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LAGO Innovation Fund

Venture capital

Seed–Series A · 4 people tracked

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610 people in our graph share verified history with the LAGO Innovation Fund team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

David Phuunlockedknows Brian Lewis · together at University of California, Davis (overlapped)
knows the team · via ABN AMRO
×2knows the team · via Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
×2knows the team · via University of California, Davis
knows the team · via TriplePoint Capital
×3knows the team · via Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
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Stage
Seed–Series A
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2019
Tracked investments
3

Team · 4 people

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Heather La Freniere· Executive Officerin
Timmy Gottfried· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 1 of 3 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×1Cloud Computing ×1Developer Tools ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×3

Investments · 3 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 13 dated

8base8base.comin𝕏Apr 2022 · $10.6M

8base is a backend-as-a-service platform that turns text prompts into application blueprints, generating a data model, test data, custom backend functions, and a GraphQL API for software developers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSCoral Gables, US

Albert Santalo(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBeresford VenturesFirebrand VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesTechstars+3 more

Hearth DisplayJan 2025

Dover, US

Lianne Mei Lin Ng(Executive Officer, Director)Marie-Natalie Mansueti(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFemale FoundersVisible HandsBehind Genius VenturesIngeborg InvestmentsPrecursor VenturesStellation Capital

VideriNov 2023 · $20M

New York, US

Marc Trachtenberg(Executive Officer, Director)Ryan Kirch(Executive Officer)Uri Evan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJon Freeman(Director)

Frequently asked questions

What stage does LAGO Innovation Fund invest at?
LAGO Innovation Fund invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
Does LAGO Innovation Fund lead rounds?
Yes, LAGO Innovation Fund leads investment rounds.

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