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Simon Lancaster

Investor

General Partner at Omni Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $500K – $1M checks · typically $800K

About

Simon Lancaster is a Founding General Partner at Omni Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on manufacturing technology. He previously spent over 15 years in product development roles at Apple, Google, and BlackBerry, where he contributed to multiple patents and received design awards. At Omni Ventures, he invests in pre-seed stage companies developing artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation solutions for manufacturing and supply chain applications.

Experience

  1. Omni VenturesFounding General Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. Carbon MobileVarious Roles: Chief Technology Officer and Board Member2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ARRISHead of Business Development2019 — 2021Berkeley, California, United States
  4. AppleAdvanced Materials and Prototyping lead, Product Design Architecture2014 — 2019Cupertino, CA
  5. AppleAdvanced Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Design2008 — 2014Cupertino, CA
  6. Google, IncPlatforms Mechanical Engineering2007Mountain View, CA
  7. Toyota Motor Manufacturing CanadaStamping Engineering2006Cambridge, Ontario
  8. BlackBerryElectro-Mechanical Test Systems Design Engineering2005 — 2006Waterloo, Canada
  9. Northern Digital Inc. (NDI)Manufacturing Engineering Technical Writing2004Waterloo, Ontario

Education

  1. University of WaterlooBASc (Hons), Mechanical Engineering2003 — 2008
  2. Quantic School of Business and TechnologyExecutive MBA, Innovation & Strategic Leadership Focus2018 — 2019
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFundamentals of Manufacturing Processes, edX2017 — 2018
  4. Coolwater CapitalEmerging Manager Program, Venture Capital2023

Skills & more

Venture CapitalDesign for Manufacturing99Manufacturing99Product Design59Manufacturing Engineering56Product Development99Mechanical Engineering59Engineering41Automation27Project Management26Design of Experiments21Consumer Electronics12
+12 moreManufacturing ProcessesRoboticsCADEngineering Management3D ScanningInspectionResearchMachiningVC Financial ModelingDeepTech GTMEcosystem BuildingCreativity and Innovation

Languages Chinese · English · French · Portuguese · Spanish

  • Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh on Blitzscaling — LinkedIn
  • Design Thinking: Venture Design — LinkedIn
  • Purple Belt — ATA American Taekwondo Association
  • PADI Master Scuba Diver — PADI

From Simon's professional profile.

Colleagues at Omni Ventures

Sabrina Paseman
Managing Partner at Omni Ventures

Network2

Ash FontanaScout
Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners
Garrett GoldbergScout
Venture Partner at Virta Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Simon Lancaster work?
Simon Lancaster is General Partner at Omni Ventures.
What check size does Simon Lancaster write?
Simon Lancaster typically writes checks of $500K – $1M.

Same school

Also attended University of Waterloo344

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Also attended Quantic School of Business and Technology58

Victoria BondarchukDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersHillary LehrManaging Director, Fund V at Higher Ground LabsArun IyerInvestor at Green FlagAlex RendónInvestment Associate at BuenTrip VenturesOluwatofunmi IdowuVenture Analyst at LoftyInc CapitalClaire CrowtherVice President, Strategy & Operations at Underscore VC

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Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology1,281

Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and Techstars

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Also attended Coolwater Capital3

Vincent DialloInvestor at DaphniMaximilian WinterGeneral Partner at Harmonix FundJason GoldenbergPartner at 4D Capital

Shared employers

Also worked at Carbon Mobile1

Sabrina PasemanManaging Partner at Omni Ventures

Also worked at ARRIS1

Christopher ShelnerFounder at Persist AI

Also worked at Apple459

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalDaniel GrossMeta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG and Safe SuperintelligenceSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIDamir BecirovicInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also worked at Google, Inc1,569

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalKai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory Ventures

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