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JANUARY 10, 2013

in funding, which was led by GRP Partners, and also included Baroda Ventures , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Daher Capital , Double M Capital , Karlin Ventures , Launchpad LA, as well as angels. Online advertising firm YieldMetrics said Thursday morning that it has raised $1.7M

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Bertelsmann GRP Partners Advertising Tool 174

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APRIL 15, 2010

Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M The most active firms investing in Southern California, according to the Pwc/NVCA report, were GRP Partners , Domain Associates , and TPG Growth --all with 4 investments each--followed by Allegis Capital , Benchmark Capital , and Sanderling Ventures , all with three investments each.

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Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

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MAY 29, 2013

Los Angeles-based social, celebrity advertising startup Adly confirmed the company''s recent $2M funding round today, officially announcing the funding from GRP Partners and Siemer Ventures. Adly says it has a network of more than 75,000 influencers and celebrities on its platform, and so far has run campaigns for over 200 brands.

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Funding GRP Partners Social Media Advertising 170

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JUNE 19, 2013

The event--the third iteration of Silicon Beach Fest, which had its debut in June of last year--is a celebration of the technology industry''s rise in Los Angeles, with keynotes from Mark Suster of GRP Partners/LaunchpadLA and Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment/Telemundo. Disclaimer: socalTECH is a media sponsor of Silicon Beach Fest).

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Santa Monica GRP Partners Startup Conference 221

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JANUARY 23, 2013

Director National Sales & Strategy for Amazon Media Group, working on the entertainment vertical for such properties as Amazon Mobile, IMDb, IMDb Mobile and Kindle/Kindle Fire. Weisbecker was previously. He also has served at NBCUniversal and AOL.

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Sales GRP Partners Advertising Entertainment 178

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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.

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Venture Capital Technical Review GRP Partners Email 290

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Los Angeles-based Topspin Media , which develops tools to help musicians market themselves online, has released a new set of analytics tools today, called Topspin Sharealytics. is a San Francisco startup whose backers include Los Angeles-based GRP Partners, among others. Topspin is headed by Ian Rogers. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Services Los Angeles Tool 160

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JULY 31, 2013

The startup, which is backed by Upfront Ventures (which also just went through a renaming effort, from GRP Partners), did not say exactly why it decided to rename itself. Grossman was previously at Demand Media and Scripps Networks Interactive, and was founder of mobile advertising firm Sidebar. READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Santa Monica Advertising Startup 168

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JUNE 10, 2013

Organizers of the conference (disclaimer: socalTECH is a media sponsor), which runs from June 19-22nd, said today that the keynote speakers for the event will include Mark Suster of GRP Partners, and Neil Galan of Galan Entertainment.

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Conference GRP Partners Entertainment Southern California 205

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DECEMBER 14, 2010

Source of the new funding was not announced by the company, however, Ian Rogers, the CEO of Topspin Media and former GM of Yahoo Music; as well as Mark Suster, a venture capitalist at GRP Partners, both have joined the company's board of directors.

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Beverly Hills GRP Partners Yahoo Invest 162

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MARCH 5, 2013

The new round was led by GRP Partners, which adds Mark Suster to Epoxy's board of directors. Other investors in the funding include Greycroft Partners , Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , Advancit Capital, Allen DeBevoise, Ynon Kreiz , among others.

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Bertelsmann Downey GRP Partners Southern California 191

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JANUARY 28, 2010

The new firm will offer pay-for-performance ads on television, radio, print, and online, including mobile phones, social media, and more. RingRevenue is venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and Great Pacific Capital. Spievak is the former CFO of Callwave.

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Santa Barbara GRP Partners Social Media Advertising 153

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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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AUGUST 16, 2012

Winders also served at ValueClick Media, and was a pioneer in the interactive agency world, having founded iAgency back in 1995. GRP Partners, First Round Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Crosscut Ventures. GumGum is venture backed by. READ MORE>>.

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Causecast Marketing GRP Partners Advertising 138

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MARCH 23, 2010

Hudson joins the firm from AudienceScience, where he was VP of Sales and Media. RingRevenue is backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, and Great Pacific Capital. Hudson has also previously served at Fastclick and ValueClick. READ MORE>>.

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Sales GRP Partners Santa Barbara Advertising 133

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JULY 8, 2013

Gradient X is backed by Rincon Venture Partners, GRP Partners (now Upfront Ventures), CrossCut Ventures, Founder Collective, Siemer Ventures, Baroda Ventures, and Double M Partners. Programmatic buying enables you to buy media based on your model. Social media, display, search, and mobile is also one of them.

Advertising 253

Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. 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).

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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JUNE 20, 2012

GradientX, led by Brian Baumgart and co-founded by Julie Mattern and Michael Lum, said the new funding round came from Rincon Venture Partners, GRP Partners, Crosscut Ventures, Walter Kortschak, Jim Willenborg, Clark Landry, Founder Collective, Double M Capital, Siemer Ventures and Baroda Ventures. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 140

Mobile OpenX GRP Partners Advertising 140

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MARCH 1, 2012

The husband and wife team of Karine Nissim Hirschhorn and Aaron Hirschhorn said DogVacay will qualify hosts with social media endorsement and user reviews, background checks, professional certifications, and more, and also provide insurance and medical care. The new startup is backed by Science, Inc., READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Social Media Incubator Email 147

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JANUARY 7, 2013

TapIt Media acquired for $23M by Phunware. AwarePoint ($4M, San Diego, real time patient location systems). Surf Air ($2.6M, Los Angeles, subscription aircraft service). Acquisition of note: Nexsan Acquired For $120M, by Imation. In our features section: Interview with Blair Harrison of Frequency. How to find a startup mentor. Comment below!

Southern California 168

Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Dealmaker Media. Come to the next Dealmaker Media Investor Outlook session to find out. Panel includes Paul Bricault, Venture Partner, Greycroft Partners; Debbie Landa, Founder, GrowLab; Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Director, Felicis Ventures; Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners.

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GRP Partners Media Invest 113

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Here's the rest. Top for January 16, 2009 - January 31, 2009 Posts Are You Selling Online Yet? Here’s how to do it.

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Layoffs Woodland Hills Southern California Orange County 159

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JANUARY 19, 2012

The category of perennial interest in Southern California, Media and Entertainment, only saw $55.3M In terms of industries, Biotechnology led the investments with $207M invested in the category, followed by Industrial/Energy, with $155.27M, then Medical Devices, with $133.59M in funding.

Southern California 157

Southern California Orange County San Diego GRP Partners 157

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

The one-day event will bring together individual and institutional investors alongside social media executives to learn the current social media landscape, and meet one-on-one with leading industry professionals. The Second Internet Conference will be held in Santa Monica, California, on September 7th, 2011.

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Conference MyLife GRP Partners Social Media 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy. Saturday Night Closing Party by Media Temple. Media Partners.

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GRP Partners MyLife Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 88

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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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Funding Venture Capital Los Angeles Social Media 196

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JULY 24, 2012

They scooped up none other than David Hernand who will join the practice as managing partner. When I first arrived in LA my good friend Matt Pillar (a long-term veteran of tech, media & VC) who had been in LA for some time told me, “in LA there’s none better than David.”

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Startup Los Angeles GRP Partners 299

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JUNE 8, 2010

My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit. I really enjoyed learning more about Buddy Media and meeting Michael Lazerow. He listened intently through every presentation, asked questions and did a great summary of what he felt he had learned over the two days.

Startup 279

Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 28, 2009

The UCLA Anderson School of Management and the German American Business Association (GABA), invite you to an exciting panel discussion with top digital media executives and venture capitalists followed by a reception at the UCLA Faculty Center. See [link].

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Mobile Break.com UCLA GRP Partners 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Dealmaker Media LA. Speakers: Paige Craig, Founder and CEO - BetterWorks; William Quigley, Managing Director - Clearstone Venture Partners; Dana Settle, Partner - Greycroft Partners; Yves Sisteron, Managing Partner and Co-Founder - GRP Partners. See [link] (more)

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GRP Partners Clearstone Funding Startup 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

MENTORS INCLUDE: Charles Halloran, Attorney, KPPB Dan Gould, VP Technology, Fox Interactive Media Dave McClure, Founders Fund Daniel C.

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Rustic Canyon MyLife GRP Partners Funding 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2012

Don’t be surprised if you see me bagsie that idea for GRP Partners. 23:00 Discussion of California’s social media privacy laws. It seems obvious enough – have a centralized place for ideas which can drive more viewership than only blogging on each startups own website. 16:00 What should government be doing?

Cornerstone OnDemand 303

Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303

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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. I know that I have not yet earned these kudos based on investment returns (although my partners have. I chose for my blog to be independent of my firm, GRP Partners. Absofuckinglutely.

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Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. I don’t see this changing much like I don’t see you building blockbuster movies outside LA or shift the media buying center of gravity out of NY. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Brenner has served at 1-800-CARSEARCH, PromiseMark, and CARFAX; Pributsky joined Zag in 2006 and served at eVox Productions and Malldecker Media; Easterby was most recently at Yahoo!; The firm is backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Capital One Auto Finance, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund.

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Zag Arcturus GRP Partners Anthem 100

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

million led by GRP Partners, with participation from Baroda Ventures, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Daher Capital, Double M Capital, Karlin Ventures, Clark Landry, Andy Rankin, and Launchpad LA. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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GRP Partners Startup Tech Coast Angels Bertelsmann 96

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MARCH 5, 2010

My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. It serves a similar role as Digsby (which I love using) albeit from a social media metaphor rather than an IM metaphor. There wasn’t a bad company tonight but I had a clear favorite. Thumbtack is marketplace for local services.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254