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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

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Second, we are announcing officially that we are moving our offices from Century City to Santa Monica. Well, the venture capital industry has changed a lot in the past 20 years … and we have too. If you’ve been following the press about VC funds you’ll know this is no small feat. What’s up with that?

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Some Thoughts on Branding Startups and Communities

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In his blog he says, “I responded that I thought it was stupid. not near the beach): Factual, founded by Gil Elbaz who built AdSense [Century City]. Think about venture capital. But if you were going to start a venture capital fund today, you’d want to stand out. My views are pretty well known.

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Gil Elbaz On Factual's New Warchest

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We caught up with Gil to hear more about the round and what he's hoping to do with the large amount of capital Factual has just raised, as well as how the firm's technology is being used by such companies as Facebook for their local information. Gil, thanks for the time today. In the case of the U.S., Thanks for the time!