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Laurence Tosi

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Managing Partner & Founder at WestCap · Board director at WestCap Sonder 2020-A · Board director at WestCap Hopper · Board director at WestCapSkillz 2020-A

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Laurence A. Tosi is Managing Partner and Founder of WestCap. He has 25 years of experience in private equity and real estate investing, and previously held operating roles at Blackstone, Airbnb, and Merrill Lynch. He holds an MBA and JD from Georgetown University with a focus on Finance and Tax.

Board director at WestCap Sonder 2020-A

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Board director at WestCap Hopper

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Board director at WestCapSkillz 2020-A

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Experience

  1. WestCapManaging Partner / Foundercurrent1997 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. AirbnbCFO, Head of Payments, Customer Service and Corporate/Business Development2015 — 2018San Francisco, California
  3. BlackstoneCFO, Management Committee2008 — 2015New York
  4. Merrill LynchChief Operating Officer2006 — 2008New York, New York
  5. Merrill LynchFinance Director, Business CFO1999 — 2006New York, New York
  6. Donovan Leisure Newton & IrvineAttorney1994 — 1999New York, United States
  7. U.S. Department of JusticeStudent Attorney1992 — 1994Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Skills & more

Management4Finance1Strategic Planning1StrategyBusiness DevelopmentInvestment BankingMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Financial Analysis2Financial Modeling2Business Strategy

From Laurence's professional profile.

Deals · 9

AddeparBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jun 2021 · $200M raise

BoltBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jan 2021 · $97M raise

WestCap CerebralBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jul 2020

WestCap BoltBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jun 2020

WestCapSkillz 2020-ABoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jun 2020

WestCap Skillz 2020 Co-InvestBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jun 2020

WestCap HopperBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Apr 2020

WestCap Sonder 2020-ABoard seat

via WestCap · filed Apr 2020

Sonder CanadaBoard seat

via WestCap · filed Jul 2019 · $225M raise

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Investor

Brex

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Laurence Tosi?
Laurence A. Tosi is Managing Partner and Founder of WestCap. He has 25 years of experience in private equity and real estate investing, and previously held operating roles at Blackstone, Airbnb, and Merrill Lynch. He holds an MBA and JD from Georgetown University with a focus on Finance and Tax.
Where does Laurence Tosi work?
Laurence Tosi is Managing Partner & Founder at WestCap and Board director at WestCap Sonder 2020-A and Board director at WestCap Hopper and Board director at WestCapSkillz 2020-A.
What check size does Laurence Tosi write?
Laurence Tosi typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What boards does Laurence Tosi sit on?
Laurence Tosi holds tracked board seats at Addepar, Bolt, Sonder Canada, WestCap Bolt, WestCap Cerebral, WestCap Hopper, WestCap Skillz 2020 Co-Invest, WestCap Sonder 2020-A, WestCapSkillz 2020-A.
What companies has Laurence Tosi invested in?
Investments tracked here include Brex.
Where did Laurence Tosi go to school?
Laurence Tosi studied at Georgetown University (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law); Georgetown University (Doctor of Law - JD, Finance/Tax); Georgetown University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government).

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