Kass Lazerow is a Co-Founder and Partner at Velvet Sea Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Kass Lazerow is a Co-Founder and Partner at Velvet Sea Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm she founded in 2019 alongside her husband Michael Lazerow and others. Drawing on her entrepreneurial background as the co-founder of Buddy Media (acquired by Salesforce for $745 million) and MediaLink, she backs transformative companies with strong leadership and disruptive potential. Her investment thesis spans seed-to-growth stages across enterprise software, consumer technology, digital media, marketing technology, and ad tech, with a focus on founder quality and market opportunity. While specific check sizes for her individual activity are not detailed, Velvet Sea Ventures has a historical average check of $16.2 million and has invested in close to 100 early-stage companies. Notable portfolio companies include Liquid Death, a water category disruptor, and Scopely, a leading gaming enterprise, both backed early by the Lazerows. The couple emphasizes deep, hands-on strategic support beyond capital and are co-authors of the upcoming book "Shoveling $h!t: A Love Story. The Messy Path to Entrepreneurial Success".
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