Aileen Lee Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Investments
  • 17

  • Portfolio
  • 6

  • Exits
  • 7

Exits

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
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • 525 Lytton Avenue
  • Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • United States
+1 (650)

Aileen Lee Investments (17)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
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
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

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Aileen Lee Co-Investors (16)

Name With Exits Lead Partner Series Industry
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Aileen Lee FAQs

  • Who is Aileen Lee?

    Aileen Lee is an angel Investor who has made 17 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Aileen Lee?

    Aileen Lee is an angel investor.

  • What does Aileen Lee do?

    As an angel investor, Aileen Lee invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • 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.

  • 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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