Larry Marcus

Overview

Larry Marcus is a seasoned venture capitalist and co-founder of Marcy Venture Partners (MVP), a firm he established with Jay Brown and Shawn 'JAY-Z' Carter. MVP focuses on investments in consumer, culture, and positive impact sectors, emphasizing sustainability, inclusivity, accessibility, empowerment, and health & wellness. The firm's portfolio includes companies across various industries such as skincare, fashion, food & beverage, digital finance, travel, transportation, and entertainment. Prior to founding MVP, Marcus served as a Managing Director at Walden Venture Capital, a San Francisco-based firm specializing in 'sprout stage' investments in digital media and technology-enabled services. During his tenure, he led investments in companies like Pandora, where he was a founding investor and director, and SoundHound, a sound and voice search company. His earlier career includes roles as a digital media sell-side Equity Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, where he led IPOs for companies like Terayon, CBS MarketWatch, and Netflix, and as an analyst at Robertson Stephens & Company. Marcus holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. He serves on the board of directors for several companies, including Savage X Fenty, Wyze Labs, Our Place, Pela, Therabody, AndieSwim, Partake Foods, SoundHound, and Hatch. His investment philosophy centers on partnering with exceptional management teams that have a clear vision and purpose, aiming to build game-changing consumer businesses and mass-market brands that resonate with culture across products and services, media, and technology.

Investment Focus

• Exceptional management teams with clear vision and purpose
• Companies with meaningful brand values and high customer satisfaction
• Demonstrated growth and clear catalysts for scaling

Portfolio Companies