Mark Grace (Investor @ M13)

Key themes of consumer tech, areas of interest for VCs in the space, and why LA has emerged as a consumer hub

October 20, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

This week we had on Mark Grace, an investor at M13 based in LA.

M13 is one of the premier consumer-focused funds, and their portfolio consists of companies like Lyft, Ring, ClassPass, Daily Harvest, and many others. Mark was one of the earliest employees at M13, and we wanted to have him on to learn more about what he is focusing on today.

In this talk, we discuss:

  • Mark’s path into his role

  • key themes of consumer tech

  • areas within consumer that he is monitoring

  • why LA has emerged as the hotbed for consumer businesses

Check out the full episode below:

👥 Ultimate Google Doc for community building resources

👀 Interesting collection of hacks on breaking into VC

📈 Twitter thread on asymmetric bets

🎧 Great essay by Matthew Ball on the audio opportunity

Citi Ventures is looking for a principal in Palo Alto.

FJ Labs is looking for an investment associate in NYC.

FedTech is looking for a venture analyst in DC.

Bullpen Capital is looking for a remote analyst.

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