# Lori Goler

> Lori Goler is a Series A investor at Facebook (San Francisco Bay Area) backing Coffee and Handmade. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Facebook](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/facebook-ai)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lori-goler/1/876/462
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lori

Lori Goler is a Series A investor at Facebook in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Coffee and Handmade. Lori Goler is the Vice President of Human Resources and Recruiting and is responsible for all aspects of Lori joined Facebook following five years at eBay, where she led consumer marketing with responsibility for marketing strategy, brand management,advertising, and consumer promotions. While there, she also served as General Manager of the eBay Stores business.Lori was a founding member of the executive team at babystyle.com where she led operations and merchandising. In that role, she led the roll-out of babystyle.com which became a leading online retailer in the category. Lori started her career at The Walt Disney Company focused on strategy and business planning for the consumer products businesses.Lori holds a bachelor's degree from Yale University, a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a master's degree in public policy from the Kennedy School of Government.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $15M–$17M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coffee | 1 | 50% |
| Handmade | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |
| Restaurants | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nines | Nines is the first-of-its-kind teleradiology practice. Our radiologists and engineers are on a mission to build world-class tools in-house to enable the best radiologists to deliver the best patient care. | $16.5M | Series A | Nov 22, 2019 |  |
| Philz Coffee | Philz Coffee focuses on making the best drip coffee. Each cup is handcrafted and made one cup at a time at our retail stores served by friendly Baristas dedicated to customizing your cup of love. We don't do espresso, lattes, cappuccinos. We believe in being great at a few things - Handcrafted Drip Coffee & Customer Service. | $15M | Series A | May 02, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [#Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cowboy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cowboy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ecosystem Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ecosystem-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Facebook

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Facebook AI offers technology and engineering services like theory, algorithms, applications, software and hardware infrastructure.

5 contacts available at Facebook.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Larry Alder | Director Connectivity Ecosystems | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larry-alder |
| Lori Goler | Head of HR | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lori-goler |
| Matthias Setzer | Global Director Merchant Services Facebook Financial F2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthias-setzer |
| Prashant Sharma | Country Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prashant-sharma-ad47 |
| Ambrish Verma | Director of Product Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambrish-verma |

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## FAQ

### What does Lori Goler invest in?

Lori Goler invests primarily in Coffee, Handmade and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lori Goler's check size?

Lori Goler typically joins rounds of $15M–$17M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lori Goler participates in.

### When did Lori Goler last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lori Goler closed in Nov 2019. Shizune tracks 2 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?

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