Michael Lazerow

Michael Lazerow is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and writer who is currently the Cofounder and Managing Partner at Velvet Sea Ventures, a position he has held since September 2019.1 Velvet Sea Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that provides seed-to-growth stage capital investments and strategic support across various sectors.1

Career Highlights

Entrepreneurial Ventures::

• Cofounder of Buddy Media, a software company he started with his wife Kass and sold to Salesforce.com for approximately $800 million in 2012.1
• Founder of Golf.com.6

Corporate Experience::

• Served as Chief Strategy Officer at Salesforce from August 2012 to September 2015, following the acquisition of Buddy Media.1
• During his tenure at Salesforce, the company's annual revenue run rate grew from $2 billion to $6 billion.1

Investment Activities

Lazerow is an active investor through:

1. Velvet Sea Ventures, which has invested more than $2.2 billion in various companies.1
2. Lazerow Ventures, his personal investment fund established in January 2010.1

His investment portfolio includes notable companies such as:

• Braze (IPO)
• Buzzfeed (IPO)
• Facebook (IPO)
• Scopely
• Tumblr (acquired by Yahoo!)

Board Positions

Michael Lazerow holds several board positions, including:

• Director at Pixel Vault (since February 2022)
• Director at SuperRare Labs (since March 2021)
• Director at Mercato (since March 2021)
• Board Observer at CTD.ai (since December 2020)
• Director at shape matrix (since June 2017)1

Personal

Michael Lazerow frequently collaborates with his wife, Kass Lazerow, with whom he has cofounded multiple ventures.12 They are known for their work as married cofounders and often share insights about entrepreneurship and business leadership through various platforms.345