Lawrence Braitman

Angel Investor @ Braitman & Co. | Seed Investor, Advisor

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Skills

Strategic Partnerships
Mergers
Finance
Positioning
Structures
Start-ups
Online Advertising
Entrepreneurship
Digital Media
Venture Capital
E-commerce
Mobile Devices
Digital Marketing
Product Management
Social Media
Mobile Marketing
Mobile Advertising
Mergers & Acquisitions
Analytics
Advertising

Education

Work Experience

  • Angel Investor; Advisor

    2003

    Seed / early-stage investor and advisor to a portfolio of leading digital media businesses that includes: Udemy, Curejoy, Homelight, WAVE.TV, Swell, etc.

NEDO

2015 - 2015

  • visiting advisor

    2015 - 2015

2005 - 2008

  • Chairman & Co-founder

    2005 - 2008

    Founding CEO, lead the company through two financing rounds raising $28 million, co-created "white label" vertical advertising model, participated in launching first 100 networks including Forbes.com, Martha Stewart, ABC / Disney, The Guardian (UK), IDG Tech, and NBC. Acquired by Cox Enterprises (cable, newspapers, etc.) in May, 2008, for $300 million.

2005 - 2008

  • Founding Investor

    2005 - 2008

Flycast Networks

1996 - 2000

  • Co-founder; EVP Business Development

    1996 - 2000

    Key roles in: * developing unique business model (first auction-based pricing model for online display advertising; first direct response advertising network) * product marketing * business development * financing ($30+ million in angel, venture, and strategic investment) * evangelical sales May, 1999 IPO; acquired January, 2000 for over $2 billion.

1987 - 1994

  • Partner, Tax Department

    1987 - 1994

    Transactional law practice focused on financing, M&A; clients include health care, cable, information services, publishing, manufacturing and real estate.