# Aileen Lee at Broadway Angels,Cowboy Ventures

> Aileen Lee, Founder and Managing Partner at Broadway Angels,Cowboy Ventures. 1 investment on record.

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

Palo Alto, US · Angel

# Aileen Lee

Founder and Managing Partner at [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **Brit + Co** Seed · $1.3M Apr 2012

Backs *Media*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Apr 2012
- **Filings:** 8 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 8 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Cowboy Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Cowboy Ventures** VC firm · US **6** cheques in 12 months **109** all time **6** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $1.3M
- **Active:** 2012

2012

- [Brit + Co](https://millionrounds.com/company/brit-co) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* Apr 2012 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Media **1**

Alongside

- [Cowboy Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)
- [FF Angel LLC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ff-angel)
- [Founders Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)
- [Gary Vaynerchuk *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk)
- [General Catalyst Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)
- [Index Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)
- [Kevin Colleran *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-colleran)
- [Marissa Mayer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer)

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 raising **Hone Group Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Elastic Projects, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Textio, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bricksolve, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)** Managing Director of the Managing Member on 10 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **One Kings Lane, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Offermatic, Inc.** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Cross-Platform Corp** Director since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Cowboy Ventures

- [**Adrien Roose** Founder & CEO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adrien-roose)
- [**Donna Boyer** Executive-in-Residence (Eir) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/donna-boyer)
- [**Jillian Williams** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jillian-williams)
- [**Joanne Yuan** Partner, Co-Head of Investment Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/joanne-yuan)
- [**Maggie Hott** Global GTM Lead, Healthcare and Life Sciences *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/maggie-hott)
- [**Mike Schierberl** Wrangler / Venture Scout *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-schierberl)
- [**Pooja Brown** Senior Vice President of Engineering *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/pooja-brown)
- [**Ryan Libster** Head of Sales, Claude for Work *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-libster)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 11 Nov 2025 · 28 min How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee)[Stacy Brown-Philpot](https://millionrounds.com/person/stacy-brown-philpot) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 22 Jul 2025 · 35 min VC Aileen Lee Still Sees the Most Promise in Mundane Tech (Re-Release) With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 11 Mar 2025 · 35 min VC Aileen Lee Still Sees the Most Promise in Mundane Tech With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 27 Jan 2024 · 1h 9m Unicorns: now and then with Aileen Lee | E1887 With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) About this episode This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Ketone-IQ is a clean energy boost without sugar or caffeine. Get 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ at http://www.hvmn.com/TWIST The Paintbrush Loan is the earliest startup financing on the internet. No pitch deck, no business plan, no… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 18 Jan 2024 · 33 min Back in the Unicorn Club with Cowboy Ventures’ Aileen Lee With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) · 7 Oct 2022 · 23 min SaaStr 597: VC State of the Market with SaaStr CEO Jason Lemkin and Cowboy Ventures Founder & Managing Partner Aileen Lee With [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) About this episode The number of global venture capital (VC) investments dipped in 2022, thanks to ongoing geopolitical tensions, turbulence in global capital markets, supply chain issues, and increasing interest rates. This has caused VC investors to be increasingly wary. With no end in sight to the economic… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Aileen Lee in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 1 Jul 2026 · 1h 14m Why the VC Hype Cycle Always Gets It Wrong | VC Roundtable | E2307 Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate)[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau)[Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee)[Mike Maples](https://millionrounds.com/person/mike-maples) About this episode This Week In Startups is made possible by: CLA - www.claconnect.com/withyou Northwest Registered Agent - www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist Agree.com - www.agree.com Today's show: Forget the triple-triple-double-double-double; the new bar for startups hoping to raise venture capital has… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 31 Jan 2024 · 26 min Venture Unlocked Shorts: Looking back the era of Unicorns and what's ahead? Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)[Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 19 Jan 2024 · 26 min The other side of AI hype Mentions [Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee)[Alex Wilhelm](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-wilhelm) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 12 Nov 2019 · 2h 15m E1000: 1000th Episode Retrospective! Jason & TWiST lifers Lon Harris, Brian Alvey, & Tyler Crowley re-live favorite moments & guests, highlighting innovations in podcasting & tech over the last decade, hitting global trends & what's in store for the nex With [Brian Alvey](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-alvey) Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Dave Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-goldberg)[Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk)[Naval Ravikant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naval-ravikant)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel)[Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) About this episode 1:10 Jason intros episode 1000 + Brian Alvey & Lon Harris 3:58 "Money is the Root of All Evil" theme song 5:22 What were the first few episodes of TWiST like? 6:27 What is working with Jason like? 7:49 Tyler joins the show from Thailand and shares his history with TWiST 10:55 Brian gives his… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 17 Dec 2018 · 33 min 20VC: A Framework For Approaching Risk and How It Affects Portfolio Construction | Lessons and Advice From Working with Dropbox's Drew Houston | Why Being A Learning Animal Is The Most Important Factor For Success with Ted Wang, Partner @ Cowboy Ventures With [Ted Wang](https://millionrounds.com/person/ted-wang) Mentions [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)[Drew Houston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drew-houston)[Fenwick & West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenwick-and-west)[Aileen Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/aileen-lee) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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