Where does Lars Buttler work?

Lars Buttler is Founder of Aifoundation and Partner at Pantera Capital.

What check size does Lars Buttler write?

Lars Buttler typically writes checks of $1M – $40M.

What companies did Lars Buttler found?

Lars Buttler founded Aifoundation, Reality Defender.

Where did Lars Buttler go to school?

Lars Buttler studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Boston Consulting Group's Thomas Petersen Scholar); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Supervised by Prof. Paul I Barton at M.I.T.; Simulation & Optimization of Non-linear Dynamic Systems); TU Dortmund University (Master’s Degree, Process Engineering. Modeling & Simulation of Non-linear).

Lars Buttler

InvestorFounder

Partner at Pantera Capital

New York, New York

Writes $1M – $40M checks · typically $20.5M

FoundedAifoundation Reality Defender · YC

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14,852 people in our graph share verified history with Lars — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Wesley ChanunlockedLars: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996–1998)

×6Lars: together at Harvard Business School

Lars: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

×4Lars: together at Y Combinator

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

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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Founder & CEO at Pantera Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lars Buttler?: Partner at Pantera Capital
Where does Lars Buttler work?: Lars Buttler is Founder of Aifoundation and Partner at Pantera Capital.
What check size does Lars Buttler write?: Lars Buttler typically writes checks of $1M – $40M.
What companies did Lars Buttler found?: Lars Buttler founded Aifoundation, Reality Defender.
Where did Lars Buttler go to school?: Lars Buttler studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Boston Consulting Group's Thomas Petersen Scholar); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Supervised by Prof. Paul I Barton at M.I.T.; Simulation & Optimization of Non-linear Dynamic Systems); TU Dortmund University (Master’s Degree, Process Engineering. Modeling & Simulation of Non-linear).