# Howard Lerman > Howard Lerman, Founders 👊 Roam Founder, Yext Founder, Confide Founder.. 1 investment on record. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-lerman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Miami Beach, US · Partner # Howard Lerman Founders 👊 Roam Founder, Yext Founder, Confide Founder. Latest rounds - **Yext** Seed · $250k Nov 2006 Backs *Software* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Nov 2006 - **Filings:** 3 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 episodes What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 3 filings with a regulator - **Linked to a firm** No firm on record - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=howard-lerman)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=howard-lerman) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $250k - **Active:** 2006 2006 - [Yext](https://millionrounds.com/company/yext) *Seed* **$250k** *US* Nov 2006 Joined · +2 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Software **1** Alongside - Brent Metz *1* - [Brian Distelburger *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-distelburger) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Anyword](https://millionrounds.com/startup/anyword) - [Confide](https://millionrounds.com/startup/confide) - [Narrativ](https://millionrounds.com/startup/narrativ) - [Pilot](https://millionrounds.com/company/pilot) - [Yext](https://millionrounds.com/startup/yext) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Roam HQ Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Yext, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director on 2 filings · since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Confide, Inc.** Director, Executive Officer since 2014 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 10 Nov 2025 · 1h 26m From Yext to Roam: Howard Lerman’s Second Act With [Howard Lerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-lerman) About this episode The hardest company to build is the one you start after you’ve already succeeded. After scaling Yext into a platform powering millions of businesses, Howard Lerman chose to start over with Roam, the “Office of the Future,” where humans and AI work side by side from anywhere. On Grit, he joins… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) · 16 May 2025 · 33 min E164: How I Built a Billion Dollar Company by Failing Fast w/Howard Lerman With [Howard Lerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-lerman) About this episode Howard Lerman has founded six companies and taken one public, he's a relentless builder with an obsession for speed, innovation, and execution. Currently the Founder and CEO of Roam, Howard is reimagining what the modern workplace looks like by building the “Office of the Future,” where AI agents… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 31 Aug 2024 · 33 min SaaStr 757: 10 Cheat Codes I Learned While Scaling to $400M with Yext and Roam Founder Howard Lerman With [Howard Lerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-lerman) About this episode SaaStr 757: 10 Cheat Codes I Learned While Scaling to $400M with Yext and Roam Founder Howard Lerman Dive into a unique and tactical journey with Howard Lerman, Founder at Roam, sharing unconventional yet effective strategies drawn from personal experiences and notable figures like John Lennon.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 14 Sept 2018 · 35 min 20VC: Behind The Scenes of a $Bn IPO Process, What Startups Can Learn From Teddy Roosevelt's "Five Minute Meetings" and What John Lennon Teaches Founders About Storytelling with Howard Lerman, Founder & CEO @ Yext With [Howard Lerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/howard-lerman) Mentions [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) About this episode Howard Lerman is the Founder & CEO @ Yext, the company that allows you to control your brand experience across the digital universe. Due in part to Howard's incredible leadership of the firm, Yext went public in April 2017 with an opening price of $11 a share, today the stock price sits at… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=howard-lerman). ## Find people like Howard Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)