Lane Merrifield
Angel Investor
Vancouver, Canada
Lane Merrifield is a angel investor 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%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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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 | ||
| 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 / Oct 27, 2017 | ||
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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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When did Lane Merrifield last invest?
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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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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