# Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner

> Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Lo Toney

Founding Managing Partner at [Plexo Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plexo-capital)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +4 mentions

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Plexo Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Plexo Capital** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plexo-capital)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Carnivore Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carnivore-inc)

## Also at Plexo Capital

- [**Sam Toney** Analyst *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/sam-toney)
- [**Vishal Tripathi** Investment Director *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vishal-tripathi)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 28 Sept 2026 · 2h 46m Dario Goes From SNL to White House, Some Personal Agent News, Mongo Got Zucked | Lo Toney, Zack London, Anish Acharya, Evan Conrad, Gstaad Guy With [Anish Acharya](https://millionrounds.com/person/anish-acharya)[Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) About this episode (00:46) - Dario Gets the SNL Treatment (09:24) - Dario's Private Dinner with Trump (12:15) - Cambridge Warns of AI Acceleration (16:59) - Anthropic Investor Fears AI? (21:57) - Inside Instinct's Rapid Rise/Some Personal Agent News (47:06) - Zuck Hires MongoDB CEO (58:32) - Lo Toney… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) · 2 Jan 2024 · 55 min E29: Lo Toney, Plexo Capital on How He Raised Capital from Google, the Ford Foundation, Mass Mutual With [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) Mentions [Ford Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-foundation)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) About this episode David Weisburd interviews Lo Toney about his transition from angel investor to fund manager, his role at Plexo Capital, and his approach to working with founders. They discuss the importance of patience in early-stage investments, the diligence process for managers, and the strategy behind… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 21 Sept 2020 · 1h 7m 249. Common Traits Shared by Top GPs, Why Underrepresented Fund Managers Will Produce Superior Returns, and SPACs vs. Direct Listings vs. IPOs (Lo Toney) With [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) About this episode Lo Toney of Plexo Capital joins Nick to discuss Common Traits Shared by Top GPs, Why Underrepresented Fund Managers Will Produce Superior Returns, and SPACs vs. Direct Listings vs. IPOs. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC? Why are Product Management skills… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 26 Jun 2020 · 40 min 20VC: How Fundraising For Funds Has Changed in The World of COVID, The Benefits of Managers Selling Part of Their GP & How To Think Through Your "Minimum Viable Fund Size" with Lo Toney, Founding Managing Partner @ Plexo Capital With [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) Mentions [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) About this episode Lo Toney is the Founding Managing Partner @ Plexo Capital, a very unique firm making both direct investments and fund investments. They have invested in Precursor, Boldstart, Female Founders Fund and WorkBench on the fund side and then PlayVS, Replicated and StyleSeat on the direct side. Prior to… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 13 Jun 2020 · 37 min Lo Toney’s Plan to Bring the Clubby VC World into the Future With [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) About this episode Connie & Alex review some of this week's top tech news and then talk to Lo Toney of Plexo Capital about why it pays to back a more diverse set of venture capital investors and entrepreneurs.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher"… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 11 Dec 2019 · 50 min Lo Toney, Plexo Capital With [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) Mentions [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments)[Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[Ford Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ford-foundation)[Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital)[Royal Bank of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/royal-bank-of-canada) About this episode Lo Toney is the founding managing partner of Plexo Capital, a new $42.5 million fund incubated inside of GV focused on making investments in seed-stage VC firms led by women or people of color. In addition to investing as LPs, Plexo Capital makes direct investments in startups that are funded by… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Lo Toney in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 29 Jul 2026 · 1h 26m Banning Chinese robots isn't regulatory capture | E2318 Mentions [David Weisburd](https://millionrounds.com/person/david-weisburd)[Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: Northwest Registered Agent- NorthwestRegisteredAgent.com/twist Odoo - Odoo.com/twist MongoDB - MongoDB.com/ai Today's show: The FCC's decision to ban Chinese humanoid robots over security concerns is a boon to American startups, which now face a… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Jul 2021 · 11 min Investor Stories 199: Post Mortems (Abbasi, Findley, Toney, Woodard) Mentions [Farooq Abbasi](https://millionrounds.com/person/farooq-abbasi)[Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Ty Findley](https://millionrounds.com/person/ty-findley) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Farooq Abbasi Ty Findley Lo Toney Monique Woodard Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. Did you miss our guests' full-length episodes? Farooq Abbasi… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 11 Mar 2021 · 10 min Investor Stories 183: Strange & Unusual (Toney, McIntyre, Collins, Vassallo) Mentions [Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney)[Trae Vassallo](https://millionrounds.com/person/trae-vassallo) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Lo Toney Stephen McIntyre Eric Collins Trae Vassallo Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Jan 2021 · 9 min Investor Stories 177: Lessons Learned (Warner, Findley, Toney, Deeter) Mentions [Byron Deeter](https://millionrounds.com/person/byron-deeter)[Lo Toney](https://millionrounds.com/person/lo-toney)[Ty Findley](https://millionrounds.com/person/ty-findley) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Check Warner Ty Findley Lo Toney Byron Deeter 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

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