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Lauren Wagner

Investor

Angel Investor & Scout at Andreessen Horowitz

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $1M – $8M checks

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

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About

After a decade at Google and Meta leading trust-and-safety, building privacy APIs to counter misinformation, Lauren Wagner uses research-heavy social web-stack mapping to back founders reimagining privacy and decentralized identity.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechInsurTechMarketplaces

Experience

  1. Abundance InstituteFellowcurrent2025 — present
  2. ARC Prize FoundationHead of Policy & Growthcurrent2025 — present
  3. Council on Foreign RelationsTerm Membercurrent2024 — present
  4. Andreessen HorowitzAngel Investor & Scoutcurrent2024 — present
  5. RadiumFoundercurrent2023 — present
  6. Link VenturesInvestor2022 — 2023New York, United States
  7. MetaProduct, Open Research & Transparency2020 — 2022
  8. MetaProduct, Information Integrity2019 — 2020
  9. GoogleProduct Marketing Lead, Google Assistant2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  10. TruverisDirector of Product Marketing2015 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
  11. TelefónicaCorporate Strategy2012 — 2014London, United Kingdom
  12. National Institutes of HealthResearch Scientist2010 — 2011

Skills & more

CommunicationTeamworkNegotiationPublic Speaking1Strategic PlanningStrategy19AI GovernanceVenture CapitalProduct StrategyGo-to-Market StrategyUX ResearchDeveloper Relations
+12 moreComputational Social ScienceData SciencePython (Programming Language)Human Computer InteractionTrust and SafetyLegislative RelationsProduct ManagementProduct MarketingrProject LeadershipChannel Strategy DevelopmentEvent Marketing Strategy

From Lauren's professional profile.

Colleagues at Andreessen Horowitz

Adam Alpert
Founder at Pangea.app
Aditya Mehta
Founder at Suggestr
Aiden Slavin
Policy at a16z crypto
Alex Immerman
Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Alex Rampell
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Ali Yahya
General Partner at a16z crypto
Alisha Litman
Events at a16z crypto
Andrew Chen
General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lauren Wagner?
After a decade at Google and Meta leading trust-and-safety, building privacy APIs to counter misinformation, Lauren Wagner uses research-heavy social web-stack mapping to back founders reimagining privacy and decentralized identity.
Where does Lauren Wagner work?
Lauren Wagner is Angel Investor & Scout at Andreessen Horowitz.
What does Lauren Wagner invest in?
Lauren Wagner invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, InsurTech, Marketplaces.
What check size does Lauren Wagner write?
Lauren Wagner typically writes checks of $1M – $8M.
Where did Lauren Wagner go to school?
Lauren Wagner studied at University of Oxford (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Social Science of the Internet); Cornell University (Master of Health Administration, Public Health & Management); Cornell University (Bachelor of Science (B.S.)).

Same school

Also attended University of Oxford1,752

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Cornell University1,397

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Shared employers

Also worked at Abundance Institute3

Salen ChuriGeneral Partner at Trust VenturesBrian TochmanGeneral Partner at Trust VenturesEli DouradoHead of Strategic Investments at Astera Institute

Also worked at ARC Prize Foundation2

François CholletFounder at NdeaGreg KamradtFounder/President at ARC Prize Foundation

Also worked at Council on Foreign Relations104

Jeff WeinsteinPartner at FJ LabsErez KalirVenture Partner at FJ LabsJosh WolfePartner and Co-Founder at Lux CapitalPam TholenHead of Investor Relations at ParadigmElsabet JonesAssociate at Buckhill CapitalJoel StennettBusiness Development & Public Policy Advisor at AI Capital

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Also worked at Link Ventures19

Margaux SullivanMarketing Director at Cybernetix VenturesDave BlundinManaging Partner at Link VenturesFrazer AndersonInvestor at Link VenturesJohn D. BlundinManaging Director, Investor Relations Director at Link VenturesBoaz FachlerManaging Director at Link VenturesKarenOffice & Culture Director at Link Ventures

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