Lear is a corporate venture arm. Based in Southfield, Michigan, United States. The known portfolio counts 4 companies, including CelLink, Tempronics, NanoSteel and Silk Therapeutics.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- Hardware
Who to pitch at Lear
Lear portfolio companies (4)
- CelLink
- Tempronics
- NanoSteel
- Silk Therapeutics
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About Lear
The firm's listing covers sector Hardware, and focus areas Automotive Suppliers, IoT and Sensors; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
Ton Lear (Angel investor) and Jonathan F. Foster (Board Member) are listed as the contacts to pitch at Lear.
Lear shares portfolio companies with 7 other investment firms, among them Tinicum Venture Partners, Whale Rock Capital Management and BorgWarner.
Frequently asked questions
What is Lear?
Lear is a corporate venture arm based in Southfield, Michigan, United States, with a known portfolio of 4 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 Lear invest in?
Listed sectors include Hardware; listed focus areas include Automotive Suppliers, IoT and Sensors. 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 Lear invest at?
The known deals of Lear include Growth, Seed and Series A 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 Lear?
Both people on file at Lear are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Lear?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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