Larry Lepard
Larry Lepard is the Founder and Managing Partner of Equity Management Associates, an investment management firm focused on Monetary Debasement Insurance through investments in gold and silver miners and Bitcoin. Larry is a professional investor and venture capitalist with over 38 years of experience in the investment management industry as an investor focusing on venture capital opportunities. Previously, he spent 13 years at Geocapital Partners, where he was one of two Managing General Partners and was responsible for four venture capital funds, aggregating ~$500 million. Before that, he spent 7 years at Summit Partners, where he established Summit’s West Coast office. Earlier in his career, Larry worked in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co.
Larry Lepard Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Founder and Managing Partner
Academic History
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M.B.A.
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B.A., Economics
EQUITY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES
The investment partnership has been focused on investing in precious metals since 2008.
EMA seeks to achieve capital appreciation and superior long-term returns by making investments in a limited number of highly targeted, deeply searched exceptional opportunities.
EMA looks for companies that are growing and are reasonably priced, and identifies growth equity investments on a worldwide basis.
EARLY CAREER
At Geo, Larry invested and/or served on the boards of many successful deals including Autoweb, Jackson Hewitt, Netcom, and Realtor.com.
He was a General Partner in Summit I and Summit II, and served on the boards of Chips & Technologies and Software Spectrum, among others.
He was also a venture capitalist in the tech sector, which led him to become involved in the early days of the internet.
He has also been a sound money advocate for his entire professional career and has been very active in the fight to Audit The Fed.
AFFILIATIONS
MEDIA & APPEARANCES
Larry has been a frequent guest of many media outlets including Bloomberg Television for his expertise on the monetary metals market.
He has also appeared as a guest on Real Vision.