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MAY 31, 2012

The round was led by GRP Partners, and also included Michel Daher, a Lebanese entrepreneur. The firm said that Mark Suster of GRP Partners will join the company's board along with the funding. Grubwithus previously raised $1.6M

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JUNE 19, 2013

It''s all Silicon Beach, all the time, for all of the rest of the week--starting today--as Silicon Beach Fest , the combination conference, networking session, party started by Kevin Winston, kicks off at noon. Overall, the event organizers say there are 150 speakers participating in over 30 panels.

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Santa Monica GRP Partners Startup Conference 221

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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. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009

RingRevenue develops technology which tracks phone calls, allowing affiliate networks and others to track purchases and leads made by phone. RingRevenue is venture backed by Great Pacific Capital, GRP Partners, and Rincon Venture Partners. Linktrust operates an online service for affiliate tracking and lead management.

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Marketing GRP Partners Santa Barbara Networking 189

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

textPlus, which is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Matrix Partners, GRP Partners and The Raine Group, has been offering free in-network calls to others users anywhere in the world since last year. The firm said its rates are 10 times less expensive per minute than typical international calling rates.

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Marina Del Rey GRP Partners Mobile Startup 159

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JUNE 2, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , the pay-per-call technology firm headed by Jason Spievak, has signed on a new, cost-per-auction affiliate network, the firm said this week. According to CPA affiliate network PartnerWeekly , it is launching an inbound, pay-per-call program powered by RingRevenue's technology. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 5, 2011

The firm is venture backed by GRP Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and is headed by former JAMDAT founders Scott Lahman, Austin Murray and Zack Norman. Hill was most recently VP of Mobile Monetization at MySpace. Hill has also served at Fox Interactive Media. READ MORE>>.

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Gogii GRP Partners Mobile Los Angeles 189

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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JANUARY 30, 2012

is a San Francisco startup whose backers include Los Angeles-based GRP Partners, among others. Topspin said the new set of features will allow artists to track the spread of their marketing widgets on Facebook and Twitter, track signups, and more. Topspin is headed by Ian Rogers. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Los Angeles LA Tech 101: The Company We Keep A Few Key People Really Can Make a Huge Difference The Challenges (& Opportunities) of Starting a Tech Company in LA Los Angeles Startup Networking Here are some guides to many of the different networking events around startups, technology, etc.:

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JUNE 13, 2013

Mark is a frequent blogger, conference speaker, and thought leader in the technology industry, and a venture capitalist at GRP Partners. And it applies to business relationships & networking as much as it does to remuneration in the workplace. I have a motto in business and life, give before you get.. I see it on Twitter.

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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. June 19: TechZulu Penthouse at ROC: TechZulu will livestream interviews and provide a place to network. Silicon Beach Fest takes place June 19-22, 2013 in Santa Monica.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Solarflare ($22M, San Diego, high speed networking). In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). Ignyta ($6M, San Diego, personalized medicine). Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). Did we miss a big story over the holidays?

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

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APRIL 15, 2010

Los Angeles-based Launchpad LA , the startup mentoring effort spearheaded by GRP Partners' Mark Suster, is announcing this afternoon that it has selected 10 startups for the second season of the program. Luanchpad LA's last class had thirteen companies, of which eleven received venture funding and where one was acquired. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 11, 2010

The round comes from GRP Partners, Greycroft Ventures, and Matt Coffin, the founder of LowerMyBills. s Fox Audience Network. Los Angeles-based Ad.ly , the Twitter advertising firm headed by Sean Rad, is announcing today that it has raised $5M in a new round of financing.

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JUNE 12, 2013

And it applies to business relationships & networking as much as it does to remuneration in the workplace. But less as a complaint and more as advice to younger networkers, the more you invest in relationships the more you will get when you need. Jason Nazar is a master networker. ” It’s a philosophy, really.

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MAY 24, 2010

Twitter said that third party ad networks are not necessarily looking to preserve the "unique user experience" of the site, and also said it came because it is looking to use its "Promoted tweets" to preserve the "integrity and relevance" of user timelines. Sean Rad, founder of Ad.ly, had yet to respond to requests for comments on the move.

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Idealab GRP Partners Advertising Pasadena 173

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

According to sources there are several funds and firms participating in the investment of the startups including, Rincon Ventures , Idealab , Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen , David Tisch , DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

said its advertisers now include firms such as Microsoft, Sony, Toyota, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, and NBC, and that it has more than 70,000 influencers using its services to place brand promotions and micro-endorsements into the various social networking services it supports. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

According to sources there are several funds and firms participating in the investment of the startups including, Rincon Ventures , Idealab , Baroda Ventures , GRP Partners , David Cohen , David Tisch , DLA Piper and Stubbs Alderton.

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Venture Capital GRP Partners Funding Idealab 65

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Accordng to the firm, its software now connects to SWIFT, which is a financial messaging network used by banks to exchange secure messages. The firm is venture backed by American Express, BIH, BRED Banque Populaire, Coface, GRP Partners, and Mangrove Capital Partners. READ MORE>>

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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. Michael Lum: There are definitely a lot of mobile ad networks out there. What is Gradient X? There''s a huge potential in the future.

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Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

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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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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.

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Mobile Break.com UCLA GRP Partners 100

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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. Background: GRP Partners is a Los Angeles based Venture Capital firm with additional operations in London and Paris. Natural networker with a proven track-record of establishing broad relationships. Be patient.

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APRIL 1, 2010

in a venture round from GRP Partners and Rincon Ventures, for the firm's mobile ad management platform. Mark Suster lead GRP's investment in the firm, and Jim Andelman led Rincon's investment. You have advertising networks and mediation players, but you don't really have an ad management platform like ours.

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Startup Platform Advertising GRP Partners 164

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

My firm, GRP Partners, invested in the company that innovated this entire category – Overture (formerly known as GoTo.com). I believe that many social networks confused this idea. They already had a completed product and a distribution deal with the largest affiliate network company, Commission Junction.

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Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

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JANUARY 16, 2013

I’m very excited to be finally be able to announce that this week we’ve added Sam Rosen to our ranks at GRP Partners in the role of entrepreneurs-in-residence – EIR. He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. Nice kid, but I see lots of nice kids.

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JUNE 20, 2012

We were founded in 2009 by Mark Suster from GRP Partners. More importantly, we give you access to a massive network of mentors, investors, and advisors. Also, for the last piece of advice, make sure you're networking and getting out there in the community. For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about?

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

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MARCH 30, 2010

I’m very pleased today to announce that I invested, on behalf of GRP Partners, in Burstly alongside Rincon Venture Partners , an early stage VC in Southern California whith whom we love to work (and were our co-investors on RingRevenue ). He knows the ad management and ad network businesses.

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JUNE 8, 2010

Let me start by saying two things: Events like this are invaluable to startups because the significant value comes from building the network across portfolio companies and the discussion one can have with your peer group. My action item – I will soon announce the GRP Partners CEO Summit.

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Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. 8 ) Click-to-call has been around for years, yet RingRevenue has secured non-exclusive relationships with the five largest affiliate networks.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

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APRIL 2, 2010

For example, my firm, GRP Partners, has a $200 million fund that was closed in March 2009 and we have 4 investment partners. A round investor implies they are the “first institutional money in the deal.&# GRP Partners is stage agnostic. What IS relevant about the size of a VC’s fund?

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MARCH 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis started this initiative in response to the pay-to-play network of angel events that he despised. My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. I attended the inaugural Open Angel Forum in Los Angeles back in January and wrote about it here. Thumbtack is marketplace for local services.

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Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Previously known as GRP Partners, Upfront Ventures has focused on early stage investments since 1996. Founded in London in 2006, the Hub is a global network of social enterprises with each individual chapter acting as a gathering place for innovation, technology, creativity, and positive change. Social Enterprise: Hub LA.

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Startup Snapchat Social Media Venice 111

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I just completed an exercise where I went out to hire a new associate for my VC firm, GRP Partners. on all the computers and established a network using Novell. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

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MARCH 6, 2010

I get paid to network – I love meeting people. My job doesn’t involve the daily grind of customer complaints, product outages, business partner / channel problems, hiring / firing, etc. I get to network with angels, VCs, entrepreneurs, lawyers, etc. So I spend much time with them and trying to help. I love it.

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