Jody LaNasa
Founder, Managing Partner & CIO @ Serengeti Asset Management
New York, United States
Jody LaNasa is a debt financing investor at Serengeti Asset Management in New York focused on Sports and FinTech. Founder and Managing Partner of Serengeti Asset Management, a value-driven investment firm that focuses on niche credit opportunities defined by their small size and complexity. It invests in performing debt and high-yielding opportunities. Serengeti provides institutions and private company executives with sophisticated solutions to fundingchallenges. Investments can include steady debt, liquidations, litigation finance, stressed and distressed corporate and sovereign debt, off-the-run structured credit, reinsurance, and financing platforms.Prior to launching Serengeti in 2007, Mr. LaNasa was a partner at Goldman Sachs where he headed the Multi-Strategy Investing Business ("MSI") in the Special Situations Group. MSI was a multi-billion dollar proprietary investment business focused on similar opportunities.Mr. LaNasa graduated from Harvard Law School (J.D. magna cum laude) and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S. summa cum laude). He was an attorney at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in their creditors' rights and corporate departments and clerked for Judge Adrian G. Duplantier of the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans).He serves on Harvard Law School's Advisory Board and now serves on the Advisory Board for Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and previously served on Georgetown’s Board of Regents.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Jody LaNasa invests in
Stages Jody LaNasa invests in
Countries Jody LaNasa invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 1 (25%)
- FinTech 1 (25%)
- Software 1 (25%)
- Insurance 1 (25%)
- Compliance 1 (25%)
Stage
- Debt Financing 2 (50%)
- Series G 1 (25%)
- Private Equity 1 (25%)
Investments
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WorkFusion
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WorkFusion provides a platform of AI agents for automating business processes. The agents perform financial crime compliance functions, including sanctions screening and adverse media monitoring. The software is designed to improve operational efficiency for financial institutions. | $45M / Series G / Sep 16, 2025 | |
FZ Sports
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FZ Sports is a technology firm that connects sports fans to the information they want to see. FZ Sports is located in Miami Florida. | $74M / Debt Financing / Jun 15, 2023 | |
Job.com
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Job.com is evolving the traditional recruitment model using blockchain technology, enhanced feedback and financial rewards. This powerful utilization of technology will fulfil their mission to realign the industry away from costly middlemen towards a decentralized, reward-based community.Led by a team of innovative recruitment professionals,experienced in connecting outstanding people with the world’s most innovative companies, the Job.com platform has been built to optimize the hiring process for both candidate and employer | Private Equity / Nov 29, 2022 | |
Secfi
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Secfi is trusted by thousands of startup employees for equity planning and financing. We’re the first to provide a proprietary suite of equity planning tools, 1:1 guidance with licensed equity strategists and a set of financing products that enable employees to own a stake in the company they helped build. We also provide company-wide education forstartups at all stages to help their team make the best decision for their own situation. Currently, we have worked with employees from more than 80% of all U.S. unicorns. For more information, please visit www.secfi.com. | $150M / Debt Financing / May 18, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Georgian
2 deals together
777 Partners
1 deal together
Chubb Limited
1 deal together
Declaration Partners
1 deal together
FJ Labs
1 deal together
Ghost Tree Partners
1 deal together
Serengeti Asset Management focuses on niche credit opportunities defined by their size, complexity, and labor intensiveness. It invests in performing debt and high-yielding opportunities. Serengeti also provides institutions and private company executives with sophisticated solutions to funding challenges through its dedicated financing platforms.Serengeti manages capital for institutional investors including pensions, endowments, and large family offices. It was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York.
Serengeti Asset Management Contacts
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Aria Vossoughi
Managing Director
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Jody LaNasa
Founder, Managing Partner & CIO
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Leslie D. Biddle
Partner
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Ray Yousefian
Senior Managing Director and Head of Stock Finance
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What does Jody LaNasa invest in?
Jody LaNasa invests primarily in Sports, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Debt Financing and Series G stage. Most of the 4 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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The most recent investment recorded for Jody LaNasa closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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