# LivePerson

> LivePerson is a VC fund in New York backing Retail and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/164748
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/LivePerson
- Website: http://www.liveperson.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LivePersonInc

LivePerson is a VC fund in New York focused on Retail and Internet. LivePerson makes life easier by transforming how people communicate with brands. Our 18,000 customers, including leading brands like Citibank, HSBC, Orange, and The Home Depot, use our conversational commerce solutions to orchestrate humans and AI, at scale, and create a convenient, deeply personal relationship — a conversational relationship —— with their millions of consumers. For more information about LivePerson (NASDAQ: LPSN), please visit www.liveperson.com.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for LivePerson. Shizune tracks 7 team members at LivePerson. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/liveperson?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Machine Learning | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robert LoCascio | Founder & CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-locascio |
| Alan Ranger | VP Global Market Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-ranger |
| Eddie DeCurtis | Vice President of Network Distribution | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eddie-decurtis |
| Ido Hacohen | Vice President, Head of M&A and Corporate Development | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ido-hacohen |
| Michael Bommer | SVP EMEA | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-bommer |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aspectiva | Aspectiva’s AI solution turns product Reviews into a smart shopping experience, helping online shoppers find the products that best fit their needs. Our unique NLP technology analyzes massive amounts of reviews and surfaces what people say about any product in any category to enable shoppers make informed decisions and buy with confidence. | $4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 26, 2019 |  |
| Aspectiva | Aspectiva’s AI solution turns product Reviews into a smart shopping experience, helping online shoppers find the products that best fit their needs. Our unique NLP technology analyzes massive amounts of reviews and surfaces what people say about any product in any category to enable shoppers make informed decisions and buy with confidence. | $1.7M |  | Oct 01, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerusalem-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Global Brain Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-brain-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KDDI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kddi) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Union Five](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/unionfive) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does LivePerson invest in?

LivePerson invests primarily in Retail, Internet and E-Commerce startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 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 LivePerson?

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### Who are the partners at LivePerson?

The team at LivePerson includes Robert LoCascio (Founder & CEO), Alan Ranger (VP Global Market Development) and Eddie DeCurtis (Vice President of Network Distribution), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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