Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableWhy the Future of Space Starts in LAToday, Apex announced their Series B funding round, led by XYZ Ventures and CRV, with participation from Upfront. And if you spend much…2 min read·5 days ago----
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TablePraying to the God of ValuationSomething happened in the past 7 years in the startup and venture capital world that I hadn’t experienced since the late 90’s — we all…8 min read·Dec 12, 2022--17--17
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableWhat Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem…8 min read·Sep 15, 2022--12--12
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableUpfront Ventures Raises > $650 Million for Startups and Returns > $600 Million to LPsLast year marked the 25th anniversary for Upfront Ventures and what a year it was. 2021 saw phenomenal returns for our industry and it…8 min read·Jul 26, 2022--8--8
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableDensity & the Future of Real EstateNearly six years ago, I was thrilled to invest in Andrew Farah and the team at Density when they had a vision for building anonymous…2 min read·Nov 10, 2021--5--5
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableThe Changing Venture LandscapeThe world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is…10 min read·Sep 10, 2021--10--10
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableIntroducing Trust, and the Importance of Product-Founder FitCustomer acquisition is the lifeblood of many startups from e-commerce to gaming to marketplace companies, among others. Most of these…4 min read·Aug 11, 2021--3--3
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableOn Funding — The Denominator EffectI recently wrote a post about funding for investors to think about having a diversified portfolio, which I called “shots on goal.” The…4 min read·Jun 28, 2021--8--8
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableOn Funding — Shots on GoalBeing great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together:5 min read·Jun 28, 2021--5--5
Mark SusterinBoth Sides of the TableWhat Mistakes Do VCs Make When Fundraising?A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of talking to Samir Kaji on the Venture Unlocked podcast about a wide range of topics that we as…5 min read·Jun 22, 2021--10--10