# Michael Lazerow

> Michael Lazerow is a Series A investor at Velvet Sea Ventures backing Software and SaaS. See 51 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Velvet Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velvet-sea-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 51
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 16%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lazerow/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/lazerow
- Website: http://www.lazerow.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lazerow

Michael Lazerow is a Series A investor at Velvet Sea Ventures in New York focused on Software and SaaS. Michael Lazerow is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Velvet Sea Ventures.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.6M–$15M |
| Series A | $3M–$26M |
| Series B | $7.3M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 15 | 29% |
| SaaS | 7 | 14% |
| Mobile | 7 | 14% |
| Advertising | 7 | 14% |
| Content | 6 | 12% |

92 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 20 | 39% |
| Seed | 15 | 29% |
| Series B | 7 | 14% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 4% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 38 | 75% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Healthie | Healthie offers infrastructure for next generation digital health organizations that offer virtual-first care. Our API-first and fully brandable suite of solutions - EMR, coaching platform, scheduling software, and patient engagement - enable healthcare builders to launch and scale best-in-class experiences for their members and quickly scale aprovider network. Our organizations deliver holistic care in verticals like behavioral health, women's health, pediatrics and caregiving, and health coaching. We also offer a built-in marketplace of business and clinical integrations used by our organizations. Healthie is HIPAA Compliant and SOC-2 Certified. | $23M | Series B | Oct 15, 2024 |  |
| KarmaCheck | KarmaCheck is a software company that provides technology-based solutions for background checks, credentialing, and compliance. With an API-first platform, a mobile-friendly candidate experience, and rapid customer service response times, KarmaCheck delivers accurate background checks faster. | $45M | Series B | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Gynger | Gynger is a cash flow management solution with embedded financing that gives B2B technology vendors the power to offer flexible payment terms to customers while securing up front payment.With Gynger, finance leaders can leverage a combination of actionable insights and capital to optimize day-to-day cash flows, accelerate deal flows, mitigaterisk, and execute long term strategic vision with ease.In 2024, Gynger announced its $20 Million Series A funding by world-class investors including Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI-focused venture fund), Velvet Sea Ventures, BAG Ventures, Deciens, Vine Ventures, Upper90, Quiet Capital and m]x[v Capital.Gynger was founded in 2021 by serial entrepreneur Mark Ghermezian, who co-founded Braze (BRZE) and served as its first CEO, pioneering a new category that led to the company's IPO in November 2021. Based in New York, Gynger has been recognized as one of Built In's 2026 Best Places to Work. | $20M | Series A | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Healthie | Healthie offers infrastructure for next generation digital health organizations that offer virtual-first care. Our API-first and fully brandable suite of solutions - EMR, coaching platform, scheduling software, and patient engagement - enable healthcare builders to launch and scale best-in-class experiences for their members and quickly scale aprovider network. Our organizations deliver holistic care in verticals like behavioral health, women's health, pediatrics and caregiving, and health coaching. We also offer a built-in marketplace of business and clinical integrations used by our organizations. Healthie is HIPAA Compliant and SOC-2 Certified. | $16M | Series A | Jul 19, 2022 |  |
| KarmaCheck | KarmaCheck is a software company that provides technology-based solutions for background checks, credentialing, and compliance. With an API-first platform, a mobile-friendly candidate experience, and rapid customer service response times, KarmaCheck delivers accurate background checks faster. | $15M | Series A | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Pixel Vault | Pixel Vault is a media firm that promotes crypto-native assets through the creation of intellectual property in a range of channels. The company was founded in 2021 and is building at the crossroad of NFTs, Defi, and gaming. | $100M | Series A | Feb 02, 2022 |  |
| WatchBox | WatchBox™ is the global destination for luxury pre-owned timepieces, offering an expertly curated inventory of luxury pre-owned watches for sale, personalized client services, educational opportunities and astute editorial content. Fueled by tech-aided convenience. In tune with today’s modern connected consumer, The WatchBox operates under thepremise that time is greatest luxury, and pricing transparency is paramount to establish trust. Their team of 170 associates are some of the most passionate watch enthusiasts in the business, maintaining a level of knowledge regarding the history, nuances of current collections and pulse of the secondary marketplace to welcome into their world; lend expert council and keep captivated. | $165M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| nameless | Nameless is a non-fungible token (NFT) platform as a service software company that empowers businesses, individuals, and digital creators to create, mint, and capitalize on their own custom NFT projects through easy-to-use scalable API solutions. | $15M | Seed | Oct 28, 2021 |  |
| Autograph | Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment, and culture to create unique digital collections and experiences. Autograph is building the future of fandom through a streamlined and inclusive process, authentic and creative products, and exclusive partnerships. | $35M | Series A | Jul 01, 2021 |  |
| Torre.ai | Torre Technologies is a recruitment platform, matching talent from unconventional careers with fulfilling professional opportunities. | $16M | Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |

10 of 51 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [SoftBank Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aafmanagement) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arabangel) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [New Markets Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-markets-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Velvet Sea Ventures

VC Fund · Dover, United States

Velvet Sea Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps entrepreneurs turn their visions into reality. With more than 80 years of combined experience as founders and venture investors and more than $2.2 billion invested, the firm provides seed-to-growth stage capital investments coupled with strategic support across all sectors. Velvet Seaspartners’ past investments include such notable companies as Twitter (TWTR), Square (SQ), SpaceX, Snap Inc. (SNAP), Facebook (FB), Pinterest (PINS), Domo (DOMO), Buzzfeed, Namely, Eaze, Braze, and Map Anything (CRM).

4 contacts available at Velvet Sea Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Lazerow | Co-founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-lazerow |
| Audrey DiMarzo | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audrey-dimarzo |
| John Giampetroni | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-a-giampetroni |
| Kass Lazerow | Co-Founder & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kass-lazerow |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Lazerow invest in?

Michael Lazerow invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 51 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 Michael Lazerow's check size?

Michael Lazerow typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$15M at Seed, $3M–$26M at Series A and $7.3M–$45M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Lazerow participates in.

### When did Michael Lazerow last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Lazerow closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 51 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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