Investor profile
Dave Lerner
Angel, Operator angel & Adjunct Professor: Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program
Dave Lerner is an angel investor and operator angel based in New York, United States with 10 known investments: Pilot, Padlet, FitBod, Jukely, Skyscraper, JOANY, Adcade, Mantl, Contently and Opticlose.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
- Focus
- Digital HealthEntrepreneurshipMachine LearningWearablesWellness
Contacts
Dave Lerner portfolio companies (10)
- Pilot
- Padlet
- FitBod
- Jukely
- Skyscraper
- JOANY
- Adcade
- Mantl
- Contently
- Opticlose
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Adjunct Professor: Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program, whose known portfolio counts 6 companies
- Travefy
- Pelican
- Ingk Labs
- Visitorg
- Preo
- AskNeo
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI, Consumer, Education and Healthcare, and focus areas Digital Health, Entrepreneurship, Machine Learning and Wearables.
Dave Lerner appears in Seed rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Dave Lerner matches their raise.
Colleagues at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program
Showing 20 of 27
Rob Hayes
Member, Board of Overseers
New York, United States
Halle Tecco
Adjunct Associate Professor
London, United Kingdom
Peter Kazanjy
Guest Lecturer
San Francisco, United States
Jeremy G. Philips
Adjunct Professor
United States
William O'Farrell
Adjunct Professor
New York, United States
Aamir A. Rehman
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
New York, United States
Stephanie Palmeri
Board Member, Eugene M. Lang Entrepreneurial Initiative Fund
San Francisco, United States
Shinya Shimada
Investor
New York, United States
Hilary Gosher
Adjunct Professor
New York, United States
Chirag Chotalia
Adjunct Professor
San Francisco, United States
Sanja Partalo
Adjunct Professor
United States
Angela L.
Professor of Practice (VC, Strategy, Leadership)
New York, United States
Timmy Wahba
Managing Director - Columbia Angels
New York, United States
Dave Kirkpatrick
Adjunct Associate Professor of Business
Durham, United States
Murray Low
Investor
Stamford, United States
Liz Leahy
Lang Center Entrepreneurship & VC Practitioner
New York, United States
Chi Achebe
Co-founder, Columbia Lions of Africa Alumni Network
New York City, United States
Vineet Madan
Social Venture Advisory Network
Princeton, United States
Brian Regan
Adjunct Assistant Professor
New York, United States
Chris Castig
Adjunct Professor
United States
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Dave Lerner?
Dave Lerner is an angel investor and operator angel based in New York, United States with 10 known investments on file, among them Pilot, Padlet and FitBod. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Dave Lerner invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, Education and Healthcare; listed focus areas include Digital Health, Entrepreneurship, Machine Learning and Wearables. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Dave Lerner invest at?
The known deals of Dave Lerner include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Dave Lerner listed at?
Dave Lerner is listed as Adjunct Professor: Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School Private Equity Program. 27 other people in the database share a firm with Dave Lerner.
How do I contact Dave Lerner?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Dave Lerner. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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