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JANUARY 16, 2013

Los Angeles-based venture firm GRP Partners announced Wednesday that it has hired a new, entrepreneur-in-residence for the company, Sam Rosen, who was formerly the founder of SpeakerGram in New York City, was involved in 500Startups in San Francisco, and also has been involved with ScoreBig. READ MORE>>.

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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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JANUARY 28, 2013

The free application, which curently is only available in Los Angeles, let users find nearby dinners at local restaurants, where they can then reserve a seat and prepay for dinners, getting a chance to network with others and meet new people. Grubwithus is led by Eddy Lu, and is backed by GRP Partners.

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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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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. Media Partners. and launching at Silicon Beach Fest.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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JUNE 19, 2013

Burstly is headed by Evan Rifkin, and backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. It''s not just about banner ads, it''s a tool that allows you to integrate with an ad network, giving you the flexibility to pick what ads and offers you want, where in your app.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. In LA we have SoCalTech , for which I am grateful. There is a long tradition of these and it’s what formed the original angel network groups. It takes both to build a community.

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