Dylan Lenz
About Dylan Lenz
Dylan Lenz is a Founder and CEO based in Napa, California. His Crunchbase bio also describes him as an artist, investor and collector. He studied Computer Science and Fine Arts at the University of British Columbia, where he was a member of the British Columbia Olympic boxing team.
He is the Founder and CEO of Forestry Networks. The company uses aerospace and AI technologies to map forests and monitor forest health. Its customers are government and utility infrastructure partners, who use the data for forestry management and wildfire risk reduction in North America.
Before that he founded Naborly, a fintech company that lets renters build credit from rent and recurring subscription payments. Crunchbase lists Naborly as acquired by SingleKey, and his bio says he took it to a 9-figure valuation before the exit. Naborly is listed on Y Combinator's company directory. Per his bio, he had earlier built and sold two technology companies in the energy and finance sectors.
Crunchbase counts 2 investments and 1 portfolio company for Dylan, with no lead investments. The investment it names is a seed round in Naborly, which he founded. No other individual angel investments are listed publicly.
He is also a board trustee and investor, with his sister Ashley Lenz, in their family's private office. LinkedIn describes Lenz Capital as a family office investing in Real Estate, Agriculture, Finance, Energy and Government. A Y Combinator profile calls him Managing Partner at Lenz Capital. Which deals he makes personally and which go through the family office is not public.
No AI angel investments by Dylan are publicly documented. His AI work is as an operator. Forestry Networks is classed on Crunchbase under Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Drones, and he is its founder and CEO.
The family office's stated areas are real estate, agriculture, energy, finance and government technologies. Dylan's own background is in fintech, energy and forestry technology applied to infrastructure. No public statements on stage preference, check size or what he looks for in a pitch were found, so none are given here.
- Naborly: credit and tenant screening platform for the rental market that Dylan founded. Crunchbase lists his investment as a seed round, and the company was later acquired by SingleKey.
- Forestry Networks: AI and aerospace forest mapping company that Dylan founded and leads. It is his operating company, not a listed angel investment.
Investing activity
Dylan Lenz has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit and founded 3 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Dylan Lenz
Is Dylan Lenz an angel investor?
Yes, in a limited public sense. Crunchbase lists 2 investments and 1 portfolio company, and he invests through the Lenz family office. Most of his public record is as a founder.
What does Dylan Lenz invest in?
The family office he is part of invests in real estate, agriculture, energy, finance and government technologies. His own companies cover fintech and forestry AI.
What is Dylan Lenz's check size?
No check size has been made public.
What companies has Dylan Lenz founded?
Crunchbase counts 3 companies founded. The two best documented are Forestry Networks, where he is Founder and CEO, and Naborly, which was acquired by SingleKey. His bio says he also built and sold two earlier companies in energy and finance.
Where is Dylan Lenz based?
Crunchbase lists Napa, California. His bio says he lives on and runs a sustainable estate farm in Green Valley, about 4 miles east of Napa.
How should founders approach Dylan Lenz?
He has not published pitch guidelines. Founders in forestry, climate infrastructure, government technology, fintech or energy are closest to his experience. LinkedIn and his personal site are the public contact points.
How can founders reach Dylan Lenz?
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