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Gary Lauder

Investor

Managing Director at Lauder Partners · Board Observer / Founder & Managing Director, Lauder Partners at Caavo · Board director at ShotSpotter

Menlo Park, California

Writes $100K – $10M checks · typically $2M

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

John WaleckaunlockedGary: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (1988)
×7Gary: together at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
×4Gary: together at University of Pennsylvania

About

Gary Lauder is the principal investor behind Lauder Partners, investing his own and his family's capital across technology companies and funds. He is also a public speaker who has given TED and other presentations.

Board Observer / Founder & Managing Director, Lauder Partners at Caavo

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In turn, Gary can intro founders to Caavo's investors below.

Caavo's investors · 4

DCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checksGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $200M checks · since 2024Hearst VenturesTel Aviv · $2M – $5M checksLauder PartnersLos Altos

Co-founders at Caavo

BK
Blake KrikorianCo-Founder
AE
Andrew EinaudiCo-Founder & CEO (early)
AAAshish Aggarwal
Ashish AggarwalCo-Founder & CEO
VGVinod Gopinath
Vinod GopinathCo-Founder, Engineering

Board director at ShotSpotter

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In turn, Gary can intro founders to ShotSpotter's investors below.

ShotSpotter's investors · 7

Band of AngelsSilicon ValleyCity LightNew York · $1M – $6M checksClaremont Creek VenturesOakland · $500K – $3M checksGideon Hixon FundMalibu · $100K – $1.5M checksLauder PartnersLos AltosNorwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checksThe Westly GroupMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks

Experience

  1. Lauder PartnersManaging Directorcurrent1990 — presentAtherton, CA
  2. Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationMember of Board of Governorscurrent2015 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. The Aspen InstituteGroupie,Henry Crown Fellow,co-founder of Socrates Society &on Advisory Council of Science & Societycurrent1992 — present
  4. Policing Project at NYU LawAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  5. Innovative Genomics InstituteMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2026 — presentBerkeley, California, United States
  6. ShotSpotterDirector2004 — 2018Newark, CA
  7. OnLive (OL2, Inc.)Director and Lead Investor (formerly Chairman)2012 — 2015Palo Alto
  8. ActiveVideo NetworksChairman1991 — 2015San Jose, CA
  9. Aetna, Jacobs & Ramo Technology VenturesAssociate1986 — 1988New York City Metropolitan Area
  10. Wolfensohn & Co.Analyst (in venture capital fund)1984 — 1986New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Venture Capital89Start-ups63Strategic Partnerships53Mergers4Angel Investing10Entrepreneurship42Business Strategy17Corporate Development39Strategy24Private Equity11Business Development9Strategic Planning8
+11 moreNew Business DevelopmentExecutive ManagementMergers & AcquisitionsCompetitive AnalysisManagementSaaSVenture FinancingDue DiligenceInvestmentsProduct ManagementBusiness Planning

Languages English · French

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Deals · 85

GeorgiamuneSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Jul 2026

SoliusSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Apr 2026

RevelenSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Oct 2025

Happiest BabySolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Nov 2019

CrunchstersSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Jun 2018

BalloonSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Apr 2017

StarrySolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Dec 2016

AnyRoadSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed May 2015

GlowforgeSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed May 2015

OpenGovSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed May 2014

NavicSolo GP

via Lauder Partners · filed Jun 2000

(occamzrazor.comSolo GP

via Lauder Partners

23andMeSolo GP

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AirvineSolo GP

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AngelListSolo GP

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Arcadia PowerSolo GP

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AudigentSolo GP

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AuroraSolo GP

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Beyond MeatSolo GP

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CaptureSolo GP

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CelmatixSolo GP

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ChemifySolo GP

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CocoterraSolo GP

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CorteneincSolo GP

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CurativeincSolo GP

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CursorSolo GP

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DidiSolo GP

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DisruptelSolo GP

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EverixSolo GP

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GroqSolo GP

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HappyringSolo GP

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HedleystudiosSolo GP

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Hidden LevelSolo GP

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Hippo (NYSE: 2021)Solo GP

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HyperloopttSolo GP

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IngenovishealthSolo GP

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KA ImagingSolo GP

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Lassen PeakSolo GP

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Liquid DeathSolo GP

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Lykos Therapeutics fka MAPS PBCSolo GP

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M KopaSolo GP

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Magnolia Medical TechnologiesSolo GP

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MarqetaSolo GP

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MemoSolo GP

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MitrixSolo GP

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Mobius ScientificSolo GP

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ModelcodeSolo GP

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MycoMedicaSolo GP

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Nature's FyndSolo GP

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Nvision ImagingSolo GP

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Open WaterSolo GP

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Orca SecuritySolo GP

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OthramSolo GP

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OuraSolo GP

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PalantirSolo GP

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PillPackSolo GP

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PolystreamSolo GP

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PregnantechSolo GP

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ProteusSolo GP

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RadiaSolo GP

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RaftrSolo GP

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RapidsosSolo GP

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RezolveSolo GP

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SceyeSolo GP

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ShotSpotterSolo GP

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SIMBA ChainSolo GP

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Space XSolo GP

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SpinLaunchSolo GP

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Tevard BiosciencesSolo GP

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ThrivebioSolo GP

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TransposeplatformSolo GP

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UberSolo GP

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UniKeySolo GP

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UsremsecuritiesSolo GP

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Water GuruSolo GP

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xCuresSolo GP

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AvnetworksSolo GP

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BigbandnetSolo GP

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EverstreamSolo GP

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HeywireSolo GP

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Mi5NetworksSolo GP

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NanoticsSolo GP

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People Data LabsSolo GP

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SwazaSolo GP

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TrilogyedSolo GP

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Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Fortress Investment Group
Jason Finger
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Jason Krikorian
General Partner at DCM Ventures
Sven Strohband
Investor at Khosla Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gary Lauder?
Gary Lauder is the principal investor behind Lauder Partners, investing his own and his family's capital across technology companies and funds. He is also a public speaker who has given TED and other presentations.
Where does Gary Lauder work?
Gary Lauder is Managing Director at Lauder Partners and Board Observer / Founder & Managing Director, Lauder Partners at Caavo and Board director at ShotSpotter.
What check size does Gary Lauder write?
Gary Lauder typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
Where did Gary Lauder go to school?
Gary Lauder studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); University of Pennsylvania (BA & BS Econ., Economics).

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