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Sean Friedland

Founder & Investor

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Sean Friedland is a Los Angeles-based Founder and Investor with a background in corporate law and entrepreneurship. He has served in key roles at notable companies like Snap Inc. and Funny or Die, and currently leads 1230 Ventures as Managing Partner, focusing on investing in diverse founders and seed-stage startups.

Work Experience 

  • Managing Partner

    2022 - Current

    Investing in early-stage startups and top founders.

  • Advisor

    2024

  • Co-Founder (Acquired)

    2019

    Market AI was acquired by Verishop Group in 2024. We built AI that automated digital marketing initiatives.

Market AI has been acquired by Verishop Group! Learn more about Verishop Group: https://www.verishopgroup.com/

Raised $44,600,000.00 from Michael Vaughan and Sapphire Sport.

  • Advisor

    2021

Zitti is a payment and credit platform built for food industry management and vendors.

Raised $7,500,000.00 from Serena Ventures, Oceans, Crossbeam Venture Partners and Brian Delahunty.

  • Counsel & Strategic Partnerships

    2015 - 2019

    Led the Snap Commercial Legal team’s efforts overseeing the construction of Snap’s programmatic advertising business, helping grow the business from $0 to over $1.2 billion in three years. Later joined Snap’s Strategic Partnerships team, leading initiatives including Snap’s VC & Startup outreach program.

Snap is a technology company that offers the products Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji.

Raised $5,553,527,880.00 from Alwaleed Bin Talal and Tencent.

  • Business Affairs & Development

    2014 - 2015

  • Business & Legal Affairs

    2013 - 2014

  • Associate

    2009 - 2012

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