Zev Lapin
Investor at On Deck
Scottsdale, Arizona
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Product Manager
2021 - Current
GenAI x Google Commerce
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Fellow - On Deck Angel (ODA5)
2022
On Deck is a community platform designed to develop different ideas and build companies.
Raised $20,000,000.00 from Pioneer Fund.
Cofounder & Angel Investor
2021
B3 is an angel investing syndicate and entrepreneurial community led by Facebook alumni and employees to launch, support, and invest in top startups. Learn more here: www.backedbyblue.co Note: All accredited investors can join the syndicate (commitment free) to access deals. Investments are made on a deal-by-deal basis. Disclosure: Backed by Blue (B3) is not affiliated with Facebook Inc.
Startup Advisor, Angel Investor, Weekend Hacker
2019
Join my angel syndicate to back revenue generating startups founded by rockstar teams: https://angel.co/s/lv/aUde3 I do most of my investing via B3 these days, but will syndicate my own deals when it may not be a fit for B3.
Product Manager
2019 - 2021
Facebook Commerce: Marketplace & Shops
Stay N' Alive Productions, LLC is a social media marketing firm that provides clients with measurable profits.
Startup Mentor
2018 - 2021
https://www.tjenetwork.com/
TJE is a fast growing, nationwide not-for-profit organization that provides a full service, pro-bono mentoring program.
Head of Product
2017 - 2019
Vesta is a SaaS technology company that powers online communities for some of today’s largest brands such as The Kroger Co., Unilever, and P&G.
Vesta is a marketing technology company.
Cofounder, CEO
2015 - 2017
Parachute was a venture-backed technology company that provided a demand aggregation and batch logistics platform to merchants with delivery people on staff; ultimately helping partners save as much as 90% per delivery and allowing merchants to eliminate premiums to consumers (ie. delivery fees, order minimums etc.,).
Alum
2014 - 2015
Parachute, the company I co-founded, was one of twelve companies selected out of 2,500 applicants to participate in the prestigious AngelPad business accelerator. AngelPad provides mentorship, a strong alumni network, funding, and introductions to some of the best tech investors in the world.
AngelPad is a seed-stage accelerator program that finds product market fit, defining a target market to get first validation for a company.
Employee #1: Growth, Operations, and Customer Experience
2013 - 2014
MakeSpace is a venture-backed, next-generation storage solution that takes the "self" out of "self storage." Customers literally never have to visit a self-storage facility again without sacrificing knowing what they've put away. A friendly MakeSpace team member delivers high quality, durable, reusable plastic bins to a customer's home which they then fill with whatever they want to store. The MakeSpace team returns and transports the customer's bins to a secure storage facility until they decide they want them back. Customers can see what they have in storage on the MakeSpace website or mobile app, which include pictures of what has been stored inside the bin, for easy retrieval. Customer's belongings can be returned to them in as little as 24 hours for a small fee.
MakeSpace is an on-demand storage company that makes it easy to order, store, and retrieve physical belongings.
Raised $142,600,000.00 from Iron Mountain, The K Fund, Provenio Capital, Maywic Select Investments, Upfront Ventures, CX Collective, Ten Eighty Capital and 8VC.