Denis Grosz
Serial Entrepreneur
& Tech Investor
Current
Mechanism ⟡ Startup Studio
Co-founder ⟡ 2018 – PresentWe’re Hiring
Bold.org ⟡ Scholarship Marketplace
Co-founder, Board Chairman, Donor ⟡ 2019 – PresentWe’re Hiring
Pettable ⟡ Virtual Pet Care
Co-founder, Board Chairman ⟡ 2020 – PresentWe’re Hiring
Learner ⟡ Tutoring Marketplace
Co-founder, Board Chairman ⟡ 2020 – PresentWe’re Hiring
Investor / Advisor
Apartment List ⟡ Apartment Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2010 – PresentRaised $50M ⟡ December 2020We’re Hiring
SmartAsset ⟡ Financial Advisor Marketplace
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2014 – PresentRaised $110M ⟡ June 2021We’re Hiring
ConsumerAffairs ⟡ Consumer Reviews
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2010 – PresentWe’re Hiring
Thumbtack ⟡ Local Services Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2010 – 2019Raised $275M ⟡ June 2021We’re Hiring
Exits
BestReviews ⟡ Expert Product Reviews
Co-founder, Board Member ⟡ 2014 – 2020Acquired by Nexstar (NXST) ⟡ December 2020
Udemy ⟡ Online-Course Marketplace
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2014 – PresentIPO (UDMY) ⟡ October 2021
Autolist ⟡ Car Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2014 – 2020Acquired by CarGurus (CARG) ⟡ January 2020
ZenDeals ⟡ Verified Coupons
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2012 – 2013Acquired by RetailMeNot ➙ ZD ⟡ October 2013
Other Startup Investments
Coinbase ⟡ Cryptocurrency Exchange
Investor ⟡ 2017 – PresentIPO (COIN) ⟡ April 2021
Truepill ⟡ Digital Healthcare Infrastructure
Investor ⟡ 2017 – PresentRaised $142M ⟡ October 2021
Pipefy ⟡ No-Code Workflow Automation
Investor ⟡ 2018 – PresentRaised $75M ⟡ October 2021
AscendEX ⟡ Crypto Trading Platform
Investor ⟡ 2021 – PresentRaised $50M ⟡ November 2021
CoinList ⟡ Crypto Token Platform
Investor ⟡ 2021 – PresentRaised $100M ⟡ October 2021
Venture Fund Investments
MHS Capital ⟡ Early-Stage
Limited Partner ⟡ 2011 – Present
Hack VC ⟡ Early-Stage Crypto
Limited Partner ⟡ 2021 – 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 early-investor & advisor at: Thumbtack, Apartment List, ConsumerAffairs, Udemy, and SmartAsset.
Denis lives in Puerto Rico and is a member of YPO. He has a philosophy degree from UC Berkeley.
