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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

By Mark Suster on June 27, 2013

I am super excited to announce that today is a day of lots of new things for my partners & me: A new fund, a new office and a new brand.Let’s start with the fund. We have previously raised funds in 1996 ($200 million), 2000 ($400 million) and 2008/9 ($200 million). This month we closed […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Entrepreneurship, grp partners, Launchpad LA, los angeles, Startup Advice, startups, UpfrontVC, vc funding, venture capital

How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

How This Entrepreneur Raised $28,000 Using Airbnb to Fund Her Startup

By Mark Suster on February 20, 2012

Tracy DiNunzio isn’t your typical Silicon Valley startup founder. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian. She did her first tech startup after the age of 30. And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media, out of necessity. She hasn’t raised any venture capital. She drove her company to […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Launchpad LA, Startup Advice, This Week in Venture Capital

Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

Launchpad LA Receives VC Funding: $50,000 Per Startup

By Mark Suster on November 8, 2011

Launchpad LA today announces it will accept applications for its third class of Los Angeles-based tech startups. We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For any company interested in applying  please visit the website. History For […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Launchpad LA

Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

Master of Customer Acquisition, Matt Coffin, On Startups …

By Mark Suster on April 19, 2011

  I recently sat down with Matt Coffin, the founder of LowerMyBills, which sold for $400 million but was very nearly a bankruptcy only a few years early, and talked “startups.” Matt is one of the most transparent, focused & honest startup guys you’ll meet. You can watch him on YouTube, download in iTunes (for […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged Launchpad LA, LowerMyBills, Startup Advice, This Week in Venture Capital

Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

Launchpad LA – More Details Revealed

By Mark Suster on March 19, 2010

Today we announced Launchpad LA V2. Full press release with more details is here.  We will be selecting 10 startup companies to participate.  There is no cost but you must physically be based in or move to Los Angeles for the 6 months of the program.  Applications are due April 6th, 2010, the form is on […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged Entrepreneurship, Launchpad LA, startups

Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

By Mark Suster on March 18, 2010

Los Angeles.  People either love it our hate it.  All the stereotypes and caricatures are overblown.  And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene.  We have an abundance of ethnicities, culinary options, music and culture.  Randy Newman said it best, “I […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged Entrepreneur Advice, Entrepreneurship, Launchpad LA, SoCal Stuff, Startup Advice, startups

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