# Peter Lehrman

> Peter Lehrman is a seed investor in New York backing E-Commerce and Software. See 7 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Nov 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/plehrman/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/petelehrman

Peter Lehrman is a seed investor in New York focused on E-Commerce and Software. Peter is CEO of Axial, responsible for driving the company’s vision to be the trusted platform where private companies connect with capital. Prior to Axial, Peter worked in private equity at SFW Capital Partners and was part of the founding team at Gerson Lehrman Group, where he helped build the company’s dominant global technology platform foron-demand business expertise. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and received his MBA from Stanford Business School.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$1.3M |
| Series A | $1.3M–$3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 43% |
| Software | 2 | 29% |
| Art | 1 | 14% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |
| Local | 1 | 14% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 43% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Science Exchange | Science Exchange is the world’s leading R&D Services Management company, empowering research organizations to accelerate science and drive more innovation success. The Science Exchange Marketplace improves R&D productivity by automating many collaborative tasks between buyers and providers, such as obtaining quotes, managing projects andprocessing payments, all with rigorous data security and regulatory compliance embedded throughout. | $3M | Series A | May 10, 2013 | http://scienceexchange.com |
| UserVoice | A single platform to effortlessly collect, analyze and close the loop on product feedback with customer bases and teams of any size. | $1.2M | Seed | Nov 18, 2011 | http://uservoice.com |
| Artsy | Artsy is the world’s largest online art marketplace. Browse over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from 4000+ galleries and top auction houses. | $1.3M | Convertible Note | Nov 24, 2010 | http://artsy.net |
| SkillSlate | Skillslate enables consumers to find and connect with local individual businesses. Business owners get free marketing tools and leads to gain more customers. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 20, 2010 | http://www.skillslate.com |
| ZOZI | ZOZI designs and develops a web-based bookings, payments, and customer management software for tour, activity, and event businesses. It offers introductory flight lessons, vineyard tours and wine tasting by horseback, diving for abalone, ice climbing frozen waterfalls, celebrity and athlete experiences, and various accessible adventures. Thecompany also provides weekend getaways and vacation packages for customers.ZOZI was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $3M | Series A | Aug 30, 2010 | http://www.zozi.com |
| DoodleDeals Inc. | DoodleDeals is a discovery and daily deal site serving families with offers up to 90% off children's classes, museums, birthday parties, entertainment and more. DoodleDeals.com is in partnership with Diapers.com however there are also distribution partnerships with other major media companies, ecommerce businesses and marketing servicesbusinesses that have access to large databases. Through this distribution network, they distribute their top quality daily deals to millions of users throughout the United States. | $1.3M | Series A | Feb 01, 2010 | http://www.doodledeals.com |
| Smarterer | Individuals and Fortune 500 companies use Smarterer to help close the gap between the skills they have and the skills they need. Their dynamic assessment engine leverages the freshest crowdsourced tests around, to rapidly pinpoint skill level with a credible score. In November 2014, Pluralsight, the global leader in online learning for serioussoftware developers, IT specialists and creative technologists, acquired Smarterer. As the world's largest curated e-learning library for professionals, the company offers instant access to more than 3,500 courses authored by top experts. Smarterer will continue to power crowdsourced assessments for freelancer marketplaces, e-learning providers and enterprise companies anywhere people need to prove their skills to connect with professional opportunities. The Smarterer community has answered over 56 million during 1.7 million test sessions, across hundreds of tests. | $1.3M | Seed |  | http://www.smarterer.com |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brainchild Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trisiras-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tekton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekton-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alt Option Return](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alt-option-return) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baseline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baseline-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [boldstart ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boldstart-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BoxGroup](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boxgroup) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Peter Lehrman invest in?

Peter Lehrman invests primarily in E-Commerce, Software and Art startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What round sizes does Peter Lehrman invest in?

Peter Lehrman typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.3M at Seed and $1.3M–$3M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Peter Lehrman's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Peter Lehrman took part in.

### How do I contact Peter Lehrman?

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### When did Peter Lehrman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter Lehrman closed in Nov 2011. Shizune tracks 7 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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