Both Sides of the Table
Perspectives of a 2x entrepreneur turned VC at @UpfrontVC, the largest and most active early-stage fund in Southern California. Snapchat: msuster
Mark Suster
2x entrepreneur. Sold both companies (last to salesforce.com). Turned VC looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs — I’m on Twitter at @msuster
Kerry Bennett
Head of Marketing, @upfrontvc. Formerly: @DogVacay, @HauteLook. 100% pro-brand.
Kyle Taylor
Product @upfrontvc
Latest Posts
Kara Nortman Was Just Promoted to Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures. Here’s What it All Means
Today we’re announcing that my partner Kara Nortman is becoming Co-Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and I can’t tell you how thrilled…
How Valence Aims to Provide Better Access and Funding for Black Founders & Executives
“I gotta say it was a good day.”
A Bigger Truth About Restaurant Food Delivery
I was listening to Dan Primack’s podcast on Pro Rata and he was interviewing Senator Klobucher who is now publicly and vocally speaking…
Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities — with $15 million to…
The venture capital world has started firing up a few cylinders again and looking for businesses that it believes will help us all succeed…
My Thoughts on the Current Market: on 20-Minute VC
Several years ago I made an appearance in a burgeoning new podcast called “20 Minute VC,” which by now needs no introduction. Harry was…
How to Make Sense of the PPP Loan Program for VC-Backed Startups
There is so much confusion and misinformation out there about the government sponsored “payroll protection plan” loans to companies that…
Hard Decisions Require Empathy
In the past two weeks we have entered perhaps to most surreal experience in any of our lives. I think intuitively many of us believe it…
Funding in the Time of Coronavirus
I am due to speak at the SaaStr conference next week: Wednesday, March 11th at 10:45 AM. I had originally signed up to talk about the “VC…
Why Meg Whitman is Betting on Quibi as“The Da Vinci Code of Content”
Every year, a personal Upfront Summit highlight is getting to sit down with experts in a field I care about. Sometimes that’s venture…
What Did I Learn From the First VC Check I Ever Wrote?
I became a VC 12 years ago in 2007 when the pace of deals was much slower. I had just left Salesforce.com where I was VP, Products, after…
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