Lane Merrifield
CEO & Co-Founder @ FreshGrade
Vancouver, Canada
Lane Merrifield is a angel investor at FreshGrade in Vancouver focused on Internet and Recycling. Lane is a passionate advocate of the convergence of creativity and technology, which has fueled his life long journey of entrepreneurship. Regarded as a pioneer of virtual worlds for children as co-founder of Club Penguin and former executive vice president at the Walt Disney Company, he was inspired to shift his focus to the challenges of today’seducation system and co-founded FreshGrade, a learning collaboration tool focused on the challenges facing teachers, parents, and students in the 21st century classroom.The recipient of several leadership awards, Lane continues to give back to the community through his many philanthropic endeavors, mentoring and investing in early stage technology companies, and volunteering on several boards including his recent appointment to the Premiers Technology Council.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Lane Merrifield invests in
Stages Lane Merrifield invests in
Countries Lane Merrifield invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Internet 1 (33%)
- Recycling 1 (33%)
- E-Commerce 1 (33%)
- Waste Management 1 (33%)
- Information Technology 1 (33%)
Stage
- Angel 1 (33%)
- Grant 1 (33%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (33%)
Investments
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Operation Take Two
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Operation Take Two is a social enterprise revolutionizing the global issue of waste by empowering communities to turn trash into treasure. | $30K / Angel / Nov 09, 2019 | |
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Operation Take Two
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Operation Take Two is a social enterprise revolutionizing the global issue of waste by empowering communities to turn trash into treasure. | $30K / Grant / Nov 09, 2019 | |
Caravan Digital Studios
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Caravan Digital Studios is a digital product studio that creates custom consumer brands and businesses. It identifies white spaces in popular culture and entertainment trends in order to brainstorm, co-found, and develop direct-to-consumer products, technology, and businesses. The company is using proprietary data and reach to identify uniqueopportunities and create authentic brands with a targeted audience. | $12.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 27, 2017 |
Co-Investors
About FreshGrade
In collaboration with teachers, parents, and students FreshGrade was created for the classroom as an all-inclusive assessment, documentation and communications platform for teachers. FreshGrade facilitates greater parental engagement and student development in a way that mirrors how people communicate and use technology today.
FreshGrade Contacts
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Andrea Keith
Director of Market Strategy & Engagement
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Chris Besse
President & COO
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Lane Merrifield
CEO & Co-Founder
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What does Lane Merrifield invest in?
Lane Merrifield invests primarily in Internet, Recycling and E-Commerce startups, most often at Angel and Grant stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Lane Merrifield closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 3 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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