Lisa Friedlander

Lisa is an attorney, entrepreneur, investor, and a strategic advisor/mentor to numerous startups. After practicing law for 15+ years, she co-founded Activity Rocket in 2013, which was acquired in 2017. Lisa then joined Shulman Rogers to launch the NEXT law platform for startups. She is currently the Chief Revenue Officer for NEXT as well as the co-founder of My NEXT Raise, an investor readiness platform for early stage companies seeking to raise capital, which will launch in Fall 2024. Lisa is a mentor and speaker for a variety of entrepreneurship and investment groups and sits on the advisory board for several startups.

Lisa is a founding member and on the Board of Directors for Citrine Angels, a women investing in women angel group that provides capital to female founders across the country and helps to cultivate and educate more women to participate in this asset class. Lisa is also on the Board of 2gether International, an organization focused on supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities, and Main Street, a movement of inclusion where people of all abilities live and thrive together in Rockville, MD. Lisa also founded 2 organizations that have raised well over $2m for Children’s National Medical Center.