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Addie Lerner

Founder & Managing Partner at Avid Ventures

New York, New York

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $8,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $4,250,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder & Managing Partner

    2020

    Founder & Managing Partner of Avid Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm backing exceptional  founders building transformative fintech and software companies across North America, Europe, and Israel. We're proud to have backed 20+ incredible companies, including Rapyd, Alloy, Oyster, Clara, Balance, Nova Credit, Pento, and Coast.

2017 - 2019

  • Principal

    2017 - 2019

    Sourced, underwrote, and co-led consumer internet, fintech, and software investments in early through late-stage venture companies in NYC, Europe, and Israel, including Rapyd, Monzo, Shift Technology, Chief, Remesh, Jobox, CoEdition, and Logz.io.

2014 - 2017

  • Senior Associate, Internet & Technology

    2014 - 2017

    Helped source and diligence growth stage investment opportunities in consumer marketplace, ecommerce, digital media, and SaaS software businesses & worked closely with our portfolio companies Gilt Groupe & BuzzFeed. Spent nine months in rotation at GA's London office working on Emerging Growth investments.

2011 - 2014

  • Analyst, Private Capital Investing (Special Situations Group)

    2011 - 2014

    Sourced, underwrote, and helped support middle-market minority growth investments off of GS's balance sheet in technology, software, and healthcare companies.