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Aileen Lee

Early stage investor & founder at Cowboy Ventures

Palo Alto, California

Skills

Venture Capital
Start-ups
Entrepreneurship
Product Management
Private Equity
Business Strategy
Business Development
Angel Investing
Product Marketing
Mergers
Product Development

Education

Work Experience

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2012

    We partner closely with a diversity of innovative, tech driven startups from pre-seed through series E. This includes both enterprise software with AI/ML, vertical SaaS, fintech, marketplaces, consumer e-commerce and more. Companies i've had the pleasure to support over the years include Bloom Energy, Dollar Shave Club, Guild Education, Hone, Lightstep, Mutiny, NuOrder, Rent the Runway, Tally, Textio, Trendyol and many more. At Cowboy Ventures, we invest in innovative US-based seed stage technology startup founders and help their companies grow. We love meeting early stage teams building great software. If you are as early as pre-product or pre-revenue and plan to build a venture-backed software company, we'd to learn more - please email Hello@cowboy.vc to get in touch.

  • Chairperson of the Board & Co-Founder

    2018

2018 - 2024

  • Member Board of Trustees

    2018 - 2024

2019 - 2021

  • Board Member

    2019 - 2021

  • Associate, Principal, Partner, General Partner & Senior Partner

    1999 - 2012

    Worked closely as an investor, board member and/or board observer at companies like Bloom Energy, Blue Nile, Genomic Health, Miasole, One Kings Lane, Rent the Runway, RMG Networks, Segway, Tellme, Trendyol and more.

2007 - 2009

  • Founding CEO

    2007 - 2009

  • Brand & Product Marketing, Gap Online

    1999 - 1999

  • Special Assistant to CEO

    1998 - 1999

1997 - 1998

  • Business Development & Strategy

    1997 - 1998

1992 - 1994

  • M&A Analyst

    1992 - 1994