Upfront Ventures

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Upfront Ventures, formerly known as GRP Partners, is a Santa Monica-based venture capital company. According to the Los Angeles Times and Recode, Upfront Ventures is the largest venture capital company in Los Angeles, with $2 billion in total raised funds according to the LA Times. Founded: 1996

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Upfront Ventures Employees

Employee
Years
Job
Industry
Brian McLoughlin Brian McLoughlin Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Brian McLoughlin's Upfront Ventures Experience March 2001 - October 2014
Job FinTech Collective and Thayer Street Partners
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Thayer Street Partners  October 2014 - Present
FinTech Collective, Inc.   October 2014 - Present
Upfront Ventures   March 2001 - October 2014
HomeSpace, Inc.   October 1999 - October 2000
Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette  1990 - 1999

Skills
Financial Services, Internet Access, Venture Capital, Investments, Online Advertising, Business, Private Equity, Start-ups, Mergers, Business Strategy, Asset Managment, Finance, SaaS, Asset Management, Executive Management, Business Development, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Development, Angel Investing, Entrepreneurship, Consumer Internet, Mobile Devices, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Mobile Payments, Strategic Partnerships

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School   1988 — 1990
MBA

Rutgers University-New Brunswick   1982 — 1986
BA, Economics, English

Jordan Hudson Jordan Hudson Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Jordan Hudson's Upfront Ventures Experience 2012 - Present
Job Principal at Upfront Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Upfront Ventures   2012 - Present
The San Francisco Social   2009 - 2013
Fox Filmed Entertainment  2010 - 2012
GCA Savvian Advisors  2008 - 2010
Grant Thornton LLP  2006 - 2007

Education
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Finance

University of Pennsylvania
History

James Bailey James Bailey Greater Los Angeles Area Details
James Bailey's Upfront Ventures Experience January 2010 - December 2012
Job Founder and Managing Partner at Velos Partners
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Velos Partners  January 2013 - Present
Upfront Ventures   January 2010 - December 2012
Wilderness Point Ventures   2009 - 2012
TA Associates  July 2010 - September 2010
Highland Consumer Fund   January 2008 - June 2010
Accel Partners  June 2007 - August 2007

Education
Harvard University   2004 — 2009

Shady Hill

Virgil Archer Virgil Archer Los Angeles, California Details
Virgil Archer's Upfront Ventures Experience January 2014 - June 2014
Job Product Manager at AT&T
Industry Internet
Experience
AT&T  July 2015 - Present
Crackle (unit of Sony Pictures Entertainment)   February 2015 - May 2015
Universal Music Publishing Group  October 2014 - March 2015
Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies  September 2014 - January 2015
Provide Commerce  June 2014 - August 2014
Upfront Ventures   January 2014 - June 2014
SingTel Innov8   August 2011 - June 2013
TechYizu   December 2010 - June 2013
KineticOne   April 2011 - August 2011
eChinaChem Inc.   July 2009 - January 2011

Skills
Project Management, Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Start-ups, E-commerce, Business Development, Financial Modeling, Business Planning, Online Marketing, Management, Strategic Planning, Analysis, Social Networking

Education
University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management   2013 — 2015
Master of Business Administration (MBA)

University of Colorado Boulder   2003 — 2007
Political Science / Economics

American University   2006 — 2006
Political Science

Kyle Taylor Kyle Taylor Los Angeles, California Details
Kyle Taylor's Upfront Ventures Experience October 2013 - Present
Job Platform at Upfront Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Upfront Ventures   October 2013 - Present
Launchpad LA  January 2012 - October 2013
Syska Hennessy Group  April 2011 - January 2012
MSC Software  June 2009 - April 2011
Daniel Mumm Materials Science and Engineering Lab   March 2008 - July 2009

Education
University of California, Irvine   2005 — 2010
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering

Graham Gelwicks Graham Gelwicks San Francisco Bay Area Details
Graham Gelwicks's Upfront Ventures Experience May 2012 - May 2014
Job Former VC associate & management consultant. Just back to the Bay Area and working on a few projects
Industry Internet
Experience
Upfront Ventures   May 2012 - May 2014
L.E.K. Consulting   September 2008 - April 2012
PwC  June 2007 - August 2007
UC Berkeley  February 2007 - May 2007

Skills
Financial Modeling, Data Analysis, Management Consulting, Strategy, Analytics, Venture Capital, Due Diligence, Operational Planning, Corporate Development, Valuation, Finance, Analysis, Private Equity, Investments

Education
University of California, Berkeley   2004 — 2008
B.S. & B.A., Business Administration, Economics

Santa Monica College
Computer Science

Steven Dietz Steven Dietz Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Steven Dietz's Upfront Ventures Experience January 1996 - Present
Job Upfront Ventures
Industry Financial Services
Experience
ZestFinance  September 2014 - Present
Skyline Financial Corp  September 2014 - Present
Upfront Ventures   January 1996 - Present
TrueCar, Inc.   February 2006 - Present
Seriously Digital Entertainment   October 2013 - Present
ChowNow  July 2012 - Present
Digital Airstrike   2008 - Present
Eagle Crest Energy   September 2008 - Present
Pathmatics, Inc.   November 2012 - Present
COPILOT   May 2012 - April 2014

Skills
Venture Capital, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Investments, Consumer Internet, SaaS, M&A experience, Financial Services, Retail, Renewable Energy, Big Data, LBO, Business Intelligence, Financial Modeling, Start-ups, Salesforce.com, Growth Capital, Corporate Development, Digital Media, Investment Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence, Mergers, Valuation, Strategic Partnerships, IPO, Entrepreneurship

Education
University of Colorado at Boulder   1981 — 1985
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Finance

Wisewood   1978 — 1981

Michael Carney Michael Carney Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Michael Carney's Upfront Ventures Experience April 2015 - Present
Job
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Upfront Ventures   April 2015 - Present
PandoDaily  March 2014 - April 2015
PandoDaily  March 2012 - February 2014
WorldVest   June 2008 - January 2012
Castle Arch Real Estate Investment Company   February 2007 - June 2008
Gyunggido Public Education Ministry, Seoul Korea   September 2005 - August 2006
LeTip International, Inc.   August 2001 - June 2005

Skills
Early Stage Technology, Business Development, Writing, Branding, Public Speaking, Graphic Design, Tournament Golf, CrossFit, Technology, Early Stage, Entrepreneurship, Start-ups, Venture Capital, New Media, SEO, Management, Strategic Partnerships, SEM, Online Advertising, E-commerce, Strategy, Marketing, Online Marketing, Social Media, Investments, Email Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Blogging, Digital Marketing, Market Research, Social Networking, Web Analytics, Editing

Education
University of California, Santa Barbara   2001 — 2005
B.S., Chemical Engineering

New Hope-Solebury High School   1997 — 2001

Kara Nortman Kara Nortman Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Kara Nortman's Upfront Ventures Experience November 2014 - Present
Job Partner at Upfront Ventures
Industry Internet
Experience
Upfront Ventures   November 2014 - Present
Seedling USA, Inc.   October 2014 - Present

Skills
Digital Media, Corporate Development, Venture Capital, Mergers, E-commerce, P&L responsibility, Local Advertising, Product Launch, Product Development, Marketing Strategy, Leadership, Mergers & Acquisitions, P&L Management, Strategy, Strategic Partnerships

Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business   2002 — 2004

Princeton University   1993 — 1997
AB

Aaron Hirschhorn Aaron Hirschhorn Santa Monica, California Details
Aaron Hirschhorn's Upfront Ventures Experience 2009 - 2009
Job Founder / CEO at DogVacay
Industry Internet
Experience
DogVacay  2012 - Present
Monitor Ventures   2009 - 2011
Upfront Ventures   2009 - 2009
Monitor Group  2005 - 2009
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors  2001 - 2003

Skills
Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Development, Start-ups, Private Equity, Business Strategy, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Mergers, Valuation, Strategy, Investments

Education
University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management   2003 — 2005
MBA

Swarthmore College   1995 — 1999
BA, Neuroscience

Leland Coontz Leland Coontz Los Angeles, California Details
Leland Coontz's Upfront Ventures Experience August 2013 - May 2014
Job Business Analyst at Beryl 8 Plus
Industry Consumer Services
Experience
Beryl 8 Plus   August 2014 - Present
Delish   August 2011 - May 2014
Upfront Ventures   August 2013 - May 2014
Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc.   June 2013 - August 2013
SoulPancake  February 2013 - May 2013
TalentBin.com   May 2012 - December 2012
USC Marshall School of Business  January 2012 - May 2012
University of Southern California  September 2010 - May 2011

Skills
PowerPoint, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Salesforce.com...

Education
University of Southern California   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

Istituto D'arte Fillipo Figari   2009 — 2010

Ryan Mullins Ryan Mullins Hermosa Beach, California Details
Ryan Mullins's Upfront Ventures Experience February 2014 - June 2014
Job Tutor at Blue Train Tutoring
Industry Marketing and Advertising
Experience
Blue Train Tutoring  August 2014 - Present
Uncorked Wine Shop   May 2012 - June 2015
Upfront Ventures   February 2014 - June 2014
UCLA  August 2013 - June 2014
LA Hacks  January 2014 - April 2014
UCLA Startup Fair   July 2013 - November 2013
Contemporary Services Corporation - CSC  June 2007 - August 2010

Skills
Sales, Event Planning, Marketing Strategy, Event Management, Social Networking, Marketing, Program Management, Special Events..., Fundraising, Education, HTML, Email Marketing, Photoshop

Education
UCLA   2010 — 2014
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters, Graduated

Joyce Cortez Joyce Cortez Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Joyce Cortez's Upfront Ventures Experience October 2013 - January 2015
Job Executive Assistant at MiTú Network
Industry Motion Pictures and Film
Experience
MiTú Network   February 2015 - Present
Upfront Ventures   October 2013 - January 2015
freelance  March 2010 - 2014
Excel Charter Academy  May 2012 - October 2013
CSUN Senior Project Thesis   2011 - 2012
Bruggemeyer Library   2011 - 2012
The Device   September 2011 - December 2011
New Wave Entertainment  September 2008 - December 2008

Skills
Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Film, Post Production, Short Films, Premiere, Video, Camera

Education
California State University-Northridge   2009 — 2011
B.A., Cinema and TV Arts

Los Angeles City College   2007 — 2009
A.A., Film Production

CETYS Universidad

Southwestern College

Steven Greitzer Steven Greitzer Los Angeles, California Details
Steven Greitzer's Upfront Ventures Experience April 2015 - Present
Job Associate at Upfront Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Upfront Ventures   April 2015 - Present
Foundation Capital  September 2014 - Present
Stanford University  September 2013 - Present
Delphix  June 2014 - September 2014
Stanford University  April 2013 - December 2013
N3TWORK INC  June 2013 - September 2013
Stanford University  April 2012 - June 2013
Stanford Alumni Association  April 2012 - June 2013
Sigma Nu Fraternity  January 2011 - January 2013
Fuisz Media  June 2012 - August 2012

Education
Stanford University   2013 — 2014
Master of Science (MS), Management Science & Engineering: Policy and Strategy Concentration

Stanford University   2009 — 2013
Bachelor of Science (BS), Science, Technology & Society: Mechanical Engineering Concentration

Brentwood School   2003 — 2009

Sam Rosen Sam Rosen New York, New York Details
Sam Rosen's Upfront Ventures Experience January 2013 - June 2013
Job Founder and CEO at MakeSpace
Industry Internet
Experience
Upfront Ventures   January 2013 - June 2013
Scaffold   November 2011 - November 2012
SpeakerGram, Inc   January 2011 - November 2011
ScoreBig Inc  January 2011 - February 2011
Urban Interns   November 2010 - November 2010
Citi  June 2007 - June 2009
Greenberg Traurig  June 2006 - August 2006
SeamlessWeb  June 2005 - August 2005

Skills
Financial Modeling, Start-ups, Analytics, Venture Capital, Negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, Equities, Management, Financial Services, Angel Investing, Business Development

Education
University of Virginia   2005 — 2007
BS, Commerce

New York University   2003 — 2004
BS, Economics

Mark Suster Mark Suster Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Mark Suster's Upfront Ventures Experience August 2007 - Present
Job Partner, Upfront Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Upfront Ventures   August 2007 - Present
salesforce.com  March 2007 - August 2007
Koral (Acquired by Salesforce.com)   April 2006 - March 2007
BuildOnline (acquired by The Sword Group)   November 1999 - November 2006
Accenture  September 1991 - November 1999
First Interstate Bank  April 1989 - June 1991

Skills
Venture Capital, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Mergers, E-commerce, Corporate Development, Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Strategic Partnerships, Angel Investing, Product Management, Mobile Devices

Education
University of Chicago   1997 — 1998
MBA

University of California, San Diego   1986 — 1991
BA

Yves Sisteron Yves Sisteron Greater Los Angeles Area Details
Yves Sisteron's Upfront Ventures Experience January 1996 - Present
Job Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures
Industry Venture Capital & Private Equity
Experience
Upfront Ventures   January 1996 - Present

Skills
Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Partnerships, Business Strategy, Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Development, Strategy, Private Equity, Business Development

Education
New York University School of Law   1982 — 1983

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