article thumbnail

Interview with Mark Suster, GRP Partners

socalTECH

This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. We'll even write a half a million check. That as unhealthy.

article thumbnail

Mark Suster: New, $200M Fund, and GRP's New Name, Upfront Ventures

socalTECH

However, one, longtime local fund-- GRP Partners --appears to have found the right formula for venture success, and has just raised a brand new, $200 million fund. It''s good news for us, but it''s also good news for Los Angeles technology. As you probably know, two thirds of our investments go into Los Angeles.

Funding 196
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Layoffs Hot Keyword for Second Half of January 2009

SoCal CTO

Last month we Launched Los Angeles Tech and in the announcement we provide the Hot List for the first half of January 2009. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest.

Layoffs 159
article thumbnail

Want to Work in VC? Here’s How

Both Sides of the Table

GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. Plus, show my you can write! I’m already 2 weeks late in writing this blog post as my partners keep reminding me. It’s often a combination of luck, relationships & timing. Yesterday.

article thumbnail

Understanding a VC’s Seed Funding Policy is Critical

Both Sides of the Table

Many (Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, True Ventures, GRP Partners, Mike Hirshland at Polaris Ventures) do it the right way – we treat it as a normal investment and we don’t have a “options&# strategy with our investment. and (Is There Really a Signaling Problem with VC Seed Funding?). Ask their strategy.

article thumbnail

What Makes an Entrepreneur? Cojones (7/11)

Both Sides of the Table

But when I’m looking to write my check I need to look in the eyes of the captain — the maestro who brings the whole orchestra together. He wanted to raise angel money. I run the recruiting process for my VC firm, GRP Partners. They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc.

article thumbnail

Entrepreneur’s Don’t Think Enough. Here’s What You Can Do About It …

Both Sides of the Table

I had one of the biggest mental breakthroughs about what I want to do differently at GRP Partners in 2013. How does the world in Los Angeles intersect differently with venture capital? Three years ago during Thanksgiving I told Nivi I would write down what I look for in an entrepreneur for a series of posts for VentureHacks.