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George Lauro

Investor

Board Partner at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc

Greater Boston

About

George Lauro is Managing Partner and CEO of Alteon Capital Partners, a technology venture development firm he co-founded with Gil Amelio. Over 25 years, he has served as Managing Director at three venture capital and private equity funds managing approximately $2 billion in assets, held board positions at seven public and 26 private companies, and led or syndicated 34 equity financings and numerous M&A transactions. His background includes roles as Managing Director at Wasserstein Perella, Head of Technology Commercialization at IBM, and early-career work as an engineer at MIT and Draper Lab, with 23 awarded patents in guidance systems, wireless, and RF technologies.

Experience

  1. Alteon Capital PartnersManaging Partner & CEOcurrent2007 — presentCambrige, Massachusetts
  2. GeneWorx CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2017 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts
  3. Ategenos PharmaceuticalsCo-Foundercurrent2021 — presentCambridge, MA
  4. MiraexBoard Advisorcurrent2023 — presentSwitzerland
  5. HomeeBoard Director/Advisorcurrent2016 — presentTampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
  6. Since 2000, has served as a Board Director of 7 public and 26 private Tech companies including:Board of Directorscurrent1999 — present
  7. Band of AngelsDeal Screening Committeecurrent2008 — presentPalo Alto, CA
  8. CoristaBoard Director/Advisorcurrent2013 — presentMassachusetts, United States
  9. Sensors In MotionBoard Advisorcurrent2010 — present
  10. Techfarm VenturesManaging Director- Venture Capital2005 — 2007Palo Alto, CA
  11. Wasserstein PerellaManaging Director- Private Equity & Venture Capital1999 — 2006
  12. Needham & Company, CE Unterberg TowbinInvestment Banking2003 — 2005
  13. Acquicor TechnologiesFounding Partner & VP Corporate Development2002 — 2005Newport Beach, CA
  14. IBMManaging Director Rapid Commercialization-IBM1995 — 1999
  15. Motorola, Inc.Director New Business Development, Director RFID and GPS Products1991 — 1995
  16. Astronautics Corporation/Kearfott Guidance & ControlProgram Manager- Inertial Guidance1987 — 1990
  17. Draper LaboratoryMIT Aeronautics/Draper Lab1980 — 1984Charles Stark Draper Lab at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  18. MIT-Draper Lab, MotorolaInventor1980

Education

  1. The Wharton SchoolMBA, Finance
  2. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAeronautical Engineering, MIT/Draper Fellow
  3. Brown UniversityBSEE, Electrical Engineering

Skills & more

Strategy43Board Level1Financial Structuring1Business Strategy1Business DevelopmentDeal SourcingNew Venture Development11Investment Banking14Raising Venture Capital5Corporate Development31Mergers8Venture Capital67
+12 moreMergers & AcquisitionsStart-upsStrategic PartnershipsSemiconductorsEntrepreneurshipPrivate EquityEnterprise SoftwareWirelessEmbedded SystemsProgram ManagementR&DCleantech

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Colleagues at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc

Alex Andrianopoulos
Chief R&D Officer at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
David Park
Executive in Residence at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Jim Demetriades
CEO and Founder at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Jim Jeffs
Investor at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Josh Palmer
Principal, Physical Sciences Investments at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Josh Palmer, PhD
Principal, Physical Sciences Investments at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Nikos Iatropoulos
Investor at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc
Paul Becker
Financial Controller at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc

Frequently asked questions

Where does George Lauro work?
George Lauro is Board Partner at Kairos Venture Investments, Llc.

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