# Ned Lamont

> Ned Lamont is a seed investor at Campus Televideo backing News, Video and SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Campus Televideo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/campus-televideo)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: May 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/NedLamont
- Website: https://x.com/NedLamont

Ned Lamont is a seed investor at Campus Televideo focused on News and Video. Edward Miner "Ned" Lamont, Jr. is founder of Campus Televideo.Ned is a twenty-year veteran of the cable television industry and founder of the Company and assists in the management of over one hundred and thirty cable systems nationwide.A graduate of Harvard College and Yale School of Management, Ned managed the start up ofCablevision of Connecticut's 50,000 subscriber addressable system in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Lamont joined the board of Directors at Conservation Services Group in 2007 with a hiatus in 2010 while he ran for CT governor.Lamont has also been active in public service as former Chairman of the State Advisory Board overseeing the $20 billion pension fund, a teacher in entrepreneurship to high school in Bridgeport, CT, and a policy member at The Brookings Institution.Lamont is also a politician who in 2006 defeated the prominent incumbent Senator, Joe Lieberman, for Connecticut's Senatorial Democratic nomination.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$1.8M |
| Series A | $2.8M–$5.8M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 2 | 40% |
| Video | 2 | 40% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Journalism | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stringr | Stringr is the only company to combine video acquisition with a GenAI powered complete remote production SaaS solution – streamlining video workflows around the world. Stringr's award-winning cloud-based video platform serves over 1,000 global broadcast news and online media customers, supported by a proprietary network of 140,000+videographers stationed across the United States and top international locations. Stringr also houses the largest video news archive with over 1.7 million videos available. All this, combined with daily live pool feeds, weather content and original stories, Stringr offers broadcasters more custom news video than any other solution. Stringr was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, NY | $5.8M | Series A | May 28, 2020 |  |
| Stringr | Stringr is the only company to combine video acquisition with a GenAI powered complete remote production SaaS solution – streamlining video workflows around the world. Stringr's award-winning cloud-based video platform serves over 1,000 global broadcast news and online media customers, supported by a proprietary network of 140,000+videographers stationed across the United States and top international locations. Stringr also houses the largest video news archive with over 1.7 million videos available. All this, combined with daily live pool feeds, weather content and original stories, Stringr offers broadcasters more custom news video than any other solution. Stringr was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, NY | $1M | Seed | Oct 08, 2018 |  |
| Stringr | Stringr is the only company to combine video acquisition with a GenAI powered complete remote production SaaS solution – streamlining video workflows around the world. Stringr's award-winning cloud-based video platform serves over 1,000 global broadcast news and online media customers, supported by a proprietary network of 140,000+videographers stationed across the United States and top international locations. Stringr also houses the largest video news archive with over 1.7 million videos available. All this, combined with daily live pool feeds, weather content and original stories, Stringr offers broadcasters more custom news video than any other solution. Stringr was incorporated in 2013 and is based in New York, NY | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 26, 2017 |  |
| Watchup | Watchup is a Stanford startup that reinvents the way we watch the news with an app that gives you all the best news channels in one personalized newscast. Watchup was named one of the Best Apps of the Year by Google Play, it's been featured on the Apple and the Amazon AppStores and won one Webby in 2016. Watchup leverages partnerships with170+ video news publishers such as CNN, CBS and Vox Media. | $2.8M | Series A | Nov 06, 2014 |  |
| Watchup | Watchup is a Stanford startup that reinvents the way we watch the news with an app that gives you all the best news channels in one personalized newscast. Watchup was named one of the Best Apps of the Year by Google Play, it's been featured on the Apple and the Amazon AppStores and won one Webby in 2016. Watchup leverages partnerships with170+ video news publishers such as CNN, CBS and Vox Media. | $1M | Seed | Feb 04, 2014 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Advection Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advection-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The Associated Press](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/associated-press) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Knight Enterprise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knight-enterprise-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [G5 Capital LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g5-capital-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Reuters](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reuters) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stormbreaker Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stormbreaker-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Campus Televideo

VC Fund



1 contacts available at Campus Televideo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ned Lamont | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ned-lamont |

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## FAQ

### What does Ned Lamont invest in?

Ned Lamont invests primarily in News, Video and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 5 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 Ned Lamont's check size?

Ned Lamont typically joins rounds of $1M–$1.8M at Seed and $2.8M–$5.8M 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 Ned Lamont participates in.

### When did Ned Lamont last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ned Lamont closed in May 2020. 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?

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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