn, Managing Director, DLA Venture Pipeline. Tuesday, June 8, 2010 -- Raising the First Round of Capital.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

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. See [link] (more).

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Rustic Canyon MyLife GRP Partners Funding 100

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

VC Outlook 2009: If You Need Funding You’re Fuc%ed ( or are you ) - Candid Talks with VCs in Los Angeles. Nate Redmond , Partner, Rustic Canyon Ventures. Jim Armstrong , Managing Director, Clearstone Venture Partners. Mark Suster , Partner, GRP Partners. DECEMBER 2, 2008. Mixer/Party: 7:30pm-9:00pm.

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Rustic Canyon Los Angeles Venture Capital Tsavo 41

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 28, 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 -- Online and Mobile Video. The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the German American Business Association (GABA), invite you to an exciting panel discussion with top digital media executives and venture capitalists followed by a reception at the UCLA Faculty Center.

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Mobile Break.com UCLA GRP Partners 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

First, I’d like to quote (paraphrase) Brad Feld speaking at Twiistup in LA in 2009, “I keep hearing people in LA talking with a chip on their shoulders about building a tech business here relative to Silicon Valley. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor). I have one message for you, ‘get over it!

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. Founded in November 2007 in New York City by Alexis Maybank and Kevin Ryan (co-founder of DoubleClick); CEO is Susan Lyne (ex-CEO Marta Stewart Living Omnimedia) Revenue estimates: $50mm in 2008; $170mm in 2009 (versus budget of $150mm); $450mm forecasted for 2010.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners. I joined GRP Partners in 2007 before they raised their current fund (we closed a $200 million fund in March 2009). But remember what you learned in your MBA course – less downside / less upside … risk vs. reward. What about VC’s and Risk?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Mobile app downloads went from 300mm in 2009 to 5 billion in 2010, Android ad impressions up over 2,000% as two examples. Mark Suster at GRP Partners is doing an incredible job helping foster the ecosystem, as a great investor, primary force behind LaunchpadLA, acclaimed blogger and strong SoCal advocate. 1) Mobile web.

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Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

Example: if a VC is on their fourth $200 million fund that they just raised in 2009 then you might hear them talk about $800 million under management. For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners.

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Venture Capital Funding Invest GRP Partners 269

socalTECH

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. In early 2009, no one was paying attention to that, so we spent some money and devoted resources to build this.

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Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. We caught up with Sam Teller , who is directing efforts at the accelerator, to help fill entrepreneurs in on where the program fits in the world of technology and startup acceleration. For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

We brought together Peter Cowen of Groundwork Equity , Mark Suster of GRP Partners , Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures , and Richard Yen of Saban Ventures -- all of who will be on the judging panel for the Tech Coast Angel's Fast Pitch on February 24th, to give us a their hints and tips about pitching to venture capitalists.

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