Lars Albright
Lars Albright is an American businessman who co-founded the mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless and the customer engagement platform SessionM.[1][2][3] He is currently a General Partner at the venture capital firm Unusual Ventures.
Education
[edit]Albright graduated from Harvard with a degree in government.[3][4] He also received an MBA from Dartmouth College in 2005.[3][4]
Career
[edit]During his early career, Albright served as vice president for corporate development at the New York-based software manufacturer Eyetide Media Inc.[5]
Albright co-founded Quattro Wireless in 2006, which was subsequently acquired by Apple, Inc. in 2010.[3][6] After the company’s acquisition, he served as director of public partnerships for Apple’s iAd team.[7]
He co-founded SessionM in 2011.[3] SessionM was eventually acquired by Mastercard in 2019.[8] He went on to serve as Executive Vice President of Merchant Loyalty within Mastercard’s data and services division.[9]
Albright was named one of the Boston Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 in 2012.[10]
Albright joined Unusual Ventures as a general partner in January 2022.[11]
He has served as an advisor to companies such as Data Point Capital.[12] He has also served as a contributor to publications such as VentureBeat[13] and Marketing Dive.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Staff, V. C. J. (2022-01-19). "Unusual Ventures adds Lars Albright as GP". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Top innovators in Massachusetts - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ a b c d e "4 Secrets to Successfully Selling Your Business for $300 Million". Inc.com. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ a b "40 under 40 - Lars Albright". bizjournals.com. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Bryant, Adam (2013-10-03). "It's Easy to Say 'I Need This.' It's Harder to Find Solutions". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Kennedy, John (2018-09-14). "12 brilliant Boston start-ups to watch". Silicon Republic. Archived from the original on 2025-02-07. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Edwards, Jim. "Why Apple's Former Mobile Ad Chief Thinks His New Company Is Better Than iAd". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Mastercard snaps up SessionM to support merchant loyalty services". fintechfutures.com. 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Meet United States's 101 Top VP's in the Payments Space - Best Startup US". beststartup.us. 2022-05-14. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "40 under 40 - Lars Albright". bizjournals.com. 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Early-stage VC firm Unusual Ventures to open Boston office". bizjournals.com. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ Fee, Gayle (2016-12-14). "Leonardo DiCaprio's investment right on Point". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Netflix went up a personalization hill and came down an AI mountain". VentureBeat. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ^ "Mobile ads: Forget format and focus on value | Marketing Dive". marketingdive.com. Retrieved 2025-06-11.