Howard J. L.
InvestorInvestor at Infinity Labs
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Howard J. L. holds a BS in finance and innovation from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a deferred MBA from Wharton School. He serves as co-founder, CEO, and managing partner of Erupture Angel Network, a community of over 2,000 investors and entrepreneurs focused on providing resources, mentorship, and funding to early-stage ventures. His background includes experience with MPCVault, Ignite Partners, and roles supporting startup programs including Berkeley SkyDeck and Infinity Labs.
Experience
- Erupture Angel NetworkCo-Founder & CEO & Managing Partnercurrent2021 — present
- Infinity LabsInvestment Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Berkeley SkyDeckLimited Partnercurrent2018 — present
- MPCVaultCo-Founder2021 — 2023
- University of California, Berkeley - School of LawForm + Fund Startup Fellow2020 — 2021
- Ignite PartnersCo-Founder2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Leadership72Strategic Planning5Public Speaking21Resiliency1Venture Capital42Entrepreneurship57Product Development24Social Entrepreneurship26Start-ups23Business Development13Marketing Strategy9Market Research7
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Business StrategyDue DiligenceProject ManagementEconomicsResearchIntegrated MarketingAgile & Waterfall MethodologiesBusiness AnalyticsCorporate FinanceStrategy ExecutionVirtual RealityAugmented RealityLanguages Cantonese · English · French · Indonesian · Mandarin · Spanish
- Product Management First Steps — LinkedIn
- Finance Foundations — LinkedIn
- High Growth Funding 101 — Campus Capital
- Terminology In Venture Capital — Campus Capital
- Evaluate Pitch Deck — Campus Capital
- Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant on Option B: Building Resilience — LinkedIn
- Market Research Foundations — LinkedIn
- Excel: Management Accounting — LinkedIn
- BUSADM466.1x: Marketing Analytics: Marketing Measurement Strategy — UC Berkeley Extension
- Introduction to Marketing — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Howard J. L.?
- Howard J. L. holds a BS in finance and innovation from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business and a deferred MBA from Wharton School. He serves as co-founder, CEO, and managing partner of Erupture Angel Network, a community of over 2,000 investors and entrepreneurs focused on providing resources, mentorship, and funding to early-stage ventures. His background includes experience with MPCVault, Ignite Partners, and roles supporting startup programs including Berkeley SkyDeck and Infinity Labs.
- Where does Howard J. L. work?
- Howard J. L. is at Infinity Labs.
- What check size does Howard J. L. write?
- Howard J. L. typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Howard J. L. go to school?
- Howard J. L. studied at The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance & Innovation); University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Business Administration - BS, Business); Y Combinator (YC Startup School).
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