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NICK GROUF

Investor

Managing Partner at Alpha Edison

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks Β· typically $1.5M

About

Nick Grouf is an entrepreneur and investor who founded Firefly Network in 1995 to commercialize collaborative filtering technology, later selling it to Microsoft. He co-founded PeoplePC, which he took public and merged with Earthlink, and subsequently started Spot Runner, a platform for targeted cable TV advertising. He also incubated and helped build startups including Loot Crate and Pluto TV, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an undergraduate degree from Yale, with early career roles at Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company.

Invests in

ConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechInsurTech

Experience

  1. Yale School of ArtMember, Yale School of Art Deans Council Task Forcecurrent2023 β€” presentNew Haven County, Connecticut, United States
  2. Alpha EdisonManaging Partnercurrent2015 β€” presentLos Angeles, CA
  3. Clementine CapitalManaging Partner2012 β€” 2021Los Angeles
  4. MOJO Sports Inc.Board Member2020 β€” 2021Los Angeles, California, United States
  5. The RiveterBoard Member2019 β€” 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Pluto.TVFounder, Founding Investor2013 β€” 2019Los Angeles, CA
  7. Spot RunnerFounder CEO2005 β€” 2011
  8. PeoplePCFounder CEO1999 β€” 2003
  9. FireflyFounder, Chairman and CEO1995 β€” 1999
  10. Goldman SachsAssociate (Summer)1994New York, NY
  11. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1990 β€” 1992New York, NY

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)1993 β€” 1995
  2. Yale UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), American Studies1986 β€” 1990

Skills & more

Start-ups35Entrepreneurship36E-commerce22Strategic Partnerships31Online Advertising9Digital Media17Business Development14Go-to-market Strategy4Product Management11Business Strategy13MergersProduct Development7
+9 moreSocial MediaProduct MarketingCreative DirectionDigital MarketingDigital StrategyMarketingOnline MarketingMergers & AcquisitionsStrategy

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Deals Β· 5

United Dwelling HoldingsBoard seat

via Alpha Edison Β· filed Jan 2023 Β· $8.6M raise

Neural AnalyticsBoard seat

via Alpha Edison Β· filed Oct 2021 Β· $15M raise

Small Homes HoldingsBoard seat

via Alpha Edison Β· filed Aug 2021 Β· $3.3M raise

RiveterBoard seat

via Alpha Edison Β· filed Dec 2018 Β· $15M raise

Novel EffectBoard seat

via Alpha Edison Β· filed May 2018 Β· $4.5M raise

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