Team


Larry Marcus
Managing Director

Mr. Marcus has 18 years of consumer technology and media experience.

He formerly worked as a Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown and Robertson Stephens; sectors that he covered included interactive entertainment, consumer and business software, cable infrastructure, New Media, and the Internet.

While at Deutsche Bank, Alex. Brown and Robertson Stephens, Mr. Marcus has led numerous IPOs and follow-on offerings for companies such as CBS MarketWatch, Terayon, Women.com, Edmark, Maxis, Wink, @Home, and Softnet. His coverage included Intuit, Electronic Arts, Sierra On-line, Brøderbund, CNET, Activision, Learning Company, Softkey, Acclaim, RealNetworks, General Instrument, Scientific Atlanta, Gemstar, and OpenTV, among others. Mr. Marcus was also an early backer of Netflix and Virage.

Experience:
Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown (Director of New Media, Broadband, and Enhanced TV Research); Robertson Stephens (Research Analyst); consultant for Digidesign and Maxis.

Current Boards:
Comedy.com, Pandora, Real Girls Media (Observer), and Telekenex
Non-Portfolio: The Jazzschool (Berkeley, CA), Dealmaker Media

Education:
Mr. Marcus received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

When not searching for new investment ideas or helping portfolio companies, Larry is an avid drummer. For more information on Larry’s background, please see this article, which appeared in The Wall Street Journal on 7/24/00.

Q&A with Larry Marcus
 

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