Geoff Lewis
| Geoff Lewis | |
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| Born | Geoffrey Lewis Tabachnick Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American-Canadian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Queen's University at Kingston |
| 💼 Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| 📆 Years active | 2012-Present |
| Known for | Bedrock Capital, Founders Fund, Narrative Violations |
| Title | Founder and Managing Partner at Bedrock Capital |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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| 🌐 Website | https://www.geofflewis.org/ |
Geoffrey Lewis Tabachnick is an American-Canadian venture capitalist, investor, and entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bedrock Capital and a former Partner at Founders Fund.
Early Life and Education
Lewis was born in Calgary, Canada to Sholem Tabachnick and Laurette Tabachnick, both of whom were teachers. [1] Lewis graduated from Queen's University in 2004 with a Bachelor's degree. [2]
Career
In 2004, Lewis joined P&G after they offered to sponsor his green card. [1]
In 2008, he joined Peter Thiel's hedge fund Clarium Capital, [3] but left to co-found TopGuest, a loyalty software company for travel companies, that was acquired in 2011. [4][5][6][7]
Lewis then joined Founders Fund as a Partner after being recruited by Peter Thiel. During his time at Founders Fund, Lewis led investments in Lyft, Wish, Privateer Holdings, Nubank, and RigUp. [8][9]
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Lewis left Founders Fund in 2017 to found Bedrock Capital with Eric Stromberg. [10][11][12] Bedrock currently has approximately $500 million in investment capital. [13] Founders Fund is an investor in Bedrock. [11]
In 2019, Lewis was named one of the Top 100 Venture Capitalists in the world by The New York Times and CB Insights. [14][15]
Investment Philosophy
Lewis is widely known for his investments in companies considered "narrative violations," a term he coined in 2017. [16][17] In a white paper published on Bedrock's website, Lewis wrote, "The best time to invest in a company is when it’s most in violation of a popular narrative". [18][17]
Politics
Lewis has been critical of President Trump, writing in a Medium post, "A world in which President Trump makes any sense at all is not the world I want my grandchildren to inherit". [19] The blog post was in stark contrast to his then-boss Peter Thiel's vocal support of President Trump. [20][21][22]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Podcast, Paradox. "Paradox Podcast - #14 — Geoff Lewis — Noble lies and narrative violations". Google Podcasts. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Geoff Lewis Tabachnick, Bedrock Capital GP LLC: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ↑ Wellons, Mary Catherine (2012-06-18). "5 Minutes With a Visionary: Geoff Lewis". www.cnbc.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Rubin, Courtney (2011-12-14). "Topguest Acquired By EzRez". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Early checkout: Travel startup Topguest acquired by ezRez". VentureBeat. 2011-12-13. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Travel Rewards Redemption Company ezRez Buys Social Loyalty Check-In App Topguest". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Topguest Hooks IHG, All-Star Investors [Video]". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2019-01-08). "No Tuition, but You Pay a Percentage of Your Income (if You Find a Job) (Published 2019)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-08-22. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Privateer's Brendan Kennedy And Founders Fund's Geoff Lewis To Light Up The Stage At Disrupt NY". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
- ↑ "Geoff Lewis has left Founders Fund to start his own fund". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 McBride, Sarah (August 18, 2017). "Founders Fund's Geoff Lewis Leaves to Start His Own Fund". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bedrock Capital raises $122M to fund startups that reject conventional wisdom". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "SEC FORM D". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "The Top 100 Venture Capital Partners & Firms l CB Insights". CB Insights Research. 2019-03-31. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "The narrative on tech investing is changing, says investor". CNBC. 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "The social media space is ripe for disruption, tech mogul says". CNBC. 2018-12-21. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 17.0 17.1 Griffith, Erin (2019-11-26). "What Makes a 'Narrative Violation'?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Bedrock". Bedrock. Archived from the original on 2020-08-21. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lewis, Geoff (2018-10-04). "Turn On Reality". Medium. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Swisher, Kara (2016-11-13). "Embrace anti-reality: One of Peter Thiel's partners pens an anti-Trump manifesto that is actually sensible". Vox. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ Grothaus, Michael (2016-11-14). "Founders Fund's Geoff Lewis says we must abandon our social media echo chambers after Trump victory". Fast Company. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "Peter Thiel's VC Partner Publishes a Sharp Critique of Donald Trump". Fortune. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-10-28. Unknown parameter
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