Larry Marcus
Co-Founder & Managing Director @ Marcy Venture Partners
San Francisco, United States
Larry Marcus is a seed investor at Marcy Venture Partners in San Francisco focused on Music and Mobile. Actively making new investments in consumer and culture with Marcy Venture Partners, a VC firm co-founded with JAY-Z and Jay Brown. Managing Director at Walden Venture CapitalInvestments include: Savage X Fenty, Pela, Hungry, Wheels, Hipcamp, Partake Foods, Pandora (founding investor - IPO, exit to Sirius XM) , SoundHound, Aarki, goTenna, HatchBaby, TouchBistro (exit), Robust Wealth (acquired by Principal Financial Group), Terayon (acquired by Motorola). Angel investments: include Netflix (IPO), BandPage (acquired by Google), Maestro, Jukely, LyricFind. Prior to Walden, Larry was a digital media sell-side Equity Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown. Led IPOs of Terayon, CBS MarketWatch, Netflix (initial S-1 IPO filing), Maxis (acquired by Electronic Arts), Edmark (acquired by IBM) and among other equity and debt financings (Broderbund, Sierra On-line, Excite@Home, Spectrum Holobyte, CBS Sportsline). Prior experience includes Robertson Stephens & Company, Education: Larry received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. See the music he loves at www.pandora.com/people/larry. He was named to the Billboard Power 100 in music and the Twitter 140 to follow.
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
Last updated:
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Industries Larry Marcus invests in
Stages Larry Marcus invests in
Countries Larry Marcus invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $600k–$8M
- Series A
- $1.7M–$50M
- Series B
- $7M–$115M
Investment Focus
Stage
- Seed 8 (19%)
- Series B 7 (17%)
- Series A 6 (14%)
- Series C 5 (12%)
- Angel 3 (7%)
Country
- United States 19 (45%)
- Canada 2 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Spatial Labs
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Spatial Labs exists to simplify and enhance people's lives by bridging the digital and physical worlds.We develop products and services that enable anyone to build and engage with experiences that inspire moments of joy, guided by our principles of sustainable innovation, self-expression, and cultural impact.Our mission is to maketechnology a natural extension of the human experience and empower people to create the world they wish to see.Spatial Labs is venture-backed and supported by notable VC’s such as Blockchain Capital, JAY-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, and more.Spatial Labs has collaborated with and powered experiences for brands such as Adidas x Ivy Park, Tidal, Pantone, IKEA / Space10, Crocs, and more. | $10M / Seed / Jan 26, 2023 | |
Altro (fka Perch)
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Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round. | $18M / Series A / May 12, 2022 | |
Savage X Fenty
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Savage X Fenty is an accessories company that offers underwear and other fashion clothes for women. In partnership with a team assembled from the industry’s elite, the label has disrupted and redefined the marketplace with its accessible price point and extensive assortment of lingerie.Savage X Fenty was founded by Robyn Rihanna Fenty, a musicand fashion icon. | $125M / Series C / Jan 26, 2022 | |
Andie
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Andie is a designer and manufacturer of one-piece women’s swimsuits and sells them to consumers through its eCommerce platform. Its products are offered as a direct-to-consumer brand that cuts out retail middlemen and enables women to browse and buy designer-quality swimwear at accessible prices that they can try and home and find which one fitsthem best. By offering women high-design, luxurious swimsuits at an accessible price point, Andie provides a compelling and much needed alternative to existing options in the swimwear market. | $18.5M / Series B / Dec 14, 2021 | |
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Spatial Labs
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Spatial Labs exists to simplify and enhance people's lives by bridging the digital and physical worlds.We develop products and services that enable anyone to build and engage with experiences that inspire moments of joy, guided by our principles of sustainable innovation, self-expression, and cultural impact.Our mission is to maketechnology a natural extension of the human experience and empower people to create the world they wish to see.Spatial Labs is venture-backed and supported by notable VC’s such as Blockchain Capital, JAY-Z’s Marcy Venture Partners, and more.Spatial Labs has collaborated with and powered experiences for brands such as Adidas x Ivy Park, Tidal, Pantone, IKEA / Space10, Crocs, and more. | $4M / Pre-Seed / Oct 21, 2021 | |
LIT Method
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LOW IMPACT TRAINING (LIT™) is a combination of personal training, physical therapy, and injury prevention known for delivering results not injuries. With an innovative suite of products, including our signature LIT Strength Machine™, our digital memberships, and our integrated showroom studio experiences. | Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 27, 2021 | |
Therabody
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Therabody is a developer of medical devices for targeted vibration therapy and pain relief. The company is the maker of the massaging device Theragun. Therabody is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 17, 2021 | |
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Savage X Fenty
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Savage X Fenty is an accessories company that offers underwear and other fashion clothes for women. In partnership with a team assembled from the industry’s elite, the label has disrupted and redefined the marketplace with its accessible price point and extensive assortment of lingerie.Savage X Fenty was founded by Robyn Rihanna Fenty, a musicand fashion icon. | $115M / Series B / Feb 10, 2021 | |
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Altro (fka Perch)
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Perch Credit (also known as Perch), is a fin-tech mobile app that allows users to take common recurring expenses, such as their subscriptions & rent, and turn these into creditworthy data points. Perch is currrently live on iOS and plans to be on Android in the coming months.Perch recently graduated YC (S20) and closed 2.5M in their mostrecent round. | $2.5M / Seed / Dec 21, 2020 | |
Wyze Labs
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Wyze Labs makes quality smart home technology accessible to everyone via a partnership with innovators and manufacturers. The company partners with innovators and best-in-class manufacturers who share its mission and values: to create high-quality products that are easy to use and have the features customers care about at a fraction of the price.It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington. | $15M / Series A / Jul 29, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
About Marcy Venture Partners
Marcy Venture Partners (MVP) was Co-Founded by Shawn Carter (JAY-Z), Jay Brown and Larry Marcus. MVP has a passion for building innovative businesses and mass-market brands. The firm invests in Consumer & Culture with an emphasis on positive impact including sustainability, inclusivity, accessibility, empowerment and health & wellness.Our companies are led by exceptional management teams with clear vision, purpose and executional excellence. We lead or co-invest in companies that have meaningful brand values, high customer joy driven by an outstanding product, demonstrated growth and clear catalysts for the next level of scale.
Marcy Venture Partners Contacts
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Charlie Hanna
Principal
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Jay Brown
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Larry Marcus
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Shawn Carter
Founder
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FAQ
What does Larry Marcus invest in?
Larry Marcus invests primarily in Music, Mobile and Fashion startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Larry Marcus's check size?
Larry Marcus typically joins rounds of $600k–$8M at Seed, $1.7M–$50M at Series A and $7M–$115M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Larry Marcus participates in.
When did Larry Marcus last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Larry Marcus closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 42 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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