Sean Friedland
Founder & Investor
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Executive Director, Business Development - Universal Ads
2025 - Current
Universal Ads, a one-stop premium video advertising solution for businesses of all sizes.
Comcast is a global media and technology company.
Managing Partner
2022
Investing in early-stage startups and top founders.
Advisor
2024
Co-Founder (Acquired)
2019
Market AI was acquired by Verishop Group in 2024. We built AI that automated digital marketing initiatives.
Advisor (Acquired)
2021
Zitti is a payment and credit platform built for food industry management and vendors.
Raised $7,500,000.00 from Serena Ventures, Oceans, Crossbeam Venture Partners and Brian Delahunty.
Counsel & Strategic Partnerships
2015 - 2019
Led the Snap Commercial Legal team’s efforts overseeing the construction of Snap’s programmatic advertising business, helping grow the business from $0 to over $1.2 billion in three years. Later joined Snap’s Strategic Partnerships team, leading initiatives including Snap’s VC & Startup outreach program.
Snap is a technology company that offers the products Snapchat, Spectacles, and Bitmoji.
Raised $5,553,527,880.00 from Alwaleed Bin Talal and Tencent.
Business Affairs & Development
2014 - 2015
Business & Legal Affairs
2013 - 2014
Associate
2009 - 2012
Education
J.D.
2006 - 2009