# Lazard

> Lazard is a VC fund in New York backing Real Estate and Construction. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Fund size: $3.6M
- Last fund: Oct 2024
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lazard/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lazard
- Website: http://www.lazard.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LazardCareers/

Lazard is a VC fund in New York focused on Real Estate and Construction. Lazard is one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. The firm serves clients globally from 43 cities across 27 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America.As the leading global independent advisor to corporations, partnerships, institutions, government, sovereign entitiesand individuals, Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance. As a world class asset manager, Lazard serves clients with a broad range of global investment solutions and investment management services in equity and fixed income strategies, alternative investments and private equity funds.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Lazard. Shizune tracks 18 team members at Lazard. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/lazard?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 2 | 67% |
| Construction | 2 | 67% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 67% |
| India | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Archie Norman | Chairman London | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archie-norman |
| Jim D’Aquila | Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail | 1 | — |
| Jonathan Dawson | Managing Director | 0 | — |
| Raymond McGuire | President and Co‑Head of Financial Advisory in North America | 2 | — |
| Alexander Stern | Chief Operating officer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lodha Group | Established in 1980, privately held Lodha Group is India's No 1 real estate developer and amongst the world's select multinational real estate developers with presence in India and the United Kingdom. The company is one of the most profitable players in India and the largest by sales for three consecutive years. It achieved net sales ofINR 7,790 Cr for FY 14-15 and INR 7,520 Cr for FY 13-14 with INR 8,092 Cr in FY 12-13 and INR 3,911 Cr in FY 11-12. The Group is currently developing an estimated 43 million sq ft of prime real estate with the largest land reserves in MMR, and has 28 ongoing projects across London, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad and expanding in Bangalore. The group has the largest land bank of over 6,200 acres with an estimated saleable area of ~553 million sq ft. In FY 14-15 alone the company delivered 5.7 million square feet and 5,500 units across projects. The group plans to deliver more than 11.8 million sq ft in FY 15-16. Lodha’s vision of ‘Building a Better Life’ extends across markets with several landmark developments to its credit including World One – the world's tallest residential tower, and Palava City – the first Greenfield smart city in the country. The group has brought some of the top global names including Armani/Casa, Trump, Philippe Starck, Jade Jagger, Kelly Hoppen, Greg Norman and Pei Cobb Freed to India. The Group has recorded the biggest land deal in India till date, buying a plot for INR 4,053 Cr from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) in 2010, where it is developing New Cuffe Parade, a world-class mixed use development set to become the new city centre of Mumbai. The group has acquired other notable land parcels in Mumbai such as the 88-acre land parcel in the Thane region; the 17 acres Mumbai Textile Mills parcel for ~INR 2,727 Cr from DLF, and the famous Washington House property on Altamount Road from the American government. | $396.6M | Post-IPO Equity | Mar 07, 2024 | https://www.lodhagroup.in |
| Better Place | Better Place, an electric vehicle services provider, builds and operates an infrastructure and intelligent network to deliver services to drivers for the adoption of electric vehicles and optimization of energy use in North America, Japan, Australia, China, Denmark, and Israel. Its infrastructure and intelligent network provides electric cardrivers with access to a network of charge spots, battery switch stations, and systems that optimize the driving experience. Better Place has a strategic partnership with Renault. Shai Agassi and Quin Garcia founded it on October 29, 2007, with its headquarters in Palo Alto in California. Better Place has operations in Israel, Denmark, and Australia. It filed for bankruptcy in November 2013. | $350M | Series B | Jan 25, 2010 | http://www.betterplace.com |
| AssetLine Holdings | AssetLine.com is the only truly global online exchange that takes the risk out of buying and selling used construction equipment over the internet. They are a full service organization and are there every step of the way to make sure that buying and selling is quick, easy and secure for both buyers and sellers. Just see what Their clients have tosay! With a global selection of used ex-rental and lease equipment available now, Their clients have access to extensive pool of quality used equipment. | $3M |  | Feb 22, 2000 | http://www.assetline.com/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APG Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apg-asset-management-nv) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Carmignac — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Franklin Templeton](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/franklin-templeton-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- GQG — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HDFC Standard Life Insurance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hdfc-standard-life-insurance-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Lazard invest in?

Lazard invests primarily in Real Estate, Construction and Energy startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Lazard?

Public channels for Lazard include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Lazard?

The team at Lazard includes Archie Norman (Chairman London), Jim D’Aquila (Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail) and Jonathan Dawson (Managing Director), among 18 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co