# Ben Lerer: angel investments and portfolio > Ben Lerer is an angel. 4 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ben Lerer Last cheque observed Apr 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Angel Series B Series A Venture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **4578** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.3M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Ben Lerer ## Ben Lerer highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 75% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2014** 2 rounds - **Apr** **[Chubbies Shorts](https://millionrounds.com/company/chubbies-shorts)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 6 others - **Apr** **[Scoutmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoutmob)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 4 others - **2012** 1 round - **May** **[Scoutmob](https://millionrounds.com/company/scoutmob)** Series B · US · allthingsd.com **$3.5M** With 3 others - **2009** 1 round - **Nov** **[Hot Potato](https://millionrounds.com/company/hot-potato)** Series A · US · thealarmclock.com **$1.4M** With 15 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Hot Potato](https://millionrounds.com/company/hot-potato)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$10M** Jul 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Series B Series A Venture Median round joined **$3.3M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Apr 2014 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Series A *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2009 2014 Often in the room with - [Aol Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures) 2 - [Cox Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-enterprises) 2 - [New Atlantic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures) 2 **Pitching Ben Lerer?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Ben Lerer. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Aol Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures)[**Cox Enterprises** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cox-enterprises)[**New Atlantic Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-atlantic-ventures) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Ben Lerer in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 25 Feb 2026 · 3h 25m Happy Nvidia Day, Salesforce Earnings with Marc Benioff, Anthropic's New Stance on Safety | Doug O'Laughlin, Maxwell Meyer, Ben Lerer, Michael Manapat, Adam Warmoth, Connor Sweeney, Matthew Harpe Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Marc Benioff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-benioff)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 27 Jan 2026 · 3h 50m Clawdbot Creator Peter Steinberger Joins, Meta's Premium Subscription Plans | Jamie Cuffe, Ben Lerer, Lucas Atkins, Bridgit Mendler, Jeff Miller, Aaron Frank With [Aaron Frank](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-frank) Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Jeff Miller](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-miller)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 22 Nov 2024 · 24 min How AI is powering a comeback in consumer startups, with Brynn Putnam and Ben Lerer With [Brynn Putnam](https://millionrounds.com/person/brynn-putnam) Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer) Apple Podcasts - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 11 Oct 2023 · 51 min Building competitive moats in VC at Lerer Hippeau with Ben Lerer and Graham Brown With [Graham Brown](https://millionrounds.com/person/graham-brown) Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 7 Aug 2023 · 52 min 395. How to Thrive in a Down Market; Investing through the AI Hype Cycle; and Consumer Exits and Key Lessons from Warby Parker, MIRROR, Casper, Allbirds, and Oscar (Ben Lerer) Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 5 Sept 2016 · 31 min 20VC: Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer on 'Investing With Imagination', Strategies To Avoid Fomo & Develop Pattern Recognition As An Investor and Why We Have Seen The Rise of Direct To Consumer Business & Will This Continue With Further M&A Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 9 Sept 2026 · 1h 21m Did OpenAI Steal the Navier-Stokes Solution? | E2335 Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 1 Jul 2026 · 1h 14m Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 19 Oct 2023 · 6 min Investor Stories 318: Strange & Unusual (Bannon, Lerer, Kimerling) Apple PodcastsShow page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 5 Oct 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 316: Why I Passed (Lerer, Duesterhoeft, Sigalow) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Ben Lerer ### What does Ben Lerer invest in? Ben Lerer invests most often at Series B and Series A (75% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Ben Lerer? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Apr 2014. ### How big are Ben Lerer's cheques? The median round it joins is $3.3M. ### Is Ben Lerer investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Apr 2014. ### Who does Ben Lerer invest alongside? Most often Aol Ventures (2 rounds together), Cox Enterprises (2 rounds together) and New Atlantic Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Ben Lerer? Ben Lerer is an angel. ### Where does this information on Ben Lerer come from? From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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