SCHRAM, LORI

The firm sources primarily through Lori Schram's network of venture capital relationships built over two decades of direct investing. Deal flow comes through co-investor introductions, founder referrals, and relationships with top-tier venture firms where Schram has served as a limited partner or co-investor. The office does not operate a formal outbound sourcing team, relying instead on its principal's personal network and the inbound opportunities generated by reputation.

The firm focuses almost exclusively on direct deals — venture, growth equity, and select buyout co-investments. While early in its history it allocated to outside venture funds to build relationships, the current model emphasizes direct co-investment alongside those fund managers rather than committing capital to their blind-pool vehicles.

The firm generally avoids capital-intensive sectors including hardware-heavy deep tech, biotechnology, clean energy manufacturing, and traditional brick-and-mortar retail. The focus remains on asset-light technology businesses in software, data, fintech, and digital consumer platforms.