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Lo Toney

Investor

Founding Managing Partner at Plexo Capital · Partner at GV (Google Ventures)

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $10K – $5M checks

About

Lo Toney, a former Zynga Poker GM, eBay leader, and LearnStreet CEO, incubated his firm inside GV, spun it out and backs seed VC managers—especially women and underrepresented founders—as meta-allocator.

Invests in

ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Experience

  1. Plexo CapitalFounding Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. GVAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. GVPartner2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. MuckerLabMentorcurrent2011 — presentSanta Monica, CA
  5. Comcast VenturesPartner, Catalyst Fund2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  6. iPassMember of the Board of Directors2015Redwood Shores, CA
  7. LearnStreetCEO2013 — 2014Palo Alto, CA
  8. ZyngaStudio GM2010 — 2012
  9. Mpire/AdXpose (acquired by comScore)Member, Advisory Board2006 — 2011
  10. Cake Financial (acquired by E*TRADE)VP Product and Marketing2008 — 2009
  11. ShopFlick (acquired by Sugar Inc./PopSugar)Member, Advisory Board2007 — 2009
  12. Nike.comGlobal General Manager - Experience Management2007 — 2008
  13. Kaboodle (acquired by Hearst Corporation)Member, Advisory Board2006 — 2007
  14. art.comVice President Marketplace Operations2006 — 2007
  15. eBayDirector and General Manager - Collectibles Business Unit2002 — 2006
  16. Opportunity Capital PartnersEntrepreneur in Residence2001 — 2002
  17. NetAbacus (acquired by CPA2Biz)VP Business Development1999 — 2001
  18. PriceWaterhouseCoopersSenior Consultant1996 — 1999

Education

  1. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessMBA, Entrepreneurship
  2. Hampton UniversityBS, Business
  3. Stanford Law School - Directors CollegeDirectors College, Premier executive education program for directors and senior executives of publicly traded firms.
  4. Bishop O'Dowd High School

Skills & more

Product Management85Business Strategy52Customer Acquisition18Entrepreneurship99Entrepreneur6Marketing Communications22Product Marketing27Leadership49Social Media28Angel Investing10E-commerce99Web Analytics26
+12 moreStart-upsMobileAdvisory BoardsCorporate DevelopmentMobile DevicesAnalyticsDigital MarketingDigital MediaDigital StrategyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSoftware as a Service (SaaS)

From Lo's professional profile.

Colleagues at Plexo Capital

Sam Toney
Analyst at Plexo Capital
Vishal Tripathi
Investor at Plexo Capital

Network18

Ameet ShahScout
General Partner at Golden Ventures
Andrew WheelerScout
General Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
Anika GuptaScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Anthony PhilippakisScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Ben RobbinsScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Braden KowitzScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Brendan Bulik-SullivanScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Brian BendettScout
Partner at GV (Google Ventures)
Cathy FriedmanScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Clinton FoyScout
Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures
Crystal HuangScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
Dan LynchScout
Investor at GV (Google Ventures)
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Dave Munichiello · scoutDavid Krane · scoutDavid Reshef · scoutDavid Schenkein · scoutErik Nordlander · scoutFrédérique Dame · scout

Investors connected to Lo in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Lo Toney work?
Lo Toney is Founding Managing Partner at Plexo Capital.
What does Lo Toney invest in?
Lo Toney invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, SaaS.
What check size does Lo Toney write?
Lo Toney typically writes checks of $10K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business581

Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital

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Also attended Hampton University8

Shalanda ArmstrongManaging Partner at 100Km Ventures LlcMichele L. JawandoCEO and Board Member at Omidyar NetworkNasir QadreeFounder and Managing Partner at Zeal Capital PartnersMonique WoodardFounder and Managing Director at Cake VenturesJustin WilliamsVice President at Updata PartnersRobert M. Franklin IIIAdvisor at Sybilla Masters

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Also attended Bishop O'Dowd High School1

Sam ToneyAnalyst at Plexo Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Comcast Ventures42

Wesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of EdelweissTodd WallachEntrepreneur-In-Residence at The Innovation SpaceDaniel MurrayVenture Partner at Calibrate VenturesMatt CarbonaraInvestor at Mayfield FundGil BirnboimHead of Platform at UpWest

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Also worked at iPass4

Doug NealManaging Director at eLab VenturesPete BodineManaging Director at AllegisCyber CapitalPatricia HumeInvestor at Canvas GFXSteven WastieOperating Partner at Kilonova Capital

Also worked at Zynga60

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMasoud AdinaHead of Compliance at GreycroftVlad LoktevInvestor at Index VenturesEmily MoskowitzEntrepreneur in Residence at Storm VenturesLinus LiangFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalNiha GottiparthyInvestor at EMERGENT VENTURES

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Also worked at eBay153

Josh KopelmanFounder and Partner at First Round CapitalHannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMike FridgenVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupRajan MehraPartner at March Capital PartnersErik RannalaCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker CapitalWilliam HsuCo-Founder & Partner at Mucker Capital

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