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Lerer Hippeau
Venture capital · New York, NY, United States · North America
Lerer Hippeau is an investment firm that backs founders early, describing itself as finding founders before they're famous. Its portfolio spans healthcare, AI, consumer brands, and software companies.
Invests inHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsaihealthcareconsumersoftwareearly-stage
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Or find every investor that fitsLerer Hippeau lists 242 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 32 funding rounds, 8 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 53% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (16%), Fintech (13%) and AI & Machine Learning (11%). 84% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator and Western Technology Investment.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Lerer Hippeau, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Lerer Hippeau's whole history. Rounds on record name 31 companies; its own site lists 242. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundLerer Hippeau does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 7% |
| Seed | 53% |
| Series A | 33% |
| Series B | 3% |
| Growth | 3% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 1 | 0 |
| '19 | 1 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 1 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 14 | 6 |
| '26 | 13 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 95th | 95 companies |
| Recent activity | 98th | 16 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 76th | 60% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 68th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 4th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 93th | 9 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 16% | 15% |
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Consumer | 9% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Media & Entertainment | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 15 |
| Y Combinator | 15 |
| Western Technology Investment | 14 |
| BoxGroup | 12 |
| Founder Collective | 11 |
| Greycroft | 11 |
| NEA | 11 |
| Advancit Capital | 8 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers22292%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company208%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Andreessen Horowitz
Compare Lerer Hippeau head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Lerer Hippeau| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Nov 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 5 Nov 2026 | Pre-Seed | |
| 4 Nov 2026 | Seed | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Seed | |
| 16 Sept 2026 | Series B | |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Series A | |
| 26 May 2026 | Series A |
Round details for Lerer Hippeau
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Lerer Hippeau's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
242 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a full salon manicure experience using beauty technology for precision and cleanliness. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Abra provides digital asset wealth management services for institutions and private clients | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Air provides digital asset management and creative workflow solutions for various industries | Media & EntertainmentSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Airbnb provides holiday rentals and unique homes for travelers. | Real Estate & ConstructionLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| AIR Platforms provides AI-based credit intelligence and risk assessment for institutions | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Dec 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Allbirds sells shoes and apparel | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Ample Hills Creamery makes and sells ice cream | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops general-purpose robots for kitchens, starting with dishwashing | Robotics & Hardware | Oct 2025Round | Page + round | |
| Augmentir provides an AI-native platform for connected work, offering various tools and solutions for industries to manage and improve their operations. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Augmodo provides real-time tracking and data analysis for retail stores using spatial AI and smart badges | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Aug 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Augury combines machine and operational data to help manufacturing teams monitor and maintain production | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AutoFi provides a digital platform for automotive sales, both online and in-store. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Ava provides professional and AI-based captions for deaf and hard-of-hearing people | Healthcare & BiotechEducation | Portfolio page | ||
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| Bark delivers dog toys, treats, and other products to customers through a subscription service. | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| BaubleBar sells jewelry and personalized accessories | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Birchbox delivers a customizable box of premium beauty products monthly. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Blackletter is a law firm that provides legal services to clients, including company-side financings, investor-side financings, employment, corporate, commercial, and M&A matters. | Legal & Compliance | Nov 2026Seed | Portfolio page | |
| Blockdaemon provides digital ecosystem infrastructure and services for institutions to manage and scale their digital assets and transactions. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Block Renovation provides home and apartment renovation services, including design, construction, and project management. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- lererhippeau.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 20 Dec 2012
- Companies checked
- 242
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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