# Lauren Epstein

> Lauren Epstein is a pre-seed investor at StandUp Ventures (Toronto) backing CMS and SaaS. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [StandUp Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/standup-ventures-i)
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenpsepstein/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/epsteinlauren

Lauren Epstein is an Associate at OMERS Ventures, a leading multi-stage venture capital investor in disruptive and innovative technology. At OV, Lauren is responsible for researching and executing on investment opportunities in growth-oriented technology companies. She also provides assistance to portfolio companies post-investment and engages inrelationship building and outreach in the community.Previously, Lauren was the Director of Investments at Epstein Enterprises Inc., a Toronto-based family office, where she was responsible for growing the angel investing portfolio. She managed the full cycle of tech investing opportunities in origination, execution, and value creation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CMS | 1 | 100% |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Marketing | 1 | 100% |
| Agentic AI | 1 | 100% |

7 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ChatFeatured | ChatFeatured is a software platform that provides tools for tracking and managing how brands appear in AI search systems. It monitors brand mentions, sources, and visibility across AI platforms. The system analyzes data to identify gaps and content issues. It generates content plans and supports writing and publishing based on search data. Theplatform includes a dashboard that shows performance, citations, and sentiment. It provides site audits with scores and tasks for content and technical review. The service connects with content systems and tools to manage data and updates. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 22, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BY Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/by-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About StandUp Ventures

VC Fund · Toronto, Canada

StandUp Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in female-founded companies in the B2B software and digital health sector.The firm is led by a team of experienced investors who have assembled a diverse advisory committee. The advisory committee is comprised of successful founders, venture investors, and other strategic mentors who willprovide high-touch support to the entrepreneurs. StandUp Ventures catalyzes strong deal flow across Canada from its network and syndicate seed rounds with Angels and US VCs.

3 contacts available at StandUp Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michelle McBane | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelle-mcbane |
| Lance Laking | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lance-laking-2 |
| Lauren Epstein | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lauren-epstein |

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## FAQ

### What does Lauren Epstein invest in?

Lauren Epstein invests primarily in CMS, SaaS and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lauren Epstein last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lauren Epstein closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 1 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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