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Adam Grosser

Investor

Managing Partner at UP Partners

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $10M checks Β· typically $1.5M

FoundedLineVisionTeleo Β· YC

About

With 22 years in impact and climate investing, Adam Grosser brings a long-term, mission-driven approach and anchors practice at Santa Monica Airport, using aviation-based interviews to test candidate adaptability.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsSpace Tech

Experience

  1. UP PartnersChairman and Managing Partnercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. MIT Mobility InitiativeSenior Fellowcurrent2025 β€” presentCambridge, MA
  3. Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF)Edmund Hillary Fellowcurrent2020 β€” presentNew Zealand
  4. CPP InvestmentsSenior Advisor2020 β€” 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Silver LakeManaging Director2011 β€” 2019
  6. Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner2000 β€” 2010
  7. @Home NetworkPresident1996 β€” 2000
  8. CatapultCEO1994 β€” 1996
  9. Sony Pictures EntertainmentVice President1993 β€” 1994
  10. LucasArtsDirector, Products1990 β€” 1992
  11. Apple ComputerDirector, Engineering1982 β€” 1990

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA, Business Administration and Management1988 β€” 1990
  2. Stanford UniversityM.S., Engineering1982 β€” 1983
  3. Stanford UniversityB.S, Engineering1978 β€” 1982

Skills & more

Venture Capital99Entrepreneurship42Start-ups92Corporate Development68Mergers11Private Equity55Due Diligence13Angel Investing37Strategic Partnerships35IPO2Venture Financing17Mergers & Acquisitions29
+12 moreGrowth CapitalM&A experienceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyFinancial ModelingDeal SourcingCleantechValuationStrategyStrategic PlanningEnterprise SoftwareBuyouts

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Shared employers

Deals Β· 1

TeleoBoard seat

via UP Partners Β· filed Dec 2021 Β· $13.8M raise

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Colleagues at UP Partners

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