# Brian Lee: portfolio, investments and team

> Brian Lee is a vc firm based in United States. 21 investments on record, latest Jan 2016. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-lee (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Brian Lee

Last cheque observed Jan 2016. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 21 on record

Since the last cheque **3945** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$111M** Rounds led **0 of 21** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%**

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## Brian Lee highlights

- 01 21 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 95% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $750K
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **21 appearances**

- **2016** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Thrive Market](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)** **$111M** With 38 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Away](https://millionrounds.com/company/away)** Seed · US **$2.5M** With 10 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Series A · US **$2.2M** With 14 others
- **Jul** **[Fuisz](https://millionrounds.com/company/fuisz)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 16 others
- **Jul** **[Snapwire](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapwire)** Seed · US **$1.4M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[RadPad](https://millionrounds.com/company/radpad)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Tapiture](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapiture)** Seed · US **$2.3M** With 13 others
- **Jan** **[Skubana](https://millionrounds.com/company/skubana)** Seed · US **$750K** Sole investor
- **2013** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Entangled Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/entangled-media)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$3.5M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Whisper](https://millionrounds.com/company/whisper)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[WhisperText](https://millionrounds.com/company/whispertext)** Series A · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Codewars](https://millionrounds.com/company/codewars)** Seed **$91K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Subblime](https://millionrounds.com/company/subblime)** US **$700K** With 3 others
- **2012** 6 rounds
- **Sept** **[Scopely](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$8.5M** With 25 others
- **Aug** **[Shop Hers](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-hers)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **Undisclosed** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Stamped](https://millionrounds.com/company/stamped)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **May** **[StyleSaint](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylesaint)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.5M** With 6 others
- **May** **[MyTime](https://millionrounds.com/company/mytime)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 14 others
- **Mar** **[DogVacay](https://millionrounds.com/company/dogvacay)** Series A · US · dogvacay.com **$1.0M** With 12 others
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[EAT Club](https://millionrounds.com/company/eatclub)** Seed · US · siemervc.com **$1.5M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[MoviePass](https://millionrounds.com/company/moviepass)** Seed · US · businesswire.com **$1.5M** With 10 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Shop Hers](https://millionrounds.com/company/shop-hers)** Bought by Tradesy **Undisclosed** Nov 2015

**[Stamped](https://millionrounds.com/company/stamped)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **Undisclosed** Oct 2012

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$111M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$750K**

Led 0 of 21 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2016
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *13*
- Series A said *5*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2016

Often in the room with

- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) 3
- [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) 3
- [Mucker Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital) 3
- [Ryan Steelberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-steelberg) 3
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2
- [Aol Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Brian Lee. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**Metamorphic Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures)[**Mucker Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital)[**Ryan Steelberg** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-steelberg)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Aol Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol-ventures)[**BAM Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Brendan Wallace** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-wallace)[**David Tisch** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[**Demarest** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/demarest)[**Evan Rifkin** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-rifkin)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Brian Lee put money into.

[**Thrive Market** $111M · Jan 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-market)

## Quick answers about Brian Lee

### What does Brian Lee invest in?

Brian Lee invests most often at Seed and Series A (95% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Brian Lee?

21 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2016.

### What has Brian Lee invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Thrive Market (Jan 2016).

### How big are Brian Lee's cheques?

The median round it joins is $111M.

### Does Brian Lee lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 21 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Brian Lee invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

### Is Brian Lee investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2016.

### Who does Brian Lee invest alongside?

Most often Lightspeed Venture Partners (3 rounds together), Metamorphic Ventures (3 rounds together) and Mucker Capital (3 rounds together).

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