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Lawson DeVries

Investor

General Partner at Grotech Ventures

Virginia

Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.8M

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About

Lawson DeVries joined Grotech Ventures in 2005 and serves as Managing General Partner, focusing on enterprise software and tech-enabled services investments. Before Grotech, he worked in institutional equity sales at Buckingham Research Group and in equity research at Deutsche Bank, covering industrials and managed care stocks. He holds a BA in English Literature from Harvard University and an MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

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Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Experience

  1. Grotech VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — present
  2. Buckingham Research GroupAssociate2004 — 2005
  3. Deutsche BankAssociate2000 — 2004

Education

  1. Harvard University1997 — 2000
  2. Duke University - The Fuqua School of BusinessMBA
  3. Gilman School

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,231

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,225 more

Also attended Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business165

Dave BlivinMANAGING PARTNER at Cottonwood Technology FundVinnie McSweeneyInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersBrooke BalcomBoard Member at CincyTechChad L. SummeBoard Member at CincyTechMatias BarberoVenture Partner at FJ LabsTracie RotterPartner, Platform at Lux Capital

+ 159 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Grotech Ventures6

Steve FredrickGeneral Partner at Grotech VenturesJulia TaxinGeneral Partner at Grotech VenturesChuck CullenGeneral Partner, COO and CFO at Grotech VenturesBobby OcampoManaging Partner at Blueprint EquityDarren AppanahVice President at Grotech VenturesDon RaineyGeneral Partner at Grotech Ventures

Also worked at Buckingham Research Group1

John BarrManaging Director, EVP, Portfolio Manager at Needham Funds

Also worked at Deutsche Bank441

Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkFunmi GarrickFinance and Operations at Impact America FundGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 VenturesJeppe ZinkPartner at NorthzoneDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalJavier BorreroSenior Director at Inveready Technology Investment Group

+ 435 more

Deals · 13

Redpoint GlobalBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed May 2025 · $3M raise

SturdyAI Inc.Board seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Apr 2025 · $4.5M raise

Better World CollectiveBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed May 2024 · $7.3M raise

ApkudoBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Feb 2022 · $14.5M raise

CollabIPBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Apr 2020 · $29.7M raise

Crowd StreetBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Aug 2018 · $9M raise

CerosBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Apr 2018 · $11M raise

MyAlertsBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Apr 2017 · $7M raise

OptoroBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Jul 2016 · $3.3M raise

TapInfluenceBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Apr 2016 · $13.8M raise

TaskEasyBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Feb 2016 · $15M raise

UrbanBoundBoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Sep 2015 · $1.6M raise

6fusion USABoard seat

via Grotech Ventures · filed Mar 2015 · $9M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Grotech Ventures

Chuck Cullen
General Partner, COO and CFO at Grotech Ventures
Darren Appanah
Vice President at Grotech Ventures
Don Rainey
General Partner at Grotech Ventures
Frank Adams
Retired Founder at Grotech Ventures
Julia Taxin
General Partner at Grotech Ventures
Meghan Pfeifer
Vice President, Finance at Grotech Ventures
Sharon Gogol
Vice President, Controller at Grotech Ventures
Steve Fredrick
General Partner at Grotech Ventures

Network6

Chuck Cullen
General Partner, COO and CFO at Grotech Ventures
Darren Appanah
Vice President at Grotech Ventures
Diane Fraiman
Managing Director at Voyager Capital
Dino Vendetti
Managing Partner at Seven Peaks Ventures
Don Rainey
General Partner at Grotech Ventures
George Krautzel
Managing Partner at MissionOG

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