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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

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. It is 12,000 sq ft of indoor /outdoor space and we’re building into a community work environment. Let’s start with the fund. This month we closed our 4th fund of $200 million.

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How VCs Think About Adding New Partners

Both Sides of the Table

After years of trying to persuade Kara Nortman to become a partner at Upfront Ventures I can officially announce now that she’s joined us effective immediately. It is rare to find somebody who matches exactly what I’m looking for in a partner so when you find it you act: Academic rigor (Princeton undergrad, Stanford MBA).

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Bolstering the Partner Ranks at GRP

Both Sides of the Table

It is with great pleasure that I can finally announce that we have added Greg Bettinelli as a partner at GRP Partners. He had joined a young startup in LA called HauteLook and was interested in getting to know the local tech community. This is exactly the brand that GRP Partners wants to embody. Community builders.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

No more 60 hour weeks at a job where the owners apparently were unable to run a successful operation. Thanks to Steve Groom, Maryland Home Buyers in Baltimore ! #6- In my entrepreneurship journey, I’ve made incredible retail partners from many countries, and eventually landed my own show on HSN for 19 years. No hassles.

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SXSW Pitch Finalist: Hemafuse

Austin Startup

She is the primary inventor of a modular centrifuge that operates with or without electricity. Yarina spoke about the meaning of Sisu in Finnish, the importance of building community, and what she loves about being in Baltimore. This will require new partners, new skill sets, and new business model innovation.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

The two businesses that operate within our corporation are Best in Class Education and Middle School Dances, a business I started with my son to provide social activities for the kids in our local area when we noticed a gap in the market. My business name is Kids Win, Inc. because I want to help kids win at life. Photo Credit: Andi Graham.

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Will Millennials Change Manufacturing?

Duct Tape Marketing

In a research study conducted by IndustryWeek earlier this year and sponsored by Emerson, manufacturing respondents said the industrial IoT will improve operations through real-time access to information and more tightly connected supply chains, but they pointed to personnel as the most important factor for success. ”