Palo Alto, US · Angel
Aileen Lee
The firm
Cowboy VenturesVC firm · US6cheques in 12 months109all time6ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $1.3M
- Active
- 2012
Brit + CoSeed$1.3MUSJoined · +10 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingHone Group Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raisingElastic Projects, Inc.Directorsince 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTextio, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBricksolve, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundCowboy VenturesManaging Director of the Managing Memberon 10 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOne Kings Lane, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOffermatic, Inc.Directorsince 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raisingCross-Platform CorpDirectorsince 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the…
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VC Aileen Lee Still Sees the Most Promise in Mundane Tech (Re-Release)
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In this episode we're revisiting Connie Loizos' conversation with Aileen Lee, the founder of Cowboy Ventures. They discuss what’s on the horizon for Cowboy Ventures and how she’s thinking about AI’s impact on job creation, automation, and new business models, while also giving listeners a glimpse…
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In this episode TechCrunch Editor in Chief, Connie Loizos, is joined by Aileen Lee the founder of Cowboy Ventures. Aileen coined the term "unicorn" in a TechCrunch article all the way back in late 2013. In this conversation, they discuss what’s on the horizon for Cowboy Ventures and how she’s…
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Unicorns: now and then with Aileen Lee | E1887
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Back in the Unicorn Club with Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee
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This is our interview show, where we sit down with interesting, knowledgeable folks and dive deep into their favorite topics. This time around, we invited Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee to chat through her massive new article concerning the unicorn world. If you didn’t know, it was Lee who initially… More on the show's page
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SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Aileen Lee
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Venture Unlocked Shorts: Looking back the era of Unicorns and what's ahead?
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Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This is our second episode of Venture Unlocked Shorts where we highlight a specific point of view of our guest. These points of view may come through a tweet, an article, or an… More on the show's page
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This week, Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm took to the mics to chew through funding rounds and trends galore. Enjoy, and don’t forget that our interview with Aileen Lee is here. Pomelo: $40 million more dollars for Latin American fintech? It’s the perfect Mary Ann story. Even better, we got… More on the show's page
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Ted Wang is a Partner @ Cowboy Ventures , one of Silicon Valley's leading early-stage funds with the likes of Philz Coffee, Dollar Shave Club, Brandless, DocSend, Accompany and Brit + Co all in their portfolio. As for Ted, prior to VC, Ted spent X years as a leading Silicon Valley lawyer with… More on the show's page
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