Carter Laren

Experience

MOX

Founder

The LoanSpark Collective

Founder

Exit

Topple Track

Advisor

Lily AI

Advisor

100%FOOD

Advisor

RigPlenish

Advisor

Kangaroo Health

Advisor

ELEVEN

Advisor

Ding Ventures

Advisor

Creative Allies

Board Member

Somatik

Board Member

Gateway Incubator

Founder, Managing Partner 2015 - Present (about 9 years)

Founder Institute

Director, San Francisco

2015 - Present (almost 9 years)

Responsible for running the incubator's San Francisco chapter.

EIR & Graduate Portfolio Manager

2014 - 2015 (about 1 year)

Develop Founder Lab accelerator program
Manage portfolio of graduate companies

Director, Palo Alto

2015 (4 months)

Responsible for running the incubator's Palo Alto chapter.

Founder

MOX, Gateway Incubator, The LoanSpark Collective

Employee

Founder Institute

Advisor

Lily AI, RigPlenish, Kangaroo Health, 100%FOOD, Topple Track, ELEVEN, Ding Ventures

Board Member

Creative Allies, Somatik

About

What I'm Looking For

I now limit investments to companies whose management, products, and services promote at least one of the following:

* self-expression and compensation of artists, designers, musicians, and other creatives;

* consumer access to the output of creative minds; or

* a sex-positive culture.

Describe what you're looking for in a company.

Locations

Silicon Valley Los Angeles New York City

Carter Laren

Founder, @Gateway Incubator, Inara Ventures. Co-inventor Blu-ray tech (exit: $70M). Chief Architect, Content Protection, Cryptography Research (exit: $350M).

I now limit investments to companies whose management, products, and services promote at least one of the following: * self-expression and compensation of artists, designers, musicians, and other creatives; * consumer access to the output of creative minds; or * a sex-positive culture.

I now limit investments to companies whose management, products, and services promote at least one of the following:

* self-expression and compensation of artists, designers, musicians, and other creatives;

* consumer access to the output of creative minds; or

* a sex-positive culture.