Yves Sisteron

Founding Partner & Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures · Joined 1996

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Biography

Yves Sisteron is a Founding Partner and Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures, the Los Angeles firm that operated as GRP Partners until it rebranded in 2013. Ulta's 2011 proxy statement described him as a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of GRP Partners since 2000, noting that he had previously been a managing director at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette where he oversaw Global Retail Partners, which he co-founded in 1996, and that from 1989 to 1996 he managed U.S. investments for Fourcar B.V., a Carrefour division. He served on Ulta's board from 1993 until 2011 and on Envestnet's board until May 2016, and the same proxy listed him as a director of HealthDataInsights, Kyriba, Qualys and Actimagine. A May 2026 SEC Form D names him as a managing member of the general partner of Commodity Capital Fund II, LP.

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Ulta Beauty ULTAEnvestnetQualys QLYSKyribaUltaHealthDataInsightsActimagine

Career Timeline

1993
Became a director of Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance.
1996
Co-founded Global Retail Partners while a managing director at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette.
2000
Became a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of GRP Partners.
2011
Did not stand for re-election to Ulta's board at the 2011 annual meeting.
2013
GRP Partners rebranded as Upfront Ventures alongside a new $200 million fund.
2016
Left the Envestnet board of directors on May 11.

Sources & References

SEC - Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance DEF 14A (2011) ↗SEC - Envestnet, Inc. DEF 14A (2017) ↗SEC - Commodity Capital Fund II, LP Form D (2026) ↗Upfront Ventures - Yves Sisteron team page ↗TechCrunch - GRP Partners Raises $200 Million Fund, Rebrands As Upfront Ventures ↗