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Left Lane Capital

Company type	Private
Industry	Venture capital
Founded	2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Headquarters	Brooklyn, New York
Key people	Harley Miller (Founder and Managing Partner) Dan Ahrens (Managing Partner) Jason Fiedler (Managing Partner) Vinny Pujji (Managing Partner)
AUM	US$2.220 billion (2024)
Website	www.leftlane.com
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Left Lane Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in internet and technology companies with a consumer orientation. The firm is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, with an office in London.

History

Left Lane Capital was founded by Harley Miller in 2019. Before founding Left Lane Capital, Miller started his career in 2010 at Insight Partners, where he spent nine years investing in high-growth internet companies. Miller was part of the team that invested in HelloFresh, Udemy, and BlaBlaCar and sat on the board of N26 and Calm.

Left Lane Capital's inaugural fund totaled $630 million. In 2022, the firm announced the closing of its second fund, Left Lane Capital Partners II LP, with a total of $1.4 billion. Left Lane Capital has invested in over 65 companies worldwide. To support these companies, the firm has an in-house platform team named Accelerate that supports its growing portfolio with value-add resources and growth advice.

Portfolio

Left Lane Capital's portfolio includes a diverse range of companies. Notable investments include:

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• GoStudent: Based in Vienna, Austria, a large online marketplace for virtual one-to-one tutoring.
• Jackpocket: A mobile lottery platform that digitizes the $80 billion a year market in North America.
• Bilt Rewards: A consumer finance and rewards company centered around property renters.
• Choco: A company set out to build a more transparent and sustainable food supply chain.
• Masterworks: A platform allowing individuals to buy artworks shares.
• M1 Finance: A company that combines several fintech services into one platform.
• Talkiatry: A virtual mental health service platform.
• Wayflyer: A financing platform for e-commerce merchants.
• Moove: A company focused on providing vehicles and financing solutions to drivers.
• LemFi: A global bank for African immigrants powering borderless payments, credit and financial independence.

Awards

Left Lane Capital was recognized as one of the top 25 growth equity firms of 2022 by GrowthCap.

Harley Miller received a placement on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Venture Capital list in 2017. Managing Partners Jason Fiedler and Vinny Pujji appeared on the same list in 2018 and 2022, respectively.

References

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5. ^ "Left Lane Capital Appoints Chris Taylor to Chief Growth Officer". FinSMEs. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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7. ^ "The Insight Partners investor behind HelloFresh and Trivago is leaving the firm to start a new $600 million fund". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
8. "Left Lane raises $1.4B fund to back 'internet-enabled' consumer and B2B firms". TechCrunch. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
9. "Left Lane recruits Taylor as chief growth officer". Venture Capital Journal. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
10. "GoStudent adds another $95M to its war chest to go after VR and AI-enhanced tutoring". TechCrunch. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
11. "Jackpocket raises $120M to expand its lottery app into mobile gaming". TechCrunch. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
12. "Bilt Rewards' valuation jumps to $1.5B following new $150M growth round". TechCrunch. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
13. "Choco bites into $100M Series B to build a transparent food supply chain". TechCrunch. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
14. "Masterworks raises $110M to push fractional shares of physical art into investor portfolios". TechCrunch. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
15. "M1 Finance closes $45M Series C mere months after it raised its $33M Series B". TechCrunch. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
16. "Talkiatry announces $37M in funding to scale virtual mental health offering". Behavioral Health Business. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
17. "Wayflyer raises $76M to provide 'revenue-based' financing to e-commerce merchants". TechCrunch. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
18. "Moove raises $105M to scale its vehicle financing product across Asia, Europe and MENA". TechCrunch. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
19. "LemFi raises $33m to transform financial services for immigrants". FinTech Global. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
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• Venture capital firms of the United States
• Privately held companies based in New York (state)
• Companies based in New York City
• Financial services companies established in 2019