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 Procurement

Valdera

Series A in 2024
Valdera is a software company that offers a product sourcing management platform aimed at enhancing procurement processes for businesses, particularly in the pharmaceutical and other multilateral industries. Its cloud-based solution automates outreach, sales generation, and custom specification services, facilitating the procurement of specialized formulations, chemicals, and raw materials. By transitioning contract negotiations and paperwork online, Valdera enables its clients to streamline their workflows, thereby expediting product development and market launch while reducing costs and time.

Trestle

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Trestle streamlines construction contracting and procurement processes via automation, integration, and AI. It enhances efficiency, data transparency, and offers real-time vendor performance tracking for informed project risk management.

Tetra

Seed Round in 2023
Tetra operates an online platform that automates the buying and installation of home improvement projects, with a focus on HVAC upgrades such as boilers, furnaces, and air conditioners. The service simplifies the process by eliminating the need for contractor visits, sales consultations, quotes, and extensive product research, handling procurement and installation to deliver a faster, easier, and more affordable home improvement experience for homeowners.

Wreno

Seed Round in 2022
Wreno offers an end-to-end platform for the real estate industry, streamlining vendor compliance management and new vendor sourcing. It automates workflows to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and minimize budget variances through centralized proposals and onboarding.

Block Renovation

Series C in 2021
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.

Block Renovation

Series B in 2021
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.

Mickey

Venture Round in 2021
Mickey is a commoditech platform that enables direct online procurement of natural resources from independent suppliers, eliminating brokers and commissions. Based in New York and founded in 2019, the platform manages sourcing, freight bookings and payments, providing visibility to buyers and sellers of global commodities and reducing delivery time and costs, thereby expanding access to resources and enhancing export opportunities for American businesses.

Mickey

Seed Round in 2020
Mickey is a commoditech platform that enables direct online procurement of natural resources from independent suppliers, eliminating brokers and commissions. Based in New York and founded in 2019, the platform manages sourcing, freight bookings and payments, providing visibility to buyers and sellers of global commodities and reducing delivery time and costs, thereby expanding access to resources and enhancing export opportunities for American businesses.

Block Renovation

Series A in 2019
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.

Block Renovation

Seed Round in 2018
Block Renovation operates a renovation platform that unites design, sourcing, and construction within a single process to simplify home makeovers. The company combines architect-grade design, construction labor, and materials into a streamlined experience, enabling homeowners to plan, design, and build renovations with greater certainty around outcomes, quality, price, and timeline. By integrating design, sourcing, and project management under one roof, Block Renovation aims to improve the renovation journey for homeowners and provide contractors with a clearer, more efficient workflow.

Quartzy

Series A in 2013
Quartzy Inc. is a company that offers an online lab management platform aimed at scientists in laboratories, academic institutions, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Quartzy provides a comprehensive solution that includes an extensive catalog of over three million lab supplies, supported by thousands of top suppliers. The platform is designed to streamline the management of laboratory inventories, facilitate communication among lab personnel, consolidate orders, and track inventory efficiently. With a user base of approximately 200,000 scientists across 13,000 labs, Quartzy aims to save time and reduce costs for its clients by optimizing resource management in scientific environments.

Quartzy

Seed Round in 2012
Quartzy Inc. is a company that offers an online lab management platform aimed at scientists in laboratories, academic institutions, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Quartzy provides a comprehensive solution that includes an extensive catalog of over three million lab supplies, supported by thousands of top suppliers. The platform is designed to streamline the management of laboratory inventories, facilitate communication among lab personnel, consolidate orders, and track inventory efficiently. With a user base of approximately 200,000 scientists across 13,000 labs, Quartzy aims to save time and reduce costs for its clients by optimizing resource management in scientific environments.

BestVendor

Series A in 2011
BestVendor is an online platform designed to assist professionals in identifying the most suitable software, applications, and services through community-driven recommendations. The company aims to create a social discovery resource akin to Yelp, facilitating greater transparency and collaboration in the business purchasing process. By enabling users to exchange insights about various software and tools, BestVendor fosters a more informed decision-making environment for professionals seeking effective solutions for their work-related needs.

BestVendor

Seed Round in 2011
BestVendor is an online platform designed to assist professionals in identifying the most suitable software, applications, and services through community-driven recommendations. The company aims to create a social discovery resource akin to Yelp, facilitating greater transparency and collaboration in the business purchasing process. By enabling users to exchange insights about various software and tools, BestVendor fosters a more informed decision-making environment for professionals seeking effective solutions for their work-related needs.
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