Where does Andy Lerner work?

Andy Lerner is Managing Partner at IA Capital Group and Board director at Boost Insurance and Board director at Credit Sesame.

What does Andy Lerner invest in?

Andy Lerner invests in Fintech, InsurTech.

What check size does Andy Lerner write?

Andy Lerner typically writes checks of $2M – $7.5M.

What boards does Andy Lerner sit on?

Andy Lerner holds tracked board seats at Health Gorilla, Integriant, LiftForward, Matic, reThought, SmartAsset.

Where did Andy Lerner go to school?

Andy Lerner studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); Princeton University (BSE, Computer Science).

Andy Lerner

Investor

Managing Partner at IA Capital Group · Board director at Boost Insurance · Board director at Credit Sesame

New York, New York

Writes $2M – $7.5M checks · typically $5M

About

Andy Lerner is Managing Partner of IA Capital Group, which he joined in 1995, and he launched the firm's venture capital business in 2000. He previously served as President of IA Capital's former broker-dealer, Guggenheim Securities, until 2003, and earlier worked as an investment banker at Smith Barney in its Financial Institutions and Mortgage and Asset Finance groups. He holds a BSE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton and an MBA in Finance from Wharton.

Invests in

FintechInsurTech

Board director at Boost Insurance

Intro paths

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In turn, Andy can intro founders to Boost Insurance's investors below.

Boost Insurance's investors · 3

IA Capital GroupNew York RRE VenturesNew York · $5M – $15M checks Tusk Venture PartnersNew York · $750K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Boost Insurance

Alex MaffeoExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Board director at Credit Sesame

Intro paths

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In turn, Andy can intro founders to Credit Sesame's investors below.

Credit Sesame's investors · 7

Camp One VenturesSilicon Valley Globespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M checks IA Capital GroupNew York Inventus Capital PartnersSilicon Valley · $3M – $4M checks · since 2017 Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2017 Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checks Runway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checks

Co-founders at Credit Sesame

Adrian NazariFounder

Experience

IA Capital GroupManaging Partnercurrent1995 — presentNew York, NY
Guggenheim PartnersPresident, Guggenheim Securities1995 — 2003
Smith BarneyInvestment Banker1987 — 1995

Investments

Board seats

Health GorillaIntegriantLiftForwardMaticreThoughtSmartAsset

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at IA Capital Group

Anton Wesener

Principal at IA Capital Group

Bob Sollmann

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Brett Baris

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Bruce MacFarlane

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Christy Lane

Venture Partner at IA Capital Group

Cornelia Spiegel

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Dave O’Brien

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Joseph Scheerer

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Network7

Brian McLoughlinScout

Partner and Co-Founder at MTECH CAPITAL

Geoff JudgeScout

Advisor at Inovia Capital

Anton Wesener

Principal at IA Capital Group

Jon Soberg

CEO and Managing Partner at MS&AD Ventures

Matt Perlman

Advisory Partner at IA Capital Group

Mike Mansell

Principal at American Family Ventures

Ravi Shah

Principal at IA Capital Group

Investors connected to Andy in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andy Lerner?: Andy Lerner is Managing Partner of IA Capital Group, which he joined in 1995, and he launched the firm's venture capital business in 2000. He previously served as President of IA Capital's former broker-dealer, Guggenheim Securities, until 2003, and earlier worked as an investment banker at Smith Barney in its Financial Institutions and Mortgage and Asset Finance groups. He holds a BSE in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton and an MBA in Finance from Wharton.
Where does Andy Lerner work?: Andy Lerner is Managing Partner at IA Capital Group and Board director at Boost Insurance and Board director at Credit Sesame.
What does Andy Lerner invest in?: Andy Lerner invests in Fintech, InsurTech.
What check size does Andy Lerner write?: Andy Lerner typically writes checks of $2M – $7.5M.
What boards does Andy Lerner sit on?: Andy Lerner holds tracked board seats at Health Gorilla, Integriant, LiftForward, Matic, reThought, SmartAsset.
Where did Andy Lerner go to school?: Andy Lerner studied at The Wharton School (MBA, Finance); Princeton University (BSE, Computer Science).

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