Lead is an accelerator and corporate venture arm. Based in Sunnyvale, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Skira, Epishine, Worldish, Rumblestrip, Coppermist and Lumeotech, 10 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- FinTech
Who to pitch at Lead
Lead portfolio companies (10)
- Skira
- Epishine
- Worldish
- Rumblestrip
- Coppermist
- Lumeotech
- Mathetopia
- MyGizmo
- RespiHeart
- iMatrics
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About Lead
The firm's listing covers sector FinTech; known deals cluster at Pre-Seed and Seed.
The contacts to approach at Lead are Jacqueline Reses (CEO, Lead Bank and Co-Author, Self Made Boss), Christoph Sonnen (Chief Executive Officer) and Justin Driscoll (Principal).
Lead shares portfolio companies with 2 other investment firms, among them Liu Invest.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lead?
Lead is an accelerator and corporate venture arm based in Sunnyvale, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 10 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Lead invest in?
Listed sectors include FinTech. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Lead invest at?
The known deals of Lead include Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Lead?
All 3 people on file at Lead are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Lead?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 3 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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