Lerer Hippeau

Lerer Hippeau is a seed-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded in 2010. It invests early in a wide range of sectors and provides hands-on support to founders as they build companies, drawing on operating experience. The firm has backed a broad portfolio across consumer and enterprise startups, including Allbirds, Guideline, MIRROR, K Health, ZenBusiness, Thrive, and Blockdaemon.

Graham Brown

Partner

Stephanie Cohen

Operating Partner

Sharlene Guiriba

Associate

Andrea Hippeau

Partner

Eric Hippeau

Managing Partner

Past deals in Furniture

Kaiyo

Series B in 2022
Kaiyo is an online marketplace dedicated to the sale of pre-owned furniture with an emphasis on sustainability. The company sources high-quality, branded furniture from local owners, handling the entire process of inspection, cleaning, and delivery. By offering curated selections, Kaiyo makes it easier for consumers to access beautiful, affordable furniture while promoting environmentally responsible practices. Customers can filter their searches by various criteria, including price, condition, dimensions, and brand, ensuring a tailored shopping experience. Kaiyo's mission centers on making stylish furniture accessible to all while contributing positively to the planet.

Kaiyo

Series A in 2021
Kaiyo is an online marketplace dedicated to the sale of pre-owned furniture with an emphasis on sustainability. The company sources high-quality, branded furniture from local owners, handling the entire process of inspection, cleaning, and delivery. By offering curated selections, Kaiyo makes it easier for consumers to access beautiful, affordable furniture while promoting environmentally responsible practices. Customers can filter their searches by various criteria, including price, condition, dimensions, and brand, ensuring a tailored shopping experience. Kaiyo's mission centers on making stylish furniture accessible to all while contributing positively to the planet.

ROOM

Series A in 2020
ROOM is a startup that specializes in reshaping the modern workspace. It designs a modern workplace system through flexible alternatives that make more room for people at work and also build prefabricated, self-assembled, sound-proofed, ventilated, and powered booths. It enables users to make extra room in the budget without compromising quality and provides employees with a place to take a video call or get some uninterrupted time to focus on work. The company was co-founded by Morten Meisner-Jensen and Brian Chen in 2018.

Havenly

Series C in 2019
Havenly offers online interior design services. Users connect with professional designers through style surveys and photo uploads, collaborate on designs, visualize rooms, seek advice, and purchase furniture and decor directly from the platform at guaranteed best prices.

The Inside

Seed Round in 2018
The Inside is a home furnishings brand that specializes in offering a diverse range of products suitable for various styles and budgets. The company provides an extensive selection of items for bedrooms, living rooms, dining areas, outdoor spaces, and offices, including beds, chairs, lighting, wallpaper, benches, desk chairs, and room dividers. Additionally, The Inside offers online interior design services, allowing customers to personalize their selections with a variety of iconic fabric choices. The company is committed to a sustainable supply chain, utilizing digital printing and made-to-order manufacturing to deliver affordable, customized furnishings.

Kaiyo

Seed Round in 2018
Kaiyo is an online marketplace dedicated to the sale of pre-owned furniture with an emphasis on sustainability. The company sources high-quality, branded furniture from local owners, handling the entire process of inspection, cleaning, and delivery. By offering curated selections, Kaiyo makes it easier for consumers to access beautiful, affordable furniture while promoting environmentally responsible practices. Customers can filter their searches by various criteria, including price, condition, dimensions, and brand, ensuring a tailored shopping experience. Kaiyo's mission centers on making stylish furniture accessible to all while contributing positively to the planet.

Casper

Series C in 2017
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and bedroom furniture. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to provide consumers with high-quality sleep solutions while eliminating inflated prices typically associated with traditional retail models. Casper's products are developed in-house by a team of experienced engineers, ensuring comfort and innovation. The company distributes its offerings through an e-commerce platform, a network of retail stores, and various retail partners across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to its core product line, Casper also provides sleep accessories and technology, catering to the diverse needs of customers seeking better sleep.

Casper

Series B in 2015
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and bedroom furniture. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to provide consumers with high-quality sleep solutions while eliminating inflated prices typically associated with traditional retail models. Casper's products are developed in-house by a team of experienced engineers, ensuring comfort and innovation. The company distributes its offerings through an e-commerce platform, a network of retail stores, and various retail partners across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to its core product line, Casper also provides sleep accessories and technology, catering to the diverse needs of customers seeking better sleep.

Dering Hall

Series A in 2015
Dering Hall is an online marketplace founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City. It connects high-end interior designers, architects, artisans, and design galleries with consumers seeking premium home furnishings and accessories. The platform offers a curated selection of products across various categories, including furniture, lighting, accessories, rugs, and textiles. Users can browse permanent storefronts showcasing the work of top talent, search product listings, follow favorite designers, and access special sales and design content. Dering Hall operates as a subsidiary of Chairish, Inc., providing an innovative approach to home furnishing by bridging the gap between creators and sophisticated consumers.

Casper

Series A in 2014
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and bedroom furniture. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to provide consumers with high-quality sleep solutions while eliminating inflated prices typically associated with traditional retail models. Casper's products are developed in-house by a team of experienced engineers, ensuring comfort and innovation. The company distributes its offerings through an e-commerce platform, a network of retail stores, and various retail partners across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to its core product line, Casper also provides sleep accessories and technology, catering to the diverse needs of customers seeking better sleep.

Casper

Seed Round in 2014
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and bedroom furniture. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to provide consumers with high-quality sleep solutions while eliminating inflated prices typically associated with traditional retail models. Casper's products are developed in-house by a team of experienced engineers, ensuring comfort and innovation. The company distributes its offerings through an e-commerce platform, a network of retail stores, and various retail partners across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to its core product line, Casper also provides sleep accessories and technology, catering to the diverse needs of customers seeking better sleep.

Casper

Seed Round in 2014
Casper Sleep Inc. is a company that designs and sells a variety of sleep products, including mattresses, pillows, sheets, duvets, and bedroom furniture. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, the company aims to provide consumers with high-quality sleep solutions while eliminating inflated prices typically associated with traditional retail models. Casper's products are developed in-house by a team of experienced engineers, ensuring comfort and innovation. The company distributes its offerings through an e-commerce platform, a network of retail stores, and various retail partners across the United States, Canada, and Europe. In addition to its core product line, Casper also provides sleep accessories and technology, catering to the diverse needs of customers seeking better sleep.

Floored

Series A in 2013
Floored Inc. is a software company based in New York that specializes in 3D modeling software for the real estate sector. Founded in 2012 and previously known as Lofty, the company develops a platform that transforms complex 3D data into interactive virtual environments, allowing users to manipulate models by adding or removing elements such as furniture and walls. Floored's software is utilized by commercial and residential real estate clients for development, marketing, and analysis purposes. The company also serves the architecture, interior design, and furniture industries, positioning itself as a leader in 3D data capture and visualization technology. Since January 2017, Floored has operated as a subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.

Dering Hall

Seed Round in 2013
Dering Hall is an online marketplace founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City. It connects high-end interior designers, architects, artisans, and design galleries with consumers seeking premium home furnishings and accessories. The platform offers a curated selection of products across various categories, including furniture, lighting, accessories, rugs, and textiles. Users can browse permanent storefronts showcasing the work of top talent, search product listings, follow favorite designers, and access special sales and design content. Dering Hall operates as a subsidiary of Chairish, Inc., providing an innovative approach to home furnishing by bridging the gap between creators and sophisticated consumers.

Floored

Seed Round in 2012
Floored Inc. is a software company based in New York that specializes in 3D modeling software for the real estate sector. Founded in 2012 and previously known as Lofty, the company develops a platform that transforms complex 3D data into interactive virtual environments, allowing users to manipulate models by adding or removing elements such as furniture and walls. Floored's software is utilized by commercial and residential real estate clients for development, marketing, and analysis purposes. The company also serves the architecture, interior design, and furniture industries, positioning itself as a leader in 3D data capture and visualization technology. Since January 2017, Floored has operated as a subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc.
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