Sean Friedland
Founder & Investor
Los Angeles, California
Overview
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
Education
J.D.
2006 - 2009