JL

Julie Lein

Managing Partner at the Urban Innovation Fund

San Francisco, California

VC

Invests in

Stages:

Pre-seed
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $250,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $500,000.00

Skills

Public Policy
Policy Analysis
Qualitative Research
Economics
Stata
Friendly Demeanor
Community Outreach
Research
Social Impact
Sustainability
Analytics
Start-ups
Politics
Entrepreneurship
Business Strategy
Strategy
Strategic Planning
Social Entrepreneurship

Education

Investments

Intrinsic

Seed

Total Funding: $130M

Solarcycle

Seed

Total Funding: $37M

Ferrum Health

Seed

Total Funding: $6M

Dataships

Seed

Total Funding: $3.6M

PairTree

Seed

Total Funding: $7M

Joyride

Seed

Total Funding: $5M

Electriphi

Seed

Total Funding: $4M

Voatz

Seed

Total Funding: $10M

Catch

Pre Seed

Total Funding: $19M

Work Experience

Urban Innovation Fund

2016

  • Managing Partner, Co-Founder

    2016

    Investing in startups shaping the future of cities. The Urban Innovation Fund is a VC firm that provides seed capital and regulatory support to startups tackling our toughest urban challenges - helping them grow into tomorrow's most valued companies.

Tumml

2012 - 2018

  • President, Co-Founder

    2012 - 2018

    Urban ventures accelerator and startup hub for urban tech. We provided funding and mentorship to entrepreneurs developing high-growth businesses addressing major urban challenges.

Revolution Foods

2011 - 2011

  • Education Pioneers Fellow

    2011 - 2011

Tulchin Research

2009 - 2010

  • Analyst

    2009 - 2010

    Pollster for a San Francisco-based start up.

Greenberg Quinlan Rosner

2007 - 2009

  • Assistant Analyst

    2007 - 2009

    Conducting polling and qualitative research for candidates, issue, and business clients.

LECG

2006 - 2007

  • Research Analyst

    2006 - 2007