George Stamas
About George Stamas
George P. Stamas is a partner at the law firm Gibson Dunn in Washington, D.C. His practice covers public company and private equity mergers and acquisitions and corporate securities transactions. Before Gibson Dunn he was a senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis.
He was previously Vice Chair of the Board of Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, a founding board member of FTI Consulting, and a venture partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which he joined in 2002. Crunchbase says he began his career as Special Counsel in the SEC's Enforcement Division. He studied at the Wharton School and the University of Maryland Law School.
He is an executive board member and operating partner at the private equity firm MidOcean Partners. He is also a partner in Monumental Partners, which controls the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, and a partner in the Baltimore Orioles.
Little of his personal angel activity is public. Crunchbase lists one personal investment, the Proxy Foods seed round. Gibson Dunn's biography also describes him as an investor and board member of aXiomatic, an esports platform that controls Team Liquid. No other angel investments, check sizes or dates were found.
His one confirmed AI investment is Proxy Foods AI. The Washington, D.C. company sells an agentic AI platform for food and beverage product development and formulation. It announced a $6M seed round on August 5, 2026, led by Ted Leonsis. Stamas is named among the individual participants. The company plans to use the funds to expand its enterprise platform, build more AI agents and grow its customer base.
No public statement from Stamas on stage, sector or check size was found, so none is given here. His known activity combines a long career advising on private equity and corporate transactions with a seed-stage AI investment in an enterprise software company. His disclosed holdings are in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore area and in sports and esports. He has no public thesis on AI.
- Proxy Foods AI: agentic AI platform for food and beverage R&D and formulation; participated in the $6M seed round announced August 2026.
- aXiomatic: esports platform that controls Team Liquid; Stamas is an investor and board member (year not stated).
- Monumental Partners: owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards; Stamas is a partner (year not stated).
Investing activity
George Stamas appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Proxy Foods (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026).
George Stamas most often invests alongside Ted Leonsis, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, Robert G. Hisaoka and Roger Ferguson, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about George Stamas
Who is George Stamas?
He is a Washington, D.C. corporate lawyer, a partner at Gibson Dunn, and a former venture partner at NEA. He is also an operating partner at MidOcean Partners.
Has George Stamas invested in AI startups?
Yes. He participated in the $6M seed round of Proxy Foods AI, announced in August 2026 and led by Ted Leonsis.
What check size does George Stamas write?
It is not public. The Proxy Foods announcement does not give individual amounts.
What stage does George Stamas invest in?
The only confirmed AI investment is a seed round. He has not made a public statement about preferred stages.
Does George Stamas have a public thesis on AI startups?
No public statement on what he looks for in AI founders was found. His professional background is in M&A, private equity and governance.
How can founders reach George Stamas?
No personal website, X account or verified LinkedIn profile was found. His professional contact is through Gibson Dunn's Washington, D.C. office.
Is George Stamas an angel investor?
Yes. George Stamas invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has George Stamas invested in?
George Stamas's AI investments include Proxy Foods. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does George Stamas invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, George Stamas has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does George Stamas co-invest with?
George Stamas's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Ted Leonsis (1 deal), SWaN & Legend Venture Partners (1 deal), Robert G. Hisaoka (1 deal), Roger Ferguson (1 deal) and Jeff Skoll (1 deal).