# Denis Grosz

> Denis Grosz is a Series A investor at Mechanism Ventures backing FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mechanism Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mechanism-ventures)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisgrosz
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/grosz
- Website: https://bold.org/donor/grosz/

Denis Grosz is a Series A investor at Mechanism Ventures focused on FinTech and Finance. Denis is the Co-founder at Mechanism Ventures - a startup studio that co-founds startups with world-class entrepreneurs. He is also the Co-founder of BestReviews. He is an investor/advisor for: ApartmentList, SmartAsset, Thumbtack, Udemy & ConsumerAffairs

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 50% |
| Finance | 2 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 50% |
| News | 1 | 25% |
| Local | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SmartAsset | SmartAsset is an online destination for consumer-focused financial information and advice that powers SmartAdvisor, a national marketplace connecting consumers to financial advisors. Reaching approximately 75 million people each month (as of Sept. 2021) through its educational content and personalized calculators and tools, SmartAsset’s mission isto help people make smart financial decisions. Ranked on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in 2021, SmartAsset recently closed a $110 million Series D round, valuing the company at over $1 billion. SmartAsset was also named to Y Combinator’s list of Top 100 Companies of all time, 2021 Best Financial Planning Technology Company in New York by Wealth & Finance International, and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Startup Employers in 2020. | $5.2M | Series A | Mar 25, 2014 |  |
| Mitre Media | Mitre Media operates a suite of targeted, premium online financial media properties, including ETFdb.com, Dividend.com, and MutualFunds.com. The company delivers targeted financial tools and content to users seeking actionable information, via the its proprietary 'Mitre Platform'. The Mitre Platform is the combination of the MitreOS(software) and Mitre Business Processes. Everyday, the company strives to add value to lives of investors. | $8.6M | Series A | Jul 23, 2012 |  |
| Apartment List | Apartment List is a smart, simple, and seamless renting platform that’s dedicated to making the process fair and transparent for all. Their mission is to build a better world of renting for everyone, to get rid of the pain and complexity, and makes it more personal, flexible, and transparent.They make finding a home to love easy and enjoyable,with a personally curated search feature that gets to know the individual.It was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. |  | Seed | Dec 01, 2010 |  |
| Thumbtack | Thumbtack is a technology leader building the modern home management platform. Through the Thumbtack app, homeowners can effortlessly manage their homes — confidently knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. Bringing the $500 billion home services industry online, Thumbtack empowers millions of homeowners to fix, maintain, and improvetheir most valuable asset. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Capital G, among others. | $1.2M | Angel | Jun 09, 2010 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Inovia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inovia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Javelin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javelin-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mechanism Ventures

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Mechanism is an early-stage venture firm that partners with and funds extraordinary talent to cofound and scale $1B+ companies. Our core hypothesis is that world-class talent who have the right guidance and support can become startup CEOs, achieve early profitability, and, through aggressive reinvestment, can scale $1B+ companies with minimal risk.

2 contacts available at Mechanism Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Breanden Beneschott | Cofounder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breanden-beneschott |
| Denis Grosz | Cofounder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denis-grosz |

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## FAQ

### What does Denis Grosz invest in?

Denis Grosz invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Denis Grosz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Denis Grosz closed in Mar 2014. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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