David Lerner
InvestorVenture Partner at RTP Global
New York, New York
Writes $250K – $1.5M checks · typically $600K
About
David Lerner is Managing Director of the William V. Campbell Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia University, where he also serves as Director of Entrepreneurship and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School and the School of Engineering. He has invested in over 150 companies as an angel investor and maintains a blog covering entrepreneurial culture, startups, and angel and venture investing.
Experience
- William V. Campbell Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia UniversityManaging Directorcurrent2013 — present
- William V. Campbell Center for Entrepreneurship at Columbia UniversityAdjunct Professor Entrepreneurshipcurrent2012 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Columbia Business SchoolAdjunct Professor: Entrepreneurshipcurrent2012 — presentNew York, NY
- Columbia Business SchoolBoard Member and Venture Advisor2004 — 2015New York, NY
- Totius Group | Rugged VenturesFoundercurrent2001 — presentNew York, NY
- Venture StudioFounder & Host2011 — 2023
- New York Tech MeetupBoard Member2010 — 2020New York, NY
- Startup GenomeCreator, Founder2010 — 2016New York, NY
- Columbia Venture CommunityBoard Member2009 — 2015New York, NY
- New York Venture CommunityBoard Member2010 — 2014New York, NY
- Columbia University in the City of New YorkDirector, Venture Lab2006 — 2013New York, NY
- LLS, Inc.Co-Founder1994 — 2001United States
Education
- Williams CollegeBA, Political Science1986 — 1990
- Washington University in St. Louis School of LawJD, Law1990 — 1993
- Stuyvesant High School1982 — 1986
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship80Venture Capital59Angel Investing12Entrepreneur1Start-ups82Investments6Corporate Development3Social Entrepreneurship4Strategic Partnerships6Strategic Consulting6Mergers2Mergers & Acquisitions17
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International BusinessDue DiligenceJoint VenturesSocial MediaLicensingBusiness PlanningPortfolio ManagementFinancial ModelingStrategyStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementLanguages English · French · Spanish
From David's professional profile.
Colleagues at RTP Global
Andria Kousiappa
Financial Accountant at RTP Global
Babu Vittal
People & HR Practice Leader at RTP Global
Bo Berluti
VP, US at RTP Global
Charles Bonello
Venture Partner at RTP Global
Claire Buckley
Head of Financial Reporting at RTP Global
Dimitri Boguslavsky
Investor at RTP Global
Duncan Easterbrook
Partner, Chief Financial Officer at RTP Global
Ekaterina Stepkova
Interim Head of Administration at RTP Global
Network6
Eric PaleyScout
Entrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MA
Jeff EpsteinScout
Venture Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners
Ryan PetersenScout
CEO at Flexport
Adam Rothenberg
Partner at BoxGroup
Charles Bonello
Venture Partner at RTP Global
Leonid Boguslavsky
Partner & Founder at RTP Global
Investors connected to David in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does David Lerner work?
- David Lerner is Venture Partner at RTP Global.
- What check size does David Lerner write?
- David Lerner typically writes checks of $250K – $1.5M.
Founder mafias
Stuyvesant High School mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Josephine LeeHigh School DiplomaFounded Palette Labs +1Monte ZwebenFounded Splice Machine +1Samantha WhitmoreFounded Southparkcommons +1Daryl SewFounded Certainly Health +1Allen KramerFounded CruxKat OrekhovaFounded Vareto
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Williams College mafia11
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Steve CaseFounded DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)Arjun NarayanBachelor of ArtsFounded MaterializeMonica Brand EngelBachelors of ArtsFounded Quona CapitalToby CosgroveFounded Cleveland ClinicThomas EblingBAFounded Lattice EnginesAustin ChangBAFounded Fridge
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RTP Global mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Williams College99
Chase ColemanFounder & Partner of Tiger Global ManagementSteve CaseChairman & CEO of Revolution; co-founder of AOLChris PicardoPartner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3Isabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauNino MarakovicPartner, CEO at Sapphire VenturesAlex MarshallPartner & General Counsel at Generation Investment Management
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Also attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Law13
Steve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersAkiko ShionoHead of Business Development at NordicNinjaSandra M. MooreManaging Director & Chief Impact Officer at Advantage Capital PartnersJonathan GoldsteinManaging Director at Advantage Capital PartnersJody VanderwelFounding Partner at Michigan Capital NetworkAndrew BoothChief Counsel at McKesson Ventures
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Also attended Stuyvesant High School68
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkScott BillerInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Hussein KanjiPartner at Hoxton VenturesBen FriedVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcDan BorokCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NVP Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Columbia Business School93
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalGraham BrownManaging Partner at Lerer HippeauCharlie RexfordChief of Staff to CEO at Sapphire VenturesSiddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersHalle TeccoFounder, Rock Health & Natalist at Giant Ventures Global LlpFlorin MihocVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital
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