Lawson DeVries

Lawson DeVries

Managing General Partner atGrotech VenturesOwings Mills

Lawson DeVries is Managing General Partner at Grotech Ventures, focusing on enterprise software and tech-enabled services. He joined in 2005 and serves on multiple boards, with prior roles in equity research and sales.

What Lawson can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Grotech Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Deutsche Bank · Equity Research
  2. Buckingham Research Group · Institutional Equity Sales
  3. Grotech Ventures · Managing General Partner
    Now
  4. Deutsche Bank
  5. Buckingham Research Group

Investments named in public bios

ApkudoBetterWorldCerosCloverlyCrowd StreetRedPoint GlobalSturdy.AISunstone CreditUrbanBoundYardstikCerebroEcoMap TechnologiesFOUNT GlobalPetScreeningShipMonkDatasembly

Focus

enterprise softwaretech-enabled services

Education

Harvard University, BA in English LiteratureDuke University’s Fuqua School of Business, MBA

Also at Grotech Ventures

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Questions

Who is Lawson DeVries?

Lawson DeVries is Managing General Partner at Grotech Ventures, focusing on enterprise software and tech-enabled services. He joined in 2005 and serves on multiple boards, with prior roles in equity research and sales.

How much does Lawson DeVries invest?

Lawson DeVries invests through Grotech Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at seed, series a.

How do I pitch Lawson DeVries?

A warm intro from a founder Grotech Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Lawson DeVries do before Grotech Ventures?

Equity Research at Deutsche Bank; Institutional Equity Sales at Buckingham Research Group; Deutsche Bank; Buckingham Research Group.

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