Aileen Lee Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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17
- Portfolio
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6
- Exits
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7

Aileen Lee General Information
Description
Ms. Aileen Lee is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner at Cowboy Ventures. Ms. Lee served as a Board Member at Tally. She partners at the earliest stages with enterprise and consumer-oriented startup teams to build products customers love, and to help teams build aspirational companies. She has over two decades of experience starting at the seed stage and staying involved for many years beyond. Before Cowboy, She spent over a decade with the venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. At KPCB she worked hands-on with companies from series A through IPO including Bloom Energy (BE), Rent the Runway (RENT), and Trendyol (acquired by Alibaba). During that time she was also founding CEO of KPCB-backed RMG Networks, a digital media company. She previously held operating roles at Gap Inc. and started her career at Morgan Stanley. She has degrees from MIT, HBS, and MHS (Millburn High, in NJ). She's proudly the co-founder of All Raise, on the board of the Castilleja School, and a Henry Crown Fellow. She's also a mom to 3 kids plus a dog and chickens, and wife to a startup co-founder/CTO. She is also known for the analysis that coined the business term "unicorn", being named one of Time 100's most influential people, as well as being on the Forbes Midas List and top seed investor lists for multiple years. She has degrees from MIT, HBS and MHS (Millburn High, in NJ). She is proudly the co-founder of All Raise, on the board of the Castilleja School, and a Henry Crown Fellow.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 525 Lytton Avenue
- Palo Alto, CA 94301
- United States
Aileen Lee Investments (17)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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SkyVisor | 02-Oct-2023 | Later Stage VC | Other Hardware | Generating Revenue | ||
Mutiny | 15-Sep-2021 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Area 1 Security | 29-Jun-2020 | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Aday | 01-Jan-2020 | Clothing | Generating Revenue | |||
Natalist | 03-Oct-2019 | Pharmaceuticals | Generating Revenue | |||
Brava Home | 18-May-2017 | Household Appliances | Generating Revenue | |||
nWay | 09-Feb-2017 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | |||
Brava Home | 12-Jan-2017 | Household Appliances | Generating Revenue | |||
Brava Home | 20-Sep-2016 | Early Stage VC | Household Appliances | Generating Revenue | ||
Drop (Computers, Parts and Peripherals) | 24-Sep-2014 | Early Stage VC | Computers, Parts and Peripherals | Generating Revenue |
Aileen Lee Exits (7)
Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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Drop (Computers, Parts and Peripherals) | 14-Jul-2023 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Area 1 Security | 01-Apr-2022 | ||
Natalist | 21-Oct-2021 | ||
NuOrder | 01-Jul-2021 | ||
nWay | 27-Feb-2020 | ||
Brava Home | 20-Nov-2019 | Merger/Acquisition | |
Rise Labs | 05-Feb-2016 | Merger/Acquisition |
Aileen Lee Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Aileen Lee Co-Investors (16)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Cowboy Ventures | 2 |
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Firebolt Ventures |
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Paul Buchheit |
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Sequoia Capital |
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Uncork Capital |
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Aileen Lee FAQs
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Who is Aileen Lee?
Aileen Lee is an angel Investor who has made 17 investments.
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What kind of investor is Aileen Lee?
Aileen Lee is an angel investor.
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What does Aileen Lee do?
As an angel investor, Aileen Lee invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Aileen Lee invested in?
Aileen Lee has made numerous investments in companies like SkyVisor, Mutiny, and Area 1 Security within the Hardware, Business/Productivity Software, and Network Management Software industries.
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What has Aileen Lee invested in recently?
Aileen Lee's latest investment was on 02-Oct-2023 in SkyVisor, a company within the Hardware industry.
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