Investing Profile

Lauren DeLuca(451)

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Managing Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
motivate.vcChicago, Illinois
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Networks Lauren is a member of
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network
234 CONNECTIONS
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network
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Northwestern University Network
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University of Notre Dame Network
91 CONNECTIONS
University of Notre Dame Network
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Current Investing Position
Motivate Venture Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
55

Lauren DeLuca is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Lauren DeLuca's Investments On Record (48)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
VeroSkills
Series UnknownOct 2025$5M
$5M
HELIXintel
Series AJun 2023
SeedMay 2021$2M
$6M
Co-investors: Paolo Boero (OTH Capital), Lisa Lambert (National Grid Partners), Alex Ferber
Eko
Pre SeedJun 2023$960K
Pre SeedNov 2022$700K
$2.1M
Co-investors: Jordan Fliegel (Techstars), Jason Henrichs
Quiltt
SeedJul 2022$3M
Pre SeedNov 2020$680K
$6.7M
Co-investors: Eric Bahn (Hustle Fund), Ludwig Schulze (Alumni Ventures ), Mike Torro (freesearch ventures), Will Szczerbiak
Paperchain
Pre SeedJul 2021$1M
$1.2M
Co-investors: Yossi Hasson (2048 Ventures), Thomas Chen (MAGIC Fund)
Sarna
Pre SeedMar 2021$950K
$950K
Co-investors: David Wieland (IrishAngels), David Wieland (Motivate Venture Capital)
Klover
SeedMar 2020
Quantivize
Pre-SeedMar 2020$1M
$1M

most interested in

We're proudly Generalist investors, but have a few things we're especially keen on (for now, anyway): All things FinTech (Investments, Insurance, Payments, Banking) General Health and Wellness (addiction and mental health, fitness, diet and gut health) Slow(er) moving industries who are coming to terms with the efficiencies of technology (broadly, Real Estate, Law, Insurance, Banking) "Dev Tools" for non-developers/No-Code solutions Consumerization of EdTech (bottoms-up sales process)

not interested in

Consumer Goods, Med Device, Pharma, Food, CleanTech, and some Hardware (IOT sometimes, Chips/Semis never)

Lauren DeLuca's Experience

Director (Acquired) RIVS Interviewing TechnologiesPresent
Co-Founder Sumo.coPresent
Co-Founder Sumo Capital, LLCPresent
Founder/Managing Partner Lakepoint VenturesPresent
Co-Founder (Acquired) Victory NetworksPresent
Co-Founder/Managing Partner (Acquired) Oxford Intelligence PartnersPresent
Managing Partner Motivate Venture CapitalPresent

Lauren DeLuca's Education

Notre Dame bachelors, bachelor of arts political science and government, political science, government
University of Notre Dame Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Political Science and Government
Northwestern University master of business administration, masters management
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) General Management
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management MBA General Management
University of Notre Dame BA Government

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