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Ray Lane

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Managing Partner at GreatPoint Ventures · Board Trustee at Carnegie Mellon University · Board director at Hypori Inc./DE · Board director at Rapid Deploy · Board director at Uptake Technologies

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $3M – $10M checks

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1,480 people in our graph share verified history with Ray — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Javier SolterounlockedRay: together at Carnegie Mellon University (1996–2019)
×3Ray: together at Kleiner Perkins
Ray: together at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
×4Ray: together at Oracle

About

Ray Lane, former Oracle president and COO who led its 1990s turnaround and market-cap growth, brings deep operator's perspective as a hands-on partner recruiting executives, closing deals and driving change.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Board director at Hypori Inc./DE

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Hypori Inc./DE's investors · 1

GreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2024

Board director at Rapid Deploy

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Rapid Deploy's investors · 3

GreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checksMorpheus VenturesSherman Oaks · $1M – $10M checksTau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K checks

Co-founders at Rapid Deploy

BMBrett Meyerowitz
Brett MeyerowitzDirector
SRSteven Raucher
Steven RaucherExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Uptake Technologies

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Uptake Technologies's investors · 3

Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2017GreatPoint VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $20M checks · since 2017LB AccessChicago · since 2015

Co-founders at Uptake Technologies

ELERIC LEFKOFSKY
ERIC LEFKOFSKYDirector
BK
BRAD KEYWELLExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. GreatPoint VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2015 — present
  2. Carnegie Mellon UniversityBoard Trusteecurrent1996 — presentGreater Pittsburgh Area
  3. Hewlett Packard EnterpriseBoard of Directors - HPEcurrent2010 — presentPalo Alto
  4. Kleiner Perkins Caufield and ByersManaging Partner2000 — 2014Menlo Park
  5. OraclePresident and COO1992 — 2000Redwood Shores
  6. Booz Allen and HamiltonSenior Managing Partner1980 — 1992Greater New York City Area
  7. Electronic Data SystemsVice President1977 — 1981Dallas, Texas
  8. IBMSenior Product Manager1969 — 1977Cincinnati, Ohio

Skills & more

Leadership18Management10Strategic Partnerships9Venture Capital4

From Ray's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Hypori Inc./DEBoard seat

via GreatPoint Ventures · filed Jan 2025 · $12.3M raise

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

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

HPE

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

Colleagues at GreatPoint Ventures

Andrew Perlman
Managing Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
Anita Khamvongsa
Executive Assistant and Office Manager at GreatPoint Ventures
Ashley Sommerschield
COO at GreatPoint Ventures
Ashok Krishnamurthi
Managing Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
Avi Goldberg
Partner at GreatPoint Ventures
Dave Bright
Investor at GreatPoint Ventures
David Resnekov
Investor at GreatPoint Ventures
Dhanurjay Patil
General Partner at GreatPoint Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Ray Lane?
Ray Lane, former Oracle president and COO who led its 1990s turnaround and market-cap growth, brings deep operator's perspective as a hands-on partner recruiting executives, closing deals and driving change.
Where does Ray Lane work?
Ray Lane is Managing Partner at GreatPoint Ventures and Board director at Hypori Inc./DE and Board director at Rapid Deploy and Board director at Uptake Technologies.
What does Ray Lane invest in?
Ray Lane invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthtech.
What check size does Ray Lane write?
Ray Lane typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
What boards does Ray Lane sit on?
Ray Lane holds tracked board seats at HPE, Hypori Inc./DE.
Where did Ray Lane go to school?
Ray Lane studied at West Virginia University (Honorary Doctor of Science); Golden Gate University (Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters); West Virginia University (Bachelors, Mathematics).

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