# Lair East

> Lair East is a VC fund in New York backing Sales and Sports. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lair-east/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/LairEast
- Website: https://www.laireast.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laireast

Lair East is a New York-based community that helps startups grow by focusing on tech and culture and leveraging investment and networking resources. Between China and the United States, we grow a powerful and collective ecosystem that consists of an international startup community for entrepreneurs, coworking spaces, investment supports,accelerator programs, and a bridge for China-US culture exchange. We believe in "Build Local, Think Global"​ and dedicate to help entrepreneurs and startups to achieve their goals and make real impacts on the world around them.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| eSports | 1 | 33% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 33% |
| Enterprise Software | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Zhu | CEO & Cofounder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-zhu-9c63 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Substrata | SubStrata is a novel developer of Interpersonal AI technology for Dealmakers & Negotiators | $2.5M | Seed | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Substrata | SubStrata is a novel developer of Interpersonal AI technology for Dealmakers & Negotiators | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 24, 2021 |  |
| Blocksport | Blocksport supports Esports and Sports clubs, streamers, influencers, federation and leagues with a dedicated white-label mobile app to access new revenue sources, to engage their fan community and to analyze the brand visibility and interaction of their sponsoring brands. | $110K | Seed | Sep 01, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ophir Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ophir-capital-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Park Avenue Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/park-avenue-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Raptor Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raptorgroup) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Verissimo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/verissimo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- SHOR — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lair East invest in?

Lair East invests primarily in Sales, Sports and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Lair East?

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### Who are the partners at Lair East?

The team at Lair East includes Michael Zhu (CEO & Cofounder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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