# Lorne Abony

> Lorne Abony is a seed investor in Austin backing Software and Agentic AI. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/lorne-abony/b3/693/138

Lorne Abony is a seed investor in Austin focused on Software and Agentic AI. Lorne Abony is the Chairman of the Board at EMMAC Life Sciences. he was a former CEO and Chairman at Vested Finance.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $750k–$6M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Agentic AI | 2 | 40% |
| Customer Service | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Legal | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 40% |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Callers AI | Callers is the AI-native Customer Journey Orchestration Platform that optimizes current and future customer journeys and experiences by carrying each customer's context across every call, chat, email, and SMS—and every interaction. Unlike conventional agentic CX and voice AI tools that optimize each interaction in isolation, Callers maintainsa persistent understanding of every customer that deepens over time, so customers never have to repeat themselves and each interaction is measurably better than the one before. The result is service that feels genuinely one-to-one at any scale, driving higher customer engagement, conversion, and lifetime value. Learn more at www.callers.ai | $6M | Seed | Jun 17, 2022 | https://myamy.io/ |
| Socati | Headquartered in Austin, Texas Socati is the leading producer of precision cannabinoid ingredients & THC-free broad-spectrum hemp extract. The company provides a top-quality and consistent product for a market projected to reach $22 billion by 2022. Leveraging investments in new technologies, Socati engages in large scale manufacturing andprocesses industrial quantities of hemp biomass to meet demand. Socati's dedication to safe quality ingredients through its GFSI designation gives reach into large, international CPG companies that are seeking high-quality ingredients to deliver to a consumer market hungry for the benefits of hemp-infused goods. | $33M | Series A | Jan 29, 2019 | https://socati.com/ |
| Schoold | The world's #1 college search and counseling mobile app, we're helping 1M+ students figure out where to go to college and how to pay for it. Download at: http://social.schoold.co. | $4.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2016 | http://www.schoold.co/ |
| Capture.it | Capture.it is a billable time capturing application that automatically tracks billable minutes, which slip by during quick calls or email exchanges on its users’ smartphone or desktop. Running securely in the background and integrating with its users practice management system, the application records and allocates time and client details so usersdon’t have to. Capture.it was designed by lawyers on 2014 and is based in Toronto, Ontario. | $750K | Seed | Apr 04, 2014 | http://getcaptureit.com/ |
| Callers AI | Callers is the AI-native Customer Journey Orchestration Platform that optimizes current and future customer journeys and experiences by carrying each customer's context across every call, chat, email, and SMS—and every interaction. Unlike conventional agentic CX and voice AI tools that optimize each interaction in isolation, Callers maintainsa persistent understanding of every customer that deepens over time, so customers never have to repeat themselves and each interaction is measurably better than the one before. The result is service that feels genuinely one-to-one at any scale, driving higher customer engagement, conversion, and lifetime value. Learn more at www.callers.ai |  | Seed |  | https://www.callers.ai |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Next Coast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next-coast-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [FastForward](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fastforward) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [JJR Capital Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jjr-capital-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Social Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/social-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lorne Abony invest in?

Lorne Abony invests primarily in Software, Agentic AI and Customer Service startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lorne Abony's check size?

Lorne Abony typically joins rounds of $750k–$6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lorne Abony participates in.

### How do I contact Lorne Abony?

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### When did Lorne Abony last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lorne Abony closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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