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MARCH 17, 2010

Funding is different – In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds and many of them. They not only have gotten bigger but they have an amazing track record of funding the biggest names in the sector: Cisco, Apple, Google, Facebook. As a result many funds are OK with big bets.

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JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion. So the people who invest in VC funds have two problems.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. Sam Teller: Launchpad is an accelerator in Santa Monica.

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MAY 19, 2010

Their first fund was a $75 million fund raised in 2006 and they very recently announced a brand new $130 million fund. Closing a VC fund in 2009/10 is a major achievement in and of itself. In the intro section of the show we talked a lot about why VC funds are becoming smaller again and where Greycroft fits.

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JUNE 22, 2011

He said, “They need an unbiased view of the fund raising environment because there is too much misinformation and everything seems to be changing fast.&#. – you’re very well positioned as a fund. Many good companies will not get funded. Get funded now, if you can.&#. And well they should be.

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MARCH 6, 2010

I still like spending time with our teams – at GRP Partners we have a great team – but I don’t have large numbers of people to be responsible for. But I know many young partners in this business who have never gotten a “carry&# check. The upside for entrepreneurs is the equity in their business.

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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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JUNE 29, 2011

I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. As some of the last generation of startups have gotten bigger many VCs have also chased later-stage investments that were traditionally dominated by growth equity or mezzanine funds. Hedge funds out to be, well, hedge funds.

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MAY 5, 2011

Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. I prefer not to do any angel investments because I focus on my VC funds but it was gratifying to write some small checks to support local teams. That’s one model.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

We met at a private party hosted by his venture partner Mike Yavonditte and I outlined my concerns for the lack of precision of the algorithm. I had been hanging around Klout for a year and many of my friends had angel funded the company and were champions. Don’t be surprised if you see me bagsie that idea for GRP Partners.

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