Where does Lawson DeVries work?

Lawson DeVries is General Partner at Grotech Ventures and Board director at SturdyAI Inc. and Board director at Apkudo and Board director at Yardstik.

What does Lawson DeVries invest in?

Lawson DeVries invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.

What check size does Lawson DeVries write?

Lawson DeVries typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.

What boards does Lawson DeVries sit on?

Lawson DeVries holds tracked board seats at 6fusion USA, Apkudo, Apkudo, Better World Collective, BetterWorld, Ceros, Ceros, Cloverly, CollabIP, Crowd Street.

What companies has Lawson DeVries invested in?

Investments tracked here include 6fusion, AnyPresence, Cerebro, Ceros, Cloverly, Crowd Street, Directscale, EcoMap Technologies, FOUNT Global, MyAlerts, NexGen Storage, Optoro, and 14 more.

Where did Lawson DeVries go to school?

Lawson DeVries studied at Harvard University; Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA); Gilman School.

Lawson DeVries

Investor

General Partner at Grotech Ventures · Board director at SturdyAI Inc. · Board director at Apkudo · Board director at Yardstik

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

l•••@grotech.comreveal

Invests in

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Board director at SturdyAI Inc.

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SturdyAI Inc.'s investors · 2

Grotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025 Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at SturdyAI Inc.

Stephen HazeltonExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Joel PassenDirector, Promoter

Board director at Apkudo

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Apkudo's investors · 6

Grotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Harbert Growth PartnersBirmingham · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020 IronGate Capital AdvisorsNew York Lavrock VenturesWashington · since 2020 MissionOGPhiladelphia · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020 Traverse VentureWashington · since 2023

Co-founders at Apkudo

Benjamin LeslieChief Technology Officer

Joshua MatthewsChief Executive Officer and Secretary

Board director at Yardstik

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Yardstik's investors · 8

Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checks · since 2020 Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2020 Great North VenturesMaple Grove · since 2020 Grotech VenturesOwings Mills · $500K – $5M checks · since 2020 MissionOGPhiladelphia · $5M – $10M checks · since 2020 MOG Apkudo InvestmentPhiladelphia · since 2026 Rally Ventures Management, LlcMenlo Park · $100K – $4M checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Yardstik

Matthew P. MeentsExecutive Officer, Promoter

Andrew JohnsonChief Executive Officer

Brian CarneyDirector

Nick SchneiderDirector

Experience

Grotech VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2005 — present
Buckingham Research GroupAssociate2004 — 2005
Deutsche BankAssociate2000 — 2004

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.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

BetterWorldCloverlySturdy.AISunstone CreditYardstik

Investor

6fusionAnyPresenceCerebroCloverly DirectscaleEcoMap TechnologiesFOUNT GlobalNexGen StorageParallaxPerishable Shipping SolutionsPetScreeningShipMonk SturdySunstone CreditTethrYardstik Yet Analytics Zonoff

Sources: SEC Form D filings · the firm's website · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Grotech Ventures

Chuck Cullen

General Partner, COO and CFO at Grotech Ventures

Don Rainey

General Partner at Grotech Ventures

Donald L. DeVries

General Partner at Grotech Ventures

Frank Adams

Retired Founder at Grotech Ventures

Joseph R. Zell

General Partner 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

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Chuck Cullen

General Partner, COO and CFO 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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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lawson DeVries?: 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.
Where does Lawson DeVries work?: Lawson DeVries is General Partner at Grotech Ventures and Board director at SturdyAI Inc. and Board director at Apkudo and Board director at Yardstik.
What does Lawson DeVries invest in?: Lawson DeVries invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
What check size does Lawson DeVries write?: Lawson DeVries typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
What boards does Lawson DeVries sit on?: Lawson DeVries holds tracked board seats at 6fusion USA, Apkudo, Apkudo, Better World Collective, BetterWorld, Ceros, Ceros, Cloverly, CollabIP, Crowd Street.
What companies has Lawson DeVries invested in?: Investments tracked here include 6fusion, AnyPresence, Cerebro, Ceros, Cloverly, Crowd Street, Directscale, EcoMap Technologies, FOUNT Global, MyAlerts, NexGen Storage, Optoro, and 14 more.
Where did Lawson DeVries go to school?: Lawson DeVries studied at Harvard University; Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA); Gilman School.