Primary Job Title Co-Founder & General Partner Primary Organization LvlUp Ventures
Location Miami, Florida, United States Regions Greater Miami Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
Investor Type Investor Stage
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Aaron Golbin is a serial technology entrepreneur since age 12, turned value-driven venture capitalist with a track record of backing over 1,000 startups across the globe.
He is the Co-Founder & General Partner at LvlUp Ventures, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms (#7 globally, #4 in the U.S. and #1 in Consumer Goods &
Technology — PitchBook, 2025).
LvlUp invests in and supports startups across 15 funds and programs, backing companies from pre-seed through growth stage. The firm takes a uniquely wide-scope & value-driven approach to backing companies.
Before venture, he built and scaled DebateIsland into the world’s largest debate-focused social network and EdTech platforms, reaching millions of users and serving students across more than 500 school districts, colleges, and universities.
DebateIsland also pioneered early applications of artificial intelligence in online debating through Debra, its proprietary AI system. Built in collaboration with early technologies from Google and IBM, DebateIsland’s AI could analyze argument structure and estimate users’ likely political affiliations or supported presidential candidates based on just a single argument. He also served as an early team member at Medality (acquired at Series B) and founded the media technology startup & publication, The American Post.
He lectures at Columbia Business School, Harvard Business School, and my Alma mater The George Washington University on startups, scaling businesses, corporate innovation, and venture capital.
