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Lane Bess
AddedMar 31, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Lane Bess

Lane Bess

Board Member, TrueFort

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Lane Bess's Career

TrueFort
TrueFort

Weehawken, NJ, US

Board Member· Board
Sepio
Sepio

Rockville, MD, US

Board Member· Board
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, US

Board Member· Board

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Lane Bess's Career

TrueFort
TrueFort
Series B$47.7M1042015Weehawken, NJ, US
Board Member· Board

Leadership at TrueFort

Nazario ParsacalaNazario ParsacalaCo-Founder
Balaji YelamanchiliBalaji YelamanchiliBoard Member
Vinay BassiVinay BassiBoard Member
Nitin ChopraNitin ChopraBoard Member
Sameer MalhotraSameer MalhotraCo-Founder
Karthik SubramanianKarthik SubramanianBoard Member

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