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Gabe Karp is a Venture Partner at Lightbank and Operating Partner at Detroit Venture Partners, focusing on seed, Series A, and Series B investments in TransportationTech, Games, Social Commerce, MarketingTech, Security, Social Networks, and LegalTech with typical investment amounts ranging from $100,000 to $5 million. He is a former trial lawyer turned high-growth executive and bestselling author of "Don't Get Mad at Penguins: And Other Ways to Detox the Conflict in Your Life and Business." Previously, Gabe was the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of ePrize, Inc. (now Merkle), where he was instrumental in growing the company from a small start-up to a world-leading interactive promotions company representing 75 of the top 100 brands globally.