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Lerer Hippeau
New York, United States
Lerer Hippeau is an early‑stage venture capital firm focused on pre‑seed, seed and early Series A/B rounds across both enterprise and consumer sectors. The firm backs audacious founders building zero‑to‑one businesses, p...
Portfolio
70+
Employees
30+
Founded
2010
AUM
≈ $1.2B
Investment focus
Stages
Stage agnostic
Industries
Consumer GoodsEnterprise Software
Geographic scope
United States
Fund details
Funds
Select Fund IV
Vintage 2023 • $85.9M
Fund VIII
Vintage 2023 • $143.0M
LH Fund IX
Vintage 2025 • $200.0M
Sources
Lerer Hippeau
Lerer Hippeau is an early‑stage venture capital firm focused on pre‑seed, seed and early Series A/B rounds across both enterprise and consumer sectors. The firm backs audacious founders building zero‑to‑one businesses, providing long‑term support and operational expertise to help them scale. Investments span a broad range of technologies, emphasizing founder resilience and long‑term market impact.
Portfolio
70+
Employees
30+
Founded
2010
AUM
≈ $1.2B
Funds
Select Fund IV · Vintage 2023 • $85.9M
Fund VIII · Vintage 2023 • $143.0M
LH Fund IX · Vintage 2025 • $200.0M
Stages
Stage agnostic
Industries
Consumer GoodsEnterprise Software
Geographic scope
United States
Sources
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10Beauty has developed the world's first fully automated manicure machine, The 10, which performs a complete five-step manicure process without human intervention. This technology eliminates traditional labor costs and enhances salon efficiency by providing a quick, high-quality manicure experience through a single-use pod system and a customizable mobile app.
Funding: $46.0M
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Funding: $46.0M
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Abra is a digital asset financial platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store, and borrow against cryptocurrencies while generating yield through collateralized credit lines and structured loans. By providing a secure environment for trading and wealth management, Abra addresses the need for efficient liquidity and investment strategies in the rapidly evolving digital asset market.
Funding: $55.0M
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Funding: $55.0M
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Advocate is an AI-driven platform that simplifies the application process for government benefits, including disability and healthcare, by automating form completion and securely managing user data. The service connects applicants with licensed clinicians to ensure robust case building, resulting in a five times faster claims process and a 100% success rate at hearings.
Funding: $4.0M
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Funding: $4.0M
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The startup has developed an automated application for federal benefit filing that enhances the efficiency of processing, decision-making, and risk assessment for government benefits programs. This technology enables disabled individuals to navigate the complexities of benefit applications more effectively, ensuring timely access to financial support.
Funding: $4.0M
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Funding: $4.0M
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Aerflo provides a portable carbonation system that attaches to standard bottles or Hydro Flask® containers, letting users turn still water into sparkling water anywhere in seconds. The device uses replaceable CO₂ capsules—each carbonating up to 2 L—and offers a zero‑waste circular refill program with prepaid return shipping, delivering on‑the‑go convenience and cost savings compared to single‑use bottles.
Funding: $10.0M
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Funding: $10.0M
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Air is a visual workspace that centralizes the collection, approval, and sharing of creative assets, streamlining the creative operations process for teams. By replacing traditional cloud storage solutions, it eliminates the inefficiencies of file management and feedback loops, saving users significant time and improving collaboration.
Funding: $69.2M
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Funding: $69.2M
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AIR Platforms provides an AI-powered credit intelligence platform that generates independent and explainable credit risk scores for private and public market instruments. It processes billions of data points to deliver immediate, granular insights, enhancing decision-making and reducing subjectivity for financial institutions.
Altitude provides a clinician-level execution platform that surfaces real-time, calibrated actions to guide frontline healthcare providers during patient encounters. This platform extends clinician capacity by intelligently executing mission-critical follow-through tasks like outreach and care coordination between visits. By analyzing patient data, Altitude offers continuous awareness to intervene before outcomes are set, improving chronic condition control and reducing the total cost of care.
15+
500+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $5.4M
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Funding: $5.4M
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The startup provides a real‑time API and cross‑platform SDK that connects online casino operators directly to licensed slot game providers, eliminating intermediaries and delivering sub‑second latency with native RTP and unmodified RNG. It also offers true‑wallet integration for instant, fee‑free deposits and withdrawals, end‑to‑end TLS encryption, and a cloud‑hosted analytics dashboard for live metrics and compliance reporting.
Develops a fully automated robotic dishwasher that uses advanced robotics and machine learning to identify, sort, and clean a wide variety of dishware and utensils. This system reduces labor costs and improves efficiency in commercial kitchens by providing a consistent, high-throughput solution for dishwashing.
Funding: $8.7M
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Funding: $8.7M
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Augmentir provides an AI-powered connected worker platform that digitizes and optimizes frontline operations for industrial companies, enhancing skills management and training processes. This solution addresses inefficiencies in onboarding and productivity by delivering real-time, individualized digital guidance and insights throughout the employee lifecycle.
Funding: $16.9M
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Funding: $16.9M
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Augmodo provides a Spatial AI platform that uses a passive Smartbadge worn by store associates to capture real‑time shelf data without changing existing workflows. The system creates live “Realograms” of each store, delivering instant visibility into out‑of‑stock items, compliance, and associate activity while applying on‑premise privacy filtering to protect employee and customer data. Retail brands and operators can use the aggregated insights to automate audits, optimize associate time, and improve supply‑chain coordination.
Funding: $37.6M
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Funding: $37.6M
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Augury provides AI-driven machine health diagnostics that predict and prevent equipment failures, significantly reducing unplanned downtime and maintenance costs. By leveraging extensive data analytics, Augury enables manufacturers to optimize production efficiency and enhance supply chain resilience, achieving a 3-10x return on investment within months.
Funding: $180.0M
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Funding: $180.0M
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AutoFi provides a cloud‑based platform that unifies automotive retail and finance workflows, allowing dealers to present guided pricing on tablets or browsers and automatically route credit applications to the optimal lender. The solution integrates with major DMSs and APIs such as RouteOne and DealerTrack, delivering real‑time decisions, profit controls, and compliance reporting for franchised, independent, OEM, and marketplace customers.
Funding: $85.0M
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Funding: $85.0M
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Ava provides ADA-compliant accessibility services offering fast, accurate live captions, transcription, and interpretation for Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The platform leverages a combination of AI and professional human scribes to ensure high accuracy across various settings. Ava integrates seamlessly with video conferencing platforms and is accessible across desktop, web, and mobile devices.
Funding: $10.0M
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Funding: $10.0M
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Axial operates an invitation‑only online network that links investors, M&A advisors, and owners of lower‑middle‑market companies in the U.S. and Canada. Its proprietary matching algorithm pairs sell‑side opportunities with qualified buy‑side criteria while enabling confidential teaser distribution, digital NDAs, secure document storage, and CRM‑style pipeline management.
BARK provides a monthly subscription box that delivers two toys, two treat bags, and a themed surprise, selected by an algorithm based on each dog’s size, chew strength, and dietary restrictions. Customers can choose between a soft‑toy tier (BarkBox) or a high‑durability tier (Super Chewer) and adjust preferences through an online dashboard, while the platform also offers a standalone e‑commerce catalog of dog food, dental products, and accessories.
Bench provides an online bookkeeping service for U.S. small businesses and self‑employed entrepreneurs, combining automated transaction import and AI‑assisted categorization with dedicated professional bookkeepers. The platform delivers real‑time financial reports, monthly statements, and a tax‑ready year‑end package, while also offering catch‑up bookkeeping and full tax filing assistance.
Funding: $60.3M
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Funding: $60.3M
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The startup operates a personalized beauty subscription platform where users complete a profile questionnaire and receive a curated box of 5‑6 premium cosmetics and hair‑care items, guaranteed to include at least one full‑size product, or they can hand‑pick each item. Subscribers also access a members‑only marketplace with discounted purchases, and the service offers flexible month‑to‑month or prepaid plans while managing inventory, fulfillment, and secure payment processing.
Funding: $10.3M
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Funding: $10.3M
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Birdstop provides a platform for operating drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) with FAA-approved systems that ensure safety and compliance in low altitude airspace. The company enables users to manage aerial operations efficiently while maintaining regulatory standards, addressing the challenges of surveillance and data collection for sectors like utilities and public safety.
Funding: $2.3M
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Funding: $2.3M
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Blade operates an app‑based platform that aggregates on‑demand and scheduled short‑haul air‑mobility services, allowing seat‑by‑seat bookings on helicopters, seaplanes and charter jets between city centers, airports and nearby leisure destinations. The offering includes integrated ground‑transport coordination, lounge access and 24/7 support, with revenue derived from ticket sales, charter fees and ancillary services.
Blockdaemon provides a blockchain infrastructure platform that offers node management, APIs, and staking services for institutional clients. This solution enables organizations to efficiently deploy and manage blockchain networks while ensuring high availability and compliance with industry standards.
Funding: $431.3M
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Funding: $431.3M
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Block Renovation is a platform that connects homeowners with vetted contractors, enabling users to compare quotes and manage renovation projects through a centralized dashboard. The service addresses the challenges of finding reliable contractors and navigating the complexities of home renovations by providing price assurance, milestone-based payments, and a workmanship warranty.
Funding: $104.9M
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Funding: $104.9M
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Board is a tabletop game console that merges physical pieces with a digital touchscreen interface for interactive play. It offers a library of exclusive titles spanning arcade, strategy, and action genres designed for face-to-face social engagement. This platform aims to bring groups together by providing a tactile, shared gaming experience distinct from traditional video consoles.
Funding: $35.0M
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Funding: $35.0M
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