Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AIRoboticsAerospaceBlockchainBiotechSynthetic BiologyMedtech
Technical BenchLimited
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
Lerer Hippeau is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 that describes itself as a generalist investor specializing in pre-seed and seed rounds. It has backed 486 portfolio companies and deployed $1.5 billion in capital since founding. The firm is led by managing partners Ben Lerer and Eric Hippeau, both with the firm since 2010, alongside managing partner Graham Brown and a roughly...
Notable Investments
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Warby ParkerA
AllbirdsG
GlossierV
VenmoB
BuzzFeedC
ClassDojoO
Oscar HealthM
MIRRORZ
ZiplineO
OpentronsB
BlockdaemonK
K HealthSimilar Funds
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