Bill Lee Overview
Investor Type
Angel
Status
Active
Professionals
1
Investments
51
Portfolio
25
Exits
22
Bill Lee General Information
Description
Bill Lee was CEO and Co-Founder of Remarq, a Benchmark Capital-backed collaboration company. At Remarq, Bill guided the company in its development of a complete end-to-end Internet messaging and collaboration platform. Before its acquisition by Critical Path in March 2000, the company developed high-volume messaging platforms for sites such as eBay, Sun, Novell, and Amazon. Bill is an angel investor and some of his investments include Tesla Motors (nasdaq: TSLA), SpaceX, Hootsuite, Yammer (acquired by Microsoft), Social Concepts (acquired by Big Fish Games), Solar City (nasdaq: SCTY), bitcoin, and Porch -- he has excelled at being lucky rather than smart. He [was] on the Board of Directors of Big Fish (http://www.bigfishgames.com) and is on the Board of Directors of Bitgo. Bill graduated Beta Gamma Sigma from UC Berkeley with a B.S. in accounting/finance and received a JD/MBA from UCLA.
Contact Information
Website
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Primary Office
- CA
- United States
Bill Lee Investments (51)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX | 01-May-2019 | Later Stage VC | 00000 | Aerospace and Defense | Profitable | |
| 00000 | 18-Oct-2018 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000 |
| 000000000 0000 | 18-Apr-2018 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Financial Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000 |
| 00000000000 | 03-Nov-2017 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000 |
| 000000 0000000 | 20-Oct-2017 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Accessories | Profitable | 0000 000 |
| 000000 0000000 | 23-Nov-2016 | 0000 00000 | 00.000 | Accessories | Profitable | 0000 000 |
| 00000000 | 27-May-2016 | 00000 00000 | 00.00 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | 0000 000 |
| 0000000 | 11-Feb-2016 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Business/Productivity Software | Profitable | 0000 000 |
| Hutch (Virtual Interior Designing) | 14-Dec-2015 | Seed Round | 00.000 | Application Software | Startup | 0000 000 |
| Hoodline (acquired in 2016) | 17-Nov-2015 | Seed Round | 00.00 | Social Content | Generating Revenue | 0000 000 |
Bill Lee Exits (21)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inadco | 01-May-2019 | Out of Business | |
| 000000000 | 08-Feb-2019 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| 0000000000000 | 01-Jan-2017 | 000000000000000000 | 00.00 |
| 00000000 (00000000 | 03-Aug-2016 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 000000 | 30-Apr-2015 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
| 0000000 0000000 | 11-Feb-2015 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| 00000000 0000 | 03-Sep-2014 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| 00000 000 00000 | 05-Apr-2014 | 0000000000: 000000 | |
| Medium Entertainment | 01-Jan-2014 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| TypeSoft Technologies | 01-Jan-2014 | Merger/Acquisition |
Bill Lee Team (1)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | Angel Investor | 00 | CA |
Bill Lee Co-Investors (96)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| David Sacks | 4 | 0 |
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| Valor Equity Partners | 0 | 0 |
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| Craft Ventures | 0 | 0 |
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| Founders Fund | 0 | 0 |
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| Kimbal Musk | 0 | 0 |
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