Where does Lauren Dai work?

Lauren Dai is Founder of Cocoon.

Where did Lauren Dai go to school?

Lauren Dai studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), summa cum laude, Economics, John. H. Williams Prize for best overall record in economics department); South Brunswick High School Monmouth Jct.

Lauren Dai

Founder

Founder at Cocoon

San Francisco Bay Area

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Founder at Cocoon

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Cocoon's investors · 7

First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $7M checks · since 2021 Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks · since 2021 Lerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checks Magnify VenturesSanta Monica · $250K – $2M checks · since 2021 SemperVirens Venture CapitalSan Mateo SpringbankNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks XYZ Venture CapitalSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at Cocoon

Mahima ChawlaFounder

Experience

StripeAgentic Commerce GTM2026San Francisco Bay Area
CocoonCo-founder & Board Director at Cocoon2024 — 2026
CocoonCo-founder & COO2020 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
FamTech.orgEntrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)2025 — 2026
StripeBusiness Development2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
StripeGrowth2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
StripeCorporate Finance, New Product Pricing & Monetization2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Goldman SachsAnalyst, Global Investment Research2013 — 2016Greater New York City Area
Goldman SachsSummer Analyst, Global Investment Research2012New York, NY
Merrill LynchSummer Analyst, Mergers & Acquisitions; Global Mortgages2011New York, NY
Goldman SachsSpring Analyst, Global Investment Research Division2011New York, NY
China Central TelevisionAssistant Editor, Dialogue – CCTV News2010Beijing, China

Skills & more

FundraisingSalesGo-to-Market StrategyLeadershipFluent Mandarin ChineseConversational SpanishOffice: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPointTechnical: Stata, Mathematica, C, PHP, SQL, JavascriptMergersMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial ModelingValuation

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EconomicsInternational RelationsBondsBloombergStrategyPowerPointInvestment BankingAnalysisResearchTradingQuantitative AnalyticsFinancial Analysis

Languages Chinese, Mandarin · English · Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lauren Dai?: Founder at Cocoon
Where does Lauren Dai work?: Lauren Dai is Founder of Cocoon.
What companies did Lauren Dai found?: Lauren Dai founded Cocoon.
Where did Lauren Dai go to school?: Lauren Dai studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), summa cum laude, Economics, John. H. Williams Prize for best overall record in economics department); South Brunswick High School Monmouth Jct.

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Shared employers

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