# Lair East Labs

> Lair East Labs is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 55 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 55
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laireastlabs
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/laireastlabs
- Website: https://www.laireastlabs.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laireastlabs/

Lair East Labs is a startup accelerator based in New York that empowers founders to expand internationally. At the heart of Lair East Labs lies the 10-week accelerator. Each year 8 -12 startups take on our program and receive investments of $50K. Our 10-week program combines the best of two worlds - learn from alumni founders of top SiliconValley-style accelerators and gain access to a mentor and investor network with extensive experience navigating the Asian markets. In the first three years of operation, our portfolio companies have raised $35 million funding after completing the accelerator.At Lair East Labs, we help globally-minded founders scale their companies internationally. Leveraging acceleration, investment and an international community of like-minded people, we support founders in their quest to build successful and sustainable ventures that solve global problems.We are founders accelerating founders.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 14 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 8 | 15% |
| Health Care | 7 | 13% |
| Analytics | 5 | 9% |
| Apps | 4 | 7% |

101 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 25 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 22 | 40% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 2 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 38 | 69% |
| Germany | 2 | 4% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michelle Wang | Co-Founder and Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelle-wang-2b23 |
| Jie Li | Executive | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jie-li-4f57 |
| Jon Chu | Mentor | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-chu |
| Lee Lin | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lee-lin |
| Ruizhi Hong | VP of Investment | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruizhi-hong |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inked Sports | Developer of influencer marketing and management platform specialized for marketers and college athletes that facilitate streamlined deals. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Maplehouse | Apparel, College Apparel, High-End Fashionwear, Streetwear |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Movig | Movig is a tech platform that helps creators close brand deals faster, so they can spend more time on creating content. We centralize brands and contacts, and automate the brand deal process through B2B and AI tools. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Upmarket | Upmarket is a data and insights platform that converts sign-ups into paying customers for customers running with a freemium business model. Using advanced analytics and application data, Upmarket can analyze user behavior and usage events, and trigger personalized offers, targeted sales actions, and marketing campaigns. Product led growthdoesn't have to be difficult - Upmarket is a single product that gives companies the ability to validate their product assumptions quickly and positively impact revenue without the overhead of multiple systems. |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Firstly | Firstly assists colleges and NGOs in launching, scaling, and monitoring mentorship programs. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Kanda Industries | Kanda Industries is a business-to-business clean-tech firm providing proprietary natural fiber-based reinforcement technology, primarily for the automotive and motorsport industries. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Parrots | Parrots Inc. is a medical devices company that creates smart, inclusive platfoms for people with mobility and communication challenges. The socially assistive robots empower the users and their caregivers to more robustly experience their worlds by assisting with seeing, speaking, and interacting with their surroundings.Parrots is an intuitivecompany that develops Polly which is a socially assistive companion for people with mobility and communication challenges. Polly is built to be their friendly companion on your shoulder like a parrot. The socially assistive robots are plug-and-play devices, which can be controlled hands-free through eye-tracking or other abilities switches. Parrots create five values (5 C's): 1. Communication: AI/ML smart communication in real-time with an intuitive prediction system, which is 4x faster than all current assistive communication devices. 2. Control: 360-degree computer vision indoor and outdoor. 3. Connectivity: with smart-home devices. 4. Compatibility: with all kinds of abilities switches, including eye-tracking, head-mouse, joystick, or facial expression. 5- Caregiving: with devices and inclusive apps that assist people with physical challenges and their caregivers by maximizing independence for the users and reducing caregivers’ costs. |  | Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| StageKeep | StageKeep is a technology company focused on collaborative tools that organize, plan and track movements of groups and large crowds. | $150K | Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| IndicatorLab | Investor's Copilot Driven by Generative AI |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |
| Frich | Frich makes money social. It is the first social finance app empowering Gen Z to take control of their personal finances by setting spending goals together with friends using gamification and social media elements. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 26, 2023 |  |

10 of 55 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sunstone Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunstone-management-inc-067f) — VC Fund, 15 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/techstars) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [One Way Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-way-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [SAV (Scale Asia Ventures)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-asia-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Redbud VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-df67) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Techstars](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanley-techstars-additive-manufacturing-accelerator) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Lair East Labs invest in?

Lair East Labs invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 55 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lair East Labs?

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### Who are the partners at Lair East Labs?

The team at Lair East Labs includes Michelle Wang (Co-Founder and Partner), Jie Li (Executive) and Jon Chu (Mentor), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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