Two Lanterns Venture Capital

2LVC is sourcing and selecting high-impact software startups from the U.S. and Israel, and building syndicates with top-tier angels, families, corporates, and VCs in Pre-seed and Seed stage opportunities. The Managing Director and founder of the fund is John Harthorne, former CEO and founder of MassChallenge, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. Through MassChallenge’s global network of accelerators in Boston, Israel, Switzerland, Mexico, Rhode Island, Austin, and Houston, and unrivaled access to corporate partners, MassChallenge entrepreneurs are creating a massive impact - driving growth and creating value the world over. John left MassChallenge in 2019 to launch Two Lanterns Venture Capital, a seed fund focused on capital-efficient startups poised to create a massive impact. Michal Gilon-Yanai is a Partner at 2LVC. She founded and directed entrepreneurship programs in three academic institutions in the US and in Israel, most recently at the NYU School of Medicine. She became the founding executive director of the MBA Innovation & Entrepreneurship track at IDC, Israel in 2010. Between 2014 and 2016, Michal managed two programs at MIT’s Entrepreneurship Center, and in her most recent role, she developed and headed the NYU Biomedical Entrepreneurship Program.