Oliver Libby Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founding Mana...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 6

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Oliver Libby General Information

Biography

Mr. Oliver Libby is a Co-Founding Managing Partner of H/L Ventures. He serves as Advisor at Conductiv. He serves as Board Member at Automotus. He also serves as Board Director at LOLIWARE. He serves as Board Member at Sorcero and Chptr. He serves as Board Observer at Sealed. He co-founded and served as Chief Strategy Officer at Signafire. Based in New York City and founded in 2009, the H/L family of companies represents a new kind of venture firm. H/L is dedicated to building high-growth businesses that add value to society by protecting and promoting people and the planet, with a strong preference for diverse founding teams. H/L's proprietary Growth Catalyst model blends the best of venture studios, strategic advisors, and investment firms on one platform to help grow companies from early-stage to exit in a holistic approach to company building. The hallmark of the Growth Catalyst business model is virtually daily active engagement with each portfolio company. He also chairs the Board of The Resolution Project, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York City that he co-founded in 2007. Through its Social Venture Challenges, held at leading youth conferences around the world, Resolution identifies undergraduate students who wish to launch new social ventures. The resulting Resolution Fellowships provide dynamic, hands-on mentorship and grants to implement their social ventures, a full ecosystem of support that empowers the recipients to become socially-responsible leaders. To date, hundreds of Resolution Fellows are working on diverse ventures in high-impact fields and have benefitted well over 2.5 million people to date in nearly 80 countries on all six inhabited continents, including all across the United States. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founding Managing Partner, H/L Ventures
Education
Harvard University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
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Address
  • 30 Rockefeller Plaza
  • Suite 5440
  • New York, NY 10112
  • United States

Oliver Libby Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
H/L Ventures Investor Co-Founding Managing Partner New York, NY Venture Capital
SineWave Ventures Investor Venture Partner Arlington, VA Venture Capital

Oliver Libby Board Seats (6)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Automotus Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Los Angeles, CA
Chptr Social/Platform Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Holler Studios Media and Information Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY
Loliware Other Materials Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed San Jose, CA
Sealed Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY

Oliver Libby Lead Partner on Deals (13)

Oliver Libby has been the lead partner on 13 deals. Their latest deal was with Loliware, a other materials company. The deal was made for on 06-Mar-2025.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Loliware 06-Mar-2025 Later Stage VC Completed Other Materials San Jose, CA
GlacierGrid 04-Oct-2024 Completed Electronic Equipment and Instruments San Francisco, CA
Bump 23-Apr-2024 Completed Financial Software Los Angeles, CA
Holler Studios 31-Dec-2023 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) New York, NY
Automotus 04-Dec-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Los Angeles, CA
Myavana 10-Nov-2023 Completed Application Software Atlanta, GA
Chptr 09-Nov-2023 Completed Social/Platform Software New York, NY
Loliware 31-Oct-2022 Completed Other Materials San Jose, CA
Sorcero 16-Sep-2022 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Business/Productivity Software Washington, DC
CNote 01-Sep-2022 Later Stage VC (Series A) Completed Other Financial Services Oakland, CA

Oliver Libby Network (126)

Board Members (29)

Name Company Representing Location From
Octavio Boccalandro Holler Studios Self New York, NY
Louis Metzger IV Loliware Self San Jose, CA
Loliware Self San Jose, CA
Sorcero Mighty Capital Washington, DC
Automotus Self Los Angeles, CA

Portfolio Executives (95)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Samuel Murray Loliware Chief Operating Officer 06-Mar-2025 San Jose, CA
Lana Lee Loliware Chief of Staff & Head of People Operations 06-Mar-2025 San Jose, CA
Loliware Chief Commercial Officer 06-Mar-2025 San Jose, CA
Loliware Chief Financial Officer 06-Mar-2025 San Jose, CA
Loliware Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 06-Mar-2025 San Jose, CA

Fund Team Members (2)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
H/L Ventures New York, NY

Oliver Libby Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Cityrock Venture Partners II H/L Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2022
H/L Accelerator I H/L Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed
CityRock Venture Partners H/L Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Fully Invested 2019

Oliver Libby Advisory Roles (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Conductiv Company Advisor New York, NY Financial Software

Oliver Libby FAQs

  • Who is Oliver Libby?

    Mr. Oliver Libby is a Co-Founding Managing Partner of H/L Ventures.

  • How much does Oliver Libby typically invest?

    Oliver Libby's median deal size is .

  • What is Oliver Libby’s main position?

    Oliver Libby’s primary position is Co-Founding Managing Partner.

  • How many active board seats does Oliver Libby hold?

    Oliver Libby holds 6 board seats including Automotus, Chptr, Holler Studios, Loliware, and Sealed.

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