Fundraising Fox

Christian Lawless

Investor

Managing Partner at Conversion Capital · Board director at Haven Servicing

New York, New York

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

Midas 2026 · #95

About

Founder and Managing Partner of Conversion Capital, previously a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers and Nomura leading sales and trading teams. He specializes in go-to-market strategy and has led investments in Ramp, Blend, Cognition, Temporal, and FIGR.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Board director at Haven Servicing

Intro paths

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In turn, Christian can intro founders to Haven Servicing's investors below.

Haven Servicing's investors · 1

Conversion CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2021

Experience

  1. CognitionManaging Directorcurrent2025 — present
  2. Conversion Capital LLCFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2015 — presentNew York City & San Francisco
  3. vestaBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — present
  4. RampSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
  5. RayluBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  6. PylonBoard of Directorscurrent2022 — present
  7. Booster FuelsBoard of Directorscurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. BlendInvestor & Advisorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  9. BarclaysCapital Markets2010 — 2012New York, United States
  10. NomuraManaging Director, Head of EMEA, Securitized Products Sales, Co-Head of Global Macro Arbitrage2008 — 2010London, United Kingdom
  11. Lehman BrothersManaging Director, Head of EMEA, Securitized Product Sales2007 — 2008London, United Kingdom
  12. Lehman BrothersSenior Vice President, Mortgage Backed Securities Trading2000 — 2007Greater New York City Area

Skills & more

Capital Markets48Hedge Funds33Structured Finance20Investment Banking26Derivatives10Equities13Trading12Alternative Investments20Bonds8Interest Rate Derivatives2CMBS3Information Technology3
+9 moreFinancial StructuringFixed IncomeInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementPrivate EquityVenture CapitalBloombergTechnologyManagement

Languages Spanish

From Christian's professional profile.

Deals · 3

Haven ServicingBoard seat

via Conversion Capital · filed May 2021 · $5.5M raise

Booster Fuels, Inc.Board seat

via Conversion Capital · filed May 2019 · $56M raise

ImmutaBoard seat

via Conversion Capital · filed Sep 2016 · $6.7M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Conversion Capital

Alex Kern
Investor at Conversion Capital
Andres Sucre
Venture Partner at Conversion Capital
Andrew Unger
Recruiting Advisor at Conversion Capital
Erin James Collard
Operating Advisor at Conversion Capital
Eugene Marinelli
Operating Advisor at Conversion Capital
Max Humphrey
VP of Finance at Conversion Capital

Network9

Peter ThielScout
Co-founder & Partner at Founders Fund
Naval RavikantScout
Co-founder of AngelList; angel investor
Anne DwaneScout
General Partner at Village Global
Eugene MarinelliScout
Operating Advisor at Conversion Capital
Adam Yarnold
Venture Partner at Conversion Capital
Alex Kern
Investor at Conversion Capital
Erin James Collard
Operating Advisor at Conversion Capital
Jack Plank
Analyst at Conversion Capital
Thomas Reid
Senior Associate at Conversion Capital

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Christian Lawless?
Founder and Managing Partner of Conversion Capital, previously a Managing Director at Lehman Brothers and Nomura leading sales and trading teams. He specializes in go-to-market strategy and has led investments in Ramp, Blend, Cognition, Temporal, and FIGR.
Where does Christian Lawless work?
Christian Lawless is Managing Partner at Conversion Capital and Board director at Haven Servicing.
What check size does Christian Lawless write?
Christian Lawless typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Christian Lawless sit on?
Christian Lawless holds tracked board seats at Booster Fuels, Inc., Haven Servicing, Immuta.
Where did Christian Lawless go to school?
Christian Lawless studied at Ohio Wesleyan University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics); Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland).

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Also attended Bullis School3

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Barclays182

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