Lee Zapis Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Presid...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Lee Zapis General Information

Biography

Mr. Lee Zapis is a Founder & serves as President at Zapis Capital Group. Mr. Zapis serves as Chief Executive Officer and President at Earnshaw Publications. He served as Board Member at Axuall. He is a Co-Founder and owner & serves as a Board Member and Vice President at Ads In Motion Outdoor. He served as a Board Member at Fevo GM. He co-founded and served as Board Member at Future. He also co-founded the company. He served as Board Member at Playlist.com. He served as Board Member at Groupmatics. He served as Board Member at Sonicbids. He joined forces with other family members to form the firm in 2003. In recent years, he has been an active investor in local technology companies. He was one of the early investors in SpineMatrix. He has more than 25 successful years as a radio executive. During his radio career, he participated in the launching of five new radio stations in Cleveland, Ohio; Akron, Ohio; Youngstown, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Boston, Massachusetts. While in the broadcast industry, he was the President of Zapis Communications. Under his leadership, his radio stations received many national awards, including Billboard Magazine's Black Radio Station of the Year; Program Director of the Year; Music Director of the Year; and Air Personality of the Year. He is a current Director at O-Web Technologies and Everstream, where he was also an investor. He joined the Board of Sonicbids, where he also most recently, invested. He is a member of the Board of the Orthodox Christian Network and a member of the Advisory Board of the Nashville Songwriters Foundation. He also serves as a Board Member at GenomOncology & Playlist Media. He has appeared as a panelist at the National Association of Broadcasters convention and has served on the Arbitron Radio Advisory Council. He is a Co-Founder of Listeners Driven Radio and serves as its Chairman of the Board.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & President, Zapis Capital Group
Education
Cleveland State University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
lz
Phone
+1 (440)
Address
  • 26202 Detroit Road
  • Suite 300
  • Westlake, OH 44145
  • United States
+1 (440)

Lee Zapis Positions (2)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Ads In Motion Outdoor Company Co-Founder, Owner, Board Member & Vice President Sagamore Hills, OH Media and Information Services (B2B)
Zapis Capital Group Investor Founder & President Westlake, OH Family Office

Lee Zapis Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
GenomOncology Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Cleveland, OH
Playlist Media Entertainment Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Portola Valley, CA

Lee Zapis Lead Partner on Deals (15)

Lee Zapis has been the lead partner on 15 deals. Their latest deal was with Axuall, a enterprise systems (healthcare) company. The deal was made for on 25-Sep-2019.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Axuall 25-Sep-2019 Seed Round Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Cleveland, OH
Playlist Media 17-Jun-2019 Completed Entertainment Software Portola Valley, CA
Futuri 04-Feb-2019 Completed Business/Productivity Software Seven Hills, OH
Fevo GM 31-Aug-2016 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Fevo GM 01-Feb-2014 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
GenomOncology 01-Apr-2012 Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) Cleveland, OH
YouBeauty 14-Dec-2010 Completed Publishing Roselle, NJ
9Threads 07-Oct-2010 Completed Publishing Akron, OH
Sonicbids 30-Aug-2010 Later Stage VC Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Boston, MA
Cleveland HeartLab 01-Dec-2009 Early Stage VC Completed Laboratory Services (Healthcare) Cleveland, OH

Lee Zapis Network (113)

Board Members (27)

Name Company Representing Location From
Len Pagon Jr. GenomOncology Next Sparc Growth Partners Cleveland, OH
Brian Laden Ph.D GenomOncology TriStar Health Partners Cleveland, OH
Axuall Self Cleveland, OH
GenomOncology GenomOncology Cleveland, OH
Futuri Millpond Equity Partners Seven Hills, OH

Portfolio Executives (86)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Scott Canupp Axuall Chief Operating Officer 25-Sep-2019 Cleveland, OH
Michael Hawkins Axuall Chief Technical Officer 25-Sep-2019 Cleveland, OH
Axuall Senior Vice President, Commercial Growth 25-Sep-2019 Cleveland, OH
Axuall Chief Financial Officer & Board Member 25-Sep-2019 Cleveland, OH
Axuall Co-Founder 25-Sep-2019 Cleveland, OH

Lee Zapis FAQs

  • Who is Lee Zapis?

    Mr. Lee Zapis is a Founder & serves as President at Zapis Capital Group.

  • How much does Lee Zapis typically invest?

    Lee Zapis's median deal size is .

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    Lee Zapis’s primary position is Founder & President.

  • What are the contact details for Lee Zapis?

    Lee Zapis’s email address is lz and his phone number is +1 (440) .

  • How many active board seats does Lee Zapis hold?

    Lee Zapis holds 2 board seats including GenomOncology and Playlist Media.

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