Where does Fritz Lanman work?

Fritz Lanman is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Dwnld.

What check size does Fritz Lanman write?

Fritz Lanman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Fritz Lanman go to school?

Fritz Lanman studied at Yale University (B.A.).

Fritz Lanman

InvestorFounder

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Dwnld · Executive at ClassPass

Missoula, Montana

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

FoundedDwnld

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57 people in our graph share verified history with Fritz — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Akshay ChalanaunlockedFritz: together at Doppler Labs (2017)

×3Fritz: together at Doppler Labs

×8Fritz: together at ClassPass

About

Fritz Lanman is the Chief Executive Officer of Playlist, whose brands include ClassPass, Mindbody, and Booker. He previously worked in corporate strategy at Microsoft and founded and led Livestar, acquired by Pinterest, and DWNLD/Verst, acquired by Dropbox, as well as Doppler Labs. As an angel investor, he has backed companies including Square, Pinterest, Wish, Flexport, Formlabs, Clubhouse, Flexe, and Algolia.

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman at Dwnld

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Dwnld's investors · 3

CrunchFundsince 2015 Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2015 Upfront VenturesLos Angeles · $1M – $10M checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Dwnld

Alexandra KeatingCo-Founder & CEO

Executive at ClassPass

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ClassPass's investors · 21

Acequia Capital (AceCap)Seattle · $100K – $5M checks Alpaca VCNew York · $500K – $1.3M checks Apax DigitalLondon · since 2020 BAM VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1M checks Corigin Ventures CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks Eastward Capital PartnersWest Newton · $3M – $15M checks Expansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checks Fifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checks Firebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo Alto Hinge CapitalHaddonfield · $500K – $1M checks L CattertonGreenwich · $10M – $200M checks · since 2020 Nelstone Ventures NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks REMUS CapitalBoston · $25K – $20M checks Sixth StreetSan Francisco · $50M – $2.5B checks · since 2021 Slow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks Teamworthy VenturesNew York TechstarsBoulder · $220K checks TemasekSingapore Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at ClassPass

Payal KadakiaExecutive Officer, Director

Mary BigginsExecutive Officer, Director

Payal Kadakia PujjiFounder

Experience

PlaylistChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
MindbodyChief Executive Officercurrent2022 — present
MindbodyPresident, ClassPass and Mindbody Marketplace2021 — 2022
ClassPassCEOcurrent2015 — present
ClassPassFounding Executive Chairman2014 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Lanman Ventures and Acequia CapitalAngel Investorcurrent2010 — present
Verst fka DWNLD fka JNSQChairman and Cofounder2011 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
Doppler LabsChairman and Cofounder2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
LivestarFounder and CEO2011 — 2013Seattle, WA
MicrosoftSenior Director, Corporate Strategy Group2009 — 2010
MicrosoftDirector2005 — 2009
MicrosoftProduct Manager2003 — 2005
Arbor Private Investment CompanySummer Analyst2002Chicago, IL
Gore Creek Fly FishermanFlyfishing Guide2001Vail, CO
Alpine Mountain BuildersConstruction Laborer2001Vail, Colorado, United States
ebraryIntern2000Mountain View, CA

Skills & more

General Management1Strategy65Leadership11Management20Product Management35Business Development17Marketing32Corporate Development12Recruiting2Angel Investing14Early-stage Startups2Go-to-market Strategy4

+9 more

Start-upsMergersMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsMarket ResearchBusiness StrategyMobile DevicesMergers & AcquisitionsSaaS

From Fritz's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

ActivateAsaakBlockboam.aiCargomaticCensusChartbeat ClassPassContextLogicCustoraDirtJockeyDoppler Labs Earlyday EasyPost Envelop VREvo.comFiftyThree FightCampFlexeFoodsmartGaizeGetaround inDineroJustoskatchLumierNorthOpziOrigami LabsPinterestPrintifyRainRouteSkyMDSoraSpringVamoWaviiWireWonderbellyWoo.io

Per curated public sources.

Network7

Charlie SonghurstScout

Sr. Venture Partner at Acequia Capital (AceCap)

Edward LandoScout

Partner at Pareto Holdings

Scott BanisterScout

Venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures

Jay Eum

Co-Founding Managing Partner of GFT Ventures

Rick Yang

Partner, Head of Technology at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Sergio A. Escobar

Managing Director at Lalotte Ventures

Ursheet Parikh

Investor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at Mayfield

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

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fritz Lanman?: Fritz Lanman is the Chief Executive Officer of Playlist, whose brands include ClassPass, Mindbody, and Booker. He previously worked in corporate strategy at Microsoft and founded and led Livestar, acquired by Pinterest, and DWNLD/Verst, acquired by Dropbox, as well as Doppler Labs. As an angel investor, he has backed companies including Square, Pinterest, Wish, Flexport, Formlabs, Clubhouse, Flexe, and Algolia.
Where does Fritz Lanman work?: Fritz Lanman is Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Dwnld.
What check size does Fritz Lanman write?: Fritz Lanman typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Fritz Lanman found?: Fritz Lanman founded Dwnld.
What companies has Fritz Lanman invested in?: Investments tracked here include Activate, Asaak, Block, boam.ai, Cargomatic, Census, Chartbeat, ClassPass, ContextLogic, Custora, DirtJockey, Doppler Labs, and 29 more.
Where did Fritz Lanman go to school?: Fritz Lanman studied at Yale University (B.A.).