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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners is looking to raised $250M in its newest fund, GRP IV L.P., GRP last closed on a fund--GRP III, L.P. according to a regulatory filing from the firm this week.

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MARCH 17, 2010

Never say never – GRP Partners is actually looking very closely at a company in its A round that is raising a large sum of money. my firm, GRP Partners, was an investor). Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners).

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JUNE 12, 2013

When I joined GRP Partners in 2007 I was offered a role as a General Partner. The compensation at the time was much less than what others told me a general partner at a VC firm would get. Who cares what my equity is. And then I think about me. My philosophy was simple. “I’ve never been a VC before.

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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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JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. side note: our last fund at GRP Partners is currently ranked as the 5th best performing fund of the year 2000. VC will shrink. Oh yes it will.

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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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MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum.

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JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). So at GRP Partners we’re very active now. And well they should be. And so on down then line.

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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. There are also others. But obviously I’m biased.

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MAY 5, 2011

But as I look at the GRP Partners returns we’ve made a lot of money investing in companies in New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Arizona and Seattle. I’d bet if one is disciplined about investing here you’d see significantly better pricing than chasing deals in the overly competitive Bay Area corridors.

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

Don’t be surprised if you see me bagsie that idea for GRP Partners. 10:30 Question from the chat: How do you define the difference between traditional VC and private equity? It seems obvious enough – have a centralized place for ideas which can drive more viewership than only blogging on each startups own website.

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