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Eugene Lee

Partner at OMERS Ventures

San Francisco, California

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $25,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $10,000,000.00

Skills

Competitive Analysis
Mergers
Business Development
Strategic Planning
Product Management
Financial Modeling
Venture Capital
Start-ups
Strategy
Business Strategy
Analytics
Monetization
Strategic Partnerships
Valuation
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Corporate Development
Product Development
Product Marketing
Mobile Devices
E-commerce

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2019

    OMERS Ventures is a multi-stage and multi-sector venture firm with offices in Palo Alto, Toronto, and London. My specific focus is on investing in workplace technology and consumer companies. Currently a board member at Klue (competitive enablement), WorkRamp (Enterprise Learning Engine), Postal (offline marketing automation), Mosaic (strategic finance), and an investor in Crunchbase (prospecting for private companies).

  • Board Member

    2023

2022

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2021

  • Board Member

    2020

2020

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Advisor / Mentor

    2017

    The Desai Accelerator is a joint venture of the Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Engineering and the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Desai is designed to enable early-stage companies to transition from incubation to fundable enterprises. Our fixed-term, cohort-based program, including mentorship and educational components, was designed to provide startups with critical resources to help them make rapid progress on product and customer development. The program culminates with a Demo Day, where each company pitches to hundreds of angel investors and VCs.

2018 - 2019

  • VP of Business Operations and Strategy

    2018 - 2019

Various

2010 - 2019

  • Advisor / Consultant

    2010 - 2019

    Advise and/or consult various early-stage technology companies ranging from SaaS to consumer companies. Projects include go-to-market strategy, pricing, sales, driving metrics (acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, monetization, revenue), etc.

2015 - 2017

  • Head of Business Operations and Strategy

    2015 - 2017

    Founded, built and led the Business Operations and Strategy team at Pinterest. The team focuses on enabling our business partners to drive results through operational insights and strategic initiatives. Focus areas include product & corporate strategy, performance management (growth, engagement, and monetization), revenue optimization, and go-to-market strategy.