Fundraising Fox

Lauren Olson

Investor

Investor at SeaChange · Fund Operations Manager at Betaworks

New York, New York, United States

About

Manages fund operations and data across Betaworks' three funds. Joined in 2025 with over seven years of venture capital experience, having started at Madrona and later helped build Breakwater Ventures.

Experience

  1. betaworksFund Operations Managercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  2. VC PlatformMembercurrent2025 — present
  3. Breakwater VenturesDirector of Fund Management2023 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. SeaChange FundDirector of Fund Management2021 — 2023Seattle, Washington, United States
  5. Madrona Venture GroupInvestment Coordinator2019 — 2021Seattle, Washington, United States
  6. Madrona Venture GroupOffice Coordinator2018 — 2019Seattle, Washington, United States
  7. Seattle Pacific UniversityAssistant Academic Counselor2018Seattle, Washington, United States
  8. Seattle Pacific UniversityCounselor Assistant2015 — 2018Seattle, Washington, United States
  9. Lingua Arts & Literary Journal, Seattle Pacific UniversityEditor in Chief2017 — 2018Seattle, Washington, United States
  10. Crafton Hills CollegeMarketing Assistant2015 — 2016Yucaipa, California

Education

  1. Seattle Pacific UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters
  2. Anglo-American University, PragueBachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters
  3. Northern Arizona UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, English Language and Literature/Letters

Skills & more

Fund AdministrationProgram ManagementInterpersonal CommunicationFundraisingDatabase AdministrationVenture CapitalInvestor RelationsBack Office OperationsFund ManagementEditing1Writing3Higher Education Administration6
+9 moreEnglish LiteraturePoetrySocial MediaPublic SpeakingMarketingManagementLeadershipEvent PlanningHigher Education

From Lauren's professional profile.

Colleagues at SeaChange

Peter Mueller
Founding Partner at Breakwater Ventures
Susan Preston
Investor at SeaChange
William Finney
Investor at SeaChange

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lauren Olson work?
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Same school

Also attended Seattle Pacific University4

Dennis SchmulandInvestor at EPIC VENTURESBeckey MwabaExecutive Assistant at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLCAndy LiuPartner at Unlock Venture PartnersDavid HintonOperating Partner at Beringer Capital Partners Ltd.

Also attended Anglo-American University, Prague2

Yves DollingerInvestment Controlling Manager at Capiton AGAugust ChenFounder at Hazel

Also attended Northern Arizona University5

Martin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzSean DoctorPartner at Infinite CapitalMatthew GoldsteinVice President, Accounting & Corporate Controller at CleansparkJulie BlouinChief of Staff at AZ Crown InvestmentsMark LambertInvestor at NuFund Venture Group

Shared employers

Also worked at VC Platform68

Amira OujiVice President of Platform & Portfolio Success, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionDaniela LiebischerHead of Finance at Burda Principal InvestmentsEva KurzweilMarketing & Communications Lead at Burda Principal InvestmentsMadeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersAJ NyboMarketing Coordinator at March Capital PartnersAnne-Sophie GauvinCommunications & Office Manager at Luge Capital

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Also worked at Breakwater Ventures3

Peter MuellerFounding Partner at Breakwater VenturesWilliam FinneyInvestor at SeaChangeJulianne BrandsVenture Partner at Breakwater Ventures

Also worked at SeaChange Fund4

Peter MuellerFounding Partner at Breakwater VenturesWilliam FinneyInvestor at SeaChangeKen HorensteinGeneral Partner at Pack VenturesBuffy AlegriaManaging Partner at SteelSky Ventures

Also worked at Madrona Venture Group37

Scott JacobsonManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupTim PorterManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSteve SinghManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupChris PicardoPartner at Madrona investing at the intersection of life science and computer science, plus consumer tech and Web3Vivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture Group

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