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Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective)

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective) is a Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other, SaaS, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 75 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
75 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Fintech, AI / ML, Security, Developer Tools, Climate / Energy, Healthcare, Food / AgTech, Consumer, Real Estate, Marketplace
HQ
New York, NY
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-04-11

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

75+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 4

Investment Thesis

Early-stage NYC fund investing across software; participates in B2B SaaS when strong product and distribution are present.

How Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective) invests

Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective) is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Enterprise, Fintech, AI / ML.

Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective) typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2010, Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective) has backed 75 companies in our records, including Altitude, Built AI, Climatic. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 4 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

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Joe Medved

Partner

Fund Strategy

Partner (Fund Strategy) since 2015.

IP

Isabelle Phelps

Partner

Partner since 2018.

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Emily Libresco

Marketing Director

LD

Laura D'Amico

Executive Assistant

MH

Matt Hoff

Executive Assistant

RS

Ranim Selim

Executive Assistant

MN

Megan Noble

Executive Assistant

EH

Eric Hippeau

Partner

Seed
Software
AH

Andrea Hippeau

Partner

GB

Graham Brown

Managing Partner

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Ben Lerer

Managing Partner

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Madeleine Goldberg

Investor

Investor since 2026.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Enterprise
Fintech
AI / ML
Security
Developer Tools
Climate / Energy
Healthcare
Food / AgTech
Consumer
Real Estate
Marketplace

Portfolio Companies (75)

2025

AL

Altitude

Healthcare·Seed

Altitude is the AI-powered platform for the clinical workforce.

BU

Built AI

FinTech, DeFi, & Blockchain·Seed

BuiltAI is the AI-powered modeling platform for real estate professionals.

CL

Climatic

Wellness & Longevity·Seed

Climatic is the first daily lung health system.

AI

AIR Platforms

FinTech, DeFi, & Blockchain·Seed

AIR Platforms is the AI-powered credit intelligence platform.

2024

AU

Augmodo

Hardware & Robotics·Seed

Augmodo is the spatial computing platform for retail and commerce.

AY

Ayoh Foods

Food & Beverage·Seed

Ayoh Foods is Molly Baz's saucy mayo brand.

ON

OnProfit

FinTech, DeFi, & Blockchain·Seed

OnProfit is the platform helping the enterprise maximize revenue.

2023

BI

Birdstop

Supply Chain & Logistics·Seed

Birdstop is a remote sensing platform using drones and AI to protect national critical infrastructure.

CA

Caladan

Hardware & Robotics·Seed

Caladan is a biotech platform changing synthetic biology and biomanufacturing.

2022

BO

Board

Media & Entertainment·Seed

Board is the first ever face-to-face game console designed to bring everyone together.

How to pitch Lerer Hippeau (B2B selective)
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Joe Medved, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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