Denis Grosz

Current

Mechanism Ventures  ⟡  Startup Studio
⬩ Co-founder  ⟡  2018 – Present
⬩ Weʼre Hiring

Mechanism Startups

Bold.org  ⟡  Scholarship Platform
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member, Donor  ⟡  2019 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringPettable  ⟡  Virtual Pet Care
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2020 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringLearner  ⟡  Online Tutoring
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2021 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringThrive  ⟡  Personalized Nutrition
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2021 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringLive It Up  ⟡  DTC Superfoods
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2021 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringLevel Sports  ⟡  Premium Golf Products
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2022 – PresentRealign  ⟡  Career Testing
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2023 – Present
⬩ Weʼre Hiring

Investor / Advisor

Thumbtack  ⟡  Local Services Marketplace
⬩ Investor, Advisor, Board Member  ⟡  2010 – 2019
⬩ Raised $275M  ⟡  June 2021
⬩ Weʼre HiringApartment List  ⟡  Apartment Marketplace
⬩ Investor, Advisor, Board Member  ⟡  2010 – Present
⬩ Raised $50M  ⟡  December 2020
⬩ Weʼre HiringConsumerAffairs  ⟡  Consumer Reviews
⬩ Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2010 – Present
⬩ Weʼre HiringSmartAsset  ⟡  Financial Advisor Marketplace
⬩ Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2014 – Present
⬩ Raised $110M  ⟡  June 2021
⬩ Weʼre Hiring

Exits

BestReviews  ⟡  Expert Product Reviews
⬩ Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2014 – 2020
⬩ Acquired by Nexstar (NXST)  ⟡  December 2020Udemy  ⟡  Online-Course Marketplace
⬩ Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2014 – Present
⬩ IPO (UDMY)  ⟡  October 2021Autolist  ⟡  Car Marketplace
⬩ Investor, Advisor, Board Member  ⟡  2014 – 2020
⬩ Acquired by CarGurus (CARG)  ⟡  January 2020ZenDeals  ⟡  Verified Coupons
⬩ Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2012 – 2013
⬩ Acquired by RetailMeNot  ➙ ZD  ⟡  October 2013

Other Startup Investments

Coinbase  ⟡  Crypto Exchange
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2017 – Present
⬩ IPO (COIN)  ⟡  April 2021Truepill  ⟡  Digital Healthcare Infrastructure
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2017 – Present
⬩ Raised $142M  ⟡  October 2021Pipefy  ⟡  No-Code Workflow Automation
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2018 – Present
⬩ Raised $75M  ⟡  October 2021AscendEX  ⟡  Trading Platform
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2021 – Present
⬩ Raised $50M  ⟡  November 2021CoinList  ⟡  Token Platform
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2021 – Present
⬩ Raised $100M  ⟡  October 2021Wildxyz  ⟡  Digital Art
⬩ Investor  ⟡  2022 – Present

Venture Fund Investments

MHS Capital  ⟡  Early-Stage
⬩ Limited Partner  ⟡  2011 – PresentHack VC  ⟡  Early-Stage
⬩ Limited Partner  ⟡  2021 – PresentPowerset  ⟡  Founder Platform
⬩ Limited Partner  ⟡  2022 – Present

About

Denis Grosz is the co-founder of Mechanism, a startup studio that launches and scales ambitious tech startups with world-class entrepreneurs. He also co-founded BestReviews and has been an advisor & early investor at: Thumbtack, Apartment List, ConsumerAffairs, Udemy, and SmartAsset.Denis lives in Puerto Rico and has a philosophy degree from UC Berkeley.