# Lanham Napier at BuildGroup > Lanham Napier, Co-Founder & Chairman at BuildGroup. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Austin, US · Partner # Lanham Napier Co-Founder & Chairman at [BuildGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buildgroup) Latest rounds - **Minio, Inc.** Seed · $3.3M Jun 2015 Backs *IT Services* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Jun 2015 - **Filings:** 5 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 1 +4 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At BuildGroup - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=lanham-napier)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=lanham-napier) ## The firm [**BuildGroup** Private equity · US **0** cheques in 12 months **5** all time **2** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buildgroup) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $3.3M - **Active:** 2015 2015 - [Minio, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/minio-inc) *Seed* **$3.3M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +9 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed IT Services **1** Alongside - [AME Cloud Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) - Andrew Feldman *1* - Ben Golub *1* - [Brian Stevens *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-stevens) - [General Catalyst Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) - [Index Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) - [Mark Leslie *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-leslie) - [Marten Mickos *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marten-mickos) 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 - [MinIO](https://millionrounds.com/company/minio) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BG BorderPlex SPV, L.P.** Managing member of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BG BNFT Parallel I LLC** Chief Executive Officer of Issuer since 2020 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **BG BNFT Parallel II LLC** Chief Executive Officer of Issuer since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **DigniFi Holding, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Other investment fund **[BuildGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buildgroup)** Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer since 2017 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at BuildGroup - [**Christina Fok** CFO & Chief Compliance Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christina-fok) - [**Daisuke Takeda** Senior Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/daisuke-takeda) - [**Flavia Fuente** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/flavia-fuente) - [**Gray Hall** Chief Executive Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/gray-hall) - [**Jim Curry** Co-Founder & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jim-curry) - [**Kenny Herz** Investments *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/kenny-herz) - [**Klee Kleber** Co-Founder *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/klee-kleber) - [**Miguel Perez** Senior Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/miguel-perez) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Sept 2020 · 46 min 248. Scaling Rackspace, The Evolving Responsibilities of a Venture-Backed CEO, and Confronting Big Tech Monopolies (Lanham Napier) With [Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier) About this episode Lanham Napier of BuildGroup joins Nick to discuss Scaling Rackspace, The Evolving Responsibilities of a Venture-Backed CEO, and Confronting Big Tech Monopolies. In this episode, we cover: You took on capital from Seqouia, Norwest and others while at Rackspace. What was the biggest challenge to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Lanham Napier in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 8 Jul 2021 · 11 min Investor Stories 200: Why I Passed (Sim, Napier, "Mac" Conwell II, Smerklo) Mentions [Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ed Sim Lanham Napier McKeever "Mac" Conwell II Mike Smerklo Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests' full-length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 18 Mar 2021 · 9 min Investor Stories 184: Post Mortems (Torenberg, Bannon, Carolan, Napier) Mentions [Erik Torenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/erik-torenberg)[Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier)[Maren Bannon](https://millionrounds.com/person/maren-bannon)[Shawn Carolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/shawn-carolan) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Erik Torenberg Maren Bannon Shawn Carolan Lanham Napier Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Dec 2020 · 8 min Investor Stories 171: What's Next (Warner, Dubugras, Currier, Napier) Mentions [Henrique Dubugras](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrique-dubugras)[James Currier](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-currier)[Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Check Warner Henrique Dubugras James Currier Lanham Napier Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have a significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Oct 2020 · 16 min Investor Stories 162: Lessons Learned (Kerby, Hester, Napier, Blank) Mentions [Steve Blank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steve-blank)[Jaclyn Hester](https://millionrounds.com/person/jaclyn-hester)[Lanham Napier](https://millionrounds.com/person/lanham-napier)[Richard Kerby](https://millionrounds.com/person/richard-kerby) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Richard Kerby Jaclyn Hester Lanham Napier Steve Blank Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. 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? 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