Where does Lawrence Gentilello work?

Lawrence Gentilello is Founder of Optery and Founder/Board Director at Screenleap.

What companies did Lawrence Gentilello found?

Lawrence Gentilello founded Optery, Screenleap.

Where did Lawrence Gentilello go to school?

Lawrence Gentilello studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree, Economics); Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Accounting); Y Combinator (Founder, Optery).

Lawrence Gentilello

Founder

Founder at Optery · Founder/Board Director at Screenleap

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedOptery · YC Screenleap · YC

Find your path to Lawrence

3,239 people in our graph share verified history with Lawrence — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Paul KwanunlockedLawrence: together at Stanford University (1996–2000)

×4Lawrence: together at Oracle

×2Lawrence: together at Y Combinator

Lawrence: together at Stanford University

About

Lawrence Gentilello led data management practices at Accenture and held product and technical consulting roles at Oracle and BlueKai. He is a Stanford graduate with an MBA from Duke and has participated in Y Combinator twice, including with Screenleap.

Founder at Optery YC W22

Intro paths

Lawrence went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Optery's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Lawrence can intro founders to Optery's investors below.

Optery's investors · 6

Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025 Global Founders CapitalBerlin · $637K – $32M checks · since 2023 Goodwater CapitalBurlingame · $5M – $50M checks · since 2023 Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checks · since 2023 TRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)San Francisco · $250K – $2M checks · since 2023 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Optery

Chen AtlasFounder

Founder/Board Director at Screenleap YC W12

Intro paths

Lawrence went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

→

In turn, Lawrence can intro founders to Screenleap's investors below.

Screenleap's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks SV AngelSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Screenleap

Tuyen TruongFounder/CEO

Experience

OpteryCEO & Foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AccentureData Management Platforms (DMP) Practice Lead - North America2016 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
OracleSr. Manager, Product Management, Audience Data Management Platform2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
OracleSr. Manager, Solutions Consulting, Audience Data Management Platform2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
BlueKaiDirector, Solutions Consulting2011 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
ScreenleapCo-Founder, Board Director2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Rue MagazineBoard Director2010 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
Bear Stearns & Co.Investment Banking Associate2007Greater New York City Area
LiveDealDirector of Online Advertising2005 — 2006San Francisco Bay Area
Storage Technology CorporationSenior Account Executive2002 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
Hitachi Data SystemsAlliance Management Analyst2001San Francisco Bay Area
Steamtunnels, IncCo-Founder1999 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy53Online Advertising34SaaS17Analytics20Strategic Partnerships22Start-ups19Product Management30Entrepreneurship16Competitive Analysis28Advertising3Digital Marketing12Product Development3

+6 more

Mobile DevicesMarketingE-commerceMergers & AcquisitionsLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) - Adobe Audience Manager — Adobe

From Lawrence's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lawrence Gentilello?: Lawrence Gentilello led data management practices at Accenture and held product and technical consulting roles at Oracle and BlueKai. He is a Stanford graduate with an MBA from Duke and has participated in Y Combinator twice, including with Screenleap.
Where does Lawrence Gentilello work?: Lawrence Gentilello is Founder of Optery and Founder/Board Director at Screenleap.
What companies did Lawrence Gentilello found?: Lawrence Gentilello founded Optery, Screenleap.
Where did Lawrence Gentilello go to school?: Lawrence Gentilello studied at Stanford University (Bachelor's Degree, Economics); Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Accounting); Y Combinator (Founder, Optery).

Connect

LinkedIn ↗X / Twitter ↗

Latest on 𝕏

Lawrence Gentilello @gentilello

I couldn't be more thrilled to be working with @PaulMand and @ht4ch at @Optery! Paul is leading Optery for Business, our platform for enterprises, and Hideko is leading Finance and Operations. More fun times ahead! https://t.co/8RCI7GY0eF https://t.co/p4HmIFd7L5

Jul 10, 2023 · ♥ 8

Founded

Education

Stanford University1996–2000Bachelor's Degree, Economics
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business2006–2008Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance and Accounting
Y Combinator2022Founder, Optery
StartX2021Founder, Optery
Y Combinator2012Founder, Screenleap
Stockholm School of Economics2007–2008Finance, Marketing
Università degli Studi di Perugia2002Italian