Adam Grosser

Chairman & Managing Partner atUP PartnersSanta Monica

Adam Grosser is the Chairman and Managing Partner at UP.Partners. He previously led the Silver Lake Kraftwerk impact strategy for ten years.

What Adam can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series ACan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

UP Partners writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: UP Partners.

Career

  1. Silver Lake Kraftwerk
  2. UP.Partners · Chairman & Managing Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

TeslaSolar CityEnerNocControl4Silver Spring Networks

Focus

aerospacedefenseenergyroboticselectro-industrial stack

Also at UP Partners

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Questions

Who is Adam Grosser?

Adam Grosser is the Chairman and Managing Partner at UP.Partners. He previously led the Silver Lake Kraftwerk impact strategy for ten years.

How much does Adam Grosser invest?

Adam Grosser invests through UP Partners, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Adam Grosser?

A warm intro from a founder UP Partners backed works best.

What did Adam Grosser do before UP Partners?

Silver Lake Kraftwerk.

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