Meet Birdstop, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: San Francisco Bay Area Founder: Keith Miao The problem: There is a massive gap in how critical infrastructure operators gather field information. In order to collect data and generate accurate insights on public and private sector infrastructure assets, operators have…

Meet Teleskope, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: New York Founders: Elizabeth Nammour and Julie Trias The problem: Getting a complete picture of the security and privacy posture of a company’s data is incredibly difficult. Despite rapid technological advancements, engineers are still plagued by constant manual assessments and…

Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York. Our portfolio contains more than 400 leading consumer and enterprise companies, including Guideline, MIRROR, Blockdaemon, K Health, Allbirds, ZenBusiness, and Thrive, among others. We’re experienced operators who invest early and stay in our founders’ corners forever. We’re looking…

Meet Advocate, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: New York Founders: Emilie Poteat, PhD The problem: The US government’s benefits system for Americans with disabilities is broken. For most veterans, workers, and retirees who struggle with a disability, accessing government benefits like social security and veterans disability is…

Meet Haven Energy, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: Remote Founders: Vinnie Campo, Jeff Chapin, and Philip Krim The problem: Extreme weather is wreaking havoc. In the past two years alone, Southern California has experienced more than 24,000 power outages, thanks in large part to an aging energy…

Meet trackd, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: Reston, VA Founder: Mike Starr The problem: Right now, vulnerability remediation teams are flying blind. They want to prevent hackers from compromising their systems, but are forced to “patch” — add code to existing software to strengthen functionality or mitigate…

Meet Goldenset Collective, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: Remote Founders: Darren Lachtman and Nick Millman The problem: The creator economy and digital trends are shifting rapidly, and strategists, advertisers, and experts are not keeping up. If the 2000s were about creators building audiences to sell impressions to…

Meet Recast, the latest addition to Lerer Hippeau’s portfolio. HQ: New York Founders: Michael Kaminsky and Tom Vladeck The problem: Every year, billions of dollars are wasted on marketing spend that is either misguided or ineffective. These dollars flow from innovators, investors, and entrepreneurs and wind up in the coffers…

Takeaways from our 2022 Lerer Hippeau Summit We discussed topics around people and culture extensively at our 2022 Lerer Hippeau Summit, and for good reason: the pandemic transformed irrevocably the way we work and interact as colleagues. Now, after more than two years of disruption, companies are no longer simply…