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Across our studios and funds, H/L Ventures responds effectively and proactively to our portfolio companies via a powerful team and community. Organized in a hub and spoke model around our core portfolio staff, four key communities help us co-build companies: Venture Partners & EPIRs, Advisors, Member Partners, and our affiliated Trusted Partner Network.

Team

H/L Ventures’ team provides the central hub for all our activities, leading sourcing, diligence, investment, portfolio support, and internal operations and strategy for our firm. Our team is comprised of full-time Staff, Experts-in-Residence, and Venture Fellows and Interns.

Experts in Residence

H/L Experts-in-Residence are experienced professionals in their areas of expertise, including Brand & Design team members, VC Platform Fellows, and Venture Fellows. These experts form a powerful extension to the H/L professional team, offering strategic, operational, and tactical support to our portfolio companies.

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Experts in Residence are independent professionals contracted by H/L Holdings to provide subject matter expertise and other services to H/L Holdings and/or its affiliated companies, and in some cases, to portfolio companies in which H/L Holdings or its affiliated companies have an equity or other economic interest. Experts in Residence are not full time employees of H/L Holdings and do not make investment decisions.

Venture Partners

Our Venture Partners are senior experts in their fields, each with their own work, but with a strong affiliation to H/L Ventures, in contact with our team throughout each week. These Partners bring their networks, experience, and insight to bear on our sourcing and selection pipeline, our portfolio support, and our own growth as a firm. The group hails from across the country and from diverse backgrounds that together form a powerful addition to our team.

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Venture Partners and Entrepreneur Partners-in-Residence are independent professionals contracted by H/L Holdings to provide deal origination, subject matter expertise, and other services to H/L Holdings and/or its affiliated companies, and in some cases, to portfolio companies in which H/L Holdings or its affiliated companies have an equity or other economic interest. Venture Partners are not full time employees of H/L Holdings and do not make investment decisions.

Key Advisors

Our Advisors are renowned leaders in their fields, providing a strong strategic guidance layer to H/L Ventures’ senior leadership and to our portfolio companies. Our Advisors assist us in screening portfolio opportunities and in supporting our existing portfolio.

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Key Advisors are interdependent professional advisors to H/L Ventures. Key Advisors provide general advice to H/L Ventures but are not directors having any fiduciary responsibility to H/L Ventures. Key Advisors are not employees of H/L Ventures and do not make investment decisions. Key Advisors may be provided with compensation for services.

Member Partners

H/L Ventures Member Partners are individuals who co-own our company. These highly-incentivized senior leaders collaborate with management on sourcing and selection, portfolio company growth, and strategy for our firm. Our Member Partners come to us from C-Suite positions in the Fortune 50, major family offices, top industry consultancies, and leading technology firms. Just a few of these individuals include:

Among other Member Partners...

Trusted Partner Network

We provide access to an informal, but vetted and high-quality network of several hundred subject matter experts, advisors, and service providers that early stage companies need. From legal, to IP, to creative, to accounting, to dev shops, we have worked with and diligenced these partners, among others:

  • HubSpot
  • Fross Zelnick
  • IDCFO
  • AWS
  • Brex
  • Notion
  • Sequoia Benefits Logo
  • TriNet
  • Carta
  • Convene
  • Oxford Valuation Partners
  • Skaled
  • Verizon
  • Koller Search Partners
  • Lowenstein Sandler
  • PitchBook
  • Mailchimp
  • Airtable
  • Zendesk
  • Google Cloud
  • Stripe
  • Spark
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • Vouch
  • Justworks
  • SalesForce
  • Flatiron Search Partners
  • Square
Among other Partners…

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