Lars Albright
InvestorGeneral Partner at Unusual Ventures
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K β $15M checks Β· 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.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Experience
- Unusual VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2022 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Skydio, Drizly, Clypd, Forter, PillPack, mParticle, Security Scorecard, Freshbooks etc.Investor, Board Member & Advisorcurrent2010 β present
- MastercardSenior Advisor - Data & Services2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- MastercardExecutive Vice President Data & Services, Global Merchant Loyalty (CEO, SessionM)2019 β 2022Greater Boston Area
- SessionMCo-Founder & CEO (Acquired by Mastercard 2019)2011 β 2019Greater Boston Area
- SessionMCo-Founder & CEO2011 β 2015Greater Boston Area
- Apple Inc.iAd Leadership, Publisher Partnerships & Alliances2010 β 2011
- Quattro WirelessCo-Founder & SVP, Business Development (Acquired by Apple in 2010)2006 β 2010Greater Boston Area
- VERISIGNVP, Account Management & Business Development (Acquired by VeriSign in 2006)2005 β 2006
- XceraStrategic Planning2005
- Eyetide MediaCo-founder1999 β 2003
- Montgomery Securities/Seaver Kent & Co (Texas Pacific Group Fund)Analyst1998 β 1999
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Political Science and Government
- The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA
- Milton Academy
Same school
Also attended Harvard University1,171
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures
+ 1,165 more
Also attended The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth149
John McCulloughInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersCarley PhillipsPrincipal at GreycroftM.G. ThibautFormer Chief Financial Officer at Drone Deploy at Scale Venture PartnersLiam DonohueInvestor at .406 VenturesGraham BrooksPartner at .406 VenturesJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 Ventures
+ 143 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Mastercard36
Priscilla RussoAssociate at Redpoint VenturesKevin BernalSenior Associate at Mighty CapitalHugo SilvaPartner at Pi LabsDor SelaGrowth Strategist at Joyance PartnersAxel CatelandCEO at Spendesk Financial Services at PICUS CAPITALKilian ThalhammerManaging Director, Head of Merchant Solutions at Deutsche Bank at PICUS CAPITAL
+ 30 more
Also worked at SessionM2
Also worked at Apple Inc.229
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index VenturesNicolas MetzkeInvestor at DaphniTed KummertVenture partner at Madrona focused on enterprise infrastructure, data, and intelligent applications
+ 223 more
Also worked at Quattro Wireless2
Deals Β· 2
Navro Group LtdBoard seat
via Unusual Ventures Β· filed May 2025 Β· $6.7M raise
GovSignalsBoard seat
via Unusual Ventures Β· filed Sep 2024 Β· $5.5M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Unusual Ventures
Andy Johns
Partner at Unusual Ventures
Andy Youn
Director of Finance at Unusual Ventures
Brett Teele
Chief Financial Officer & Partner at Unusual Ventures
Calvin Ling
Vice President of Finance 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
John Vrionis
Founder & General Partner at Unusual Ventures
Network2
Andy Johns
Partner at Unusual Ventures
Eric Peter
Venture Partner and AI Specialist at Blockchain Builders
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