socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2013
Los Angeles-based venture capital investor GRP Partners announced this morning that it has raised a fourth fund, worth $200M, and also renamed the firm Upfront Ventures.
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2013
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. We''ve put lots of money into areas we know well, such as technology for the financial services industry, technology for retail services, and technology for digital media.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 29, 2010
GRP Partners is looking to hire two analysts (maybe even three) to join our practice in Los Angeles. The chosen candidate will probably have worked for a very reputable firm that is either in technology, consulting, investment banking, media or a startup. It’s often a combination of luck, relationships & timing.
Both Sides of the Table
MARCH 27, 2011
We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, you read blogs. People often ask me why I started blogging. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 24, 2012
I wrote a blog post on how to work with lawyers at a startup nearly two-and-a-half years ago. This was 2005 when I had no exits under my belt, no blogs … nobody was looking. They scooped up none other than David Hernand who will join the practice as managing partner. It was very widely read. Startup-focused.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 8, 2010
I’m going to save that for a future blog post. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit. I really enjoyed learning more about Buddy Media and meeting Michael Lazerow. Nail it before you scale it” – I missed who said this but I love this quote.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 29, 2009
My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. So did the media.
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