Lawrence Mandes
InvestorGeneral Partner at Upslope Ventures · Managing Director, New Markets at Galvanize
Denver, Colorado, United States
Writes $100K – $250K checks
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About
Lawrence Mandes, cofounder of Galvanize, is an operator-CEO leveraging deep relationships with thousands of engineers and founders to back hardware, AI, fintech, enterprise and gaming from Denver.
Invests in
ConsumerDeep TechE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Managing Director, New Markets at Galvanize
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Galvanize's investors · 13
Ally Bridge GroupNew York · since 2025Catalyst InvestorsNew York · $10M – $20M checks · since 2019Fidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2025Gilmartin Capital LLCLarkspur · since 2025Janus Henderson InvestorsNew York · since 2025Norwest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $10M – $30M checks · since 2025Perceptive Xontogeny VentureNew York · since 2025Sofinnova PartnersParis · $540K – $27M checks · since 2025T. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2025Teamworthy VenturesNew YorkThe Colorado Impact FundDenver · $500K – $2M checksU.S. Air Forcesince 2020VTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks
Co-founders at Galvanize
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Christopher C. OnanExecutive Officer
JD
James DetersPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Experience
- Upslope.ioCEOcurrent2018 — presentDenver, Colorado
- Upslope VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2018 — presentDenver, Colorado
- PeregrineFoundercurrent2002 — presentSan Francisco/Denver
- Galvanize IncGeneral Partner, Galvanize Ventures2013 — 2018Denver, Colorado
- Galvanize IncPresident/Co-Founder2017Denver, Colorado
- Galvanize IncChief Revenue Officer/Co-Founder2011 — 2017Denver, Colorado
Skills & more
Private Equity11Start-ups37Mergers1Investments5Entrepreneurship22Due Diligence4Corporate Development5Mergers & Acquisitions5Venture Capital18Valuation1Financial Modeling1Executive Management1
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Colleagues at Upslope Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lawrence Mandes?
- Lawrence Mandes, cofounder of Galvanize, is an operator-CEO leveraging deep relationships with thousands of engineers and founders to back hardware, AI, fintech, enterprise and gaming from Denver.
- Where does Lawrence Mandes work?
- Lawrence Mandes is General Partner at Upslope Ventures and Managing Director, New Markets at Galvanize.
- What does Lawrence Mandes invest in?
- Lawrence Mandes invests in Consumer, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does Lawrence Mandes write?
- Lawrence Mandes typically writes checks of $100K – $250K.
- Where did Lawrence Mandes go to school?
- Lawrence Mandes studied at University of Maryland; Virginia Tech; Georgia Institute of Technology.
Founder mafias
Georgia Institute of Technology mafia365
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Neil UnderwoodBSFounded Canapi Ventures +2Lukasz GadowskiExchange SemesterFounded Spreadshirt +2Bettina HeinMasters of Science in Computer ScienceFounded Juli +2Eduardo NeeterMBAFounded Atdc +2Jeff FlowersMS and BSFounded Carbonite +2Aamir PoonawallaMastersFounded Understudy Labs +1
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University of Maryland mafia168
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Arjun SethiBAFounded Termina +4Jonathan ChenBachelor of Science - BSFounded Fiscalnote +2Eric LitmanComputer Science, MarketingFounded Medialets +2Haroon MokhtarzadaB.A.Founded Rocketmoney +1Ben BrittMSFounded Sundayhealth +1Jacob RobinsonBachelor of Science (BS)Founded VO Health +1
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Virginia Tech mafia108
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Khaled HusseinMaster’s DegreeFounded Tilt +2Joseph DeSimone, PhDDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Blue Current +2John HigginbothamBSCEFounded Blueridge +1Jason CorwinBachelor's DegreeFounded Safely Finance +1Rob LaFaveBAFounded Foodzie +1Mike HenryB.S.Founded Parasail +1
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Upslope Ventures mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of Maryland365
Katrina PagliaChief Legal Officer at Pantera CapitalSujal PatelStrategic Director at Madrona Venture GroupDaniel DemmerInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDan RochkindCFO at Lerer HippeauAaron EpsteinGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorKevin NiechenInvestment Team at 8VC
+ 359 more
Also attended Virginia Tech210
Rashad AssirContent at Redpoint VenturesJoseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Tim GuleriInvestor at Sierra VenturesCurry RobertsPresident, Fredericksburg Regional Alliance at Riphean InvestmentsRyan LawrenceDirector, Tax at JMI EquitySamantha MoskettiSenior Manager, Knowledge Sharing at JMI Equity
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Also attended Georgia Institute of Technology565
Brando De CourtenData Engineer at P101 VenturesTom DyalCo-Founder at Redpoint VenturesWouter Van de PutteInvestment Director at Capricorn Venture PartnersWill McGinnisEntrepreneur and data science executive working at the intersection of AI/ML, technology, and business strategyJaya GuptaInvestor at Foundation CapitalJames WangGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upslope.io1
Also worked at Galvanize Inc22
Bryan BischofHead of AI at Theory VenturesTyler NewtonManaging Partner at Catalyst InvestorsEugene WanInvestor at Construct CapitalKelcey GosserandVenture Partner at REFASHIOND VenturesElisa SepulvedaPrincipal at L'ATTITUDE VenturesErik HuddlestonVenture Advisor at Mercury Fund
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