Social Leverage

Scottsdale, United Statessocialleverage.com

Social Leverage is a venture capital firm based in Scottsdale, the United States, investing in Finance & Blockchain; Software & Developer Tools and Consumer, Lifestyle & Services, 36 tracked investments.

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About Social Leverage

Operating out of Scottsdale, the United States, Social Leverage is a venture capital firm. Our dataset covers 36 investments involving Social Leverage.

Recorded deals span Finance & Blockchain; Software & Developer Tools; Consumer, Lifestyle & Services and Blockchain. Coverage extends to 8 sectors in total. Participation spans Seed, Series A and Series B rounds.

Social Leverage focuses on early-stage investments in consumer, SaaS, and internet businesses, with a particular interest in companies leveraging social media and network effects.

Investment Focus

Stage Focus

seedseries-aseries-b

Sectors

Finance & BlockchainSoftware & Developer ToolsConsumer, Lifestyle & ServicesblockchainapiConsumer FintechdefiInvestment Technology

Investment Thesis

Social Leverage focuses on early-stage investments in consumer, SaaS, and internet businesses, with a particular interest in companies leveraging social media and network effects.

Social Leverage Portfolio Companies

24 of 29 tracked holdings.

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Portfolio outcomes

22 active2 acquired6.9% exit rate

Team

Howard LindzonFounder, Managing Partner

Howard Lindzon is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Social Leverage and has more than 20 years of experience in the financial community acting in both an entrepreneurial and investing capacity.

Tom PetersonFounder, Managing Partner

Tom Peterson is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Social Leverage. Early on, Tom and Howard were recognized by Institutional Investor as one of the 'super angels,' where they were depicted as helping to reorganize early-stage investing w…

Gary BenittManaging Partner

Gary Benitt is Managing Partner at Social Leverage and a seasoned serial entrepreneur, having been part of four founding teams across both consumer and B2B companies.

Matt OberManaging Partner

Matt Ober is a Managing Partner at Social Leverage. Matt was most recently the Chief Data Scientist at Third Point where he built the data analytics and technology platform used to enhance the firm's investment capabilities in equity, struc…

Evan RapoportVenture Partner

Evan Rapoport is a seasoned investment and product leader, currently serving as a Venture Partner at Social Leverage joining in April 2024.

Kordell TheadfordVice President of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer

Kordell Theadford is the Vice President of Finance & Chief Compliance Officer at Social Leverage, overseeing the firm's financial operations, regulatory compliance, and reporting infrastructure.