# Lee Linden: portfolio, investments and team

> Lee Linden is a vc firm based in United States. 27 investments on record, latest Feb 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Lee Linden

Last cheque observed Feb 2019. 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**, 27 on record

Since the last cheque **2820** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$30M** Rounds led **0 of 27** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 96%**

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## Lee Linden highlights

- 01 27 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 96% of its rounds
- 03 3 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 **27 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Outlaw](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlaw)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Invisible](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisible)** Seed · VA · Vator **$2.6M** With 8 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Libra](https://millionrounds.com/company/libra)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.8M** With 3 others
- **2016** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** **$90M** With 103 others
- **Sept** **[SessionM](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)** US · FinSMEs **$35M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Luxe](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)** **$50M** With 38 others
- **Mar** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** **$30M** With 19 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Onfleet](https://millionrounds.com/company/onfleet)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 9 others
- **2014** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Kitchit](https://millionrounds.com/company/kitchit)** Series A · US **$7.5M** With 15 others
- **Sept** **[Workpop](https://millionrounds.com/company/workpop)** Series A · US **$7.0M** With 14 others
- **Aug** **[Hightower](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightower)** Series A · US **$6.5M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[AnyPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyperk)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[BloomThat](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomthat)** Seed · US **$2.4M** With 18 others
- **Feb** **[Apartment List](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)** Secondary · US **$6.0M** With 12 others
- **Jan** **[Cruise](https://millionrounds.com/company/cruise)** Seed · US **$4.3M** With 19 others
- **Jan** **[Flexport](https://millionrounds.com/company/flexport)** Seed · US **$6.9M** With 38 others
- **2013** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Hightower](https://millionrounds.com/company/hightower)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 13 others
- **Nov** **[PasswordBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/passwordbox)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$6.0M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[OKpanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/okpanda)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.4M** With 8 others
- **Oct** **[Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kahuna)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Distill](https://millionrounds.com/company/distill)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[KeepTruckin](https://millionrounds.com/company/keeptruckin)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.3M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Propeller](https://millionrounds.com/company/propeller)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 13 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Gusto](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$6.1M** With 25 others
- **Jun** **[Kahuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/kahuna)** Seed · US · pehub.com **Undisclosed** With 7 others
- **May** **[Vungle](https://millionrounds.com/company/vungle)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 16 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Sift Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/sift-science)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 9 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 **3 in all**

**[PasswordBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/passwordbox)** Bought by [Intel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel) **Undisclosed** Dec 2014

**[Propeller](https://millionrounds.com/company/propeller)** Bought by [Palantir Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palantir-technologies) **Undisclosed** Jul 2014

**[Distill](https://millionrounds.com/company/distill)** Bought by [Gild](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gild) **Undisclosed** Mar 2014

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 **$30M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 27 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Feb 2019
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *17*
- Series A *5*
- Secondary *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2019

Often in the room with

- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 7
- [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 6
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 5
- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 4
- [Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie) 4
- [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) 4

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**SV Angel** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**500 Global** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Aaron Levie** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)[**Alexis Ohanian** Angel **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian)[**Ashton Kutcher** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Ben Lewis** Angel **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lewis)[**DCVC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective)[**David Sacks** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-sacks)[**David Tisch** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Lee Linden put money into.

[**Outlaw** $2.0M · Feb 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/outlaw)[**Gusto** $90M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/gusto)[**SessionM** $35M · Sept 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/sessionm)[**Luxe** $50M · Jul 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/luxe)[**Apartment List** $30M · Mar 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/apartment-list)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 1 Sept 2026 · 1h 3m Uncapped #56 | Brian Singerman from GPx With [Brian Singerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-singerman) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Lee Linden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lee-linden)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 12 Jul 2023 · 1h 9m 🏥 Making Healthcare a Product, Not a Service | Adrian Aoun (Founder and CEO, Forward) Mentions [Adrian Aoun](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adrian-aoun)[Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) *+7* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 21 Jul 2017 · 21 min 20VC: The 2 Types of Sexism & How They Play Out In Tech, Why You Should Not Always Get Customers To Pay For Your Product Immediately & Why You Must Ask Operator VCs Different Questions To Non-Operator VCs with Jenna Brown, Founder & CEO, Shipamax Mentions [Andy Rankin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-rankin)[Cherubic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherubic-ventures)[FF Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-angel) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Lee Linden

### What does Lee Linden invest in?

Lee Linden invests most often at Seed and Series A (96% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Lee Linden?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2019.

### What has Lee Linden invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Outlaw (Seed, Feb 2019), Invisible (Seed, Oct 2018) and Libra (Series A, Nov 2017).

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

The median round it joins is $30M.

### Does Lee Linden lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Lee Linden invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

### Is Lee Linden investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2019.

### Who does Lee Linden invest alongside?

Most often SV Angel (7 rounds together), Google Ventures (6 rounds together) and Y Combinator (5 rounds together).

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