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Drew Lanza

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Founding Partner at Berkeley Catalyst · Board director at Valitor · Board director at Resilient Biotics · Board director at DNA Lite

California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Founding Partner with deep operating experience who founded and ran five companies before joining Morgenthaler Ventures. Known for scaling early-stage companies from few founders into large multinational corporations. Holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard.

Board director at Valitor

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Valitor's investors · 7

Angel Physicians FundBerkeley CatalystBerkeleyExSight VenturesNew York · since 2022First Spark Ventures, LlcMenlo Park · since 2022National Institutes of Health (NIH)since 2014Pandect BioventuresWoodside · since 2022Taihill VentureCambridge

Board director at Resilient Biotics

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Resilient Biotics's investors · 2

Berkeley CatalystBerkeley · since 2020Fulcrum Global CapitalKansas City · since 2020

Board director at DNA Lite

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DNA Lite's investors · 3

Berkeley CatalystBerkeley · since 2022Blue Bear VenturesBerkeley · $100K – $400K checks · since 2022KdT VenturesAustin · $500K – $3M checks · since 2022

Experience

  1. Smart Coast CaliforniaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  2. Berkeley Catalyst FundFounding Partnercurrent2015 — present
  3. Santa Catalina Island CompanyBoard Membercurrent2006 — present
  4. PAJARO DUNES ASSOCIATIONBoard Member and Treasurercurrent2017 — presentWatsonville, CA
  5. San Jose Police and Fire Retirement FundChairman of the Board of Trusteescurrent2011 — presentSan Jose
  6. Ayla networksChairman Emeritus2010 — 2016
  7. Morgenthaler VenturesGeneral Partner2000 — 2010
  8. Brion TechnologiesBoard Member2002 — 2007
  9. E/O NetworksFounder and VP of Engineering1993 — 1998
  10. Lightwave MicrosystemsFounder, CEO, and Board Member1993 — 1998
  11. Ericsson - Raynet Corp.Founder and VP of Marketing1986 — 1993

Skills & more

Venture Capital67Start-ups60Business Development13Corporate Development10Product Management18Go-to-market Strategy9Cleantech2Strategic Partnerships19Investments2Marketing3Product Marketing7Executive Management13
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsWirelessAngel InvestingMobile DevicesSemiconductorsCloud ComputingEntrepreneurshipProduct DevelopmentSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategyStrategic Planning

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Colleagues at Berkeley Catalyst

Laura Smoliar
Investor at Berkeley Catalyst
Ted Hou
Managing Partner at Berkeley Catalyst

Frequently asked questions

Who is Drew Lanza?
Founding Partner with deep operating experience who founded and ran five companies before joining Morgenthaler Ventures. Known for scaling early-stage companies from few founders into large multinational corporations. Holds BSEE and MSEE degrees from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard.
Where does Drew Lanza work?
Drew Lanza is Founding Partner at Berkeley Catalyst and Board director at Valitor and Board director at Resilient Biotics and Board director at DNA Lite.
What check size does Drew Lanza write?
Drew Lanza typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Drew Lanza go to school?
Drew Lanza studied at Stanford University (BS, Electrical Engineering); Stanford University (MS, Electrical Engineering); Harvard Business School (MBA).

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