Lavrock Ventures

Lavrock Ventures investment thesis

Commentary & Analysis Juliane Gallina Left the CIA for Venture Capital. Here Is Her Approach to Startup Investing. Gallina joined defense-tech-focused Lavrock Ventures after 12 years at the intelligence agency By Marc Vartabedian WSJ Pro Listen (2 min) At the CIA, Juliane Gallina sought to improve the agency’s working relationship with Silicon Valley. Photo: evelyn hockstein / Reuters Venture-capital firms have sought a leg up in the hot defense tech sector by bolstering connections with military and intelligence agencies. For one firm, that meant hiring directly from the Central Intelligence Agency. Juliane Gallina , who spent a dozen years in two stints at the CIA, most recently as deputy director for digital innovation, joined Lavrock Ventures in November as a partner focusing on milita

Lavrock Ventures team (5)

Partners and principals at Lavrock Ventures:

• Jacob Gottlieb — sweet spot $1.5M
• Daniel Hanks — sweet spot $1.5M
• Jim Hunt — sweet spot $1.5M
• Alex Poulin — sweet spot $1.5M
• Steve Smoot — sweet spot $1.5M

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