David Lerner

Investing Profile

Sweet spot: $600K Range: $250K–$1.5M Fund: $120M

RTP Ventures thesis

Commenting on the raise, Galina Chifina, CEO of RTP Global, said: “At RTP Global, we love backing founders who take on big challenges with heart. Avinav and Krishna are just those founders – solving problems they’ve lived and felt. With TERN, they’re reimagining global talent mobility in a way that’s ethical, scalable, and deeply human, turning it into a powerful, tech-driven solution. We can’t wait to see how TERN will continue to change lives across borders, and we’re delighted to back them on this journey.”

Sector and stage focus

  • Series A: TransportationTech, E-commerce, Social Networks, Consumer Internet
  • Seed: TransportationTech, Social Networks, E-commerce, Consumer Internet
  • general: New York City
  • Pre-seed: TransportationTech, Social Networks, E-commerce, Consumer Internet

Recent investments by David Lerner

David Lerner has 6 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:

Company Stage Date Round size
Padlet Seed Sep 2015 $1M
AdYapper Seed Sep 2013 $1M
JOANY Seed Oct 2016 $2M
Mantl Seed Nov 2016 $1M
Pilot Pre Seed Jan 2015 $780K
Contently Series B Jan 2014 $9M

Frequent co-investors

David Lerner has co-invested with: Ryan Petersen, Amos Elliston, John Danner, David Tisch, Joshua Reeves, Dharmesh Shah.

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