Michael M. Lazerow is a New York-based serial entrepreneur and angel investor who founded Lazerow Ventures. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.
Michael M. Lazerow is a New York-based serial entrepreneur and angel investor who founded Lazerow Ventures in 2010, a personal early-stage technology investment firm where he serves as Managing Partner. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies across sectors including Advertising, Consumer Internet, E-Commerce, Education, SaaS, and Social Media, primarily within the United States. Lazerow has acted as the lead partner on 67 deals and supports close to 100 early-stage founders, often providing both capital and strategic advice. Notable portfolio companies include Facebook, Tumblr, BuzzFeed, Scopely (sold for $5 billion), and Liquid Death. As a co-founder of Golf.com and Buddy Media (sold to Salesforce for $745 million), he emphasizes backing innovative founders with profitable content or social media platforms rooted in his dot-com and social media era experience. He is also a co-founder of Velvet Sea Ventures and an NYT bestselling author, though specific public writing titles or distinctive investment manifestos are not detailed in the available sources.
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