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
Pre-Mechanism Portfolio
Apartment List ⟡ Apartment Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2010 – presentRaised $50M ⟡ 2020We’re Hiring
SmartAsset ⟡ Financial Advisor Marketplace
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2014 – presentRaised $110M ⟡ 2021We’re Hiring
Udemy ⟡ Online-Course Marketplace
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2014 – presentRaised $50M ⟡ 2020We’re Hiring
ConsumerAffairs ⟡ Consumer Reviews
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2010 – presentWe’re Hiring
Thumbtack ⟡ Local Services Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2010 – 2019Raised $275M ⟡ 2021We’re Hiring
Exits
BestReviews ⟡ Expert Product Reviews
Co-founder, Board Member ⟡ 2014 – 2020Acquired by Nexstar (Nasdaq: NXST) ⟡ 2020
Autolist ⟡ Car Marketplace
Investor, Advisor, Board Member ⟡ 2014 – 2020Acquired by CarGurus (Nasdaq: CARG) ⟡ 2020
Coinbase ⟡ Cryptocurrency Exchange
Investor ⟡ 2017 – 2021IPO (Nasdaq: COIN) ⟡ 2021
ZenDeals ⟡ Verified Coupons
Investor, Advisor ⟡ 2012 – 2013Acquired by RetailMeNot ⟡ 2013
Conjecture ⟡ Web Publisher
Founder, CEO ⟡ 2003 – 2020Acquired by Mechanism ⟡ 2020
Other Investments
Truepill ⟡ Digital Healthcare Infrastructure
Investor ⟡ 2017 – presentRaised $75M ⟡ 2020
Pipefy ⟡ No-Code Workflow Automation
Investor ⟡ 2018 – presentRaised $45M ⟡ 2019
MHS Capital ⟡ Early-Stage VC
Limited Partner ⟡ 2011 – present
Sybil Capital ⟡ Early-Stage Crypto VC
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 is an 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.