Christian Lawless

Christian Lawless

General Partner atConversion CapitalNew York

Christian Lawless is Founder and Managing Partner of Conversion Capital, a venture firm focused on Generative AI, fintech, cloud infrastructure, and national security. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Nomura and has led investments in companies like Ramp and Cognition.

What Christian can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
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Career

  1. Lehman Brothers · Managing Director
  2. Nomura · Managing Director
  3. Conversion Capital · Founder and Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Conversion Capital

Investments named in public bios

RampBLNDCognitionTemporalFIGR

Focus

generative aifinancial technologycloud infrastructurenational security

Education

Ohio Wesleyan University, Economics

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Who is Christian Lawless?

Christian Lawless is Founder and Managing Partner of Conversion Capital, a venture firm focused on Generative AI, fintech, cloud infrastructure, and national security. He previously worked at Lehman Brothers and Nomura and has led investments in companies like Ramp and Cognition.

How much does Christian Lawless invest?

Conversion Capital has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Christian Lawless?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Christian in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Conversion Capital backed works better.

What did Christian Lawless do before Conversion Capital?

Managing Director at Lehman Brothers; Managing Director at Nomura.

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