Joe Medved

Partner, Fund Strategy·Lerer Hippeau

New York, New York, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Joe Medved is Partner, Fund Strategy at Lerer Hippeau, where the firm lists him as having joined in 2015. He previously spent about a decade at SoftBank Capital making early-stage digital media investments, worked as an investor at Constellation Ventures, and began in J.P. Morgan's technology, media and telecom investment banking group. PitchBook lists board roles or former board roles including Radiate, Bellhops, YPulse, Celtra, Palitra, YourMechanic and EdCast.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

RadiateBellhopsYPulseCeltraYourMechanicEdCast

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Lerer HippeauPartner, Fund Strategy2015 – Present
SoftBank CapitalPartner2005 – 2015
Constellation VenturesAssociate2004 – 2005
J.P. MorganInvestment Banker, Technology, Media and Telecom Group

Education

Boston CollegeB.S. in Finance
London School of Economics and Political ScienceStudies in Finance

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