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Lerer Hippeau

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Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City.

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Lerer Hippeau, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Lerer Ventures

founded date

01.01.2010

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Private

Description

Since its establishment in 2010, Lerer Hippeau has invested in over 350 enterprise and consumer businesses, including Allbirds, Blockdaemon, and Thrive. With a focus on early-stage companies in the New York metro region, Lerer Hippeau offers a full-stack solution for plan administration and compliance. The firm has raised a total of $453.8 million across 8 funds, with its latest fund, Lerer Hippeau Ventures VI, raising $122 million. Notable exits for Lerer Hippeau include Venmo, SmartThings, and Moat.
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Eric Hippeau
Eric Hippeau

Eric Hippeau

Eric Hippeau is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau Ventures, New York’s most active early-stage technology fund. Hippeau is also Chairman of RebelMouse and co-founder of NowThis News. Hippeau is the former Chief Executive Officer of The Huffington Post and a Special Partner at Softbank Capital, where he served as Managing Partner for many years. Prior to Softbank Capital, Hippeau was Chairman and CEO of Ziff-Davis, which was the largest media company serving the technology sector. Hippeau serves on the Board of various private and public companies, including Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

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Ben Lerer
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Ben Lerer

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Ken Lerer
Ken Lerer

Ken Lerer

Kenneth Lerer is a Manager at Lerer Ventures. He was the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Huffington Post. Lerer is Chairman of Betaworks and Buzzfeed, and is Vice-Chairman of Bedrocket. He is a member of Pilot Group LLC, a private investment firm. Lerer is Chairman Emeritus of the Public Theater in New York City and serves on the boards of directors of several nonprofit organizations, including Association to Benefit Children (ABC), and the Bank Street College of Education. In 2008-09, Lerer served as the Hearst New Media Professional-in-Residence at Columbia Journalism School.

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NowThis

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Max Wechter

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