Profile
Carey Lai is a Founding Member and Managing Director at Conductive Ventures with $450M in AUM focused on investments in the areas of software, hardware, technology-enabled services and blockchain.
Carey has over 18 years of venture capital and technology experience.
Prior to Conductive Ventures, Carey spent over four years investing at Intel Capital focused on Internet and enterprise software companies.
His portfolio included 500Friends (acquired by Dentsu), Box (BOX), BrightEdge, Gigya (acquired by SAP), Kabam (acquired by Netmarble), Nexmo (acquired by Vonage), Onefinestay (acquired by AccorHotels), Sprinklr (CXM), and SweetLabs.
Prior to Intel Capital, Carey worked at Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) where he focused on rapidly growing later-stage and growth-equity investments in Internet & enterprise software companies.
He actively worked with the following IVP portfolio companies: ArcSight (ARST), At Road (ARDI), Business.com (DEXO), Concur (CNQR), Cortina Systems (acquired by Inphi), Danger (MSFT), Data Domain (EMC), Mobile365 (SAP), SuccessFactors (SFSF), Synchronoss (SNCR) and Yodlee (YDLE).
Carey also worked in the Technology Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an Investment Banking Analyst focused on the software and financial technology sectors.
His transaction experience included offerings for some of the leading technology companies in the world, including Blackbaud Software (BLKB), Computer Associates (CA), Hewlett Packard (HPQ), Sungard Data Systems (SDS), and Tibco Software (TIBX).
Earlier in his career, Carey worked at eBay in Business Development.
Carey has an M.B.A.
from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
He also graduated with a B.A.
in International Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.
Carey Lai active positions
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Jackpocket, Inc.
Jackpocket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jackpocket, Inc. engages in the development of a mobile application that allows users to buy lottery tickets. The company was founded by Matt Silber, Peter Sullivan, Leo Shemesh and Eric Parker in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2018 |
Upwave Inc.
Upwave Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Upwave Inc. conducts consumer surveys for companies of all sizes. Its products include consumer, BEB, retargeted and segment surveys. The firm solutions include Ad, customer and market research. The company was founded by Chris Kelly and Aaron Wenger in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Carey Lai
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Training of Carey Lai
University of California, Los Angeles | Undergraduate Degree |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | Masters Business Admin |
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SPRINKLR, INC. | Technology Services |
Private companies | 9 |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY. | Commercial Services |
Institutional Venture Partners
Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Reid Dennis. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. | Finance |
Jackpocket, Inc.
Jackpocket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Jackpocket, Inc. engages in the development of a mobile application that allows users to buy lottery tickets. The company was founded by Matt Silber, Peter Sullivan, Leo Shemesh and Eric Parker in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Technology Services |
Intel Capital Corp.
Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp (Intel Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Intel Corp founded in 1991 by Les Vadasz, and Avram Miller. The firm is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | Finance |
Nexmo, Inc.
Nexmo, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Nexmo, Inc. provides mobile voice and messaging solutions. It operates a cloud communications platform that develops APIs for SMS, voice, and phone verifications. The company was founded by Tony Jamous and Eric Nadalin in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Communications |
Banc of America Securities LLC
Banc of America Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC. | Finance |
Upwave Inc.
Upwave Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Upwave Inc. conducts consumer surveys for companies of all sizes. Its products include consumer, BEB, retargeted and segment surveys. The firm solutions include Ad, customer and market research. The company was founded by Chris Kelly and Aaron Wenger in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
500friends, Inc.
500friends, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 500friends, Inc. provides loyalty marketing services. It offers strategic consulting, integration & implementation, technology, program management and advanced analytics. The company was founded by Hong Hu, keith Allen Justin Yoshimura and Robert Tekith in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Commercial Services |
NGEN Partners LLC
NGEN Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance NGEN Partners LLC (NGEN Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Peter Grubstein. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
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