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Lars Albright

Investor

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

Boston, Massachusetts

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

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About

Special Advisor who co-founded and led SessionM (acquired by Mastercard) and previously co-founded Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple).

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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.

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Board director at GovSignals

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Board director at Navro

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Co-founders at Navro

ABAran Brown
Aran BrownCo-founder & CEO
EHEddie Harrison
Eddie HarrisonCo-founder

Board director at Clypd

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Co-founders at Clypd

JS
Joshua SummersExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

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

Investments

Board seats

Bloom CreditButtonDrizlydScoutForterGovSignalsNavroPillPackSkydioSocure

Investor

Bits TechnologyButtonCausemoclypdCrashlyticsDrizlyGovSignalsHeliosMiravoiceNavroOpen Air PublishingPaxtonPickiePortrait AnalyticsRemix MediaTheia Insights

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lars Albright?
Special Advisor who co-founded and led SessionM (acquired by Mastercard) and previously co-founded Quattro Wireless (acquired by Apple).
Where does Lars Albright work?
Lars Albright is General Partner at Unusual Ventures and Board director at GovSignals and Board director at Navro and Board director at Clypd.
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.
What companies has Lars Albright invested in?
Investments tracked here include Bits Technology, Button, Causemo, clypd, Crashlytics, Drizly, GovSignals, Helios, Miravoice, Navro, Open Air Publishing, Paxton, and 4 more.
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.

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