Investing Profile

Lauren DeLuca(451)

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Managing Partner at Motivate Venture Capital
motivate.vcChicago, Illinois
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Lauren DeLuca's investing connections

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17 Investors

Connected to Satya Patel (Homebrew), Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst), William Quist (Slow Ventures), and 14 other investors on Signal.

Networks Lauren is a member of
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management Network
91 CONNECTIONS
University of Notre Dame Network
26 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Motivate Ventures Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $1M
Sweet Spot
$500K
Investments On Record
52

Lauren DeLuca is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Lauren DeLuca's Investments On Record (47)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Eko
Pre SeedAug 2023$960K
Pre SeedNov 2022$700K
$2.1M
Co-investors: Jordan Fliegel (Techstars), Jason Henrichs
HELIXintel
Series AJun 2023
SeedJun 2021$2M
$6M
Co-investors: Lisa Lambert (National Grid Partners), Paolo Boero, Alex Ferber
Quiltt
SeedJul 2022$4M
$4M
Co-investors: Will Szczerbiak
Paperchain
Pre SeedJul 2021$1M
$1.2M
Co-investors: Yossi Hasson (2048 Ventures), Thomas Chen (MAGIC Fund)
Sarna
Pre SeedMar 2021$950K
$950K
Co-investors: David Wieland (Motivate Ventures), David Wieland (IrishAngels)
Klover
SeedMar 2020
Quantivize
Pre-SeedMar 2020$1M
$1M
Endpoint Security
Pre-SeedDec 2019

most interested in

We're proudly Generalist investors, but have a few things we're especially keen on (for now, anyway): All things FinTech (Investments, Insurance, Payments, Banking) General Health and Wellness (addiction and mental health, fitness, diet and gut health) Slow(er) moving industries who are coming to terms with the efficiencies of technology (broadly, Real Estate, Law, Insurance, Banking) "Dev Tools" for non-developers/No-Code solutions Consumerization of EdTech (bottoms-up sales process)

not interested in

Consumer Goods, Med Device, Pharma, Food, CleanTech, and some Hardware (IOT sometimes, Chips/Semis never)

Lauren DeLuca's Education

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management MBA General Management
University of Notre Dame BA Government