socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Apple''s TestFlight service comes courtesy the acquisition earlier this year of Los Angeles-based Burstly , which was venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective. apple testflight burstly beta developer testing software' TestFlight was created by Ben Satterfield.

GRP Partners 170

GRP Partners Los Angeles Platform Acquisition 170

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2012

One of the portfolio companies of Los Angeles-based venture capital firm GRP Partners has filed for an IPO, according to a filing with the SEC late Friday. Silicon Valley based enterprise security and compliance software firm Qualys said it is looking to raise up to $100M in its IPO, trading as QYLS. GRP Partners owns around 10.94

Trident Capital 140

Trident Capital GRP Partners Venture Capital Los Angeles 140

socalTECH

OCTOBER 20, 2008

San Diego-based Kyriba Corporation, a venture-backed provider of software-as-a-service used for treasury cash management, said this morning that the firm has rolled out an enhancement to its offerings. Accordng to the firm, its software now connects to SWIFT, which is a financial messaging network used by banks to exchange secure messages.

Software 100

Software GRP Partners San Diego Report 100

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2013

ChowNow is venture backed by Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners. ChowNow''s mobile and online ordering system revolves around tablet-based software that makes it easy for restaurants to manage those mobile orders. The round is targeted at $2M.

GRP Partners 174

GRP Partners Incubator Mobile Venture Capital 174

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 23, 2012

The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round.

Marketing 174

Marketing GRP Partners Santa Barbara Advertising 174

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Los Angeles-based Burstly , the developer of app analytics and testing software, has quietly been acquired by Apple. Burstly was venture backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective, and was led by Evan Rifkin. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

GRP Partners 147

GRP Partners Tool Acquisition Mobile 147

socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

The funding was led by GRP Partners, and also included Double M Capital, Daher Capital, Karlin Ventures, and Velos Partners. The firm, which was founded by Christopher Webb and Eric Jaffe, develops software which lets restaurants take food orders from Facebook, mobile phones, and the web to receive and process orders.

Mobile 157

Mobile GRP Partners Web Capital 157

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

The Irvine-based startup also now has $2M in the bank to help it with that goal, announcing this morning that it has raised a Series A funding from GRP Partners, Fraser McCombs Capital, along with others. As part of the funding round, GRP''s Steven Dietz has joined the board of uParts. The firm is led by Alex Adegan.

GRP Partners 173

GRP Partners Capital Software Funding 173

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Santa Monica-based Gravity , the developer of real-time personalization software headed by former MySpace COO Amit Kapur, is making a big push today with the launch of a new set of free APIs for publishers. Gravity is backed by GRP Partners, Redpoint Ventures and August Capital, having most recently raise d$10.6M

Content 168

Content GRP Partners Redpoint Santa Monica 168

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

Other large deals included investments in Los Angeles-based Maker Studios , the online video firm, which raised $36.0M, Goleta-based MINDBODY , which develops software for managing yoga studios and other health businesses, with $35.0M Second in terms of dollars was software, which totaled $107.6M in funding. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 237

Southern California Orange County GRP Partners San Diego 237

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

San Diego-based Kyriba , a provider of software-as-a-service used for cash management by companies, said today that it has raised $10.6M As part of the funding, the firm has added Curt Gunsenheimer, Partner at Iris Capital, to its board of directors. Kyriba has also previously raised funding from GRP Partners, Coface, and others.

GRP Partners 124

GRP Partners SaaS San Diego Venture Capital 124

socalTECH

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.

Marina Del Rey 159

Marina Del Rey GRP Partners Mobile Startup 159

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2010

Santa Monica-based Zag , the online auto buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, has raised $11.1M Zag is developing auto buying and configuration software used by groups such as the AAA, USAA, Overstock.com, and other groups to provide their members with pre-negotiated fleet and group rates on new automobiles.

Zag 154

Zag GRP Partners Anthem Santa Monica 154

socalTECH

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>>.

GRP Partners 160

GRP Partners Services Los Angeles Tool 160

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

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

Southern California 168

Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Specific to the software, communications and IT sectors - what is of interest to capital sources. Mark Suster, Partner, GRP Partners * Quinn Li, Managing Director, Qualcomm Ventures * Ralph Mayer, Past President of Tech Coast Angels * Mike Krenn, Managing Director, DLA Venture Pipeline.

Capital 113

Capital Tech Coast Angels GRP Partners Southern California 113

socalTECH

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.

Bertelsmann 191

Bertelsmann Downey GRP Partners Southern California 191

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

The round came from USAA, and included Capricorn Investment Group, LLC, GRP Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. USAA is an affinity group which is using Zag's automotive configuration software and services. Tags: venture software capital automotive. READ MORE>>.

Zag 100

Zag GRP Partners Anthem Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The firm is backed by Greycroft Partners, GRP Partners, and Matt Coffin. Tags: adly twitter facebook tweet advertising software. READ MORE>>.

GRP Partners 191

GRP Partners Advertising Idealab Social Network 191

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

According to Lehmbeck, in an interview with socalTECH, the company's software takes key specifications from products such as televisions and other consumer electronics, and applies them to ads automatically, so that instead of just advertising a big screen television an ad might contain key terms and information about those products.

Yahoo 145

Yahoo Paid Search GRP Partners SoCalTech 145

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Rustic Canyon GRP Parners Clearstone Venture Partners Redpoint Ventures Mission Ventures Anthem Venture Partners Greycroft Crosscut Palomar Ventures Rincon Ventures Los Angeles Startup People Some people to meet in the Los Angeles Startup Community in order to get wired in: Tony Karrer (me) - organizes LA CTO Forum private group of over 150 web/software (..)

Los Angeles 196

Los Angeles Southern California Startup Angel 196

SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

Rustic Canyon GRP Parners Clearstone Venture Partners Redpoint Ventures Mission Ventures Anthem Venture Partners Greycroft Crosscut Palomar Ventures Rincon Ventures Los Angeles Startup People Some people to meet in the Los Angeles Startup Community in order to get wired in: Tony Karrer (me) - organizes LA CTO Forum private group of over 150 web/software (..)

Los Angeles 188

Los Angeles Southern California Startup Angel 188

socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Santa Monica-based Zag, which is developing software for auto buying programs, has signed on another AAA group as a customer. According to Zag, AAA Mid-Atlantic has just unveiled a auto buying program which is powered by the firm's software. million members. The deal includes both providing new and used cars for AAA Mid-Atlantic.

Zag 100

Zag CarsDirect Arcturus GRP Partners 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based Zag, a venture-backed developer of online car buying software, said this morning that it has made. Zag said it has promoted Bernie Brenner to Executive Vice President in charge of the firm's consumer initiatives, named David Pributsky as VP of Partner development. a number of hires and a promotion. READ MORE>>

Zag 100

Zag Arcturus GRP Partners Anthem 100

socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online car buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, announced this morning that it has inked a deal with the AAA, to power a new service called AAA Automaker. Zag is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, USAA, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund.

Zag 100

Zag Services Arcturus GRP Partners 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

The Industrial/Energy sector ranked second, with $95.16M in investments, followed by Software, with $63M in investments, and Medical Devices and Equipment, with $60.3M in investments in the quarter.

Southern California 154

Southern California Venture Capital Invest Orange County 154

socalTECH

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. Instead, our software looks at each impression, and our bidding technology decides which impression to buy. What is Gradient X?

Advertising 253

Advertising Mobile OpenX Software Review 253

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2010

The Industrial/Energy sector ranked second, with $95.16M in investments, followed by Software, with $63M in investments, and Medical Devices and Equipment, with $60.3M in investments in the quarter.

Southern California 113

Southern California Invest Venture Capital Orange County 113

socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2013

Ben Satterfield is the co-founder of TestFlight, an immensely popular piece of software for iOS (and now Android) which lets developers distribute beta copies of their apps to their users. Burstly is headed by Evan Rifkin, and backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, SoftBank Capital, and Founder Collective.

Startup 262

Startup Mobile Outsource Development Tool 262

socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

It's a huge development task to develop your own mobile application, connect into Facebook, and create an online ordering system--unless you use the software from ChowNow (www.chownow.com), one of the newest startups to get funding here in Los Angeles. For folks who haven't used ChowNow, what does the software do?

Mobile 197

Mobile Startup Platform GRP Partners 197

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

I started working with David when I was an entrepreneur and he was an associate with a VC firmed called … wait for it … GRP Partners (now Upfront Ventures)! Tim can match up with any Silicon Valley product manager and has been doing the role for global software businesses for 20 years. Back together.

CTO Hire 320

CTO Hire Startup CTO Coach Venture Capital 320

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

My personal favorite and best fit for GRP Partners was Thumbtack. ThereNow has build a platform (physical camera + software platform) to help remote coaches help improve teachers. 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

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. I then worked in a computer store called Software Centre in high school and college (UCSD). I helped program my college’s recruiting office’s software system. I had to laugh a bit reading it.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Yesterday I wrote Part 1 of the series on the changes to the software industry over the past decade that has led to changes in the venture capital industry itself. I would put my firm, GRP Partners in with the group working with teams in different ways. There are also others. But obviously I’m biased.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Capital Software Startup 296

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Mark Suster – GRP Partners Mark joined GRP Partners in 2007 after having worked with GRP for nearly 8 years as a two-time entrepreneur. Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. Mediacode was sold to Yahoo.

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Finally we get to: Peter Coffee , Director of Platform Research, Salesforce.com His premise is that we should be beyond having to buy servers, software, or any other infrastructure. Now up: Craig Ogg Co-Founder Freshly Grated Software former VP of R&D, Stamps.com Have had to make choices about platforms many times.

Platform 150

Platform EC2 Java S3 150

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. SlideShare: VC signaling in seed rounds.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248