Lerer Hippeau
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Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital fund founded and operated in New York City.
New York, NY
Joined May 2010
Today, we’re excited to announce that Lerer Hippeau has closed $200M in new capital for our ninth seed fund. We’ll invest LH Fund IX in pre-seed and seed-stage companies. This fund represents an increase from LH Fund VIII’s $140M, and a continued commitment to supporting the next
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Please welcome Capitalize, our latest announced investment. Capitalize is an AI-powered platform that turns fragmented data into commercial real estate deals by connecting brokers and lenders with high-quality leads.
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Meet Capitalize, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio.
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We are pleased to welcome Ron Zori to the LH team as Venture Partner. He joins as we start to deploy LH Fund IX, a $200M fund focused exclusively on early stage investments. Ron joins us after a decade of operating and investing in tech companies across New York, Israel, and
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LH Managing Partner @BenjLerer on The Soul & Science Podcast discussing AI as a non-negotiable, new media, and founders vs. fads.
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LH Managing Partner @erichippeau spoke with @CNBC about the state of the IPO market and his cautious optimism around increased deal velocity. Eric's take: “There’s starting to be light at the end of the tunnel." .
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Tech IPOs had a breakout month in June, led by crypto firm Circle, leading some investors to predict a big second half of the year.
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LH portfolio company @TollbitOfficial spoke with @YahooFinance about the state of AI bot scraping - and, unsurprisingly, it's on the rise - which threatens sustainable quality content for publishers and major AI companies alike.
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"Artificial intelligence (AI) scraping" describes the practice of using AI to extract data from websites, oftentimes without the publishers' permission. AI scraping has been a key discussion amid the...
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RT @Will_McKelvey: Interestingly enough, when software shifted to the subscription model 10+ years ago, it was largely driven by the seller….
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RT @Will_McKelvey: Microsoft + OpenAI: 2019-2025. is starting to look a lot like. Microsoft + Facebook: 2007-2013.
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Exciting news all around 🥪.
Ayoh, the boldly flavored mayo brand from Molly Baz, closed a $4.5M seed round led by Imaginary Ventures. Lerer Hippeau, Simple Food Ventures, Habitat Partners, and Great Circle Ventures also participated. In July, Ayoh will launch storewide at Whole Foods, marking its first
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Microsoft's in a tough spot here. "Unlike some of the other big tech players, Microsoft doesn't actually have an active bet here. Facebook has Llama, Google's got Gemini. Microsoft does not have a standalone bet so they really don't want to let go of OpenAI anytime soon." . -
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Summer is here at @LererHippeau 😎 . We celebrated the season last week with our annual summer party - a gathering of our favorite founders, co-investors, network partners, and friends. The forecast for this summer: spritzes and seed rounds 🎉 . ft. LH portfolio company Ayoh
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In today's @nytimes, a gorgeous feature on @audreygelman's new inn upstate: The Six Bells. We invested in Audrey's new venture, a nascent idea at the time, several years ago - and we're thrilled to see it taking shape. LH Managing Partner @BenjLerer on Audrey's ambition and.
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RT @wesleybarrow: @yrechtman @Jack_Raines @LererHippeau @KevinColleran @pennygrubber Great to see you all!.
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Thrilled to be collaborating with @ForerunnerVC and our other co-hosts on this gathering.
In our view, every generation gets a window. A moment when something strange, unformed, and full of possibility arrives. The market is now ripe for imagination. Creativity is the new compute. The consumer layer remains wide open. Join us on June 26th!.
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LH Investor @Will_McKelvey weighs in on the anon VC X account breaking good news only 🕵️♀️.
VC's new favorite guessing game: Who is @ArfurRock Rock, the 'Gossip Girl of Silicon Valley?'. Cloaked in anonymity, Rock is on a mission to bring more transparency to tech, as long it's good news.
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LH Managing Partner @BenjLerer spoke with @CNBC about the IPO market and why he sees a window open now for some promising debuts. He also opined on what needs to change for more companies to go out at lower market caps and develop a healthy and sustainable IPO market for the long.
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