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James Slavet

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Venture Partner at Greylock Partners · Board Member / Board Partner; Partner, Greylock Partners at solv · Board Member (Greylock Partners board partner) at Lyra · Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock) at Included Health

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $200M checks · typically $25M

Midas 2013 · #79Midas 2012 · #62

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James Slavet is a founder, investor, and operating executive who established THE SOLID FOUNDATION. He serves on the boards of GoFundMe, Lyra Health, Redfin, and Solv, and is involved with Fast Forward, an accelerator focused on technology non-profits. His investment experience includes exposure to companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, LinkedIn, Palo Alto Networks, and Workday.

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Board Member / Board Partner; Partner, Greylock Partners at solv

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solv's investors · 13

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2017Aspect VenturesPalo Alto · since 2017BenchmarkSan Francisco · $100K – $15M checks · since 2017Corner VenturesNew York · since 2021Ensemble LabsGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Impossible FinanceIOSG VenturesHong Kong · $10K – $100K checksLight Street CapitalPalo Alto · since 2020NFXSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checksOwl CapitalRethink ImpactWashington · $2M – $10M checksSignum CapitalSingapore

Co-founders at solv

DB
Daniele BertiniCTO & Co-founder
HMHeather Mirjahangir Fernandez
Heather Mirjahangir FernandezCo-Founder & CEO
DFDaniele Farnedi
Daniele FarnediCo-Founder & CTO
SR
Stephen RossiFounding Team Member & Chief Revenue Officer

Board Member (Greylock Partners board partner) at Lyra

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Lyra's investors · 19

Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2020AdditionNew York · since 2020Breyer CapitalAustin · $500K – $10M checksCasdin CapitalNew York · since 2018Coatue ManagementNew York · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Dragoneer Investment GroupSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2020Emerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2020Glynn Capital ManagementMenlo ParkGreylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)San Francisco · $15M – $75M checks · since 2020IVP ExecutiveMenlo Park · since 2022Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2020PLUS CapitalVenice · $100K – $1M checksSalesforce VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2018Venrock AssociatesPalo Alto · since 2022

Co-founders at Lyra

DEDavid Ebersman
David EbersmanCo-Founder & Chairman (CEO 2015–2025)
BKBob Kocher
Bob KocherCo-Founder and Board Member
DBDena Bravata
Dena BravataCo-Founder & former Chief Medical Officer

Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock) at Included Health

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Included Health's investors · 22

ACME CapitalSan Francisco · since 2020Adams Street PartnersChicago · $150M – $750M checks · since 2020Alpha PartnersNew York · $3M – $10M checks · since 2020B CapitalGeneva · since 2020BlackRockNew York · since 2020Blue Cloud VenturesNew York · $5M – $30M checks · since 2020Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checks · since 2020GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checks · since 2020General AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2020Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2020Harrison MetalSan Francisco · $200K – $2M checks · since 2020Lifeforce CapitalChevy Chase · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020Meridian Street CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M checks · since 2020Premji InvestMenlo Park · since 2020Princeville CapitalSan Francisco · since 2020Qualcomm VenturesSan Diego · $5M checks · since 2020Rock Healthsince 2020SofinaBrussels · $100M – $300M checks · since 2020Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020TomorrowVenturessince 2020VenrockPalo Alto · $500K – $10M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Included Health

OTOwen Tripp
Owen TrippCo-Founder & CEO
LHLawrence Hofmann
Lawrence HofmannCo-Founder, Grand Rounds
AJ
Adam JacksonCo-Founder, Doctor On Demand
JM
Jay McGrawCo-Founder, Doctor On Demand
PM
Phil McGrawCo-Founder, Doctor On Demand

Experience

  1. THE SOLID FOUNDATIONFoundercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. GreylockVenture Partnercurrent2020 — present
  3. GreylockGeneral Partner2006 — 2020Menlo Park, CA
  4. Yahoo!Vice President/General Manager in the Search & Marketplace business unit2004 — 2006
  5. Guru (Acquired by Unicru)Founder/COO1999 — 2003
  6. Drugstore.comLaunch Team Member1998
  7. Wired VenturesManager of Product Development & Business Development1995 — 1997

Skills & more

Strategic Thinking10Positioning4Start-ups77E-commerce28Venture Capital30Leadership13Entrepreneurship42Product Management20Marketing Strategy5Online MarketplaceMobile Advertising3Mobile Internet5
+1 moreTalent Management

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Investments

Board seats

Lyra

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Greylock Partners

Allie Dalglish
Partner, Business Operations at Greylock Partners
Ani Narayan
Scout at Greylock Partners
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Asheem Chandna
Partner at Greylock focused on enterprise, cybersecurity, and infrastructure software
Bill Elfers
Founding Partner at Greylock Partners
Bill Helman
Founding Partner at Equal Opportunity Ventures
Bill Kaiser
Partner Emeritus at Greylock Partners
Bob Henderson
Special Limited Partner at Greylock Partners

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David Sze
Advisory Partner at Greylock
Ankit Mathur
Scout at Greylock Partners
Bukky Adebayo
Scout at Greylock Partners
Erica Dorfman
Scout at Greylock Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is James Slavet?
James Slavet is a founder, investor, and operating executive who established THE SOLID FOUNDATION. He serves on the boards of GoFundMe, Lyra Health, Redfin, and Solv, and is involved with Fast Forward, an accelerator focused on technology non-profits. His investment experience includes exposure to companies such as Airbnb, Facebook, LinkedIn, Palo Alto Networks, and Workday.
Where does James Slavet work?
James Slavet is Venture Partner at Greylock Partners and Board Member / Board Partner; Partner, Greylock Partners at solv and Board Member (Greylock Partners board partner) at Lyra and Board Member (Venture Partner, Greylock) at Included Health.
What check size does James Slavet write?
James Slavet typically writes checks of $500K – $200M.
What boards does James Slavet sit on?
James Slavet holds tracked board seats at Lyra.
What companies has James Slavet invested in?
Investments tracked here include CardSpring, CreativeLIVE, GoFundMe, Included Health, Kongregate, Laborup, Lyra Health, One Kings Lane, Oportun, Rapport, Redfin, solv, and 1 more.
Where did James Slavet go to school?
James Slavet studied at Brown University (BA); Harvard Business School (MBA).

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