Investor Sweet Spot

This information is private to me (Lylan) and will never be published or shared. I only use it for rare, high-signal, double opt-in introductions.

About You

Full name *

Email *

Phone number

Firm name *

Your role

How do you invest? *

I invest directly in companies I invest in funds as an LP Both I'm not currently investing

No worries! Thanks for letting me know.

What are you up to these days?

Direct Investing

Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Series C+ Growth / Late stage

Verticals

AI / ML Biotech / Life Sciences Climate / Clean Energy Consumer / D2C Cybersecurity Defense / National Security Developer Tools / Infra Education / EdTech Enterprise SaaS Fintech Food / AgTech Gaming Government / GovTech Hardware / Semiconductors Healthcare / Digital Health Industrials / Manufacturing Marketplace / E-commerce Media / Entertainment Mobility / Transportation Proptech / Real Estate Robotics Space / Aerospace Supply Chain / Logistics Web3 / Crypto

Geography

US - West Coast US - East Coast US - Midwest US - South US - Anywhere Canada Latin America Europe Israel Africa India Southeast Asia China Japan / Korea Australia / NZ Geography agnostic

Check size

Lead or follow?

Typically lead Typically follow Both, depending on the deal Flexible / no preference

Board seats

Require a board seat Prefer a board seat Flexible Prefer not to take a board seat

Decision speed

Can move in days when excited Typical 2-4 week process Typical 1-2 month process Varies significantly

Currently deploying?

Yes, actively investing from a current fund Selectively investing (fund is mostly deployed) Between funds / raising now Evergreen / always deploying

Sectors you explicitly avoid

LP Investing

What types of funds do you invest in?

Venture capital Growth equity Private equity / Buyout Real estate Hedge funds Fund of funds

Target fund size

LP commitment size

Fund manager preferences

Emerging managers (Fund I-II) Established managers (Fund III+) Solo GPs Multi-GP partnerships No preference

Fund stage focus

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Series C+ Growth / Late stage

Fund geography focus

US - West Coast US - East Coast US - Anywhere Canada Latin America Europe Israel Asia Geography agnostic

Fund vertical focus

AI / ML Biotech / Life Sciences Climate / Clean Energy Consumer / D2C Cybersecurity Defense / National Security Enterprise SaaS Fintech Hardware / Semiconductors Healthcare / Digital Health Robotics Space / Aerospace Generalist

Intro Preferences

How do you prefer to receive intros?

Email intro (you CC me and the founder/GP) Send me the deck first — if I'm interested, I'll opt in to a double opt-in intro No preference — whatever works

Best way to reach you for time-sensitive opportunities?

Email is fine Text / iMessage WhatsApp Signal Call me Other

Anything Else

Anything else I should know about how you invest or what you're looking for?