Where does Lars Albright work?

Lars Albright is General Partner at Unusual Ventures and Board director at GovSignals and Board director at Navro.

What check size does Lars Albright write?

Lars Albright typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.

What boards does Lars Albright sit on?

Lars Albright holds tracked board seats at Bloom Credit, Button, Drizly, dScout, Forter, GovSignals, Navro, PillPack, Skydio, Socure.

Where did Lars Albright go to school?

Lars Albright studied at Harvard University (A.B., Political Science and Government); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA); Milton Academy.

What awards has Lars Albright received?

Albright was named one of the Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2012.

Lars Albright

Investor

General Partner at Unusual Ventures · Special Advisor at Data Point Capital · Board director at GovSignals · Board director at Navro

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $15M checks · typically $250K

About

Lars Albright sold two startups to Apple and Mastercard for a combined ~$550M, led at both acquirers, now a VC who teaches founders M&A and runs the firm's Boston presence.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

l•••@unusual.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Beyond investing

Founded: Albright co-founded the mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless in 2006, which was acquired by Apple in 2010. Albright co-founded the customer engagement platform SessionM in 2011, which was acquired by Mastercard in 2019.
Education: Studied at Harvard University (AB, Political Science and Government) Studied at Dartmouth College (MBA, 2005) Studied at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA)
Communities: Albright's hometown is Brookline, MA.
Awards: Albright was named one of the Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2012.
Family: Albright lives outside of Boston with his family.
More: Albright has served as an advisor to companies such as Data Point Capital. Albright has contributed to publications such as VentureBeat and Marketing Dive.

From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at GovSignals

Intro paths

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In turn, Lars can intro founders to GovSignals's investors below.

GovSignals's investors · 1

Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024

Board director at Navro

Intro paths

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In turn, Lars can intro founders to Navro's investors below.

Navro's investors · 7

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2025 Better Tomorrow VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $4M checks Clocktower VenturesSanta Monica · $100K – $20M checks Jump CapitalChicago · since 2025 Motive PartnersNew York · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025 SignalRank Unusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Navro

Aran Michael BrownDirector

Aran BrownCo-founder & CEO

Eddie HarrisonCo-founder

Experience

Unusual VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Skydio, Drizly, Clypd, Forter, PillPack, mParticle, Security Scorecard, Freshbooks etc.Investor, Board Member & Advisorcurrent2010 — present
MastercardSenior Advisor - Data & Services2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
MastercardExecutive Vice President Data & Services, Global Merchant Loyalty (CEO, SessionM)2019 — 2022Greater Boston Area
SessionMCo-Founder & CEO (Acquired by Mastercard 2019)2011 — 2019Greater Boston Area
SessionMCo-Founder & CEO2011 — 2015Greater Boston Area
Apple Inc.iAd Leadership, Publisher Partnerships & Alliances2010 — 2011
Quattro WirelessCo-Founder & SVP, Business Development (Acquired by Apple in 2010)2006 — 2010Greater Boston Area
VERISIGNVP, Account Management & Business Development (Acquired by VeriSign in 2006)2005 — 2006
XceraStrategic Planning2005
Eyetide MediaCo-founder1999 — 2003
Montgomery Securities/Seaver Kent & Co (Texas Pacific Group Fund)Analyst1998 — 1999

Investments

Board seats

Bloom CreditButtonDrizlydScoutForterGovSignals NavroPillPackSkydioSocure

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Unusual Ventures

Andy Youn

Director of Finance at Unusual Ventures

Bill Hodak

Investor at Unusual Ventures

Brett Teele

Chief Financial Officer & Partner at Unusual Ventures

Calvin Ling

Vice President of Finance at Unusual Ventures

Doug Regner

Investor at Unusual Ventures

Eric Peter

Venture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain Builders

Henry Buckingham

Vice President at Unusual Ventures

Jared Waxman

Operating Partner at Unusual Ventures

Network1

Eric Peter

Venture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain Builders

Investors connected to Lars in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lars Albright?: Lars Albright sold two startups to Apple and Mastercard for a combined ~$550M, led at both acquirers, now a VC who teaches founders M&A and runs the firm's Boston presence.
Where does Lars Albright work?: Lars Albright is General Partner at Unusual Ventures and Board director at GovSignals and Board director at Navro.
What does Lars Albright invest in?: Lars Albright invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Lars Albright write?: Lars Albright typically writes checks of $100K – $15M.
What boards does Lars Albright sit on?: Lars Albright holds tracked board seats at Bloom Credit, Button, Drizly, dScout, Forter, GovSignals, Navro, PillPack, Skydio, Socure.
Where did Lars Albright go to school?: Lars Albright studied at Harvard University (A.B., Political Science and Government); The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth (MBA); Milton Academy.
What awards has Lars Albright received?: Albright was named one of the Boston Business Journal's 40 Under 40 in 2012.