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Geoff Lewis
VC
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Geoff Lewis is the Founder & Managing Partner at Bedrock, where he leads investments in a wide range of sectors including Robotics, Analytics, E-commerce, and FinTech. He has a successful track record of investing in companies like Nubank and Lyft, contributing to their growth and success through strategic partnerships and sound business development strategies.
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner
2017 - Current
Bedrock invests in the future’s most important technology companies led by today’s most transcendent entrepreneurs. The firm currently manages over $2 billion in assets across several funds. Flagship Bedrock early stage investments include OpenAI, Rippling, Flock Safety, Vercel, and Bitcoin. Bedrock was launched by Geoff Lewis in 2018. Prior to founding the firm, Geoff led or co-led early stage venture capital investments including Lyft, Upstart, Canva, Tilray, and Nu Holdings Limited. http://www.bedrockcap.com
Investor
2021
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT.
Raised $21,900,120,000.00 from Citi, JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, HSBC and Santander.
Lead Investor: Series C. Former Member of Board of Directors
2015
Lead Investor: Series B. Former Member of Board of Directors
2012
Lyft’s Atlanta driver service center is a high quality, fairly-priced vehicle services.
Investor, Board Member
2020
Vercel is a software company that provides cloud infrastructure services to save and secure personalized web.
Raised $563,000,000.00 from Tiger Global Management, SV Angel, Google Ventures, Notable Capital, Geodesic Capital, 8VC, Bedrock, Accel and CRV.
Investor, Board Observer
2018
Flock Safety provides a full-service tech solution that helps communities prevent crime, shaping a safer future together.
Raised $380,584,142.00 from Bedrock, Initialized Capital, Tiger Global Management, Meritech Capital Partners, Matrix, Spark Capital, 776 Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.
Investor
2019
Rippling is the workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, finance, and more.
Raised $1,987,000,000.00 from Dragoneer Investment Group, Coatue, Greenoaks, Founders Fund and Bossa Invest.
Fellow
2020
Partner
2012 - 2017
At Founders Fund I focus on backing entrepreneurs unlocking important new markets or reimagining existing ones, across all stages and sectors.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in companies building revolutionary technologies.
Co-Founder & CEO
2010 - 2011
Topguest was the travel industry's leading social loyalty product. Founder and led company from inception to successful acquisition.
Education
Investments
Latest Articles
Flock Safety — Bedrock
Talks about Flock Safety, license plate readers and property crime
Rippling is Built Different — Bedrock
Talks about Rippling, Parker Conrad and Bedrock Fund Management