Miles Lasater
Education
Yale University
Bachelors, Computer Science -
Phillips Academy
, -
Kauffman Fellows
, -Work Experience
Purpose Built
Current
Purpose Built
Startups for Good
Current
Startups for Good
F-Prime
2017-10-01 - 2020-12-01
F-Prime
SeeClickFix
2007-01-01 - 2019-10-01
SeeClickFix
OneUni (fka One University Network, Inc.)
2015-09-01 - 2016-11-01
OneUni (fka One University Network, Inc.)
Yale School of Management
2014-10-01 - 2015-05-01
Yale School of Management
Higher One
1999-11-01 - 2014-12-01
Higher One
Walker Digital
1999-06-01 - 2000-05-01
Walker Digital
Skills
Summary
Entrepreneur and investor with a love of learning, a passion for making dreams become reality and having a positive impact on the world. Husband, father and book addict. Miles is founder/CEO of Purpose Built Ventures Studio where he co-founds winning mission-driven companies with passionate entrepreneurs. Miles is an Investor in early-stage startups. As Founding Partner of Purpose Built Ventures, he previously invested in tech startups working to make people healthier or wealthier. He has invested in and advised dozens of companies at the earliest stages including Honor, Brightside Health, Remix, Notable Health, and Balto Software. Additionally, he has helped seed nonprofits such as Issue One, One Acre, and MakeHaven. Miles is an Entrepreneur. Starting his career as an entrepreneur while still a college student, he co-founded Higher One in his living room. As senior exec and later board chair, he led the company from idea to $200mil+ revenue, 750+ employees and IPO including making multiple acquisitions. He was proud to campaign internal culture and values including open communication and client service. Higher One also ranked highly on the national Great Place to Work list twice as well as Inc 500 and multiple other fast growth lists. Miles went on to start two other venture-backed startups: SeeClickFix (SaaS for government) where he serves on the board and OneUni (higher education via smartphone). Miles was an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year regional winner and national finalist. Miles is a Podcast Host: Startups for Good is a podcast exploring high-growth and high-values ventures. Join us to hear how startups can be a force for good. Guests include founders of mission-driven companies, creators of startup nonprofits, and their investors/donors plus other inspiring thinkers and doers. http://startupsforgood.com/ Personal Newsletter: https://mileslasater.substack.com/ Writing: www.venturepatterns.com Personal Website: http://www.mileslasater.com Podcast: http://www.startupsforgood.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/mileslasater
