socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

This morning's interview is with Mark Suster , a venture capitalist at GRP Partners (www.grpvc.com). GRP has just recently closed on a new $200M fund, and Mark has been one of the more active venture capitalists in the Los Angeles area in recent months. So we're focused on technology, and financial services.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Santa Monica-based Teleflip, which operated a service which allowed users to send and receive email using text messages, has been sold to an undisclosed buyer, according to creditor Hercules Technology Growth Capital. HTGC had invested $1M in debt financing in June of 2007 to Teleflip. READ MORE>>

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

And we’re lucky because they deliver many of the great products, services and content that we consume in our lives every day. Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. You have kids, a mortgage, MBA debt? That’s hard core.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I spoke about how Amazon Web Services deserves far more credit for the last 5 years of innovation than it gets credit for and how I believe they spawned the micro-VC category. In any given year there are about 50 venture-backed companies or so that are bought for $100 million or more. customers who paid for services often get burned.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For those of you who may not know about StartupDemo, it is an event that TechZulu and Schmoozd have partnered up to bring you some of the hottest startups around. StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. Mark Suster , GRP Partners.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Allen Morgan , Mayfield Ventures. Mark Suster , GRP Partners. InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. is a web hosting and virtualization service provider headquartered in Los Angeles, California. VC/Angel Panel.

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