# Kass Lazerow

> Kass Lazerow is a Series A investor at Velvet Sea Ventures (New York) backing News and Publishing. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Velvet Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velvet-sea-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Apr 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kass-lazerow-019b678/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kasslazerow
- Website: http://lazerow.com

Kass Lazerow is a Series A investor at Velvet Sea Ventures in New York focused on News and Publishing. Kass is a successful entrepreneur with extensive experience in marketing, consulting and business operations.Kass has founded several successful companies. Prior to Buddy Media, Kass founded GOLF.com, which was sold to Time Inc. in 2006. At GOLF.com, Kass served as co-founder, President and COO, where she helped take the company from an idea toa multi-million dollar consumer internet company.In her current role as co-founder and COO of Buddy Media, Kass’ responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of the business, including marketing, PR, general operations, HR and more. This multifaceted position allows Kass to leverage her understanding of the internet and her experience as a proven entrepreneur.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $13M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 2 | 29% |
| Publishing | 2 | 29% |
| Digital Media | 2 | 29% |
| Social Network | 2 | 29% |
| Apps | 1 | 14% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |
| Series D | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $16M | Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |
| Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $16M | Pre-Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |
| Mashable | Mashable is the leading media company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital culture. Reporting on the importance of digital innovation, Mashable empowers, and inspires its readers around the globe. Since its inception in 2005, Mashable record 45 million monthly unique visitors and 28 million social media followers and are one ofthe most influential and engaged online communities worldwide. Mashable is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles. | $17M | Series B | Jan 28, 2015 |  |
| Tile | Tile gives everything the power of smart location, locating more than six million unique items every day. Leveraging its vast community that spans 195 countries, Tile’s cloud-based finding platform helps people find the things that matter to them most. The company is based in San Mateo, CA and is backed by Francisco Partners, Bessemer VenturePartners, and GGV Capital. For more information, please visit Tile.com. | $13M | Series A | Oct 01, 2014 |  |
| Mashable | Mashable is the leading media company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital culture. Reporting on the importance of digital innovation, Mashable empowers, and inspires its readers around the globe. Since its inception in 2005, Mashable record 45 million monthly unique visitors and 28 million social media followers and are one ofthe most influential and engaged online communities worldwide. Mashable is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles. | $14M | Series A | Mar 02, 2014 |  |
| Mashable | Mashable is the leading media company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital culture. Reporting on the importance of digital innovation, Mashable empowers, and inspires its readers around the globe. Since its inception in 2005, Mashable record 45 million monthly unique visitors and 28 million social media followers and are one ofthe most influential and engaged online communities worldwide. Mashable is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles. | $13.3M | Series A | Jan 06, 2014 |  |
| BuzzFeed | BuzzFeed is a news and entertainment company that is redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology. BuzzFeed provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment, and video across the social web to its global audience of more than 200M. It covers breaking news, produces original videos,and creates content that people want to share on the web.BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John Johnson. It is headquartered in New York, New York. | $19.3M | Series D | Jan 03, 2013 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New Markets Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-markets-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Updata Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/updata-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [MatterScale Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matterscale-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Salkantay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salkantay-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Simma Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/simma-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Beta Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beta-ventures-ac24) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Velvet Sea Ventures

VC Fund · Dover, United States

Velvet Sea Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality. With more than 80 years of combined experience as founders and venture investors and more than $2.2 billion invested, the firm provides seed-to-growth stage capital investments coupled with strategic support across all sectors. Velvet Seaspartners’ past investments include such notable companies as Twitter (TWTR), Square (SQ), SpaceX, Snap Inc. (SNAP), Facebook (FB), Pinterest (PINS), Domo (DOMO), Buzzfeed, Namely, Eaze, Braze, and Map Anything (CRM).

4 contacts available at Velvet Sea Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Lazerow | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-lazerow |
| Audrey DiMarzo | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-dimarzo |
| John Giampetroni | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-a-giampetroni |
| Kass Lazerow | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kass-lazerow |

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## FAQ

### What does Kass Lazerow invest in?

Kass Lazerow invests primarily in News, Publishing and Digital Media startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kass Lazerow's check size?

Kass Lazerow typically joins rounds of $13M–$14M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kass Lazerow participates in.

### When did Kass Lazerow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kass Lazerow closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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