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Craig Lifschutz

Investor

Managing Director at Lytical Ventures

New York City Metropolitan Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Craig Lifschutz, Founding Partner of a focused cyber/AI fund and Managing Director at a larger multi-asset firm, brings a rare creative-media perspective via documentary production (New York Street Games).

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Lyrical Partners, L.P.Senior Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentGreater New York City Area
  2. Lytical Ventures, LLCFounder & Managing Partnercurrent2018 — present
  3. Lyrical Asset ManagementSenior Managing Director & Management Committee Chaircurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Channel 1Board Membercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. Avocation EntertainmentFounder / Producercurrent2006 — presentNew York, NY
  6. Stova, formerly MeetingPlayBoard Member2016 — 2021
  7. SmartCareBoard Member2016 — 2020
  8. ZiipRoomBoard Member2017 — 2019
  9. GoodMouth, Inc.Founder / CEO2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  10. DG Capital Management, LLCPrincipal, COO & CFO2009 — 2012Greater New York City Area
  11. Prosper AdvisorsSVP & Director of Investment Strategy2006 — 2009
  12. Neuberger Berman, LLCVice President1997 — 2006
  13. BloomingdalesCentral Assistant Buyer1996 — 1997
  14. Expressive Threads, IncPresident & Co-Founder1995 — 1996

Education

  1. NYU Stern School of BusinessMBA, Finance2002 — 2005
  2. The George Washington UniversityBA, Sociology

Skills & more

Strategic Planning11Negotiation5Strategy40Alternative Investments30Media & Entertainment2Wealth Management4Investment Advisory4Entrepreneurship16Start-ups8Marketing Strategy4Investment Strategies28Sales Management1
+12 moreSalesBusiness StrategyConsultingAsset ManagmentHedge FundsStrategic NegotiationsAsset ManagementInvestmentsInvestor RelationsPortfolio ManagementCorporate DevelopmentVenture Capital

From Craig's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business367

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauTom MonahanFormer Chairman & CEO, CEB at MissionOG

+ 361 more

Also attended The George Washington University146

RustyAdvisor at Clear VenturesDonna HoyleVice President & Controller at RevolutionMathew KayeAccounting Manager at RevolutionMeghan FahyDirector of Marketing at GreycroftMaurice RussoInvestor at Lerer HippeauChristina PasanenInvestor at GGV Capital

+ 140 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Lyrical Partners, L.P.1

Jeff KeswinGeneral Partner, Founder at Lytical Ventures

Also worked at DG Capital Management, LLC1

Mario StefanidisSenior Analyst at NIV

Also worked at Neuberger Berman, LLC24

Jacqueline de SanctisManaging Director & Head of Investor Relations at ClearSkyAdam KerrSenior Partner at Mendoza VenturesAlex CeperoVP of Finance and Sr Controller at Upper90Brendan RogersCo-Founder & Partner at 2am VCAndrew BoszhardtFounder and Managing Partner at Great Oaks Venture CapitalDoug BenowitzPrincipal at Colle Capital Partners

+ 18 more

Also worked at Bloomingdales9

Megan NobleExecutive Assistant & Office Coordinator at Lerer HippeauLindsay UllmanRetail Strategy Partner at True Beauty VenturesIlana SternPartner at Peterson VenturesKarissa JhangianiVice President at The Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Mitch GreenMD at Clairvest Group IncAshley Yuki AlexanderFormer Consumer Advisor at Define Ventures

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Colleagues at Lytical Ventures

Alex Stamos
Chief Security Officer Corridor at Lytical Ventures
Allie Miller
Global Head of Machine Learning BD, Startups & VC, Amazon Web Services at Lytical Ventures
Bob Hammer
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Commvault at Lytical Ventures
Brad Arkin
Chief Trust Officer Salesforce at Lytical Ventures
Brett Goldstein
Former Director, Defence Digital Service U.S. Department of Defense at Lytical Ventures
Charles Henderson
Executive Vice President of Cyber Security Services Coalfire at Lytical Ventures
Charles Tango
Chief Information Security Officer, Sysco at Lytical Ventures
Dr. Gordon Goldstein
Adjunct Senior Fellow Council on Foreign Relations at Lytical Ventures