Laurence (Lo) Toney
Advisor at GV
Laurence (Lo) Toney
Advisor at GV
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founding Managing Partner
2018 - Current
Founding Managing Partner of Plexo Capital, which is an institutional investment firm incubated and spun out from GV (Google Ventures). Plexo Capital invests in emerging seed-stage VCs led by diverse teams and invests directly into companies sourced from the portfolios of VCs where Plexo Capital has an investment.
Advisor
2018
Partner
2015 - 2018
Partner on the investing team focused on: - Marketplaces - Mobile Consumer - Digital Media - Gaming + eSports - Mobile Enterprise
Mentor
2011
Mentor and advise exciting new companies and entrepreneurs
Partner, Catalyst Fund
2014 - 2015
Comcast Ventures is the venture capital unit of Comcast NBC Universal. The Catalyst Fund invests in seed stage companies led by entrepreneurs of color.
Member of the Board of Directors
2015 - 2015
iPass (Nasdaq: IPAS) provides its customers with the world's largest commercial Wi-Fi network, with over 18 million hotspots in airports, hotels, airplanes and public areas in more than 120 countries across the globe.
CEO
2013 - 2014
CEO of learn to code site.
Studio GM
2010 - 2012
Studio General Manager with full P+L: YoVille + Poker/Casino; GM Mobile Publishing
Member, Advisory Board
2006 - 2011
Served on Advisory Board for a consumer internet company funded by Ignition Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). Provided advice on corporate strategy, business development and product development.
VP Product and Marketing
2008 - 2009
Responsible for all product + marketing for the company.
Member, Advisory Board
2007 - 2009
Served on Advisory Board for a consumer internet company funded by Venrock. Provided advice on corporate strategy, business development and product development.