Lauren is the Co-founder, Chair & CEO of Sesame Solar, which manufactures the world’s first 100% renewably-powered Mobile Nanogrids, and Managing Director of BELLE Capital USA, LP, an early stage venture fund that invests in high growth tech companies in underserved capital markets around the US. She is also a Managing Director of the Phenomenelle Angels Fund, and chief executive officer of strategic advisory firm, SCIO Corp.
Lauren has more than 25 years experience in founding and operating technology companies, and has invested in 32 companies in the past 8 years. Before founding SCIO Corp, Lauren co-founded WebWare Corporation, a leader in digital asset management, and served as WebWare’s chairman and chief executive officer for 7 years. WebWare, one of the first Software as a Service (SaaS) companies, was acquired by a publicly traded company in 2003. Prior to WebWare, Lauren co-founded 4 technology companies and consulted for high technology leaders including Apple, Atari, HP, IBM, Microsoft, NeXT, Texas Instruments and Xerox.
A Springboard finalist in January 2000, Lauren received Trailblazer Awards in 2000 and 2001 from the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. She was also awarded IT Software CEO of the Year for 2002 by Frost and Sullivan. BusinessWeek selected her as one of the Top 25 Angels in Tech in 2010. Springboard Enterprises recognized her with their Northstar award in 2011. Lauren is executive chairman at Current Motor Company, chairman of the board at HarQen Inc., and serves on the board of directors of Springboard Enterprises, on Dell’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence Advisory Board, on the Angel Capital Association’s collaboration committee and is an active investor on Angel List.
