Lawrence Orr Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner Emeritus

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Lawrence Orr General Information

Biography

Mr. Lawrence Orr serves as Partner Emeritus at Trinity Ventures. He served as Board Member at GetInsured and Hoopla. Previously, he served as Advisor to Grit Ventures. Larry has been with Trinity Ventures since 1989 and is an active member of the Board of Directors for ProtectWise. Throughout his career at Trinity, he has invested in numerous successful technology companies including Extreme Networks (NASDAQ: EXTR), Aruba Networks (NASDAQ: ARUN), BackWeb (BWEB), Crescendo (acquired by Cisco), Digital Market (acquired by Agile Software), Metareward (acquired by Experian), Net Effect Systems (acquired by Ask Jeeves), Network Alchemy (acquired by Nokia), Versant (NASDAQ:VSNT) and Wall Data (IPO). Prior to joining Trinity, Larry held various marketing and management positions with Hewlett-Packard's Information Network Group. Earlier in his career, Larry worked with New York investment firm Niederhoffer, Cross and Zeckhauser on mergers and acquisitions, and with Bain & Company, a leading management consulting firm. Larry is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Harvard University where he majored in Mathematics. He is a M.B.A. graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar and earned the Deloitte, Haskins and Sells award as the top accounting student.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Partner Emeritus, Trinity Ventures
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Harvard University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
la
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 2480 Sand Hill Road
  • Suite 200
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • United States
+1 (650)

Lawrence Orr Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Trinity Ventures Investor Partner Emeritus Menlo Park, CA Venture Capital

Lawrence Orr Lead Partner on Deals (22)

Lawrence Orr has been the lead partner on 22 deals. Their latest deal was with ProtectWise, a network management software company. The deal was made for on 18-Jan-2017.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
ProtectWise 18-Jan-2017 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Network Management Software Denver, CO
MasteryConnect 14-Dec-2016 Completed Educational Software Salt Lake City, UT
MasteryConnect 25-Aug-2014 Completed Educational Software Salt Lake City, UT
ProtectWise 10-Jun-2014 Completed Network Management Software Denver, CO
Hoopla (Business/Productivity Software) 13-Feb-2014 Completed Business/Productivity Software Carlsbad, CA
ShopIgniter 17-Jan-2014 Completed Vertical Market Software Portland, OR
ProtectWise 03-May-2013 Completed Network Management Software Denver, CO
Skyfire Labs 10-Sep-2012 Completed Operating Systems Software Mountain View, CA
Skyfire Labs 25-Jan-2012 Later Stage VC (Series C) Completed Operating Systems Software Mountain View, CA
ShopIgniter 25-May-2011 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Vertical Market Software Portland, OR

Lawrence Orr Network (158)

Board Members (34)

Name Company Representing Location From
Michael Hewitt MasteryConnect Self Salt Lake City, UT
David Horowitz Perfect Market Comcast Ventures Pasadena, CA
ProtectWise Crosslink Capital Denver, CO
ShopIgniter Self Portland, OR
MasteryConnect MasteryConnect Salt Lake City, UT

Portfolio Executives (108)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Ramon Peypoch ProtectWise Chief Product Officer 18-Jan-2017 Denver, CO
Michael Lipfield ProtectWise Chief Financial Officer 18-Jan-2017 Denver, CO
ProtectWise Vice President, Systems Engineering 18-Jan-2017 Denver, CO
ProtectWise Vice President, Engineering 18-Jan-2017 Denver, CO
ProtectWise Vice President, Finance 18-Jan-2017 Denver, CO

Fund Team Members (16)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Schwark Satyavolu Trinity Ventures Trinity Ventures XII Menlo Park, CA
James Cham Trinity Ventures Trinity Ventures IX Menlo Park, CA
Trinity Ventures Menlo Park, CA
Trinity Ventures Menlo Park, CA
Trinity Ventures Menlo Park, CA

Lawrence Orr Affiliated Funds (6)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Trinity Ventures X Trinity Ventures Venture - General Closed 2009
Trinity Ventures XI Trinity Ventures Venture - General Closed 2012
Trinity Ventures XII Trinity Ventures Venture - General Closed 2015
Trinity Ventures VII Trinity Ventures Venture - General Closed 1999
Trinity Ventures VIII Trinity Ventures Venture - General Fully Invested 2000

Lawrence Orr FAQs

  • Who is Lawrence Orr?

    Mr. Lawrence Orr serves as Partner Emeritus at Trinity Ventures.

  • How much does Lawrence Orr typically invest?

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  • What is Lawrence Orr’s main position?

    Lawrence Orr’s primary position is Partner Emeritus.

  • What are the contact details for Lawrence Orr?

    Lawrence Orr’s email address is la and his phone number is +1 (650) .

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