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Stuart Lander

General Partner, Growth atUpfront VenturesFirm active Sep 24California
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Stuart Lander is a General Partner, Growth at Upfront Ventures, having joined in April 2014. He previously held operational roles at tech companies and worked as an attorney.

What Stuart can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Upfront Ventures writes $1M to $30M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Upfront Ventures.

Career

  1. Herbert Smith · attorney
  2. BuildOnline · COO
  3. Internships.com · CMO
  4. CareerArc · CMO
  5. Upfront Ventures · General Partner, Growth
    Now

Focus

techSaaSrecruitingdocument management

Education

University of Leeds, first class honors degree in International History and PoliticsCollege of Law in London, England, law degree with distinction

Also at Upfront Ventures

Kevin ZhangGeneral Partner
Kobie FullerGeneral Partner
Aditi MaliwalPartner
Kesar VarmaPartner
Nick KimPartner

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Questions

Who is Stuart Lander?

Stuart Lander is a General Partner, Growth at Upfront Ventures, having joined in April 2014. He previously held operational roles at tech companies and worked as an attorney.

How much does Stuart Lander invest?

Stuart Lander invests through Upfront Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Stuart Lander?

A warm intro from a founder Upfront Ventures backed works best.

What did Stuart Lander do before Upfront Ventures?

attorney at Herbert Smith; COO at BuildOnline; CMO at Internships.com; CMO at CareerArc.

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