Managing Partner
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Ben Lerer invests or supports investments through Lerer Hippeau's published strategy: Find founders before they are famous and use the firm's New York network, investing experience and portfolio platform to help build enduring companies.
Resourceful founders with a strong point of view, early product insight and the ability to build from New York or benefit from its networks.
No categorical public pass list is stated; opportunities without early-stage fit, authentic founder insight or a venture-scale technology outcome are less aligned.
Lead with the founder insight and early signal, explain the market and product wedge, and specify how Lerer Hippeau's New York network can unlock the next milestone.
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Ben Lerer is a current Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, according to the firm's official roster. No additional biography is inferred where the firm does not publish role-specific detail.