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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | 2019 |
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| AUM | US$2.671 billion (2023) |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4][5] | |
Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in internet and technology companies with a consumer orientation. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with an office in London.
History
Left Lane Capital was founded by Harley Miller in 2019.[1] Before founding Left Lane Capital, Miller started his career in 2010 at Insight Partners, where he spent nine years investing in high-growth internet companies.[2][6] Miller was part of the team that invested in HelloFresh, Udemy, and BlaBlaCar and sat on the board of N26 and Calm.[2][6]
Left Lane Capital's inaugural fund totaled $630 million.[1] In 2022, the firm announced the closing of its second fund, Left Lane Capital Partners II LP, with a total of $1.4 billion.[7] Left Lane Capital has invested in over 65 companies worldwide.[8] To support these companies, the firm has an in-house platform team named Accelerate that supports its growing portfolio with value-add resources and growth advice.[5]
Portfolio
Left Lane Capital's portfolio includes a diverse range of companies. Notable investments include:
- GoStudent: Based in Vienna, Austria, a large online marketplace for virtual one-to-one tutoring.[9]
- Jackpocket: A mobile lottery platform that digitizes the $80 billion a year market in North America.[10]
- Bilt Rewards: A consumer finance and rewards company centered around property renters.[11]
- Choco: A company set out to build a more transparent and sustainable food supply chain.[12]
- Masterworks: A platform allowing individuals to buy artworks shares.[13]
- M1 Finance: A company that combines several fintech services into one platform.[14]
- Talkiatry: A virtual mental health service platform.[15]
- Wayflyer: A financing platform for e-commerce merchants.[16]
- Moove: A company focused on providing vehicles and financing solutions to drivers.[17]
- LemFi: A global bank for African immigrants powering borderless payments, credit and financial independence.[18]
Awards
Left Lane Capital was recognized as one of the top 25 growth equity firms of 2022 by GrowthCap.[19]
Harley Miller received a placement on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Venture Capital list in 2017.[20] Managing Partners Jason Fiedler and Vinny Pujji appeared on the same list in 2018 and 2022, respectively.[21][22]
References
- ^ a b c "Left Lane Capital Raises $1.4 Billion for Second Growth Fund". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b c "Left Lane Capital picks up speed with $1.4B second fund". PitchBook. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Diamond Standard opens trading of coins". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Left Lane Capital". GrowthCap. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "Left Lane Capital Appoints Chris Taylor to Chief Growth Officer". FinSMEs. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ a b "The Insight Partners investor behind HelloFresh and Trivago is leaving the firm to start a new $600 million fund". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Left Lane raises $1.4B fund to back 'internet-enabled' consumer and B2B firms". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Left Lane recruits Taylor as chief growth officer". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "GoStudent adds another $95M to its war chest to go after VR and AI-enhanced tutoring". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Jackpocket raises $120M to expand its lottery app into mobile gaming". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Bilt Rewards' valuation jumps to $1.5B following new $150M growth round". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Choco bites into $100M Series B to build a transparent food supply chain". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Masterworks raises $110M to push fractional shares of physical art into investor portfolios". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "M1 Finance closes $45M Series C mere months after it raised its $33M Series B". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Talkiatry announces $37M in funding to scale virtual mental health offering". Behavioral Health Business. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Wayflyer raises $76M to provide 'revenue-based' financing to e-commerce merchants". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Moove raises $105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia, Europe and MENA". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "LemFi raises $33m to transform financial services for immigrants". FinTech Global. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "The Top 25 Growth Equity Firms of 2022". GrowthCap. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2017: Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2018: Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
- ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2022: Venture Capital". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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