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LionTree

Last cheque observed Nov 2025; 7 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $1.4B, Feb 2023

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIctAudioArt

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 7 on record
Since the last cheque362days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$38MRounds led1 of 7Mostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch LionTree

LionTree highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

LionTree is an independent investment and merchant bank with deep roots in the media, technology, communications, consumer, and creative industries.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
IctAudioArt
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first7 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Nov
    Metropolis TechnologiesSeries D · US · Crunchbase News$500MLed
  3. 2019

    1 round

  4. Nov
    EmergeSeries A · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 5 others
  5. 2018

    2 rounds

  6. Dec
    Cross River BankUS · FinSMEs$100MWith 4 others
  7. Mar
    Fly BladeSeries B · US · FinSMEs$38MWith 2 others
  8. 2017

    1 round

  9. May
    WinViewSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  10. 2015

    2 rounds

  11. Oct
    Digitour MediaVenture · US$10MWith 1 other
  12. Aug
    fuboTVSeries A · US$3.3MWith 3 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration9 named

ABAryeh Benjamin BourkoffChief Executive Officer of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
ASAvi SuttonChief Operating Officer, General CounseliForm ADV
DSDavid Scott FarberChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
EBEhren Bryant StenzlerManaging Partner of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
EBEren B. StenzlerExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
GBGeorg B. Krause-VilmarGeneral Counsel & Secretary of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
HBHoward B. HanExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
MBMatthew B. DerdeynChief Financial Officer of the Issuer's Managing MemberiFiling they signed
WKWendy Kreinen ModlinChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV

We also hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$1.8Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Liontree Partners LLC
SEC number
CRD 315628

Funds on its Form ADV

15 private funds, $1.7B in gross assets · filed Jun 2024

  1. LionTree Investment Fund, L.P.Private equity15 investors$1.4B
  2. LionTree Yahoo LLCPrivate equity3 investors$67M
  3. W Yahoo LLCPrivate equity9 investors$55M
  4. LionTree Articulate LLCPrivate equity8 investors$42M
  5. W Articulate LLCPrivate equity13 investors$33M
  6. LionTree West Opportunity LLCPrivate equity9 investors$32M
  7. LionTree Venture Access Fund LLCPrivate equity49 investors$31M
  8. LionTree YUGA Investment, L.P.Private equity7 investors$19M
  9. LionTree Ripken LLCPrivate equity5 investors$6.6M
  10. LionTree Articulate Blocker LLCPrivate equity3 investors$5.2M

And 5 more on the filing.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as LionTree. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies LionTree put money into.

Quick answers about LionTree

What does LionTree invest in?

LionTree invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ict, Audio and Art.

How active is LionTree?

7 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2025.

What has LionTree invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Metropolis Technologies (Series D, Nov 2025), Emerge (Series A, Nov 2019) and Cross River Bank (Undisclosed round, Dec 2018).

How big are LionTree's cheques?

The median round it joins is $38M.

Does LionTree lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 7 investments on record (14%).

Where does LionTree invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is LionTree investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does LionTree invest alongside?

Most often Slow Ventures (2 rounds together).

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