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Lars Albright

Investor

General Partner at Unusual Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $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

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

Education

  1. Harvard UniversityA.B., Political Science and Government
  2. The Tuck School of Business at DartmouthMBA
  3. Milton Academy

Same school

Shared employers

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

Network2

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