Will Berkowitz

Will Berkowitz

Partner atLakehouse VenturesHudson Valley

Will Berkowitz is an Operating Partner at Lakehouse, helping portfolio companies before product-market fit. He was employee #1 at Rhino, scaling it to $100M in revenue.

What Will can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seedCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Lakehouse Ventures writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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

Career

  1. Rhino · employee #1
  2. Lakehouse · Operating Partner
    Now
  3. Rhino
  4. The Players' Tribune
  5. Lakehouse Ventures · Operating Partner
    Now

Focus

aionline worldscommunitylive experiencesdeep proprietary dataCPG / D2C

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Questions

Who is Will Berkowitz?

Will Berkowitz is an Operating Partner at Lakehouse, helping portfolio companies before product-market fit. He was employee #1 at Rhino, scaling it to $100M in revenue.

How much does Will Berkowitz invest?

Will Berkowitz invests through Lakehouse Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed.

How do I pitch Will Berkowitz?

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

What did Will Berkowitz do before Lakehouse Ventures?

employee #1 at Rhino; Rhino; The Players' Tribune.

Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.