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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Launchpad LA , the startup accelerator based in Santa Monica, is bolstering its team today, saying it has added Jamie Kantrowitz as an additional partner at the accelerator. LaunchpadLA is managed by Sam Teller, and has incubated and mentored dozens of local startups. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Santa Monica Class Incubator 168

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JULY 16, 2013

Launchpad LA offers up a $100,000 investment, free office space in Santa Monica, mentoring and access to resources, and much more to companies. launchpadla launchpad fall incubator accelerator investment seed' READ MORE>>.

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Mogreet GRP Partners Class Santa Monica 183

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NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The latest startup out of Santa Monica-based technology incubator Science, Inc. Don't know what to make for dinner? Fresh Dish , launched this morning, saying that it will solve that problem, by providing meal delivery service to families every week. The new company has raised $500K from Battery Ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Services GRP Partners Santa Monica Incubator 159

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar.com , the online automotive pricing startup headed up by Scott Painter, said Thursday that it has launched a new tool to help new car buyers. The firm is venture backed by Anthem Ventures, Arcturus Capital, Capital One, Capricorn Management, and GRP Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Truecar Pricing Tool Arcturus 154

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NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Several funds and firms are participating in this investment including Rincon Ventures , Idealab ( Bill Gross built the original incubator and there will be active support from Allen Morgan ), Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen (founder of TechStars ), David Tisch (founder of TechStars NY ), DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

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JUNE 20, 2012

Sam Teller: Launchpad is an accelerator in Santa Monica. We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. Last year, I joined up with Mark, and we raised a small fund and opened up an office in Santa Monica, one block from the beach. For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about?

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

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JULY 1, 2010

He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. Incubated by Clearstone Ventures in 2008. Current round: $4.

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