Justin LaFayette

Co-Founder, Lead Investor & Head of Firm atGeorgianToronto

Justin LaFayette is a co-founder and lead investor at Georgian. He previously co-founded DWL and held a strategy role at IBM.

What Justin can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Georgian writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Georgian.

Career

  1. DWL · CEO
  2. Georgian · Co-Founder, CEO
    Now

Companies founded

GeorgianDWL

Investments named in public bios

ShopifyIEXTealiumTopHatPrecisionLenderBluecoreDefenseStormIntegrate.aiPolarSignpostTrue FitWorkFusion41st ParameterKinnser SoftwareKonySilanis/eSignLive

Focus

AI softwareenterprise softwaremaster data management

Education

Ferris State University, Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Services

Also at Georgian

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Questions

Who is Justin LaFayette?

Justin LaFayette is a co-founder and lead investor at Georgian. He previously co-founded DWL and held a strategy role at IBM.

How much does Justin LaFayette invest?

Justin LaFayette invests through Georgian, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at series b.

How do I pitch Justin LaFayette?

A warm intro from a founder Georgian backed works best.

What did Justin LaFayette do before Georgian?

CEO at DWL.

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