Lakehouse Ventures

Lakehouse is a pre-seed venture capital firm investing in exceptional consumer experiences — from beloved products and brands to software and services that transform how people interact with the world. Founded in 2017 by solo GP John Neamonitis, the firm is headquartered in New York, NY. The firm's practice centers on founders building from uncommon personal or professional insight — people who understand a problem so deeply it's hard to imagine them doing anything else. Beyond capital, Lakehouse offers early resources, network access, and hands-on empathy to help build enduring businesses. Its sector focus spans consumer products, health and wellness, fintech, software, and marketplaces, with a lean toward founders solving urgent, everyday problems. Lakehouse typically takes board seats and serves as the first institutional backer of its portfolio companies. The firm's roughly 39 portfolio companies include Billie, Bobbie, Smalls, Rhino, Myro, Dirty Lemon, Kosterina, EdSights, Guaranteed, and HopWtr, spanning consumer packaged goods, insurtech, healthtech, and software. Typical check sizes range from $100,000 to $500,000, with a sweet spot around $250,000. Lakehouse makes only a handful of investments each year, favoring high-conviction, founder-first bets at the pre-seed and seed stages, often leading rounds and maintaining a notably high share of women and diverse founders in its portfolio.