Denis Grosz

Current

Mechanism  ⟡  Startup Studio
• Co-founder  ⟡  2018 – Present
• We’re HiringBold.org  ⟡  Scholarship Platform
• Co-founder, Board Member, Donor  ⟡  2019 – Present
• We’re HiringPettable  ⟡  Virtual Pet Care
• Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2020 – Present
• We’re HiringLearner  ⟡  Online Tutoring
• Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2021 – Present
• We’re HiringThrive  ⟡  Personalized Nutrition
• Co-founder, Board Member  ⟡  2021 – Present
• We’re HiringEnso  ⟡  DTC Superfoods
• Co-founder, Board Member ⟡  2021 – Present

Investor / Advisor

Apartment List  ⟡  Apartment Marketplace
• Investor, Advisor, Board Member  ⟡  2010 – Present
• Raised $50M  ⟡  December 2020
• We’re HiringSmartAsset  ⟡  Financial Advisor Marketplace
• Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2014 – Present
• Raised $110M  ⟡  June 2021
• We’re HiringConsumerAffairs  ⟡  Consumer Reviews
• Investor, Advisor  ⟡  2010 – Present
• We’re HiringThumbtack  ⟡  Local Services Marketplace
• Investor, Advisor, Board Member  ⟡  2010 – 2019
• Raised $275M  ⟡  June 2021
• We’re 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  ⟡  Cryptocurrency 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  ⟡  Crypto Trading Platform
• Investor  ⟡  2021 – Present
• Raised $50M  ⟡  November 2021CoinList  ⟡  Crypto Token Platform
• Investor  ⟡  2021 – Present
• Raised $100M  ⟡  October 2021

Venture Fund Investments

MHS Capital  ⟡  Early-Stage
• Limited Partner  ⟡  2011 – PresentHack 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 advisor & early investor at: Thumbtack, Apartment List, ConsumerAffairs, Udemy, and SmartAsset.Denis lives in Puerto Rico and has a philosophy degree from UC Berkeley.