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Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City investing in enterprise and consumer startups.

History
Lerer Hippeau is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in New York City as Lerer Ventures by Kenneth Lerer and Ben Lerer in 2010. Eric Hippeau joined the firm as a managing partner in 2011; it was renamed Lerer Hippeau in 2014.

In 2017, the company launched a select fund for later-stage investing, which raised US$28 million. It launched two more funds in 2019, totaling US$215 million. In 2022, it launched two additional funds, one for seed investment and one for Series A rounds and other venture rounds, totaling US$230 million. As of 2023, it is investing from its eighth seed fund.

Between 2010 and 2022, Lerer Hippeau invested in more than 400 companies, including Warby Parker, Everlane, Birchbox, and GroupMe.