Vinnie Lauria
| Vinnie Lauria | |
|---|---|
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| Other names | Vincent Edward Lauria |
| Alma mater |
Boston University (B.S.) Kauffman Fellow (Class 17) |
| Occupation | Venture Capitalist |
| Known for | Co-Founder of Lefora, Meetro, and Golden Gate Ventures |
Vinnie Lauria (born Vincent Lauria) is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist.
Lauria is a General Partner at Golden Gate Ventures and a fellow of the Kauffman Fellows Program.[1] Lauria began his career as part of the founding team of Meetro, a notable start-up that built a location-based services (LBS) social messenger built out of a garage in Palo Alto.[2] It was launched in 2004 and has since been terminated. In 2007, he co-founded Lefora.com and served as VP of Product until the company's acquisition by CrowdGather, Inc.[3]
Lauria was a contributing author to the book Web 2.0 Fundamentals: With AJAX, Development Tools, and Mobile Platforms.[4] Lauria is a graduate of Boston University’s College of Engineering.[5]
Golden Gate Ventures
In late 2011, Vinnie Lauria, Paul Bragiel, of i/o Ventures, and Jeffrey Paine raised a $10 million seed venture fund to invest in early-stage technology companies in Southeast Asia.[6]
References
- ↑ "Current Fellows". Kauffman Fellows. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Guynn, Jessica (30 June 2006). "Live-in Startups Combine Frat-House Culture with Venture Capital". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "CrowdGather, Inc. Acquires Lefora". Bloomberg. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Oswald Campesato; Kevin Nilson (5 April 2010). "18.3". Web 2.0 Fundamentals: With AJAX, Development Tools, and Mobile Platforms. Jones & Bartlett Learning. pp. 660–663. ISBN 978-0-7637-9893-2. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Boston University Donor Roster". Boston University. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Harper, Justin (29 February 2012). "Singapore 'The next Silicon Valley'". Telegraph UK.