Lars Buttler
InvestorPartner at Pantera Capital
New York, New York
Writes $1M – $40M checks · typically $20.5M
Experience
- Madison SandhillCo-Foundercurrent2008 — presentUnited States, Europe
- The AI FoundationCo-Foundercurrent2018 — presentUnited States
- Reality DefenderCo-Foundercurrent2018 — present
- Pantera CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Trion Worlds, Inc.Co-Foundercurrent2006 — presentUnited States, Europe, Asia
- Business Executives for National Security (BENS)Co-Founder, U.S. National Technology & Innovation Councilcurrent2014 — presentUnited States
- Wonder DynamicsSeed Investorcurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles
- M10Co-Foundercurrent2022 — present
- XC POWERCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentMexico
- IP3Board Directorcurrent2017 — presentUnited States, Europe, Middle East
- Supercool - Electric Mobility CentersCo-Foundercurrent2022 — presentMexico
- Gulf MéxicoCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentMexico
- Wingcast EuropeCo-Foundercurrent2000 — presentEurope
- Electronic Arts (EA)Vice President2004 — 2006United States, Europe, Asia
- The Carlyle GroupAssociate Director2002 — 2004Europe, United States
- AmazonProduct Manager / Harvard Business School Internship1999United States
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Boston Consulting Group's Thomas Petersen Scholar1998 — 2000
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Supervised by Prof. Paul I Barton at M.I.T.; Simulation & Optimization of Non-linear Dynamic Systems1995 — 1998
- TU Dortmund UniversityMaster’s Degree, Process Engineering. Modeling & Simulation of Non-linear1991 — 1995
Skills & more
Monetization99Online Gaming99Mobile Games99Entrepreneurship94Strategic Partnerships78Mobile Devices80Video Games64Social Games50Game Development44Start-ups45Mobile Applications33Business Strategy29
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Colleagues at Pantera Capital
Cosmo Jiang
General Partner at Pantera Capital
Dan Morehead
Founder & CEO at Pantera Capital
Dennis
Director of Trading at Pantera Capital
Elsa Backdahl Nordenfalk
Senior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera Capital
Franklin Bi
General Partner at Pantera Capital
Jay Yu
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
Jeff
Product Manager at Pantera Capital
Joey Shin
Investment Analyst at Pantera Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lars Buttler work?
- Lars Buttler is Partner at Pantera Capital.
- What check size does Lars Buttler write?
- Lars Buttler typically writes checks of $1M – $40M.
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Y Combinator mafia8,730
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia521
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Harvard Business School mafia312
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Electronic Arts mafia23
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Pantera Capital mafia5
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital; architect of Invest America; BG2 co-hostAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,280
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars
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Also attended TU Dortmund University2
Shared employers
Also worked at Business Executives for National Security (BENS)5
Also worked at Electronic Arts (EA)88
David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockTiffany SpencerHead of Marketing at Menlo VenturesRajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker CapitalGustav RydstedtAdvisor, Infrastructure Software at Verissimo VenturesShanti BergelManaging Director at TRANSCEND
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Also worked at Amazon609
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