This father-son team has funded nearly 200 tech companies

Ken and Ben Lerer have funded 185 tech companies to date through their venture capital firm, with no signs of slowing down, reports New York Magazine.

Ben, 32, is the co-founder of men’s website Thrillist.com. His dad Ken had his own public relations firm, did PR for AOL and was a founding investor in Huffington Post before starting Lerer Ventures.

Nascent companies they’ve invested in include online store Birchbox, news sites Buzzfeed and Business Insider, and lyrics app Rap Genius, says NY Mag.

Read more about the duo, and their investments, here.

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