Overview

What they do
Lerer Hippeau is a seed-stage venture capital firm founded and operated in New York City. Since 2010, they have invested in entrepreneurs with great ideas who aren’t afraid to do hard things. Their portfolio includes more than 400 enterprise and consumer businesses including Guideline, MIRROR, Blockdaemon, K Health, Allbirds, ZenBusiness, and Thrive. They’re experienced operators who invest early and stay in their founders’ corners as they build iconic companies.
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What they look for
Finding founders before they’re famous. Generalist investors specializing in pre-seed and seed.
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed
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Sectors
AI, Climate, Consumer, Deeptech, Edtech, SaaS, Fintech, Food and agriculture, Govtech and defence, Healthcare, Marketing and sales, Media, Mobility and logistics, Proptech, Cybersecurity
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Based
New York, US
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Sources

2026-08-30lererhippeau.comGeneralist investors, specializing in pre-seed and seed.
2026-08-30lererhippeau.comA New York team unlocking this city and its networks for founders.
2026-08-30lererhippeau.comFinding founders before they’re famous.

Portfolio, cheque size and the rest

The 14 companies they have backed that we can see, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.

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