Jim Lanzone
CEO @ Yahoo
San Francisco, United States
Jim Lanzone is a Series A investor at Yahoo in San Francisco focused on Internet and E-Commerce. Jim Lanzone is the CEO of Yahoo. Jim Lanzone attended the University of California, Los Angeles and Emory University.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Jim Lanzone invests in
Stages Jim Lanzone invests in
Countries Jim Lanzone invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 3 (33%)
- E-Commerce 3 (33%)
- Information Technology 3 (33%)
- Marketplace 2 (22%)
- Personal Health 2 (22%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Angel 1 (11%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Amorai offers an AI relationship coaching app targeting young adults. It provides tailored coaching exercises that are mostly created and selected for Gen Z. It is structured as a vertical AI product. | Pre-Seed / Apr 27, 2023 | ||
| Meeno offers an AI relationship mentoring app targeting young adults. It provides tailored coaching exercises that are mostly created and selected for Gen Z. It is structured as a vertical AI product. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Apr 27, 2023 | ||
| Taboola is a content discovery platform that connects people with content they may like but never knew existed. It is serving over 360 billion recommendations to over 1 billion unique visitors every month on some of the Web’s most innovative publisher sites, including USA TODAY, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, and The Weather Channel.Headquartered in New York City with R&D in Israel, Taboola also has offices in Pasadena, London, and Bangkok. Publishers, marketers, and agencies leverage Taboola to retain users on their sites, monetize their traffic, and distribute their content to drive high-quality audiences. | $1.3M / Post-IPO Equity / Nov 28, 2022 | ||
| Rutter develops a universal API that integrates with every commerce, accounting, and payments platform. It enables users to connect to any platform and get a holistic view of any business. | $27M / Series A / Mar 15, 2022 | ||
| Popshop live is a mobile live streaming marketplace where talented individuals can create and host their own shopping channel and sell directly to a global audience. Viewers can interact and shop with the broadcasters in real-time during the streams and access their favorite broadcasters’ storefronts and previous shows anytime.This uniqueplatform was designed to showcase individuality and intimately connect exceptional sellers and their unique products / services to vital buyers who love to learn, explore and collect. | $20M / Series A / Jul 07, 2021 | ||
| Luvocracy gives you a home for the best recommendations shared between you and the people you trust. Word of mouth recommendations happen in the world every second of every day. So we've created a seamless way to capture, exchange and purchase the things you love. | $11M / Series A / May 16, 2013 | ||
| Vurb’s mission is to create a smarter, more connected mobile world that empowers people to do more of what they want all in one app. Vurb enables people to find, plan, and do by connecting them to the most relevant information and tools from apps and services in a single mobile experience. The company was founded in 2011 by Bobby Lo and was thewinner of TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2014. Vurb is based in San Francisco and is financially backed by Redpoint Ventures, Max Levchin, Drew Houston, Data Collective, and other Silicon Valley luminaries.We're hiring! vurb.com/jobs | $2M / Seed / Feb 20, 2013 | ||
| Thumbtack is a technology leader building the modern home management platform. Through the Thumbtack app, homeowners can effortlessly manage their homes — confidently knowing what to do, when to do it, and who to hire. Bringing the $500 billion home services industry online, Thumbtack empowers millions of homeowners to fix, maintain, and improvetheir most valuable asset. The company is backed by Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global Management, Javelin Venture Partners, Baillie Gifford, and Capital G, among others. | $1.2M / Angel / Jun 09, 2010 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Yahoo
Yahoo is a media technology company that connects people with their passions. They reach people from finance, sports, shopping, gaming, and news with the products, content, and technology. They provide a full-stack platform for businesses to connect across advertising, search, and media.
Yahoo Contacts
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Catherine Friedman
Board of Director
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Eddy Hartenstein
Board Member
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Jim Lanzone
CEO
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Libby Sartain
CHRO
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Mike Gupta
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What does Jim Lanzone invest in?
Jim Lanzone invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Jim Lanzone last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jim Lanzone closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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