Where does Lainy Painter work?

Lainy Painter is Partner at Craft Ventures.

What check size does Lainy Painter write?

Lainy Painter typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.

Where did Lainy Painter go to school?

Lainy Painter studied at William & Mary (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance); Strath Haven High School.

Lainy Painter

Investor

Partner at Craft Ventures

San Francisco, California

Writes $50K – $50M checks · typically $12.5M

30 Under 30 2020 · Venture Capital

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1,064 people in our graph share verified history with Lainy — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Lainy: together at Craft Ventures

About

Lainy Painter cold-emailed into Goldman Sachs, gained operating experience at Gainsight watching a startup get built, and backs founders in complex industries like logistics, probing Why you and Why now.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

Craft VenturesPartnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
Craft VenturesPrincipal2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Battery VenturesVenture Investor2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
GainsightBusiness Operations2016 — 2017
Goldman SachsTechnology Investment Banking2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
College of William and MaryPost-Baccalaureate Fellow, Boehly Center for Excellence in Finance2014Williamsburg, VA
IBMFederal Financial Analyst2012Gaithersburg, MD

Skills & more

Financial ModelingPowerPointMicrosoft Office

From Lainy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Craft Ventures

Aaron Cort

Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures

Bil Harmer

Advisor, Infosec at Craft Ventures

Bill Lee

Venture Partner at Craft Ventures

Brian Murray

Partner and COO at Craft Ventures

Bryan Rosenblatt

Partner at Craft Ventures

Caroline Brayson

Operating Partner, Communications & Marketing at Craft Ventures

Cassie Chao Leemans

Operating Partner, Talent at Craft Ventures

Dan Moor

Investor at Craft Ventures

Network2

Brian Murray

Partner and COO at Craft Ventures

Ethan Ruby

Partner at Craft Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lainy Painter?: Lainy Painter cold-emailed into Goldman Sachs, gained operating experience at Gainsight watching a startup get built, and backs founders in complex industries like logistics, probing Why you and Why now.
Where does Lainy Painter work?: Lainy Painter is Partner at Craft Ventures.
What does Lainy Painter invest in?: Lainy Painter invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Lainy Painter write?: Lainy Painter typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.
Where did Lainy Painter go to school?: Lainy Painter studied at William & Mary (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Finance); Strath Haven High School.

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Also attended William & Mary112

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Shared employers

Also worked at Craft Ventures35

David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto Czar Ryan HrabakInvestor at Lightbank Michael RobinsonInvestor at Craft Ventures Kevin GaburaInvestor at Craft Ventures Dan MoorInvestor at Craft Ventures Zao ChenInvestor at Craft Ventures

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Also worked at Battery Ventures123

Logan BartlettManaging Director at Redpoint Ventures Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures Enzo WienerPrincipal at Redpoint Ventures Chiraag DeoraPrincipal at Greycroft Joe ChernovInvestor at Battery Ventures Sanjiv KalevarPartner at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at Gainsight19

Sunny GuptaStrategic Director at Madrona Venture Group Krista CoppermanOperating Partner at TCV Nakul MandanFounder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology founders Jane ChenPrincipal at King River Capital Pegah EbrahimiCo-founder & Managing Partner at FPV Hansae CatlettGeneral Partner at The MBA Fund

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Also worked at Goldman Sachs2,000

Marc AndreessenCo-founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz Josh KushnerFounder & CEO of Thrive Capital Sarah GuoFounder & General Partner of Conviction Fred EhrsamCo-founder and Senior Advisor at Paradigm; founder of Nudge Matt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at Paradigm Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of Kalshi

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