Allen Lau Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 6

  • Portfolio
  • 4

  • Exits
  • 2

Exits

Allen Lau General Information

Description

Mr. Allen Lau is a Co-Founder and serves as an Operating Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures. He is an Angel Investor. He serves as a Limited Partner at Diagram Investor. He is a Co-Founder and an Executive Advisor at Wattpad, where he served as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Wattpad, he co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer at FeedM8, a mobile advertising company that Upstream Systems acquired. In 2001, he co-founded Tira Wireless, a venture-backed mobile gaming technology company. As CTO of Tira, he was responsible for its product vision, strategy, and R&D. Tira raised over $30 million in funding from the US and Canadian VCs. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the University of Toronto's Electrical Engineering program.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Toronto, Ontario
  • Canada

Allen Lau Investments (6)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Story Foundation 05-Sep-2023 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
#Paid 26-Aug-2021 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Printify 11-Apr-2019 Printing Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Wondeur 01-Dec-2017 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
CareGuide 25-Mar-2015 Seed Round Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Generating Revenue
Gallop Labs 08-Dec-2014 Seed Round Social/Platform Software Generating Revenue

Allen Lau Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Printify 05-Nov-2024 Merger/Acquisition
Gallop Labs 27-Jan-2016

Allen Lau Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

Investments by Industry

Investments by Year

Investments by Region

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Allen Lau Co-Investors (48)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Allen Lau FAQs

  • Who is Allen Lau?

    Allen Lau is an angel Investor who has made 6 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Allen Lau?

    Allen Lau is an angel investor.

  • What does Allen Lau do?

    As an angel investor, Allen Lau invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Allen Lau invested in?

    Allen Lau has made numerous investments in companies like Story Foundation, #Paid, and Printify within the Business/Productivity Software, Media and Information Services (B2B), and Printing Services (B2B) industries.

  • What has Allen Lau invested in recently?

    Allen Lau's latest investment was on 05-Sep-2023 in Story Foundation, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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