Carey Lai

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Conductive Ventures

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Carey Lai was the founder of LUMA Capital Partners, founded in 2016, holding the title of General Partner from 2016 to 2021.
Mr. Lai is the founder of Conductive Ventures, founded in 2017, holding the title of General Partner.
Mr. Lai is currently a Director at Jackpocket, Inc. since 2018, a Director at Upwave Inc., a Director at Zingtree, Inc. since 2021, and a Board Member at CSC Generation, Inc. since 2017.
Former positions include Director at Nexmo, Inc., Director at Intel Capital Corp., Director at NGEN Partners LLC from 2004 to 2008, Director at Sprinklr, Inc., Principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Senior Associate at Institutional Venture Partners from 2004 to 2009, Financial Analyst at Banc of America Securities LLC, Board Member at SweetLabs, Inc. from 2011 to 2015, Board Member at 500friends, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, Board Member at Travelator, Inc. from 2020 to 2021, and Board Member at Vonage, Inc. from 2013 to 2016.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, conferred in 2009.

Carey Lai active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Conductive Ventures Conductive Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Conductive Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Japan with revenues of USD 1 - 10 million. The firm focuses on software, hardware and technology enabled services. It participates in early and growth transactions.	Founder	2017-05-31
Jackpocket, Inc. Jackpocket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile application that allows users to buy lottery tickets	Director/Board Member	2018-05-31
Upwave Inc. Upwave Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a consumer research business	Director/Board Member	-
Zingtree, Inc. Zingtree, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops interactive decision trees and troubleshooters applications	Director/Board Member	2021-09-30
CSC Generation, Inc. CSC Generation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-native retail solutions	Director/Board Member	2017-10-31

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Former positions of Carey Lai

Companies	Position	End
Travelator, Inc. Travelator, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile applications for travel and expense management	Director/Board Member	2021-12-30
LUMA Capital Partners LUMA Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance LUMA Capital Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on digital media and marketing technology sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements.	Founder	2021-12-30
Vonage, Inc.	Director/Board Member	2016-04-29
SweetLabs, Inc. SweetLabs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides application software solutions	Director/Board Member	2015-02-27
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Private companies	19
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, assurance, consulting and tax & business consulting services	Commercial Services
Nexmo, Inc. Nexmo, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides mobile voice and messaging solutions	Communications
Institutional Venture Partners Institutional Venture Partners Investment ManagersFinance Institutional Venture Partners invests in companies located in North America and Europe. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors. It provides financing for growth stage capital requirements with the investment size of USD 15 - 75 millions. It also participates in follow on investments.	Finance
Banc of America Securities LLC Banc of America Securities LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Intel Capital Corp. Intel Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Intel Capital Corp invests in companies located across the North America, Israel, Asia pacific and Western Europe. The firm focuses on the technology sector such as cloud, silicon, frontier and devices. It participates in early-stage transactions.	Finance
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
NGEN Partners LLC NGEN Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance NGEN Partners invests in companies located in the United States and Canada. The firm focuses on agriculture & ag-tech, health & wellness, and tech-enabled sustainability sectors. It participates in early growth equity transactions with an investment size of USD 3 - 15 million. It makes co-investments and also acts as a lead investor.	Finance
SweetLabs, Inc. SweetLabs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides application software solutions	Technology Services
500friends, Inc. 500friends, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Collects, uses and disclosures information gathered from online visitors	Commercial Services
Sprinklr, Inc. Sprinklr, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops customer relationship management software	Technology Services
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Jackpocket, Inc. Jackpocket, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile application that allows users to buy lottery tickets	Technology Services
Upwave Inc. Upwave Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a consumer research business	Commercial Services
LUMA Capital Partners LUMA Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance LUMA Capital Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on digital media and marketing technology sectors. It participates in early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Travelator, Inc. Travelator, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile applications for travel and expense management	Technology Services
Zingtree, Inc. Zingtree, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops interactive decision trees and troubleshooters applications	Technology Services
Conductive Ventures Conductive Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Conductive Ventures invests in companies located in the United States and Japan with revenues of USD 1 - 10 million. The firm focuses on software, hardware and technology enabled services. It participates in early and growth transactions.	Finance
CSC Generation, Inc. CSC Generation, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops AI-native retail solutions	Technology Services
Vonage, Inc.	Communications

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