# David Lee: portfolio, investments and team

> David Lee is a vc firm based in United States. 13 investments on record, latest Sept 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# David Lee

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **4069** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.0M** Rounds led **0 of 13** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 85%**

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## David Lee highlights

- 01 13 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 85% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Klarismo](https://millionrounds.com/company/klarismo)** Seed · GB **$245K** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Replicated](https://millionrounds.com/company/replicated)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 9 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Omni](https://millionrounds.com/company/omni)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 23 others
- **Jan** **[Korbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/korbit)** Seed · KR **$400K** With 6 others
- **2013** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[DoorDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/doordash)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 13 others
- **Jun** **[Leap](https://millionrounds.com/company/leap)** Seed · US **$100K** With 4 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Judicata](https://millionrounds.com/company/judicata)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Rewarder](https://millionrounds.com/company/rewarder)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 6 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **May** **[Domo](https://millionrounds.com/company/domo)** Seed · US · techrockies.com **$10M** With 15 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Apr** **[Synerchip](https://millionrounds.com/company/synerchip)** Series C · US · freshnews.com **$11M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Chomp](https://millionrounds.com/company/chomp)** Series A · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **2009** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 14 others
- **Nov** **[Square](https://millionrounds.com/company/square)** Series A · US **$10M** With 18 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.

## The team

We hold **1** person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

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

**[Chomp](https://millionrounds.com/company/chomp)** Bought by [Apple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apple) **$50M** Feb 2012

**[SimpleGeo](https://millionrounds.com/company/simplegeo)** Bought by Urban Airship **Undisclosed** Oct 2011

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$2.0M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 13 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *8*
- Series A *3*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2015

Often in the room with

- [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) 5
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 3
- [Brian Pokorny](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-pokorny) 2
- [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) 2
- [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) 2
- [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Ron Conway** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway)[**SV Angel** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Brian Pokorny** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-pokorny)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Joshua Schachter** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter)[**Keith Rabois** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[**Kevin Rose** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Shawn Fanning** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawn-fanning)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name David Lee in their description, not their title.

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 13 Jan 2018 · 20 min a16z Podcast: Reinventing Food Mentions [David Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-lee)[Ooshma Garg](https://millionrounds.com/person/ooshma-garg-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 23 Nov 2016 · 25 min a16z Podcast: Old Food, New Tech -- 'Clean Meat' Mentions [David Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-lee)[Bruce Friedrich](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-friedrich)[Kyle Russell](https://millionrounds.com/person/kyle-russell) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 26 Oct 2016 · 26 min 20VC: Why You Don't Have To Have Operational Experience To Be A Good VC, Why There Is No Optimal Stage To Invest & Why VCs Should Focus on Reputation Ahead of Cash On Cash Returns with Lyon Wong, General Partner @ Spectrum 28 With [Lyon Wong](https://millionrounds.com/person/lyon-wong) Mentions [David Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-lee)[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about David Lee

### What does David Lee invest in?

David Lee invests most often at Seed and Series A (85% of the rounds on record).

### How active is David Lee?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

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

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

### Does David Lee lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 13 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does David Lee invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (85%), the United Kingdom (8%) and South Korea (8%).

### Is David Lee investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

### Who does David Lee invest alongside?

Most often Ron Conway (5 rounds together), SV Angel (3 rounds together) and Brian Pokorny (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is David Lee?

David Lee is a VC firm based in United States.

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